Reformed sinner

One day in the life of a Sufi

Reformed sinner (ta'ib)

Raziuddin Aquil

The patron saint of the city of Delhi, Hazrat Nizamuddin has said that a sincere repenter (ta'ib) of sins (gunah) is equal to a pious person (muttaqi). The latter has, for instance, never ever in his life taken wine (sharab na-kardeh baashad) and committed any sin, whereas the former has expressed contrition for the vices (gunah kardeh baashad o inaabat awardeh). The Chishti saint mentioned that both are equal according to this tradition of the Prophet that: the sinner who has repented is seen as if he has not committed any sin. 

The sheikh further explained that someone who has enjoyed committing sins (az ma'siyat zauq-ha girafte) and eventually repents and becomes obedient, he derives much pleasure from his piety as well. It is possible that even a small fragment of the satisfaction derived from devotion to God can burn an entire harvest of transgressions (mumkin-ast ke yak zarreh az aan raahat ke dar ta'at yaabad, aan zarrah khurman-haai ma'si ra be-sozad).

Hazrat Nizamuddin, therefore, opened the gates of his hospice for all kinds of sinners to congregate for some light in their life, with those truly repentant having a lasting peace to their hearts and mind.

(Fawa'id-ul-Fu'ad, p. 2).