Biographies of Saints from Tazkiratul Awliya

Abu Hazem al-Makki

7. Abu Hazem Al-Makki
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He was leader of sincere, pious and god fearing persons. He followed mashiq (learned persons) and lived a simple life. He was among famous sufies of his time due to his worship and observation. He lived for a long period so he met many learned persons. Among them is one Abu Osman Makki who was his great admirer. His life and achievements are available in many books but for our guidance we are mentioning some short details of his life which are as follows.
He met many companions of the prophet like Ans Bin Malik and Abu Hurara.
His sayings are very famous and solution for any problem to solve the same. Hisham Abdul Malik once asked him “ Which action will deliverance us ? He replied him.
“ For the money we get and for this money we should see that it is coming from halal ( right) source and it should be spent for the halal purpose only.” Hisham asked him “ How we can do this ?” He replied “ One who will desire of heaven and fear of hell and want the pleasure of Allah then one should take care of it otherwise he will not be successful in the other world after the death.” Hezam Makki’s sayings are as follows.
“ Avoid the world because I have heard that the worshipper who likes the world and for this reason on the day of judgment the angels will announce that this person is one who liked the thing which Allah does not like it. He further continued that there is nothing in the world which will not finish because in the world no such thing made by Allah which will not met its end. In this World even some useless things attract the man so he neglects the big things of the heaven.” He told “ All things depend upon two things. First thing that is made for us and other thing which is not made for us . So for the first thing whatever we will try to avoid it to get but it will reach us. For the other thing for which whatever we will try for it to get but it will not reach by us .” He told if he will not pray then he will face many difficulties due to non acceptance of prayers.” He told “ Oh : person you are product of this time so you prefer saying than actions and this is the time for the proud of knowledge and there is no importance of leaving action. So you are bad people in the best time.” One person asked him “ What is your condition ?” . He replied “ My condition is to gain the favor of Allah and to keep away from the mankind . So one who gain favor of Allah will be not see the mankind .”
One day he was passing near the butcher’s shop and he saw the fine meat in the shop so the butcher asked him to take the fine meat. He replied him “ He does not have money with him. “ The butcher told him “ To take on the credit.” He told him “ First I will to try to convince my mind for the credit then I will take it.” The butcher told him “ Due to his thinking his body become thin and bones are visible on his body.” He told him “ Inspite of this condition he is enough for the insects in the grave.”
One pious person who was on his journey for the hajj came to his house in
Baghdad and at that time he was sleeping . When he woke up and told that person “ The prophet came into his dream and conveyed his message that he should not over look his duties towards her mother which is better than performing the hajj.” So he requested that pious man to return back to his place and take care of his duties for the pleasure of his mother . So that man cancelled his trip to Makkah and went back to his place.
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Seventh Episode from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Shaikh Farid Al-din Attar.
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Translated from Urdu to English by
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
Saleemnagar colony,
Al-Madina cottage,
Hyderabad-36,
I n d i a.
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REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Majedi Book Depot, Kanpur, India, in the year 1383 A.H.
2. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi
India.
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Muhammed Ibn Wase

5.Muhammed Ibn Wase ​

He was a leader of ascetics and worshippers and he was learned man who acted as per the learning. So in this way he was a perfect pious personality of his time . He was always a content person . May Allah bless him and there was no person like him during his time.
He served many followers of the holy prophet’s companions . He met many pious personalities of his time. He has a great share in the tariqat ( mystic knowledge ) and Islamic law. He used to eat dry bread with mixing in the water. He told “ One who is content on this then he will not require any thing from the mankind. ” In the hymens he used to say “ Oh : Allah you used to keep me hungry and naked like your friends. But I do not know the reason that how I have got such a great position similar to your friends.” When he will be much hungry then he used to visit house of Hasan of Basra and eat what ever available there and Hasan of Basra will always welcome him at his house. He told “ A man is successful one who wake up hungry and sleep hungry but he should not forget the remembrance Allah in that condition. ”
One person requested him to advice him and he told him “ I will advice you to become the king of this world and other world after death. So you should become ascetic in the world and do not greed and temptation with others and think that all creations are given every thing from Allah and then he will be free from the needs and resigned from all others . In this way he will become the king of the two worlds.” One day he told Malik Bin Dinar “ It is difficult to control the tongue than to look upon the world and dinars and never say any bad thing to others.” One day he went to Qataiba bin Muslim and he was wearing a woolen dress so he asked him why he was wearing such a dress but he did not reply in this matter. Upon asking by second time by Qataiba bin Muslim then he told him “ He want to explain about ascetic condition but could not explain the same because in which it will be praise for himself or there will be complain against Allah.’’
One day he was saw his son in happy condition and so he told him “ Do you know that who are you ? And I have bought your mother in 200 dirhams and your father is worst in the whole mankind. So why you are so much proudy ? ’’ When person have asked him do you know Allah? And he replied after silence of some time “ One who know Allah then he should get lost himself permanently in the condition of surprise.’’
“ Allah will give respect to that person who will not look other than Allah. But no body has authority on Allah. True person will not be called true unless he has no balance in between fear and hope.”
As per the saying of the holy prophet “ In every thing the condition of middle is better.”
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FIFTH Episode from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Shaikh Farid Al-din Attar.
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Translated from Urdu to English by
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
Saleemnagar colony,
Al-Madina cottage,
Hyderabad-36,
I n d i a.
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REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Majedi Book Depot, Kanpur, India, in the year 1383 A.H.
2. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi
India.
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Otba al-Gholam

8. Otba al-Gholam


He was among pious personalities of innermost qualities and who attained perfection. His teacher was Hasan of Basra . He was popular among the pious persons as well as in the general persons. Once he was walking with Hasan of Basra on the bank of river and suddenly he started walking on the water . Due to this Hasan of Basra was surprised and asked him “ How he got such a great position? ” then he replied him “ You are doing according to the sayings but whatever I will do as per the will and pleasure of Allah.”
After his penitent for his love with a beautiful women to whom he expressed his love in some manner to her. So that women sent her servant and asked him “ Which part of her body he was seen?”. He replied “ He saw her two eyes and was fallen in her love .” So that women when she come to know the details of his love then she took out her two eyes and sent the same through her servant to him and informed him that the things which he liked are sent for him . When he saw the eyes and got her reply and due to this there was strange condition on Otaiba and he went to see Hasan of Basra for his penetration and due to Hasan of Basra’s innermost qualities he started his worship and there were great changes in him.
He used to cultivate barley for himself and grind it for flour . Then he used to mix the water in the flour and dry the wet flour and after that he will make the tablets . He used to eat one piece of tablet for one week and he will used to engage himself in the worship of Allah. He used to say “ He is ashamed to go to toilet daily due to the presence of two angels who are writing men’s good and bad deeds. ”
Once people saw him in the winter in one simple shirt and his body was with sweat. So for this reason the people asked him “ Why it so?” He replied “ Long time ago some guests were in his house who took some soil from the neghbour’s wall without the permission of the owner. So from that time to up till now when ever I look on the wall I regret for the act of my guests and this is the reason of my sweat even though the neighbor already forgiven me for this mistake .” Some persons asked with Abdul Wahed Bin Zaid “ Do you know any person who ignore others due to his frenzied condition .” He replied “ Yes and ask them to wait for some time as he will come soon there .” At the same moment Otaiba entered that place and the persons asked him have you met any person on your way? And he replied “ I have not met any person” but even though he was coming from the bazaar.
He never ate fine food or wore fine dress. Once his mother asked him “ Oh Otaiba be pity on your condition and he replied her “ I have desire for pity on me on the day of judgement which is good for always for me as this world is for the some days. So if I face the difficulties of this world is better than the difficulties of the day of judgement .” After many nights he could not slept and he repeatedly told this sentence “ Oh Allah if you punish me or forgive me and in the both conditions you are my friend.” Once in his dream he saw a beautiful hourie who said to him “ Oh Otaiba I love you so I have desire that you will not do any such thing which will cause separation of us .” He told her “ He divorced the world and at the time of meeting with you I will not look at the world. ”
Once some body told him that many persons used to ask about your affairs. So please show me one of your miracle . He asked him “ What do you need ? ” that person asked for the fresh dates and as there was no season of dates at that time. But at the same time he gave him a bag full of dates to him.
One day Sammak and Zanon Masri were present in the house of Rabiya of Basra and at that time Otaiba entered that place wearing new dress and he was walking proudly . So Sammak asked him how he is walking to day? He replied him “ His name is Ghulam Jabbar ( Slave of Jabbar) so he is walking proudly ’’and at the same time he became un-conscious and fallen on the ground. When they approached him to see but he was already dead. After that some body saw him in the dream in which he saw his half face black so he asked the reason for it ? . He told him “ Once in his student life he saw a beautiful boy with long beard and moustaches .”
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EIGHT Episodes from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Shaikh Farid Al-din Attar.
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Translated from Urdu to English by
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
Saleemnagar colony,
Al-Madina cottage,
Hyderabad-36,
I n d i a.
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REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Majedi Book Depot, Kanpur, India, in the year 1383 A.H.
2. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi
India.

 

Mohammad Ibn Sammak

24. Mohammad Ibn Sammak ​

He was great worshiper and mystic saint as well a great preacher and he was popular in the public as well as in the general persons.
Maruf Karqi was his great admirer of his good preaching. The caliph Haroun Al-Rashid was also his great admirer. He told him “ Oh : Haroun , honor of mysticism is great honor. He used to say the meaning of humility which is as follows.

“ The man should think himself low and he also told the example of persons who have passed away from the world are like medicine from which the persons were used to get cure but the example of present persons are like pain who are making healthy persons un-healthy.”
He told “ In the past in which the preachers think preaching a difficult task same like the persons of present time find difficulty to act upon the knowledge. In the present time there is shortage of learned people like the shortage of preachers in the past.”

Ahmed Huwari told once I took his urine to the doctor when he was ill and the doctor was a fire worshiper. When I was returning back from him and met a pious person on the way and that person asked me from where I was coming back? When I explained him all the details then that person told me; “ It is very strange that Allah’s beloved person is taking help from his enemy. So tell him to put the hand on place of pain and recite this verse.
“ Awouze Billah Min Shaitan Nirjaim Wa Bilhaqe Nazalna Wa Bilhaque Nazal. ” So when I came back to him and explained him all the details which happened on the way. He recited the verse and put the hand on the place of pain and he was recovered from the illness at once and told him he was Khizer ( as).
At his last time he told “ Oh :Allah at the time of doing sin I used to love your beloved friends so for this reason help me and forgive me.” When the persons asked him to marry then he replied it was difficult for him to face two Satans ( devils).
Upon his death the persons asked him in the dream how Allah blessed him and he replied them “ Allah blessed him but he could not get the position of persons who are married in that world and suffered difficulties to maintain them.”
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Episode NO. 24 from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Shaikh Farid Al-din Attar.
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Translated from Urdu to English by
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
Saleemnagar colony,
Al-Madina cottage,
Hyderabad-36,
I n d i a.
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REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Majedi Book Depot, Kanpur, India, in the year 1383 A.H.
2. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi
India.
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Aslam al-Tusi.

25. Aslam al-Tusi. ​

He was famous saint and he did great worship and devoted much attention to mystic exercises during his time . He used to act upon the tradition strictly so he was called Lisan Rasool which means tongue of the prophet. Once he was going on the camel and Isaque Bin Zaheriya was holding the camel’s bridle and in that condition they reached Naishapur . He was wearing a shirt of woolen cloth and a felt cap was on his head and a bag of books he was carrying on his shoulder. His preaching was so impressive that 50,000 persons left their lives of sins and followed the right path.
He was imprisoned and punished severally for the period of complete two years on the charge of not saying Quran a creature . In the prison he used to take bath on every friday and he used to go to the jail gate but he was returned back by the jail guards so upon his return he used to say “ Oh ; Allah I have fulfilled my duty so you do whatever you like.” When he was released from the jail and at that time the ruler Abdullah Bin Zaher was in Naishapur and all courtiers were present in his court to pay him their respect. The ruler asked the courtiers is any famous persons not come over there to pay their respect to him. The persons replied him two persons were absent and they are Ahmed Harab and Muhammed Aslam. Because both are great learned men and worshipers and they never visit the court to pay their respects to the ruler . Upon hearing this the ruler told the courtiers that he will visit them and pay his respect to them . When he first visited Ahmed Harabi’s house and he was in the condition of engrossment and he raised his head and told him “ Oh ; Abdullah you are very handsome so don’t waste your youth and handsomeness in the disobedience of Allah. ’’ After that he reached the house of Muhammed Bin Aslam but due to the friday prayer preparations work he did not called him into his house but Abdullah Bin Zaher stayed outside of his house on his horse back waiting for him till the end of his Friday prayer. When he came out side of his house Abdullah Bin Zaher get down from his horse and kissed his feet and told “ Oh ; Allah as I am very bad so your beloved friend is my enemy. As he is your beloved friend to whom I love him so for his sake forgive me.”
He left Tosi and settled down in Naishapur and the mosque in which he used to worship become holy one. As he resided in Tosi for many years so for this reason he is called Tosi. But he is from Arabic origin
One pious person saw him in
Rome in his dream that Satan fallen down from the sky and due to his fall the earth where he was fallen was pressed down. So that pious person asked the Satan “Why it was happened to him?.” The Satan replied him “ Due to expectoration of Aslam Tosi who made this after ablution and due to fear of that sound I fell down from sky to the ground.” There was a canal of water in front of his house but he never used the water from there as he thought that it was constructed for the public purpose . When the water of canal was dried up and he pulled the water from the well and filled the canal and he collected only one bottle of water from there .
He used to help beggars by taking money on the loans from others. Once a jew demanded his loan amount suddenly and at that time he did not have any amount with him. But at that time he sharpened his pen and its one part was laying there on the ground and he gave the same to the jew and asked him to go. When the jew saw the same and it converted into the gold. For this reason the jew thought in the religion of Islam such great saints are there so it will be not wrong religion and he became Muslim immediately due to his above thought. Some body asked with Abu Ali Farmedi during his preaching time that learned persons are heirs of the holy prophet so mention the names of such great personalities. He then pointed towards Aslam Tosi and told him they are like him.
When he was ill in Naishapur and his neighbor saw him in his dream and he told him in the dream “ To day I will be free from the worldly grief and sorrow ’’. When he was wake up and he went to his house to know interpretation of his dream till then he already left this world. Upon his death the persons covered his dead body with his blanket which he used to cover his body during life time. At the same time two women who were walking on the way and they told “ Oh ; sorrow today Muhammed Aslam left this world and this world could not deceive him and he took with him excellence and qualities.”

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Episode NO. 25 from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Shaikh Farid Al-din Attar.
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Translated from Urdu to English by
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
Saleemnagar colony,
Al-Madina cottage,
Hyderabad-36,
I n d i a.
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REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Majedi Book Depot, Kanpur, India, in the year 1383 A.H.
2. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi
India.
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Owaise Of Qarni

2. Owaise of Qarni​

In the famous book of poetry , “MASNAVI”, by Jalaleddin Rumi, the following is said by prophet Muhammad about Oveys Gharni:

The prophet Muhammad says that the breeze brings o’men
The divine perfume from Yemen.
The scent of ramin comes from Oveys
The fragrance of god from Oveys.
Oveys’ heavenly perfume from god,
Overjoyed the heart of the prophet of god.
For saking his mortal being willingly
That earthly (Oveys) become heavenly

About Sohail Yemeni, the prophet says that he is superior to his followers due to his kindness and favor. When there is praise by the prophet then what else can I describe about him. Sometimes the prophet used to turn his face towards Yemen and said, “I feel the breeze of love from the Yemen.”
The prophet told on the day of judgment that Allah will create 70,000 angels same as Owaise of Qarni (clone) and when Owaise of Qarni will come there in between them and will proceed to the heaven, no one will recognize him except Allah, because in the world he used to worship away from the mankind and so he will be kept away from the mankind on the day of judgment.

It is mentioned that the friends of Allah will be kept hidden by him, so no one will be able to see them. On the day of judgment the prophet will come out of his palace and will say, “ Where is Owaise, so that I can see him.” Soon there will be a call in which it will be heard that do not worry in this matter, you will not see him here as you did not see him in the world.
The prophet told that there was a person in my followers and his recommendation was accepted which was equal to the hairs of the sheep of Rabiya and Mizer tribes of Arabia.

There were two tribes in Arabia who had many sheep at that time. The companions asked the prophet, “Who that person is?” he said, “He is one among the slaves of Allah.” then they told the prophet that they were also slaves of Allah, but what was his name. The prophet told them, “His name is Owaise and he is from Qarni.” they asked him, “Where he is ?” He replied, “He is in Qarni.” then companions asked the prophet, “Have you seen him?” he replied that even though he did not see him physically but he was seen by the eyes of certainty.

