The prophet Muhammad taught that the true Mu\u2019min should \u201cseek out knowledge even unto China\u201d (\u0627\u0637\u0644\u0628\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0644\u0645 \u0648\u0644\u0648 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0635\u06cc\u0646). Accordingly, the Taliyah al-Mahdi has always been known for its emphasis on preparation, community defense and defense of others, with a strong root in the martial sciences emanating from China (with Chinese traditions being coined the “Grandfather of Martial Arts”).<\/p>\n
Some have termed this approach of the Taliyah as \u201cmilitancy\u201d and indeed the group has never shied away from the term. The question has always been: \u201cMilitancy towards or against what?\u201d<\/p>\n
The Qur\u2019an is unambiguous on the matter, enjoining us to:\u00a0“Fight for the sake of Allah [only] those who fight against you, but do not initiate hostilities. For Allah does not love the aggressors.” – Qur’an, 2.190<\/strong><\/p>\n \u0648\u064e\u0642\u064e\u0627\u062a\u0650\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0633\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0644\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0630\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e \u064a\u064f\u0642\u064e\u0627\u062a\u0650\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0639\u0652\u062a\u064e\u062f\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0625\u0650\u0646\u064e\u0651 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0647\u064e \u0644\u064e\u0627 \u064a\u064f\u062d\u0650\u0628\u064f\u0651 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0639\u0652\u062a\u064e\u062f\u0650\u064a\u0646<\/p>\n For the Taliyah, the goal is not and has never been the over throw of any particular nation, nor has it been fixated on one entity as the source of all of humanity\u2019s problems (as though, one person, or even government, could be eliminated and that would solve all of this world\u2019s problems. For us, the purpose of training is found in the training itself, and the lessons it imparts as part of an inward, spiritual and physical manifestation of discipline. It is our maxim that there is “Peace Through Discipline.” In terms of actual physical use of violence, the Qur’an is our guide, and it is clear that it outlines self-defense and defense of others being directly oppressed, as the only legitimate form of violence. There is simply no place in our Movement, nor in legitimate Islam itself, for any form of terrorism or targeting of non-aggressors. Only individual aggressors, and not merely people within the borders of fictional, imagined nation-states, are legitimate to engage in self-defense against. Furthermore, there is no legitimacy to any concept of violence against people of different religious paths, sects or denominations. All of such ideas and practices are pure\u00a0bid`ah<\/em>\u00a0and an absolute apostacy against Islam as taught by the prophet Muhammad.<\/p>\n The Taliyah has, as a basis, suggested that all serious members engage in strength and endurance training. This might take different forms, depending on the individual. One person may focus on endurance more than another who focuses on power. No one person can, will or should focus on every aspect of such training. The important thing is to \u201cstrive hard (jahidu<\/em>) in the way of Allah.\u201d<\/p>\n Additionally, the Taliyah has encouraged extensive martial arts training and tactical firearms training and weapons craft.<\/p>\n During the period of occultation of the group, Dr. Naziri culminated his previous decade of training in an array of martial arts, by focusing on training as a full-time endeavor for several years.<\/p>\n In 2005 he became a\u00a0Nei Jia<\/em>\u00a0(Internal Family Martial Arts Systems) instructor after having studied the following styles of Chinese Martial Arts which he received Black Sash ranking or Instructor Level in:<\/p>\n Other systems studied include the following:<\/p>\n By 2009 he had obtained his four Black Sash ranking in Chinese systems of martial arts. He continues to teach and train in these and many other systems.