Showing posts with label Biography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Biography. Show all posts
One day Hadhrat Bayazid Bastami rahmatullah alayhi while in meditation, saw himself in a synagogue dressed as a Jew. At first he was confused, but when he kept on seeing the same vision over and over again, he decided to enact it. So, he dressed himself as a Jew and went to their synagogue. When the Jews and their scholars were present, their chief Rabbi stood up to speak. But when he stood up, his tongue became stuck and he could not talk. After he had been standing quietly for some time, the Jews started to complain. The Rabbi said, "In this gathering there is a follower of the Prophet Muhammed (sallalahu alayhi wassalam) and I cannot speak because he has come to examine us." On hearing this, their anger raged like wildfire and they asked the Rabbi to give them permission to kill this follower of the Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu alayhi wassalam). The Rabbi replied, "He cannot be killed without proof, so we must talk to him peacefully and respectfully and then we can decide." The Rabbi then said, "Oh follower of Muhammad (sallalahu alayhi wassalam). For the sake of your Prophet please stand up in your place. If you can remove our doubt about Islam then we shall accept Islam, but if you can't, then we shall kill you." On hearing this, Hadhrat Bayazid rahmatullah alayhi stood up and gave permission for them to question him.
Rabbi: What is one and not two? Bayazid: Allah.
Rabbi: What is two and not three? Bayazid: Night and day. [Qur'aan chapter 17 verse 12: "And we made night and day two examples."]
Rabbi: What is three and not four? Bayazid: The Throne, Chair, and the Pen of Allah.
Rabbi: What is four and not five? Bayazid: The Torah, Bible, Psalms, and the Qur'aan.
Rabbi: What is five and not six? Bayazid: The five compulsory Prayers.
Rabbi: What is six and not seven? Bayazid: The six days in which the Earth, the sky, and whatever is in between them was created. [Qur'aan chapter 50 verse 38: "And we created the Sky and the Earth and whatever is between them in six days"]
Rabbi: What is seven and not eight? Bayazid: The seven skies. [Qur'aan chapter 67 verse 3, "Who created the seven skies layer upon layer!"]
Rabbi: What is eight and not nine? Bayazid: The bearers of the throne of Allah. [Quraan chapter 69 verse 17: "And they will lift their Lord's throne on themselves on that day, eight persons. "]
Rabbi: What is nine and not ten? Bayazid: The villagers of Hadhrat Salih peace be upon him in which the mischief mongers lived. [Qur'aan chapter 27 Verse 48: "And in that city there were nine persons who created mischief on the Earth, and they didn't amend. "]
Rabbi: What is ten and not eleven? Bayazid: The person who performs a minor pilgrimage along with the major one and doesn't have the capacity to sacrifice an animal, he has to keep ten fasts. [Qur'aan chapter 2 verse 196: "So keep the three Haj days and seven fasts when you return".]Rabbi: What is eleven, twelve and thirteen things which Allah has mentioned? Bayazid: Hadhrat Yusuf had eleven brothers. The twelve months in a yea., [Qur'aan chapter 9 verse 36: "The number of months, with Allah , is twelve months".]Hadhrat Yusuf saw thirteen things prostrating to him. [Qur'aan chapter 12 verse 4: "I saw in a dream eleven stars, the sun and the moon, I saw them (for my sake) prostrating (to me)".]
Rabbi: Which is that nation which lied and went in to paradise and which is that nation which said the truth and entered hell? Bayazid: Hadhrat Yusuf's brothers lied but they went to paradise. [Qur'aan chapter 12 verse 17: "Oh father! We went out to run and we left Yusuf with our belongings, then he was eaten by the wolf."]The contradiction between the Christians and the Jews was true but they went to hell. [Qur'aan chapter 2 verse 113: "And the Jews said that the Christians are not on any path, and the Christians said that the Jews are not on any path, even though they all read the book."]
Rabbi: What is the meaning of Qur'aan chapter 51 verse 1-4: By the ships that scatter broadcast; And those that lift and bear away heavy weights; And those that flow with ease and gentleness;And those that distribute and apportion by Command?Bayazid: The meaning of flying scattered ships is air, the meaning of weight carrying ships is water filled clouds, the meaning of calmly sailing ships is boats, and the meaning of the last is the angels which distribute the sustenance.
Rabbi: What is that thing which has no soul nor any connection with breathing, yet it breathes? Bayazid: It is the dawn, for it has no soul but it still breathes. [Qur'aan Chapter 81 verse 18: "And the morning, when it breathes."]
Rabbi: What are those fourteen things to which Allah talks with honour? Bayazid: The seven earths and the seven skies, [Qur’aan chapter 41 verse 11: Then He said to it and to the Earth, come both of you with happiness or hardly, They said we will come happily.]
Rabbi: Which is that grave which moves the person in it around? Bayazid: The fish of Hadhrat Yunus alayhi salaam. [Qur'aan chapter 37 verse 142: "Then the fish took him as a morsel".]Rabbi: Which is that water which neither came up from the earth nor down from the sky? Bayazid: The water which Hadhrat Sulaiman alayhi salaam sent to Bilqis, Queen of Sheeba, for it was the sweat of a horse.
Rabbi: What are those four things which had no father nor were born from a mother’s stomach? Bayazid: The sheep of Hadhrat Ismail, the she camel of Hadhrat Salih, Hadhrat Adam and our mother Eve alayhi salaam.
Rabbi: Whose blood flowed first on the Earth? Bayazid: It was Habil's (Abel) when Qabil (Cain) killed him.
Rabbi: What is that thing which Allah created and then bought? Bayazid: A believers soul. [Qur'aan chapter 9 verse 11: "Allah bought from the Muslim's their souls."]
Rabbi: What is that voice which Allah created and then spoke ill of? Bayazid: The donkey’s voice. [Qur'aan chapter 31 verse 19: "Without doubt the worse voice is of a donkey."]
Rabbi: What is that creation that Allah created and from it’s greatness created fear? Bayazid: Women's scheming. [Qur'aan chapter 12 verse 28: "Truly, mighty is your scheming."
Rabbi: What is that thing that Allah created and then asked about? Bayazid: The staff of Hadhrat Musa.[Qur'aan Chapter 20 verse 17: "And what is that in your right hand, Oh Musa? He said "This is my staff."]
Rabbi: Who are the most pious of the women and what are the blessed rivers? Bayazid: The most pious women are Hadhrat Eve, Hadhrat Khadija, Hazart Aisha and Hadhrat Fatima. The most blessed rivers are the Oxus, Simwon, Tigris, Euphrates and Nile.
Rabbi: Which is the most blessed mountain and the most blessed animal? Bayazid: Mount Toor in Makkah and the horse. Rabbi: Which is the best of all months and the best of all nights? Bayazid: The month of Ramdhan and the Night of Power. [Qur'aan Chapter 2 verse 185: "The month of Ramdhan in which the Qur'aan was revealed."Qur'aan chapter 97 verse 3: "The night of power is better than a thousand months."]
Rabbi: There is a tree which has twelve twigs, each twig has thirty leaves, and each leaf has five fruits, two in the sun and three in the shade. What is the meaning of this tree? Bayazid: The tree means one year, the twigs mean the twelve months, the leaves represent the thirty days, and the fruits are the daily prayers, two of which are prayed in the day and the remaining three which are prayed at dawn, at dusk, and in the night time.
Rabbi: What is that thing that circled around the Ka'abah in Makkah even though it had no soul? Bayazid: The boat of Hadhrat Nuh alayhi salaam. In the time of the flood it arrived in Arabia and circled around the Ka'abah.
Rabbi: How many prophets did Allah send as Messengers? Bayazid: Only Allah knows, but in narrations it is said that Allah created 126,000 prophets from which 313 were Messengers. Rabbi: What are those four things whose roots are one but their colours and tastes are different? Bayazid: Eyes, ears, mouth and nose. The wetness of the eye are sour, the wetness of the ears is acid, that of the noses is also acid and the wetness of the mouth is sweet.
Rabbi: What is the voice of the donkey called? Bayazid: It is the curse on the tax takers. Rabbi: What is the voice of the dog called? Bayazid: Doom on the dwellers of Hell by the anger of Allah. Rabbi: What is the remembrance of the ox? Bayazid: SubhanAllah wa bihamdihi, subhanAllah il adheem.
Rabbi: What is the remembrance of the camel? Bayazid: HasbunAllahu wa ni’mal wakeel.
Rabbi: What is the remembrance of the peacock? Bayazid: Huwal wadud, dhul ‘arsh il-adheem. Rabbi: What is the beautiful recitation of the nightingale? Bayazid: So remember the pure Allah when it is morning and evening.
Rabbi: What is that thing which Allah sent revelation on, but it was not human, Jinn or Angel? Bayazid: The honey bee. [Qur'aan chapter 16 verse 68: "And your lord gave order to the honey bee."]
After this the Rabbi couldn't ask any more questions and became quiet. Hadhrat Bayazid rahmatullah alayhi said, "Now you give me the answer to my one question. What is the key to paradise?" The Rabbi replied, "If I give the answer to this question, this gathering will kill me." The gathering shouted in one voice "We shall not do anything. Now tell us the true answer!" The Rabbi then said, "Listen! the key to paradise is: There is no God worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad peace be upon him is His Messenger!" On hearing this the whole gathering accepted Islam and Hadhrat Bayazid rahmatullah alayhi returned giving thanks to Allah.
