However, we have seen that many people who talk about Sufism,
who read Rumi’s Masnavi and the works of Allama Iqbal,
they speak about the saints, tell incidents about them
and listen to qawwalis,
however, when we told them about this mission,
they were not inclined towards it.
Which Type of People Adopt Spirituality?
Guidance is in the fate of those God has chosen to grant guidance to
and those whose fate is void of guidance
are never inclined towards this path.
We saw many people
who take an interest in Sufism and speak about Sufism.
So, if you see someone talking about the Sufis
and visiting the shrines,
reading the works of the Sufis,
you would assume that this individual takes an interest in Sufism.
However, we have seen that many people who talk about Sufism,
who read Rumi’s Masnavi and the works of Allama Iqbal,
they speak about the saints,
tell incidents about them
and listen to qawwalis,
however, when we told them about this mission,
they were not inclined towards it.
So, a human being has a natural internal inclination [towards this path],
and that is a divine bestowment.
And one thing is when one, out of their own choice, imposes it upon themselves.
Now, it is imperative to learn why it is something that they are fond of.
A lot of people become interested in spirituality
because it’s trendy.
Especially in the west,
Caucasians and other westerners alike
read the works of Rumi and it’s a fashion to speak about spirituality.
Negative energy and positive energy - this is a fashion.
All this kind of nonsense has become a fashion.
However, when such people are invited towards real Sufism,
they refuse it.
And then, some people,
who actually want to become God themselves,
but don’t know how to do that...
They have derived a totally different meaning of spirituality.
They say, ‘my own feelings are spirituality and they validate all my experiences’.
How is there any guarantee of your feelings being right?
In that case, if you are cheating on your wife, that is validated too.
If you’re sinning against people.
I mean, if that’s what your spirituality dictates, then validate this too.
These are the predestined hell-bound souls.
It is not necessary for a saint to be born in a saint’s house
nor a disbeliever to be born in a disbeliever’s house.
It is God who places the soul inside the body.
It is his choice to have a disbeliever born in a saint’s house
and a saint in a disbeliever’s house.
This occurs often.
There is the introduction to spirituality
that we have obtained from books.
You guys don’t have any experience with such people,
but I have gone to America, New Zealand, Australia and Canada.
I’ve been to many places in Canada.
I’ve been to Vancouver in Canada, Edmonton in Alberta;
Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto and Montreal.
Nobody knows anything about spirituality there.
Some read hair. Yes, hair-reader.
I thought, ‘What on earth do they read on the hair?’
Some read hair, some caress ladies and charge $50.
These are the kinds of things they’re doing.
There is no spirituality whatsoever.
They appear to be very spiritual people,
but their ‘spirituality’ is to bring salts into the house
and light candles.
They light a candle and spin a pendulum.
They just waste time.
Real spirituality is to awaken and enlighten the souls.
Look, listen to me.
Do you understand this word from Urdu, ‘dai’?
A dai in English is called midwife.
In Urdu, it’s dai.
Which woman would be in need of a dai?
One who is pregnant.
Why would a woman who is not pregnant call a dai?
Would she call one?
What would the dai do even if she is called?
She would find out the woman is not pregnant and leave.
Similarly, the spiritual guide is for one
who has a soul in the heart ready to be cultivated.
Not everyone finds a spiritual guide,
just as not everyone woman needs a midwife.
How will one who is not even interested in the spiritual guide find guidance?
Guidance is not written in his fate.
Although everyone says ‘we believe in God’.