If it is written on some tent "The Tent of Layla," but when one peeps inside, a dog is tied there, then that tent will lose its value; rather, people will make fun of it. Similarly, a Mawlvi (religious scholar) is one who belongs to Mawla (Allah). From the tent of his litter (abode), the fragrance of Mawla should be found—meaning, in his company, the fragrance of Allah's love should be felt; from his company, love for Allah should be born and love for the world should leave the heart. Accordingly, the scholars who belong to Allah, the whole world becomes intoxicated by their fragrance. It is through such God-conscious scholars that religion has spread, and all our elders are examples of this. However, those scholars who remain indifferent to the people of Allah and do not efface their own ego, and the public comes to them considering them men of God, but when they see that in their tent, the dog of love for the world (Hubb-e-Dunya) and love for status (Hubb-e-Jah) is tied and Mawla is absent, they become highly disappointed. Nowadays, the lack of respect for the people of knowledge is due to this very reason; otherwise, the creation is still devoted even today to those scholars who have been blessed with the company of the friends of Allah.