Labels: Biography, Hazrat Bayazid Bastami (RA)
Imam Abu Hanifah Numan bin Thabit al-Kharraz, may Allah he pleased with him, had a firm footing in shariat and a high status in tariqat. To begin with, he loved solitude and wanted to renounce the world and live a life of seclusion so as to keep away from the contamination of power and position, and position, and be fully devoted to God Almighty. However, he gave up that idea when he had a dream in which he saw himself sorting out the bones of Prophet Mohammad (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) in his grave, and was giving preference to some of them over the others.He went to one of the disciples of Muhammad bin Sirrin (who was well-versed in interpreting dreams) and asking the meaning of that dream. He said, "You will reach a position in the knowledge of Hadith when you will be able to judge Hadith properly and distinguish the correct sayings from the fake ones."In another dream the Prophet Mohammad (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) said to him, "O Abu Hanifah, you have been created to revive my sunnah. Do not take to solitude." Imam Abu Hanifah was the teacher of some of the great mashaikhs like Ibrahim bin Adham, Fudhail bin Ayadh, Daud Tai, Bishr Hafi, etc.,It is related in the chronicles that once Emperor Mansur planned to select a qadhi (chief justice) out of the following four persons, Imam Abu Hanifah, Sufyan Thauri, Mu'sar Sallah bin Ashim & Qadhi Sharih, all of whom were great scholars in Islamic learning. Consequently, they were summoned to the court. While going to the emperor, Imam Abu Hanifah told his companions that he had a plan for each of them. They said "What is that ?" He said, "I will try to get rid of the offer on some pretext; Mu'sar should pretend madness; Sufyan should flee; and Shariah should accept the offer. Accordingly Sufyan escaped by crossing the river using a boat & disappeared. The remaining three persons were brought before the emperor.First he addressed Imam Abu Hanaifah & told him that he wanted to appoint him as the qadhi of the empire. The Imam said, "O Amir al-Mu'minin as I am a non-Arab, and a slave too, the Arab chiefs will not be inclined to accept my decision." The emperor said, "It is not race, but knowledge & competence which counts in this matter." Abu Hanifah said, "But I am not competent for the job." The emperor said, "I know you are competent." Abu Hanifahreplied, "It means I am telling a lie, in which case too I am not fit for the post, because a liar cannot be fit to be a qadhi. So, in both cases I am not fit for the job. You are a caliph of God. You should not appoint a liar to such a high post." In this way he succeeded in getting rid of the job. Now came the turn of Mu'sar. He took the hand of the Caliph and said "How are you ? And how are your children ? How are your animals ?" Seeing this the Caliph exclaimed, "He is mad, take him away." Then he asked Sharih to accept the job. He said, "I am also mentally imbalanced and short of memory." The Caliph said, "Never mind, you will be alright by treatment." Thus, he was appointed as the qadhi of the Empire.This was how Imam Abu Hanifah succeeded in avoiding the post. Henceforward he never met Sharih and kept himself away from him. This story bears testimony to his greatness from two points of view. Firstly, his wisdom to understand what he and his companions had to do and secondly, his contentment and love for solitude in which he found safety of faith. Incidentally, the cult of self reproach (malamat) also stands proven by the behavior of these scholars who had to make a show of weakness & feign imperfection on their part to avoid worldly honor & dignity, which they feared would harm them spiritually, while the pretenders do just the opposite. Being slaves of greed they worship the rich and powerful, lick their shoes, take their palaces as qiblat & their thresholds as Qaba Qausain.Once a pretender in Ghazni who feigned to profess malamat, said that the wearing of the muraqqah was bidat (heretical). I said to him, "You feel no hesitation in wearing the robes of silk which are definitely harm (forbidden) in Islam and that too you beg from the tyrannical & wicked people who amass wealth through unlawful means. had you not been overpowered by arrogance and vice, you would not have said this. Silk dresses are lawful for females but not for males. It is certainly unbecoming on your part to wear silk & condemn the patched garment obtained by lawful means."Imam Abu Hanifah says, "When Noufil bin Hayan died, I saw in dream in which mankind was busy submitting accounts on the Day of Judgment. I saw the Prophet Mohammad (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) standing at the edge of a pool of water with many mashikhs on his right and left. There was a handsome old man with grey hair standing nearest to the Prophet Mohammad (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) with his bright face almost touching the Prophet Mohammad's (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) face. Noufil bin Hayan was also there. When he saw me he came close to me and greeted me with salaam. I asked him to give me some water. He said that he would ask the Prophet Mohammad's(Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) permission first. As soon as he said this, the Prophet Mohammad (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) raised his finger as a token of approval and he gave us a vessel full of water which the companions and I drank to our fill. However, the vessel remained as full as before. I asked Noufil who was tht venerable personage on the Prophet Mohammad's (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) right. He said it was the Prophet Ibrahim (AS) and on his left was Hadhrat Abu Bakr As Siddiq (Radhiyallaho anho). He went on introducing the mashaikhs to me and I went on counting them on my fingers. the last number being seventeen. When I woke up I still had my finger on number seventeen."Yahya bin Muadh Razi said, "I saw the Prophet Mohammad (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) in a dream and said to him, 'Where can I find you.' He said, 'In the knowledge of Abu Hanifah.' " Imam Abu Hanifah's merits and virtues are too many to be described.Once when I, li Uthmanwas staying at the tomb of Hadhrat Bilal(Companion of Prophet Mohammad (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam)) in Damascus, I saw in dream that I was in Makkah. I saw the Prophet Mohammad (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam), entering the Shirne of Ka'bah through the Gate of Bani Shiba carrying as old man as one carries a child on one's bosom. I ardently ran to the Prophet Mohammad (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) and kissed his feet. I was wondering who the old man was. Reading my mind the Prophet Mohammad (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) said "He is your Imam & the Imam of your country, Abu Hanifah." My countrymen and I are indeed lucky to have that honor. This dream is enough to confirm that Imam Abu Hanifah was fani-us-siffat by himself & baqi-us-siffat with the Prophet Mohammad (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) by virtue of the fact that the Prophet Mohammad(Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) lifted him to his bosom. Had he been walking on his own feet he would not have been fani by himself, instead he would have been baqi with himself. Know that what is verified by the Prophet Mohammad (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) himself cannot be questioned.It is said that when Daud Tai had learned all the Islamic sciences and became a great scholar he went to Imam Abu Hanifah and said, "What should I do next ?" The Imam replied, "Alaik bil amal fa innal ilma bila amal kal jasdu bila rab" (Bring your knowledge (ilm) into practice, since knowledge without practice is like a body without soul). If knowledge is not followed by practice it is meaningless. He who is contented with knowledge alone is not an alim (man of knowledge) in the real sense of the word. It is like true guidance which is not possible without struggle (devotion), or like mushahadah (unity with God) which is not possible without mujahaidah (devotion). Therefore, knowledge is a necessary complement of action & no knowledge is complete without action. It is like the light of the sun which cannot be separated from the sun. I have already explained the benefits of knowledge earlier.
Labels: Biography, Hazrat IMAM ABU HANIFA
By Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad
And Allah has set forth an example for those who believe, the wife of Fir'aun (Pharaoh), when she said: "My Lord! Build for me a home with You in Paradise, and save me from Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and his work, and save me from the people who are Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers and disbelievers in Allah). [66:11] Asiya (ra) was the wife of Pharaoh and she is a real life example for the believers of today on how we should deal with the bush and blair of our times. Allah (swt) made her an example and symbol of the deen for the women. For anyone wanting to seek guidance and follow the Sunnah this is an excellent example. She had maturity and understanding in the deen desiring only the akhirah. She said I do not want anything in the dunya I want to be near to you Oh my Lord by having a house in Jannah. Whenever we look for house in the dunya we check the neighbours to see if they are good in order to make our decision on taking the house, yet Asiya (ra) said to Allah (swt) that I want your neighbourhood in jannah. Asiya (ra) said that I came out from obedience to Pharaoh, usually it is forbidden to disobey the husband but for her to do so was qurba ilallah (to become closer to Allah). Even though she benefited so much by being with him in terms of living such a luxurious life she left all of it and she rejected to live in his palace or to have his servants for the sake of Allah (swt). She said to Pharaoh; I will not accept to live with you, she said; Oh enemy of Allah I am free from you and anything that you did before and I reject you, you see from me nothing but plotting to kill you and complete animosity towards you. He said to her; stop saying it otherwise you will be deported. Ibn Abbas (ra) said that she ran away in order to seek the guidance of Allah (swt). He had her arrested and tortured for 3 days burning her body and yet she continued to say I reject you and do not want anything to do with you. Where then is the wife of today who will account her husband like this? To tell her husband that he is an apostate if he does not pray or commits shirk by voting, joining the army, police, MCB etc. Where is the wife who rejects her husband to commit haram and kufr even if it means leaving him? The Messenger Muhammad (saw) informed us about her as being one of the women of jannah that has been testified to. The wife will get the reward in helping her husband and in fulfilling her own duties, yet what about her duties for the deen and her role to rear the future generation of Muslims? The Muslim sisters should be daaiyah (callers to Islam) and muraabiyah – nurturing the body and soul/personality of the children. The mother is the school for the children. The mother of Imam Shafi, Abu Hanifah, Malik and Ahmad all had mothers who made them what they were. Imam Shafi was born after his father passed away he only had his mother and she guaranteed that her child would be educated with the relevant ilm. Imam Shafi became the imam of Quraysh who the prophet (saw) informed us about (i.e. that there will be from Makkah an Imam from Quraysh). Imam Abu Hanifah was known as Imam al-A’zam and all the people agree that the one prophesised about to be from Khurasaan and very high in ilm was him. His father went to Iraq in order to trade but it was the mother who made him what he was and she was the one caring about his education. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal would refuse his child to be breast fed by any bad person, once he saw his child being breast fed by this woman so he took back the child and put his fingers down his throat for him to regurgitate the milk that he had suckled. This is because of the genes that you inherit from the DNA of the milk from the woman. The prophet (saw) said be careful of the irq which is the DNA that is passed on via breast feeding. When the child is suckling the milk of the mother will build a link with the child. That is why the hadith says that you should chose your wife on the basis of her deen as this is the right your children have over you and will be best for them. In order to teach her children the mother must herself learn ilm and aspire seek knowledge.Once upon a time there was a man well known called Farrukh who wanted to go to jihad from the age of 14 up until the age of 20. It was up to the khaleefah to choose the people as offensive jihad is fard kifayyah. On the age of 20 he got married and 3-4 weeks after he got married the call for jihad came to him, it was reported that less than 2 months of him getting married he was called to go out and fight. He told his wife that I have been trying for this for years and now it has come up, are you going to help me and support me to go or are you going to be an obstacle in my way? She said I will support you but I am pregnant, he said I will go and if I am victorious I will return with booty and if not then I will become shaheed, he said this is 30 000 dinars - all my savings take it and keep it. She was obedient and said that I rely on Allah (swt) hasbunallah wa ni’mal wakeel. In the time of Omar (ra) he was asked how long after the husband has gone away from his wife is it before it invalidates the nikkah, he adopted 4 months, this is why every 4 months the people who were fighting in the army would be sent back home to renew the time limit. Farrukh went and it was 30 years before he came back, the whole of Madinah had changed, he came there seeing all new people yet when he went to his house it was as he left it. He entered the house and saw a man in his house, the man said how dare you enter into my home without knocking, he said what are you doing in my home? They began to fight, the wife looked and recognised him and said it is Farrukh! She told him that the one you are fighting with is your son, so they embraced each other. He said I have booty and added an extra 15000 dinars. She said to Farrukh make ghusl and rest, so he did after which he went to the masjid of Baghdad (at time of Abu Hanifah) where there used to be a majlis and the one doing the bayaan was Rabeea’ tul Raie’, Farrukh asked someone who is this man? So they told him, he asked about him and who he was? They said his father is called Farrukh and left for Jihad many years ago. Upon hearing this he felt so happy and could not contain his happiness. He went back to his wife and said what did you call my son? She said Rabeea’ tul Raie’ he said the one giving the majlis? She said; yes. She said that the money you left I used it to send him from alim to alim in order for him to learn the deen. She said that I heard the single mother who does not marry for the sake of her children she will enter with the prophets into jannah and therefore I never did so. These are the sort of examples that we need to follow and learn from. The mother of Imam Abu Hanfiah would go with him to Abu Zarrah to ask him ahkaam and he would go to him to ask. She would teach him that we only ask ilm from the ulama yet even though Abu Zarrah himself would ask Abu Hanifah for the answers. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal’s mother used to say that if I worked day and night washing peoples clothes or cleaning peoples floors in order to get money to teach my son the Quran I will never stop working day and night.Imam Malik’s mother was the wife of Anas bin Malik, they asked Anas bin Malik are there any sahabah left in your time he said from the Bedouins there are many (meaning he was of the last of the companions). His mother was a sahabiyyah and would wake up in the night and say to Imam Malik let us memorise the quran. The muslimah today should look to the kafirah and see how you differ from her if you do not differ in any way then there is a problem and you need to change yourself. The mother will never allow her child to go the kufr schools and to learn their kufr education, this is the biggest mistake and betrayal for the child. The mother is the one that ensures her children are brought up with the correct understanding and are educated in the deen. The kafirah does not cover, she dazzles herself, she does not pray or fast, she works whilst free mixing with men. The muslimah on the other hand is muwwahidah and does not leave her home except without permit, she wears khimar and jilbab and even niqab in fitna, she looks after children, does not free mix, does not soften her voice when speaking with other men, honours her family etc. What makes a women a good wife:
Her family (education)
The society she learnt from (schooling)
Her husbandThe role of the husband comes into play especially when the first two things fail. If he is kind to her and good to her he can mould her to be a great woman by teaching her. The good husband is one who cares about the wife, fulfils his duties and makes sure she does hers, remembering that she is the mother of his children. The prophet (saw) said if you look after them and be good with them they will listen to you. If you educate her properly she will blossom to become a good woman, the wife is the outcome of what you plant and rear/look after. The hadith says teach your wife the chapter of Nuh, Nisa and Noor, these surahs are the biggest in terms of fiqh. If your husband is taghoot he must be rejected and the wife is obliged to leave him otherwise she will also take the same rule, learn from the example of Asiya (ra) who left and up rose against her husband who was taghout.
