The peer faqeer syndrome

[Captain_Obvious]

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.

Hmm…ok, so what’s wrong in consulting with a sheikh or someone who has religious knowledge? I don’t see anything wrong with it, as long as the wazeefas aren’t they only thing they’re going for and aren’t the only thing they’re doing (while leaving out other essential aspects of deen). I myself consult with ulema for various personal matters. So for consulting with ulema for solutions in various matters, I don’t think there’s anything wrong.

Or are you perhaps referring to people who will only go there and consult ulema when they are some type of crisis? I’ve known of this type of behaviour as well, and Allah knows best, but from what I know of, it looks like people are looking for shortcuts in deen. Case in point, a man doesn’t put in time to raise his children according to deen; children go off track, get into some serious problems like with the law or something. Then they come to maulana sahab to ask for wazeefas or at that point they come and ask the brothers of “Tableegh jamaat” to come and talk to their children. So, the impression there would be that they’re looking for a magic (no pun intended) shortcut solution.