Eid-e-Gausia

Name: Al-Sayed Muhiyuddin Abu Muhammad Abdul Qadir al-Gilani al-Hasani wal-Hussaini
Titles: Ghaus-e-Azam, Mahboob-e-Subhani, Qutb-e-Rabbani, Peeran-e-Peer
Silsila: Qadri (Founder)
Predecessor: Hazrat Abu Saeed Mubaarak Makhzoomi ‎(رحمتہ اللہ علیہ)
Date of Birth: 470 Hijri, 1077 AD
Date of Wisaal: 561 Hijri, 1166 AD
Date of Urs: 17th , Rabi-us-Sani. (celebrated on 11th , Rabi-us-Sani)
Resting at: Baghdad, Iraq.

About Gaus Pak:

Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jelani ‎رضي الله عنه was a noted Hanbali preacher, Sufi sheikh and the eponymous founder of the Qadiri Sufi order (selsela). He was born in Ramadan AH 470 (about AD 1077) in the Persian province of Gilan (Iran) south of the Caspian sea. His contribution and renown in the sciences of Sufism and Sharia was so immense that he became known as the spiritual pole of his time, al-Gauth al Azam (the "Supreme Helper" or the "Mightiest Succor"). His writings were similar to those of al-Ghazali in that they dealt with both the fundamentals of Islam and the mystical experience of Sufism.


Parents and Early Life:

Abdul Qadir Jilani ‎رضي الله عنه was a Sufi master and Syed (descendant of the Prophet Muhammad) from both his father and mother. His father Abu Saleh Jangidost‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ, was an illustrious and God-fearing man. Once while engrossed in meditation by the bank of a river he saw an apple floating down the river. He picked it up and ate it. It struck to him that he ate the apple without paying for it so he set out in search of the owner, on the bank of the river and at last reached the owner of the apple orchard "Abdullah Somai‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ" whom he requested to tell him the price of the apple, Abdullah Somai ‎رضي الله عنه replied that it was an expensive thing. Syed Abu Saleh‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ replied that he had not much by way of worldly material but he, could serve him for compensation. Abdullah Somai‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ then asked him to work for a year in the orchard. In course of time the duration was extended several times.

In the end Abdullah Somai‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ admitted that he had served him in excess of the price and desired to reward him. Abu Saleh‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ hesitated in accepting it but when Abdullah Somai‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ persisted, he relented.He said he had a daughter, blind of eyes, handicapped of hands and feet and wanted to give her in marriage to him. In this way Abu Saleh‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ was married to Abdullah Somai's‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ daughter, Syeda Fatimah ‎رضي الله عنه. To his astonishment found her wondrously beautiful and wholesome. He complained to his father-in-law that he found her exactly the opposite to what he had described her. Abdullah Somai‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ insisted on the truthfulness of his statement. She was blind because she had not seen any Ghair Mehram (a man who could marry her). She was mute because she had not uttered a word repugnant to the Shariah (Islamic law). She was deaf because she had not heard anything inconsistent with the Shariah. She was handicapped of hand and feet because she had never moved in the direction of evil.

Abdul Qadir Jilani's ‎رضي الله عنه father died soon after and the young orphan was reared up by his mother and his grandfather, Abdullah Somai‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ.



Adult life:

At the age of 18 he went to Baghdad on AH 488 (1095 AD), where he pursued the study of Hanbalite law under several teachers. His mother sewed 40 gold coins in his quilt so that he might spend them when needed. The dacoits struck the caravan on the way, and looted all the travelers of their belongings. They asked him what he had. He replied that he had 40 gold coins. The dacoits took his reply for a joke and took him to their chief, who asked him the same question and he again replied that he had 40 gold coins. He demanded him to show, upon whom he tore away, the quilt and produced the gold coins. He was surprised and asked him why he had given the hidden gold coins when he could have kept them hidden. Young Abdul Qadir Jilani ‎رضي الله عنه replied that he was travelling to Baghdad to receive education and his mother had instructed him to speak the truth. This left a deep effect on the chief of the dacoits and he gave up looting.

Abdul Qadir jilani ‎رضي الله عنه received lessons on Islamic Jurisprudence from Abu Said Ali al-Mukharrimi ‎‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ, Hadith from Abu-Bakra-bin-Muzaffar ‎رضي الله عنه, and commentary (tafseer) from the renowned commentator, Abu Muhammad Jafar‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ.

In Sufism, his spiritual instructor was Shaikh Abu'l-Khair Hammad‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ. From him, he received his basic training, and with his help he set out on the spiritual journey. Abu Shuja‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ' was also a disciple of Shaikh Hammad‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ, once he said: "Shaikh Abdul Qadir was in the company of Shaikh Hammad, so he came and sat in front of him, observing the best of good manners, until he stood up and took his leave. I heard Shaikh Hammad say, as soon as Shaikh Abdul Qadir had left: 'This non-Arab has a foot that will be raised, when the proper time comes, and placed upon the necks of the saints of that time. He will surely be commanded to say: This foot of mine is upon the neck of every saint of Allah. He will surely say it, and the necks of all the saints of his age will surely be bent at his disposal."

Hazrat Junayd Baghdadi‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ (died AD 910), who died about 167 years before the birth of Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani ‎رضي الله عنه, predicted about him on one occasion, when he was performing meditation & during that he said: "His foot will be over all Saints' necks." After finishing meditation, his disciples asked him about his words, he replied: "One Sufi would be born in the future, who would be greater than all saints." Thus, Shaikh Hammad‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ proved the words of Hazrat Junayd‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ as right. The historians says that, later Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani ‎رضي الله عنه also repeated the same words on many occasion by himself.

Popular Sufi Sheikh:

After completion of education, Hazrat Abdul Qadir Jilani ‎رضي الله عنه abandoned the city of Baghdad, and spent twenty-five years as a wanderer in the desert regions of Iraq as a recluse. He was over fifty years old by the time he returned to Baghdad, in AH 521 (AD 1127), and began to preach in public. His hearers were profoundly affected by the style and content of his lectures, and his reputation grew and spread through all sections of society. Not only Muslims, but also Jews and Christians, not only caliphs and viziers but also farmers, merchants and traders allegedly altered their lives in response to Abdul Qadir jilani's ‎رضي الله عنه perorations. He moved into the school belonging to his old teacher al-Mukharrimii‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ, there he engaged himself in teaching. Soon he became popular with his pupils. In the morning he taught hadith and tafseer, and in the afternoon held discourse on mysticism and the virtues of the Qur'an. The number of students increased so much that the seminary could no more contain them. He, therefore, decided to extend the premises of the seminary. The students and the people willingly came forward with their wholehearted contributions. The campus buildings were ready in AH 528 and thereafter it came to be known as Madarsai-e-Qadriya.

Hazrat Abdul Qadir Jilani ‎رضي الله عنه was a Non-Arab (ajami), so he wasn't fluent in Arabic and was having some difficulties because of it. Once The Prophet Muhammad ‎صلى الله عليه و سلم came to him in a dream, before the time of the midday prayer (Zuhr), and he said to him: "O my dear son, why do you not speak out?" He replied: "O dear father, I am a Non-Arab man. How can I speak fluently in the classical Arabic language of Baghdad?" Holy Prophet said: "Just open your mouth!" He opened his mouth, and The Holy Prophet put his saliva seven times in his mouth. A few moments later, Hazrat Ali ibn Abi Talib ‎رضي الله عنه also came & did the same to him six times. And from that time, Hazrat Abdul Qadir Jilani ‎رضي الله عنه spoke classical Arabic language with fluency, his memory increased and he felt some great positive spiritual changes in him.

