Knowledge and Cognition
INTRODUCTION
Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, remained the seat of learning for a long time. Though now strife-torn after the ouster of the Marxist regime, it has seen the blossoming of Islamic sciences. Even today the Jihad (fighting in the cause of ALLAH as distinct from war) is being led by Muslim scholars turned warriors. A scholar from Kabul wrote to his eminence ALLAH Yar Khan RAH, asking certain questions about Tasawwuf (Islamic mysticism). This has been their practice to seek guidance in such matters from saints of eminence. The historic meeting of Maulana Roomi and his Shaikh Shams Tabrez is well known to any student of Sufi thought.
A scholar feels an unslakable thirst as he advances in the quest of knowledge. The skepticism generated by knowledge without insight needs to be removed. It is for the same reason that he addresses a saint blessed with spiritual enlightenment. He knows that the fountain to satiate his thirst will be found here. The following letter provides an example of such an effort.
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