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Maulana sahab (db) seemed to be under ajeeb kaifiyat while narrating me about Hazrat khaleefa sahab (rah) Said that Hazrat Khaleefa Ghulam Rasool sahib (rah)’ s first shaikh was Hazrat Khwaja Ghulam Hassan Sawagh (rah) (khaleefa of Hazrat Khwaja Sirajuddin moosazai wale ) .




It seems he was a sahibe karamat buzurg with a very powerful tawajjuh.. he would activate the Lataif with mere gestures.. said that once he was summoned to the court and allegations made at him that he was forcefully converting hindus to Islam.. the judge asked him if it was true.. he asked the hindus one by one.. Did I make u a Muslim ..? using his tawajjuh while pointing towards them.. the hindu would fold hands and say hazrat please recite me the kalimah.. I want to become muslim.. he asked the same to 4 hindus and all converted to Islam.. then he turned towards the judge.. who promptly dismissed the case and aquitted him of all the charges..



It seems after the demise of Hazrat Khwaja Ghulam Hasan Sawagh sb (rah) hazrat khaleefa sahib (rah) was filled with the zeal to continue his islah and gain khusoosi ta’alluq of Haq ta’ala.. he was burning with the desire to find another murshid..




After continous istikhara for about a year he was told to get bayat with Hazrat Maulana Ahmed Ali Lahori sb (rah) ..




With no means of travel and reeling under rank poverty he set out to Lahore by foot.. it took him 10 days to reach Lahore.. his slippers were torn.. feet swollen.. and dripping with blood .. but he himself felt as if he was walking on air.. and Hazrat lahori (rah) was along with him doing zikr..




He reached Sheran wala.. while hazrat Lahori (rah) was at home.. when hazrat lahori sb (rah) walked towards the masjid he spotted the blood .. and said.. koee Allah ka Naam seekhne aaya hai..




It seems hazrat lahori sb (rah) gave two options at the khankah .. either stay there and bring your own food .. buy from the market but show me before eating.. or return to visit him every month.. hazrat khaleefa sb (rah) said Hazrat I would not be able to comply with any of these options since iam very poor and have no means of either travel or food..

Hazrat lahori (rah) told him not to worry .. that these options were for others and you are exempted.. you shall get a cot and food directly from my home..




Said that Allah (swt) had bestowed on him great power of kashf.. he could keep grains of rice on his hand and say which is halal and which one from haram income..

Said he was seated once with hazrat lahori (rah) and people came to him to get their asbaq.. without them saying anything hazrat would ask one to concentrate on sir.. other on rooh and so on.. so he asked him hazrat how do u do that.. said that when u buy watermelon do u not make out if its ripe or not merely by seeing its color.. the same is with me..




It seems he stayed there for about three months.. hazrat lahori (rah) would attend natures call after isha and hazrat khaleefa sahib (rah) would accompany him.. till they reached a spot hazrat lahori (rah) would dig his staff forcefully to the ground and go ahead to relieve..

Once at night hazrat lahori sb (rah) digged his staff to the ground and unknowing hit hazrat khaleefa sahib’s (rah) feet.. blood oozed out but hazrat khaleefa sahib (rah) remained silent.. when they reached khankah hazrat lahori (rah) inquired about the blood dripping from his feet.. he stil remained silent.. but on further insistence he told him so.. at this point Hazrat Maulana Ahmed Ali lahori sahib (rah) granted him khilafat..



Hazrat khalifa sahib loved Lahore .. he said once that “ mujhe Lahore ke insan .. galiyan aur kutte bhi achche lagte hain.. kyon ke mujhe Lahore me Allah mila.. “



It seems he had requested hazrat lahori (rah) before his demise that hazrat I still have few asbaq of naqshbandiya to cover.. he said that you are weak and wont be able to bear both the silsilas.. even then if u find any naqshbandi shaikh.. u can benefit from him..




After his demise he did bayat with the Naqshbandi Master.. Hazrat Maulana Shamsul Haq Afghani sb (rah) .. who also gave him khilafat..




He said that hazrat Maulana Shamsul haq Afghani sb (rah) had a very powerful tawajjuh.. while in quetta I was taking asbaq from him.. once at asr I presented myself .. he was sitting in the garden reading a newspaper.. he made me sit on a chair in front.. hazrat seemed busy reading the newspaper but had tawajjuh on my qalb.. hazrat khaleefa saheb (rah)said that my qalb became jaari and was about to get torn apart.. I put my hands on his knees and said hazrat enough.. I cannot bear any further.. hazrat smiled and asked him khaleefa sahib ‘ bas’…? Hazrat said ‘ bas’ .. I don’t have capacity for anymore..