<\/p>\n In addition to these Martial Arts, the author trained extensively at a variety of tactical firearms academies, with veteran SWAT officers. With more than half his life spend studying the field of Psychology, Criminal Justice, Social-Psychology and Penjak Silat based, S.W.A.T. developed, combat training and certification. Dr. Naziri eventually formulated complete and specialized training, for agencies and individuals, including, but not limited to:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Psychological Training<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Physical Training<\/strong><\/p>\n The knowledge the author gained through Penjak-Silat-based tactical firearms training was applied to martial arts and how one can apply martial arts in modern self-defense situations.<\/p>\n After years of teaching a variety of systems, from which he obtained separate lineage from different teachers \u2013 training concurrently \u2013 Dr. Naziri, also known by his Chinese Taoist lineage name of Seng, Hern-Heng (\u50e7\u4ea8\u6046) set about to capture the philosophical approach to \u201ccross-training\u201d in the Nei Jia, and additionally to applying self-defense techniques of Krav Maga, Kali, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and tactical weapons training with the principles of Nei Jia \u201cInternal Kung-Fu.\u201d This philosophy was termed \u201cThree Temples\u201d (\u4e09\u5bfa), and has since been taught has his school of\u00a0Seng Jia Wu Tao Nei Kung Fu (<\/strong>\u50e7\u5bb6\u6b66\u9053\u5185\u529f\u592b), and at international seminars, from the Sansi Tao Chang school (\u4e09\u5bfa\u9053\u573a).<\/p>\n Dr. Naziri (Shifu Seng, Hern-Heng – \u5e2b\u7236\u50e7\u4ea8\u6046) has further developed 12 core forms for his school of Seng Jia Kung Fu. All forms are based on practical techniques. \u201cNo bullshit,\u201d as he says, \u201cbut applications are not obvious to the untrained eye, so you have to know what applications for the movements are.\u201d These forms are taught via quarterly seminar and are as follows…<\/p>\n 1. Zhen Ren Qin Na Shuai Jiao Rou Shu* “The True Human’s Locking and Throwing ‘Soft Techniques'” (\u771f\u4eba\u64d2\u62ff\u6454\u8de4\u67d4\u8853)<\/p>\n *The Chinese term “Rou Shu” (\u67d4\u8853) is expressed in speech literally as “Jujitsu” (\u67d4\u8853) in Japanese<\/p>\n 2. Tien Shan Liushisi Huan Tui Yi “64 Kick Changes of Celestial Mountain” (\u5929\u5c71\u516d\u5341\u56db\u74b0\u817f\u6613)<\/p>\n 3. Liushisi Nei Shou Zhou Quan “64 Internal Elbows and Hands Boxing” (\u516d\u5341\u56db\u624b\u8098\u62f3)<\/p>\n 4. Bagua Mi Zong Bu “Eight Trigram Hidden Step Footwork” (\u516b\u5366\u5bc6\u5b97\u6b65)<\/p>\n 5. Nei Jia Quan Zonghe Quan “Internal Families Complete Synthesis Boxing” (\u5167\u5bb6\u5168\u7d9c\u5408\u62f3)<\/p>\n 6. Ci Ke Ci Shang Li Hai De Ren “The Assassin Stabs the Powerful Man” (\u523a\u5ba2\u523a\u50b7\u53b2\u5bb3\u7684\u4eba)<\/p>\n 7. Shuang Bi Shou Ci Ru Shi Chang “Double Daggers Stab in the Marketplace” (\u96d9\u5315\u9996\u523a\u5165\u5e02\u5834)<\/p>\n 8. Jin Shen Gedou Shu Dan Qiang Shu “Close Quarters Combat Shotgun Techniques” (\u8fd1\u8eab\u683c\u6597\u672f\u5f39\u67aa\u8853)<\/p>\n 9. Jin Shen Gedou Shu Tuji Buqiang Shu “Close Quarters Combat Assault Rifle Techniques” (\u8fd1\u8eab\u683c\u6597\u672f\u7a81\u51fb\u6b65\u67aa\u8853)<\/p>\n 10. Jin Shen Gedou Shu Yincang Shi Shou Qiang Xie Dai Shu “Close Quarters Combat Concealed Carry Pistol Techniques” (\u8fd1\u8eab\u683c\u6597\u672f\u9690\u85cf\u5f0f\u624b\u67aa\u643a\u5e26\u8853)<\/p>\n 11. Jie He liu Hong “All Rivers Run Red” (\u7686\u6cb3\u6d41\u7d05)<\/p>\n 12. Chang Tao Quan “Eternal Tao Boxing” (\u5e38\u9053\u62f3)<\/p>\n Spiritually, per Dr. Naziri\u2019s Taoist lineage, and his\u00a0relevant oaths<\/a>, the Taliyah has emphasized the teachings of the Taoist \u201cTien Shi<\/a>\u201d (Celestial Masters) sect, which date back to two thousand years ago. Historically, the First Century CE, Huang Jin T’ai Ping movement and the Tien Shi were linked by way of Zhang, Dao-Ling’s grandson. The Yellow Turbans, also known as the\u00a0T’ai Ping<\/em>\u00a0Movement (Great Peace), were parallel to them, though more akin to the militant offshoot of Zhang, Dao-Ling’s Grandson who lead the Tien Shi as well. Dr. Naziri has received training in many later lineages of Taoism, such as the\u00a0Dragon’s Gate Sect<\/a>, and others, but believes that the fundamentals taught by the Tien Shi both best lay the foundation for the original intents of a community in harmony with the Tao, and also synchronize with the\u00a0`Isawiyah<\/a><\/em>\u00a0orientation that the Taliyah al-Mahdi has followed from the beginning.