Her family (education)
The society she learnt from (schooling)
Her husbandThe role of the husband comes into play especially when the first two things fail. If he is kind to her and good to her he can mould her to be a great woman by teaching her. The good husband is one who cares about the wife, fulfils his duties and makes sure she does hers, remembering that she is the mother of his children. The prophet (saw) said if you look after them and be good with them they will listen to you. If you educate her properly she will blossom to become a good woman, the wife is the outcome of what you plant and rear/look after. The hadith says teach your wife the chapter of Nuh, Nisa and Noor, these surahs are the biggest in terms of fiqh. If your husband is taghoot he must be rejected and the wife is obliged to leave him otherwise she will also take the same rule, learn from the example of Asiya (ra) who left and up rose against her husband who was taghout.
Labels: Biography
He was born on the 29th Sha'ban in 569 A.H. (About 1179 AD) in Khotwal, a village near Lahore (Pakistan). His father, Maulana Kamal-ud-din, belonged to the royal family of Kabul. Farrukh Adil shah, a famous ruler of the dynasty, ruled over Kabul with dignity for a long time. Maulana Kamal-ud-din was a descendant of Umar Farooq (The 2nd Caliph) and had twenty of his ancestors in between. When Chingez Khan directed his attention towards Kabul, he left the place and came to Punjab and finally settled down in the village of Kotwal of Multan. His mother, Qarsam Khatun, was the daughter of a renowned learned man.
One day, during the pregnancy of his mother, she wanted to pluck some plums from her neighbour's tree without his permission, but the child in her womb (Hazrat Baba Farid) created a severe pain in her stomach that forced her to abandon the idea of plucking. After a few years after Hazrat Baba Farid’s birth, his mother lovingly expressed: "My dear son, during your confinement I never ate anything which was unlawful." Hazrat Baba Farid, however, smiled and said, "But, my dear mother, you wanted to pluck some plums from our neighbour's tree without his permission when I had created a severe pain in your stomach which saved you from this unlawful act."
He was born on the 29th Shabaan, as the night was cloudy, people did not know whether Ramadan had begun or not. But a dervish told them that a wali (God's friend) had been born who would be the Qutub (spiritual monarch) of his time, and that they must look to the child for their answer. Sure enough, the one-day old Baba Farid did not touch his mother's milk after "sehri", indicating to all that Ramadaan had in fact begun.
After he had completed his early religious education at the age of 7 in Khotwal, his mother sent him for higher education to Multan (Pakistan). Here he stayed in a Masjid (mosque) where he learnt the Holy Qur'an by heart and studied Hadith,
Fiqh, Philosophy and Logic under the tutorship of Maulana Minhajuddin. Once during his early ages, Baba Farid went to Hazrat Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chishti for Bay't (Oath of allegiance), as Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chishti was one of the greatest Sufi of that time. When young Baba Farid reached to him, Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chishti was sitting under a withered tree by supporting his back by that. Baba Farid thought, Alas! A great Sufi is sitting with the support of a withered tree! Baba Farid looked at the tree, the tree turned greeny with green leaves & fruits. Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chishti looked at the tree, the tree again became withered as it was before. Baba Farid again made the tree green, and Khwaja Moin made it withered again, and asked Baba Farid: "Have you come here to learn Faqiri (Sufism) or to fight with God? It's God's will that, this tree should be withered, but you are making it green. Now go to Qutub-ud-din, he will teach you."
At that time Hazrat Khwaja Qutub-ud-din Baktiar Kaki of Delhi (a great Sufi) was on a visit to Multan, so Hazrat Baba Farid went to him for Bay't, as Khwaja Moin-ud-din told him. When Baba Farid reached to the Hujra (closet) of Hazrat Qutub-ud-din Bakhtiar Kaki, he saw that Hazrat Qutub-ud-din is standing with children and watching a juggler, who was entertaining the children from his funny acts. Baba Farid thought: "How could this person teach me Sufism, he is so childish." Because Hazrat Qutub-ud-din was a high spiritual Sufi, so by Kashf (Divine inspiration) he knew about Baba Farid's thoughts. So he went to his Hujra (closet) and came back dressing like an old man & said to Baba Farid: "Am I able to become your Shaikh (Spiritual teacher) now?" Baba Farid then took the Bay't (Oath of allegiance) & become his desciple in "Chishtiya" Silsila. Once during the winter season, at night Hazrat Qutub-ud-din asked Baba Farid to bring some warm water for his Wudhu (Ablution). The fire wasn't available there to warm the water, so Baba Farid went out to look for fire, in whole town he didn't found fire. Finally far away in an old woman's home he found fire, and asked the old woman to give him fire. The woman said that she will only give him the fire when he would give his one eye to her. It was a test of Baba Farid as a Murid (Spiritual desciple), Baba Farid agreed to give his eye to her, so the old woman took his eye & gave him the fire. When Baba Farid returned, he was holding the fire on one hand, and with the other hand he was hiding his lost eye, so that his Shaikh couldn't know that at what cost he brought the fire. After warming the water he made the Wudhu (Ablution) of his Shaikh. In the morning Khwaja Qutub-ud-din saw Baba Farid that the bandage is tied on his one eye, he asked Baba Farid that what happened to his eye? Baba Farid replied that his eye is effected. Hazrat Qutub-ud-din replied: "Your eye is well effected". When he opened the bandage, the eye was there, but it was a little larger than the other eye.
Since that time, the descendant of Baba Farid have one eye larger than the other one till today.
Upon the instructions of his Shaikh (Spiritual Teacher), he undertook a tour of Islamic countries, for about 18 years from 593 A.H. to 611 A.H. (1196 AD to 1214 AD) he traveled to Baghdad, Jerusalem, Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Makka and Madina meeting many great saints and Sufis. He also travelled through Karachi city of Pakistan, where his Chillagah (Place of Spiritual contemplation) is still present in Karachi's Manghopir area. At that time Karachi was a deserted
place, and the caravans of Hajj (pilgramage) were used to pass through Karachi from India towards Makka. And at that time Karachi was the ideal place of bandits, who always looted the caravans. Sultan Manghopir was the leader of the bandits, he also looted Baba Farid when he was in his way to Makka. But Baba Farid's divine sight completely changed him. He left his looting habbit, and became a desciple of Baba Farid, and practiced Sufism. Today his shrine is well known in Pakistan as "Sakhi Sultan Manghopir". After the demise of Hazrat Khwaja Qutub-ud-din, Baba Farid became his spiritual successor.
When Baba Farid visited Madina, he was spiritually commanded by the Holy Prophet to visit Baghdad and meet Hazrat Abdul Wahab, son of Hazrat Ghaus-al-Azam Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani. He was to receive some sacred relics from him. Accordingly, when he reached Baghdad, he received a box from Hazrat Abdul Wahab, which contained the following holy relics: Two flag-poles which were used by the Holy Prophet in some of the battles fought by him; one wooden bowl in which the Prophet used to eat from; one pair of scissors and one turban which was used by the holy Prophet. Because of political upheavals in Delhi, he was obliged to shift the centre of the Chishtiya mission from Delhi to "Pak-Pattan". The Khanqah (Spiritual school) of Baba Farid, with his patronage, became a great university of "moral and spiritual training." Thousands of aspirants, scholars, dervishes and Sufis reaped benefit from this spiritual university. Baba Farid reached the pinnacle of spiritual glory through extremely hard Mujahidas (spiritual striving) to gain mastery over the Nafs.
Once Hazrat Khwaja Qutub-ud-din ordered Hazrat Baba Farid to perform the "Chilla-e-Maakoos" for 40 days. This chilla was seldom undertaken by Sufis and was one of the most difficult tests of Baba Farid's faith and courage. It was to be performed in a well by hanging himself in a reverse or headlong position with his feet tied up by a rope to a sturdy branch of a treetop. Once, due to utter weakness, Baba Farid helped himself to walk with the aid of a staff. But after a few steps, the colour of his face suddenly became purple, as if he was under heavy punishment. He threw away the staff. When Hazrat Khwaja Nizamuddin, who was escorting him, enquired the reason for this, Baba Farid replied: "I wanted to take help of the staff, but Allah’s Displeasure frowned upon me for depending on other’s help instead of His. I, therefore, threw away the staff and felt highly ashamed of this weakness in my faith in Rabb (God), the
Almighty."
He fasted throughout his life and maintained his nightly prayers and devotions. Fear of Allah always dominated him. He was a staunch devotee of The Holy Prophet Muhammad, and dedicated his entire life to the veneration of the beloved Prophet's immortal glory. At the mention of the Holy Prophet's character he would often weep out of his love and devotion. Baba Farid also wrote devoted Sufi poetry in Punjabi language.
One day, during the pregnancy of his mother, she wanted to pluck some plums from her neighbour's tree without his permission, but the child in her womb (Hazrat Baba Farid) created a severe pain in her stomach that forced her to abandon the idea of plucking. After a few years after Hazrat Baba Farid’s birth, his mother lovingly expressed: "My dear son, during your confinement I never ate anything which was unlawful." Hazrat Baba Farid, however, smiled and said, "But, my dear mother, you wanted to pluck some plums from our neighbour's tree without his permission when I had created a severe pain in your stomach which saved you from this unlawful act."
He was born on the 29th Shabaan, as the night was cloudy, people did not know whether Ramadan had begun or not. But a dervish told them that a wali (God's friend) had been born who would be the Qutub (spiritual monarch) of his time, and that they must look to the child for their answer. Sure enough, the one-day old Baba Farid did not touch his mother's milk after "sehri", indicating to all that Ramadaan had in fact begun.
After he had completed his early religious education at the age of 7 in Khotwal, his mother sent him for higher education to Multan (Pakistan). Here he stayed in a Masjid (mosque) where he learnt the Holy Qur'an by heart and studied Hadith,
Fiqh, Philosophy and Logic under the tutorship of Maulana Minhajuddin. Once during his early ages, Baba Farid went to Hazrat Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chishti for Bay't (Oath of allegiance), as Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chishti was one of the greatest Sufi of that time. When young Baba Farid reached to him, Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chishti was sitting under a withered tree by supporting his back by that. Baba Farid thought, Alas! A great Sufi is sitting with the support of a withered tree! Baba Farid looked at the tree, the tree turned greeny with green leaves & fruits. Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chishti looked at the tree, the tree again became withered as it was before. Baba Farid again made the tree green, and Khwaja Moin made it withered again, and asked Baba Farid: "Have you come here to learn Faqiri (Sufism) or to fight with God? It's God's will that, this tree should be withered, but you are making it green. Now go to Qutub-ud-din, he will teach you."
