There is a lot of talk going on these days about a show being shown on GEO TV called “Gumnaam”. Finally, the reality of these peer/fakirs is being shown to the Muslims.

On one of my visits to Karachi, my newly wed sister-in-law, took us to one such peer fakir. That was one of the things hubby absoultely forbade me to do! He knew how everyone was on my case on having a baby and being the pakis we are, he knew that i would be forcced to pay such a visit. I told him about my impendign visit… he almost freaked out but i told him that i am ding it just to get everyone of my case. I was getting tired of hearing it everyday! he said ok but he said no way are you going to be alone with anyone..
anyways my bhabhi and her family are wayyyy too much into visiting such ppl and they were like… aik dafa jaa kar to dekho..

well bhabhi,ammi and i went. I ve never been to such a place before and i ve always been curious as to what realy happens there. Not to mention we were going to tariqroad that day anyways.

The moment i stepped into that place, I had this really uncomfortable feeling… it lasted the entire time i was there. inside i saw about 100 women or so sitting on the floor and in their middle was this “peer” sahab giving a lecture. then everyone formed a line and took turns being splashed “barkat wala pani” by this peer sahab. you would state ur purpose of visiting and the ladies on one side of the room would give you a piece of paper, which you would show to the “compounder” (i believe) who would then give you some herbal medicine and a note which stated wht surahs of the Quran you need to recite and what not. For that you had to pay rs100

On our way back, i told bhabhi that i had a bad feeling about this the moment i stepped in.. and she was like.. oh u should have told peer sahab.. its the shaitann (jinn??) putting doubts in ur heart. he wouldve taken you aside and recited something..

Its amazing the faith she and her family had and still has on such people. My brother got into a major fight with them over their beliefs once….

I told her that it was all wrong and there was NOTHING islamic about it.

First and foremost, islam limits interaction between man and woman and this “pious” guy was sitting in the middle of a roomful of women, definitely having the time of his life checking everyone out!. i saw niqabis going in and taking off their niqabs in front of him… i mean come on people! one is not supposed to go without hijab even infront of the Prophet (SW)!!than being alone with a namehram!!… how does that make sense??… thats one of the basics of islam and EVERYONE knows that.. how come they forget all this while visiting a peer/fakir??

I attended an MSA meeting at U of Ottawa. we were preparing for Islamic Awarness Week. We were divided into groups of four/six. there were boys too in our group and we had long discussions about the topics we needed to cover.. But believe me.. those guys never once looked up while talking to us!.. I mean I was all covered except my eyes… but that guy sitting infront of me, never once glanced in my direction… he stared at the desk all the time informing us of wht was to be done and what not!. lol…
Now thats islam!.. “lower your gaze”remember people!!

the women in those videos on GEO ended up all alone with those fakirs… that’s what happens when you have more faith in what those peers are saying than waht Allah Ta’ala says. This is the height of ignorance seriously!

This is my theory…

the first time you sin.. or come close to doing a sin.. your heart tells you thereis something wrong there. but the second time you repeat the act, you feel better and its not long before you are very comfortable doing so.. and you might also end up thinking that you are doing something “islamic”. Thats the worst state of all … sinning and thinking you are actually doing something in accordance with islam!

back in college, i told a friend that when i was lying to my mom, i couldnt even look at her face! that guy was amazed at my honesty .. by the time i was in uni, i could tell small white lies without even blinking.. and without regretting it all day long… it doesnt take long…does it?

the issue of mehrams and non mehrams is the one ppl find hardest to comply to. and because ppl dont take it seriously, a point comes when they stop thinking there is something wrong in doing so!.. infact, they think its weird if you “do” try to keep your distance. Thats why when those fake fakeers asked those women to be alone with them or to leave their daughters alone with them.. it never occured to those women that “the only other thing present when a non mehram man and woman are alone is shaitaan!” its something we ve heard all our lives ..
its time we start acting on it.