<\/p>\n From the classic called the\u00a0Laozi,\u00a0<\/em>or commonly the\u00a0Tao Te Ching\u00a0<\/em>(in actuality, the oldest\u00a0Mawangdui texts reveal it should be ordered the\u00a0Te Tao Ching),<\/em><\/a>\u00a0we are instructed in The Nine Practices of the Tien Shi:<\/p>\n From the Precepts of the Tien Shi taught in their\u00a0Xiang Er<\/em>\u00a0commentary of the\u00a0Laozi,\u00a0<\/em>we are admonished…<\/p>\n The Sufi Shaykh M.R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen similarly instructed us that \u201cTrue\u00a0jihad<\/em>\u00a0is to praise God and cut away the inner satanic enemies. When wisdom and clarity come to us, we will understand that the enemies of truth are within our own hearts. There are four hundred trillion, ten thousand spiritual opponents within the body: satan and his qualities of backbiting, deceit, jealousy, envy, treachery, the separations of I and you, mine and yours, intoxicants, theft, lust, murder, falsehood, arrogance, karma, illusion, mantras and magics, and the desire for earth, sensual pleasures, and gold. These are the enemies which separate us from Allah, from truth, from worship, from good actions and good thoughts, and from faith, certitude, and determination. These are the enemies which create divisions among the children of Adam and prevent us from attaining a state of peace.\u201d<\/p>\n In the same way, as we seek to see beyond the illusion of the perceived physical world of the\u00a0dunya<\/em>, the\u00a0Xiang Er Tao<\/em>\u00a0(\u60f3\u723e\u9053) – meaning “The Tao THINKS of YOU”, we further are instructed that semenal\u00a0vital essences and reproductive male fluid should be conserved as much as reasonably possible<\/a>. Accordingly, the Taliyah al-Mahdi has always encouraged the practice of so-called \u201cTaoist\u00a0sexual alchemy<\/a>\u201d:<\/p>\n \u201cThe essences (Jing<\/em>) might be compared to the waters of a pond and the body to the embankments along the sides of the pond. Good deeds are like the water\u2019s source. If these three things are all complete, the pond will be sturdy. If the heart does not fix itself on goodness, then the pond lacks embankments and the water will run out. If one does not accumulate good deeds, the pond is cut off at its source and the water will dry up. If one breaches the dike to irrigate fields as if it were a river or stream, then, even though the embankments hold, the original flow will leak off too and the pond will empty. When the bed of the pond becomes scorched and cracked, that is the various illness all emerging. If one is not cautious about these three things, the pond will become an empty ditch.\u201d (Lines 329-33)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Precedence is seen for this Islamically in Hadith literature, according to the Taliyah, where Muhammad is described as engaging in hours of sexual intercourse with multiple wives, and waking in a state of “tahir<\/em>” ritual purity in the morning – indicating that not a single drop of semen had passed from him.<\/p>\n In a\u00a0hadith<\/em>\u00a0narrated by Qatada, it is said that:<\/p>\n Anas bin Malik said, “The Prophet used to visit all his wives in a round, during the day and night and they were eleven in number.” I asked Anas, “Had the Prophet the strength for it?” Anas replied, “We used to say that\u00a0the Prophet was given the strength of thirty men<\/em>.” And Sa’id said on the authority of Qatada that Anas had told him about nine wives only (not eleven).