First of all, we were told
that an Imam
is one who is sanctioned and authorised by the Prophet (s), themselves.
Now, where is the department from where one could get the permission of the Prophet (s) to become a scholar?
There is no such department.
What is the reality?
Who Can Be Called a Scholar?
And then, HDE Gohar Shahi addressed the subject of a scholar,
[as to] what a scholar is.
First of all, they said, ‘Beware of an ignorant scholar.
The companions asked, ‘an ignorant, yet a scholar?’
[the Prophet (s)] said, ‘yes,
one whose tongue is a scholar
and heart is ignorant, in other words, darkened.
Beware of [such a person]’.
And today, if you look across the Islamic world,
it would be a great miracle
if you find one practising scholar amongst billions.
They are very glib,
they cause mischief, they cause conflict,
they pass verdicts of infidelity and paganism against one another,
they make [people] jihadis,
they spread terrorism.
These are all the things that the contemporary scholar is involved in.
However, when HDE Gohar Shahi,
explained what a scholar is, [and] who can be called a scholar,
in light of the Qur’an and Hadith,
this set the scholars alight [with rage].
They exclaimed, ‘we have been called ignorant!’
They were referred to as ignorants for a period of time,
but then came a time when HDE Gohar Shahi publicly declared, ‘they are not even ignorant,
they are the caliphs of the satan, of Iblis!’
What could be more satanic
than when you do not fear God and the Messenger (s)?
What could be more yazidic
than when you do not fear
that you are staining the words of the Prophet (s) with rejection,
that you are speaking in contradiction to Maula Ali,
that you are rejecting what the Prophet (s) has decreed.
Those whose tongues do not tremble,
whose hands do not tremble
[and] whose eyes do not tremble
yet they continue to utter white lies.
What could be a greater form of the rejection of God
than for one to reject what the Messenger of God (s) has decreed?
There is now a large group [of people] in Pakistan
whose sole job is to prove themselves right,
even if they have to reject God and the Messenger (s) in order to do so.
They’ll do it.
HDE Gohar Shahi was so benevolent
that they revived true spirituality and the esoteric doctrine,
and we attained it.
Esoteric knowledge had become extinct
and HDE Gohar Shahi revived it anew.
Now recognise who they are.
The concept of a spiritual guide
had been disgraced!
Hundreds of thousands of people
had lost their faith, had lost their entire families, had destroyed their lives in the name of spiritual guides.
HDE Gohar Shahi revived the concept of a spiritual guide in light of the Qur’an and Hadith
[and explained] that a spiritual guide is one whose spiritual attention
can render the name of God in your heart and make you a momin.
Such an individual is a spiritual guide.
Sultan Bahoo said,
‘Those with alchemical eyes can transform stones into gold [with their vision],
these are the wonders of God, what then [is the value] of the Syeds and Jatts?’
‘Alif-Allah is like the jasmine seed, which my spiritual guide has planted in my heart,
He watered my veins with negation and affirmation, which blossomed the fragrance [of the plant] all throughout me’.
Previously, people would only recite this,
[however], HDE Gohar Shahi practically
implanted the seed of God’s name,
delivered the name of God to the heartbeats.
So, [HDE Gohar Shahi] rendered the concept of the spiritual guide,
revived the concept of a scholar.
[They declared] that a scholar is one
whose tongue and heart are both a scholar.
Now, the question is that the tongue can become a scholar by going to a religious school,
however, where can one make the heart a scholar from?
There is no school in which you can make the heart a scholar,
is there?
In India, Pakistan, Baghdad Sharif, Medina Sharif
is there any place you could enrol your heart?
So, where will the hearts be rendered knowledge from then?
From the city of knowledge.
In order to become a true scholar,
one must go to the city of knowledge,
which is why the devil says
that this narration of the Prophet (s) is inauthentic.
This is why the accursed Iblis says
that this narration of the Prophet (s) is inauthentic.
Those that disgrace the word of the Prophet (s) are accursed!
Friendship is to one side,
however, when it comes to the truth,
those that reject the truth are accursed.
Where can the heart find knowledge?
What is the evidence of this?
Muhammad (s) said,
‘Ulema min sadri’,
which means ‘the scholars are related to my chest’,
the heart is in the chest, isn’t it?
So, the method by which knowledge is dispensed by the Prophet (s)
was not made materially.
The method of the dispensation of knowledge that the Prophet (s) has created
is esoteric,
from one chest to the other.
The Prophet (s) said, ‘Ulema min sadri,
sadat min sulabi,
fuqara min noor Allahi ta’ala’.
Which means that ‘Those shall become scholars
who shall attain benevolence from my chest,
they are scholars!’
What will the scholars say [in response to this]?
‘This narration of the Prophet (s) is weak’.
Any narration that doesn’t go in their favour is a weak narration.
However, why is that narration not weak?
Because the same doctrine is found in the Qur’an.
‘Wa man yo’min billahi yahdi qalbahu’.
The same knowledge is found in the Qur’an,
‘do you wish to adopt the religion of Islam?
Attain the expansion of the chest’.
‘Affa man sharahallahu sadrahu lil islam’,
if you wish to practise the religion of Islam,
expand your chest.
Esoterically unlock your chest,
and once it is unlocked,
what shall be the result of this?
‘Fa huwa ala noorin mir rabbihi’.
Those that have unlocked it,
they shall begin to receive a constant stream of divine light from God.
This is the sign of
‘fa huwa ala noorin mir rabbihi’.
Those whose chest is unlocked,
they begin to receive divine light from God.
So, the expansion of the chest
and the arrival of divine light -
this tells us
that what the Prophet (s) said,
‘ulema min sadri’,
the reality of this is
that the chest [of scholars] shall be illumined by the chest of the Prophet (s)
and our chests shall be illumined by the chests [of the scholars].
When one finds benevolence from the chest of the Prophet (s),
then what form of knowledge will the Prophet (s) teach you?
The knowledge of unlocking the chest.
To unlock the chest is known as ‘Sharh e Sadr’.
Which is why, only those are scholars
who receive benevolence from the chest of the Prophet (s).
And those who do not have benevolence from the chest of the Prophet (s),
I swear by the honour of the Prophet (s)
they are not scholars, they are satans.
Tell me, did these people study more knowledge than Mevlana Rumi?
What did [Mevlana Rumi] say?
‘Molvi hargiz na shud Maula e Rumi,
Molvi hargiz na shud Maula e Rumi,
ta ghulam e Shams Tabrezi na shud’,
he said, ‘I would have remained a scholar
[and] would never have become Mevlana Rumi’,
that ‘the scholar would’ve remained a scholar
and would never have become Mevlana Rumi,
had I not become subservient to Shams Tabrez’.
‘Molvi hargiz na shud Maula e Rumi -
a scholar would’ve never become Mevlana Rum’,
‘ta ghulam e Shams Tabrezi na shud -
had he not become subservient to Shams Tabrez’.
So, does your knowledge exceed the knowledge of Mevlana Rumi
for you to pose as a scholar without a spiritual guide?
If Mevlana Rumi…
you shall either have to reject Mevlana Rumi here
[and say], ‘what does he know of Islam…’,
because this is the conniving nature of scholars,
they are as conniving as the devil.
They do not speak on the issue.
And then what do they respond with?
They say that Mevlana Rumi is not an authority on the religion.
This is the art of conversing.
You can very easily have yourself glorified in front of other people,
but [the question is], will you not die?
Will you not enter your grave?
Will you be able to fool God too?
This is the benevolence that HDE Gohar Shahi endowed upon us,
and they elucidated upon us
as to what a righteous scholar is.
First of all, we were told that an Imam is one who is sanctioned and authorised by the Prophet (s), themselves.
There must be many among you
who can drive a car fairly well
but for some reason, you do not have a licence.
Despite being a good driver and knowing how to handle a car -
go ahead and drive [without a licence].
There are many formalities,
such as a driver’s licence
and car insurance.
If you don’t have a licence,
the police officers will tell you that you cannot drive without a licence,
and you say, ‘But I’m driving so well. Look, I’m driving!’
Do you think they would listen to you?
You need a licence just to drive a car.
As long as you have their permission and licence, you can drive a car.
On the other hand is the department run by Prophet Muhammad (s),
because knowledge has been rendered to everyone by the Prophet (s).
So since Prophet Muhammad (s) is the head of this department,
how do you suppose you became a scholar without his permission?
Okay, you read all the knowledge in the books…
but where’s your licence?
Where is your licence?
First of all, we were told
that an Imam
is one who is sanctioned and authorised by the Prophet (s), themselves.
Now, where is the department from where one could get the permission of the Prophet (s) to become a scholar?
There is no such department.
What is the reality?
Those whom the Prophet (s) would assign a duty, in his system,
such as Maula Ali (a) was deputised,
so people would go to him
and learn spiritual knowledge;
people would pledge allegiance at his hands.
Then this continued;
Deputies of The Prophet (s) and the Divine Helpers continued to be sent.
Then, the scholars who would graduate [from the religious school],
they would sit in the company of the saints and sufis,
and humbly devote themselves,
they would then go through the process of purification of the lower self and purification of the Spiritual Heart.
Then their spiritual guide
would present the spiritual appearance of the scholars
at the spiritual gathering of Muhammad (s).
Then, they are endorsed by Prophet Muhammad (s)
who declares, ‘He now has my permission’.
This permission was directly delivered from the Court of Muhammad (s).
Now, you neither have Sharha e Sadr
nor do you possess
the knowledge sourced from the Prophet (s)’s chest.
All the knowledge you have comes from books
and you’re proud of it.
‘I am a bookish Muslim!’
Did Prophet Muhammad (s) make you a bookish Muslim?
Be ashamed!
You too shall face death one day.
Do not besmirch the religion.
Do not sell the religion.
Bookish Muslim…what on earth is that?
Prophet Muhammad (s) and the Qur’an instruct you to become a momin!
God has mainly addressed the momineen.
You don’t even know what a momin is.
You’re stuck in the books.
The books you’re so invested in today,
were these books available in the era of the Prophet (s)?
They weren’t, right?
So where did these books come from?
People wrote down what they heard from the Prophet (s), right?
So why don’t you establish a direct connection to the Prophet (s)?