The companions asked that how such a lover did not come to see you. He said, “It may be due to two reasons, first due to his conditions and second is to respect my Shariat (Islamic law), because his mother is old and blind. He looks after camels and gets some money for the food and clothes for his mother. Then the companions asked could they see him. The prophet answered that Abu Bakr (ra) will not see him but Ali Ibn Taleb (ra) and Omer Farouq (ra) will see him. On Owaise Qarni’s body there are hairs and on his chest and on his palm there are small white marks, which are not of leprosy. The prophet said to Omer Farouq (ra) and Ali Ibn Taleb (ra), “ When you will meet him, convey my salam and ask him to pray for the Muslims.” the prophet told he is superior among the Allah’s men who are hidden. Then the companions asked that where could they find him ? The prophet replied, “ In Yemen there is a camel look after Owaise and you have to follow his foot steps.”
When the time of prophet’s death was nearer, the companions asked that to whom they should give his dress. He said, “ To Owaise of Qarni.” After the death of prophet Omer Farouq (ra) and Ali Ibn Taleb (ra) went to Koofa (Baghdad) and at the time of delivering sermon Omer Farouq (ra) requested the people of Najd to stand and asked them, “Is there any person from Qarni.” they said, “ Yes.” then Omer Farouq (ra) asked them did they know about Owaise of Qarni? They replied, “ No, but there is a mad person who lives away from the people.” Omer Farouq (ra) asked where he lives. They replied, “He lives in Arna valley and looks after the camels, eats dry bread in the night, neither come to the village nor talk to the people.” he does not eat what we eat and he does not know sorrow and happiness. When people laugh he weeps and when people weep he laughs. Omer Farouq (ra) and Ali Ibn Taleb (ra) went to that valley and found that Owaise of Qarni was praying at that time. Allah has ordered his angels to look after his camels. When there was a sound he finished his prayer and said salam to Omer Farouq (ra). Omer Farouq (ra) asked him, “ What his name is ?” he replied, “A slave of Allah.” then Omer Farouq (ra) said, “We all are slaves of Allah but I am asking your proper name.” he replied, “Owaise.” Omer Farouq (ra) told him to show his left hand. He showed his hand and Omer Farouq (ra) saw the white mark on his hand, which was already described by the prophet. He kissed his hand and said, “The prophet has conveyed his Salam and has sent his dress for you and asked you to pray for the Muslims.” then Owaise of Qarni told them, “You are superior so you pray, as you are very close to the prophet.” Omer Farouq (ra) replied, “I will pray but you also pray according to the advice of the prophet. Owaise of Qarni requested Omer Farouq (ra) to please check some other person and that he is not the real one. Omer Farouq (ra) said that they have found all marks on him, which were explained by the prophet. Then Owaise of Qarni said, “Give me the dress so that I can pray.”Omer Farouq (ra) gave him the dress. Owaise of Qarni told him to stay there and he went away and poured the dust on his face and asked Allah, “ Oh Allah, I will not wear the dress until you accept my recommendation for all Muslims and for this the prophet has sent his dress and Omer Farouq (ra) and Ali Ibn Taleb (ra) have done their work, now your work is left.” then there was call in which it was heard, “I have forgiven some people due to your recommendation.” Owaise of Qarni replied, “I will not wear the dress until you forgive all Muslims.” then the call was heard again in which it was told, “I have forgiven many people.” When he was talking to Allah, at the same moment Omer Farouq (ra) and Ali Ibn Taleb (ra) came over there. When Owaise saw them there he asked them that why they have come over there because he was talking to Allah and that he will not wear the dress until he (Allah) accepts my recommendation for all the Muslims. Omer Farouq (ra) saw that Owaise of Qarni was wearing a rag dress, in which there was wealth of 18,000 worlds. Omer Farouq (ra) was very sad to see himself and his caliphate, so he said, “Anybody is there who can purchase his caliphate for a piece of bread.” Owaise said that foolish will purchase so throw it and anybody who likes it, will take it, so there is no need of selling and buying it.

Then Owaise of Qarni wore the dress and said that Allah has forgiven the Muslims on his recommendation and due to this dress to equal number of the sheep of Rabiya and Mizer tribes. Ali Ibn Taleb (ra) was silent. Omer Farouq (ra) asked him, “Oh Owaise, why have you not met the prophet?” Owaise asked, “Have you seen the forehead of the prophet. If you have seen then tell me whether his eyebrows were close or scattered.” but he could not reply this. Owaise of Qarni told, “ Are you a friend of the prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم)?” he said, “yes.” if you were firm in the friendship then why you have not broken your teeth when the prophet’s teeth were broken in the battle of mount of Ohud in Madina and this is the rule of friendship. He showed his teeth and said that he had broken all his teeth in prophet’s love without even seeing him. When I broke a tooth, I was not sure of it as it might be the same tooth of the prophet or not and then I have broken all my teeth. Omer Farouq (ra) and Ali Ibn Taleb (ra) wept and said that your value of respect was great. He did not see the prophet but his respect for the prophet was admirable. We have to learn respect from him. Omer Farouq (ra) asked him to pray for him.

Owaise of Qarni told him that there should be no desires and wishes when one has faith in Allah. In every prayer I used to pray for all men and women of Muslim world for Allah’s mercy and forgiveness. If you die with faith then you will find result of my pray in your grave otherwise my pray will be spoiled. Omer Farouq (ra) asked him to give some advice. He said, “Oh Omer, do you know Allah?” Omer (ra) said, “Yes, I know.” He told Omer (ra) that except Allah he does not know anybody and it is better for you also. Again Omer (ra) asked for more pieces of advice. He said, “Oh Omer, does Allah know you.” He said, “Yes.” then it is better that Allah knows you more than others. Then Omer (ra) told him to please wait for some time, so that he can bring something for him. Owaise of Qarni took out two dinars from his pocket and said, “This is my earning from camel grazing. If you guarantee that these two dinars are enough for my entire life then I will accept the other things from you, otherwise I do not need anything.” then Owaise of Qarni gave thanks to them for coming over there to see him after facing many difficulties and asked them to leave the place. The Day of Judgment is near, where we can meet there and from there we will not separate at all. Now I am busy for the preparation for the life after death. When Omer Farouq (ra) and Ali Ibn Taleb (ra) left that place the people of that place started respecting Owaise of Qarni.
He left that place and reached Koofa. After that nobody has seen him, but Huban’s son Harm when he heard about the greatness of recommendation of Owaise of Qarni he was anxious to see him. He went to Koofa to see him, searched him and by chance he found him on the river Farat where he was doing ablution and washing his clothes. He said, “I recognized you due to your greatness and what I have heard about you.” He paid salam to him; he replied it and he looked at me carefully. I wanted to shake his hand but he did not give his hand. I said, “Oh Owaise, Allah has blessed you, granted his mercy and has forgiven you.” I wept in his friendship and on his weak condition, Owaise of Qarni also wept. Owaise said, “Oh Harm, the son of Huban, god bless you. What thing you have brought here and who showed you my address.” Harm replied him, “How do you know my name and my father’s name, as I have not seen you before.” Owaise said, “Allah told me, who knows everything. My soul recognized your soul, as soul of Muslim knows each other.” I asked him to narrate any saying of the prophet. He told that he did not met the prophet and has heard his qualities from others and do not want to become scholar of prophet’s tradition, as he has many pending things to do. Then he asked him to recite any verse from the Quran. He recited. “A‘oodhu billahi minash shaitan rajeem” and he started weeping. He said that Allah says in the Quran, “Wama khalaqtul jinna wal insa illa li-ya‘budoon.” he recited and he cried in loud noise so I thought that he had gone mad. He again asked me what had brought him there. I told him that I wanted your friendship and to become successful. He replied that one who knows Allah does not need the love and affection of others and gets comfort from others. I asked him to advise me. He told me that when you sleep, think that your death is under your pillow. When wake up, do not have many hopes and do not consider any sin smaller, but think it is big one. If you think any sin smaller then you think Allah small and will become a sinner.

I asked him, “What do you say about my stay?” he told me to go to Syria. Then I asked how I would find my livelihood there? Owaise of Qarni said, “It is very sad that their hearts are full of doubts and suspicions and they do not accept the pieces of advice.”
I asked him some more pieces of advice for me. He told, “Oh son of Huban, your father died. Adam (as), Eve (as), Noah (as), Abraham (as), Moses (as), David (as) also died. Abu bakr (ra) died who was the first caliph, my brother Omer (ra) also died.” then he said, “Oh Omer, god bless you.” Omer (ra) is still living. He says, Allah has informed him that Omer (ra) has passed away. He told me that, I and you are in between dead. He recite blessing and started praying.
He advised me to follow the holy book and the right path and do not forget about death at any moment. When you reach your people then advise them and also advise mankind. Always follow the steps of the prophet, otherwise you will be out of the religion and be eligible for the hell. He then advised some prayers and asked me to go. He said, “Oh son of Huban, you will not see me and I will not see you again, but remember me in your prayers, because I to remember you in my prayers. You go on that way and I will follow this way.” I had desire to follow him for some time but he did not allow me. He wept and I also wept. I was watching him from the backside but after some time he disappeared.

After that there was no news about him. The son of Huban said that Owaise of Qarni first told him about the four caliphs of the prophet.
Rabiya narrates that he went to see Owaise of Qarni and he saw him while he was performing the morning prayer. After the prayer he was busy in the glorification of Allah until the time of noon prayer. He was busy with his work until the time of next prayer and in this way he was very busy until next morning prayer. For three days he did not eat or drink anything or even slept. On fourth night he slept for some time and then wake up and started hymns, in which he said, “ Oh Allah, keep me away from full sleep and full food in the stomach and it is enough for me and I have come back to you.” it is said that he never slept in the nights. He used to say that the night was for doing prostration, bowing and for standing before God. He used to keep every night alive. When people asked him, “How do they pray?” he told, “I want it will be dawn before I did not say ‘Subhan Allah’ in the prostration. As I want to do worship same as angels do in the sky.”

