It is known in these sufi groups that when they cannot answer anything with knowledge and reasoning they will go in to switch off mode and just shout like mad people that we follow whatever our shaykh does. They will not say that what the shaykh has done wrong even if it is contrary to shariah simply because it is hard to admit that your shaykh is fallible and makes mistakes. By admitting that your shaykh is consistently doing something wrong you admit that he is not fit enough to be a spiritual guide. Therefore the murid will either switch off his mind and get emotional or make a very far fetched interpretation which make him seem mad. Or may just avoid discussion and repress the doubts. Many murids are told that it is a sufi teaching to switch the mind off when it comes to the shaykh. The murid has built his entire understanding of Islam around the group. Islam has been replaced by the group and the shaykh. This is very hard for these cultists to admit. Also the murid over the years has built imaginary concepts around his understanding of the spiritual path. This differs from one cult to another. From concepts that my shaykh controls the affairs of the spiritual world, to my shaykh is in touch with Imam Mahdi. This sometimes ranges to the outright ridiculous that my shaykh comes in the form of a cat, or Prince Charles is sayid. The last one lead to some people kissing Charles hand because they think he is a covert Muslim #cultmindcontrol
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 23:00:04 +0000
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