Allamah Anwar Shah Kashmiri said:

Once I was coming from Kashmir and on my way I met a murid of a famous (peer) spiritual master of Punjab. He strongly encouraged me to meet his peer. As it was on my way, I agreed. The peer received me warmly and we conversed. He then turned his attention to his murids, as a result of which they were literally spellbound. I witnessed all of this and told him, “Please turn tour attention to me so that  I may also experience all of this.” He commenced his exercise of mind control over me, whereas I sought protection in Allah’s name. Despite his best efforts he could not get any success in possessing me. After some time he told me, “You cannot be brought under my spell.” I told him,

“All of this is nothing but a gimmick to impress people. These tricks have nothing to do with devotion to Allah (reaching Allah). If one strives one may develop this ability in three days and one may hear the sound of ‘Allah, Allah’ from his heart. This is also nothing.

What really matters is the state of God consciousness (Ihsaan), one’s adherence to the Shariah and constancy in following the Sunnah.“

(The Great Scholars of Deoband 121-122 Ulama Deoband kya the 54)