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Thus,
arrogance and ego are such a successful tool of Satan
that one cannot remain
safe against it except through the Waseela
of Murshid
and this medicine of
Waseela
proves the biggest antidote and the greatest elixir against this fatal
disease. However, keep this in mind that everything remains honorable and
beneficial when kept within balance and the excessiveness or shortage is not
suitable in any way. Courtesy and abjectness is, though, a good thing but it
should also have a limit. It is not desired that the respect and honor given to
the Prophet is more than God and a Wali is exalted higher to a Prophet. Respect
for parents and teacher has its limit. Murshid
and Wali has his own degree and
his respect and honor is due according to his Station
and Martaba. Also, though,
the Martaba
of the Prophet and Messenger is superior to all creation of God but
it should not be considered higher to the Martaba
of God and that reverence and
respect, that is, the Prostration, which is allowed only for the Pure (holy)
Essence
of Allah
Almighty in order to show one's Abudiyat
, it should not be
shared with any mortal being in any way.
It
will be atheism if you will not give due regard to the Maratib
!
And
the undue and unwarranted courtesy and unwanted humbleness, at every place,
displayed as a usual practice, makes a person undignified in his eyes as well
in the eyes of others and it also ruins the useful urge of confidence and self-reliance
and makes a person cowardly and nerveless.
Courtesy,
no doubt, is a deed of goodness and has great bounties,
But
it should not be beyond a limit as it ruins the dignity of the person.
Hence,
humility and courtesy is of two kinds: One is Mahmood (laudable) and the other
is Mazmoom (despicable). Courtesy and respect given to some irreligious worldly
person, rich or cruel person, a Faasiq
(Miscreant), Faajir (sinner) Ruler for
one's worldly temptation and inviting profit for him, is illegitimate and
unjust but rather it is totally Haraam.
HADIS
(Saying of the
Holy Prophet of Allah
Hazrat
Muhammad
Sal Allahu Alaihe
Wa Aa-lehee Wa-sallam
)
His
two third portion of the Faith is lost who gave respect and courtesy to some
worldly person for the sake of just Dunya
(World).
*
How great threat this is! The great Saints used to be very cautious in this
regard and considered it very grave sin giving respect and courtesy to some
worldly person but moreover they dealt with the worldly persons and the rich and
wealthy persons with severe disregard and heedlessness. Hence, it has come
'being arrogant with the arrogant is worship'
and in order to win
gladness (and accreditation) and happiness of Allah, showing courtesy and
humbleness towards parents or elders or relatives or teachers or some Saint of
the religion or some noble person like Sayyed
or Qureshi or son of a Saint or
the Pir
and Murshid
is a Mahmood (laudable) and blessed way and one's
disrespect and dishonor shown towards some poor and pauper slave of Allah
Almighty for his poverty and paucity demote that person in the eyes of Allah
Almighty and Allah
Almighty brings violence and anger upon him. Many examples
of this are present in the Noble Quran and Ahadees
and the books of the old
great Saints of Faith are also filled like such incidents. It is Station
of Warning-lesson
(with example) that, verily, The Holy Prophet of Allah Hazrat
Muhammad
Sal
Allahu Alaihe Wa Aa-lehee Wa-sallam is the Beloved Friend
of
Allah
Almighty but at two stations, Allah
Almighty showed His disapproval for
his
treatment and
these incidents have been narrated in the Holy Quran. In one incident, the Holy
Prophet of Allah
Hazrat
Muhammad Sal
Allahu Alaihe Wa Aa-lehee Wa-sallam
was one day advising the
explanations of Islam to some elite and rich class of Quresh Clan that a blind
Companion Abdullah Ibne Maktoom Radhi-ya-Allahu Ta-aala Anhu
came in that place and since he had no eyesight, he assumed as if the Holy
Prophet
Sal Allahu Alaihe Wa Aa-lehee Wa-sallam
was alone and he
interfered in his
blessed discussion and started asking him
something that he wanted
to ask. Thus, the Holy Prophet Sal Allahu Alaihe Wa Aa-lehee Wa-sallam
took this interference inappropriate and turned his
blessed face aside giving no answer to his question. Hazrat
Abdullah
Ibne Maktoom Radhi-ya-Allahu Ta-aala Anhu
left the gathering hopeless and heartsick. On account of this incident, Hazrat
Jibraaeel (Gabriel) Alaihis-Salaam
came with these verses
from the Court of The Highness the Supreme.
His
highness frowned and
turned away. Because the blind man came unto him. What could inform you but that he might grow (in grace).
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him? As for him who thinks himself
independent, unto him you paid regard. Yet it is not your
concern if he grows not
(in grace). But as for him who comes unto you with earnest purpose. And has fear, from him
you are distracted.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment (80:1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11)
