`  :N. D. Ahuja, The essence and the fragrance, 1975 ``However, 'legalism' (fiqak) and 'letterism' (tafsir) engulfed the teachings of  the Prophet with lapse of time and the Esseence of God-Realization was, to a great extent, lost in the cob-webs created by Ulema-i-su ie the self-seeking ``  :  letterism - sometimes zaahiri, sometimes tafsir  druggie religious shite`