Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 324
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 324 Disagreement between the Islamic Jurists The Promised Messiah as said: There are so many differences of opinion among the ulema of today concerning tenets of theology that it can be said that there is a disagreement in every doctrine. As an example, there was a physician in Lahore whose name was Ghulam Dastgir. He used to say, ‘There is a custom in this country among the patients and their relatives that they ask the physician whether a medicine’s properties have a hot or cold effect. I keep one statement in its reply. I say that there is disagreement. Firstly, due to this disagreement there are many sects. As an example, there is the sect of the Hanafis. They have disagreements among themselves. Furthermore, there is disparity in the statements of Imam Ab u Hanifa rta himself. ’ The P i rs of Today The Promised Messiah as said: The p i rs [spiritual guides] of today often attract immoral women as their followers. Some are p i rs of Hindus. Such people remain firm in their wickedness and kufr [disbelief ]. They can become followers of the p i r just by making a donation. No matter what their practical condition, this is not considered an obstacle. If doing this were permitted, then the Holy Prophet s as could have made even Ab u Jahl his follower. He could have continued to worship his idols and the need for so much fighting and quarrel would not have arisen, but such things are absolutely sinful. 1 1. Badr, vol. 6, no. 31, p. 3, dated 1 August 1907; see also al- H akam, vol. 11, no. 28, p. 4, dated 10 August 1907