خطبات طاہر (جلد 1۔ 1982ء) — Page 432
Khutbat-e-Tahir Vol 1 432 October 8, 1982 black slave is appointed Amir over you, whose head is like the head of a Munaqqah (dis); a piece of raisin, even then you must obey him۔Now these were the two things which irritated the Arab mind, which could irritate the Arab mind, one to obey an ‘Ajami (c) and coming from an area which was known to be the area of black people۔Arabs of those days considered it to be a personal insult to follow such a people۔And on top of that they being slaves۔Slaves and blacks all together you know both things together made it abhorring to the Arab to accept them as their leaders۔Secondly to have a big head that was a sign of qiyadat (), of leadership and wisdom۔So the Arabs took pride in having big heads because that was a sign of great wisdom, and it was understood that the smaller the head be, the stupider and fooler the man would be۔More fool, if he has small head۔So Hadrat Rasul-e-Akram brought these two points of abhorrence together۔And said if there is a slave belonging to an area where the colour is black and also if his head is so small that there seems to be no brain in him at all, if he is appointed an Amir, you follow him۔Then came another aspect of the same situation, that was if somebody is leading you in prayer۔Some people are detective minded, they sift things and make things that they perhaps have got information of one's personal life much more than the rest of the community does۔With the result that