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Since
the repression and abasement of the Nafs
of the former class escapes their
unnoticeable respect and honor of Allah, that is, in their worship, therefore,
they continue it and they take pride in it and copy the Nafs
and Satan
by this.
Even if His Sacred Essence, if, happens to come before them in some visible
display, they will at once deny it.
On
the day when it befalls in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate
themselves but are not able (68:42)
In
brief, without the Waseela
of the Murshid, the Self-conceit and tint like
Pharaoh
cannot eliminate and Nafs
dies not.
Nafs
cannot be killed except by the favor of the Pir
,
Firmly hold the hand this killer of the Nafs
,
Produce Kimiya
from the handful clay of your body,
And kiss the threshold of a Kaamil
Person for this purpose,
If
you have become inchoate like alabaster or granite,
When
you will go to a Master-of-Heart
, you will become a gem,
Companionship of a moment of an Aulia-Allah
,
Is
better than the unhypocritical worship of hundred years!
Seeker
should compulsorily hold the hand of a Murshid
Guide in the Course
towards
Allah
Almighty as this cannot be avoided at all. Those people, who are just
contended on their blindness considering their verbal declaration as everything
and are pleased and happy in dark like a bat and the sun is not needed by them,
they are disable and confined as their hearts are captured in the darkness of
matter and wrapped in the hide of ignorance.
*
This
Course
cannot be traveled without the Waseela
of Murshid.
Allah
Almighty
says: O you
who believe! Be mindful of your duty to Allah, and seek the way of approach
(Waseela ) unto Him, and strive in His way in order that you may succeed (5:35)
Some
people say that Waseela
means deed of goodness but Allah
Almighty is addressing
the Believers that they should be mindful and righteous and should do Mujahida
and Riyazat
on His Course
yet catch some Waseela
besides all these. It becomes
clear that Waseela
is something other than Eimaan
, devoutness and Mujahida
which is specifically being ordered by Allah
Almighty and is emphasizing upon
it besides the Eimaan
, Taqwa
etcetera. Hence, it is found very clearly here
that here Waseela
does not refer to Eimaan
, Ilm
, virtue or pietism but it
refers to the Murshid
and the Kaamil
Shaikh the Companion Guide on the Course
of
Lord
. Thus, four
things have been enjoined upon by Allah
Almighty in the above verse. First,
believing, second choosing Piety
and Heedfulness, third seeking Waseela
and
fourth undertaking Mujahida. Hence, the order of Mujahida
and Riyazat
comes
after you have sought Waseela. Some persons are those who, in the supposition
and pride of Waseela
and Intermediation, overlook the importance of 'action'
and do not practically follow the religion considering their Murshid
or a
Religious Leader the Certification and Permission of their deliverance as
Christians have crafted the notion of Confession (atonement) and the Shiites
consider their mere participation and wailing in processions and gathering of
'Condolence (Tazea) and Mourning' in the days of Muharram the means of their
eternal deliverance but that ripe crop of Ilm
, Action, Taqwa
and Mujahida
which not in protection of the Waseela, it is burnt to ashes by the Satan
with
just one spark of ego and arrogance as was the case of his own ripe crop of
great Ilm
and Amal. In addition, relying just upon the Waseela
in absence of Ilm
, Amal
and Mujahida
pushes you in the ditch of ignorance. Thus, the Whole Path
and the Beaten Course, thinner than hair and sharper than sword blade, leads in
between these two extremes like Pul-Siraat
and the cover of test and the
blanket of the darkness of examination are covering it!
