What is True Perfection?

🌿 What is True Perfection?
Allama Hassanzadeh Amoli quotes that Khwaja Abdullah Ansari used to say:
“There is no perfection in stones and clay.”
That is, even if a person shows extraordinary things, it is not a guarantee of his spirituality.
🌿 Walking on Water is Not a Miracle — It is a Test
Khwaja says:
“If you start walking on water, do not think that you have reached some point.”
Even grass floats on water, and ducks, geese, and fish also walk easily.
Walking on water is not a miracle — it is only a demonstration of power.
The real miracle is that you control your soul.
🌿 Even Covering the Earth is Not Perfection
Even if you achieve taya arz — that is, cover thousands of miles in a moment —
do not think that you have become a saint.
The earth may be at your feet, but if your heart is not under your control,
then you are still astray.
🌿 If Flying in the Air Were Perfection…
If you start flying in the air like birds, then remember — mosquitoes, flies, and birds also do the same.
If flying were perfection, then the greatest knower would be a mosquito!
The perfection of a person is not in flying — it is in the awakening of the heart.
🌿 The Real Ascension: The Awakening of the Heart
Khwaja Abdullah says:
“Find your soul, make your heart alive, and search for the truth.”
That is, know your soul, make your heart alive, and seek the truth.
True perfection lies in knowing one’s essence and making the heart a center of divine light.
🌿 No Knowledge of the Unseen or Magic — The Heart is Needed
Some people perform amazing feats with strange sciences or spiritual practices,
but if the heart is not alive, then all is in vain.
Khwaja says:
“Dil besadaawar ta kasi bashi.”
That is, if you have acquired the heart — only then are you truly someone.

Maulana Wafa Haider Khan
Maulana Wafa Haider khan is a Teacher, Educator and a Scholar of Arabic Linguistics. He has many years of experience in teaching students of Deen and Fiqha. He is currently a Mudarris (Teaching Staff) at Madrasa e Hadi ATFS, Navi Mumbai.
