Did Maula Ali (ra) initiate a chain of Sainthood?
Qasim Saleem from Karachi has asked a question.
Assalamu Alaikum, Gohar Shahi Marhaba.
I really enjoy watching your lectures,
especially videos on Wilayat (actual Sainthood) and Walayat (Honorary Sainthood)
and ‘How to Recognise a Spiritual Mediator.’
All my questions are answered in your videos.
Even now, questions as such do still bother me.
No one is able to answer my questions logically.
A specific group of my close friends,
who are in some way or another practising Tariqah (Spirituality) and they frequent Sufi Schools.
Sitting in their company broadens my knowledge.
However, there are some things which my mind doesn’t accept.
In better words, I feel like I am yet to find a convincing answer.
My question is as follows,
Was Sainthood transferred after Maula Ali (ra) ?
Sainthood was granted to Maula Ali so that it could be passed on.
Ponder on the words of the Ahadith (Customs of the Prophet Mohammad PBUH).
‘Ana Medina Tul Ilm Wa Aliyun Babuha’
‘I am the City of Knowledge and Ali is its Gateway.’
Why is there a gateway?
So that through that gateway, people can enter the city.
Now, if Sainthood was confined to Maula Ali,
then the gateway to the city would be locked.
The story ends there, what would happen to the Ummah (Muslim Community) now?
These people who go about saying that Sainthood ended after Maula Ali and was never passed on,
these people are unfortunate.
They are unfortunate, and this is sheer misguidance.
What is it? [audience replies]
If you belong to a particular Sufi Order,
namely, the Chishti Sufi Order,
the spiritual benevolence of which began with Maula Ali.
Sainthood was transferred from heart to heart by Maula Ali.
You should look into the Chishti Sufi Orders ancestral roots.
This is a grave misguidance,
to say that Sainthood has not been transferred to anyone after Maula Ali.
Maula Ali wasn’t the only Saint.
Revering the Ahl-e-Bayt (Household of Prophet Mohammed PBUH) is another thing, but don’t spread mischief.
Does it make sense?
There are many people, especially from the Shitte sect,
out of love, they start saying things off the top of their head.
They don’t understand that they are actually denying the Quran.
They are denying Allah and His Messenger.
Do you understand?
Now if the Prophet (PBUH) is the city of knowledge and Ali is its gateway.
And Sainthood was discontinued after Maula Ali,
and no other Saint would arrive after Maula Ali,
then what happens to Imam Hassan (ra) and Imam Hussain (ra)?
Who were they?
If Sainthood was not transferred by Maula Ali, then who were Imam Hassan and Imam Hussain?
But like I said, these sectarian elements such as the Shitte sect,
They have had this misconception for centuries, that no one can beat them on a scholarly level.
However, when they see me sitting here, they feel intimidated.
We are not just saying this in a small room,
so that we can get acclamation.
This is going up on LIVE Youtube.
If any Shiite is listening to me, I welcome him to bring along a Maulvi (Religious Scholar).
Bring the most religiously equipped Scholar
Let’s debate.
If Sainthood was not transferred by Maula Ali,
then who were Imam Hussain and Imam Hassan, what was their spiritual rank?
If Sainthood was not transferred, as you say,
then these Imam’s, Imam Baqir, Imam Sadiq, Imam Musa Al-Kadhim, and Imam Askari.
What about them?
[Those who believe that Sainthood was not transferred] They are senseless people.
It’s shocking because the Shiite sect also believe in these Imam’s.
They revere them and know that they are Imam’s.
However, they don’t believe that Sainthood was transferred to them.
If it wasn't transferred, where did these Imam's come from?
If Sainthood was not transferred, then what about these Imam’s?
This is just senseless talk.
It's sheer misguidance.