Irfan (Volume 1) IRFAAN 1

237-238

And the same will happen on the Day of Resurrection that every nation, every group and every Ummat will walk behind its guide and leader and will be Summoned.

Allah Almighty says: On the day when We shall summon ill men with their leaders (17:71)

That is, every group will come following his leader in his companionship. Since the respect and honor given to Allah's virtuous and chosen people for Allah Almighty, Hence, this respect and honor is done exactly for Allah Almighty. However, giving respect and regard to the worldly people and the rich just for worldly greed and lust, is disapproved, incorrect and Haraam because in the respect and honor of Allah's Friends is implied the respect and reverence of Allah Almighty and respect and regard of the worldly people has been reproached by Allah Almighty everywhere in His Pure (holy) Words and He has forbidden His Prophet Sal Allahu Alaihe Wa Aa-lehee Wa-sallam against going with them and giving them respect. Ahmed and Tirmizi and Ibne Maaja have quoted this sacred His reported by Sohail Ibne Sa'ad:

HADIS

(Saying of the Holy Prophet of Allah Hazrat Muhammad Sal Allahu Alaihe Wa Aa-lehee Wa-sallam)

Had the value and worth of Dunya (World) (as compared to the bounties of the Hereafter) were equal to a wing of mosquito even near Allah Almighty, a drop of cool water would have not come to the share of a Kaafir (disbeliever).

The Saints of ancient times used to give over respect and honor to the Chosen Persons of Allah Almighty and gave over disregard and indignity to the worldly people and they have been always considering 'Love for the sake of Allah and hatred also for the sake of Allah' a source of the gladness (and accreditation) and happiness of Allah. Hence, respect and regard for the Aulia-Allah Rahmatu-Allah Ta'ala Alaihim and the Holy Prophets Alaihimus-Salaam is laudable and the respect given to the rich and wealthy people is disapproved way. Very astonishing (histrionic) tricks of deceit are used by the Satan with the Children of Adam and tries to distract them and make them uncertain about the chosen People-of-Allah in every way he can. He makes them denier of their admiration and their enemy instead so much so that they feel much disapproval for that person who says their name with praise and respect.

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In the vindictiveness and contention for the Saints of religion, Satan enforces and strengthens the people of his creed with Baatil arguments and reasons of different kinds. Sometimes he says 'you are Muwahhad (theist) and Tauheed is the real way'. Sometimes says 'Allah Almighty is nearer to jugular vein and He Himself if the All Hearer, All Seer, All Near and All Helper then what need is there for people to find Waseela and Intermediation. Prophets and Aulia are humans like us. Allah is Just. Waseela and Intermediation are against Justness'. And sometimes, he whispers in his mind that 'you are believer and supporter of the fact that Allah Almighty is the Rightful Lord and your side is, anyhow, weighty and powerful and those who follow the Prophets and Aulia, they are the devotees of human beings instead and Prophets and Aulia, no matter how much they grow high, they have no worth of even a wing of housefly before Allah'. In short, he hinders the way of the people of his likeness through the Baatil and corrupt thoughts like these and he creates a distinction between Allah and the Prophet as 'seek to make distinction between Allah and His messengers (4:150)' and by proving them and Allah as opposite to each other and Outsider to each other, he steers them astray from the right path and puts them on the path of arrogance, self conceit and jealousy and putting the fear of Shirk in their minds, he makes them the partners of Allah because of their arrogance and haughtiness.

Those people, who believe in the Friends of Allah Almighty and give respect to them for the sake of Allah Almighty and make them their companions of the way and leaders and respect and honor them for this reason, they consider them far degree superior to the false people. A person is just the verbal believer of Lord and the declarer of His respect and dignity from a place far away to Him whereas the other person showers his life on His Lamp of Beauty and runs towards him in accordance to 'therefore, flee unto Allah' and serves His Friends and the Guides for His sake and demands from them help on this course so much so that he makes the soil of their place the Kohl of his eyes, then you tell if the respect and dignity and awe of Allah is more in the former person or in the later?