Just as there may be a hindrance presenting itself in ulúme-bátinah, similar problems may also arise in ulúme-záhirah, as was the case with Mauláná Muhammad Ya’qúb Sáhib .رحمة الله عليهHe was delivering a lesson in Bukhárí Sharíf. While giving the lesson, he got stuck at a particular point. Mauláná was the principal of the institute. He took the kitáb, got up and went to one of the ustáds under him and said: “Mauláná, just have a look at this passage. I seem to have become a bit stuck. Just give me an explanation on it.” The mauláná complied, had a look and gave his dissertation. Mauláná Ya’qúb Sáhib رحمة الله عليهwent back to his class and told the students: “I went to this mauláná-sáhib for him to explain this passage to me. He has fulfilled the Haqq of this passage very well and his explanation is as follows…”
This incident Mauláná Ya’qúb Sáhib رحمة الله عليهhimself repeated often. I heard this incident being related by Hadhratwálá .رحمة الله عليهHow did Mauláná Ya’qúb Sáhib رحمة الله عليهbring himself to seek the assistance of a junior ustád? The reason is that full and complete tazkíyah had taken place. Nowadays there is no such tazkíyah.
The basic root has been eradicated. The basic root and fundamental ill is hubbe-dunyá – love of materialism.
Hubbud Dunya Ra-su Kulli Khati’a
Love of dunyá is the root of all sins.
This root has been extirpated – it has been taken out completely. And when the root has been taken out, how can there be a trunk? Branches emerge from the trunk. If the root is not there and there is no trunk, how can there be any branches? So, hubbe-dunyá is the root and the root has been eradicated – eradicated in such a way that it does not sprout again. This is termed zawále akhláqe-razílah bimalkah-támah. A root will sprout a little shoot; the shoot develops into a trunk; the trunk will give off branches; and the branches will have smaller branches coming off them. Seeing there is no root, where will the impure, evil and disgraceful branches spring out from? Where will takabbur come from? Where will tama’ spring from? Where will hirs show itself? Where will bukhl show itself? From where will ghussah poke its head? The root is non-existent. The root of all the akhláqe-razílah is hubbe-dunyá. The Eternal Being is so embedded in the heart that there is just no place for finite beings. This is because what is Eternal and what is finite are two opposites and two opposites cannot occupy the same position at the same time.
For Friends
Vol 2
Pg 71/72
