Nawab Muhamed Khan, Jan-Fishan was walking down the street one day and saw a noisy, unfriendly crowd. He asked a man standing to the side: “What happened there?” He replied: “O Most High! Your student started a quarrel with the residents of this quarter.”
Jan-Fishan entered the crowd and said to his follower: “Explain yourself.” He said: “These people were hostile.” People exclaimed: “This is not true! On the contrary, we praised him!” "What did they say?" - asked the Nawab. “They said: “Long live the great scientist!” Then I told them that the ignorance of scientists is responsible for the desperate situation of man."
Jan-Fishan Khan said: “The arrogance of scientists is responsible for the pitiful condition of man in the world. And the arrogance of the Sufi was the cause of this quarrel. Not being a scientist is an achievement that involves detachment from pettiness. People wanted to honor you. You are not their teacher. Don't you realize that by acting this way you are becoming like those you condemn? Take care of yourself, my child. Too many steps off the Path of Highest Achievement and you become not a sage, but a scientist.”
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru