Screams And Calls Of A Deceased

Once some people came to Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم and said, ‘O friend of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, we heard screams from a grave of a cemetery in Bāb-ul-Azj. Your Honour! Please shower your generosity in some way so his punishment is alleviated.’ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه asked the people, ‘Was he among my disciples?’ 

The people replied, ‘We don't know.’ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه then asked, ‘Did he attend my court?’ They revealed their lack of knowledge on that.’ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه asked, ‘Did he ever eat my food?’ They revealed their lack of knowledge on that too. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه then asked, ‘Did he ever offer Ṣalāĥ behind me?’ and again the people gave the same reply.

Sayyīdunā Ghauš-e-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم bowed his blessed head and signs of his might and dignity could be witnessed. After a short while, he said the angels have informed me, ‘He has seen you and he had faith in you, hence Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has had mercy on him.’ اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ, the screams from the grave terminated thereof. (Baĥjat-ul-Asrār, pp. 194) 

Bad saĥī, chor saĥī, mujrim-o-nākāraĥ saĥī 

Aye woĥ kaysā ĥī saĥī ĥay to Karīmā tayrā 

(Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish Sharif) 

 صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Saved From Torment Of The Grave

Once an upset young man came to Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم and exclaimed, ‘Your Honour! Last night, I saw my late father in a dream and he told me, ‘Son! I am being tormented in the grave; go present yourself in the court of Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم and ask him to pray for me.’ Upon hearing, Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم asked the young man, ‘Did your father ever walk past my Madrasaĥ?’ He replied, ‘Yes.’ Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم became quiet and the young man returned home. The following day the young man happily returned and said, ‘O friend of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, I saw my late father again in my dream, he was wearing a green gown and was very happy, he told me, ‘With the prayer of Sayyīdunā Sheikh Abdul Qādir Jīlānī رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه the torment of the grave has been terminated and I have also been granted this green gown. My dear son! Remain in servitude to Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم.’ Hearing that, Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم said, ‘My Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ has promised me that the torment of a Muslim who walked past my Madrasaĥ will be reduced.’ (Baĥjat-ul-Asrār, pp. 194)

Naz’a mayn, gor mayn, mīzān peĥ sar-e-pul paĥ

Naĥ cĥuṫay ĥātĥ say Dāmān-e-Mu’alla tayrā

(Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish Sharif)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

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

Sayings Of Ghaus-Ul-A’ẓam عَلَيۡهِ رَحۡمَةُ اللّٰهِ الۡاَكۡرَم

Dear Islamic brothers! From this we learn that we should become the disciple of a Murshid-e-Kāmil (A Perfect Saint). Afflictions are terminated by the attention of a Murshid and sometimes severe afflictions are turned into mild ones. It is narrated in Baĥjat-ul-Asrār that the Saint of Saints, Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم has said, ‘I have been given a very big register which contains the names of all of my companions and my disciples to come until the Day of Judgement, and I have been told that all these people have been handed over to me.’

He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: I asked Sayyīdunā Malik عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام, the gatekeeper of Hell, ‘Is any of my disciples in the fire of Hell?’ He عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم replied, ‘No.’ Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم further said, ‘I swear by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ that my helping hand shelters my disciples in the same way as the sky shelters the earth. Even if my disciples are not virtuous, اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ I am virtuous and I swear by the One that created me that I will not leave the court of my Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ until I make every disciple of mine enter into Heaven.’ (Baĥjat-ul-Asrār, pp. 193)

Murīdaun ko khaṭraĥ naĥīn baḥr-e-gham say

Keĥ bayřay kay ĥayn nā khudā Ghauš-e-A’ẓam

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

70 Times Wet Dream

A disciple of Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم had 70 wet dreams due to a number of different women in a single night. After having the ritual bath in the morning, he went to see his Murshid, Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم to tell him about the incident which took place last night. Before he could utter anything, Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم himself said, ‘Don’t worry about the incident of last night.