<\/p>\n \u062d\u062f\u062b\u0646\u0627 \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0628\u0646 \u0628\u0634\u0627\u0631\u060c \u0642\u0627\u0644 \u062d\u062f\u062b\u0646\u0627 \u0645\u0639\u0627\u0630 \u0628\u0646 \u0647\u0634\u0627\u0645\u060c \u0642\u0627\u0644 \u062d\u062f\u062b\u0646\u064a \u0623\u0628\u064a\u060c \u0639\u0646 \u0642\u062a\u0627\u062f\u0629\u060c \u0642\u0627\u0644 \u062d\u062f\u062b\u0646\u0627 \u0623\u0646\u0633 \u0628\u0646 \u0645\u0627\u0644\u0643\u060c \u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0628\u064a \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645 \u064a\u062f\u0648\u0631 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0646\u0633\u0627\u0626\u0647 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0639\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0627\u062d\u062f\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064a\u0644 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0647\u0627\u0631\u060c \u0648\u0647\u0646 \u0625\u062d\u062f\u0649 \u0639\u0634\u0631\u0629\u200f.\u200f \u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0642\u0644\u062a \u0644\u0623\u0646\u0633 \u0623\u0648\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u0637\u064a\u0642\u0647 \u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0643\u0646\u0627 \u0646\u062a\u062d\u062f\u062b \u0623\u0646\u0647 \u0623\u0639\u0637\u064a \u0642\u0648\u0629 \u062b\u0644\u0627\u062b\u064a\u0646\u200f.\u200f \u0648\u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0633\u0639\u064a\u062f \u0639\u0646 \u0642\u062a\u0627\u062f\u0629 \u0625\u0646 \u0623\u0646\u0633\u0627 \u062d\u062f\u062b\u0647\u0645 \u062a\u0633\u0639 \u0646\u0633\u0648\u0629\u200f.\u200f \u0635\u062d\u064a\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0628\u062e\u0627\u0631\u064a (268)<\/p>\n Sahih al-Bukhari<\/em>, Volume 1, Book 5,\u00a0Number 268<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Similarly, in another hadith narrated Anas bin Malik, it is said that:<\/p>\n The Prophet used to visit all his wives in one night and they were nine in number at that time.”<\/p>\n Sahih al-Bukhari<\/em>, Volume 1, Book 5,\u00a0Number 282<\/a>; see also parallel ahadith in Vol. 7, Book 62, Numbers\u00a06<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0142<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Another such account, specifically mentions that after having sex with all these women, he was still in a state of\u00a0Muhrim<\/em>, a\u00a0tahir<\/em>\u00a0state of ritual purity, without having to make ghusl. This would only be possible if he had not spilled even a drop of semen.<\/p>\n Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Muntathir: on the authority of his father that he had asked `Aishah about the matter and `Aishah said, “I could smell the scent of the\u00a0Rasul Allah\u00a0<\/em>at which time he\u00a0went round<\/em>\u00a0(\u064a\u064e\u0637\u064f\u0648\u0641\u064f) [having sexual intercourse with] all his wives, and in the morning he was still in a\u00a0Muhrim<\/em>\u00a0state.” – Sahih Bukhari (270)<\/p>\n \u062d\u062f\u062b\u0646\u0627 \u0623\u0628\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0646\u060c \u0642\u0627\u0644 \u062d\u062f\u062b\u0646\u0627 \u0623\u0628\u0648 \u0639\u0648\u0627\u0646\u0629\u060c \u0639\u0646 \u0625\u0628\u0631\u0627\u0647\u064a\u0645 \u0628\u0646 \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0628\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u062a\u0634\u0631\u060c \u0639\u0646 \u0623\u0628\u064a\u0647\u060c \u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0633\u0623\u0644\u062a \u0639\u0627\u0626\u0634\u0629 \u0641\u0630\u0643\u0631\u062a \u0644\u0647\u0627 \u0642\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0628\u0646 \u0639\u0645\u0631 \u0645\u0627 \u0623\u062d\u0628 \u0623\u0646 \u0623\u0635\u0628\u062d\u060c \u0645\u062d\u0631\u0645\u0627 \u0623\u0646\u0636\u062e \u0637\u064a\u0628\u0627\u200f.\u200f \u0641\u0642\u0627\u0644\u062a \u0639\u0627\u0626\u0634\u0629 \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0637\u064a\u0628\u062a \u0631\u0633\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645 \u062b\u0645 \u0637\u0627\u0641 \u0641\u064a \u0646\u0633\u0627\u0626\u0647 \u062b\u0645 \u0623\u0635\u0628\u062d \u0645\u062d\u0631\u0645\u0627\u200f.