Once some one asked Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani ‎رضي الله عنه about Mansur Al-Hallaj‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ, he replied: "His claim extended too far, so the scissors of the Sacred Law (Shari'a) were empowered to clip it."
He busied himself for forty years in the service of the Islam from AH 521 to 561. During this period hundreds embraced Islam because of him and organized several teams to go abroad for the purpose. He arrived in Indian sub-continent in AD 1128, and stayed at Multan (Pakistan). He died in AH 561 (AD 1166) at the age of 91 years, and was buried in Baghdad.



The King of Jinns:

Bushair bin Mahfooz‎ رحمتہ اللہ علیہ states that once my daughter, Fatima, all of a sudden vanished from the roof of my house. I got worried and want to the blessed presence of Sayyed-e-na Ghouse-e-Pak ‎رضي الله عنه and requested for help. He told me to go to Karkh, and during the night sit in a deserted place forming a fort (Hisar) around myself. Over there think about them and say:" Bismillah" During the darkness of night groups of Jinns will pass by you, their faces will be very strange, do not get scared by looking at them, at the time of sahari the KING OF JINNS will come to you and will ask you about your requirement. Tell him, "Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani has sent me from Baghdad (my requirement is that) you search my daughter."

Hence, I went to the ruins of 'Karkh' and followed the instructions of Huzoor Ghous-e-Azam ‎رضي الله عنه. During the silence of night, horrifying Jinns kept on passing outside my hisar. The faces of the Jinns were so horrifying that I could not look at them. At the time of sahari, the KING OF JINNS came on a horse back, there were Jinns surrounding him. He asked my demand from outside the hisar. I told him that Huzoor Ghous-e-Azam ‎رضي الله عنه has sent me to you. As soon as he heard this, he got down the horse and sat on the ground. The other Jinns too sat outside the hisar.

I narrated the incident of the disappearance of my daughter. He announced amongst all the Jinns, "Who has taken the girl?" Within moments the Jinns caught a Chinese Jinn and presented him as the culprit. The King of the Jinns asked him why did you pick the girl up from the city of the Highest Cadre in Spiritual Pivot (Qutub) of the time? He said, while shivering, Your Highness! After looking at her I fell in love with her. The King ordered the Chinese Jinn to be beheaded and returned my wonderful daughter to me. I thanked the King of the Jinns and said, as Allah will! You are an ardent lover of Sayyed-e-na Ghouse-e-Pak ‎رضي الله عنه. He then replied, "I SWEAR UPON ALLAH WHEN HUZOOR GHOUS-E-PAK ‎رضي الله عنه LOOKS TOWARDS US, ALL THE JINNS START TREMBLING. WHEN ALL NOMINATES AS QUTUB OF TIME THEN ALL THE JINNS AND HUMANS ARE ORDERED TO FOLLOW HIM." (Bahjaa-tul-Asraar)

All the Jinns start trembling (with fear) on hearing your name. Your Have that majestic awe 'O, Ghous-e-Azam Dastgir.

Eid-e-Gausia

Rabi-us-Sani,

The Month of Ghaus-ul-Azam Dastagir

THE GREATEST SAINT OF ALL TIME

If Rabi-ul-Awwal is the month of the greatest Prophet of Allah then Rabi-us-Sani, is the month of the greatest Saint of Allah. If the Prophet drew the veil on this world to meet his Creator on the 12th of the month, the Saint departed on the 11th of the next month, as if as a mark of distinction from the Almighty Himself. The name of this greatest of the great Saints is Hazrat Syed Shah Abu Mohammad Muhyuddin Abdul Quader Jilani Al-Hassani wal Hussaini ShaenenLillah (Alaihis Salam). Many are the honoured titles of this great saint, Muhyiuddin (the Reviver of the Faith), Peer-an-e-Peer (the Spiritual Teacher of Spiritual Teachers), Mahbub-e-Subhani (the Beloved of the Supreme), Ghaus-us-Sakalaen (the Ghaus of both worlds), and Kutb-e-Rabbani (the Cardinal Star of the Lord) and many others, but the most well known and respected being Ghaus-ul-Azam (the Supreme Spiritual Helper. It is told that ‘his feet is on the shoulder of all Saints of Allah’.

Today, a concept known as Wahabism pervades many aspects of Islamic life. This concept holds that man can connect directly with his Creator with no need for intercession. This is a product of modern day arrogance coupled with the obsession with rationality that originates from Descartes’ statement, ‘I think, so I am’. Today, man wants to understand the Creator and His creation through arrogance and reasoning and not through submission to His Will. Profound Ayats of the Quran are unwisely interpreted as license to approach the Creator directly thereby falling into the abyss of self-conceit and foolhardiness. And this is the reason of his spiritual emptiness.It is a pity that now-a-days we practice Islam in its outward form but we stray far away from its true purpose and its true beauty. If love is the best and final magic of the Creator then what enchanting love the Saints can lead us to ! Oh, what sense of perfection that one can achieve if one receives the true touch of faith through the Saints. One micro-second moment of glory from the Glory of the Almighty can make a man mad in spiritual ecstasy for the rest of his life. He can achieve success in both worlds, here on this earth, and in the hereafter. This can only be achieved through the intercession of the spiritual Sufi Master, through accomplished Saints, and, definitely, even today, through Ghaus-ul-Azam, who is living, albeit behind the curtain and can be approached through the humble heart. Saints go through various stations in their journey towards union with the Almighty. These stations are known as wilayets, or territories or temporary resting places. The station of a Saint depends on his wilayet and the one of Ghaus-ul-Azam is the highest that can be achieved. 

Ghaus-ul-Azam drew the veil over himself on 11th Rabi-us-Sani in 561 H (1166 AD) at the age of 91. His Mazar Sharif is in Baghdad, which is even today the place of adoration for his disciples, lovers and followers all over the world. It is looked after by his direct descendants who are a source of inspiration and affection to all who visit the great Mazar Sharif there In the Subcontient, the Qadria Tariqa is being carried on by the direct descendants of Ghaus-ul-Azam. There are Khanqas where Giyarawee Sharif is held on the 11th day of each Arabic month. In Sufi philosophy, it is said that it is possible to light one candle from another candle, and once the candles are lit it is impossible to tell one from the other. May the blessings of Ghaus Pak and his descendent Peers be upon all Believers.

The Miracles of Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani Radiallahu Anh

There are so many miracles of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) that volumes can be written about them. A few will be presented here to give us a glimpse into his spiritual status.

There was a wise and influential priest in Baghdad who had many followers. He knew Islam and the Holy Qur’an and had great love and respect for Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). He was ready to accept Islam except for one thing; he could not understand and therefore accept the physical ascension (Me’raj) of Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) to the heavens and beyond. The caliph introduced all the wise men and teachers of the time to the priest, but none could remove his doubts. The caliph then sent word to Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) requesting him to convince the priest.

When Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) came to the palace he found the caliph and the priest playing chess. As the priest lifted a chess piece to move, his eyes met with those of the Shaikh. He blinked his eyes…. and as he opened them he found himself drowning in a river. He was shouting for help when a young shepherd jumped into the water and saved him. As he came out of the water he realized that he was naked and had been transformed into a young girl. The shepherd asked the girl where she was from and she answered from Baghdad. The shepherd said that they were at a distance of a few months journey from Baghdad. He honoured and protected her but as she had nowhere to go he eventually married her and had three children who grew up.

One day as she was washing laundry in the same river where she had appeared many years earlier, she slipped and fell in. As she opened her eyes…. the priest found himself sitting across the caliph, holding the chess piece and still looking into the eyes of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh), who said to him, “Now venerable priest, do you still disbelieve?” The priest was unsure of what had happened and thinking that it was a dream asked, “What do you mean?” The Shaikh asked, “Perhaps you would like to see your family?” and as he opened the door, there stood the shepherd and the three children. Seeing this the priest immediately believed, and he and his followers of about five thousand Christians all became Muslims at the hands of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh).

A young girl who was a follower of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) lived in Ceylon. One day she was attacked in a lonely place by a man intending do dishonour her. Helpless, she shouted, “Save me O my Shaikh Abdul Qadir!” At that moment the Shaikh was performing his ablution in Baghdad. People saw him stop, angrily grab his wooden shoe and throw it in the air. However, they did not see the show fall down. That shoe fell on the head of the man who was attacking the girl in Ceylon and killed him. That shoe is still kept in Ceylon as a relic.

One of the great Shaikhs of the time, Shaikh Muzaffar Mansoor ibn Al Mubarak (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) states, “I came to visit Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) with some students and I was carrying a book on philosophy. He greeted us and then said to me, “What a bad and dirty friend you are holding in your hand! Go and wash it!” I was awed by the Shaikh’s anger, he could not have known the contents of this book which I loved and had almost memorized.” When I thought of hiding the book somewhere and fetching it later, he ordered me to give the book to him. As I opened the book for the last time, I saw only empty white pages; all the writing had disappeared. When I gave the book to him, he browsed through it and gave it back to me saying, “Here it is, ‘The Book of Excellences of the Qur’an’ by Ibn Daaris Muhammad.” When I opened it, indeed it had been transformed as he said, and was written in the most beautiful calligraphy. Then he said to me, “Do you wish your heart to repent when you voice your repentance?” I said “Indeed I do.” He told me to stand up, and as I did I felt all of my knowledge of philosophy descend from my mind and sink into the ground, and not a word of it remained in my memory.”

Once Shaikh Abu Sa’eed Abdullah bin Ahmad Baghdadi (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) came to Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) and complained about his sixteen-year old daughter Fatima, who had gone onto the roof of the house and suddenly disappeared from there. Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) told him to go to a certain jungle at night. On entering this jungle he would see many sand heaps. He should sit on the fifth sand heap that he passed. He should draw a circle around him saying ‘Bismillah’ and he should then say ‘Abdul Qadir’. Towards the third portion of the night, he would find an army of Jinns passing by. They will look really frightening and fierce, but he should not fear. He should remain seated and wait. Exactly at the time of the first light, the most powerful King of the Jinns would pass that way and he would personally come to him and ask his problem. On the King’s request, he should explain to him his situation and then tell him that Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) has sent him.

Shaikh Abu Sa’eed Baghdadi (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) states, “I did as Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) said. After some time, I saw armies of Jinns in frightening forms passing by. They were very upset with me sitting in their path, but they passed without saying a word, as they did not have the courage to enter the circle. In the morning, the King passed and asked my request. When I explained my problem to him and told him that Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) had sent me, he got off his horse and stood with respect listening to me. He then sent the Jinns to summon back the Jinn who had captured my daughter. My daughter was brought back and the King ordered the mischievous Jinn to be beheaded.” When Shaikh Abu Sa’eed Baghdadi (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) asked the King about his respect for Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh), the King replied, “By Allah, when Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) looks at us, all the Jinns begin to tremble.”

Once, one of the followers of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) experienced Ihtilaam (wet dream) seventy times in the course of one night. Each time he would see himself with a different woman and upon waking up he would perform the ghusl. Some of the women he saw he actually knew and others were strangers. In the morning he went to Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) intending to complain about his condition. Before he could say anything Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) told him, “You must not feel bad about your state during last night. I saw your name inscribed on the Lawh-e-Mahfooz and I discovered from what was recorded upon it, that you would be guilty of committing adultery no fewer than seventy times. So I pleaded with Almighty Allah on your behalf until he changed that for you so that instead of being a conscious real-life experience, it would merely be a wet dream.”

Shaikh Umar Abdul Bazzaaz (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) narrates, “One Friday, together with my master, Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) I set out for the mosque. No one greeted him so I thought to myself, “Every normal Friday, we find it hard to get to the mosque due to the crowds that gather around the Shaikh, so what is happening today?” I had barely completed this thought when people came rushing to greet the Shaikh. He looked at me with a smile and said, “O Umar, this is what you wanted! Do you not realize that the hearts of the people are in my hand? If I wish, I move them away from me and if I wish, I attract them towards me.”

Once whilst Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) was delivering one of his lectures, a person by the name of Abul Mu’aali was present in this gathering. He was seated directly in front of the great Saint. During the course of the lecture, Abul Mu’aali found that he needed to answer the call of nature. He tried to suppress this need because he found it disrespectful to leave the gathering of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh). He could no longer suppress it and decided to leave when Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) walked down the pulpit (Mimbar) onto the second step and threw his shawl over him. As this happened, Abul Mu’aali found that he was no longer in the gathering, but rather in a valley with beautiful lush vegetation. It was beautified even more by a stream, which flowed through it. He immediately answered the call of nature, performed wudhu and then prayed two rakaats Salaah. As he completed the Salaah, Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) took the shawl off him and he found, to his amazement, that he was still in the gathering of the great Saint and he had not even missed one word of the lecture. However, much later Abul Mu’aali discovered that he did not have his set of keys with him. He then remembered that when he was transported to the valley by Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) he had hung his key ring on the branch of a tree beside the stream. Abul Mu’aali states that some time after this incident, he had the opportunity to go on a business expedition. During this journey, he reached a valley and rested there. He then noticed that the valley was the same place where he had been transported during the lecture. When he went beside the tree, he found that his missing keys were still hanging on the branch of the tree. Subhaanallah!

The students of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) state that once he was delivering his lessons as usual to them when suddenly his blessed face turned red and beads of perspiration covered his blessed forehead. He then placed his hand into his cloak and remained silent for a short time. After he removed his hand from inside his cloak, drops of water began to drip from his sleeves. Due to his spiritual state, the students did not ask him any questions but rather, they recorded the date, day and time of this astonishing event. Two months after this incident, a group of traders, who had come by sea to Baghdad, arrived and presented various gifts to Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh). The students were very confused by this as they had never seen these traders in Baghdad before. When they asked the traders the reason for them bringing the gifts, they said that two months earlier, whilst they were sailing to Baghdad, their ship was caught in a fierce storm. When they realized that there was a real danger of sinking, they called out to Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh). When they called out to him, they found that from the Unseen a hand lifted their ship to safety. When the students compared this narration to the incident in the Madrassah, it was confirmed that it was the same date, day and time in which the great Saint (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) had put his hand into his cloak. Although Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) seemed to be placing his hand into his cloak, but in reality, he was stretching his hand into the sea to assist those who called for his assistance. Subhaanallah!

