The last episode of Hasth Bahist

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The last episode of Hasth Bahist

22.
The grief and misery

Today I sanctified to touch the feet of the Sheikh and in the meeting Moulana Bahauddin Gharib, Moulana Nizamuddin Badayuni, Sheikh Jamaluddin Hansavi and some other Darwesh persons were present there in the service of the Sheikh of Islam. There was discussion about the grief and misery were in progress. He told by his holy tongue “ Oh : Darwesh when there will be a fall of grief and misery on the man then he should think that why and from where it was falling upon him. So he should take warning from it. One who will be in the condition of obedience, then he will not face any kind of grief and misery condition. For this reason not only the rope for him is made large but also he will be kept safe from such things which will cause him disrespect and disregard.”
Afterward, he said Ayesha Siddiqa Radi Allahu anhu said “ If there will be thorn be thrust in her feet, then she will come to known the reason of it.”
So when there will blame upon her then she was told in her hymns to Allah “ Oh : Lord, I know why there was blame upon her.Because the prophet of Allah used to claim of your love but he had some of his nature of the inclination with her. So for this reason there was blame upon her.”
The benefits of patience on the misery
Afterward, he said “ Oh: Darwesh those who will be patience on the misery then Allah will put an end their sins. “
Then he said “ Pain and problems are good things which clear the sins of the mankind. The thing which clear the mankind is problems.
Afterward, he said fecility is expiation of the sins.
Afterward, he said “ He was heard by Khaja Qutubuddin that once he was present in the service of Khaja Moinuddin Chisty, and he was seen that there was a decline in his health but he was not seen for praying for his health. But he was used to pray “ Oh : Lord, where there is pain and misery, then send them to the life of Moinuddin.On one occasion Khaja Qutubuddin told him “ How you will pray that and ask to involve in sever grief and misery upon you.He said “ One who prays like that then think it's a sign of his correct faith. Then he will be free from the sins and he will become like a person who have just born from the womb of his mother.”
Afterwards he said “ It was the practice of Rabia of Basra that she used to desire and wish for the for illness and pains for her and on the day when if there be no fever type misery, then she will pray with Allah “ Oh: Lord you may have forgotten this old woman and not sent down misery on her.”
Afterwards he said “ When Junaid of Baghdad will suffer from fever, pain or problem, then he used to perform the prayer of thanks of 1000 rakat every day.”
Afterwards he said “ When the time of recovery of health of prophet Ayub (A.S.) was there, then one insect fallen down from his body to the earth but he collected the insect and put on his body. So it stings him so he was made a slogan and he was fallen on the earth. At that time angel Gabriel came there and said it is the command of Allah for that insect to fall on the earth. But due to dis-obedience to the order of Allah you have collected the insect from the earth and put it on your body. So one who will do dis-obedience, then he will be punished in this way.”
Afterwards he said “ Oh : Darwesh once he was in the service of Khaja Qutubuddin Kaki and at that time Sultan Shamsuddin sent his minister there and he requested him for the health of the king. When the minister came there and requested for the health of the king then Khaja Saheb asked the persons in the meeting to recite verse of Fatiha sincerely for the health of the king. When the persons recited the verse of Fatiha then the Sheikh told the minister “ To go the king was become healthy.” But the illness is signifying of the perfection of Eman (faith) and due to this reason the sins will be forgiven by Allah.
When the Sheikh of Islam was ended these benefits and he wept and he said “ Oh : Darwesh on this way the lovers made the pain and calamities as their food. When there will no fall of calamity on them, then they will mourn in this matter. Because on that day their friend did not remember and ignored them. If he will not ignore them, then surely he will be remembered them and involve them in some illness or calamity. Whenever he will face pain or calamities then he will use to perform the prayer of thanks of 1000 rakat. In this way, such thanks will be shown to the friend for remembering him. So oh : Darwesh on the way of love such person is truly one who desires too much for the pain and calamities because the pain and misery for always is the light and secrets of Allah.
Afterward, he said “ Oh : Darwesh Khaja Mansour Hallaj was in suffering of fever for a period of one year and during this period, nobody was not seen him decreasing his sincerity of worship of the Allah. But he was increasing his worship in that condition of illness
Afterward, he said “ Oh: Darwesh the people of mystics wrote that pain, problems and calamities are like sweet to the persons of love which is distributed among the children at the time of happiness so that they should feel happy in this matter.”
So if there will be no grace in the pain and misery, then prophet Adam (A.S.) will not accept both of them. If in grief and sorrow there will no too much comfort, then prophet Ayub (A.S.) will not do patience. If there will no shock and fondness in misery and calamities then prophet David (A.S.) will not desire them and will not do endeavours in them.
So while considering these matters the prophets, pious persons and the lovers wished too much for the misery and calamity. One who does not have pain in this world, then he will not become successful in this matter.
Afterward, he said “ Oh : Darwesh when the Sheikh of Islam said these words from his holy tongue, then he shut, tears from his eyes and he said “ Oh : Darwesh person we are travellers and we are sitting on the calamity and which known as the world.”
Suddenly our capacity of lives will be folded and our final place and destination will be grave. Upon saying this he was standing and he was engaged in the condition of surprise.
During the period of 12 years the words which are heard by me from the Sheikh’s holy tongue of literacy , secrets and symbols, are recorded in this collection. If the age will allow me some time, then I will record the sayings of the Sheikh.


The End.



Translated by
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B.Com.,
Translator ‘ Muslim Saints and Mystics’
(The Tadhkirah al-Awliya of Farid Eldin Attar
& ‘The Hasth Bahist’ ,
Hyderabad, India
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