Dear Islamic brothers! Have you seen people of early time used to show such a deep respect and reverence towards their spiritual guides as if the respect of spiritual guide was running into their veins. Their parables full of surprising acts of respect and humbleness make us speechless that could a spiritual guide be respected in such a unique way? It is for the reason they attain utmost blessings from their spiritual guides.

Remember! It is obligatory upon every disciple to show respect and reverence towards his spiritual guide. The respect of parents, teachers and elder brother has its own importance but the spiritual guide is that great personality, by virtue of his  blessed company, disciples attain the mindset of protecting Iman, identify the corrupt beliefs, learn the purpose of life, have aversion towards sins, have eagerness to carry out virtuous acts, have honour in the hearts of people, clean their inner-selves, inculcate the fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, develop the devotion towards the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in their hearts, improve their worldly and Hereafter lives.

In short! There are numerous favours of spiritual guide upon his disciples, therefore, if any fortunate person gets the privilege to be the disciple of Kamil Murshid (perfect spiritual guide) after associating his blessed company, he should become respectful and obedient too in order to seek the blessings of his spiritual guide. Those disciples show great respect towards their spiritual guides from the bottom of their hearts and show no lack in their etiquettes and fulfil the rights and Adaab of spiritual guides, such privileged disciples make progress and emerge to be the beloved and chosen devotees. How important is the respect and reverence of the spiritual guide, determine it from the following blessed sayings of the blessed saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی.

Sayyiduna Zunnoon Misri رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: When any disciple does not regard the respect, he reverts where he had started. (Risala Qushayriyyah, pp. 319)

Someone asked Khuwajah Qutbuddeen Bakhtiyar Kaaki رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه: What is the level of rights of one’s spiritual guide upon his disciple? He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه replied: If any disciple all his lifelong on the way to Hajj carries his spiritual guide on his head, still, the rights of spiritual guide would not be fulfilled.

(Hasht Bihisht, pp. 397)