Post by Sag E Dargah E Jilani on Sept 25, 2009 7:35:49 GMT
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
It was a common practice during harvesting season in Baghdad Shareef for students to get together at a nearby village called Baaqooba and to ask the farmers for some grain from their annual harvest. In those days, the people showed great respect to students and happily gave them grain.
On one occasion, the students, who were in the class of Huzoor Saeddina Datageer Rahmatullahi 'alayh, insisted that he accompany them to the village of Baaqooba. Since he did not want to disappoint them, he accompanied them to the village. When they reached there Gaus E Azam Rahmatullahi 'alayh heard that a pious servant of Allah Azawajul, by the name of Shareef Baaqoobi lived in this village. Sarkar E Baghdad Rahmatullahi 'alayhdecided to meet this pious servant to obtain his blessings.
When Shareef Baaqoobi saw Hazrat Sahib Rahmatullahi 'alayh he immediately recognised that this was the Qutb-e-Zaman. He told him 0 my son! Those who strive in the path of Allah Azawajul do not sketch their hands out to anyone but Allah. Azawajul You seem to be amongst the chosen servants of Allah Azawajul. For you to ask for grain (from the people of Baaqooba) is contrary to your status.?
Gaus E Azam Rahmatullahi 'alayh: From that day onwards, I never accompanied anyone on such trips and I never asked anything from anyone again.
It was a common practice during harvesting season in Baghdad Shareef for students to get together at a nearby village called Baaqooba and to ask the farmers for some grain from their annual harvest. In those days, the people showed great respect to students and happily gave them grain.
On one occasion, the students, who were in the class of Huzoor Saeddina Datageer Rahmatullahi 'alayh, insisted that he accompany them to the village of Baaqooba. Since he did not want to disappoint them, he accompanied them to the village. When they reached there Gaus E Azam Rahmatullahi 'alayh heard that a pious servant of Allah Azawajul, by the name of Shareef Baaqoobi lived in this village. Sarkar E Baghdad Rahmatullahi 'alayhdecided to meet this pious servant to obtain his blessings.
When Shareef Baaqoobi saw Hazrat Sahib Rahmatullahi 'alayh he immediately recognised that this was the Qutb-e-Zaman. He told him 0 my son! Those who strive in the path of Allah Azawajul do not sketch their hands out to anyone but Allah. Azawajul You seem to be amongst the chosen servants of Allah Azawajul. For you to ask for grain (from the people of Baaqooba) is contrary to your status.?
Gaus E Azam Rahmatullahi 'alayh: From that day onwards, I never accompanied anyone on such trips and I never asked anything from anyone again.