A woman of Baghdad who was very impressed by the fame of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) decided to leave her son in his care and said, “Take this child as your own, I renounce all right to him. Raise him to become like you.” The Shaikh accepted the child and started to teach him piety, spirituality etc. After some time the mother came to see her son and found him thin and pale and eating a crust of bread. She was angry and asked to see the Shaikh. When she came upon him she found him well dressed, seated in a pleasant room and eating a chicken. She exclaimed, “While you eat your chicken my poor son, whom I left in your care, has nothing but a piece of dry bread!” The Shaikh placed his hand over the bones of the chicken and said, “In the name of Allah Who revives bones from dust, rise!” The chicken immediately became alive and it ran about the table saying, “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) is His Messenger and Shaikh Abdul Qadir is the friend of Allah and His Messenger!” Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) then turned to the woman and said, “When your son can do this, he can also eat whatever he wishes.”

Once Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) was delivering a lecture and Shaikh Ali bin Haiti (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) was seated in front of him. During the lecture Shaikh Ali bin Haiti (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) fell asleep. Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) saw this and descended from the Mimbar and stood in front of the sleeping Shaikh Ali bin Haiti (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) with both his hands folded in respect. After a while Shaikh Ali bin Haiti (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) awoke to find Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) standing in front of him. He immediately stood up in respect. Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) smiled and said, “The reason I am standing in front of you is because you were seeing Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) in your dream and I was seeing Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) with my physical eyes.”

Shaikh Adi ibn Musaafir (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) states, “On one occasion while Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) was giving a lecture, a shower of rain descended from the sky. This caused some of the members of the audience to disperse, so he raised his head towards the heaven above and said, “Here I am, gathering people together for Your sake and You are scattering them away from me like this.” The rain at once stopped falling on the courtyard where the lecture was taking place, though the downpour continued unabated beyond the perimeter of the schoolhouse and not a single drop of rain fell on the session.” Subhaanallah!

There was a great Saint by the name of Shaikh Ahmad Jaam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) who used to travel on a lion wherever he went. In every city that he visited it was his habit to ask the people of the city to send one cow for his lion’s meal. One day he travelled to Baghdad, and sent one of his disciples to Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) and commanded that a cow be sent to him, as a meal for his lion. The great Ghaus (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) was already aware of his coming and had already arranged for a cow to be kept for the lion. He sent one of his disciples with the cow to Shaikh Ahmad Jaam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) and as the disciple took the cow with him, a weak and old stray dog which used to sit outside the home of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) followed him. The disciple presented the cow to Shaikh Ahmad Jaam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) who signalled to the lion to commence feeding. As the lion ran towards the cow, this weak old dog pounced on the lion. It caught the lion by its throat and killed it by tearing open its stomach. The dog then dragged the lion and threw it before Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh). On seeing this, Shaikh Ahmad Jaam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) humbled himself before the great Ghaus (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) and asked for forgiveness for his arrogant behaviour. This shows the strength of a weak old dog due to its Nisbath (connection) with the blessed stoop of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh). It also shows that even animals recognize and are loyal to the Awliya Allah.

May Allah Ta’ala grant us true love for Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) and may we, like the weak old dog, always be at the feet and service of Sultanul Awliya Hazrat Shaikh Sayyid Abdul Qadir Jilani Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh, Ameen.

The Teachings of Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani Radiallahu Anh

Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) gained his spiritual training in Baghdad from two of the greatest Mystics of their time, Shaikh Hammaad bin Muslim Ad Dabbaas (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) and Shaikh Abu Sa’eed Mubarak Al Makhzoomi (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh). Although he had gained many blessings from both these personalities, he had not yet pledged his allegiance to a spiritual guide (Peer-o-Murshid). Finally, the time had come and according to the Will of Almighty Allah, he became the mureed of Shaikh Abu Sa’eed Makhzoomi (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) who showed much love and attention to this unique disciple and blessed him with gems of spiritualism and mysticism.

Once while Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) and others were seated in front of Shaikh Makhzoomi (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh), he asked Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) to fetch something. While he was gone, Shaikh Makhzoomi (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) addressing those present said, “One day, the foot of that young man will be on the neck of all the Awliya Allah and all the Awliya will humble themselves before him.”

After Shaikh Makhzoomi (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) admitted Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) into the spiritual order, he fed him a meal with his own hands. Concerning this, Huzoor Ghause- Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) says, “For every morsel of food that my Shaikh-e-Tareeqat put into my mouth, my heart began to fill with the light of Ma’rifat.” Shaikh Abu Sa’eed Makhzoomi (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) then dressed Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) in the Garb of Sainthood (Khirqa) and said, “This Khirqa was given to Sayyiduna Ali-e-Murtaza (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) by Sayyiduna Rasoolullah, (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). He in turn gave it to Hazrat Khwaja Hassan Basri (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) and from him through generations it reached me.” Once Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) had been dressed in this Garb, the rays of Noor could be seen descending upon him.

REFORMING THE MUSLIMS OF BAGHDAD: Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) had come to Baghdad when it was a city full of corruption and misled people. It was also during this time that the misled sought to debate their contention that the Holy Qur’an was allegedly a creation. The passage of time during which Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) had completed his studies and undertaken 25 years of spiritual exercises, had resulted in the condition in Baghdad becoming even worse. Falsehood and cults were beginning to spread at an alarming rate. It was a time of great deterioration in the following of the Sunnah. It was a time when there was a dire need for a Reformer of the ways of the people and a Reviver of the true Faith. This Reformer and Reviver was none other than Sultanul Awliya Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh). Within a short space of time, he once again turned the blessed city of Baghdad into the centre of learning and spiritualism.

ZIYAARAT OF SAYYIDUNA Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam): One morning, close to midday, Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) saw in his dream Huzoor Pur-Noor Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) asked him, “O Abdul Qadir, Why do you not lecture and give advice to the people?” He replied, “Ya Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) I am a non-Arab. What am I going to say in front of the fluent-speaking Arabs?” Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said, “Open your mouth.” He then placed his blessed Saliva seven times into the mouth of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) and said, “Go, address mankind and invite them to the path of your Lord with wise and beautiful words.”

After waking from this spiritually enlightening dream, Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) performed his Zohr Salaah and prepared to deliver his first lecture to the people of Baghdad. At once, people began to gather around him and he became nervous. Just then he entered a spiritual condition in which he saw Sher-e-Khuda Sayyiduna Ali-e-Murtaza (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) standing in front of him and saying, “Why are you not commencing your lecture?” Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) said, “I feel nervous.” Sayyiduna Ali (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) then said, “Open your mouth,” and placed his blessed saliva six times into the mouth of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) who then asked, “Why did you not place your blessed saliva seven times like Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)?” Sayyiduna Ali (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) then replied, “Out of respect for the Beloved Rasool (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam),” and then disappeared. Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) then commenced his lecture in such pure and fluent Arabic that authorities of the Arabic language seated in his lecture where astounded by his lecture.

