Post by Fana fi Shaykh on Oct 16, 2006 18:26:41 GMT
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
The Shaykh relates, "In my youth I would live in a state of unrest, wandering the streets at night, visiting the various shrines in and around Bukhara. One night, I saw a lamp that was full of oil but its light was flickering, sometimes bright and at other times so dim as if it would disappear altogether. I noticed that with a little adjustment, the lamp could become very bright.
When I reached the shrine of Hadhrat Khwajah Muhammad Wasi' rahmatullah alayhi, I was instructed to go to the shrine of Hadhrat Khwajah Mahmood Anjeer Faghnawi rahmatullah alayhi.
When I got there, two men approached me. They tied two swords to my back and made me sit on a horse. They then turned the horse around to face in the direction of the shrine of Khwajah Mazd Afan.
When I reached that shrine, I sat down facing the Qibla, and all of a sudden the wall before me parted, and I saw a very big throne in front of me. Then I saw that a saintly person had sat on the throne, and that in front of him was a green curtain and gathered around him was a group of saints. Someone began to call out the names of these saints saying,
'This is Khwajah Abdul Khaliq rahmatullah alayhi (and it was he who was sat on the throne),
this is Khwajah Ahmad Siddique rahmatullah alayhi,
this is Khwajah Awliya Kalal rahmatullah alayhi,
this is Khwajah Arif Reogari rahmatullah alayhi,
Khwajah Mahmood Faghnawi rahmatullah alayhi,
Khwajah Ali Ramatini' and
when it came to Khwajah Muhammad Baba Samasi rahmatullah alayhi, the voice said, 'And this is your Shaykh.'
I then requested that I be allowed to convey salaam to Hadhrat Khwajah Abdul Khaliq rahmatullah alayhi. The curtain before him was drawn to the side, and Hadhrat Khwajah rahmatullah alayhi returned my greeting and then taught me Sulook from beginning to end. He then addressed me, saying, 'Be steadfast upon the Shari'ah under all circumstances, and act upon the blessed Sunnah with devotion. Stay well clear of innovations and refrain from a life in which you only fulfil the minimum requirements of worship and no more. Always make the Ahadeeth of Allah's Messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam your guide.'
"Later I went into the company of Hadhrat Ameer Kalal rahmatullah alayhi, who taught me dhikr Nafi Athbaat Khafi (rejecting everything but Allah through silent repetition of La ilaha illa'llah), which I continued to perform with steadfastness for a long while;
and in accordance with the instruction of Hadhrat Khwajah Abdul Khaliq Ghajdwani rahmatullah alayhi, I would not do Jahr (loud) dhikr. When the companions of Hadhrat Khwajah Ameer Kalal rahmatullah alayhi used to do loud dhikr, I would often get up and leave.
The other mureeds of the Shaykh did not like this, but their doubts were finally put to rest when one day Hadhrat Khwajah Ameer rahmatullah alayhi said, 'O People! You think ill of Baha'uddin, but do you not know that a very special favour of Allah is upon him?' Later, Hadhrat Khwajah rahmatullah spoke to me saying, 'O Baha'uddin, I have completed your spiritual upbringing in the manner that I had been instructed by Hadhrat Baba Samasi rahmatullah alayhi.' After that, Hadhrat Shaykh granted me khilafah.
[glow=Orange,2,300]Yaa Khwaja Naqshband
silsilah Aaliya Nashbandiya[/glow]
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
The Shaykh relates, "In my youth I would live in a state of unrest, wandering the streets at night, visiting the various shrines in and around Bukhara. One night, I saw a lamp that was full of oil but its light was flickering, sometimes bright and at other times so dim as if it would disappear altogether. I noticed that with a little adjustment, the lamp could become very bright.
When I reached the shrine of Hadhrat Khwajah Muhammad Wasi' rahmatullah alayhi, I was instructed to go to the shrine of Hadhrat Khwajah Mahmood Anjeer Faghnawi rahmatullah alayhi.
When I got there, two men approached me. They tied two swords to my back and made me sit on a horse. They then turned the horse around to face in the direction of the shrine of Khwajah Mazd Afan.
When I reached that shrine, I sat down facing the Qibla, and all of a sudden the wall before me parted, and I saw a very big throne in front of me. Then I saw that a saintly person had sat on the throne, and that in front of him was a green curtain and gathered around him was a group of saints. Someone began to call out the names of these saints saying,
'This is Khwajah Abdul Khaliq rahmatullah alayhi (and it was he who was sat on the throne),
this is Khwajah Ahmad Siddique rahmatullah alayhi,
this is Khwajah Awliya Kalal rahmatullah alayhi,
this is Khwajah Arif Reogari rahmatullah alayhi,
Khwajah Mahmood Faghnawi rahmatullah alayhi,
Khwajah Ali Ramatini' and
when it came to Khwajah Muhammad Baba Samasi rahmatullah alayhi, the voice said, 'And this is your Shaykh.'
I then requested that I be allowed to convey salaam to Hadhrat Khwajah Abdul Khaliq rahmatullah alayhi. The curtain before him was drawn to the side, and Hadhrat Khwajah rahmatullah alayhi returned my greeting and then taught me Sulook from beginning to end. He then addressed me, saying, 'Be steadfast upon the Shari'ah under all circumstances, and act upon the blessed Sunnah with devotion. Stay well clear of innovations and refrain from a life in which you only fulfil the minimum requirements of worship and no more. Always make the Ahadeeth of Allah's Messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam your guide.'
"Later I went into the company of Hadhrat Ameer Kalal rahmatullah alayhi, who taught me dhikr Nafi Athbaat Khafi (rejecting everything but Allah through silent repetition of La ilaha illa'llah), which I continued to perform with steadfastness for a long while;
and in accordance with the instruction of Hadhrat Khwajah Abdul Khaliq Ghajdwani rahmatullah alayhi, I would not do Jahr (loud) dhikr. When the companions of Hadhrat Khwajah Ameer Kalal rahmatullah alayhi used to do loud dhikr, I would often get up and leave.
The other mureeds of the Shaykh did not like this, but their doubts were finally put to rest when one day Hadhrat Khwajah Ameer rahmatullah alayhi said, 'O People! You think ill of Baha'uddin, but do you not know that a very special favour of Allah is upon him?' Later, Hadhrat Khwajah rahmatullah spoke to me saying, 'O Baha'uddin, I have completed your spiritual upbringing in the manner that I had been instructed by Hadhrat Baba Samasi rahmatullah alayhi.' After that, Hadhrat Shaykh granted me khilafah.
[glow=Orange,2,300]Yaa Khwaja Naqshband
silsilah Aaliya Nashbandiya[/glow]