When people asked him, “What is khudo (attention) in the prayers?” He told, “If there is wound of spear on your body but you did not notice it.” The people asked him, “How are you?” how he will be, when he wake up in the morning and the death will allow him to be alive or not upto night? When people asked him about his work, he replied, “Oh, the journey is long but no preparations at all?”
Owaise of Qarni said that if you worship of Allah and if the same is equal to the worship of all creations of Allah in the sky and earth but Allah will not accept the same unless you have faith in him. The people asked him further, how we have to keep faith in Allah. He said at the time of worship do not think for other things, which Allah have reserved for you. He said, “Whoever like the following three things, for him hell will be near to nerve of his neck.”
1. Good food
2. Good dress
3. Sitting with wealthy people
People told Owaise of Qarni that there is one man who is sitting in the grave since 30 years and wearing shroud around his neck and weeping. He said, “Take me to that person so that I can see him.” The people took him to that person and he saw that man who has become thin by weeping. He told him, “Oh man, the shroud and the grave has kept you away from the Allah, and these two things are disturbing on your way.” Due to his divine appearance that person was able to see these things on him and his condition was revealed to him. He died in the grave. So think on it that if grave and shroud are seen then other things can also be seen.

It is reported that Owaise has not eaten anything or drank even water for three days. On the fourth day he got a dinar on the way. He did not took that dinar and he thought that it belonged to some other person and he went ahead to eat grass. Then he saw a sheep and in her mouth there was hot bread and the sheep kept that bread before him. But he thought that it belonged to some other person. The sheep told him, “I am the slave of Allah like you.” then he took that bread and that sheep was disappeared.

His praise and qualities are too many and great. In the beginning Shaikh Abul Qasim Gorgani was the follower of Owaise of Qarni. Owaise of Qarni says that one who knows Allah from Allah, and then he knows everything. He said, “Safety is in loneliness. The person who is single and alone and who do not think about others in his heart is safe and secured, because it is not good to think about others in loneliness. Satan (devil) will run away when two persons meet each other.” So he did not go there because he knew that no need to misguide them, as those persons are busy with each other and have forgotten Allah. Owaise of Qarni suggested keeping control on the heart so that other person (devil) may not enter into it.
Owaise of Qarni’s sayings
1. When I asked for high respect, I got it in the service.
2. When I asked for leadership and status, I got it in the people’s advice.
3. When I asked for kindness and service, I got it in the truth and right path.
4. When I asked for proud and greatness, I got it in poverty and misery.
5. When I asked for link, I got it in goodness and in the fear of god.
6. When I asked for fame, I got it in the worship.
7. When I asked for carelessness, I got it in the trust of God.
It is reported that the neighbors of Owaise of Qarni told him that they thought him a mad man. They collected some money and constructed a house for him. He used to live in that house. There was nothing in the house to eat at the time of breakfast. He tried to earn money by collecting seeds of dates and by selling them. From that money he managed his food. If he collected dates, he used to sell them and that money was spent for the charity. His dress was old and not in the good condition. He made his dress from the horse skin which he used to clean himself. He used to leave the house at the time of morning prayer and to enter the house after night prayer. Wherever he went, the children threw stones on him. He requested the children to throw small stones on him to avoid bleeding from his body and not to spoil his ablution. He was not worried about his legs but he was worried about his prayers.
In his last days he met Ali Ibn Taleb (ra) and participated in the war of Seffin and died there.

There is a group of people who consider themselves as Owaisia. For them there is no need of teacher and they do not have any source with them like Owaise of Qarni, but they are on the right path of religion due to the grace of god.
Owaise of Qarni has not seen the prophet but the prophet did his internal training and this is fact. His position is very high and it is difficult for anybody to attain such a high position. Such greatness is due to the kindness and mercy of God. Whom God likes, will be given such a great position.
His grave is in a small village of Yemen, which is far away from capital Sana.
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SECOND EPISODE from Tazkeratul Aoulia by Sheikh Farid-ud-Din Attar (Book of Muslim Saints and Mystics)


Translated from Urdu to English by
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.COM.
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
Hyderabad-36, (India).
Reference Books

1. Tazkeratul Aoulia by Sheikh Farid-ud-Din Attar (Book of Muslim Saints and Mystics), Urdu translation published by Majedi Book Depot, Kanpur in the year 1383 A.H., India.
1. 2. Tazkeratul Aoulia by Sheikh Farid-ud-Din Attar (Book of Muslim Saints and Mystics), Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi, India.
3. MASNAVI , by Jalaleddin Rumi,
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The Dream Of Tipu Sultan

THE DREAM OF TIPU SULTAN​

" I ( TIPU SULTAN ) DREAMED THAT IT WAS DAY OF RESURRECTION AND SAW MANY PEOPLE WERE STANDING STUPEFIED AND WERE WORRIED THERE. ONE UN-KNOWN PERSON CAME TOWARDS ME . HIS FACE WAS BRIGHT AND HIS BEARD WAS RED AND HIS PERSONALITY SEEMS TO ME VERY RESPECTFUL AND POWERFUL . THAT PERSON CAUGHT MY HAND AND ASKED ME DO YOU KNOW ME? I REPLEID HIM THAT “ I COULD NOT RECOGNISED HIM .” THE UN-KNOWN PERSON TOLD ME THAT “ HE IS ALI(MURTUZA) (R.A.) AND CAME TO INFORM HIM THAT THE MESSANGER OF ALLAH ( PEACE BE UPON HIM ) ASKED HIM TO CONVEY HIS MESSAGE THAT HE IS WAITING FOR HIM AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE PARADISE SO THAT HE WILL PROCEED THERE WITH HIM (TIPU SULTAN) ".

WHEN I HEARD THIS I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THIS MESSAGE BECAUSE I COULD NOT THINK OF THIS . AFTER SOME TIME MY ( TIPU SULTAN’S) DREAM WAS OVER AND I WAKE UP FROM THE SLEEP.
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REFERENCE :
FROM THE URDU DISGEST “ MASHRAQI ANCHAL”NEW DHLHI, INDIA FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2003, ON THE PAGE NO. 256
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H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
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Abu Muhammad Hariri

69: Abu Muhammad Hariri​

He belongs to the famous category of pious person.
He was perfect in the following knowledges.
1.The Visible knowledge
2 The Innermost knowledge
3. The Rules of mysticism
He told “Due to the respect of Allah I never stretched my legs in the loneliness.’’
He had gained knowledge from Abdallah Tastari.
During his stay in Makkah due to his respect he never take the support of the walls for his back and not talked to any body and never sleep there.
When Abu Baker Katani asked him how he will bear all such hardships then he replied him that his inner truth gave him the strength to bear him all such hardships.
It is fact that when Junaid of Baghdad passed away from the world then he became his successor.
He used to tell that once one person came there who was not in the proper condition as there were no shoes in his foot and his hairs were not in the good condition. That person after ablution prayed for Assar prayer ( evening prayer) . when I prayed Maghrib ( sun set prayer) then he also prayed and sat down there .By chance there was invitation for me from the head of sufies for the dinner in that night so I asked him to accompany with me there but he told me that he is not concerned with the head of the sufies. H e asked me if possible to bring some sweet for him from there. I thought him a non-Muslim so I did not cared for his request for the sweet.
When I returned back and saw him there in the same condition which I left him before .
He was sitting there by keeping his head down and in that night I saw the holy prophet in my dream and on his right and left side prophet Ibrahim (صلى الله عليه وسلم. ) and prophet Moses (صلى الله عليه وسلم.) were standing and also there were other prophets who were also present there. When I approached before the holy prophet to look at him but he turned back his head so I asked him the reason for it. He told “ One of our beloved person has asked you to bring some sweet but you have ignored his request”. After that dream when I woke up and saw that person was leaving the shrine. So asked him to stay there to enable me to bring some sweet for him. But he replied that he is bringing some sweet upon the recommendation of 20,100 prophets so you are now caring for this matter and why you have ignored before and by saying this he left that place. Even upon my hard search and try I could not find him again in my whole life.
In the Jama ( grand ) mosque of Baghdad I saw a pious person who used to wore always one dress only so I asked him the reason for this and he explained that once in his dream in which he saw a group of persons in the fine dresses and they were on the eating table so I also went there and sat with them but the angles asked me to leave that place because I am not eligible to sit there and to eat with them as all those pious persons spent their whole lives in one single dress only so from that day I started also to wear one dress only .
During the preaching time one young person asked him to pray for the return back of his lost heart and he replied him we are also in the same condition .In the past the affairs were depended on the religion and in the second phase it was depended on the faithfulness and in the third phase it was depended on the kindness.In the forth phase it was depended on the modesty .But now there is no religion, faithfulness, kindness and modesty but all affairs depend upon the fear .The real action of heart is as follows.
1. The nearness of Allah.
2. To watch the attributes of Allah.
One who follows his soul is like a prisoner . In the case of comfort of the soul there should no differentiate in between grace and hard work .With the help of the belief one can get the sincerity .
Due to the envoy one can get the hypocrisy. The best thanks giving is that in which one should think that he is helpless in this matter (for thanks giving ).
The fight of common person will be with the soul and the fight of Abdals ( an order of saints ) will be with the thinking .
The fight of the mystic persons will be with the lust . The penitent persons will fight with the slips . The disciples will fight with the taste.
He told the safety of the faith depend fully on the right body.
The benefits of the religion will depend on the following three things.
1.To take care of the economic measures.
2.To keep away from the prohibitions.
3.To eat less food.
So the economic way will help for the inner most and to keeping away from the prohibitions will help for the light of the innermost .
The shortage of food will help the soul to endure the hardships of the life.
He told mushada ( witnessing the divinity ) is depend on the rule of hearing and its subsidiary development and the progress of subsidiary development will depend on its rule of the conformity of the fundamentals.
We should not respect any thing for which there is no acceptance from Allah and so for this reason we will not find the way for the fundamental things and observation ( witnessing the divinity).
There will no death for such persons who live with the light of Allah.
The Arif (pious person) will remember Allah since the beginning and the general persons will remember during the time of difficulty.
He told when the prophet witnessed the divinity with the help of Allah . So with the help of Allah and through Allah he got everlastingness from time and space because he got such presence in which he get lost himself in the attributes of Allah and became free from time and space.