Then Maulana sahib told me about the mashaikh of hazrat lahori sb (rah) about hazrat Maulana Taj Muhammed Amroti sb (rah) that he was a sahib e takween buzurg.. said that once an english officer approached him saying that his masjid was in the middle of a stream and needs to be demolished for the construction of a larger canal.. Hazrat Amroti (rah) ordered his khadim to get the sack of oniouns from inside.. he brought so.. hazrat opened the sack took out an oinion and sliced it into two halves with a knife.. he asked the khadim to empty the sack on the ground.. when he did that all the onions were found to be cut into two halves.. he told the Englishman that if Allah (swt) willed.. he would cut the heads of all the angrez in the same way.. the angrez quickly disappeared for his own good..




It seems till now the masjid stands exactly at the same place in the middle of that stream..




Said about hazrat Deen puri sb (rah) that once hazrat Maulana obaidullah sindhi saheb was taking Hazrat thanvi (rah) in a carriage on the pretext of meeting a buzurg.. when he approached deenpur.. hazrat thanvi (rah) said he could smell the fragrance of a wali Allah nearby.. when they arrived at deen pur and hazrat thanvi saw hazrat deen puri across the canal .. hazrat thanvi (rah) couldnt wait any longer and jumped off the carriage.. he ran towards hazrat deen puri sb (rah) and both embraced eacthother as if known since very long.. hazrat thanvi (rah) told maulana obaidullah sindhi saheb that hazrat deen puri (rah) holds the same maqam as my shaikh hazrat Haji Imdadullah saheb (rah)..




Said that Hazrat Maulana Ahmed Ali lahori saheb (rah) once arrived at Karachi.. hazrat maulana Yousuf Binnori saheb (rah) was at the madrassa when a mudarris approached asking to be excused from giving dars.. he gave the reason that a buzurg was arriving and he had to go see him.. hazrat binnori saheb agreed.. then another mudarris came with the same excuse.. hazrat agreed.. then another came with the same.. hazrat agreed.. then the cook of madrassa came in with the same excuse.. hazrat agreed.. then he got a message from Hazrat Maulana Mufti Muhammed Shafi Saheb (rah) that he was going to receive a big buzurg and he could join if he so wished..




Now Hazrat Binnori (rah) felt that he should meet this buzurg for sure.. so when he alighted from the train .. hazrat Binnori (rah) held Hazrat Lahori’s hand and said “ Babaji sach sach batao kaunsa Taskheer ka wazifa padhte ho.. jo Hazrat mufti muhammed Shafi jaisa aadmi tak chala aaya..”




Hazrat Lahori (rah) replied that I do not read any wazifa for taskheer.. but follow two rules.




One.. I do not eat anywhere when I go for the sake of deen.. .if they invite me for food on a cordial level then I do accept..




Second I always spend from my own pocket for the service of deen..




This had a profound effect on Hazrat binnori saheb (rah) he ordered his releative to sell off all his ancestral property and produce the amount before him..reluctantly the relative did so and Hazrat Binnori sb (rah) paid back the salary he had taken from the madrassa for 30 yrs..

Said that when Hazrat lahori sb (rah) can follow such a noble practice .. why cant he do it..




Khair.. it was 12 in the midnight.. Maulana sahab db had given me 2 and half hrs.. that’s a lot coming in from a silent and hidden buzurg.. may Allah (swt) give him best of both worlds for giving time to this unclean self..ameen




I requested leave and Maulana sb (db) said that Cabs were readily available below.. he gave a big embrace and we bid farewell..




Who could forsake the honor of walking on the noble streets of Madina Munawwara .. I saw the holy green dome from afar and walked in that direction.. ah.. even this filthy creature walks on this muqaddas land.. a few yards had crossed and I see the walls of Baqee.. I draw close to the walls and the huge open windows blow the cool breeze from Baqee.. I say salaam to ahl e Baqee..




Surely my mother Aisha (radh) would have replied to this lowly son.. so would have mother Fatima (radh) and Hazrat Hassan.. and zainul Abeedin Ali bin Husain.. Usman and saad bin ma’az .. radhi Allahu anhu ajmaen.. and yes my beloved hazrat Shaikh..hazrat Saharanpuri.. rahmatullahi alaihi ajmaen..




I wanted to stay in Madina for a few days more.. but my leave was done..

With a heavy heart I had to leave the blessed city..