Irfan (Volume 1) IRFAAN 1

257-258

They are as the cattle nay, but they are worse! (7:179)

Hence, one should not be mistaken by the physical appearance of a person and there is no trust of this material outlook of fancy and costly dress, physical beauty of face and body and contour. Also, materialistic (and freethinking) wisdom, outwardly pomp and worldly magnificence and dignity is just nothing. Often that Dervish which is not liked by your outward perceiving physical eyes and is rejected thus as he looks poor, disable, rapt in dust, with uncombed messy hair, in torn shabby clothes, happen to be very cultured, beautiful, wise, Ghani and rich near Allah Almighty and often some lords, nobles and the kings-without-crown of that age!

Do not look down upon those covered in dust (that is Faqeers ),

You have no idea as there can be a Knight Rider (Aulia ) amongst them.

That Inwardly Eye of heart is other through which the Inwardly appearances of men are perceived which can distinguish a real united king from a mere beggar.

Mard is he, who knows what the reality is,

He identifies the king in every appearance.

Contrary to this, maybe you see a person who is wearing dashing dress and is with fine appearance and personality so much so that no person would be there who can equal him in worldly pomp and grandeur and this person will referred to as the Plato of that time and the Jalinoos of that age.

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However, that person would be proven to be an unwise cattle and beast as regards to his ethical, religious and spiritual capacity. Although he was very respectful and honorable in people as regards to worldly standards but near Allah Almighty, he has a level lower and inferior to even that of a louse and housefly. Hence, the outwardly appearance of man, his religious caliber and material approach are different things and the Inwardly appearance of his conduct (and ethics) and Amaal , religious approach and spiritual understanding are different things. That is why:

HADIS

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

Most people of Heaven will be simple persons.

Most People of Jannat (the Garden) will be those who were deprived of the cleverness of the devilish worldly wisdom and gave no worth and importance to worldly wealth and will not care at all for its profit and loss. That is why, the Holy Prophet of Allah Hazrat Muhammad Sal Allahu Alaihe Wa Aa-lehee Wa-sallam has been called Ommiyi (unlettered) that he was not accustomed to the devilish knowledge of the world and the schemes and deceptions and plans of its acquisition. Due to this lacking in worldly intelligence, used to call those plain and single-minded persons who believed in Messengers (of Allah) the badly informed and foolish persons as Allah Almighty says:

Shall we believe as foolish believe? Are not they indeed the foolish? (2:13)

And in reply to this He says that the worldly rich Kuffaar proud on their material mindedness are themselves stupid and despicable instead but 'the know not'.