Episode NO. 69 from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Shaikh Farid Al-din Attar.
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Translated from Urdu to English by
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
Saleemnagar colony,
Al-Madina cottage,
Hyderabad-36,
I n d i a.
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REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Majedi Book Depot, Kanpur, India, in the year 1383 A.H.
2. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi
India.

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Abu Ali Jarjani

66 Abu Ali Jarjani


He belongs to the leader of sufies and learned persons. He left behind his many books . He was disciple of Muhammed Ali Hakeem.

He told the following are the real (tuwhid) unity of Allah .

1.Beem (fear)
2.Ra’ja (hope)
3.Love.

From beem we can control the sins.
From ra’ja we can do the good deeds.
From love we can do lot of worship.

One who has fear will not worry with the difficulties and troubles.

The people of ra’ja will demand for the more.
The people of love will not reduce their remembrance of Allah.

The beem is like a fire and ra’ja is like the light and the love is a bright light .

The sign of the dutiful people is that they will think worship very easy and at any time they will not think the Sunnah of the prophet difficult and hard . They should live in the company of indigent people and behave with the mankind with the best possible manners.

To offer alms to the poor persons and help the Muslims community and be punctual to the daily routine of prayers and follow the worship schedules.
It is not right to disclose the sins to the mankind which they do not know about them.

He told the pious persons are those who should finish themselves in their affairs and live themselves in the presence of the truth .

The real mystic persons are those who surrender their hearts to Allah’s remembrance and reserve their bodies for the service of the mankind .

He told it is requirement of the mystic knowledge that one should have to keep good hope with Allah .
The basis of the mystic knowledge is to keep distrust with the soul .

He told one who will live on the door of the Lord and for them the door will be opened one day surely.
He told to become the people of firm-ness instead of the people of miracles because the soul also demand for the miracles but Allah needs the firmness.

He told the approval is the house of patience for the slaves and its key is the service which will be accepted soon and the death is sitting on its door.

He told bukhal ( miserliness )is made from three Arabic alphabets which are as follows.

From Ba, kha and lam
From ba , ba’la and its meaning is calamities
From kha, khasra and its meaning is loss
From lam , lom and its meaning is salamti or safety

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Episode NO. 66 from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Shaikh Farid Al-din Attar.
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Translated from Urdu to English by
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
Saleemnagar colony,
Al-Madina cottage,
Hyderabad-36,
I n d i a.
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REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Majedi Book Depot, Kanpur, India, in the year 1383 A.H.
2. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi
India.

 

Abdalla Ahmed Maghrabi

65. Abdalla Ahmed Maghrabi ​

He was perfect in the following things.
1.In the outward condition
2. In the Innermost condition .
As he was teacher of the sheikhs so he was respected by the people. His two disciples are as follows who were learned men and were the perfect pious persons.
1.Ibrahim Khawas
2.Ibrahim Shebani
He was in habit of always wearing the pilgrim’s robe and used to eat grass etc.
And he will not eat any thing which will be touched by the human beings. He was always taken care for the hairs and nails as well as for the cleanliness .He used to wear the clean dress.
He sold away his parental house for the amount of fifty Dinars and proceed for the journey of haj . On the way one Beduin asked him what he posses with him? He replied him that he was having fifty dinars with him and on his demand he handed over the amount to the Beduin. Due to his truthfulness he returned back the amount to him and took him to Makkah Mukkarama on the back of his camel and he was in his company for a longer period and he became later a famous shaikh.
In the desert he saw a slave in the disturbed condition so asked him “ Oh free man what do you want? And he relied you are strange pious person who are looking other than Allah.” He trained his four sons in such a way that they can earn livelihood with the help of hard work and not to beg their hands before any body.
He used to tell the real man is one who leaves his wishes and engaged himself in the worship of Allah.The bad indigent person is one who flatters with the rich persons.
The great person is one who behaves well with the mankind.
He told pious the persons are messengers of peace in the world from the Allah. And due to their presence there will be grace of Allah and there will control on the calamities.
He told the small portion of worship of the lonely persons is better than the life long worship of the such person who attach themselves with the creatures.
He told it is rule of the world that one who love the world then the world also love him.
One who leave the world then the world also leave him.
The most wise persons are pious persons and those finish themselves in the fire of love and will become eternal . He was died on the mountain of Sinai and his grave is available there.
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Episode NO. 65 from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Shaikh Farid Al-din Attar.
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Translated from Urdu to English by
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
Saleemnagar colony,
Al-Madina cottage,
Hyderabad-36,
I n d i a.
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REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Majedi Book Depot, Kanpur, India, in the year 1383 A.H.
2. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi
India.

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64 Ahmed Masruq

64 Ahmed Masruq ​

He was great pious personality of his time and he was also great Shaikh of Khorasan.
He was Qutb ( highest cadre in spiritual pivot ) of his time and was trained by the Qutub Madar ( highest cadre in spiritual pivot at axis ). Some persons asked him who is the Qutub of this time then he was silent and so from his silence it is clear that he was the Qutub of his time. He was born in Tusi and but he lived in Baghdad.
Once one old person asked him in good tune to express his views so he thought him a Jew and told him “ I think you are from the Jew community. ”Due to this miracle he accepted the religion of Islam. And he told him “ He find no religion better than the religion of Islam. ”
He used to tell one who will get happiness from other than Allah then he will not get the real happiness. One who will not love Allah then he will be in the condition of wilderness.
One who inclined Allah then all organs of his body will be kept away from committing the sins due to grace of Allah.
One who is pious person then he should leave the world .
The real piety is that in which one should be away from the world.
He told to respect a Momen (Muslim) is like to respect of Allah and in this way one can reach to the piety .
He told it is improbable from the knowledge of Allah that one should look at the false. He told no body can overcome on the friends of Allah .
Sincere person is one who love Allah and he will overlook the world and so he will get the friendship of Allah.
He told the fear should be more than the hope because we will reach the paradise by passing through the hell . The mystic person will have more fear due to the nearness of Allah.
He told
1 The knowledge (of Allah) will develop With thinking.
2. With the help of ignorance one can overcome the carelessness .
3. With the help of regret one can get repentance .
4.The love of Allah will develop With the help of agreeable condition .
For the pious person asking for the more (asking) pardon is very necessary.
Without more repentance there will be no devotion.He told it is against the mysticism to become a slave other than Allah.
He told all his life was wasted in the unnecessary things.
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Episode NO. 64 from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Shaikh Farid Al-din Attar.
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Translated from Urdu to English by
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
Saleemnagar colony,
Al-Madina cottage,
Hyderabad-36,
I n d i a.
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REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Majedi Book Depot, Kanpur, India, in the year 1383 A.H.
2. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi
India.

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Abu Hamza Khurasani

63 Abu Hamza Khurasani ​

He was famous pious person in the following things.
Mutawakil ( resigned to the will of Allah)
Haqiat ( The Truth)
Tariqat ( The mystic way)
He was great Shaikh of his place and his qualities , worship, endeavors are so many and it is difficult to cover all of them.
He left his place for a journey in the trust of Allah and determined not to ask any thing from any body. When he was leaving his place his sister kept some Dinars in the pocket of his rag dress which he thrown out the same.
On his way he was fallen in a well but he was not hurt due to his trust in Allah. By avoiding the requirements of soul he was engaged himself in the worship in the well to control the soul. Some person covered the well’s surface with thorns so that travelers may not fell into the well.
By seeing these conditions the soul made many complaints but he sat there with calm and peacefully. After some period a tiger cleared the thorns and let down his legs into the well so that he can come to the surface of the well by holding them. But he told him that he will not take the favor of the cat. But at the same time there was revelation in which it was told to him that “We had sent the tiger for you so by holding the tiger’s legs you should come out of the well”. And for this reason he left the well. He heard a divine call in which he heard that “ Due to your trust we had helped you by your killer.”
Once Junaid of Baghdad saw the Satan in the naked condition and who was climbing on the men’s heads so he told him “ Do you not regret for this act? . Ans he replied him that these people are not regrettable but for the regret there is one person who is sitting in the mosque of shuniza. And when Junaid of Baghdad reached that mosque and he was sitting there and he told he is false ( the Satan ) because near Allah the status of pious person is great so there will be no reach of the Satan to the pious personalities.
He used to wear the pilgrims robe through out of the year and used to say when living with the mankind will be harder then there will be love of Allah. The real darwesh is one who will not like his relatives and who love Allah.
One who will like the death then he will not like any one except Allah.
The meaning of trust is to finish for the thinking of the morning from the evening and also thinking for the morning from the evening .
He told we should busy always for the preparation for the final journey from this world .
He was died in Nishapur and his grave is available near the tomb of Abu Hafz.
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Episode NO. 63 from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Shaikh Farid Al-din Attar.
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Translated from Urdu to English by
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
Saleemnagar colony,
Al-Madina cottage,
Hyderabad-36,
I n d i a.
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REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Majedi Book Depot, Kanpur, India, in the year 1383 A.H.
2. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi
India.

