Sometimes
the
insanity
caused
by the
Sufi’s
physical
and
mental
abuse is
permanent.
People
in this
state
can be
seen
throughout
the
Indian
Subcontinent,
especially
near the
tombs of
the
Sufis.
They are
referred
to as, “Majzoobs”.
The
Sufis
glorify
the
insanity
of the
Majzoobs
claiming
that
their
state is
not
something
that is
acquired
but
something
bestowed.
“Majzoobs
are such
persons
whose
hearts
are
illuminated
with
anwar
even
before
they
engage
in Dhikr.
They do
not
first
engage
in Dhikr
and
Shagl.
From the
very
inception,
Allah
illumines
their
hearts
and
guides
them.
After
being
illumined,
they
engage
in Dhikr.
Dhikr is
not an
onerous
task for
them. It
is their
state
just as
breathing
is.”[1]
In the
words of
Ikhmaalush-Shiyaam,
“Allah
has
appointed
a group
among
His
servants
for His
obedience.
He chose
another
group
for His
love…
One
group
has been
appointed
by Allah
for His
worship.
They
engage
in
outward
(Dhahiri)
acts of
Ibaadah
such as
Nafl,
Wazeefah,
Sadaqah,
Hajj and
service
to
mankind.
They are
occupied
night
and day
in these
acts of
worship.
Their
purpose
for
executing
acts of
Ibaadah
is
admission
to
Jannah
and
salvation
from
Jahannum.
The
second
group
has been
selected
by Allah
for His
love and
proximity.
While
their
external
acts of
Ibaadah
are less
than the
Ibaadah
of the
first
group,
their
actual
deeds
are with
their
hearts.
At all
times,
they are
concerned
with
Allah.
His
remembrance
permeates
their
hearts.
There is
nothing
else
besides
Allah in
their
hearts.
They are
not
concerned
with
Jannah
(Paradise)
and
Jahannum
(Hell-Fire)”[2]
The
Deobandi
translator
of
Ikhmaalush
Shiyaam
comments:
“In the
state of
Jazb,
the
intellect
is
overwhelmed
by
Divine
love,
hence
the
Majzoob
is not
liable
for the
execution
of the
Sharee’ah
obligations
which
are
waived
for
him.”[3]
In other
words,
his
status
is just
like the
insane
person
upon
whom the
Sharee’ah
is not
applicable.
In any
field of
learning,
one who
masters
a
certain
subject
becomes
an asset
for it.
He
becomes
an
authority
on that
subject,
and is
often
referred
to by
novices
to that
subject.
Sufism
is
however,
just the
opposite.
The
Sufis
suffer
self-inflicted
punishments
and
hardships,
until
they
drive
themselves
insane.
But once
they
have
reached
their
goal,
they
become
useless
to
Sufism
itself.
“Although
a
Majzoob
has
attained
the goal
(Matloob),
he is
not
qualified
to be a
Shaikh
because
he is
unaware
of the
dangers
and
calamities
of the
Road. He
is
unable
to guide
and
conduct
the
spiritual
sojourn.”[4]
Among
the
conditions
of an
acceptable
Sufi
Shaikh,
Irshaadul-Mulook
mentions,
“He (the
Shaikh)
should
not be
lost in
a state
of
ecstasy
(i.e. he
should
not be
maghlubul
hal),
making
statements
in
conflict
with the
Sharee’ah.
Although
such
person
will
himself
be
absolved
(be
ma’zoor)
on
account
of
ghalbah-e-hal,
he is
not fit
to be
made a
Shaikh.”[5]
1.
Mentioned
in
Arwaa-e-Thalatha
from
Tazkiratul-Rasheed
that,
“In
Lahori
province,
a
Punjabi
Majzoob
(recluse)
used to
reside.
Haji
Abdur-Rahim
Sahib
who was
a
resident
of the
same
locality,
set out
on a
journey
to visit
Haramain-Shareefain
(Mecca
and
Medina)
by ship.
On the
journey,
a glass
fell
down
into the
sea from
Hazrat’s
(Abdur-Rahim)
hand. In
just a
while, a
hand
appeared
from the
sea
holding
the
glass
and
disappeared
as soon
as
Hazrat
took the
glass.
In
Lahori,
the
Majzoob
said to
the
servants
of
Abdur-Rahim,
‘A glass
had
fallen
from the
hands of
your
Haji
Sahib.
It was
me who
gave it
back to
him’.
When
Haji
Abdur-Rahim
returned
from
Hajj, he
was
informed
of this
saying
of the
Majzoob.
Haji
Abdur-Rahim
said
that the
incident
was
true,
but he
was
unable
to
recognize
whose
hand it
was.[6]
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the
quote)
2.
Moulana
Zakariyah
says,
“One of
my
trusted
friends
narrated
an event
of a
scribe
of
Lukhnow
(a city
in
India)
who was
habitual
of
writing
Darood
(blessings
on
Allah’s
Messenger
(sallallahu
alaihi
wa-sallam))
one time
on a
small
notebook
every
morning
before
the
start of
his
work. He
was much
worried
at the
time of
his
death
and
said, ‘I
do not
know how
would I
be
treated.’
By
chance a
Majzoob
(a saint
totally
absorbed
in
divine
meditation)
passed
by him
and on
seeing
his
condition,
he said,
‘Do not
worry.
The
notebook
has been
presented
before
the Holy
Prophet
and is
being
accepted
by
him.’”[7]
