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great intellectuals


Sufis were great intellectuals - men of letters and poets of
eminence. Adept in medicine and steeped in spiritualism, they looked upon
'social service' as the supreme goal of all their spiritual exercises; advocated the path of peace and asked people to avoid
rift and bloodshed. Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj Shakar of Pakpattan advised
his disciples to placate one's enemies. He once told a vistor: "Do not
give me a knife; give me a needle. The knife is an instrument for
cutting asunder and the needle for sewing together." -
 

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Login to find out (May 16, 2005 at 3:10pm)
There is something there to this day, I agree. But then, does going to these mazaar's mean that we are giving more reverence to these souls than may be due? I don't think so, but too many argue along those lines..