Hakikat Kitabevi Publications No: 10 answer to an enemy of islam

zindîq. You should not call a person a zindîq
as soon as you hear from someone else that he says so. You cannot
reach this conclusion unless it is understood canonically by the
testimony of two just witnesses. Zindîq means dahrî, one who
worships matter and nature and does not believe in Allâhu ta’âlâ
and in the next world.
Islamic rules cannot be learned by way of ilhâm. The ilhâm
(inspiration) given to the Awliyâ’ cannot be a proof, a document
for others. 
Ilhâm means knowledge coming to the heart from
Allâhu ta’âlâ. Yes, the ilhâms of the Awliyâ’ are true. Their truth
is judged by their compatibility with the teachings of Islam. But
being a Walî requires learning and obeying the teachings of Islam.
The âyat, 
“Allâhu ta’âlâ bestows knowledge upon the people of
taqwâ,” proves this. Ilhâms do not come to the heart of a person
who does not adhere to the Sunna or avoid the bid’as. His
utterances are heretical things that come from the nafs and Satan.
These statements of ours cannot be said to be in contradiction with
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the conversation between Mûsâ and Khidir (’alaihima ’s-salâm),
for the latter was not of the former’s umma. He was not
commanded to follow him. Muhammad (’alaihi ’s-salâm),
however, is the Prophet of all people and genies all over the world
that will come till the end of the world. 
Al-’ilm al-ladunnî and
ilhâm are bestowed upon those who adapt themselves to
Muhammad (’alaihi ’s-salâm). Those who are endowed with this
blessing understand the Book and the Sunna well. Islamic
teachings cannot be understood by dreams, either. A dream
incompatible with Islam is to be judged as Satanic.
Al-Junaid al-Baghdâdî (d. in Baghdad, 298/910), one of the
greatest Awliyâ’, said, “The only way to lead man to Allâhu
ta’âlâ’s approval is to follow Muhammad (’alaihi ’s-salâm).”
Again, he said, “A person who does not obey the Qur’ân al-kerîm
or the hadîth ash-sherîf cannot be a guide.” [Non-mujtahids cannot
understand the Qur’ân al-kerîm or the hadîth ash-sherîf. Those
scholars who founded the seventy-two heretical groups
misunderstood them because they were non-mujtahids. They
misled millions of Muslims. To obey the Qur’ân al-kerîm and the
hadîth ash-sherîf, following one of the four madhhabs is
necessary.] Yes, an illiterate person who has not read or learned
anything may become an ’ârif and be able to understand the
meaning of the Qur’ân al-kerîm, but he cannot be a guide for
others. To be a guide, it is necessary to learn the rules in the Book
and the Sunna from a master [or from the books of fiqh in one of
the four madhhabs], for the way of the Salaf as-sâlihîn and their
sucessors is the way of the Book and the Sunna.
Sirrî as-Saqatî (d. in Baghdad, 251/865), one of the greatest
Awliyâ’, a disciple of Ma’rûf al-Karkhî and the maternal uncle and
master of al-Junaid al-Baghdâdî, said, “Tasawwuf comprises three
meanings: To be a possessor of wara’; not to utter any words
incompatible with the Book and the Sunna; and not to commit
harâms while having karâmât.”
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