THE MIRACLES OF KHWAJA GHARIB NAWAZ CHISTI, SANJRI, AJMERI (rahmatullah alaihi)
Pilgrimage to Makka Every Year
As is evident from his life history, Khwaja Moinuddin is reported to have performed two Hajj pilgrimages before coming to India. But the Hajis who undertook the pilgrimage to Makka during Khwaja's stay in Ajmer bore evidence to the fact that on their return to India that they saw the great saint in Makka personally during the Hajj every year. It was indeed one of his marvellous miracles. How could he do this feat in the absence of any modern transport 700 years ago is a mystery beyond human perception and is yet a fact corroborated by eye witnesses and history. During the Hajj period he was seen both in Ajmer and Makka.
A Murderer becomes a Devotee
Once a person appeared before Khwaja Sahib and pretended to say that he was eager to pay homage to the great saint on that particular day. The Khwaja Sahib replied "Here I am, but first fulfil your promise that brings you here.". The man began to tremble with the idea that his secret was out before he could act and, admitting his guilty conscience, he at once offered his profound apologies. As a matter of fact this man was a hireling of some of the enemies of Khwaja Sahib and had come with the precise intention of murdering the Holy Saint -a fact which the great saint came to know by his intuitive powers. The man prayed for pardon of the Saint who forgave him magnanimously. The man then embraced Islam and became one of the devoted Mureeds of Hadrat Khwaja Moinuddin for the rest of his life.
Lavish Hospitality
While Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti used to eat a dried piece of barley bread, soaked in water, weighing 5 misqaals (two and a half tolas) after several days, his cook used to prepare daily in his kitchen as much food as sufficed to feed all the destitute and poor people of the whole city of Ajmer. Every morning his cook used to come to him for the days expenses of his kitchen and Khwaja sahib used to lift a comer of his prayer rug and ask the cook to take away strictly as much money as he needed only for that day's provisions and no more. It must be recalled that general feeding was the recognised custom of all the leading Sufi saints who themselves lived an extremely simple and austere life but whose hospitality was proverbial and knew no bounds. It must also be remembered that these Sufi saints, with such poor food and strictly austere living, had usually long span of life and kept excellent health too. Our modern scientists and doctors will, no doubt, be puzzled to find out the secret of such a living.
Milk from an Immature Cow.
One day Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti was sitting on the bank of the Anasagar lake in Ajmer. A shepherd boy happened to pass before him with a herd of young cows who had not yet acquired their maturity. Khwaja sahib asked the boy for some milk from his herd. The boy took it as a joke and said: "Baba, they are all young kind of an immature age; they do not yield any milk at this age." Khwaja sahib smiled and, pointing towards a young cow, said: "I would like to drink the milk of that cow. Go and milk her." The boy obeyed rather hesitatingly. When he went to milk this particular cow, he was simply astounded to find her teats fully developed and over-flowing with milk. The boy filled several containers with milk which 40 people drank to their full satisfaction. He was so much impressed by this strange miracle that he became a great devotee of Khwaja sahib.
A Prediction.
One day a mureed of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti came to him and complained: "Sir, the governor of this city has made my life most miserable by intolerable harassment so much so that today, he has ordered my banishment from the city." Khwaja sahib replied "But where is he now, he has already been punished by God?" When the man returned home he heard the news of the governor's sudden death due to a fall from his horse while hunting.
Regard for his Pir's Tomb.
One day Khwaja Moinuddin was delivering a lecture to an audience, but whenever his eyes turned towards his right, he stood up for a while and then resumed his discourse again. This happened several times during his sermon. When the function was over and the people had dispersed, some of his close devotees ventured to enquire about the incident of his standing up so often during the lecture. Khwaja sahib replied: "On that side, there was my Pir-o-Murshid's mazaar (tomb), and whenever I saw in that direction it came before my eyes so I used to stand up out of the great respect I have for the mazaar of my Pir."
Restoration of a murdered man.
One day a wailing old woman came to Hadrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti who was busy with his Wudu. The woman complained that the governor of the city had murdered her son without any fault and that she had come to beg for justice. Khwaja sahib after finishing his Wudu picked up his 'asa-e mubarak' (holy staff) and walked out with the old lady to go to the place where the murdered corpse of her son was lying. His close devotees also followed in close attendance. Khwaja sahib placed the severed head in its proper position on the body of the man and prayed to Allah: "Oh, Allah! If this man was murdered without any fault, then grant him his life." After this prayer, he put his staff on the corpse and said "Get up, by the command of Allah, if you are innocent." The young man got up, whole and healthy, and the next moment both he and his old mother fell down at the feet of the great saint of Ajmer in solemn gratitude.
To the rescue of Sheikh Ali.
Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti was passing through a street in Ajmer with his attendant Sheikh Ali. Suddenly a creditor of Sheikh Ali appeared on the scene and, holding him by his garment insisted upon the payment of his debt in a very insolent manner. Pleading on behalf of his attendant, the Great Khwaja assured the creditor that the debt would now be paid soon and requested for him to let Sheikh Ali go for the time being. But the creditor would not allow the attendant to move until his money was paid on the spot. This stubbornness at last invoked Khwaja sahib's proverbial sympathy for human shortcomings. In a state of 'jazba' (intense feeling) he took off his chadar (robe) and flung it on to the ground. And lo, as soon as the chadar was flung, it was covered with a big heap of precious silver and gold coins. Khwaja Moinuddin then asked the creditor: "Please take away your debt, counting honestly as much as it is due to you from this heap, but be careful not to pick up even a single coin more than what is your legitimate due." Overpowered by greed at the sight of such a vast wealth, the creditor thought he could pick up more than what was actually due to him. As soon as he stretched his hand towards the money with this evil intention it dried up and his arm became as stiff as an iron rod. The creditor and the onlookers were wonder-struck watching this incident. Realising his guilt, the creditor fell at the feet of the Great Saint and begged for mercy. Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti accepted the man's apology with his characteristic benevolence and prayed to Allah for the restoration of his arm to its normal condition.
"Devotional approach to the saint and friendship with the hermits or dervishes attract blessings from the High." -A gem of wisdom from Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti Ajmeri (rahmatullah alaihi).
Taken with permission from "Sirat ul Muslimin".
source:
www.manchestermosque.org/article0015.asp
......Not mine though! I heard it in a Qawwali. And before anybody makes an objection to the permissability of listening to Qawwali, please read the thread on "The Permissability of Qawwali".
