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Hazrat
Shaikh
Shibli Rahmatu-Allahe Ta-aala Alaihe
asked from his Dervish
the way and fashion in which the prince had thrown the
gold coins. Dervish
reported that the prince had opened each bag one by one and
had thrown the coins in the river in such a fashion that he took handful coins
first and then threw those in river and by repeating this way he threw all the
coins. He looked the prince and said 'if those bags were filled with garbage,
how would you have thrown that'. Prince replied that 'I should have thrown all
bags at once'. Shaikh
said that your heart is still keeping love for Dunya
(World) in it. That is why you did not want that all should part you at once.
You have thrown the coins by holding these by your hand in order that these
might remain with you for another moment and that your hand might touch your
beloved the last time lest it should part from you. I choose this punishment
for you that you should go to the streets of Baghdad and beg for money. Thus,
the prince remained in beggary for one year with a bucket in his hand. One year
had almost passed that one day that prince attended the court of Shaikh
again
with his empty bucket and reported that 'Hazrat! I have roamed about the whole
Baghdad today but none has given even apiece. All had been saying this that you
are very shameless and idler, you are healthy and strong man, why should you
not work by your hands and come at our doors daily and you have made the whole
city dirty. Hazrat
Shaikh said 'Okay. Now your test is over. Now you have come
to understand the inhumane nature of the worldly people that they do not bother
to donate even a piece of bread in the name of God Almighty. It is now hoped
that if the wealth of the Name of Allah
will come in your hand, you will be
able to know it's worth and will not give this priceless pearl in the mouths of
stupid dogs'. After that Hazrat
Shaikh took him in his servant circles and that
prince became one of the People of Waasileen
with Haq.
*
These
few memories have been recorded as sample to help the readers ascertain the
total. The readers can well imagine that extraordinary Karamaat
and astonishing
miracles of the earlier Saints and Sufis and Faqeers
of the Islamic World
seeing which all the people of this age have become struck with wonder. So much
so that starting from a beggar to every common and proper person fell their
love and became their devotee will to shower his life and wealth on them and
became the buyer of the precious pearl of the Marifat
and Faqar. Faqeers
of the
ancient times also well acknowledged the value and worth of their much in
demand
stuff and considered it a great loss sharing it even for Lordship of the
whole world. The Saalik
Faqeers
and the genuine owners of Marifat
of that time
were the real goldsmiths and traders of these red Spinels (gems) and precious
gemstones. Moreover, the Seeker
Mureed
of that time were also single-minded in
their Demand
and were buyers of this dear valuable stuff in the price of heart,
wealth and even both the worlds. Thus, they were also true models of that which
has been said by Hazrat
Ibne Yameen Rahmatu-Allahe Ta-aala
Alaihe
wherein he has impressively portrayed the outline of the true Faqeers
of past
times.
ABYAAT (COUPLETS)
Simple
bread of barely, saline water and simple dress and mat of jute Dervish
and
Faqeer
feel just sufficient in this abode of world ,
And nothing more he should demand
other than thirty Paras of the Holy Quran and
Ahadees
of Prophet for study,
Two
or four beneficial books for the acquisition of Ilm
of Deen
are required, not
the futile books of Bo Ali Sina and Ansari,
And
a dark cottage, which does not even look for the light of sun, is sufficient to
live and stay,
For
companionship, one or two Mardaan
of God of magnanimous courage (and guts), who
give no worth to the domains of Nimroz and Sinjar more than a seed of half grain
of barely,
He
is blessed, who has such condition (and status) at which,
The
demanders of the throne of Qaisar (Kaiser) and the searchers of the land of
Alexander envy.
