Points to Ponder — Page 35
— 35 Fame Ḥ a ḍ rat Ḥakīm Maulānā Nūr ud-D īn , Khal ī fatul- Mas īḥ I, may Allah be pleased with him, used to relate the following story. A Muslim association was established at one place. Big differences arose among the members. I asked, “What happened?” They said, “There has been quite a bit of in -fighting. One says that he will be the president, the other says that he will be the one. ” I said, “Why do you not make one the president, give the name of ṣ adr to the second one, name of murabb ī to the third one, and declare the fourth person as the chairman?” They liked this suggestion, and they did follow the suggestion. They declared one person as the murabbī , and whispered in his ear, “Look, murabbī is the biggest of all. What is a ṣadr compared to a murabbī?” Then they went to the second one and said, “You are the ṣadr , and, well, ṣadr is above all, as he has the