Amrbil Maroof & Nahi Anil Munkar - Enjoining Good & Forbidding Evil – a brief article in response to criticism on Murshideen by Janab Mansoor Ahmed Khan Saheb

In response to an article in the SPNs June 1 to 15, 2021 publication, “We are not accountable for other's actions."

A MehdaviMurshid is usually the descendant of both the Prophet and the Promised Mehdi peace be upon them.   He represents Rasoolwo Mehdi^{AlaihimAssalam}. He works for Amrbil Maroof &Nahi Anil Munkar Enjoining Good & Forbidding Evil.

A Murshid is the spiritual leader.  "Guide" or "Teacher".

A murid takes an oath of allegiance (bai'at) with a Murshid for the sake of Allah to get closer to Allah to seek Allah and ultimately get the deedar of Allah.

The holy Qur’ān (48:10) states about the oath of allegiance, "Verily they who pledge unto thee their allegiance pledge it unto none but God. The Hand of God is above their hands."This is the oath of allegiance to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him by His^(PBUH)companions ^Rz.A on hearing the rumour of assassination of Hz Uthman Bin Affan^(Rz.A) in connection with the pact of Ridhwaan.

This kind of oath of allegiance is practiced by the Mehdavi (Murshid) Religious overseer and his disciples(Murid).

The word Murshid is derived from the root word rushd, with the basic meaning of having integrity, being sensible, mature and a person who has acquired a very high level of knowledge, wisdom and attained a very high level of spirituality.  

A Murshid keeps himself busy in the dhikr of Allah and is a staunch practitioner of the teachings of the two Muhammads^{Alaihim-Assalam}.

The murshid's role is to spiritually guide and verbally instruct the disciple on to the path leading to the pleasure of Allah ^{SubhanawoTa'ala.}

Hz. Peer wo Murshid Sarfaraz Miya Sahab has done justice to his position of a religious overseer by pointing out the evils prevailing in the society.    On many occasions he has been uncompromising in vocalising his pure thoughts on the wrong practices of the society.  May Allah increase his tribe and wisdom.Aaameen!

The practice of Mahdavi Dairas has faded out due to us being more interested in worldly pleasures.  (Alduniya Jiifa)   We are not making out time for the company of the righteous.  Thus we are unable to learn through company of righteous. To keep us abreast of time and bring us closer to Allah Hazrat Sarfaraz Miyan Sahab uses the modern technology to reach out to us.

He is a Sadiq who is trying to reach out to us instead of us reaching to him.  Instead of listening to his programs we are discouraging him by unnecessary criticism. On the contrary we must be thankful to him for his efforts in Amr bil Maroof &Nahi Anil Munkar.

Has he committed any major sin by pointing out the wrong thing?   Is he not supposed to point out the evils?   It is not just a Murshid but every one of us is supposed to keep practicing our creed and point out the wrong of anyone.  (Amr bil Maroof & Nahi Anil Munkar- Enjoining Good & Forbidding Evil)

If we priorities personal freedom over our collective responsibility we are liable to be punished by Allah SubhanawoTa'ala (Aoozubillahi min zalik) like Umma of many Prophets.

May Allah protect us from all kinds of evil practices. Aameen!

The Author Janab Mansoor Ahmed Khan Saheb is an educationist by profession based in Hyderabad.