There are two parts of Sharia, Sharia-e-Naqisa
and Sharia-e-Kamila. Sharia is imposed on the body however should Sharia not be
imposed upon the driving force behind the deeds of the body? If your eyes are
staring at a woman, is it the eyes that are impure? Did this thought to look at
the woman come from your eyes? No. Then what is the driving force that
successfully incites the body to commit bad deeds? The driving force is the
Nafs (Self). We agree with those who say the observance of Sharia is necessary
however this does not apply to the physical body only. You may adopt the laws
of Sharia for the body, however the Nafs is still inside and its desires have
only been suppressed temporarily. Given the opportunity it will be
inclined towards committing bad deeds again. Observance of Sharia for the body
is important. However, to grasp the mastermind, the driving power behind the
bad deeds of the body is the real focus of Sharia. Therefore the emphasis of
Sharia lies on the purification of the Nafs. Once the body is purified and the
Nafs has been purified also, it is known as Sharia-e-Kamila (Complete Sharia).
When both the body and Nafs have been purified,
the Divine Light (Noor) produced through worship is directed towards the heart,
however, it does not enter the heart. In order for that Noor to enter the
heart, the heart must be initiated. You will need a Kamil-e-Tariqa (A Perfect
Spiritual Guide) who may grant you the initiation of the heart (Dhikr-e-Qalb).
Once the heart has been initiated, you enter into the practise of Tariqa
(Spirituality). There are four stages of Tariqa and the first stage is the
initiation of the heart (Zakooriyat). To engage in Dhikr (Remembrance of God)
verbally is not a part of Zakooriyat. The tongue does not need to be taught. It
is the souls that are taught how to engage in Dhikr Allah. Once your inner
subtleties have been purified and enlightened whatever is on the tongue shall
be in the heart also.
Once you have reached this stage it is God's
duty to grant your heart the Noor of Fiqah (understanding) so that you may
understand the rest of the Deen (religion).
His Divine Eminence Ra Gohar Shahi says, 'Deen
means lifestyle.'
The method of offering Salat, when to recite
which verse of the Quran, and the declaration of the Kalima by tongue is all
knowledge (Ilm).When does this knowledge become the lifestyle? When your tongue
declares and your heart affirms, when your tongue recites the verses of the
Quran and your heart engages in the remembrance of God. The Divine Light and the
divine attributes of God begin to reflect in your character. Once this happens
you will not have to make an effort the reflection of these attributes in your
character will be automatic.
A Momin cannot keep a grudge for more than three
days in his heart. After three days at the most, it automatically leaves the
heart of a Momin and if it is still there after three days then such a person
is not a Momin. A Momin is one whose heart remembers God and produces the
Divine Light. Divine Light pushes out the evil traits such as enmity, jealousy,
arrogance, etc.
Worship should be done however greater than
worship is the cleansing of the heart. A Momin is one whose heart is being
cleansed continuously.
Prophet Mohammad asked his Companions, 'If
somebody takes a shower 5 times a day, would any dirt remain on his body?' The
Companions replied, ‘no,’ and then the Prophet said, ‘Salat cleanses the Momin
in a similar way.’
The Quran says Salat refrains one from bad deeds.
People have been offering Salat for 20 years but has it refrained them from
committing bad deeds? Why do you not think about this? The Quran says the Quran
is the word of God and salvation for Momineen. There are 73 sects in Islam,
what kind of salvation is this?