He usually delivered lectures thrice a week, on Wednesday evenings, Fridays, and on Sunday mornings. This blessed practice continued for forty years, from 521 A.H. to 561 A.H. At first, he began delivering lectures and teaching people in the Madrassah belonging to Shaikh Abu Sa’eed Makhzoomi (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh). The people of Baghdad and neighbouring cities began flocking to his lectures in such great numbers that the Madrassah became too small for these gatherings. There would often be no place inside the Madrassah, forcing people to sit out on the streets to listen to his lectures and advice. In 568 A.H. a few houses around the Madrassah were purchased and incorporated to make the Madrassah bigger. After some time, even this proved to be too small. The Mimbar of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) was then carried and placed in a massive open area where more than 70,000 people would present themselves in each of his lectures. In each of his gatherings, many people would be dedicated in recording his lectures in writing. His lectures became so famous in a very short space of time that it attracted people from all parts of the world, thus making Baghdad Shareef the centre of learning and spiritualism once again.

EFFECTS OF HIS LECTURES: His lectures were full of knowledge and wisdom. They were so influential and powerful that listeners would go into spiritual ecstasy. Some of them would tear their clothes. Others would fall unconscious. On some occasions, certain listeners would become so lost in the gems of love for Allah and His Beloved Rasool (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) that the great Saint presented in his lectures that they would even pass away in this condition. On various occasions, even non-Muslims came to his lectures. After listening to his lectures they would find that they could not refute anything he said and they would willingly accept Islam. In addition to the ordinary members of the public, Rijaal-ul-Ghaib (Men of the Unseen) and Jinns also frequented his blessed gatherings. It was a training school for the young, a place to repent for the sinful, a place of guidance for the misguided, and a bank of spiritualism for the spiritually bankrupt.

All the great scholars agree that during that era the majority of the people in Baghdad repented from their wrongs at the hands of the great Saint and also became his disciples. Once, thirteen Christians accepted Islam in the gathering of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh). When they were requested to explain their acceptance of Islam, they said that they heard of the religion of Islam and that their hearts were pleased with this Deen but they had been in search of a true servant of Allah who would, by looking at them, dispel the darkness of their hearts. While they were in search of this true servant of Allah, they heard a Voice from the Unseen saying, “Go to Shaikh Abdul Qadir in Baghdad and bring Islam on his hands, for it is he who will cleanse your hearts and fill it with light of Imaan (Faith).” When the thirteen Christians received this message from the Unseen, they travelled to Baghdad and accepted Islam on the hands of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh).

On one occasion, a monk named “Sanaan” presented himself in the gathering of Huzoor Ghaus-e- Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) and accepted Islam on the hands of the great Saint. After bringing Imaan, he stood up in the gathering and said, “O people! I am a citizen of Yemen and for many years I lived in seclusion as a Christian Monk. For some time now, I have realized the truth of Islam, but after looking at the ways of the present Muslims, I delayed my acceptance of Islam and made a vow that I will accept Islam on the hands of a person who is the most pious amongst people. After making this vow, one night, I dreamt of Sayyiduna Isa (Alaihis Salaam) who said, “O Sanaan! Go to Baghdad and accept Islam on his hands. At the present moment, there is none on this earth that is more pious and firm on religion than he is, and there is none more exalted than him in this time.” After this dream, I came here today and accepted Islam and I have found him to be as I have heard.

Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam’s (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) lectures were inspiring to all who frequented his gatherings. His words were kind but firm. He was not swayed by the power or status of anyone. If they were wrong, he did not hesitate to correct them in his gathering or anywhere else. He feared none but Allah and made those who were in his gathering aware of this. Once, one of the close ministers of the Khalifa Azeezuddeen came to the gathering of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh). When he saw him, the great Saint said, “The condition of those like you is such that one man is lost in the slaveship of another. Who then is the true slave of Allah?” He then addressed Azeezuddeen directly and said, “Stand up! Keep your hand on my hand so that you may distance yourself from this mundane world and run towards your Creator.”

“MY FOOT IS ON THE NECK OF ALL THE SAINTS”: One night, there was a gathering which included all the great Shaikhs of the time, to listen to the lecture of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh). One of the Shaikhs present, Hafiz Abdul-Mughith ibn Harb (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) states:

“That night the Shaikh was in a state of inspiration. Pearls of wisdom poured from his mouth. All of us were in a perfect state of peace and bliss, of a kind we had never experienced before. A moment came when the Shaikh pointed to his foot and declared, “This foot is over the necks of all the Saints.” No sooner had he said this than one of his students, Shaikh Ali ibn Al Hiti (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) threw himself at his master’s feet. He took the Shaikh’s blessed foot and placed it upon his neck. Then all the rest of us did the same.”

Shaikh Sayyidi Maajid (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) states, “When Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) said these words, then every Wali on earth bowed his neck.” He also states, “There were 300 Awliya Allah and 700 Rijaalul Ghaib present in that gathering, and every one of them lowered their necks before him.”

Sayyidi Shaikh Khalifatul Akbar (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) states, “I saw the Beloved Rasool (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) in my dream and I asked him about the statement of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) i.e. “My foot is on the neck of all the Saints.” The Beloved Rasool (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said, “Abdul Qadir Jilani (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) has spoken the truth and why should he not say this when he is the Qutb, and I am his Guardian.””

Qadam Gardane Awliya Par He Thera

He Thu Rabb Ka Aisa Wali Ghaus-e-Azam

You are such a Wali of Allah Oh Ghaus-e-Azam

That your blessed foot is on the neck of all the Saints

When Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) said, “My foot is on the neck of all the Saints,” Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddeen Chishti Ajmeri (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) was at that moment in the prime of his youth. He was deep in the remembrance of Allah on a mountain in Khurasaan. As soon as Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) said these words, Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddeen Chishti (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) heard this and lowered his neck and said, “Not only on my neck but your blessed foot is on my eyes and on my head as well.” It was through the blessing of this act of submission that Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) made him “Sultanul Hind”, the King of the Saints of India.

Ye Dil Ye Jigar He Ye Aankhe Ye Sarr He

Jahaa Chaaho Rakhlo Qadam Ghaus-e-Azam

My heart, liver, eyes and head are here

You place your foot wherever you desire Oh Ghaus-e-Azam

Shaikh Sayyid Baqaa (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) states that once he accompanied Huzoor Ghaus-e- Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) to the Mazaar of Imam Ahmad bin Hambal (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh). He says, “I saw Shaikh Imam Ahmad bin Hambal’s (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) grave split open, and I saw him emerge from his blessed grave. He embraced Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) and said, “Even I am dependent on you in Tariqah.”

ONE HUNDRED JURISTS HUMBLED: Once, a hundred jurists formed a group and each one chose a difficult question. They all decided to present themselves in the gathering of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Paak (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) and each would ask his question during the lecture in an attempt to cause Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) to be confused. The one hundred jurists chose what they thought to be the most difficult question and travelled to Baghdad. They sat in the gathering of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh), waiting for the appropriate time to ask their questions. It was during this gathering that a bright ray of light emerged from the blessed chest of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) and travelled into the heart of each of the one hundred jurists. This light could only be seen by them and to those whom Almighty Allah desired for them to see. As this light entered their hearts, each one of them entered a state of spiritual ecstasy. Each one of them fell at the feet of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) and repented from their improper intentions. The great Saint, with great compassion, embraced each one of them, filling their hearts with Noor, and at the same time answered every one of their questions, even though they had not asked yet. Subhaanallah!

