Our era is drowned in Synthetic Pleasures
My
dear disciples, please be aware that Muslims who copy Europeans seek the source
of the Kawthar (Paradisiacal fountain) in a mirage. They are all
ignorant of the secrets of faith; They are filled with hatred and resentment.
Goodness and good are a dead letter for the privileged (the rich in this
world); I found only truth and purity among the small people (i.e. those of humble
means). Learn to distinguish people of religion (faith) and people of hatred.
Seek out a true friend and stay with him.
I
am afraid of that time (era) which has seen you born O my dear disciple - you
who are the reflection of my own soul; It (that is, this era) is drowned in (worldly)
matter, and knows little about the soul. As the body loses its value when the
soul is absent, the man of God hides within himself. The search does not
succeed in finding him, although it sees him face to face. So do not give up
the taste for research, even if a hundred difficulties arise in your life.
Need for Righteous Company in the Quest for God If you do not find the company of a wise man, take from me what comes from my father and my ancestors. Choose my master (Nabi Kareem, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)) as a companion, so that God may grant you the desire and fervour (of faith), for my master (pbuh) knows how to distinguish things and knows the bark (of a tree; in other words, the extrinsic) and the core (i.e., the intrinsic). His foot stands firmly on the road that leads to the Friend (Allah). Many explanations have been given about him, but no one has really understood him. His true meaning escaped us, like the gazelle.
Men
have learned to dance with their bodies, reciting their words, but their eyes
have not opened to the dance of the soul! The dance of the body make dust swirl
whereas the dance of the soul moves the heavens. Science and wisdom come from
the dance of the soul. The earth and the sky also come from this dance. It
gives the individual the rapture of Moses, and thanks to it, the community (of
the pious) becomes the heir of the Kingdom!