Going to shrines mantain mangna etc is our culture. Baqi Jo kisi na videos share ki hain yeh to molvi khud kartay hain
Brother, i have no problems with people going to shrines. When I am in Pakistan i visit shrines myself. Khari shareef for example. I was there 7 years ago last. There were some great things.
I saw people reciting Quran, people pray namaz there, i saw booksellers, i saw the langar (which is an amazing tradition), i saw the bazaar outside, all great things.
I also saw things that bothered me.
I saw a disabled boy with a chain around his neck being paraded around outside like an animal. His head was deformed and he was being used to beg.
I saw people arrive with decorative dholis. What do these represent? They look like idols to me. I was curious about their intentions.
I saw people coming in large groups playing drums, dancing, like they are going to a mela. This was around the time of their urs. Is this in keeping with the traditions of Islam?
I was also dissapointed by what I didn't see,
Where was the kalam of Mian Muhammad Baskh? Who was reciting his poetry? Where was the information about his life and his teachings? TThere was not a single word of English yet it's regularly visited by British Pakistani community. Where was the madarsa? What work was being done with the millions donated to educate people, or help people in extreme poverty - other than provide langar? The great people buried there dedicated their life to spreading the Deen, is that message still true for their custodians? I don't think it is.
I think these things are a problem and they need to be addressed.
These awliya were sent to the furthest reaches of the world to spread the Deen, not as magicians or miracle men. Today their custodians and their mureed have lost the essence of their work.
I do not fall into the binary of believing in God or being anti-God. I believe in the undeniable supremacy of Nature.
Can you tell me, Indos brother, that you can put prayer on your lips and dive your spaceship into a star like the Sun and expect to be alive ? Can you confirm that you can go jump into a volcano in your Indonesia with a prayer on the lips and expect to be alive ? We all must live within the bounds of Nature whatever our beliefs.
If Allah wills it, it can happen. Ibrahim (AS) was burnt at the stake, yet Allah cooled the fire. Yunus (AS) survived in the belly of a whale. Easa (AS) was crucified, yet he is alive today. Muhammad (saws) split the moon into two. This is all mentioned in the holy Quran.
I was going to ask you a question, but i fear the answer you will give - so for your sake, i won't ask it.