Post by Fana fi Shaykh on Dec 7, 2007 10:01:05 GMT
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
JAZZALLAHU ANNA SAYYEDINA MUHAMMADAN MA HUWA AHLAHU
MANAM SAGHE DARBARE JILANI
In the times of Hazrath Mehboob-e-Ilahi Khwaja Nizamuddin Aulia Radi Allahu anhu, there lived a saint enjoying good relations with Hazrath Amir Khusro Rehmatullahi ’Alaih. They often met and exchanged views. One day the saint asked Hazrath Amir Khusro Rehmatullahi ’Alaih, 'in the court of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, I saw almost all the Friends of Allah (Aulia - Allah) but I could not spot your shaikh (spiritual guide) there. Why is it so? A disciple like Hazrath Amir Khusro Rehmatullahi ’Alaih, who would not hesitate to sacrifice his life for his Shaikh, could not accept such a remark about his shaikh. He went straight to Hazrath Mehboob-e-Ilahi Radi Allahu anhu and conveyed to him what his friend had told him. Hazrath Mehboob-e-Ilahi Radi Allahu anhu smiled and said, 'tell your friend that next time you too will accompany him on that journey and try to locate me. You will find me there.'
Hazrath Amir Khusro Rehmatullahi ’Alaih conveyed the message to his friend. Both of them sat in muraqaba (spiritual contemplation) with their eyes closed. Their spiritual ascent started and they reached the first heaven. There they saw an assembly of the Friends of Allah (Aulia - Allah) with the beloved Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam sitting in the middle. They looked around and tried hard to find Hazrath Mehboob-e-Ilahi Radi Allahu anhu, but failed. Hazrath Amir Khusro Rehmatullahi ’Alaih asked one of the saints present there, 'where is my shaikh?' The saint asked a counter question, 'who is your shaikh?' Hazrath Amir Khusro Rehmatullahi ’Alaih replied, 'Hazrath Nizamuddin, Mehboob-e-Ilahi Radi Allahu anhu' The saint replied, 'how can you find him here? 'Look for him in the next heaven.
Hazrath Amir Khusro Rehmatullahi ’Alaih and his friend ascended to the second heaven to find a similar assembly of saints there. The beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam was present with them too. The majesty and sublimity of this assembly was greater than the one in the first heaven. Here too they looked for Mehboob-e-Ilahi Radi Allahu anhu and here too they faded to find him. Hazrath Amir Khusro Rehmatullahi ’Alaih asked the same question from one of the saints, who told him to go still higher to find him.
Hazrath Amir Khusro Rehmatullahi ’Alaih and his friend ascended to the third heaven, where they found an even grander assembly with the beloved Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam sitting in the middle. But Hazrath Mehboob-e-Ilahi Radi Allahu anhu was not present there too. So they kept climbing the heavens one after the other till they reached the seventh heaven. There they saw the beloved Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam with his companions and a few selected Friends of Allah (Aulia - Allah). The splendors and bounties of this assembly were much greater than those of the lower heavens. The beloved Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam sat on a mat with his comprehensive beauty and radiance. They looked for Hazrath Mehboob-e-Ilahi Radi Allahu anhu here too but could not locate him. They asked someone about him and he told them, 'Just focus on the screen of light at the back of the beloved Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam , you will be able to find him there.' They concentrated at the curtain of light behind the beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam. The excessive brilliance of the light concealed Hazrath Mehboob-e-Ilahi Radi Allahu anhu initially, but slowly, his figure emerged just behind but to the left of the beloved Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam. He wore a robe of brilliance and looked extremely majestic. To the right of the beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam was Hazrath Abu Muhammad Shaikh Abd al-Qaadir Jilaani Radi Allahu anhu. This was the Station of the Beloveds (Maqaam-e-Mahboob). Here was found Maboob-e-Khuda, Hazrath Muhammad Mustafa Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, Mahboob-e-Subhaani Hazrath Abu Muhammad Shaikh Abd al-Qaadir Jilaani Radi Allahu anhu and Mehboob-e-Ilahi, Hazrath Nizamuddin Aulia Radi Allahu anhu. The decorum of that assembly would not permit any act of discourtesy, so they did not speak a word. Hazrath Amir Khusro Rehmatullahi ’Alaih greeted Hazrath Mehboob-e-Ilahi Radi Allahu anhu by signaling only, which he acknowledged and signaled back at them to leave. The two visitors descended while revisiting the assemblies on the lower heavens on their way back. Their spiritual journey terminated and they ended their muraqaba.
