23/03/2024
A cognitive approach is required rather than linguistic to grasp this idea of khudi. Sufis deviated from Haq because they could not apprehend this concept of khudi. Sufis thought that this element of khudi in them belonged to Allah so they started worshiping it just to please Allah. But Allah wants us to please that khudi just to please our own selves. Sufis created methods to please Allah چِلے ، وظائف ، فاقے اور مردوں کا تجرد بن کر رہنا ۔ . As they thought their khudi was a “ghair” for them, a part of Allah . They thought worshipping Allah meant renouncing everything thing except Him. All the methods of Sufism revolve around one basic principle which is self-denial. The objective of Sufism which is the illumination of self may not be achieved through the practice of self denial rather an agenda of self-affirmation is required.
