Splendid Karamat

Abul Muẓaffar Hassan was a merchant who presented himself in the court of Sayyīdunā Sheikh Ḥammād رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ and said to him, ‘Your honour! I am going with a caravan to Syria for trading. Please pray for me.’ Sayyīdunā Sheikh Ḥammād رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ replied, "Cancel your plans for this trip, for if you go robbers will take your goods and kill you.” Hearing that, the merchant became very upset and as he returned home he met Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم who asked him, ‘Why are you upset?’ Abul Muẓaffar explained the whole incident. Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم replied, ‘Do not worry, travel to Syria; اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ all will be fine.’

Therefore he set off on his journey to Syria, and the business turned out to be very profitable. He returned toḤalab (Aleppo), the city of Syria with a pouch full of 1000 gold coins. Unfortunately, he misplaced the pouch of coins and in that worry he fell asleep. He saw a very frightening dream in which robbers had attacked the caravan, taken all the goods and also murdered him. He then woke up terrified and saw that there was not any robber of any sort around him. Suddenly he recalled where he had left the pouch of coins; he went there immediately and found them.

On happily returning to Baghdad Sharīf, he wondered whether to first meet Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم or Sheikh Ḥammād رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْه. Coincidently on his journey back he met Sayyīdunā SheikhḤammād رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ who upon seeing him advised, ‘First go and meet Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم because he is the beloved of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, he prayed for you seventeen times so Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ changed your destiny from what I had prophesied about. Due to the blessings of Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam’s prayers, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ replaced the incident that would have taken place with you in reality with a dream.’ The merchant presented himself in the court of Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم. Upon seeing him, Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم informed, ‘Indeed, Iprayed for you seventeen times.’ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه added, ‘I prayed for you seventy times; for each time I prayed seventeen times.’(Baĥjat-ul-Asrār, pp. 64)

Gharz Āqā say karūn ‘arz keĥ tayrī ĥay panāĥ

Bandā majbūr ĥay khāṭir paĥ ĥay qabza tayrā

(Ḥadāiq-e-Bakhshish Sharīf)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد