Guidance for Perceiving Minds — Page 82
h a d rat Mirza ghulam AHmAD as 82 they do not adopt. In their gatherings, there is nothing but danc- ing, tearing garments, and causing napes to bleed. Despite the vastness of the world for them, their dispositions changed; they transformed prayer rooms into places for their couches [to rest]. This is the reason for their deficiency in prudence and wisdom, as well as their permissiveness and lack of modesty. If Allah deprives a soul of piety, which is the most honourable of blessings, He makes that soul like an animal. If He seals a heart, He removes from it the subtleties of knowledge and makes it cow- ardly, placing a barrier between it and the courage of faith, so they become like women, not like men, and nothing remains of them other than women’s adornments, with some pride and chivalry. They will be stripped of the garment of brilliant wisdom, eloquent and wonderful words, and they will not be given a share of the fragrance of knowledge and the scent of S u rah al-F a ti h ah. The lamp of Islam is dimmed by the dirt of their oil, and they act like pack animals, dedicated only to supplying food for their households. The burden of their children breaks their backs, and they consider their worries to be like heavy mountains. They con- trive with all kinds of deceit, so what do they have to do with the religion of Allah, the Most Majestic? You can discern their thoughts by seeing their appearance and their minds by their arro- gance. It has become clear from the veracity of the signs and suc- cessive observations that most of these mystics have no share of piety, nor a hint of wisdom. They see a violation of the sanctity of religion, but they do not leave their rooms, and their hearts do not ache like the pro- tectors of faith. Rather, they are preoccupied with songs, singers, and musical instruments while reciting poetry. They do not know