providing Quran and Sunnah, ethical, religious, inner-self and outer-self Tarbiyyat (training) to their disciples and followers, but unfortunately nowadays, some so called fake Peer Faqeer etc., in the guise of sainthood, cheat people and deprive people of their Iman and have been plunging the people into the ditch of ignorance. Let alone reforming other Muslims, their miserable condition is that when they are asked to obey Shar’i commandments مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَـزَّوَجَـلَّ they try to make various types of lame excuses to cover up their misdeeds such as ‘we are not bound to follow Shari’ah but Shari’ah is bound up with us’. Some comment in this way: ‘You follow Shari’ah, our way of Tareeqah is different from it. You act upon apparent commands whereas we act upon unapparent and internal laws’ and some make this lame excuse: Gentleman! We offer Salah in Madinah and Salah is the name of spirituality which lies in heart and our hearts are Salah-offering etc.’

Remember! There is no credibility and credence of such black-hearted and malicious people and nor have these wicked people any connection with such a great blessing like sainthood. Such types of people can never be the saints of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ at all. It is necessary to protect your belief and Iman from them. Whoever is real saint of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, he abides by Shari’ah because Tareeqah is not different from Shari’ah.

A’la Hadrat, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: Shari’ah is the blessed sayings of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and Tareeqah is the blessed acts of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, Haqiqat (i.e. true reality) is the blessed lifestyle of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم as well as Ma’rifat (i.e. true understanding) is the matchless knowledge of the Beloved Rasool
صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 21, pp. 460)

Dear Islamic brothers! Did you listen that Shari’ah and Tareeqah are not two different or opposite things, it is for the reason, the blessed saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی, in their entire lives, not only encouraged people to follow the commandments of Shari’ah but also they themselves keep acting upon the commandments strongly as Sayyiduna Imam Haafiz Abu Nu’aym Ahmad Bin ‘Abdullah Asfahani رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: The blessed saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی remain engrossed in Divine