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Ali SohaiL Asfhani

61 Ali SohaiL Asfhani ​

It was famous about him that he knows the knowledge of invisible things . He lived in the time of Junaid of Baghdadi and he was trained in the company of Abu Torab.
Omer Ben Osman came to see him when was in debt of 30,000 Dirhams and he paid off his debit amount.
He used to say interest in the of worship is a sign of divine help .
The sign of grace is to leave the opposition and the sign of wakefulness is to adopt the grace. The sign of ignorance is to claim for the some thing. In the beginning if ones’ devotion will be not corrected then he will be not safe till his end.
He told one who think he is very near to Allah but actually he is very far away from the Allah.
He told one’s presence with Allah is better than his belief because the presence is live in the soul and then there will be no chance of carelessness.

The condition of belief is that it will be firm some time and it will be un-firm some time .But the status of the people who find the presence of Allah will live in the court and the people of belief will live on its door. (court).
He told the wise men will spend their lives as per the commandments of Allah but the mystic persons will spend their lives in the nearness of Allah. He told one who knows Allah then he will ignore all other things.

He told there is riches in the knowledge , proudness in the indigency , and the safety in the mysticism . For the silence there will be lesser accountability and in the happiness there is disappointment .
He told from the time of prophet Adam (صلى الله عليه وسلم) to till the day of judgment there will be discussion about the heart but they could not find its reality and nature.
He told he will not die by his illness during which people will visit him but when Allah will call him then he will leave this world.
Shaikh Abul Hasan told once on the way he told labik (being at your service ) so I asked him to recite the Kalima ( Muslim creed ) but he told him “ You asked me to recite kalima but I swear in the name of grace of Allah that in between us nothing is there except his dignity ’’ and by saying this he left this world.
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Episode NO. 61 from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Shaikh Farid Al-din Attar.
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Translated from Urdu to English by
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
Saleemnagar colony,
Al-Madina cottage,
Hyderabad-36,
I n d i a.
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REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Majedi Book Depot, Kanpur, India, in the year 1383 A.H.
2. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi
India.

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Abdalla Manazil

60 Abdalla Manazil ​

He was famous shaikh and pious person and he was spiritual guide of the sect called Malamati . He was disciple of Hamdun Qasar and he spent all his life as a single person.
Once he told Abu Ali Shaqfi to be ready for the death. So Abu Ali told him you should try first in this matter so he slept while keeping his head on his hands and told him now I am dying and he told this and died.
Due to this incident Abu Ali Shaqfi was regretted and he do not have such strength as he was head of a large family. He used to tell him “ Abu Ali you always think for yourself and you did not think for others.”
One who leave duties will also leave the prophet’s Sunnah ( to follow the saying and deeds of the holy prophet) and one who leave the Sunnah then he will be away from the right path.
He told that the time is good when one should be safe from misgiving of the soul and the mankind should be free from your mistrust.
He told the man demands such the things which causes for his misfortune.
He told one who think modesty but will not observe it with Allah and such person is worse in the mankind. He told to love one who also love you. The meaning of modesty is to think the presence of Allah and he should observe the silence. Those who are pious person then they must keep their souls under their control. The divine things are not are disclosed to any body in the world and those who claim such things are the false persons.
Those who are pious persons in the mankind then should treat their souls with the disgraceness.Those who adopt indigence by the compulsion are not eligible for the status of real indigence.
The real indigent person is one who should take care of the other world and as well as he should busy himself in the remembrance of Allah.
He told to think about the past is useless and waste of the time.
He told servitude is not optional but it is the condition of compulsion . One who like servitude will not seek for the peace and pleasure . He told the real servant is one who will not keep the servant for his own service. If he keep it then he will become a man who claim for the providence than a man of servitude.
He told Allah reminded the man for the kinds of worship and its last kind is to ask forgiveness of Allah.
As Allah has mentioned those persons in the holy Quran as follows.
1.The patient persons.
2.The true persons
3.The content persons.
4.The payers of alimony .
5.The persons who beg pardon in the early morning.
He told one who finish the taste of the soul then he will get the success.
He told the man who get his livelihood as per the commandments of Allah and he is better than such person who is in loneliness and who avoid to earn his livelihood.
One movement of leaving hypocrisy is better than the worship of the whole life.
The Arif ( mystic ) is one who will not surprised when he look at any thing.
Somebody prayed for him for the grant of his wishes from Allah.
Then he told the status of wish is after the knowledge of Allah and which he still not yet find by him.
He died in Nishapur and his grave is available in Mushed in Iran.
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Episode NO. 60 from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Shaikh Farid Al-din Attar.
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Translated from Urdu to English by
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
Saleemnagar colony,
Al-Madina cottage,
Hyderabad-36,
I n d i a.
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REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Majedi Book Depot, Kanpur, India, in the year 1383 A.H.
2. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi
India.
3. Masnavi , Jalal Al-din Rumi
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ABu Waraq

59. ABu Waraq ​

He was famous pious person who was expert in the following .
1.Solititude.
2.Individualization.
3.Good manners
For the above reason the sufies called him with the title of respectful pious person .
He got knowledge from Muhammed Ali Hakeem . He lived in Balakh and on the subject of mysticism he left his many books.
He told for the status of devotion, patientcy is the key of grace .
After devotion there is possibility for the grace of Allah.
He used to go the jungle daily to see Khider (name of a prophet immortalized by the fountain of life ) and while going and coming back he used t recite the holy Quran.
Once when he was going to the jungle and one person also accompanied with him and both of them reached the jungle while talking on the way. On the return back from there that person told him that “ He is Kidher for which you were eager to meet with me. But today due to my company you forget the recitation of the holy Quarn. As In the company of mine you have overlooked Allah then in other’s company you also you neglect Allah. So the best condition is loneliness. ”He said this and left that place.
When his son was reading the holy Quran and when he reached on the following verse and the meaning of it is as follows.
“ One day the children will become old person . ” Then the boy due to the fear of Allah died suddenly.
So he told while weeping on his grace “ How sad this thing is that the boy died due to the fear of one verse upon its reading but there was no effect upon me as I am reading the holy Quran since many years. ”
Due to the fear of Allah he will not stay in the mosque for the longer time after his regular prayers .
Some body asked him for his advise and so he told him that “ The shortage of wealth is useful in the both worlds and its increase is harmful in the both worlds .”
During the journey of haj one women asked him who are you? And he replied “ I am a traveller ’’. She told him you are complaining Allah. So I liked her advise. He told Allah asked him “ What do you want from me”. I replied “ The position of humility . Because I do not have strength to bear such difficulties of the prophets .”
He told the soul is the root of all bad deeds . The meeting of creatures with each other is the reason of the big problems. So for this reason loneliness is better .
He told the following things.
Do not say bad things from the tongue
Do not hear bad things from the ears and do not see bad things from the eyes.
Not to go to the bad places by the foot.
Do not touch bad things by the hands .
Busy always in the worship of Allah.
After prophet there is status of the wisdom.
The sign of wisdom is to keep silence always except in the case of necessity.
He told Allah require from the mankind the following eight things.
Two from the heart
I. To give Importance for the commandments of Allah .
2. To be kind to the creatures.
Two things from the tongue.
1. To accept unity of Allah.
2. To talk with kindness with the mankind.
Two things from the organs of the body.
1.Servitude
2.To help the mankind.
Two things from the mankind
1.To be patience on the personality.
2.To behave kindness with the mankind
He told one who love the soul so on such person proud, greed, indignity will be imposed by Allah.
He told the Satan says as follows .
“ I can convert a Muslim to disbeliever within seconds and for this I will make him greedy of harm ( illegal ) things and prevalence of desires in him and then he will commits sins and after that I will put into him misgiving of the disbelief.”
He told one who will know Allah, the soul, and the Satan , the creatures and the world then he will get salvation. Those who will not recognize the above things then they will die.
One who will love the mankind so he will not get the love of Allah. He told that “ The Man was created by many things but two items of water and soil are more in him. If water is more in a man then treat him softly and if there is more soil in him then treat him hardly which means to taught him Islamic knowledge hardly. ”
In the water many colors and tastes are there and for this reason it is difficult for us to know its taste. The life of mankind is depend upon the water but not body knows that the water is essential for the life and for it Allah says in the holy Quran as follows.
“ We have given life to all things by the water ”.He told “ The best indigent person is one from whom the kings could not ask the revenue and on the day of judgment Allah will not ask for his accountability .”
He told the following.
The back biting and bad talking are same like the illegal food.
Allah’s remembrance and asking forgiveness from Allah are like the legal food. He told the name of truth is to take care of the thing which is in between the man and Allah. He told patience is the name of the thing which is in between the man and the soul.He told the belief is the light which make the believers as the persons of devotedness.
He told the in the Arabic word zahed (pious) there are three alphabets za, ha , dal.
From za to zenat which means to leave the show From ha to hawas which means to leave the greed. From dal to duniya which means to leave the world.
There are three kinds of yaqin ( belief).
Yaqin khaber which means to believe the information . Yaqin dalalat which means the belief of evidence. Yaqin mushada which means the belief of observation.
He told the patient man is one who thinks that every thing is from Allah.
We should keep away from the legal food and as well as we should also keep away from the bad conduct.