SubhanAllah SubhanAllah SubhanAllah
ILAHI TAABOOAD KHURSHID O MAHEY
CHIRAGHE CHISTIYA RAA ROSHNAEE
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
JAZZALLAHU ANNA SAYYEDINA MUHAMMADAN MA HUWA AHLAHU
MANAM SAGHE DARBARE JILANI
In the times of Hazrath Mehboob-e-Ilahi Khwaja Nizamuddin Aulia Radi Allahu anhu, there lived a saint enjoying good relations with Hazrath Amir Khusro Rehmatullahi ’Alaih. They often met and exchanged views. One day the saint asked Hazrath Amir Khusro Rehmatullahi ’Alaih, 'in the court of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, I saw almost all the Friends of Allah (Aulia - Allah) but I could not spot your shaikh (spiritual guide) there. Why is it so? A disciple like Hazrath Amir Khusro Rehmatullahi ’Alaih, who would not hesitate to sacrifice his life for his Shaikh, could not accept such a remark about his shaikh. He went straight to Hazrath Mehboob-e-Ilahi Radi Allahu anhu and conveyed to him what his friend had told him. Hazrath Mehboob-e-Ilahi Radi Allahu anhu smiled and said, 'tell your friend that next time you too will accompany him on that journey and try to locate me. You will find me there.'
Hazrath Amir Khusro Rehmatullahi ’Alaih conveyed the message to his friend. Both of them sat in muraqaba (spiritual contemplation) with their eyes closed. Their spiritual ascent started and they reached the first heaven. There they saw an assembly of the Friends of Allah (Aulia - Allah) with the beloved Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam sitting in the middle. They looked around and tried hard to find Hazrath Mehboob-e-Ilahi Radi Allahu anhu, but failed. Hazrath Amir Khusro Rehmatullahi ’Alaih asked one of the saints present there, 'where is my shaikh?' The saint asked a counter question, 'who is your shaikh?' Hazrath Amir Khusro Rehmatullahi ’Alaih replied, 'Hazrath Nizamuddin, Mehboob-e-Ilahi Radi Allahu anhu' The saint replied, 'how can you find him here? 'Look for him in the next heaven.
Hazrath Amir Khusro Rehmatullahi ’Alaih and his friend ascended to the second heaven to find a similar assembly of saints there. The beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam was present with them too. The majesty and sublimity of this assembly was greater than the one in the first heaven. Here too they looked for Mehboob-e-Ilahi Radi Allahu anhu and here too they faded to find him. Hazrath Amir Khusro Rehmatullahi ’Alaih asked the same question from one of the saints, who told him to go still higher to find him.
Hazrath Amir Khusro Rehmatullahi ’Alaih and his friend ascended to the third heaven, where they found an even grander assembly with the beloved Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam sitting in the middle. But Hazrath Mehboob-e-Ilahi Radi Allahu anhu was not present there too. So they kept climbing the heavens one after the other till they reached the seventh heaven. There they saw the beloved Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam with his companions and a few selected Friends of Allah (Aulia - Allah). The splendors and bounties of this assembly were much greater than those of the lower heavens. The beloved Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam sat on a mat with his comprehensive beauty and radiance. They looked for Hazrath Mehboob-e-Ilahi Radi Allahu anhu here too but could not locate him. They asked someone about him and he told them, 'Just focus on the screen of light at the back of the beloved Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam , you will be able to find him there.' They concentrated at the curtain of light behind the beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam. The excessive brilliance of the light concealed Hazrath Mehboob-e-Ilahi Radi Allahu anhu initially, but slowly, his figure emerged just behind but to the left of the beloved Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam. He wore a robe of brilliance and looked extremely majestic. To the right of the beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam was Hazrath Abu Muhammad Shaikh Abd al-Qaadir Jilaani Radi Allahu anhu. This was the Station of the Beloveds (Maqaam-e-Mahboob). Here was found Maboob-e-Khuda, Hazrath Muhammad Mustafa Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, Mahboob-e-Subhaani Hazrath Abu Muhammad Shaikh Abd al-Qaadir Jilaani Radi Allahu anhu and Mehboob-e-Ilahi, Hazrath Nizamuddin Aulia Radi Allahu anhu. The decorum of that assembly would not permit any act of discourtesy, so they did not speak a word. Hazrath Amir Khusro Rehmatullahi ’Alaih greeted Hazrath Mehboob-e-Ilahi Radi Allahu anhu by signaling only, which he acknowledged and signaled back at them to leave. The two visitors descended while revisiting the assemblies on the lower heavens on their way back. Their spiritual journey terminated and they ended their muraqaba.
SubhanAllah SubhanAllah SubhanAllah
ILAHI TAABOOAD KHURSHID O MAHEY
CHIRAGHE CHISTIYA RAA ROSHNAEE