May Allah Ta’ala grant us the Taufeeq to learn from the spiritual teachings of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) and to sincerely put it into practice, Ameen.

Golden Words of Wisdom Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani

Though I be in the west and my disciple in the East, if a world goes to attack him, I know. I will save him. Look towards that person who looks towards you. Love that person that loves you, listen to that person that listens to you and give your hands in his hands that are prepared to grasp it. A mans position in life is such that though he is mortal he is reborn with pleasure in the winds of afflictions. It is that very same life whose consequence is not death. It is that very same comfort which has no extreme anguish. That person who has enmity against a well to do companion, he totally rejects the wisdom and foresight of the sustainers. Many wealthy people because of greed are poor and needy, in reality the brave person is he who wrestles and defeats the devil of greed and thereafter becomes independent and without want of need from this material World. The person who backbites and speaks ill of us are actually our success because they pay homage to us by writing their good deeds into our deed books. Look carefully at the previous graves lying in ruin. How the sands of beautiful people are turning bad. If you do not find the sweetness of doing a good deed then be aware that you have not done that deed. Disrespect earns the displeasure of the creator and the creation. To please the enemies of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala is beyond comprehension and wisdom. O! Gifts do not imprison me so that I become unmindful to the benefactor. O! Doers of good deeds giving birth to sincerity in your deeds can never be a wasted effort. Among the creation, silence is not bravery but rather impatience. The person who cannot educate his own soul, then how is he going to educate others. The love of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala and the Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam is intertwined in poverty and starvation. The love of the World generally blinded the eyes, those eyes which should have been used to identify the specialties of the Almighty Creator. The person who becomes aware of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala then he becomes hospitable towards the creation. Preach only in accordance to religion otherwise remaining dumb is better. To adopt anonymity and unwholesomeness relative to it is peaceful. As long as there remains on this earth one person in your heart whom you fear or have high expectations of, then until then your Faith is not complete. Until you still possess arrogance and anger you cannot classify yourself amongst the learned. That sustenance whose extent is expansive but no thanks is given for it and that means of livelihood which is difficult but no patience is shown for it become a source of revolt and mischief. Always hold the best opinions about others and think ill of yourself. O! ‘Alim do not soil your knowledge by sitting in the company of Worldly people. Your speech will tell what is in your heart. An oppressor destroys the World of the oppressed, and his own in the hereafter. To start something good is your job and to see it completed is the work of your creator. A wise person first question his heart thereafter speaks with his mouth. To remain alone is protection and safety and to every sin there is a period of execution. Except for the needs of your children and family do not leave the house unnecessarily. Endeavor not to start a conversation and your speaking becomes necessary only to answer a question. Keep your mouth closed from answering unnecessary questions so that you can remain safe from unnecessary talk. That person who is never distressed, has no virtue. Material people chase the World while the World chases the friends of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala . This World is a World of exertion for a Mo’min while the hereafter is a World of relaxation. Suspicion closes all the benefits to be accrued. An understanding person finds no joy in anything, for it has accountability, for being lawful or a punishment for it being unlawful. To make the soul receive the truth is its existence while making it receive failures, errors, falsehood and wrongdoings is its annihilation. Those who belong to Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala carry out his commands and even their hearts are reinforced by it. You carry on committing sin then to you have no fear. This is obvious evidence of betrayal. Beware; safeguard yourself for you may be caught out unawares when your allotted time is up. A disrespectful becomes the object of displeasure and wrath of both the creator and the creation. Iman (Faith) is the root while deeds and actions are its branches. Therefore stay away from associating with your Iman and sin with your actions. First there is ignorance, thereafter knowledge, then follows practice upon your knowledge, thereafter sincerity upon that action and finally comes understanding and wisdom in the heart. If you do not have patience then poverty and sicknesses become a misfortune and if you adopt patience then it becomes nobility and graciousness. To gain the happiness of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala is impossible if you cannot make a poor person happy. The treatment for afflictions upon oneself is to gain the happiness and pleasure of the poor. Whosoever asks of the creation is blind to the doors of the creator. You are busy in fulfilling the desires and wishes of the soul (nafs) while the nafs is busy in destroying you. That person is close to Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala who is kind and affectionate towards the creation. Rejection (kufr) of the divine blessings and providence is contrary to achieving closeness to the truth. Hundreds of thousands of people just like you have been fattened and then swallowed by this World. Do not be fooled by your youthful appearance for very soon it would be taken away from you. Poverty saves one from sin and wealth is a trap for sins regard poverty as your protector. To make a poor person happy makes one the inheritor of and undisclosed amount of reward. What are you going to do by taking the bounties? Take the merciful and compassionate one. Every pious person is from the progeny and following of Muhammad SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam. He whose fate is ultimately death then what is the need for happiness. People do not regard you with respect because you are proud and vain but rather they look up to you when you are polite and hospitable. Keep your hearts open only for Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala and to busy yourself in earning a means of livelihood for your family is also following the commands. To remember death is the best treatment for all ailments. Worship and prayers breaks unwanted habits and should not be but a habit only. The person who wishes to tame his soul should bridle it with silence and good etiquettes. Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala asks a loan of his servants and the messengers of this are the beggars. For the whole period I spent in the companionship of my sheikh (spiritual guide) I have never seen the whiteness of his teeth. Whenever it is possible reform each morsel for the foundations of good deeds lies in it. The creation are like children in relation to the saints of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala . It is a lie if one says by sitting in the company of those women with whom relationships are lawful and young boys; one has absolutely no inclination towards them. Islamic principles (Shari‘ah) is neither definitely not in agreement nor does a sound mind allow for such conformities and this is total rejection of Shariat for Shari‘ah has never given anyone exemption from this. When the angels do not enter a house in which there are images pictures then how do you expect Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala to enter your heart which is full of thousands of statues and idols. Anything else besides Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala presence in the heart is images and idols. A visit to the pious person communicates the condition of the person. The key to the closeness to the truth is in private consultations and journeys. Do not become subservient to the gifts in such a manner that you forget the bestowal of the gifts. The provisions and luggage undoubtedly is modesty, such that, because of it, the doors of sovereignty and reality seem closed. It is not becoming of a mo’min to sleep until he has kept his will and testimony ready. The obedience of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala is by asking and not by desiring. You are busy in building mansions and palaces for others to stay in while; its accountability rests entirely on you. O! Children of Adam Alaihis Salaam be modest towards Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala as you would be modest towards your religious neighbor. When a person commits a sin, he closes the doors, draws the veils and hides from the creation and goes against the commands of the creator in private, and then the creator says, O! Son of Adam Alaihis Salaam you have regarded me the least amongst those that can see you because you found it necessary to hide yourself from the creation yet you have not shown modesty and shame even equivalent to that of the creation towards me. It is not beneficial to be a master at speech when you are immature at heart. Be obedient with a direction; don’t become obedient to the masses. Do not become a polytheist by regarding your wealth as absolute and total power of assistance. O! You who make fun of others very soon you will know the answer to your own fate. O! Munafiqa (Hypocrites) very soon you will see the punishment of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala descending upon you in this World and the hereafter. The times are pregnant and very soon you will see what it gives birth to. Your actions are proof of your belief and your exterior appearance is a sign of your interior condition. To turn your face towards the creation is to turn your back towards Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala . Empty desires are the jungle of stupidity and folly and only the foolish hustle and bustle aimlessly within it. Make silence your habit, anonymity you clothing, escape from the creation your aim and if it is possible then dig the hole and sit down in it. This habit should stay with you until such time that you Iman (Faith) has reached an age of maturity and is unquestionable. Those that wish the approval of the creation should show patience of the oppression of the created. Do not turn away from the creator because of some misfortune, because he may be testing you with it. Moderation is half of one’s sustenance (livelihood) and good manners is half of religion (Deen). O Doers of good deeds! Adopt sincerity otherwise it is wasted effort. If you are afraid of your destination then whichever way or wherever you look at, you will find that you are surrounded by ferocious beasts. Good deeds are done in privacy and not in public except that which is Fard (compulsory) which is performed in exposure. Everything that you rely on, every person you afraid of or you keep that trust in, becomes your God. 1. Special testimony 2. Making the commands of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala compulsory upon yourself 3. Not to fear or trust anyone 4. To make all your needs aware only to Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala and put your Faith in him, To ask of him alone and never put your trust in anyone except Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala . A seeker is not truthful until he places the needs of sustenance of his companions over and above the sustenance of his soul and desires. Remain honourable among the people, for by revealing your poverty you will fall in status in their eyes. Meet the wealthy and rich with dignity ad prevalence and the poor with humility and humbleness. Your keeping the company of careless and negligent people is a sigh of your carelessness and negligence. To love of the creations is in its well wishing. To give is better than to receive. That person who is generous with the creation then he is close to Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala . A residence that is fit to be called a house, clothes that cover the body, a stomach full of sustenance and a wife is not regarded as Worldly but to face towards the Worldly while showing your back to your creator is Worldly. Even if you have said Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala aloud, then even then you would be interrogated whether it was said in sincerity or in show. When the remembrance of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala finds a place in the heart then for servant to remember Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala continuously becomes continuous and everlasting even though the lips are closed. Carry out the rights that the ruler has upon you and do not question that which is obligatory upon you. There is greater dignity in the remembrance of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala than in death; at the time of cutting someone short by razing them to the ground and thereafter realising it was fruitless to sow the seeds of hate. Hide your troubles and you will receive closeness to Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala . A mo’min leaves his family in the care of the creator while a munaafiq leaves his family in the care of his dirham and dinaars (wealth). There are 3 types of creation 1. Angels 2. The Devil 3. Man. The Angels are entirely good and the devil is entirely bad. Man is a mixture of good and bad. Whoever is overcome with good he can be likened to an Angel and whoever is overcome with evil he can be likened to the devil. Do not laugh with those that are laughing but cry with those that are crying. If your thoughts are with the creator then you are subservient to the creator. If your thoughts are with the creation then you are subservient to the creation. Give priority to the hereafter over the World and you will benefit in both, but priority is given to the World over the hereafter then you would suffer losses in both. Do not spend even one night in the hate and malice of anybody. The sign of your sincerity is that you praise the creation and you do not turn your attention towards derogatory remarks nor do you show greed and avarice towards their wealth but you give your lord his right and your deeds are for your benefactor and not for the gifts, for the king and not for the kingdom and for the truth and not for falsehood. As long as the doors of good health are open to you then regard it as a blessing for very soon it will be closed upon you. So as long as you have the strength and power to do good deeds regard it as a blessing. It is wrong to claim respect towards your creator as long as you have no respect whatsoever for his creation. When an ‘Alim is not an ascetic then, he is a punishment upon those that follow him. A Mu’min, as he grows older Faith becomes stronger. To search for good fortune is an unnecessary trouble and to search for that which is not your destiny is to anger Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala and disgraceful. You do not concern yourself in making the creator angry by pleasing the creation. In exchange for Worldly mansions and building you destroy your hereafter. Very soon you will be caught. He will definitely catch you whose imprisonment is very, very fearful. What, you do not become ashamed ordering him to change your fate? Are your more commanding, more just and merciful than him? You and the entire creation are his servants. It becomes compulsory upon you to adopt, peace, solitude and silence. Saying without deeds and deeds without sincerity are not worthy of acceptance. A person once came to the Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam and said that he loves him (SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam) very much. The Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam said to him “lay down a cloth or spread a cloth for Poverty.” Another person said that he loves Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala , The Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam said “spread a cloth for misfortune, for the love of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala and the Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam is intertwined with poverty and misfortunes.” You are busy accumulating that which you would not be able to eat. You desire for that which you cannot attain. Construct those buildings in which you will not stay. All this makes you blind to the status of your creator. Be happy in the changes and choices that the creator made for you. If you stay in this manner with him then he will definitely change your fears and horrors. Adopt patience for this World is an assembly of troubles and calamities. When somebody approaches carrying tales or gossiping or informing you about what another has said to him about you then admonish him and tell him that he is worst than that person that was gossiping about you for that person spoke behind your back while he is telling it straight to your face. That person has not made you listen yet he made you listen to it. What an unfortunate person is he who had not been given the habit of being merciful in his heart for all living things? Your biggest enemies are those that are your biggest supporters. The sum total of all the essence of good is to seek knowledge, practice upon it and teaching it to somebody.

