The Ocean of Light — Page 28
28 theirs. In short, they try to please the government and its officials through various serpentine means, and bow down before everyone who is in a position of power, and do not take them to task. But as far as the poor and the weak are concerned, they are trampled under their feet and excommunicated by their pens. However, they remain oblivious to the heresy of anyone from whom they expect money or the removal of any difficulty. They do not ask who he is and just say, “Sir, you have surpassed all and sundry in terms of your countless abilities”. They seek ways to meet them and beseech that the closed doors be opened for them. And they do not leave that place until they have seen them. And when they do meet them, they bow down in greeting and speak humbly. These are the same evil religious scholars who were cursed by the tongue of the Holy Prophet s as. They seek the goods of this world and do not care for the hereafter. They have preferred the worldly life and have despaired of