I had a glance at Lauḥ-e-Maḥfūẓ (the Secured Tablet); you were destined to commit fornication with 70 different women. I therefore prayed in the court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ to change your destiny and save you from those sins. As a result, those incidents relayed in the form of wet dreams.’ (Baĥjat-ul-Asrār, p. 193)

Tayray ĥātĥ mayn ĥātĥ may nay diyā ĥay

Tayray ĥātĥ ĥay lāj Yā Ghauš-e-A’ẓam

(Żauq-e-Na’at)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Punishment To A Heretic Murderer

The following is an event which occurred in India, a long time after Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam’s demise, read it and rejoice. At the time when Ranjīt Singh ruled India, there was a so-called Muslim who did not have any belief in the powers of saints of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. 

He fell in love with a married Hindu woman. Once her husband was taking her to her parents’ house when lust took over him and he started chasing them on a horse. Soon they came to a deserted place, with the couple on foot and the lover approaching on a horse. In an effort to express outward sympathy he asked them to sit behind him on the horse, but they refused. 

The lover began to insist and said, ‘At least permit your wife to sit behind otherwise the poor lady will get tired’. The Hindu man became aware of the man’s bad intentions, so he asked him to provide some sort of surety that he would take his wife to her destination without any harm. He replied, ‘Where could I get you a surety from in this jungle?’

The woman replied, ‘Muslims have great faith in Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم, give him as a surety’. Even though he did not have faith in Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم, thinking to himself that nothing will be lost if he accepted, he gave his word. As soon as the woman mounted onto the horse, that tyrant cut off her husband’shead with his sword and made the horse run as fast as he could.

The heartbroken woman was upset and kept turning and looking behind. The lover told her that she would not gain anything by looking behind as her husband could not come back. The woman replied, ‘I am looking at the king of saints.’ Upon hearing, the lover laughed and said, ‘The king of saints died many years ago; how can you see him now?’ As soon as he said this two elderly men appeared; one of whom beheaded the heretic lover. Then they brought the woman and the horse to the place where her husband was lying dead. One of the men picked up the head, put it back onto the shoulders and said, “Get up with the command of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.” At that very instant the man came back to life. Following that incident the elderly men disappeared. 

The husband and wife rode back home on the horse. The relatives of the murdered lover recognised the horse, so they filed a suit in the court of Ranjīt Singh against the couple, on the basis that they had the horse and their man was missing so they most probably murdered him. The couple related the whole incident that took place in the jungle before the court. They said that one of the old men looked like the famous Majżūb (Majżūb is a person who is so much overwhelmed by remembrance of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ that he becomes unconscious of his surroundings.)Gul Muhammad Shāĥ Ṣāḥib. The court summoned Gul Muhammad Shāĥ to attend the court and when he arrived, he explained the incident word by word to the court.

Everyone at the court was amazed to hear the thriving marvel of Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم. The case was dismissed and both of them were set free and were rewarded with many favours and respects by Ranjīt Singh.

(Al-Ḥaqāiq fil Ḥadāiq, pp. 95)

Al-amān qaĥr ĥay Ay Ghauš woh tikha tayrā

Mar kay bhi chayn say sotā naĥin mārā tayrā

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Scientist’s Vision

Albert Einstein has been labelled as the most leading scientist and he has said, 'I have seen a galaxy through a radio telescope, which is 20 million light years away from us. Light which travels at a speed of 1 million and 86 thousand miles per second will reach there in 20 million years. I would not be able to find out where the border of the universe is even if I live for a million years.’ 

But look at the rank of Allah’s friend, Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم. He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ has declared: 

كَخَرۡدَلَةٍ عَلٰي حُكۡمِ التِّصَالٖ                    نَظَرۡتُ اِلٰي بِلَادِاللّٰهِ جَمۡعًا 

‘The cities of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ are in my sight just like mustard seed in the palm.’ 

