Rejecting Spirituality: Is Ghamidi Sb Influenced By Ghulam Pervaiz Sb?
Ghamidi saheb’s hermeneutics is completely different from that of Pervaiz Saheb. Any apparent similarity is coincidental and develops through different lines of argument. To Ghamidi saheb language is a living thing and should be understood on the principles of idioms, context, and in its historical background, on the other hand, Pervaiz Saheb approach to language is through lexicon. Any word can have any meaning registered in the dictionary. Similes and metaphors are determined arbitrarily. These two approaches are poles apart. Pervaiz saheb holds no value for sunnah and equates it with Hadith. Ghamidi saheb holds sunnah and hadith as different and maintains that Sunnah is as important as Quran. Ghamidi saheb did not ridicule miracles. He accepts them as reality if they are proven and authentically reported. God and his servants are connected as the Creator and creation. God guided them by choosing some prophets among them. He accepts their prayers and guides them if they strive for His ways but He does not talk to them. He talked only to his messengers.