The heading His Divine Eminence used is 'The Friend of God'
'If people believe someone to be a Saint based on his spiritual insight, marvels and spiritual benevolence...'
Spiritual insight, marvels and spiritual benevolence.
Let me give you an example here.
The Friend of God
Spiritual insight, marvels and spiritual benevolence.
Let me give you an example here.
Let's say that many people believe Anwar is a Saint.
Why? Because they saw that he has spiritual insight, he has shown marvels and he grants spiritual benevolence.
So some people believe he is a Saint because of his spiritual insight, marvels and spiritual benevolence.
Then His Divine Eminence writes: But your heart is disgusted by his religion or any of his deeds
You say that this man is dishonest.
He has 'Amar' attached to his name so he is a Hindu.
So how can he be a Saint?
Those who believe he is a Saint, their belief is based on the spiritual insight and marvels.
They obtained spiritual benevolence from him so they believe he is a saint.
But if you can only see his flaws and you believe that he is a fraud
and you think because he is a Hindu, he definitely cannot be a saint.
These are your objections.
Now, what does His Divine Eminence say?
Okay. You don't want to believe in him? That's fine.
Whether it's because of his bad deeds or his religion
because he doesn't follow the same religion as you so you don't believe he is a saint.
His Divine Eminence said that's fine, you don't have to believe he is a saint.
Even still, do not pass bad remarks about him.
It is better to stop visiting him instead of speaking ill of him. Just don't visit him.
Since you don't believe he is a saint, why do you have to meet him?
You don't believe he is a saint so stop visiting him.
So His Divine Eminence said that you don't believe he is a saint because of his bad deeds or his religion
but beware! He may be the apple of God's eye.
Beware! He may be the apple of God's eyes or a Sheikh Baqa,
or a Laal Shahbaz,
or a Khidr,
or a Sai Baba, a Guru Nanak, a Bulleh Shah.
You may also encounter an Eternal Divine Bride.
So we can understand here that all of these individuals mentioned were those whose deeds could have been policed by the Sacred Law.
However, their sainthood was indisputable.
For instance, Laal Shahbaz Qalandar did not offer Salat.
What is His Divine Eminence Gohar Shahi telling us in other words?
Do not judge them.
Do not pass any judgements. If you don't want to believe, then don't.
Zip up your lips.
Stay back but don't talk bad about them.
What a beautiful piece of advice!
Sheikh Baqa was present in the era of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani
and people would go to Abdul Qadir Jilani and speak ill of Sheikh Baqa.
Abdul Qadir Jilani would say, 'No, you are wrong. He is a good man'.
Then one day, people said to him, 'You praise him but this man you praise sits in a pile of rubbish'.
'He goes to sit where all the neighbourhood's rubbish is thrown'.
Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani said, 'Really? Then it means he will be granted a spiritual rank very soon'.
Obviously, if people were speaking ill of him, they must not have been able to understand some of his deeds.
So some people don't care about the spiritual benevolence, they don't look at the marvels and spiritual insight,
they just see that this man has used profanities
so he cannot be a spiritual man. Many people have such a conjecture.
HDE Gohar Shahi says that if someone believes an individual is a Saint based on their spiritual insight, marvels and spiritual benevolence
but your heart is disgusted by his religion or any of his deeds,
then do not pass bad remarks about him, simply stop visiting him.
You are being told not to pass bad remarks about him.