*What are a Salik, Majzub, and Qalandar?*


1) *Salik* – A Salik is generally understood to be a person who is adorned with outward deeds and outward attire. The first condition for being a Salik is that the inner state should either be naturally present, or, through acquisition, the _lata’if_ [subtle spiritual centers] should accept the color of love and the color of _Tawhid-e-Af‘ali_ [Oneness of Divine Acts]. In reality, a Salik is only the one whose _lata’if_ have already become imbued.


2) *Majzub* – People call a mad or deranged person a Majzub. In other words, it is the name for a lunatic or madman who is not legally accountable. Some people think that a Majzub is superior to and higher than a Salik. A Majzub is only that person whom Allah the Exalted has drawn toward Himself. A Majzub acquires the quality of _jazb_ [divine attraction] through proximity by way of obligatory acts or through _qurb-e-wujudi_ [proximity of being].


3) *Qalandar* – This is a Sufi elder who is so immersed in divine love that he has no concern for material wealth or worldly things. A Qalandar is a Sufi saint of high rank who is absorbed in divine love. He preaches _nirgun bhakti_ [formless devotion] and considers God to be Truth and life to be the path to reach Him.

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