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Chapter 14

The Guidance of Masters and the Need for It

B: Social Guidance of Teachers

Preface: It is a fact that in promotion of material affairs, there is the necessity of leadership from guidance's and instructors. It is impossible for any one to perfectly build and correctly and soundly benefit the things without accepting studentship and a lot of hardships for the purpose of obtaining the wanted thing.

Similarly, for crossing (traveling) the inner path, and perceiving this, it is necessary to submit to the Instructors of Madrassa-e-Towheed and carefully learn the corresponding Epistles and books.

As some Arif (know God) has said:

"No one becomes something by his own self
No iron becomes a sharp dagger by itself."

Hereby, please pat attention to the questions enlightening this issue:

1. Have you noticed? As, for learning the worldly (outer) affairs, the direction of Teachers is a necessity, indeed, for the leadership of the inner as well, the guidance's of Teachers and Leaders of Madrassa-e-Towheed is essential, especially in the present age when the issue of Rooh and spirituality is eliminated in some places or has totally weakened. Therefore, the castle of peace for Mankind and humanity in spite of all these sciences and inventions is going towards decline and annihilation.

2. Have you noticed? The only stubborn and first hand enemy of Mankind on his way to draw near to Almighty Allah is Satan. It is also a clear fact that enemy overcomes the opposition when, there is cooperation with him from within the opposition group. Hence, it is said that the tree was asked why a small saw can bring it to knee in spite of its bigness and strength? The tree replied, because the saw's handle is made out of my own.

3. Have you noticed? In acquisition of sciences dealing with outer, besides accepting hardships, student must learn things told by his Teacher, even though he may no understand them and he may not consider them beneficial.

passing the stages of knowledge dealing with the inner, as well, followers have to willingly accept things which may not appear to them as correct.

4. Have you noticed? Hence, by the acceptance of Nafs and it's correspondents along with other means and tools, Satan overcomes Man. He even encourages Man for Remembrances (Dhiker) and deeds ahead of time. Once, different operations of Nafs relating to it's wishes, are in run, then Satan will cast anchor more and more in the person's heart by creating Temptations, until Satan misleads him, or to force him to unlawful.

5. Have you noticed? Why we said that excess in Remembrances (Dhiker), or the good deeds of whatsoever kind, especially Werd (repetitive verbal prayers) are conditioned by the indication and permission of the expert Master?

For, sometimes it happens that while the person lacking the physical powers balance, Satan still by using this opportunity encourages him for excess of extra prayers (Nafle) and increase of Remembrances.

Even though, this is a good act, but at this time when the purification of Nafs and refinement of Heart as required are not obtained yet, the excess of deeds, Remembrances and repetitive verbal prayers (Awrad) on a person would finally result in troubling (disturbing) him. This will lead to defects in his outer and inner states.

6. Have you noticed? Why is this harmful?

Yes! It is harmful because the body is not purified yet, it can not tolerate the continuance of those excess Remembrances. Therefore, after a little while, that particular act becomes heavy on him. He will gradually, avoid performing them one after the other. He will finally abandon them. Therefore, the most efficient and the least harmful unconditional of deeds is the Observation of Maker's Beauty and Perfection in Arts.

7. Have you noticed? At the end, Satan will make some people sink to such extent and weary them that they will fall behind in performing their Obligatory Prayers (Fard) as well.

For instance, those who are transformed in such estate by Satan, you might have observed them once being good worshiper and being beneficent, and he never quits the extra prayers. However, at another time later they are being weary and disinterested in performing their obligatory pillars.

8. Have you noticed? The direction of Instructors in performing the increase of Remembrances (Dhiker) or decrease of extra prayers (Nafle) is similar to the case where the doctor, according to circumstances of the patient, with full knowledge prescribes different types of tablets, syrups and injections. Of course, the resistance of the disease will disappear and the person recovers his health.

9. Have you noticed? If someone enters a pharmacy and starts to take different medicines according to his own thoughts, indeed, instead of benefit, he will receive harm. Even though they are all medicines and are beneficial for the disappearance of disease and are for the fortification of the body, however, they have to be taken according to the instruction of Instructor or Doctor.

Similarly, Remembrances and repetitive prayers are good, but they have to be performed according to the specialist's diagnosis. Where, the final Guidance and Leader of humanity are Mahdee (the Guide, peace be upon him) and his sincere hearted companions.