Muslims having guru photos: is it right?

Question

I met a Muslim who is a follower of a Muslim guru. He had his guru's photo on his mobile screen and kept looking at it with love. I have seen the same in Hindu ashrams with Hindu gurus. What is your view on this?

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan · Accepted Answer

maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai. maulana shariq hussain sahab ka . unhon ne likha hai: "aik musalman se mulaqat hui, woh aik muslim group ke follower hain. unhon ne apne mobile ke screen par apne group ka photo laga rakha tha. woh is photo ko bar bar mohabbat se dekhtay thay. yahi manzar mein ne hindu ashramon mein hindu group ke sath dekha hai. woh apne group ka photo apne mobile pe rakh kar us ko mohabbat ke sath dekhtay thay. tareekh se maloom hota hai ke but parasti isi tarah paida hui thi ke pichlay log apnay barhon ki tasveer bana kar us ko apnay pas rakhtay thay. is ke baray mein kuch bataein." haan, sahi aap ne kaha. yaani jis ko kehtay hain "strong affection" toh woh "strong affection" kisi bhi cheez se agar paida ho jaye aap ko "other than god" toh woh shirk hai. is ka naam shirk hai. chahe woh aap kai logon ko mein ne dekha hai, apnay betay ke laga rehtay hain, apnay beti ke laga rehtay hain, us ko dekhtay rehtay hain. mein apnay safar mein aik sahib ke sath tha toh woh bar bar khol kar aik cheez dekhtay thay. mein ne kaha bhai kiya cheez hai? mera mere betay beti ki tasveer hai. beta aur beti ki tasveer liye dekhtay rehtay hain. yeh sab bilkul yaani absurd baat hai. aur shirk jo aaya hai, kahan se aaya hai? woh "individual cult" jis ko kehtay hain, us se aaya hai. "individual cult" pehle aata hai, phir woh shirk ban jata hai. yeh bhi pehle tasveer aati hai, phir woh sab but ban jata hai. toh kisi bhi shakhs se, chahe aap ka beta beti ho, chahe group ho ya koi bhi ho, us ke sath aap ko andar "strong affection" agar hai toh aap samajh lijiye ke aap shirk mubtala hain. yaani allah ke siwa kisi aur se aap ko qulbi taluq ho gaya hai. maulana, agla sawal mister daniyal sahab ka hai.