City of Djinns
Lately I have been reading blogs big on rationality. Those blogs with Indian authors lose no chance in pointing out the irrational practices so prevalent in India. It makes me cringe, to say the least, when I read them.
In "City of Djinns," by William Darlymple, there is an interesting passage related to this. Darlymple is intrigued with the belief of many Muslim, Hindu and Sikh Indians in Sufi charms. Some of the Sufi mystics to him are blatant fakes, making money on people's gullibility.
He asks his good friend, the wise Dr. Jaffrey, about this. He agrees that many are fakes and replies, "But Wiliam, my friend, you must remember one thing. Fake Sufis are like any other kind of counterfeit. Forgeries exist only because the real gold is so incredibly valuable.."
In "City of Djinns," by William Darlymple, there is an interesting passage related to this. Darlymple is intrigued with the belief of many Muslim, Hindu and Sikh Indians in Sufi charms. Some of the Sufi mystics to him are blatant fakes, making money on people's gullibility.
He asks his good friend, the wise Dr. Jaffrey, about this. He agrees that many are fakes and replies, "But Wiliam, my friend, you must remember one thing. Fake Sufis are like any other kind of counterfeit. Forgeries exist only because the real gold is so incredibly valuable.."
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