At that time Hazrat Khwaja Qutub-ud-din Baktiar Kaki of Delhi (a great Sufi) was on a visit to Multan, so Hazrat Baba Farid went to him for Bay't, as Khwaja Moin-ud-din told him. When Baba Farid reached to the Hujra (closet) of Hazrat Qutub-ud-din Bakhtiar Kaki, he saw that Hazrat Qutub-ud-din is standing with children and watching a juggler, who was entertaining the children from his funny acts. Baba Farid thought: "How could this person teach me Sufism, he is so childish." Because Hazrat Qutub-ud-din was a high spiritual Sufi, so by Kashf (Divine inspiration) he knew about Baba Farid's thoughts. So he went to his Hujra (closet) and came back dressing like an old man & said to Baba Farid: "Am I able to become your Shaikh (Spiritual teacher) now?" Baba Farid then took the Bay't (Oath of allegiance) & become his desciple in "Chishtiya" Silsila. Once during the winter season, at night Hazrat Qutub-ud-din asked Baba Farid to bring some warm water for his Wudhu (Ablution). The fire wasn't available there to warm the water, so Baba Farid went out to look for fire, in whole town he didn't found fire. Finally far away in an old woman's home he found fire, and asked the old woman to give him fire. The woman said that she will only give him the fire when he would give his one eye to her. It was a test of Baba Farid as a Murid (Spiritual desciple), Baba Farid agreed to give his eye to her, so the old woman took his eye & gave him the fire. When Baba Farid returned, he was holding the fire on one hand, and with the other hand he was hiding his lost eye, so that his Shaikh couldn't know that at what cost he brought the fire. After warming the water he made the Wudhu (Ablution) of his Shaikh. In the morning Khwaja Qutub-ud-din saw Baba Farid that the bandage is tied on his one eye, he asked Baba Farid that what happened to his eye? Baba Farid replied that his eye is effected. Hazrat Qutub-ud-din replied: "Your eye is well effected". When he opened the bandage, the eye was there, but it was a little larger than the other eye.
Since that time, the descendant of Baba Farid have one eye larger than the other one till today.
Upon the instructions of his Shaikh (Spiritual Teacher), he undertook a tour of Islamic countries, for about 18 years from 593 A.H. to 611 A.H. (1196 AD to 1214 AD) he traveled to Baghdad, Jerusalem, Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Makka and Madina meeting many great saints and Sufis. He also travelled through Karachi city of Pakistan, where his Chillagah (Place of Spiritual contemplation) is still present in Karachi's Manghopir area. At that time Karachi was a deserted
place, and the caravans of Hajj (pilgramage) were used to pass through Karachi from India towards Makka. And at that time Karachi was the ideal place of bandits, who always looted the caravans. Sultan Manghopir was the leader of the bandits, he also looted Baba Farid when he was in his way to Makka. But Baba Farid's divine sight completely changed him. He left his looting habbit, and became a desciple of Baba Farid, and practiced Sufism. Today his shrine is well known in Pakistan as "Sakhi Sultan Manghopir". After the demise of Hazrat Khwaja Qutub-ud-din, Baba Farid became his spiritual successor.
When Baba Farid visited Madina, he was spiritually commanded by the Holy Prophet to visit Baghdad and meet Hazrat Abdul Wahab, son of Hazrat Ghaus-al-Azam Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani. He was to receive some sacred relics from him. Accordingly, when he reached Baghdad, he received a box from Hazrat Abdul Wahab, which contained the following holy relics: Two flag-poles which were used by the Holy Prophet in some of the battles fought by him; one wooden bowl in which the Prophet used to eat from; one pair of scissors and one turban which was used by the holy Prophet. Because of political upheavals in Delhi, he was obliged to shift the centre of the Chishtiya mission from Delhi to "Pak-Pattan". The Khanqah (Spiritual school) of Baba Farid, with his patronage, became a great university of "moral and spiritual training." Thousands of aspirants, scholars, dervishes and Sufis reaped benefit from this spiritual university. Baba Farid reached the pinnacle of spiritual glory through extremely hard Mujahidas (spiritual striving) to gain mastery over the Nafs.
Once Hazrat Khwaja Qutub-ud-din ordered Hazrat Baba Farid to perform the "Chilla-e-Maakoos" for 40 days. This chilla was seldom undertaken by Sufis and was one of the most difficult tests of Baba Farid's faith and courage. It was to be performed in a well by hanging himself in a reverse or headlong position with his feet tied up by a rope to a sturdy branch of a treetop. Once, due to utter weakness, Baba Farid helped himself to walk with the aid of a staff. But after a few steps, the colour of his face suddenly became purple, as if he was under heavy punishment. He threw away the staff. When Hazrat Khwaja Nizamuddin, who was escorting him, enquired the reason for this, Baba Farid replied: "I wanted to take help of the staff, but Allah’s Displeasure frowned upon me for depending on other’s help instead of His. I, therefore, threw away the staff and felt highly ashamed of this weakness in my faith in Rabb (God), the
Almighty."
He fasted throughout his life and maintained his nightly prayers and devotions. Fear of Allah always dominated him. He was a staunch devotee of The Holy Prophet Muhammad, and dedicated his entire life to the veneration of the beloved Prophet's immortal glory. At the mention of the Holy Prophet's character he would often weep out of his love and devotion. Baba Farid also wrote devoted Sufi poetry in Punjabi language.
Once Baba Farid was passing through a jungle. He became thirsty & looked for water, but there was no water around. At last he saw a well but there was neither bucket nor rope to draw water. This dismayed him and he sat there. A short while later a herd of deer's appeared at the well. The well water rose upto the brim of the well. The deer drank to their fill. But when Baba Farid reached it the water lowered. He said complaining to God: "Am I inferior to the deer that water came up for them but for me it went down?" He heard the answer: "The deer depended upon Me, but you trusted the bucket and rope. What to complain for now!" Baba Farid realized his mistake and felt ashamed. On the 5th of Muharram, 1265 AD during the Isha prayer (night prayer) while in the act of Sajdah (Bowing God), he uttered "Ya-Hayyu Ya-Qayyum" (O Self-Subsisting, O Eternal -- two names of God) and with these words on his lips his soul disappeared into the eternal bliss of his beloved Allah.
An old woman that was one of the devotees of the Saint presented a piece of cloth for the "kaffan" (shroud) of Hazrat Baba Farid. She implored: "I have not spun even a single thread of this cloth without having "Wudhu" (purification). I had prepared it for my own coffin but if it is accepted for the kaffan of this great Saint, I feel confident, Allah would be pleased with to pardon my sins and grant me salvation." Hazrat Baba Farid’s son accepted this cloth as the Kaffan. His Mazar (shrine) is in Pak-Pattan, Pakistan. Hazrat Sabir Kaleri, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Hazrat Jamaluddin Hanswi are among his favourite Murids (desciples). It is generally recognized that he had three wives and many children. Baba Farid was indeed one of the most brilliant stars of the Chishtiyya Silsila and is held in high esteem by one and all.
Hazrat Owais Qarni was born in the village of "Qaran" in Yemen. River "showor" flowed through the city of Zubaida, the affluent metropolis where traders from all around gathered for business and travel. Owais Qarni's father Abdullah, was a very religious and god-fearing person and wanted to bring up his son in the strict principles of Islam. He passed away leaving Owais an orphan at a young age. The family was so poor that there was no money to send him to Maktab or a teacher. The miracle here is that Hazrat Rasule Karim (SA) became the spiritual guardian of this child and though they never met, Hazrat Rasullullah (SA) guided him at all times - such was their bondage. This is the reason why Rasullullah (SA) would often look toward Yemen, and say : "I am getting the beautiful fragrance Allah's blessings in the breeze. It is for Owais Qarni." Hazrat Owais Qarni (RA) could never meet Rasullullah (SA), primarily because he used to take care of his sick mother. She would not allow him to go anywhere. After the battle of Uhud, when Owais Qarni came to know that the Prophet had lost a few teeth during the encounter, he broke all his teeth one by one till none was left - as he did not know exactly how many or which ones were lost by the prophet (SA). Such was the bondage of divine love between the two men, who never met each other. Once he went to Madina but failed to meet his most loved guardian. It is on record that on that day the Prophet (SA) suddenly left home to say prayers in the mosque, leaving hurried instructions that a great saint was coming to visit him shortly and that it was predestined that they shall never meet in this world. Owais Qarni (RA) knocked the Prophet's door minutes after the Prophet had left. When he was told that the Prophet had just left for a nearby mosque, he only smiled, cried for a while and then left. Years after the Prophet's demise, on repeated requests from Khalifa Hazrat Umar (RA), Owais Qarni (RA) visited Madina where his most admired lay buried. He asked Umar to come just outside the border of Madina to meet him. Umar did what the great saint had bid, but asked why he ordered him to meet him outside Madina? Owais Qarni said, "Omar, how can you walk so close over the soil under which lay buried the body of Muhammad? I cannot even set my foot on the city where he lies buried." Such was the depth of his love for the Prophet. At last, only after the passing away of his mother, he could pay respects to Rasullullah's holy grave. Such was pre-ordained for the greatest lover of Allah and his Prophet. But it illustrated the pedestal of mothers. Serving them would take precedence over visiting even the Prophet.Hazrat Owais Qarni used to avoid meeting people who called on him, observing that the Day of Judgement was near and he could not afford to waste his time in earthly gossips.Qarni taught := He who recognises God as a friend makes friendship with no other creature= Consider the Quran like Khidr, thy guide, in the path and never forget death. Pray regularly and always.= Remember night is meant for worship not sleep.Just before the Prophet left the world, he left his "Kherqa" (wearing clothes) for Hazrat Owaiz Qarni. He entrusted two of his greatest disciples - Hazrat Omar Faruk (RA) and Hazrat Ali Karmullah (RA) to personally carry the farewill gifts to Owaiz Qarni. What an honour conferred that would not be in the fortunes of the most fortunates! When they reached they found him in a forest, deeply engaged in prayers. They decided not to disturb him and had to wait for two long days when he raised his head from 'Sejda' (state of prostration) They heard him beg mercy of Allah for the mankind and they also heard him complain why He had created such short days that passed into nights before he could finish his first morning 'ruku' (bowing) and why He had so thriftily designed the length of nights that the sun would rise before he could complete his first evening 'sejda'. Such was the awesome intensity of his submission to Allah.This is Hazrat Owais Qarni (RA). Great is his life, greater are his spiritual attainments and this is the life of the greatest lover of Rasullullah (SA) that ever lived on earth.
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Hazrat Ja’far once summoned by the Caliph. He went there. The Caliph was much pleased with him and wanted to offer some gold. But he refused to accept anything. The Caliph then entreated that he might ask anything to his liking. Hazrat Ja’far said, “If you are pleased, grant me this boon that you never summon me to your presence again, as it dislocates my worship.” The Caliph agreed.
Somebody commented, “Hazrat Ja’far, you put on very costly dress.” He said, “Mark my underwear.” The man thrust his hand below his gown and was shocked to find that the undergarments on the body were made of coarse sack cloth, and by that touch the skin of his hand was scratched all their skin of his hand was scratched all over. He said, “What do these two classes of dress signify?” Hazrat Ja’far replied, “ the outer garment is for the world (to hide my devotion and avoid publicity) and the inner one is for my Lord’s pleasure (Who honors our poverty and cherishes our renunciation).”
Somebody questioned, “Who is to be preferred, Tawangar-e-Shakiri (a rich man who offers gratitude to the Lord for His gifts to him) or Faaqir-e-Sabir (a derviesh lodged in contentment)?” Hazrat Ja’far replied, “The poor derviesh who is lodged in contentment is superior, because the rich is ever pondering over his riches whilst the derviesh is ever engaged in contemplation of the Lord. The Lord Himself praises the repentant converts and holds them superior to pious worshippers. Real remembrance (Zikar) defies all thoughts of world.”
