The peer faqeer syndrome

[muqawwee123]

Re: The peer faqeer syndrome

@Niksik

You want me to elaborate? Let me tell you where I’m coming from.

I know someone who organizes events such as lectures by sheikhs (who are also peers, in the way that they provide one on one counseling to troubled folks, offer solutions to their problems by providing wazeefahs and such, etc…). She mentioned that most of the attendees of such events are women, and this is in the US.

I think its in the nature of most of the ladies. They have to struggle more to reach God than men. This is the struggle, which make them wander and strive in such ways. In Bano Qudsia’s words, a woman is basically Aarif e Duniya.. Preoccupied with worldly love (for father, husband and son - remember there are no concepts like patni parmeshwar for men)… When she wants to start her journey towards God (i.e. to be Saalik e Khuda), she has to put behind all these worldly love and therefore the struggle, which takes different forms like peeri faqeeri, taweez ganda, etc. Its basically lack of sakoon that lead people to indulge in such activities ( be it men or ladies).