Ainul Faqar Ainul Faqr

Shaikh Jalaludin Tabraizi Rahmatu-Allahe Ta-aala Alaihe said to people "If Qazi Najamudin knows as how the Assalaat (Prayers) is offered?" Qazi Najamudin incidentally had heard this question and he, at once, came before Shaikh and said to him "What was (really) that which you said to people?" Shaikh replied "I have said because the Assalaat (Prayers) of Ulema is other and the Assalaat of the Faqeers is other. This is due to the fact that as long as the Ulema have not seen the Qiblah (Ka'ba) straight in front of them, they do not offer Assalaat. In case they fail to trace Qiblah, they are bound to do "Taharri" and offer the Assalaat facing that direction unto which their heart gives them witness that time. On the other hand, the Assalaat of Faqeer is this that as long as he has not seen the Arsh straight ahead, he does not offer Assalaat!

[In short, after hearing this] Qazi Najamudin returned to his house and slept. At night, he saw in dream that Shaikh Jalaludin Tabraizi Rahmatu-Allahe Ta-aala Alaihe was offering Assalaat (Prayers) on a prayer carpet that was laid on the Arsh . Qazi Najamudin woke up due to awe of the dream and came to Shaikh Jalaludin Tabraizi Rahmatu-Allahe Ta-aala Alaihe and said "Please forgive me. I am sorry and ask your forgiveness me as I am helpless!" Shaikh said "O Qazi Najamudin! What you have seen me offering Assalaat (Prayers) on the prayer carpet laid on the Arsh is, but, the lowliest Station amongst the Stations of the Dervish which are higher than this. If I reveal these Maratib on you, you would not be able to sustain your condition and will die due to the intense Noor of the Tajalli . Other than this first Station, Dervish gets Seventy Thousand more Stations of the Dervishes. Five Times a day he sees himself standing parallel to Arsh and offers Assalaat (Prayers) along with the Celestial Beings of the Throne and when he returns from there, he sees himself in the Khana-e-Kaba . When he returns from there, he sees the entire universe among his ten fingers". Hence, O Dervish! [Remember!] This situation is of that first Dervish, who covers this Station and when Dervish has covered these Seventy Thousand Stations, his Station is the Lamakaan and none else other than Allah is familiar with it".

ABOUT TAHARRI: In cases when one cannot ascertain the direction towards Holy Ka'ba (Qiblah), especially in such conditions when someone is in a jungle or desert and sky is covered with clouds and one has no instrument that can guide direction, then he offers Namaaz facing that direction that seems appropriate as per his heart's witness. This is called "Taharri".