Sayings of Hazrat Ja’far
i. On the Day of Judgment you will not be asked about your wealth or honor, or you ancestry and acquisitions, but for the spiritual practices undergone and the worship you have performed.
ii. God is not met until we are extremely distressed for Him, and seek Him just as a drowning man calls for help.
iii. It is sin to be vain about your worship.
iv. He is a favorite with God and His dear servant who repents every time he sins.
v. The secret was revealed to me when I became mad in love of God.
Somebody commented, “Hazrat Ja’far, you put on very costly dress.” He said, “Mark my underwear.” The man thrust his hand below his gown and was shocked to find that the undergarments on the body were made of coarse sack cloth, and by that touch the skin of his hand was scratched all their skin of his hand was scratched all over. He said, “What do these two classes of dress signify?” Hazrat Ja’far replied, “ the outer garment is for the world (to hide my devotion and avoid publicity) and the inner one is for my Lord’s pleasure (Who honors our poverty and cherishes our renunciation).”
Somebody questioned, “Who is to be preferred, Tawangar-e-Shakiri (a rich man who offers gratitude to the Lord for His gifts to him) or Faaqir-e-Sabir (a derviesh lodged in contentment)?” Hazrat Ja’far replied, “The poor derviesh who is lodged in contentment is superior, because the rich is ever pondering over his riches whilst the derviesh is ever engaged in contemplation of the Lord. The Lord Himself praises the repentant converts and holds them superior to pious worshippers. Real remembrance (Zikar) defies all thoughts of world.”
Sayings of Hazrat Ja’far
i. On the Day of Judgment you will not be asked about your wealth or honor, or you ancestry and acquisitions, but for the spiritual practices undergone and the worship you have performed.
ii. God is not met until we are extremely distressed for Him, and seek Him just as a drowning man calls for help.
iii. It is sin to be vain about your worship.
iv. He is a favorite with God and His dear servant who repents every time he sins.
v. The secret was revealed to me when I became mad in love of God.
In his childhood Hazrat Hasan was fortunate enough to drink the water that was left in the cup by the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W.W). When the Prophet knew of it he remarked, “This child will receive from the Lord an amount of knowledge equivalent to the water drunk.” When they brought Hazrat Hasan, as a newly born child before Hazrat Umer (R.A.U), he said, “Call him by the name of Hasan, as he is beautiful. He was initiated by Hazrat Ali (R.A.U).
A very interesting incident records the conversion of Hazrat Hasan. Before turning a Sufi, he was a jeweler. One day he proceeded to Rum (in Asia Minor) on business, and put up with the minister of the Sultan. The minister told him, “You well have to wait for some days as we are present accompanying the Sultan on an important private errand. If you so desire, you may accompany us.” Hazrat Hasan went in company of the Sultan, the minister, and others. They entered a vast wideness. In the middle of it, they saw a magnificent tent fixed up, which was guarded by army officers. The officers entered the tent and then came out. Then they circumambulated it and went away. Some very old respectable citizens who, like the officers, entered the tent, uttered some words, came out, circumambulated the tent and then went away followed them. Then came some medical experts who did likewise. Then came two hundred extremely beautiful young maidens, who entered the tent and acted as the previous ones had done. Lastly came the Sultan accompanied by his ministers, he too entered the tent, uttered some words, then circumambulated the tent and went away. Surprised at the incident Hazrat Hasan inquired of the minister what all that meant. The minister replied, “A very beautiful and brave son of Sultan died and his corpse is interred in a tomb on which stands that tent. Every year all of us visit it, and perform the ceremonies like the ones you saw today. First, the members of the army approach the tomb and addressing the Price say, “If by our arms, we could save thee from the God of Death, we would have sacrificed our life for the fulfillment of that aim, but we are helpless.” Then come the learned citizens who say, “If our knowledge and experience could save thee we should have surely averted thy death, but before Death we are helpless.” Then come the medical men, who say, “If our medicines could save thee, we would have left no stone unturned to save thee from the clutches of Death, but we were powerless before it.” Then come the beautiful maidens who say, “If our beauty and accomplishments could save you, we would have sacrificed our all to save you but we were powerless before Death.” Then enters the Sultan is turn accompanied by the ministers and says, “My son! We tried our best with our army, doctors, and other means to save thee, but no charge was possible in Divine dispensation. We bid you good-buy now and shall visit you nest year at this time.” This incident made such and indelible mark on the mind of Hazrat Hasan that he decided to pass the rest of his life in prayers and worship to face that inevitable end. He returned to Basra, gave up his business, took to solitude, and vowed never to smile in his whole life. Moreover, for seventy years he passed every moment in prayers. The cause that made Hazrat Hasan most famous was that in his life he felt only one necessity---God. In his anxiety to meet God, he took concern of nothing besides Him.
When Hazrat Ra’bia Basri would not come to attend the sermons of Hazrat Hasan, he would deliver no discourse that day. People in the audience asked him why he did that. He replied, “The syrup that is held by the vessels mean for the elephants cannot be contained in the vessels meant for the ants.” He was asked, “What is Islam, and who is a Muslim?” He replied, “Islam is in the books and Muslim is in the tomb.” Hazrat Hasan said that four incidents gave him the greatest lessons of life:
One: - Once I pulled off the garments of and eunuch in mere fun. He said, “Kindly return them to me, for nobody knows my real state.” Immediately the thought crossed my mind: What shall be our condition when on the Day of Judgment, we shall be made naked and all our sins lay bare?
Two: - A drunkard was struggling in mire. I told him to beware lest he should sink in it. He replied, “Hasan, if I fall I alone shall suffer. However, you take care of yourself. For if you fall, all your congregation will stand condemned.”
Three: - A child was one day carrying a lighted lamp. I asked him wherefrom he had brought the light. The child extinguished the light and said, “Tell me, where is the light gone?”
Four: - A beautiful young woman was running one day along the street with her head uncovered, and was complaining about her husband in harsh terms. I told her to cover her head and face. She said, “The love of my husband has made me lose my senses so much that I am not conscious of my body and of my surroundings. If you had not told me that my head and face were uncovered, I would have never known it. I would have walked like that in the street. However, it is a matter of surprise, O Hasan, that you pretend to be a lover of God, and yet are conscious of everything that crosses your way and retain your senses. What is this love of God like in you?”
Sayings of Hazrat Hassan Basri:
i. Depart not from your religious practice out of fear of the antagonists who condemn you. They condemned even the Lord.
ii. The end of the world and the beginning of the life to come is in the tomb.
iii. Evil company degenerates the seeker.
iv. Accumulating wealth is worse than drinking wine that is prohibited by the scriptures.
v. He who takes to solitude finds safety in it. Moreover, he who disowns allegiance to his carnal soul is set free.
vi. He is wise who digs out the foundation of the world and builds instead the castle of otherworldliness (eternity) on it.
vii. He, who gives up his spiritual practices to play the philanthropy in the world, trying to mould its evil ways, is ruined.
viii. The Lord humiliates whosoever loves silver and gold and he who considers himself the leader of the c9mmunity is misled and belittled.
ix. The Lord in the Qur’an says, “I shall forgive thee all thy transgressions if ye shall cast thy glances on none besides Me.”
x. It was asked, “How are you?” Hazrat Hasan replied, “I am like a person in the midst of the sea whose boat is shattered and he is floating in the waters.”
A very interesting incident records the conversion of Hazrat Hasan. Before turning a Sufi, he was a jeweler. One day he proceeded to Rum (in Asia Minor) on business, and put up with the minister of the Sultan. The minister told him, “You well have to wait for some days as we are present accompanying the Sultan on an important private errand. If you so desire, you may accompany us.” Hazrat Hasan went in company of the Sultan, the minister, and others. They entered a vast wideness. In the middle of it, they saw a magnificent tent fixed up, which was guarded by army officers. The officers entered the tent and then came out. Then they circumambulated it and went away. Some very old respectable citizens who, like the officers, entered the tent, uttered some words, came out, circumambulated the tent and then went away followed them. Then came some medical experts who did likewise. Then came two hundred extremely beautiful young maidens, who entered the tent and acted as the previous ones had done. Lastly came the Sultan accompanied by his ministers, he too entered the tent, uttered some words, then circumambulated the tent and went away. Surprised at the incident Hazrat Hasan inquired of the minister what all that meant. The minister replied, “A very beautiful and brave son of Sultan died and his corpse is interred in a tomb on which stands that tent. Every year all of us visit it, and perform the ceremonies like the ones you saw today. First, the members of the army approach the tomb and addressing the Price say, “If by our arms, we could save thee from the God of Death, we would have sacrificed our life for the fulfillment of that aim, but we are helpless.” Then come the learned citizens who say, “If our knowledge and experience could save thee we should have surely averted thy death, but before Death we are helpless.” Then come the medical men, who say, “If our medicines could save thee, we would have left no stone unturned to save thee from the clutches of Death, but we were powerless before it.” Then come the beautiful maidens who say, “If our beauty and accomplishments could save you, we would have sacrificed our all to save you but we were powerless before Death.” Then enters the Sultan is turn accompanied by the ministers and says, “My son! We tried our best with our army, doctors, and other means to save thee, but no charge was possible in Divine dispensation. We bid you good-buy now and shall visit you nest year at this time.” This incident made such and indelible mark on the mind of Hazrat Hasan that he decided to pass the rest of his life in prayers and worship to face that inevitable end. He returned to Basra, gave up his business, took to solitude, and vowed never to smile in his whole life. Moreover, for seventy years he passed every moment in prayers. The cause that made Hazrat Hasan most famous was that in his life he felt only one necessity---God. In his anxiety to meet God, he took concern of nothing besides Him.
When Hazrat Ra’bia Basri would not come to attend the sermons of Hazrat Hasan, he would deliver no discourse that day. People in the audience asked him why he did that. He replied, “The syrup that is held by the vessels mean for the elephants cannot be contained in the vessels meant for the ants.” He was asked, “What is Islam, and who is a Muslim?” He replied, “Islam is in the books and Muslim is in the tomb.” Hazrat Hasan said that four incidents gave him the greatest lessons of life:
One: - Once I pulled off the garments of and eunuch in mere fun. He said, “Kindly return them to me, for nobody knows my real state.” Immediately the thought crossed my mind: What shall be our condition when on the Day of Judgment, we shall be made naked and all our sins lay bare?
Two: - A drunkard was struggling in mire. I told him to beware lest he should sink in it. He replied, “Hasan, if I fall I alone shall suffer. However, you take care of yourself. For if you fall, all your congregation will stand condemned.”
Three: - A child was one day carrying a lighted lamp. I asked him wherefrom he had brought the light. The child extinguished the light and said, “Tell me, where is the light gone?”
Four: - A beautiful young woman was running one day along the street with her head uncovered, and was complaining about her husband in harsh terms. I told her to cover her head and face. She said, “The love of my husband has made me lose my senses so much that I am not conscious of my body and of my surroundings. If you had not told me that my head and face were uncovered, I would have never known it. I would have walked like that in the street. However, it is a matter of surprise, O Hasan, that you pretend to be a lover of God, and yet are conscious of everything that crosses your way and retain your senses. What is this love of God like in you?”
