Man’s Spiritual Power Abused by False Mysticisms
Some human beings have been given a certain degree of spiritual power, but unfortunately, there are some false Gnostics who abuse this God-given gift.
Speaking at a forum on the “Pathology of False Mysticisms”, Hojat-ol-Islam Mohammad Taghi Fa’ali, university and seminary professor and author of 9 books on so-called emerging spiritual and mystical sects, elaborated on four existing mystical schools in Iran.
“The first of such schools is the pure mysticism of the Holy Quran or Shiism which is rooted in lofty sources like the Holy Book as well as Hadiths by Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and the Infallibles (AS),” he went on to say, adding that praying is also regarded as another significant source in this school.
“Islamic mysticism is always accompanied with three basic elements, namely God, Resurrection and Revelation. Any mystical school lacking these elements is believed to be a false one.”
Hojat-ol-Islam Fa’ali further referred to the second mythical school in the country which is known as that of false claimants that “has unfortunately emerged in cities and even villages during the past two decades and includes a wide range of baseless practices such as fortunetelling, astrology, sorcery, witchcraft or claims to have connections with genies and spirits.”
“The false claimants are of two types: some follow their own interests using the genuine facts, while others propagate wrong, superstitious ideas that have no logical roots. The latter includes those who claim to have certain abilities for prophecy, mindreading or even connections with Imam-e Zaman (AS).
“Of course, some people do have certain metaphysical capabilities such as mindreading,” he asserted, noting that the gift of spiritual power would be abused unless supported by profound religious beliefs.
“Most of such claimants are not truly endowed with spiritual power and those who have a certain degree of it are more or less using it in their own interests rather than to guide others towards God.”
Referring to Sai Baba, famous Indian guru who is believed to have spiritual power and miracles, Hojat-ol-Islam Fa’ali added: “The majority of those who claim to have such skills, especially those in India, Mexico and Brazil, are not truly genuine.”
The idea will be discussed in more detail during the next sessions of the forum.
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“The first of such schools is the pure mysticism of the Holy Quran or Shiism which is rooted in lofty sources like the Holy Book as well as Hadiths by Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and the Infallibles (AS),” he went on to say, adding that praying is also regarded as another significant source in this school.
“Islamic mysticism is always accompanied with three basic elements, namely God, Resurrection and Revelation. Any mystical school lacking these elements is believed to be a false one.”
Hojat-ol-Islam Fa’ali further referred to the second mythical school in the country which is known as that of false claimants that “has unfortunately emerged in cities and even villages during the past two decades and includes a wide range of baseless practices such as fortunetelling, astrology, sorcery, witchcraft or claims to have connections with genies and spirits.”
“The false claimants are of two types: some follow their own interests using the genuine facts, while others propagate wrong, superstitious ideas that have no logical roots. The latter includes those who claim to have certain abilities for prophecy, mindreading or even connections with Imam-e Zaman (AS).
“Of course, some people do have certain metaphysical capabilities such as mindreading,” he asserted, noting that the gift of spiritual power would be abused unless supported by profound religious beliefs.
“Most of such claimants are not truly endowed with spiritual power and those who have a certain degree of it are more or less using it in their own interests rather than to guide others towards God.”
Referring to Sai Baba, famous Indian guru who is believed to have spiritual power and miracles, Hojat-ol-Islam Fa’ali added: “The majority of those who claim to have such skills, especially those in India, Mexico and Brazil, are not truly genuine.”
The idea will be discussed in more detail during the next sessions of the forum.
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