Qasida Ghausia of Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani (Qaddas Allahu sirrah ul-Aziz) and its Benefits:

SAQAANIL HUBBU KASAATIL WISAALI - FAQULTU LIKHAMRATI NAHWI TA AALI
Translation: Cups of Union the Beloved gave me to drink; so I told my “Wine”, advance towards me.

SA’AT WAMASHAT LINAHWI FI KU’OOSIN - FAHIMTU BISUKRATI BAYNAL MAWAALI

Translation:Then it moved and walked to me in cups; “In my intoxication”. I understood the Friends in my midst.

FAQULTU LISAA’IRIL AQTAABI LUMMU - BIHAALI WAD KHULU ANTUM RIJAALI
Translation: I said to all the Polar-Stars, Come and enter my State. And become my Companions

WAHUMMU WASHRABU ANTUM JUNUDI - FASAAQIL QAWMI BIL WAAFI MALAALI

Translation: Be courageous and drink, you are my army, because the Cup-Bearer of the Fraternity has filled my cup to the full.

SHARIBTUM FUDLATI MIM BA’DI SUKRI - WALA NILTUM ULOOWI WAT TISAALI
Translation: And you sipped from my cup, what I left after my deep “intoxication”, but you neither attained my height nor my Union

MAKAAMUKUMUL U’LA JAM’AW WALA KIN - MAQAAMI FAWQAKUM MA ZAA LA AA’LI

Translation: All your stations are high, But mine is higher ever.

ANA FI HAZRATIT TAQREEBI WAHDI - YUSARIFUNI WAHASBI ZUL JALAALI

Translation: I am singularly near to Him, The Mighty One who changes my state and suffices.

ANL BAAZIYU ASHHABU KULLI SHAYKIN - WAMAN ZAA FIR RIJAALI U’TIYA MISAALI
Translation: I am a white Falcon of every Mystic. “Who is there among the Saints, so gifted as me?”

KASAANI KHILATAN BITIRAAZI AZMIN - WA TAWWAJANI BITIJAANIL KAMAALI

Translation: He enrobed me with determination embroidered, And He crowned me with the Crown of Perfection.