Sayings of Hazrat Hassan Basri:
i. Depart not from your religious practice out of fear of the antagonists who condemn you. They condemned even the Lord.
ii. The end of the world and the beginning of the life to come is in the tomb.
iii. Evil company degenerates the seeker.
iv. Accumulating wealth is worse than drinking wine that is prohibited by the scriptures.
v. He who takes to solitude finds safety in it. Moreover, he who disowns allegiance to his carnal soul is set free.
vi. He is wise who digs out the foundation of the world and builds instead the castle of otherworldliness (eternity) on it.
vii. He, who gives up his spiritual practices to play the philanthropy in the world, trying to mould its evil ways, is ruined.
viii. The Lord humiliates whosoever loves silver and gold and he who considers himself the leader of the c9mmunity is misled and belittled.
ix. The Lord in the Qur’an says, “I shall forgive thee all thy transgressions if ye shall cast thy glances on none besides Me.”
x. It was asked, “How are you?” Hazrat Hasan replied, “I am like a person in the midst of the sea whose boat is shattered and he is floating in the waters.”
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Hazrat Raabia Basri’s parents were so poor that, there was no oil in the house to light a lamp, not a cloth even to wrap her with.
She was the fourth child in the family. Here mother requested her husband to borrow some oil from a neighbor. But he had resolved in his life never to ask for anything from anyone except the Creator; so he pretended to go to the neighbor’s door and so gently knocked at it that he might no be heard and answered, and therefor returned home empty-handed. He told his wife that the neighbor did not open the door, so he came disappointed. In the nigh the Prophet (S.A.W.W) appeared to him in a dream and told him, “Your newly-born daughter is a favorite of the Lord, and shall lead many Muslims to the Path of Deliverance. You should approach the Ameer of Basra and present him with a letter in which should be written this message, ‘You offer Darood to the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W) one hundred times every night and four hundred times every Thursday night. However, since you failed to observe the rule last Thursday, as a penalty you must pay the bearer four hundred dinaars’.” Hazrat Raabia Basri’s father got up and went straight to the Ameer, with ears of joy rolling down his cheeks. The Ameer was delighted on receiving the message and knowing that he was in the eyes of the Prophet (S.A.W.W), he distributed in gratitude one thousand dinaars to the poor and paid with joy four hundred to Hazrat Raabia Basri’s father and requested him to come to him whenever he needed anything as he will benefit very much by the visit of such a soul dear to the Lord.”
After the death of her father, a famine overtook Basra and she parted from her sisters. Once she was accompanying a caravan that fell into the hands of robbers. The chief of the robbers took Hazrat Raabia Basri in custody as an article of loot, and taking her to the market as a slave. The new master of Hazrat Raabia Basri used to take hard services from her.
One day she was going on an errand. Whilst passing a street a vagabond pursued her. She ran to save herself from him, and in so doing, her foot slipped and she fell down and broke her arm. She thereupon prayed to the Lord, “I am a poor orphan and a slave. Now my hand too is broken. However, I do not mind these things if Thou be pleased with me. But make it manifest to me that You are pleased with me.” The Divine Voice in reply said, “Never mind all these sufferings. On the Day of Judgment your shall be accorded a status that shall be the envy of the angelseven.” Then she returned to her master’s service. After this incident, it became the daily practice with her to pass the whole night in prayers, after she had finished her household jobs. She used to pass many a day observing Fast.
Incidentally, once the master of the house woke up in the middle of the night, and was attracted by the pathetic voice in which Hazrat Raabia Basri was praying to her Lord. She was entreating in these terms: “Lord! You know well that my keen desire to carry out Your commandments and to serve Thee with all my hear, O light of my eyes. If I were free, I would pass the whole day and night in prayers. But what should I do when You have made me a slave of a human being?” he say that a Divine candle hung in the air without support in her room and the whole cell was flooded with light. At once he felt that it was sacrilegious to keep such a great saint in service, and instead decided to serve her himself. In them morning he called her and told her his decision that thenceforward he would serve her and she should dwell there as the mistress of the house and if she insisted on leaving the house he was willing to release her from bondage. She told him that she wanted to leave the house to carry into her worship in solitude. This, the master granted and she left the house.
Once Hazrat Raabia Basri proceeded on the holy pilgrimage to Mecca. She carried her luggage on an old donkey. It fell dead on the way. Her companions volunteered to carry her luggage. But she refused observing that she had set forth for the Hajj (pilgrimage) not under their shelter but under the Lord’s. She was left alone and the caravan passed on to the next stage. Then Hazrat Raabia Basri prayed to the Lord, “O Master of the worlds! I am a desolate, meek and poor woman. You first invited me to Thy House, Ka’ba, and now killed my donkey leaving me alone in the wilderness.” At once, the donkey revived. She put her luggage on it and proceeded on the pilgrimage. When she neared Ka’ba, she sat in prayers and said, “I am but a handful of dust and the Holy Ka’ba is a strong House. My object is that Ye meet me direct without any mediation (bew?sta).” The Divine Voice replied, “Raabia, should I turn the world topsy-turvy for thy sake so that the blood of all the creatures be recorded in thy name in the scroll of destiny? Dost thou not know that Moses sought to see Us? We cast a ray of our Effulgence merely and he passed into ecstasy, while the Mount Sinai was turned into a heap of black ash.”
Next time when Hazrat Raabia Basri proceeded on a pilgrimage to Ka’ba, and was passing through the wilderness, she observed that Ka’ba, the House of God, was coming to welcome her. Seeing it she said, “What shall I do with the House; I want to meet the Master of the House––the Lord. Dost not the Lord say that he who advances a step towards Him, He goes out to meet him ten steps? I can not be pleased with seeing the Ka’ba; I seek vision.
At this time, Hazrat Ibraaheem Adham was also on his way to Ka’ba and it was his practice to offer Nam?z (prayers) at every step on his way. On his arrival he found that the Ka’ba had disappeared. He was very much disappointed. The Divine Voice thereupon told him, “The Ka’ba is gone to welcome Hazrat Raabia Basri.” When the Ka’ba returned and Hazrat Raabia Basri arrived leaning on her staff sue to old age, Hazrat Ibraaheem approached her and said, “Raabia, why do you by your queer acts create hue and cry in the world?” Hazrat Raabia Basri replied, “I do noting of the sort; rather it is you who, to gain publicity, thus reach Ka’ba in fourteen years.” Hazrat Ibraaheem admitted that he did offer prayers at every step of his journey, she said, “You covered the way by saying Nam?z whilst I have covered the way through meekness and humility.”
Next year Hazrat Raabia Basri, again, started on a visit to the Ka’ba, and prayed to the Lord, “Grant me Thy vision.” And saying this she started on the journey by rolling dust all the way. The Voice of God thereupon said, “Raabia, beware: if We shall appear before thee in full effulgence, you shall be turned to ashes.” Hazrat Raabia Basri said, “I have not the courage to withstand the splendor and majesty of Thy face. Grant me Fuqr (asceticism) that is dear to Thee.” The Divine Voice replied, “You are not fit for it. That honor is reserved for men (males) who have died to their self (annihilated their ego and desires) their in lifetime for My sake and between whom and Me there is left a distance no more than that of a hair’s breadth. We bring such persons first very close to Us and then cast them away at a distance, when they strive to attain to Us. Raabia, between thee and Us there are still seventy veils. Not until they are removed and thou enter with a true heart in Our quest, it is futile for thee to ask the status of Fuqr from Us.”
Then the Divine Voice was again heard asking asceticism to look up in front of her. She looked. Lo! The whole scene was changed. She found herself witnessing an extraordinary sight. She saw held aloft in the air a surging ocean filled with blood, rolling with great speed. The Divine Voice said, “Raabia, this is the blood that has flowed from the eyes of Our lovers in the pangs of separation from Us. And, in spited of all the trials and afflictions to which they have been subjected, they have not budged an inch from the Path nor have they craved for anything from Us. In the very first step that they took in the path, they transcended all the desires and ambitions of this world and the next, and so secluded themselves from the world that none knew about them. Such was their distasted for publicity in the world.” Thereupon Hazrat Raabia Basri remarked, “Lord! Let me then stay at the Ka’ba.” This was refused to her. She then was permitted to return to Basra where she passed the rest of her life in solitude and prayers.
One day, Hazrat Raabia Basri was sitting in her cottage ready to partake of her meals when a derviesh arrived. Hazrat Raabia Basri, with a view to entertain him, placed the two loaves, which she had prepared for her meals before him. The derviesh was surprised, as there was nothing for Hazrat Raabia Basri to eat. Shortly he noticed that a lady came carrying some loaves in a dish, and offered them to Hazrat Raabia Basri saying that her mistress had sent them to her. Hazrat Raabia Basri asked the number of loaves she had brought. She replied, “Eighteen.” Hazrat Raabia Basri did not accept them and asked her to take them back to her mistress. She went away and returned after a time. Hazrat Raabia Basri accepted them when she was told that they were twenty. The derviesh asked the reason of Hazrat Raabia Basri’s first refusing and then accepting. She said, “The Lord has said in the Qur’an that he who offers in His name a gift, He recompenses him tenfold. So I accepted the gift only when the words of the Scripture were fulfilled.”
One day Hazrat Raabia Basri was preparing her loaves. She remembered that there was no vegetable with her. Immediately some onions fell from the roof. She kicked them aside, with the remark, “Satan! Away with thy trick. Does my Lord keep an onion shop?” Hazrat Raabia Basri said, “I have never asked for anything from anybody but from God and accepted nothing from anybody abut from Him.”
One day Hazrat Basri saw Hazrat Raabia Basri surrounded y wild beasts, which were casting affectionate glances at her. But Hazrat Hasan Basri approached her, they all ran away. He asked, “Why did they ran away?” In reply asked Hazrat Raabia Basri, “What have you eaten today?” He replied, “Meat” Hazrat Raabia Basri said, ”Since you eat their meat, so they ran away, I take only dray loaf.”
One day when Hazrat Raabia Basri went to see Hazrat Hasan Basri, he was bitterly weeping in separation of the Lord. So great was the amount of tears that they were flowing down the gutter of his house. Seeing that sight, Hazrat Raabia Basri rebuked Hazrat Hasan Basri thus, “Withhold this display of feelings that thy interior may become full with His love and thy heart be drowned in it, and you may not be able to discover its whereabouts.”
Somebody asked Hazrat Raabia Basri’s hand in marriage. She replied, “He alone is entitled to marry who owns himself and has an existence which is his own. But I am neither the master of my body not of my life. They are the properties of my Lord. Ask Him for my hand (in marriage).
Hazrat Hasan Basri asked Hazrat Raabia Basri how she could attain to tht spiritual greatness. She replied, “I forgot all existence (became non-existent) in His remembrances.”
Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W.W) appeared to Hazrat Raabia Basri in a dream and questioned her if she remembered him as a friend. She replied, “Who does not recognize you as such? But what should I do? The love of the Lord has so filled the pores of my body that no room is lift therein of loving you or hating Satan.”
People asked Hazrat Raabia Basri, “Do you see the Lord Whom you worship?” She replied, “If I do not see Him, I would not worship.”
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Bismillah al - Rahman al - Rahim
HAZRAT SAIYID HUSAIN RA. was born on 16th November 1916. He was the son-in-law of the Allama Syed Sulaiman Nadvi RA.(d. 1953).His early days were under the supervision of Hazrat Maulana Mohammad Isa Sb.RA. who was the mureed of Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanawi ( d. 1943 ) and was also one of his foremost Khalifa. HAZRAT SAIYID HUSAIN RA. did his FA in Persian (1932-1934) after which he went to Allahabad University from where he completed his B.A & M.A (1935-1938) and then started preparing for I.A.S & PCS examinations. Hazrat Maulana Mohammad Isa Sb.RA. advised him not to apply for IAS as for that he would have to go abroad and better opt for PCS exams as that would be held in India. He also console him that whatever the position you will be getting from I.A.S Allah will give you in PCS. Finally Hazrat Saiyid Husain (R.A) did what his Sheikh had advised and selected in PCS examinations.