Upon his death some person saw him in his dream and he was weeping so he asked him why it so?. He told in the grave yard there are other ten person also buried but among them there is no Muslim at all. One another person asked him in the dream what Allah done with him ?. He told Allah blessed him and gave my record of the deeds and upon its reading I come to know that there is one sin of mine and which had covered all my good deeds and when I was regretted for it then Allah granted his mercy and kindness to me.
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Episode NO. 59 from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Shaikh Farid Al-din Attar.
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Translated from Urdu to English by
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
Saleemnagar colony,
Al-Madina cottage,
Hyderabad-36,
I n d i a.
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REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Majedi Book Depot, Kanpur, India, in the year 1383 A.H.
2. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi
India.

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Shaikh Abul Hasan Bo Shanji

57 Shaikh Abul Hasan Bo Shanji ​

He was famous pious person in the following.
Revelations ,Miracles and piety
He met many great pious personalities of his time. He left his native place Busanji and lived in Iraq for many years. But when he returned back to his place and the people of his place called him hypocrite so he went to Nishapur and he lived there till his death .

Once a villager lost his donkey so he told him that he had stolen his donkey and asked him to returned back his donkey. But he told him that he did not took his donkey and at lost he prayed Allah to free him from that trouble. Upon his prayer immediately the villager got his donkey and regretted him for causing him the trouble in this matter .The villager told him that “ I know well that you did not stolen my donkey but I know also that Allah will accept your prayers and will not accept my prayers so I caused you trouble for it.”
Once on the way one person punched him mischievously and when knew that he was Abul Hasan then he regretted him for his mistake But he told him “ I do not blame you for this act and this is not from you and I think Allah will not commit mistakes. So I do not complain you nor complain Allah for this event because I think I was deserve for it.’’
Once while he taking a bath and he told his servant to give his old dress to some darwesh but the servant replied him that he will give his dress after he will finish his bath but he told him that during his bathing time the Satan will try to change his mind so do not delay in this matter.
It is bravery from the Nakreen ( the two angles questioning man in his grave about his faith )to keep away from Haram ( illegal ) things .To continue on the action is called the mysticism. He used to tell to love good and good deeds and to oppose the soul is called an act of courage.

The Sincere act is that which the angles ( the Nakreen ) could not write and the Satan could not destroy or the creatures could know it.
He told to believe that no body could not get providence less than his fate and this called the trust in Allah.
One who think himself a man of respect to whom Allah will bring the disgrace .
He told man should check all types of the tribulations.
One darwesh visited his grave and demanded the benefits of the world and he saw him in his dream in which he told him that to go to the graves of the kings for the worldly benefits and if he want the success of the other world then come to us.
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Episode NO. 57 from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Shaikh Farid Al-din Attar.
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Translated from Urdu to English by
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
Saleemnagar colony,
Al-Madina cottage,
Hyderabad-36,
I n d i a.
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REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Majedi Book Depot, Kanpur, India, in the year 1383 A.H.
2. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi
India.

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Abu Abdallah Ben Fadhel

56 Abu Abdallah Ben Fadhel ​

He was disciple of Ahmed Hazerwiya. He was among the famous pious personality from Khorasan. Once Abdo Osman Hariri sent him a letter in which he asked him what is the sign of Shaqawat ( misfortune)? And for this he replied there are following three signs of it.

1. The Knowledge without acting upon it.
2. The act without sincerity.
3. Not to pay respect to the pious persons.
And in his reply Abu Osman Hariri wrote him that if it was possible for him then he will live always with him to get benefits from his company .
When the people of Balkh removed him from there after causing him many harms so he cursed them and prayed “Oh Allah finish truthful persons from Balkh.” So after that there was no pious person was born there .
He used to say that upon the cleaning of the chest there will be godly knowledge and after this there will be convincing knowledge and after this there will be positive knowledge . The convincing knowledge is the source which will clean the chest.
He told the real darwesh is one who is free from the sins and who will be away from the praise and fame.
He told by leaving the soul one can get the comfort and peace.
He told there are four harmful things for the religion of Islam.
1. The Knowledge without acting upon it.
2.The action without knowledge.
3.To seek such things which we do not know.
4.The things which will keep us away from the knowledge.
There are following three alphabets in the El’im (Knowledge) and it is made up of the Arabic language alphabets Ain, Lam, Mim .
So from Ain alim it means the knowledge And from Lam amal it means the action.Fom Mim muqlis it means sincere to Allah.
He told the people of the kowledge should follow these things which are mentiotioned below.
1.To act upon the commandments of Allah.
2.To act upon the Sunnah of the holy prophet. (to follow the sayings and deeds of the holy prophet)
He told the name of love is called selflessness and there are four kinds of it.
1 Firmness on the remembrance of Allah .
2. To have inclination for the remembrance of Allah.
3. To leave the world.
4. To keep away from all things except Allah.
As per the Quranic teaching and its interpretation is as follows.
“ Say : if it be that your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your mates, or your kindred, : The wealth that ye have gained : The commerce in which ye fear A decline ; or the dwellings In which ye delight. Are dearer to you than Allah or His Messenger, or the striving In His cause , then wait until brings about His Decisions and Allah guides not the rebellious ”( Quran 9: 24)
The signs of love of Allah are as follows.
1. Love.
2. Fear.
3. Modesty.
4. Respect.
He told we can find selflessness of the mystic persons at the time of indifference and the brave person’s selflessness at the time of need.
To keep away from the world is called mysticism .
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Episode NO. 56 from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Shaikh Farid Al-din Attar.
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Translated from Urdu to English by
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
Saleemnagar colony,
Al-Madina cottage,
Hyderabad-36,
I n d i a.
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REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Majedi Book Depot, Kanpur, India, in the year 1383 A.H.
2. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi
India.
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Abu Muhammed Mortish

55. Abu Muhammed Mortish ​

He was a native of shinizia and he was died in
Baghdad. He was famous mystic person and abstinent and got the knowledge of mysticism from Abdu Oman and Juaniad of Baghdad.
He used to say that “ For a period of 13 years as per his thinking as an abstinent he had performed hajs but upon his re-thinking he find all his hajs were based upon the psychological desires because once my mother told me to bring the water pot and that order was unpleasant for me . So I think all my hajs were not free from the psychological desires.”
One saint used to tell that during his stay at
Baghdad he decided to go for the journey of pilgrimage but at that time nothing was with him. So he decided to beg some money from Abu Muhammed Mortish as he was coming to Baghdad .

So he decided that he will ask from him 15 dirhams for the purchase of shoes and water pot and then he will go for the journey of pilgrmage . When this idea came into his mind then he heard a call from outside and he find Abu Muhammed Mortish was there and he gave him 15 dirhams and told me not to give him trouble.
Once he was passing from locality in
Baghdad and at that time he was thirsty so he went to one house and asked for the drinking water and then he find one lovely girl was there who brought water for him. When he saw that girl and fall in her love. He explained his condition of soul to the girl’s father and that man had agreed to marry his daughter with him. He was given a fine dress and his rag dress was taken out.
Upon his marriage when he reached the bride’s room and started prayers there and suddenly he cried to give back his rag dress and taken out the fine dress. Upon giving the divorce to the girl he came out of the house.
When the persons asked him what was matter with him ? Then he explained them that he had heard a divine call in which it was told “ As you looked other than us so we had taken back your dress of pious persons. If you do this mistake again then we will also take back your dress of the innermost”.
Some body told him some persons walk on the water and some persons fly in the air. Then he told the persons who act against his soul are better than those persons.
Once he became a patient of one disease in which the physician asked him not to have bath regularly which is harmful to his health. As he was in habit of taking regular bath so he told them that he will not discontinue his habit even if he will die in that disease.
Once he was mutakaf ( retirement for continued prayer ) in one mosque but he left that place within three days and told that “ Here I find the recitation of Quran and the worship style which is not as per my standard.”
One who thinks that his deeds will be keep him away from the hell so such person is under the control of the soul.
One who looks upon the kindness and grace of Allah then he will be eligible for the heavenly rewards.
One who looks for the means and resources then he will over look Allah.
He told one who left the soul and world then he can get the friendship of Allah.
The basis of unity of Allah depend on the following things.
1.To accept the belief in the unity of Allah.
2.To know the providence.
3.To keep away from the prohibited things.
He told the company of the indigent persons is good company and when an indigent leave such company so think there is some defect is available there.
When some persons asked him for his last wish then he told them to seek the company of the other pious persons who are better than him and leave him for Allah’s grace.
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Episode NO. 55 from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Shaikh Farid Al-din Attar.
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Translated from Urdu to English by
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
Saleemnagar colony,
Al-Madina cottage,
Hyderabad-36,
I n d i a.
======================================
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Majedi Book Depot, Kanpur, India, in the year 1383 A.H.
2. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi
India.
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Abu Yaqub Ben Issac Nehrjawan