My master A’la Hadrat has said humbly in the blessed court of Ghaus-e-Pak: 

وَرَفَـعۡنَا لَكَ ذِكۡـرَك kā ĥay sāyaĥ tujĥ par 

Bool balā ĥay tayrā żikr ĥay aūnchā tayrā 

(Ḥadāiq-e-Bakhshish Sharīf) 

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Can A Human Revive The Dead?

Dear Islamic brothers! Life and death are certainly under the authority of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, but if Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ wills to bestow the power of revival to His chosen servants then this is not difficult for Him to do so. If we imagine someone other than Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ bringing a dead person back to life, then this will not affect our faith. If someone has come and whispered the evil thoughts from Satan into you that only Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ can raise the dead, then he is going against the teachings of the Holy Qurān. It has beenstated clearly in the Holy Qurān that Sayyīdunā ‘Īsā عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام cured the sick and revived the dead. It is stated in Sūraĥ Āl-e-‘Imrān, Verse 49 that Sayyīdunā ‘Īsā عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام said: 

وَ اُبۡرِیُٔ الۡاَکۡمَہَ وَ الۡاَبۡرَصَ وَ اُحۡیِ الۡمَوۡتٰی بِاِذۡنِ اللّٰہِ ۚ 

“And I heal him who was born blind, 

and the leper and I revive the dead by Allah’s command.” 

[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran) (Part 3, Sūraĥ Al-e-‘Imrān, verse 49)] 

Hopefully this evil thought would have perished out, because a Muslim has a firm belief about everything that is stated in the Holy Qurān and he does not accept anything which is contradictory to it. Allahعَزَّوَجَلَّ bestows His chosen servants with supernatural power and through them He reveals marvels which are beyond our intellect. No doubt, the intellect of worldly people cannot comprehend the magnitude of the power of the beloved ones of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. 

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Marriage Procession That Drowned

Once Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم was walking along the riverbank where he saw an old woman weeping. One of his disciples informed him that that the woman had an only child. She had just got him married, but while the marriage procession was returning home, the boat tipped over and sank drowning the bride and the groom with it. Although it has been 12 years today since that incident occurred, her misery has not reduced, she comes to this river everyday and weeps on not finding that procession.

Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم felt sympathetic towards that woman and raised his hands in the court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, a few moments passed but nothing occurred. Feeling some concern, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه asked, ‘O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ why is there delay?’ It was said, ‘O my loved one! This delay is not against destiny and fate, if we had desired, the earth and the sky would have been created with a single order, but due to wisdom they were created in six days. It has been 12 years since the procession drowned, the boat and the passengers are both non-existent, the sea creatures have eaten the flesh of the humans; the constituents of the bodies have been collected and put into the bodies and now it is time for their arrival.’

Those words had not yet been concluded when all of a sudden the boat appeared with all of its features, the bride, the groom and the rest of the wedding procession all soon sailed to the riverbank. All the passengers of the boat went home happily after taking well-wishes from Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم. On hearing the marvel a large number of non-believers embraced Islam on the blessed hands of Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم. 

(Sulṭān-ul-Ażkār fī Manāqib-e-Ghauš-ul-Abrār)

Nikālā ĥay peĥlay to ḋūbay ĥūaun ko

Aur ab ḋūbtaun ko bachā Ghauš-e-A’ẓam

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Epilepsy Is A Form Of Jinn

Once in Baghdad Sharīf, the disease of plague broke out and people began to die of it. The people of Baghdad Sharīf went to Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم and requested him for his help. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه advised them to ‘Eat the grass of the fields around my Madrasaĥ, and drink the water from my well,اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ you will be cured of every disease.’ The grass and the water from the well began to cure the people to such an extent that the plague set off from Baghdad completely and it never broke out again. 

(Tafrīḥ-ul Khāṭir, pp. 43) 

It is reported in ‘Ṭabqāt-tul Kubrā’ that Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم has said: ‘Whoever walked past my Madrasaĥ, his torment will be curtailed on the Day of Judgment.’ 

(Ṭabqāt-tul-Kubrā lil Sha’rānī, pp. 179) 

May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ shower His mercy on him and for his sake, forgive us without any accountability! 

