I understand that some folks would look at Punjabi Sufis' pictures with beards and assume they were Mullahs. The reality is pretty different though. These Sufis were vehemently opposed to Mullahs. Here is one verse from the Sufi poems.Originally posted by Yahya@Nov 21 2005, 01:24 PM
i totaly agree but not with the mullah part..the mullahs in 1500s where quite intelegent and sophisticated folk..what we know now as mullah is a new breed which became popular 50s onwards. before that mullahs where not at all ignorant and lazy folk. they where quite intelegent and knowledgable. how ever they where declining rapidly in numbers.
we can confirm this by having a look at some punjabi sufis.
Shah Hussain: 1539-1599
Sultan Bahu: 1629-1690
Bulleh Shah: 1680-1758
Waris Shah: 1722-1798
Mian Mohammed Baksh: 1830-1904
Khawaja Farid: 1841-1901
Mullah! you just go through motions with religious books
without ever getting to the true meaning
As it is, O Mullah! you are like a donkey (jackass)
carrying around a load of books
So yes Mullahs were one of the many factors that lead to the downfall of the Ottoman empire. Turks realized it and kicked Mullahdom out of their society. Kamal Ataturk wasn't a mad man. He knew that Mullahs have to be thrown out of the government. Rest of it as they say is history.
Best regards