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Consequences of not blindly following the Sufi
Shaikhs and Imams
As we have seen from the above quotes that the Sufis expect the
people to blindly follow them. They make it compulsory for every
individual to have a Shaikh and require them to annihilate all
their wishes, desires and intentions. Anything less than that is
considered to be a sign of disrespect.
Moulana Ashraf Alee Thanvi says, “I greatly fear disrespect
shown to the Mashaikh (plural of Shaikh) and Ulema because the
consequences are most dangerous (to Eemaan).” 600
Moulana Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi said: “People who criticize,
insult and vilify the Ulema of the Deen, their faces in the grave are
turned away from the Kiblah.” 601 An additional statement has
been mentioned in Tazkirat ar-Rasheed, “…Whoever wishes may
see it for himself (the turning of the face away from the Kiblah)
Non-Muqallids 602 , because they say bad about the scholars, it is
undesirable (Makrooh) to pray behind them.” 603
Such statements are made so that the common man does not even
harbor the slightest thought of opposing the so-called Sufi elders.
Introducing a new type of Tawheed: Tawheed al-
Matlab
600 Aadaabul Muaasharat (Etiquette of Social Life) (Eng. Trans.) -
Aadab of the Shaikh, p.89-90.
601 Mashaikh-e-Chist (Eng. Trans.) p.257.
602 Non-Muqallids: Those who do not consider it necessary to
blindly imitate one particular scholar in all matters of the religion.
Rather, follow all the scholars of the Ahl us-Sunnah simultaneously
depending upon the weight of their evidence.
603 Tazkirat ar-Rasheed vol.2, p.282.
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