Gunāĥaun kay amrāz kī bĥī dawā do 

Mujĥay ab ‘aṭā ĥo shifā Ghauš-e-A’ẓam

Epilepsy Is A Form Of Jinn

Dear Islamic brothers! A’lā Ḥaḍrat Imām of Aĥl-e-Sunnat Imām Aḥmad Razā Khān عَـلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ الـرَّحْمٰنْ has said: Epilepsy is a very dreadful illness which is called Umm-uṣ-Ṣibyān (اُمَّ الصِّبۡيَان) (A disease resulting in a wild thrashing movement of the body) if children become victim of it, otherwise it is called Ṣar’a (Epilepsy). Experiences have proved that if the disease occurs amongst those aged under 25, it is more prone to cure; whereas, it will be next to impossible to rid of for those experiencing it at the age of 25 or above. However, it is possible for it to be diminished by the Karāmāt of a Walī or an amulet. Epilepsy, in fact, is a (mischievous jinn), a Satan who persecutes the human.

A prescription to protect children from Epilepsy:

    After a child is born, the delay in giving the Ażān is often the cause of Epilepsy. Whereas having bathed the child, saying the Ażān and Iqāmat in the child’s ears instantly after the birth will protect him (from Epilepsy) for his entire life اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

(Malfūẓāt-e-A’lā Haḍrat, pp. 417)

Razā kay sāmnay kī tāb kis may

Falak wār is peĥ tayrā ẓil ĥay Yā Ghauš

(Ḥadāiq-e-Bakhshish Sharīf)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Ghaus-Ul-A’zam Eliminates Epilepsy

Once a man came into the honourable court of Sayyidunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم and entreated that his wife was suffering from Epilepsy. Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم responded, “Whisper in her ear that Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم commands that depart from Baghdad.” As a result, she was cured in that instant. 

(Baĥjat-ul-Asrār, pp. 140-141)

What Is Karamat (Marvel)?

Dear Islamic brothers! Sometimes when thinking about Karāmaĥ manifested by the friends of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, a person becomes victim to evil whispers by attempting to judge them according to his own intellect and therefore becomes misguided. Remember! A Karāmāt is such an exceptional manifestation which human intellect cannot comprehend i.e. which cannot be executed by physical means.

With the bestowment of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, the saints رَحِمَهُمُ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی get the ability to manifest such wonders. Irĥāṣis the manifestation of a prodigy atypical to norms through a Prophet before [the declaration of] his Prophethood; and if it is manifested after the declaration of Prophethood, then it is called Mu’jizaĥ. If a similar unusual prodigy is manifested by a Walī, then it is called Karāmaĥ. It is called Ma’ūnat if exhibited by a Mūmin (True Believer). If such a wonder happens to be performed by a Kāfir (unbeliever) or an open-sinner, then it is termed as Istidrāj.

(Baĥr-e Sharī’at, vol. 1, pp. 56-58)

‘Aqal ko tanqīd sey furṣat naĥī

‘Ishq per a’māl kī bunīyād rakĥ

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

7 Karāmāt (Marvels) Related To His Saintly Childhood

My dear Islamic brothers! Our Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was a Walī by birth and this is evident from a number of Karāmaĥ manifested during his childhood.

• When Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam’s mother used to say اَلۡحَمۡدُ لِلّٰه after sneezing, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would reply from the womb saying يَرۡحَمُكِ اللّٰه. (Al-Ḥaqāiq fil Ḥadāiq, pp. 139)

• Sayyīdunā Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم came into this world on Monday, the first of Ramaḍān-ul-Mubārak at the time of dawn. His lips were moving slowly and he was heard saying ‘Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.’(Al-Ḥaqāiq fil Ḥadāiq, pp. 139)

• On the day of his birth, 1100 boys were born in Jīlān Sharīf and all of them became Saints of Allah. (Tarīkh-ul Khāṭir, p. 15)

• Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم kept the first fast on the day he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was born. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه did not feed on his mother’s milk until sunset. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه kept all the fasts of that month. (Baĥjat-ul-Asrār, pp. 172)

• When Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم was made to sit with a saint to practise his first recitation of ‘بِسۡمِ اللّٰه’ at the age of five years, he recited ‘اَعُوۡذُ’ and ‘بِسۡمِ اللّٰه’ and then recited from the first Paraĥ to the 18thParaĥ of the Holy Qurān. The saint said, ‘Son! Recite ahead.’ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه replied, ‘This is all what I memorized because my mother also memorized this much. When I was in my mother’s womb, my mother would recite up to the 18th Paraĥ so I had memorized this much by listening to her.’ (Al-Ḥaqāiq fil Ḥadāiq, p. 140)

• Whenever he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would intend to play, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would hear a divine voice, ‘O ‘Abd-ul-Qādir! We have not created you for playing.’ (Al-Ḥaqāiq fil Ḥadāiq, p. 140)

• When he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه used to go to the Madrasaĥ, a voice would be heard saying, ‘Give room to Allah’s friend.’(Baĥjat-ul-Asrār, p. 48)

Nabawī mīnaĥ ‘Alawī faṣl Batūlī gulshan

Ḥasanī pĥūl Ḥussaīnī ĥay maĥaknā tayrā

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Blessings of Ṣalāt-‘Alan-Nabī صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم

The Prophet of mankind, the Peace of our heart and mind, the Most Generous and Kind صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, ‘For as long as a believer recites Ṣalāt (Durūd) upon me, the angels continue to send blessings upon him. Now, it is that person’s choice whether he recites more or less.’

(Sunan Ibn-e-Mājaĥ, vol. 1, pp. 490, Ḥadīš 907)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

A veiled woman who had her child cradled to her chest stood crying in a monastery (Darbār). A boy approached the woman and sympathetically asked her the reason for her crying. She replied, ‘Son! My husband passed away from this world with the desire to witness the beauty of his son. At that time, this child was in the womb and up until now he was the survivor of his father and the principal of my life. He had suddenly fallen ill so I brought him to this monastery for spiritual cure, but he died on the way. However, I have still presented myself here whilst maintaining great hope, because I know that the saint of this monastery is very close to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and anything is possible via his blessed gaze, but the saint has advised me to observe patience and has gone inside.’

After saying this, the woman started weeping again, the boy’s heart softened and he proclaimed the following merciful words, ‘Your baby is not dead, he is still alive. Look! He is breathing.’ Without any hesitation the saddened mother moved the blanket from her child’s corpse and to her amazement, she found that he was alive and playing with his hands and feet. At that moment the saint of the monastery came out; witnessing the baby alive, he understood what had taken place. The saint got his stick and approached the boy and said, ‘You have started revealing the secrets inscribed by the Holy Pen so early.’

The boy ran into the direction of the graveyard and the aged saint ran behind him. Upon entering the graveyard the boy shouted, ‘O people of the graveyard! Please help me.’ When the saint reached the graveyard he was shocked to see that 300 corpses had come out from their graves and had shielded the boy who was stood with a smile on his moonlit face. The saint looked at the boy with great sorrow and said, ‘Son! I cannot achieve your rank and therefore I surrender myself before you according to your will.’

My dear Islamic brothers! Do you know who that boy was? The boy’s name was ‘Abd-ul-Qādir who later became famous through the title of Ghauš-ul-A’ẓam عَلَیۡهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ الۡاَ کۡرَم and that saint was his maternal grandfather Sayyīdunā ‘Abdullaĥ Sawma’ī.

(Al-Ḥaqāiq fil Ḥadāiq, vol. 1, pp. 42)

Kiyūn na Qāsim ĥo keĥ tu Ibn-e-Abī al-Qāsim ĥay

Kiyūn na Qādir ĥo keĥ Mukhtār ĥay Bābā tayrā

(Ḥadāiq-e-Bakhshish)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد