In the Education of Tasawwuf Nafs Tawhid and Zat — Üsküdarlı Mehmed Nasuhi Halveti

When Fahri qs one of our Shaykh s faqirs derwishes and the one capable of carrying the amanah wished to come to us he was in a place from where it would be difficult to come He wished to know the right ways of tariqa and the secrets of marifa knowledge of Him given by Him that had reached into my heart Since I was far away from him his questions motivated me to write this epistle As my faults are plenty I said Allah is powerfull enough to guide me in the rigt way We belong to Allah an to Him we shall return The book in your hands is a translation of the Risale i Rushdiyye an epistle in Arabic by Mehmed Nasuhi al Khalwati al Uskudari about the subtleties of seyr u sulook the journey to Allah In this epistle Nasuhi Effendi answers the questions of his dervish Fahreddin Effendi of Beşiktaş regarding the Tasawwuf concepts of nafs the self tawhid the Oneness of Allah and zat the Divine Essence which many people find difficult to grasp Whit this translation it is our humble hope that this epistle will reach out to many more dervishes like Fahri Effendi who are seeking true guidance on the path and thus bring the teachings of Hazrat Nasuhi themselves transcendent of time and place to hearts ready to recieve them