Post by Fana fi Shaykh on Feb 26, 2007 18:29:17 GMT
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
JAZZALLAHU ANNA MUHAMMADAN MA HUWA AHLAHU
SAG-E-DARBAR-E-JILAN SHUD
THE CAPACITY OF THE SPIRITUAL MASTER TO GIVE AND THE CAPACITY OF THE DISCIPLE TO RECEIVE.
Khwaja Nizamuddin Awliya Radi Allahu anhu told the story of a certain man named Yusuf who was among the disciples of Shaykh al-Islam Farid ad-din-may God sanctify his lofty secret. "One time Yusuf came before the Shaykh and began to complain: 'I have been in your service for many years. Everyone but me has received something from the Shaykh's beneficence. It ought to be that I am honored before all the others.' This and similar things he said.
"There has no shortcoming on my part," replied Shaykh al-Islam Farid ad-din. "There must be prepardeness and capability on your part. I do all that I can, but if God Almighty does not give the capacity, what can anyone else do?" As he was talking, the Shaykh noticed a young lad sitting in the assembly. "Come here," he said. Now opposite where the Shaykh was sitting there was a pile of bricks. The Shaykh directed the lad to bring him a brick. He went, fetched a brick, and set it before Shaykh Farid ad-din. Sitting nearby was a friend who had come to see the Shaykh. The Shaykh told the lad to go, fetch another brick, and place it before the friend. The lad went and did as he was told. "Go now and fetch still another brick and place it before this friend," said Shaykh Farid ad-din, pointing to Yusuf. The lad went and, bringing back half a brick, set it in front of Yusuf. "What have I to do with this?" asked the Shaykh. "I did what I could, but when you continue to have the same capacity today as you had before, what is there left for me to do?"
REF : "Fawa'id ul-Fu'ad"
Ya Syed Ash Shah Muhammad Abdul Rahim Al-Hasani Al-Hussaini Al-Qadiri Al-Bagdadi Al-Jilani Al-Madad
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
JAZZALLAHU ANNA MUHAMMADAN MA HUWA AHLAHU
SAG-E-DARBAR-E-JILAN SHUD
THE CAPACITY OF THE SPIRITUAL MASTER TO GIVE AND THE CAPACITY OF THE DISCIPLE TO RECEIVE.
Khwaja Nizamuddin Awliya Radi Allahu anhu told the story of a certain man named Yusuf who was among the disciples of Shaykh al-Islam Farid ad-din-may God sanctify his lofty secret. "One time Yusuf came before the Shaykh and began to complain: 'I have been in your service for many years. Everyone but me has received something from the Shaykh's beneficence. It ought to be that I am honored before all the others.' This and similar things he said.
"There has no shortcoming on my part," replied Shaykh al-Islam Farid ad-din. "There must be prepardeness and capability on your part. I do all that I can, but if God Almighty does not give the capacity, what can anyone else do?" As he was talking, the Shaykh noticed a young lad sitting in the assembly. "Come here," he said. Now opposite where the Shaykh was sitting there was a pile of bricks. The Shaykh directed the lad to bring him a brick. He went, fetched a brick, and set it before Shaykh Farid ad-din. Sitting nearby was a friend who had come to see the Shaykh. The Shaykh told the lad to go, fetch another brick, and place it before the friend. The lad went and did as he was told. "Go now and fetch still another brick and place it before this friend," said Shaykh Farid ad-din, pointing to Yusuf. The lad went and, bringing back half a brick, set it in front of Yusuf. "What have I to do with this?" asked the Shaykh. "I did what I could, but when you continue to have the same capacity today as you had before, what is there left for me to do?"
REF : "Fawa'id ul-Fu'ad"
Ya Syed Ash Shah Muhammad Abdul Rahim Al-Hasani Al-Hussaini Al-Qadiri Al-Bagdadi Al-Jilani Al-Madad
