To call oneself a Muslim nominally and present oneself as a Muslim formally does not make one a true Muslim. Just to know the teachings of Islam does not help. A person who does not know how to behave like a Muslim, although he or she knows the Shariah, is like a "donkey carrying a load of books." (Sura Jumu'ah.)Islam should make one Godly and not earth rooted. A true Muslim seeks the pleasure of Allah and not the ego.

The adoption of the Shariah has degenerated with the degeneration of Muslims. Sufi orders have also degenerated with the adoption of rituals as an end and not a means to an end.In most cases Sufism is viewed as ritualism through and through.The spirit of the rituals are not explained hence the misconception of attaching mystic significance to rituals, which were originally formulated to mobilise the heart in the quest for Allah, has replaced the "sulook" or journey toward Allah. The true methodology (Tariqah) is not undertaken and the faraid (compulsory requirements) is being neglected.

The love for Allah and Rasul (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) should lead to love for all creation. A Sufi lives for Allah, and in a spiritual sense with Allah and in Allah. To undertake the journey and propel oneself to Allah, human beings possess two wings:The wing of Law and the wing of Love. The Shariah is the (law) and the Tariqah is (love).

To make the Shariah a cult is not what is demanded by Islam. Islam is a revolt against the concept of cult. Islam is based on Tawhid or Unity hence the law and love should be blended with Hikmah (wisdom). If only one aspect is pursued it leads to imbalance and religiously unbalanced personalities. The law leads to academic pursuit or (Fikr) contemplation on the creation leading to knowledge of the creator with the External eye and love leads to Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) , which leads to recognition or Ma'rifah of Allah. So Dhikr and Fikr take one to ones goal and the goal is Allah. The love of Allah leads one to love those who loved Allah ,who showed how to love Allah - to the Aulia.

The demonstration of love , for him who loves Allah and the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) and who loved the mission of the

Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) even the act of love is an act of piety,because those who cannot love a person who loved Allah cannot love Allah. It will be a hollow claim if they claim they love Allah, but they don't love those who love Allah and showed the way how to love Allah. The Aulia are the personification of love for Allah.

Electricity at the powerhouse is produced at a high voltage - transformers established to bring down the voltage at each level - reaches 220V allowed to go into the homes. For everything in the universe there is only one powerhouse - the being of Allah - life, light beauty and knowledge flows from here. This blessing must flow into the universe so that everything functions and remains alive but the Quran says that the radiator of this powerhouse is so infinitely powerful - the indirect radiation of this made Moosa (alaihi salaam) faint.

Therefore, it is established that nothing in this universe can bear the impact therefore Allah out of his mercy created the first transformer - the personality of the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). Nur-al-Muhammadi or the Light of Muhammed is the foundation of creation which is the cosmic personality of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). The cosmic personality is not separated from the Historic Personality. Only the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) can bear the presence of Allah directly as was observed in the Mi'raj.

There are certain unfortunate people who are so limited in their perception that they are unable to understand this Transcendental Dimension. Islamic cosmology says the first Transformer - heart of the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) and there are other transformers in the serial line - the hearts of all the Ambiya who came and the hearts of all those who rose to the status of being Awliya Allah. It is through these transformers that the blessing of Allah flow into the dead universe and gives it light. We need to draw inspiration from the personality of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) and the true followers of the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) and make it a means of blessing and comfort for our hearts in these trying times.