Accordingly
we find that first of all in 110 A. H. i.e.732 A.D. Hazrat Hasan
Basari started giving lessons on the philosophy of mysticism. Thus
the learning of wisdom came out from the heart to the tongue. After
this in the third century of Islamic Era Hazrat Zunoon Misri systematically
completed the doctrine of mysticism i.e. technical terms were processed
for spiritual ecstasy and internal conditions.
And gradually it took the form of a book as grammar is created after
a language comes into existence. In short, slowly and gradually
this became book knowledge and amendments, abrogation and contrivance
and inventions went on multiplying in the means and principles of
achieving the aim and non-Arab influence became predominant.
For example, the holy men of Iran started recitation in circle and
display his spiritual narration and others around him would go on
reciting or would dance while reading verses and couplets or for
example,when Hazrat Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti began preaching Islam
in India after carefully observing that the corner-stone of Hindu
worship is music and song he started musical gatherings and called
it Qawwali in order to attract them. Also after studying yoga, he
taught it to his devotees. The result was that Hindus came in large
numbers in his assembly and embraced Islam.
In short, after a process of continuous change it established into
groups of Qadriya, Chishtiya, Naqshbandiya and Suharawardiya. Again
among these groups came into existence different branches and some
changes took place in the methods of recitation and imagination.
It was tolerable to this extent.
But
King Akber, a free thinker, began his Deen Elahi and merged principles,
believes and customs of Christians, Hindus and Muslims in it. Hindus
also started thinking that their belief in the Unity of God is on
a par with the Muslim belief in the Unity of God. Not only this,
even Muslims began to think firmly that the very precious pearl
of the concept of Unity of God was not only in their treasure house.
It is available in the chests of other religions too. And the tragedy
was that as due to the wrong concept of oneness of existence the
real meaning of Unity of God had disappeared from their head, they
took the earthen particles of others as their priceless pearl and
lost sight of the concept of superiority of their religion. |