Starting point of God-realization

Maulana, agla sawal Panipat se hai, Javed sahab ka. Unhone aapse poocha hai: "Maulana, what is the starting point of marifat or God realization? Please answer me in detail." Ab main yeh kahunga: Aap bhai, kitaab sab se pehle padhiye, kitaab marifat. Baghair padhe hue log sawal karte hain. Meri kitaab hai, moti si kitaab marifat, usko padhiye, phir sawal kijiye to main uska jawab dunga, inshallah. Kitaab marifat kehte hain safhat hain, aap 624. Kitaab marifat ke 624 safhat hain, uske moti si kitaab hai, bohat hi detail mein hai.

Woh usko aap padhiye aur phir sawal kijiye. Dekhein, sawal karne ka tareeqa yeh hai ke aap homework kar chuke hon. Aap log homework karte nahi hain aur sawal kar dete hain. Homework kiya hai? Apne bas ki jahad karna, apni bas ki chhanbeen karna. Yaani khud jo aadmi chhanbeen kar sakta hai, woh kar chuka ho. Yeh hai homework. Aam taur par logon ka mizaj hai ke homework karte nahi, woh sawal kar dete hain. To aapse mashwara to mujhe hai ke aap ka homework yeh hai ke aap meri kitaab jo hai, usko padhein aur uske baad aap sawal karein.

Maulana, yeh sawal aaya hai Miss Attia ka, Ferozpur, Punjab se. Unhone likha hai: "Cap caps no importance in namaz for men, but I want to know whether covering head is compulsory for women or not during namaz.