He was married in 1941(5th Nov) to the daughter of Hazrat Saiyid Sulaiman Nadvi ra. After the death of Hazrat Maulana Mohammad Isa Sb.RA.( d. 1944 ), he then moved towards Hazrat Shah Wasiullah Sb. (R.A), Khalifa of Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanawi, for Islah. From whom he received the Khilafat also. Hazrat Shah Wasiullah Sb. (R.A) died in 1964 while he was going for hajj. After his death Hazrat Saiyid Hussain (R.A) got in touch with Hazrat Maseullah Khan Sb. Jalalabadi R.A (d. 1991), Khalifa of Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanawi. Later on he was rewarded with Khilafat also.
He was married in 1941(5th Nov) to the daughter of Hazrat Saiyid Sulaiman Nadvi ra. After the death of Hazrat Maulana Mohammad Isa Sb.RA.( d. 1944 ), he then moved towards Hazrat Shah Wasiullah Sb. (R.A), Khalifa of Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanawi, for Islah. From whom he received the Khilafat also. Hazrat Shah Wasiullah Sb. (R.A) died in 1964 while he was going for hajj. After his death Hazrat Saiyid Hussain (R.A) got in touch with Hazrat Maseullah Khan Sb. Jalalabadi R.A (d. 1991), Khalifa of Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanawi. Later on he was rewarded with Khilafat also.
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He was born on 19 Rabi-al-Anwal 592 Hijri in Herat, Afghanistan.His father was Syed Abul Rahim, was the grand son of Hazrat Ghaus-ul-Azam Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani and mother, Jamila Khatun, the elder sister of Baba Farid Ganj-e- Shakar.His studies started at home, learnt the Holy Qur'an and some lessons on Arabic and Persian from his father. The mother took special care in his moral and spiritual up bringing. After initial studies at home, he repaired to the care of his maternal uncle "Baba Farid", at Pak-Pattan.His mother left him in the care of his
brother and returned to Harat. She, however, said to her brother on the departure: "My son is extremely shy and quiet; would never say or demand anything. Take care of his food." Baba Farid promised.
Thinking that lest Hazrat Makhdoom should feel shy or cautious, remain hungry sometimes, or that he should get food without asking entrusted him the duty of the distribution of food (Langar) to the people. This was also to train him mentally and practically. He joy-fully accepted the appointment, distributed Lanagr (food) two times a day, in between engaged in prayers, but after the evening prayers he attended to the discourses of Baba Farid. He dispensed with his duties well, did not partake a single morsel form the langar, kept fasts, and
when had nothing to break them in the evenings, would go to the jungle and ate wild berries and fruits.
He did his duties for 12 years. Frequent and continuous fasting made him weak. When his mother came and saw him, she complained to his brother of her son's weakness and alleged that he had kept him hungry. Baba Farid replied: "I appointed him the administration of the langar" Then asked to Sabir: "why did you not eat from it?" Hazrat Makhdoom Sabir replied: "you ordered me to distribute the food and not to partake from it." His reply surprised all. Baba Farid remarked: "He is Sabir (patient). God has not created him to eat." Later the word became a part of his name.
After a long time his mother came from Herat and requested her brother to marry his daughter to her son. Baba Farid replied: "He has nothing to do with marriage. He is lost in meditation and awe-some-ness." The sister said: "This is an excuse since he is an orphan, you decline the request." Baba Farid, upon this, married away his daughter, Khadija, to him. During the night when the bride entered the room, she found him lost in prayers. When finished, he asked who she was. She replied: "your wife!" Hazrat Makhdoom said. "How can I accommodate two in my heart? I have already it to one." As he uttered the words a fire burned the bride to ashes. When attained the outer as well as spiritual knowledge his Teachers, Baba Farid, led him out of his room one day and made him sit in an open place. Hazrat NizamuddinAuliya, who was not bestowed upon the rank of the spiritual heir at that time, attended the ceremony. Baba Farid put a green turban on his head and taught him the secret Ism-e-Azam by blowing into his ear, he became for some while he lost his material senses by that blow.
Later Makhdoom Sabir told Baba Farid that he is willing to go to Delhi, Baba Farid gave hims permission to leave, and said: "My Khilafat Stamp is to Jamal Hanswi (A desciple of Baba Farid), so take the letter of Khilafat & go to him." When Hazrat Sabir reached there, the sun was setting, Hazrat Sabir asked him to stamp his letter of Khilafat. Jamal Hanswi replied: "Now you must be tired, go & take rest, I will stamp your letter in the morning". Hazrat Sabir insisted to stamp the letter right now. (As he was very Jalali in nature). Jamal Hanswi replied: "Now it is dark & there isn't any lamp, so I can't do that now." Hazrat Sabir blew his fingers, and his all five fingers started to burn like a lamp. Jamal Hanswi became angry to see that, and said: "You are showing me your miracle?" He angrily tore the letter of Khilafat of Hazrat Sabir. In reply, Hazrat Sabir tore Jamal Hanswi's praying rug & said: "You tore my letter of Khilafat, I tore your
Qutubiat (Sainthood.)" Jamal Hanswi asked:"Have you tored my Qutubiat (sainthood) Of future or Past?" Hazrat Sabir said: "Future's", Jamal Hanswi replied: "Thank God, Past is saved". Hazrat Sabir then left, and went to the city of Kalayr, which was very congested & large city at that time. On Friday, Hazrat Sabir went to perform the Friday Prayer in the mosque. He went there early, so he sat on the first row. Because his appearance was like poor, with long hair & beard, tored cloths, so every person that came in the mosque, asked him to sit on the row behind, it continued untill whole mosque became full of the people & they cause Hazrat Sabir to sit from outside the mosque. When the Friday Prayer started, Hazrat Sabir turned angry, and said: "O Mosque, why are you still standing? Fall down." The Mosque collapsed, all people inside the mosque died at the moment. Also a disease struck the city & whole city of Kalayr was destroyed.
He stayed on a mound near the ruins of the Kalayr and used to say that loneliness was better than habitation. He was taciturn by nature, and engaged himself whole heartily in prayer and meditation. His awe-some-ness was such as no man could stand to it. He was absorbed beyond description. He stood holding the branch of a goolar tree for 12 years waiting for the revelation of godly presence. The body dried up became thin, and immovable. Only eyes worked until at last he realized the Supreme Being. Baba Farid's inner powers revealed to him Makhdoom Sabir's state, so he asked his all disciples: "Who ever would go to Sabir, I will gave him a gift." One of his disciples "Khawaja Shamsuddin Turk" agreed to go there. Baba Farid directed him not to stand before Hazrat Sabir but serve him form behind his back.(As it would be dangerous to Khwaja Shamsuddin). Khwaja Shamsuddin was a good singer with charming voice, so when he reached to Kalayr, he saw that Hazrat Sabir is in strange condition, movless like a statue, and standing by holding the branch of a tree, and his eyes are up towards the sky. Khwaja Shamsuddin stood on his left side, and start singing some Sufi song in his charming voice. After few moments, Hazrat Sabir came into his senses & said: "Shamsuddin, sit down". Shamsuddin replied: "How could a slave sit when his master is standing". Hazrat Sabir said: "Okay, also let me sit". Because he stood for so many years, so he was unable to sit. Khwaja Shamsuddin helped him to lay down, and then he massaged Hazrat Sabir. Hazrat Sabir asked Khwaja Shamsuddin about Baba Farid, and said: "The Shaikh was nice". When Khwaja Shamsuddin reached back to Pak-Pattan, and told everything about Sabir to Baba Farid. Baba Farid asked him: "Did Sabir asked about me?" Shamsuddin said: "Yes, he said that Shaikh was nice". After listening these
words, Baba Farid became rapture, and said:"Now I've become a Shaikh".
When Khwaja Shamsuddin Turk asked Baba Farid to give him the gift as he promised. Baba Farid replied: "Go to Ali Ahmed Sabir, he will give you the gift". So then Khwaja Shamsuddin left Pak-Pattan, and reached to Kalayr, where he served Hazrat Sabir for some time. Hazrat Sabir taught him & after completing the teachings, Hazrat Sabir told him: "Now you go and join the army, whenever any miracle would occur by you, then be sure that it would be the day of my
death". So Khwaja Shamsuddin left, and joined the army of "Sultan Alauddin Ghauri". After some time The Sultan headed a compaign to attck the state of Chanurgarh, he tried his best but was unable to conquer the fort of the state. So finally he became hopeless & went to Dervishes for seeking their spiritual help to be successful in his campaign. One Darvish told the Sultan that why is he looking for Darvishes here & there, there is one Darvish in his army, and if he would pray, then the Sultan can conquer the fort without wasting time. That Dervish also told the Sultan the signs of the Dervish, that tonight a strong tornado will strike the territory, all of the lamps will be extinguished, but only that Dervish's lamp will remain lighted.
At the midnight the tornado blew up all the lamps, and Khwaja Shamsuddin's lamp was unharmed, at that time he was reading the Holy Qur'an. The Sultan came into his tent, and stood before him like a servant. Khwaja Shamsuddin understood that something is wrong. Sultan asked him to pray for his success, so that the fort would be conquerred, Khwaja Shamsuddin replied: " I'm not a saint, I'm a normal person, how can I do that?" But the Sultan insisted, so finally Khwaja Shamsuddin agreed. but with some conditions that right now the Sultan should accept his resignation, and give him the salary right now, and he will pray after going three miles away from here. The Sultan agreed. So Khwaja Shamsuddin prayed after leaving the place, and on the next morning the Sultan conquerred the fort. Khwaja Shamsuddin remembered the saying of Hazrat Sabir that whenever any miracle would happen by him, it would be the day of death of Hazrat Sabir. So Khwaja Shamsuddin went directly to Kalayr after praying for the Sultan's success.
When Shamsuddin reached to Kalayr, he saw that Hazrat Sabir's dead body is lying on the ground unhurt, and many wild animals and birds are standing around his dead body like his body guard. When Shamsuddin reached near the dead body of Hazrat Sabir, all wild animals & birds left peacefully. Shamsuddin, did his Tajhiz-wa-Takfeen (washing the dead body & burying it). The moment Hazrat Shamsuddin Turk's prayed on 13, Rabi-ul-Awwal 690 Hijri. So it was the date when Hazrat Sabir died. His tomb stands at Kalayr in the district of Saharanpur (India).
Even after his death, people were scared to go to Kalayr. And finally Hazrat Abdul Quddus Gangohi visited his tomb, so later people started to come to Kalayr & to visit his tomb.
brother and returned to Harat. She, however, said to her brother on the departure: "My son is extremely shy and quiet; would never say or demand anything. Take care of his food." Baba Farid promised.
Thinking that lest Hazrat Makhdoom should feel shy or cautious, remain hungry sometimes, or that he should get food without asking entrusted him the duty of the distribution of food (Langar) to the people. This was also to train him mentally and practically. He joy-fully accepted the appointment, distributed Lanagr (food) two times a day, in between engaged in prayers, but after the evening prayers he attended to the discourses of Baba Farid. He dispensed with his duties well, did not partake a single morsel form the langar, kept fasts, and
when had nothing to break them in the evenings, would go to the jungle and ate wild berries and fruits.
