Ego-Crusher

The Ego is Evil. No amal will be accepted if one harbours any of these diseases: Ostentation, Arrogance, Haughtiness, Narcissism and of course there are more, detailed names. These diseases constitute Syirik, because they will substitute Allah which ought to be our sole purpose and intent with other things. To say ' I am better than him' is to quote exactly what the Devil said.

As with all other physical diseases, these blemishes of the Heart can be examined, diagnosed, and prescribed a treatment, of course by an expert. As such, the Mursyid is likened to a Doctor when it comes to guiding the Murid out of these diseases. The Mursyid will treat the Murid very much like a medical fashion.

One of the books that I frequently refer to again and again even after having read it through is Jila al-Khatir which is on the discourses of Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jailani Q. It is a book that has exactly the immediate kind of abasement needed to knock a person who is lost in self-admiring thoughts into realisation of the truth. If you feel that you are great, then you must read this book. It has a content page that lists the topics involved, and you will surely find the medicine most relevant to you at that point of time.

Because in this book Shaykh Abdul Qadir Q speaks from the perspective of a true Master, never shy or afraid to call out at those who think they are great with such degrading calls as "Ya Ghulam!"and "Woe unto you who have not witnessed! You lay claims to Laa Ilaha Illa Allah but your actions prove otherwise!"

Not any author/speaker can write/speak like that, most of them would be guilty of hypocrisy if they were to do so. But that is not the case with Shaykh Abdul Qadir Q who has truly attained a Maqam so close to Allah; he could call on people like that.

When you read just some of the topics, you will fall shy and feel ashamed of yourself, and force yourself to submit in humility, offering nothing to God but a request for His Forgiveness. Just exactly what is needed to knock the arrogant one into senses, in such a surprisingly effective way.

Another dramatic yet effective way of turning the tables on people who deem themselves great would be to state the fact written in the Quran with regards to Jesus pbuh when they exaggerated in their claims of Jesus' Divinity; They both ate!

The natural consequence of this would be that he will go to the toilet.

So ask the person who walks with arrogance in his chest, "Do you not go to the toilet?"
and see how anti-climatic it can get!
Just imagine Hitler, during his most fiery and fiercest speech, a boy comes up and interrupts "Do you not go to the Toilet?"

I got this witty question about going to the loo from Shaykh Nazim's book; Through the Eye of the Needle; simple, yet witty, succint and effective!

What I have stated are just information, pieces of information that can be counted with the fingers, Knowledge is from God alone and this is primarily to serve as a reminder first and foremost for my self in dire need, the rest are all secondary, and of lesser importance.