\u200f \u0635\u062d\u064a\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0628\u062e\u0627\u0631\u064a (270)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n In terms of Historical-Critical methodologies, rather than mere reliance on\u00a0isnad<\/em>\u00a0claims, these are highly credible narrations based upon the scholarly Criterion of Embarrassment, also known as the Criterion of Double Dissimilate. That is, if there is no continued tradition of such things in the tradition or religious community that has preserved said narrations, then it is highly probable that the record traces back to something so widely attested (Criterion of Wide Attestation), that it could not be disowned, and was necessarily preserved, even though not implemented normatively.<\/p>\n Fundamentalists often balk at such notions, because to them the idea of the prophet making love to multiple wives at once is something they consider haraam. These are of course the same people who tell you that it is halaal to murder homosexuals, when the Qur’an has instructed them that “there is to be no compulsion in religion.” These same cannot find any source prohibiting lesbianism, even from late source hadith narrations, and yet they maintain such bigotry because they wish to make religion conform to what their ears long to hear. Contradiction after contradiction, they ignore the words of the Qur’an itself, which instructs:\u00a0“Your wives are a place of\u00a0cultivation<\/em>\u00a0(\u062d\u064e\u0631\u0652\u062b\u064c) for you, so come to them\u00a0in whatever manner you all desire<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0cultivate<\/em>\u00a0(\u062d\u064e\u0631\u0652\u062b\u064e\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652) for yourselves.” – Qur’an 2.223<\/strong><\/p>\n \u0646\u0650\u0633\u064e\u0627\u0624\u064f\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u062d\u064e\u0631\u0652\u062b\u064c \u0644\u064e\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0641\u064e\u0623\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u062d\u064e\u0631\u0652\u062b\u064e\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0651\u0649\u0670 \u0634\u0650\u0626\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u06d6 \u0648\u064e\u0642\u064e\u062f\u0650\u0651\u0645\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0644\u0650\u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u0641\u064f\u0633\u0650\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652<\/p>\n In other words, sex with multiple polygynous, married partners is not\u00a0haraam<\/em>, because that context has never been prohibited in any source ever. Furthermore, this\u00a0ayah<\/em>\u00a0clearly permits it, even though permission is never needed in order to demonstrate the\u00a0hillah<\/em>\u00a0of a matter. The Qur’an essentially is saying, as it so often does, to “mind your business” and that while most cannot handle such polygynous relationships equitably, for the man of the Tao who can – such as in the case of the prophet Muhammmad – it is for them to sexually “cultivate<\/em>” (a term common for\u00a0sexual alchemy<\/em>\u00a0in Taoism as well) in any way which they and their wives mutually agree upon. As well, in the ahadith which speak of Muhammad “going round<\/em>” (\u064a\u064e\u0637\u064f\u0648\u0641\u064f), literally the same term for circuambulating the\u00a0Ka`bah<\/em>\u00a0itself, it is clear that it does not mean to go round from one house or room to another, but to “encircle” a cluster of women, much as the\u00a0Ka`bah<\/em>\u00a0as a singular place is encircled. Could a more sacred term have been used for such holy work of sexual and spiritual cultivation?<\/p>\n In many of the various legends of Taoism and Buddhism, as well as the Hindu Tantric tradition and even the Jewish tales of Chassidic masters, and ancient Talmudic sages, Islamic stories of Muhammad and `Ali, and both the seemingly supernatural powers of their descendants\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>their disciples, make it clear that there is a\u00a0universal\u00a0<\/em>phenomenon associated with belief in incredible abilities manifesting as a result of decades of meditation practices. Take two examples as proof.