He did his duties for 12 years. Frequent and continuous fasting made him weak. When his mother came and saw him, she complained to his brother of her son's weakness and alleged that he had kept him hungry. Baba Farid replied: "I appointed him the administration of the langar" Then asked to Sabir: "why did you not eat from it?" Hazrat Makhdoom Sabir replied: "you ordered me to distribute the food and not to partake from it." His reply surprised all. Baba Farid remarked: "He is Sabir (patient). God has not created him to eat." Later the word became a part of his name.
After a long time his mother came from Herat and requested her brother to marry his daughter to her son. Baba Farid replied: "He has nothing to do with marriage. He is lost in meditation and awe-some-ness." The sister said: "This is an excuse since he is an orphan, you decline the request." Baba Farid, upon this, married away his daughter, Khadija, to him. During the night when the bride entered the room, she found him lost in prayers. When finished, he asked who she was. She replied: "your wife!" Hazrat Makhdoom said. "How can I accommodate two in my heart? I have already it to one." As he uttered the words a fire burned the bride to ashes. When attained the outer as well as spiritual knowledge his Teachers, Baba Farid, led him out of his room one day and made him sit in an open place. Hazrat NizamuddinAuliya, who was not bestowed upon the rank of the spiritual heir at that time, attended the ceremony. Baba Farid put a green turban on his head and taught him the secret Ism-e-Azam by blowing into his ear, he became for some while he lost his material senses by that blow.
Later Makhdoom Sabir told Baba Farid that he is willing to go to Delhi, Baba Farid gave hims permission to leave, and said: "My Khilafat Stamp is to Jamal Hanswi (A desciple of Baba Farid), so take the letter of Khilafat & go to him." When Hazrat Sabir reached there, the sun was setting, Hazrat Sabir asked him to stamp his letter of Khilafat. Jamal Hanswi replied: "Now you must be tired, go & take rest, I will stamp your letter in the morning". Hazrat Sabir insisted to stamp the letter right now. (As he was very Jalali in nature). Jamal Hanswi replied: "Now it is dark & there isn't any lamp, so I can't do that now." Hazrat Sabir blew his fingers, and his all five fingers started to burn like a lamp. Jamal Hanswi became angry to see that, and said: "You are showing me your miracle?" He angrily tore the letter of Khilafat of Hazrat Sabir. In reply, Hazrat Sabir tore Jamal Hanswi's praying rug & said: "You tore my letter of Khilafat, I tore your
Qutubiat (Sainthood.)" Jamal Hanswi asked:"Have you tored my Qutubiat (sainthood) Of future or Past?" Hazrat Sabir said: "Future's", Jamal Hanswi replied: "Thank God, Past is saved". Hazrat Sabir then left, and went to the city of Kalayr, which was very congested & large city at that time. On Friday, Hazrat Sabir went to perform the Friday Prayer in the mosque. He went there early, so he sat on the first row. Because his appearance was like poor, with long hair & beard, tored cloths, so every person that came in the mosque, asked him to sit on the row behind, it continued untill whole mosque became full of the people & they cause Hazrat Sabir to sit from outside the mosque. When the Friday Prayer started, Hazrat Sabir turned angry, and said: "O Mosque, why are you still standing? Fall down." The Mosque collapsed, all people inside the mosque died at the moment. Also a disease struck the city & whole city of Kalayr was destroyed.
He stayed on a mound near the ruins of the Kalayr and used to say that loneliness was better than habitation. He was taciturn by nature, and engaged himself whole heartily in prayer and meditation. His awe-some-ness was such as no man could stand to it. He was absorbed beyond description. He stood holding the branch of a goolar tree for 12 years waiting for the revelation of godly presence. The body dried up became thin, and immovable. Only eyes worked until at last he realized the Supreme Being. Baba Farid's inner powers revealed to him Makhdoom Sabir's state, so he asked his all disciples: "Who ever would go to Sabir, I will gave him a gift." One of his disciples "Khawaja Shamsuddin Turk" agreed to go there. Baba Farid directed him not to stand before Hazrat Sabir but serve him form behind his back.(As it would be dangerous to Khwaja Shamsuddin). Khwaja Shamsuddin was a good singer with charming voice, so when he reached to Kalayr, he saw that Hazrat Sabir is in strange condition, movless like a statue, and standing by holding the branch of a tree, and his eyes are up towards the sky. Khwaja Shamsuddin stood on his left side, and start singing some Sufi song in his charming voice. After few moments, Hazrat Sabir came into his senses & said: "Shamsuddin, sit down". Shamsuddin replied: "How could a slave sit when his master is standing". Hazrat Sabir said: "Okay, also let me sit". Because he stood for so many years, so he was unable to sit. Khwaja Shamsuddin helped him to lay down, and then he massaged Hazrat Sabir. Hazrat Sabir asked Khwaja Shamsuddin about Baba Farid, and said: "The Shaikh was nice". When Khwaja Shamsuddin reached back to Pak-Pattan, and told everything about Sabir to Baba Farid. Baba Farid asked him: "Did Sabir asked about me?" Shamsuddin said: "Yes, he said that Shaikh was nice". After listening these
words, Baba Farid became rapture, and said:"Now I've become a Shaikh".
When Khwaja Shamsuddin Turk asked Baba Farid to give him the gift as he promised. Baba Farid replied: "Go to Ali Ahmed Sabir, he will give you the gift". So then Khwaja Shamsuddin left Pak-Pattan, and reached to Kalayr, where he served Hazrat Sabir for some time. Hazrat Sabir taught him & after completing the teachings, Hazrat Sabir told him: "Now you go and join the army, whenever any miracle would occur by you, then be sure that it would be the day of my
death". So Khwaja Shamsuddin left, and joined the army of "Sultan Alauddin Ghauri". After some time The Sultan headed a compaign to attck the state of Chanurgarh, he tried his best but was unable to conquer the fort of the state. So finally he became hopeless & went to Dervishes for seeking their spiritual help to be successful in his campaign. One Darvish told the Sultan that why is he looking for Darvishes here & there, there is one Darvish in his army, and if he would pray, then the Sultan can conquer the fort without wasting time. That Dervish also told the Sultan the signs of the Dervish, that tonight a strong tornado will strike the territory, all of the lamps will be extinguished, but only that Dervish's lamp will remain lighted.
At the midnight the tornado blew up all the lamps, and Khwaja Shamsuddin's lamp was unharmed, at that time he was reading the Holy Qur'an. The Sultan came into his tent, and stood before him like a servant. Khwaja Shamsuddin understood that something is wrong. Sultan asked him to pray for his success, so that the fort would be conquerred, Khwaja Shamsuddin replied: " I'm not a saint, I'm a normal person, how can I do that?" But the Sultan insisted, so finally Khwaja Shamsuddin agreed. but with some conditions that right now the Sultan should accept his resignation, and give him the salary right now, and he will pray after going three miles away from here. The Sultan agreed. So Khwaja Shamsuddin prayed after leaving the place, and on the next morning the Sultan conquerred the fort. Khwaja Shamsuddin remembered the saying of Hazrat Sabir that whenever any miracle would happen by him, it would be the day of death of Hazrat Sabir. So Khwaja Shamsuddin went directly to Kalayr after praying for the Sultan's success.
When Shamsuddin reached to Kalayr, he saw that Hazrat Sabir's dead body is lying on the ground unhurt, and many wild animals and birds are standing around his dead body like his body guard. When Shamsuddin reached near the dead body of Hazrat Sabir, all wild animals & birds left peacefully. Shamsuddin, did his Tajhiz-wa-Takfeen (washing the dead body & burying it). The moment Hazrat Shamsuddin Turk's prayed on 13, Rabi-ul-Awwal 690 Hijri. So it was the date when Hazrat Sabir died. His tomb stands at Kalayr in the district of Saharanpur (India).
Even after his death, people were scared to go to Kalayr. And finally Hazrat Abdul Quddus Gangohi visited his tomb, so later people started to come to Kalayr & to visit his tomb.
Source:
http://users.cjb.net/sufipath/sabir.html
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His name was Awais, he was known as Awais Qarni because he lived in a town called "Qarn" in Yemen. Hazrat Owais Qarni was a very pious and noble person. He was a great follower of Islam. He had embraced Islam while the Holy Prophet was still alive. He naturally had a very strong desire to see the Prophet but since his mother was old and she needed his help and care, he could not visit the Holy Prophet. As a reward of his service to his mother, he was treated as a Sahabi (Companion of Prophet) by the Prophet even though he could not see him personally. His name entered the list of Sahaba only because of his strong intention to see the Holy Prophet.
Once the Companions asked the Holy Prophet: "Has Hazrat Awais Qarni ever visited you? The Holy Prophet replied: "No, He never watched me physically, but spiritually he met me." Sufism is based on the spiritual connection or link that was between the Holy Prophet & Hazrat Awais Qarni, in Sufism that spiritual connection is known as "Nisbat-e-Awaisiya".
When Hazrat Awais Qarni received a message about the Holy Prophet Mohammed, that he had lost a tooth in the battle of "Uhud", Hazrat Awais Qarni pulled one of his own out (because of his love towards the Holy Prophet). Thinking that he might not have pulled out the right tooth, and because he loved the Holy Prophet more than he loved himself, he pulled out all of his teeth to make sure that he had lost the same tooth as the Holy Prophet Mohammed.
During his last days, the Holy Prophet asked Hazrat Umar and Hazrat Ali to take his shirt (Jubba Mubarak) to Hazrat Awais and ask him to pray for the forgiveness of my followers (Ummah). The reason for this was to show his companions the very high status of Hazrat Awais. Hazrat Umar and Hazrat Ali asked the people if there was anyone from Qarn. One man came forward and told them how to find the place. They set out for Qarn. When they arrived, they asked the people where Awais was. The villagers answered their questions, but were very surprised to see the two prominent Companions asking for an unknown camel shepherd. When Hazrat Umar and Hazrat Ali reached to him, they saw Hazrat Awais saying his prayers. As he finished his prayers, he said, "It is the first time anyone has ever seen me praying. The two men passed on to him Holy Prophet Mohammed’s message asking Awais to pray for the forgiveness of the followers of Mohammed. This he did. After a while he said, "Allah has forgiven and rewarded as many of Mohammed’s followers as the hair of the sheeps of the Rabia and Mazhar tribes. They asked Hazrat Awais, "If you loved Mohammed so much, why didn’t you visit him more often during his life time?" He did not answer, but asked if they took part in the battle of Uhad? And if so, which tooth had Mohammed lost there? Hazrat Umar was greatly impressed by this simple person and asked Hazrat Awais to pray for him. Hazrat Awais replied, "I pray for the forgiveness of everyone at the end of every prayer. If you keep your faith in Allah and His Messenger Mohammed, you will receive my prayers in your graves."
Many times in the company of his followers, the Holy Prophet stated: "I can smell the beauty of my fried from the land of Yemen'". This statement is in direct reference to the spiritual greatness of Hazrat Awais. The prophet also said: "I feel a sweet, peaceful breeze (naseem-e-rehmat) from Yemen".
Hazrat Umar quotes the Prophet as saying "Oh! Umar. From Yemen a man will arrive whose name is Awais and he has signs of Leprosy on his body, he cares for his old and frail mother. If for anything, he takes an oath in the name of Allah, Allah will fulfill his oath. If you can ask from him prayers for your own forgiveness, then you must do so." Hazrat Ibn-e-Sa'd quotes the Holy Prophet as saying "In my ummah (followers) I have a friend whose name is Awais Qarni".
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