[12] \n Similarly...

[12] \n Similarly, when Allah -azwj Wanted to appoint successor to Prophet Adam -as and asked both Kabeel -la and Habeel -as to offer their sacrifices, Iblis -la told Kabeel -la to pray to fire which was the sign of acceptance of the sacrifice, those days, as Allah -azwj would Send Fire onto the sacrifice, as a sign of approval, so Kabeel -la instead of praying to Allah -azwj turned to a Wasila (intercession) which was based on a logical idea, in today\u2019s terminology it would be considered a brilliant idea but, however, was against the Laws of Allah -azwj , to have man-made \u2018Wasila\u2019.\u00a0 And hence was considered as a Shirk bil Zaat [13] (polytheism) as being selected by himself and not being given by Him -azwj .

[14] \n Our responsibilities, therefore are to submit to the Divine Commands without trying to invent or find our own means of improving our religious understanding or status, i.e., selecting a spiritual personality (peer-o-murshid, quaid-e-millat, wali-e-faqih), as our selection will be flawed, even the Prophets -as were unable to select the pious ones among their own nations, for example: \n Searching a peer\/fakeer\/murshad\/bawa or Quaid-e-Millat: \n This is true that one needs a teacher, i.e.; for children a school teacher is hired\/consulted, or for a higher and specialised areas and fields, one requires a more specialised teacher, i.e.; a professor an expert.\u00a0 Similarly, in religion one would need to learn or teach ones children Holy Quran, Ahadith and\/or Arabic for better understanding and coaching of the religious beliefs and practices.\u00a0 This approach is confined to the Heavenly Knowledge, as it appears in the Holy Verses and Ahadith, which is an essential start for all human beings.

However, beyond this approach, a desire to search for guide from that who is not a Masoom -asws , takes one to \u2018unknown territories\u2019 and to the verge of destruction, i.e., by committing Shirk bil Zaat [15] .