WA’ATLA ANI ALAA SIRRIN QADEEMIN - WAQALLADANI WA A’TAANI SU’AALI

Translation: Unto me He revealed the Ancient secrets. He adopted me and granted my request.

WA WALAANI ALAL AQTAABI JAM’AN - FAHUKMI NAAFIZIN FI KULLI HAALI

Translation: And He made me a Ruler over all the Polar-Stars. So my Orders are effective under all circumstances.

WALOW ALQAYTU SIRRI FI BIHAARIN - LASAARAL KULLU GHAWRAN FIS ZAWAALI

Translation: Had I thrown my secret into the oceans, they would have at once dried up.

WALOW ALQAYTU SIRRI FI JIBAALIN - LADUKKAT WAKHTAFAT BAYNAR RIMAALI

Translation: Had I thrown my secret over, mountains, they would have been pulverized.

WALOW ALQAYTU SIRRI FAWQA NAARIN - LAKHAMIDAT WANTAFAT MIN SIRRI HAALI

Translation: Had I thrown my secret into fire, it would have been at once extinguished by the secret of my mystic state.

WALOW ALQAYTU SIRRI FAWQA MAYTIN - LAQAAMA BIQUDRATIL MAWLA TA’AALI

 Translation: Had I thrown my secret over the dead, He would have stood up with the power of exalted God.

WAMAA MINHA SHUHURUN AW DUHUURUN - TAMURRU WATANQADI ILLA ATAALI

 Translation: There are no months or ages, which flow but with my knowledge.

 WATUKHBIRUNI BIMAA YA’TI WA YAJRI - WATU’LIMUNI FA’AQSIR AN JIDAALI

Translation: And they acquaint me with the present and the future, and they give me information, and so, will you terminate your wrangles with me.

MUREEDI HIM WATIB WASHTAH WAGANNI - WA’IF’AL MA TASHAA’U FALISMU AALI

 Translation: Be courageous my disciple, be cheerful and sing, in ecstasy and act without restraint, for his name is exalted.

MUREEDI LA TAKHAF ALLAHU RABBI - ATAANI RIFATAN NILTUL MANAALI

 Translation: Do not be frightened, my disciple, Allah is my Sustainer he has granted me the status through which I have attained high eminence.

TUBU LI FIS SAMAA’I WALARDI TUQQAT - WASHAA’OOSUS SA’AADATI QAD BADAALI

 Translation: My drums have been beaten in the heavens and earth, and I have been given the rank of Good Luck. The empire of Allah is under my Command, and my time has been purified before birth.

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 BILAADUL LAAHI MULKI TAHTA HUKMI - WA WAQTI QABLA QALBI QAD SAFAALI

Translation: The empire of Allah is under my Command, and my time has been purified before birth.

NAZARTU ILAA BILAADIL LAAHI JAM’AN - KAKHARDALATIN ALAA HUKMIT TISAALI

Translation: I cast a glance at the entire Empire of Allah, It is like a mustard seed alongside my sovereignty

WAKULLU WALIYIN LAHU QADAMUN WA INNI - ALAA QADAMIN NABBIYI BADRIL KAMAALI

Translation: Each Saint has a station, and I follow in the footsteps of the Prophet the Full Moon of Perfection.

 MUREEDI LA TAKHAF WA’ SHIN FA INNI - AZOOMUN QAATILUN INDAL QITAALI

Translation: Do not be frightened, my Disciple, of a Slanderer, for I am a determined Combatant in battle.

ANL JEELIYU MUHAYUDEENI ISME -  WA’ALAAMI ALAA RA’SIL JIBAALI

 Translation: I am Al Jilani; my name is Muhiyuddin, and my banners flutter on mountaintops.

ANL HASANIYU WAL MUKHDA’ MAQAAMI - WA’AQDAAMI ALAA UNUQIR RIJAALI

 Translation: I am Hassani and my abode is my cell, and my feet are on the neck of each Saint.

WA ABDUL QAADIRIL MASHOORU ISMI - WA JADDI SAAHIBUL AYNIL KAMAALI

Translation: Abdul Qadir is my famous name, and my ancestor is one possessed of an insight perfect.

The Rules and Benefits of The Recitation of Qasida Ghausia:

Hazrat Pir Syed Tahir Alauddin al-Jilani Alayhi Rahma who was amongst the direct descendants of Ghaus E Azam Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani Alayhi Rahma has outlined the rules and benefits of recitation of Qasida Ghausia.

This Qasida can be recited for all kinds of difficulties relating to the worldly and spiritual life and is beneficial in solving problems. Recitation of this Qasida can also grant a person the vision of Allah Ta’ala and of Rasul Allah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam and Awliya Allah as well. One has to possess the correct beliefs, obey the Shariah, who speaks the truth and consumes Halal sustenance. I hope that through the Faiz of Qasida Ghausia one will achieve ones objective for the purposes that one is reciting it for.

1. On the first of any Islamic lunar month, recite Qasida Ghausia at least 41 times after Eisha or after Tahajjud. Recite Darood Sharif 11 times before and after. Offer Fatiha for Sayyiduna Rasul Allah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam and Ghaus E Azam Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani Alayhi Rahma and all the Mashaykh of The Qadri Tariqa (radi Allahu anhum). Note that first offer the Fatiha, 11 Daroods, recite Qasida Ghausia, 11 Daroods and then the same Fatiha. While reciting one must make Tasawwur-e-Shaykh or picture his Shaykh. If one gets the Ijazah (permission) of his Shaykh that is better.

2. The benefit of the 1st stanza: The first stanza: Saqaanil Hubbu  ta’ali is read 1000 times for 11 days continuously if one has the intention to achieve the Marifah (recognition of Allah Ta’ala). If one wishes to bring back a beloved or someone who is lost or separated must read this stanza every day 500 times for 11 days. Darood Shareef must be read 11 times before and after. The preferable time for this is after Eisha or Tahajjud. One must face the Qibla. All Jalaali and Jamaali (meat, chicken, eggs, etc.) things should be avoided.

3. The benefit of the 10th stanza: The 10th stanza: Wa at la’ani  sa’ali should be read 1500 times daily for 11 days for receiving the favours of Allah Ta’ala, for being informed of the Secrets and to achieve the pleasure of Allah Ta’ala. One must be in seclusion and be in a sitting position.

There are a lot of properties associated with this blessed Qasida Ghausia. Among them, the person that recites this Qasida Ghausia eleven [11] times every day will be near and dear to Allah Ta’ala. Whoever recites this Qasida Ghausia, his memory will be strengthened so much so that whatever he reads or hears he will remember. By reading this Qasida Ghausia will be able learn the Arabic language easily. Whoever recites Qasida Ghausia for forty days for a particular purpose he will be able to fulfil that. If a person keeps this Qasida Ghausia in front of his eyes and reads it three times a day, and if he doesn’t know how to read, he listens to its recitation and doesn’t separate from this blessed Qasida Ghausia, and has a strong belief and love for what he is listening to or reciting, then he will see Hazrat Ghaus E Azam Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani Alayhi Rahma. By reciting this blessed Qasida Ghausia, a nisbah (spiritual connection) is formed with the sincere reciter Hazrat Ghaus E Azam Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani Alayhi Rahma.