Islam's Reformers .pdf

person is a Walî?” He said, “It will be known from his sweettongue, beautiful moral behaviour, smiling face, generosity, notquarrelling with anybody, accepting others’ excuses, and havingmercy on everybody.” [A Walî means a person who hasattained Allâhu ta’âlâ’s love.]. Abdullah Ahmad Maqqarî Mâlikîpassed away in 1041 H. He states, “Futuwwat [bravery] meansdoing favours to someone who behaves inimically towards you,being generous to someone who does not like you, and talkingsoftly to someone you do not like.” You should talk little, sleeplittle, and laugh little. Loud laughter is ruinous to the heart. [Itmakes you forget about Allâhu ta’âlâ]. You should trust toAllâhu ta’âlâ in every matter. [That is, you should hold fast tocauses. Yet you should rely on Allâhu ta’âlâ for theeffectiveness of causes]. You should not miss or postpone anyfard. Junayd-i-Baghdâdî states, “The medicine for getting rid ofyour needs is to give up the thing you need. Whatever youneed, you should expect [the cause that will bring about] yourneed from Allâhu ta’âlâ.” It was stated in a hadîth-i-sherîf, “If aperson trusts to Allâhu ta’âlâ for his needs, He will blesshim with [the causes that will bring about] his needs.” Forinstance, He will make other people have mercy on him andserve him. Yahyâ bin Mu’âdh Râdî passed away in Nîshâpûr in258 H. He states, “Others will love you as much as you loveyour Allah. They will fear you as much as you fear Allah. Theywill obey you as much as you obey Allah.” He stated at anothertime, “Others will serve you as much as you serve Allâhu ta’âlâ.In short, whatever you do, do it for His sake! Otherwise, nothingyou do will be useful at all. Do not think of yourself all the time!Do not put your trust in anyone except Allâhu ta’âlâ!” AbûMuhammad Râshî [1] states, “The greatest curtain [hindrance]between yourself and Allâhu ta’âlâ is to think of yourself onlyand to put your trust in someone who is as incapable as youare. To be a sôfî does not mean to go whereever you like, torest in the shade of clouds, or to be revered by others. It meansto keep a continuous confidence in Allâhu ta’âlâ.” You shouldalways be affable and cordial towards your children and family.With them also you should stay as long as necessary, only untilyou have paid them their dues. Being among them should notlast long enough to make you forget about Allâhu ta’âlâ. Do not[1] Râshî means ‘from the Syrian town Râsia’. It does not mean ‘briber’.- 322 -