<\/p>\n In the first, we find Rabbi \u201cblack feet,\u201d who \u2013 employing the meditative-concentration practices of the\u00a0chassidim rishonim<\/em>, believed by scholars to be none other than the intriguing\u00a0Essene\u00a0<\/em>sect of Judaism, would put his concentration to the test daily by holding his feet in an open fire, and removing them unscathed. On day, however, he was distracted, and his concentration broke. As a result, his feet were severely burned, after which he was nick-named \u201cRabbi Black Feet.\u201d<\/p>\n In the second, we encounter a disciple of the sixth Shi`i Imam, Ja`far as-Sadiq, the great, great grandson of Muhammad, and a teacher of numerous founders of Islamic schools of thought (Imam Abu Hanifa, for instance, of the Hanafi\u00a0mazhhab<\/em>). This disciple was named Harun al-Makki (Aaron the Meccan). A partisan (shi`i<\/em>) of Imam Ja`far approached him about rising in revolt against the Caliphate. From the perspective of Muhammad\u2019s family, and their partisans (shi`ah<\/em>), the power to lead the Muslim community in what Muhammad meant by \u201cIslam\u201d had been usurped, robbed from them, first by the Umayyad dynasty who originated with Muhammad\u2019s arch-enemy Abu Sufyan, and then by the Abbasid clan.<\/p>\n Sahl ibn al-Hasan al-Khurasani who was one of the followers of\u00a0Ahl al-bayt<\/em>\u00a0in Khurasan (a province in Iran) came to Medina to meet imam Ja’far As-Sadiq. Sahl al-Khurasani said: \u201cO son of the Messenger of God! You are of the Spiritual Leaders of\u00a0Ahl al-Bayt<\/em>. What prevents you from getting your right (i.e. the rule) while you find more than one hundred thousand Shi`ah who are ready to fight for you?\u201d<\/p>\n The Imam asked him to sit down, and then ordered to turn on the oven that was in the house. After the oven became very hot and turned red, the Imam said: \u201cO Khurasani step into the oven and sit in it.\u201d<\/p>\n The Khurasani said: \u201cMy master, o son of the Rasul’ullah! Do not punish me by fire and make it easy for me.\u201d<\/p>\n At this time, Harun al-Makki entered the room, and after the greetings exchanged, the Imam told him to put down his shoes and to sit down inside the oven. He did so and the Imam started talking to Sahl about Khurasan as if nothing had happened. After some time, the Imam said: \u201cO Khurasani stand up and look inside the oven.\u201d<\/p>\n Sahl looked into the oven and saw Harun sitting cross-legged inside the fire. Then Imam As-Sadiq asked Harun to come out of oven and he came out healthy with no burn or injury. 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Notable, and laudable exceptions do occur. The deceased aforementioned Shaykh M.R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen is one noted example who seems to have achieved both remarkable longevity before passing from this world in 1986, and who also remained spiritually aligned on a vision for peace and reconciliation with the perceived \u201cother.\u201d In general, however, barring the rare and remarkable secluded mountain hermitages of Iran, or the personal ecstasy of a village mystic who \u2013 in a trance that they could not begin to explain the methodologies of \u2013 is able to go unscathed into the fire, the bulk of what finds in Sufi turuq today is nothing short of intellectual masturbation about charts, diagrams, concepts, all memorized and parroted back by people who do not understand what these concepts mean on a practical level.<\/p>\n Normative modes of Judaism too are in no better position, though knowledge seems to have departed from Jewry on these matters of methodology far later, and in many ways as a result of the\u00a0Shoah<\/em>\u00a0(Nazi Holocaust). It is impossible to tell how many knowledgeable men took the arcane knowledge of Jewish magic and mysticism to the gas chambers and mass graves of Europe with them. Indeed, some still claim to know, but what Dr. Naziri has found, both through studies with\u00a0Chassidim<\/em>\u00a0as a fellow Jew, and in academia, learning from Harvard doctoral graduates whose focus was on Kabbalah (Qabalah<\/em>) and Jewish magic, is that there is a lot of knowledge preserved, but little understand of how to \u201cpower up\u201d the various models and practices.