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**XIMHOTEP-X** · 08-31-2009, 08:31 AM

Shaykh Khawaja Maulana Abdul Ghafur Abbasi Madani rahmatullahi alay was a very great alim of his time. Initially, he was very sceptical of tasawwuf. One day he went to discuss tasawwuf with one of the leading khulafa of Hadhrat Fazal Ali Shah Qureshi namely Hadhrat Maulana Syed Muhammed Qureshi Hashmi rahmatullahi alayhi. Unfortunately he wasnt convinced and decided to test the shaykhs authencity by inviting him for a meal. He knew that the Shaykh was very particular in what he ate and would only eat food that had been prepared by those in a state of wudhu. So Maulana Abdul Ghafur sahib told his womenfolk to make some rotis whilst in the state of wudhu and make others without and to make a very slight mark on those rotis which were made with wudhu (so, only Maulana Abdul Ghafur sahib would know which ones these were).

Hadhrat Maulana Syed Muhammed Qureshi Hashmi rahmatullahi alayhi arrived for the meal and the food was placed in front of the shaykh. When Hadhrat Maulana Syed Muhammed Qureshi Hashmi rahmatullahi alayhi began to eat, he removed the top most roti and placed it on the side and ate the second one. He then removed the third and fourth and ate the next. Maulana Abdul Ghafur sahib was shocked! He knew there was no way those marks could be seen by another. Hadhrat Maulana Syed Muhammed Qureshi Hashmi rahmatullahi alayhi said "Why are you so confused? Maulana sahib, everything has a noor and the food which is prepared by those in wudhu has a different noor to those which weren't."

He requested bayah immediately but was refused because he was a very great alim and was taken directly to Hadhrat Fazal Ali Qureshi rahmatullahi alay. Hadhrat Fazal Ali Shah Qureshi rahmatullah alayhi initiated him in to the Naqshbandi Mujaddidi order and also gave him khilafat.

He later moved to Madinah and had ziyarah of Rasullullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam to establish the Naqshbandi Mujaddidi khanqa in the blessed city. When Shaikh Ali Murtaza rahmatullah alayhi used to visit Madinah, he used to stay with Maulana Abdul Ghafur rahmatullah alayhi.

His khulafa number over 100. One of his senior khulafa was Hadhrat Shaikh Muhammed Lutfullah Al Abassi rahmatullahi alay. He was the nephew of the shaikh and went to Madinah at the age of 15 to marry his shaikhs daughter, he loved the city so much he remained there until he passed away in 2005. His sons (only arabic speaking) are continuing the work in Madinah and Hadhrat has a number of khulafa in South Africa.

08-31-2009, 08:31 AM	#9
XIMHOTEP-X Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 395 Senior Member	Shaykh Khawaja Maulana Abdul Ghafur Abbasi Madani rahmatullahi alay was a very great alim of his time. Initially, he was very sceptical of tasawwuf. One day he went to discuss tasawwuf with one of the leading khulafa of Hadhrat Fazal Ali Shah Qureshi namely Hadhrat Maulana Syed Muhammed Qureshi Hashmi rahmatullahi alayhi. Unfortunately he wasnt convinced and decided to test the shaykhs authencity by inviting him for a meal. He knew that the Shaykh was very particular in what he ate and would only eat food that had been prepared by those in a state of wudhu. So Maulana Abdul Ghafur sahib told his womenfolk to make some rotis whilst in the state of wudhu and make others without and to make a very slight mark on those rotis which were made with wudhu (so, only Maulana Abdul Ghafur sahib would know which ones these were). Hadhrat Maulana Syed Muhammed Qureshi Hashmi rahmatullahi alayhi arrived for the meal and the food was placed in front of the shaykh. When Hadhrat Maulana Syed Muhammed Qureshi Hashmi rahmatullahi alayhi began to eat, he removed the top most roti and placed it on the side and ate the second one. He then removed the third and fourth and ate the next. Maulana Abdul Ghafur sahib was shocked! He knew there was no way those marks could be seen by another. Hadhrat Maulana Syed Muhammed Qureshi Hashmi rahmatullahi alayhi said "Why are you so confused? Maulana sahib, everything has a noor and the food which is prepared by those in wudhu has a different noor to those which weren't." He requested bayah immediately but was refused because he was a very great alim and was taken directly to Hadhrat Fazal Ali Qureshi rahmatullahi alay. Hadhrat Fazal Ali Shah Qureshi rahmatullah alayhi initiated him in to the Naqshbandi Mujaddidi order and also gave him khilafat. He later moved to Madinah and had ziyarah of Rasullullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam to establish the Naqshbandi Mujaddidi khanqa in the blessed city. When Shaikh Ali Murtaza rahmatullah alayhi used to visit Madinah, he used to stay with Maulana Abdul Ghafur rahmatullah alayhi. His khulafa number over 100. One of his senior khulafa was Hadhrat Shaikh Muhammed Lutfullah Al Abassi rahmatullahi alay. He was the nephew of the shaikh and went to Madinah at the age of 15 to marry his shaikhs daughter, he loved the city so much he remained there until he passed away in 2005. His sons (only arabic speaking) are continuing the work in Madinah and Hadhrat has a number of khulafa in South Africa.
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