Post by Fana fi Shaykh on Feb 5, 2008 15:54:51 GMT
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
JAZZALLAHU ANNA SAYYEDINA MUHAMMADAN MA HUWA AHLAHU
MANAM SAGHE DARBARE JILANI
On another day, the venerable Khwaja Muhammad Baba Sammasi Radi Allahu anhu was present in the wrestling stadium. He withdrew into a corner and watched the wrestlers. Some of the disciples with him found this situation very strange. They wondered how the venerable Khwaja could pay attention to this worthless spectacle, but he recognized these feelings passing through their hearts, so he responded by saying: "In this fighting arena there is a hero, by the grace of whose attentive care and fellowship so many heroes will attain to perfection. My gaze is directed at him. It is my intention to captivate him."
From afar, he watched the venerable Sayyid Amir Kulal Radi Allahu anhu with a profoundly penetrating gaze. Sayyid Amir Radi Allahu anhu noticed this watchful gaze, and he became frozen with his eyes on the venerable Khwaja Sammasi Radi Allahu anhu. Once this gaze had affected the inner feeling of Sayyid Amir Radi Allahu anhu, the Khwaja got up and left, together with his disciples. As for Sayyid Amir Kulal Radi Allahu anhu, however, he had dedicated his heart to Muhammad Baba Sammasi Radi Allahu anhu. No thought, no will and no desire of his own remained within him. He abandoned the wrestling match, followed the Khwaja home, and clung to the hem of his gown while gasping for breath.
In the Khwaja's room of private retreat, he received instruction and initiation in the Spiritual Path. After that, no one ever saw Sayyid Amir Kulal Radi Allahu anhu in the market, the bazaar and the wrestling stadium.
The spiritual heirs of Sayyid Amir Kulal Radi Allahu anhu were his four sons and his four deputies, the first and foremost being that saint of saints, Khwaja-e-Khwajegaan Khwaja Bahauddin Shah Naqshband Radi Allahu anhu.
Naqshbandia ajab qafila sa laaranand,
ke barandaaz rahe panhaan baharam qaafila raa",
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
JAZZALLAHU ANNA SAYYEDINA MUHAMMADAN MA HUWA AHLAHU
MANAM SAGHE DARBARE JILANI
On another day, the venerable Khwaja Muhammad Baba Sammasi Radi Allahu anhu was present in the wrestling stadium. He withdrew into a corner and watched the wrestlers. Some of the disciples with him found this situation very strange. They wondered how the venerable Khwaja could pay attention to this worthless spectacle, but he recognized these feelings passing through their hearts, so he responded by saying: "In this fighting arena there is a hero, by the grace of whose attentive care and fellowship so many heroes will attain to perfection. My gaze is directed at him. It is my intention to captivate him."
From afar, he watched the venerable Sayyid Amir Kulal Radi Allahu anhu with a profoundly penetrating gaze. Sayyid Amir Radi Allahu anhu noticed this watchful gaze, and he became frozen with his eyes on the venerable Khwaja Sammasi Radi Allahu anhu. Once this gaze had affected the inner feeling of Sayyid Amir Radi Allahu anhu, the Khwaja got up and left, together with his disciples. As for Sayyid Amir Kulal Radi Allahu anhu, however, he had dedicated his heart to Muhammad Baba Sammasi Radi Allahu anhu. No thought, no will and no desire of his own remained within him. He abandoned the wrestling match, followed the Khwaja home, and clung to the hem of his gown while gasping for breath.
In the Khwaja's room of private retreat, he received instruction and initiation in the Spiritual Path. After that, no one ever saw Sayyid Amir Kulal Radi Allahu anhu in the market, the bazaar and the wrestling stadium.
The spiritual heirs of Sayyid Amir Kulal Radi Allahu anhu were his four sons and his four deputies, the first and foremost being that saint of saints, Khwaja-e-Khwajegaan Khwaja Bahauddin Shah Naqshband Radi Allahu anhu.
Naqshbandia ajab qafila sa laaranand,
ke barandaaz rahe panhaan baharam qaafila raa",