<\/p>\n Whatever\u00a0siddhis<\/em>\u00a0Muhammad and his family seem to have attained, it was no doubt through\u00a0tahannut<\/em>\u00a0practices spoken of in the\u00a0sirah<\/em>\u00a0biographical accounts, having originated from none other than China, where he instructed us to seek out knowledge unto…<\/p>\n In Martial Arts too, it is well known and widely claimed that Chinese Kung Fu is \u201cthe Grandfather of the Martial Arts.\u201d What that means is not simply that Chinese Kung Fu is the oldest of martial arts, but that it is the source, the very progenitor of other systems which drew and grew from it. One could thus reason that if one wishes to truly understand any system of Martial Arts, they would be well served to study Chinese Kung Fu and understand later styles within the framework of the Grandfather of Martial Arts, and with it as their foundation.<\/p>\n Finally, one of Dr. Naziri’s\u00a0Nei Kung<\/em>\u00a0meditation teachers has remarked that China has been the \u201cgatekeeper\u201d of\u00a0Nei Kung<\/em>, even while all cultures originally had this knowledge. His own teacher believes that it was lost from other cultures because they \u201cabused\u201d it, but my personal view is that this is more self-justification and nationalism than reality. Certainly Chinese history is rife with examples of abuse of power, martial arts and esoteric knowledge as well. The process of Taoist \u201corthodoxification,\u201d as Dr. Naziri terms it, occurred following centuries of venal abuse by left-hand path Taoists who exploited others for the sake of their own imagined gain. As well, there are many examples where such knowledge has not be abused on a wide scale, and as well, this raises the question that all other cultures have in fact \u201clost\u201d this knowledge entirely. It would seem that in terms of Africa and other regions, that this knowledge has not been entirely lost\u2026 it is just very rare.<\/p>\n All ancient cultures had a name for Taoist concepts<\/a>\u00a0such as the\u00a0Xia Dan Tien<\/em>, as an energy “storage center”, like the Japanese\u00a0hara<\/em>, or the\u00a0svadhisthana chakra<\/em>. African cultures too had the same concept. Anthropologist Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard noted, in his\u00a0Oracles and Magic Among the Azande<\/a><\/em>, references of the\u00a0Dan Tien<\/em>\u00a0being, in the African view, the storage house of a sorcerer\u2019s power, yet \u2013 while its location in the lower \u201cabdomen of the witch\u201d was certain, Pritchard concluded disappointedly that he was \u201cleft in doubt as to what it is anatomically.\u201d<\/p>\n This knowledge then, to what extent it has been lost in Africa, was lost as a result of imperialism, not as a result of misdeed. The same is certainly true in the case of Jewry, which has, throughout history, been subjected to first Assyrian and Babylonian captivity and finally Roman imperialism, followed by the Great Diaspora, and periodic pogroms from both Christian and Muslim nations. Finally, the\u00a0Shoah<\/em>\u00a0itself seems to have dealt the deathblow to most living lines capable of transmitting the necessary information to \u201cpower-up\u201d Kabbalistic models of\u00a0ma`aseh merkevah<\/em>, and\u00a0ma`aseh berashit<\/em>. It is with all of this in mind that the Taliyah al-Mahdi proceeds with an emphasis specifically Chinese Taoist and Buddhist models, to better \u2013 to best \u2013 understand what things like\u00a0Nei Kung<\/em>,\u00a0Qi Kung<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and internal energy meditation are, how we can quantify it, and how in so doing we can better understand the Natural Order that we are all a part of.<\/p>\n Currently, there are several long-time Taliyah Inner Circle members who teach under Dr. Naziri, in their respective cities. For those who advance to the level of Dawud in\u00a0the Path of Perfection lessons<\/a>, regular training in\u00a0martial arts<\/a>,\u00a0qi kung<\/a>, meditation as well as “sexual alchemy<\/a>” can be obtained through either live-in apprenticeship, or remote, quarterly seminars. Contact us at\u00a0Training@Taliyah.org<\/a>\u00a0if you are serious about walking this Path.<\/p>\n\n
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