53 Abu Yaqub Ben Issac Nehrjawan ​

He was great pious person and he was very hand some person among the sufies saints . He got knowledge in the company of Omer Ben Osman. He was trustee of holy Harem for many years ( grand mosque of Makkah) and died there.
Once he was in the condition of grief at the time hymn of Allah so there was a divine call in which he was heard “ You are a slave so for the slave there will be no comfort availabe for him ”.
Some body complained that sufies advised him to keep fasting and for the journey but I could not get benefit from these things. So he told him “ During the worship pray with more attention and take care so that you can get the benefit from it. ’’
Some body complained that during the prayer he did not find the pleasure so he told to divert his attention towards his heart ( take care for the more attention ) and by this act that person’s complaint was over.
He used to say that during circumambulation ( of the holy Ka’aba as a religious rite ) in Makkah a blind person was praying “ Oh : Allah I seek refugee in you” . When I asked that person why he is praying like this then he told me that he saw a handsome person and had a thought in his heart that he is a handsome person and by thinking this the eye with which he saw that person was finished with flow of the wind and he heard a divine call in which it was told that “ You got your punishment of your thought and if you thought more than this then you will get more punishment .”
He used to say that the example of this world is like a river and its end is like the other world after the death. The piety is like a boat in which the travelers cover the journey of life .

The man who eats full of stomach will remain hungry always.The rich man will always remain poor because he looks at the creatures for the fulfillment of his desires.
One who will not seek the help from Allah then he always will face the disgrace .
If there will be gratefulness for the grace then it will be not be finished.
The person when he will reach to the level of belief of reality then for him the grace will become disgrace.
He told when the slave who does not posses pleasure in his devotion and then he will not establish servitude in between the destruction and existence so he is false in this matter.
There are three kinds of happiness.
1.Happiness in the worship
2.Happiness in the remembrance of Allah
3.Happiness in the nearness of Allah
One who will get the above three things then such person will engage himself in the worship and will leave the world and for him the mankind will think him a bad person.
He told the best act is that in which there will be connection with the knowledge.
The best mystic person is one who search for the grace and majesty of Allah.
The mystic person should not leave the following three things.
1.Knowledge
2. Action
3. Loneliness
One who will leave the above these three things then he will not get the nearness of Allah.
The mystic man who will not observe other than Allah so he will not feel the sorrow for any other thing.
He told attention is must for the positive knowledge and every thing depend upon it.
Except truth every thing is false. The real knowledge is that which Allah had taught to the prophet Adam (صلى الله عليه وسلم) .
Allah will provide subsistence to the persons of trust without any source.
One who is away from the grief and happiness of the creatures is also a man of trust .
But the real trust is that which prophet Ibrahim (صلى الله عليه وسلم.) had in the fire of Nemrod and he had refused the help from the angle Gabriel who himself asked him what is his desire ? and he replied him that he desire Allah only .So imagine the position of reliant person that if he walks on the fire then there will be no effect of fire on him.
The way to the Islam is as follows.
1.To keep away from the ignorant persons.
2.To seek the company of learned persons.
3.To act upon the knowledge
4. To engage in the worship of Allah.
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Episode NO. 53 from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Shaikh Farid Al-din Attar.
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Translated from Urdu to English by
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
Saleemnagar colony,
Al-Madina cottage,
Hyderabad-36,
I n d i a.
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REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Majedi Book Depot, Kanpur, India, in the year 1383 A.H.
2. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi
India.
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Yousuf Asbat

52. Yousuf Asbat
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He was a great worshiper and saint as well a pious person who left the worldly life and pleasure .

He got knowledge from great the saints . He got an amount of 70,000 dinars from his inheritance but he did not spent a single dinar for his personal use. He used to get his livelihood by selling the leaves of dates. He had spent a period of forty years in one old rag dress.
He wrote to Huzefa Marshi that “ He was regret to know that you had sold away your religion for the value of two particles of gold because at the time purchasing some thing from some body you told him the price five times less to the salesman which the owner of the shop told you . And due to your status of dignity the salesman believed your statement and sold away the thing at the lesser price .”
This event is described differently in some other books but the above description is available in many reference books.
He told that “ To learn Quran for worldly gains is not useful and it is very bad thing. ’’
He told “ The truthful worship of one night is better than the incursion.”
He told to think oneself better than others is called humility because the reward of small humility is equal to several endeavors. The person who possess politeness should act upon the orders of Islamic law and he should behave well with the creatures with politeness .He should give respect to the great saints and to bear every loss and to be content for things given by Allah .
He should engage himself in the remembrance of Allah and finish the anger and to behave proudly with the rich persons.
He told the following things.
There are ten signs of repentance
1.To keep away from the world.
2.To keep away from the prohibited things.
3.To keep away from the proudly persons.
4.To seek company of the modest persons.
5.To keep relations with the pious persons.
6.To keep on the repentance.
7.Not to commit sins after the repentance.8.
To fulfill the duties.
9.To ask for the blessing
10.To reduce the power .
There are ten signs of mysticism
1.To leave the things which are in your possession.
2. To fulfill the allotted service.
3. To spend the money in the charity.
4. To get clearance of the inner most.
5. To give respect to the relatives.
6. To give respect to the friends.
7. To take care even in the permitted items with the wisdom.
8. To ask for the gains of the other world.
9. To reduce the comforts.10.
To leave the wishes.

There are ten signs of abstinence
1.With the help wisdom to be keep away from the doubtful things
.2. To avoid the doubts.
3. To differentiate between the good and bad deeds.
4. To keep away from the tension and grief.
5. To keep away from the gain and loss.
6. To accept the willingness of Allah.
7. To take care of trustworthiness
.8. To keep away from the difficulties of time.
9. To keep away from the dangerous things.
10.To leave the proud and pride.
There are ten signs of patience
1.To control the soul.
2. To take care of the lessons.
3. To take care of the peace.
4.To leave impatiency.
5.To ask for the strength for the piety
6. To take care of the worship
7. To take care of the obligations.
8.To follow the truthfulness in the dealings
9 To take care of the endeavors.
10.To keep away from the sins.
There are six kinds of meditation
1. To Like the things which are liked by Allah.
2. To keep the good hope with Allah.
3 To Think less or more are from Allah.
4 To feel comfort with Allah
5. To keep away from the creatures.
6. To love Allah.
There are six kinds of truth
1. To Take care of the tongue and heart.
2. To Take care of the saying and doing.
3. Not to desire for the praise.
4. Not to desire for the government.
5. To give importance to the other world than this world.
6. To oppose the soul.
There are ten kinds of trust
1.To feel peace with the things guaranteed by Allah.
2.To be content with the available things
.3.To be patient on the difficulties.
4.To act upon the fundamental pillars of Islam.
5.To spent the life as slaves.
6.To keep away from the proud.
7.To reduce the power.
8.Not to keep hope from the creatures.
9.To enter into the truth.
10.To get the information.
To think and act upon on the thing that without it there will be no salvation.
To think and follow the trust that we can not get more than our fate.
There are five kinds of love.
1.To live in the loneliness.
2.To keep away from the mankind.
3.To remember Allah always
.4.To be patient in the endeavors.
5.To act upon sincerely
He told to think before talking what will be its result. In the things if there is no thoughtfulness and wisdom then we can not find the good result and so it will be useless thing.
He told do not tell bad things from the tongue and do not hear bad things from the ear.
To keep away from the adultery.
To use legal food.
To leave the world.
To think always about the death.
There are five kinds of desire.
1. In comfort and peace we should not forget the death.
2. During the period of happiness we should think life as an enemy.
3. To be busy always in the remembrance of Allah.
4. To regret for the loss of grace.
5. To be happy in the condition of presence.
He told to increase the special prayers in addition to the regular congressional prayers and to demand for the legal provision is an obligation.


53 Abu Yaqub Ben Issac Nehrjawan
He was great pious person and he was very hand some person among the sufies saints . He got knowledge in the company of Omer Ben Osman. He was trustee of holy Harem for many years ( grand mosque of Makkah) and died there.
Once he was in the condition of grief at the time hymn of Allah so there was a divine call in which he was heard “ You are a slave so for the slave there will be no comfort availabe for him ”.
Some body complained that sufies advised him to keep fasting and for the journey but I could not get benefit from these things. So he told him “ During the worship pray with more attention and take care so that you can get the benefit from it. ’’
Some body complained that during the prayer he did not find the pleasure so he told to divert his attention towards his heart ( take care for the more attention ) and by this act that person’s complaint was over.
He used to say that during circumambulation ( of the holy Ka’aba as a religious rite ) in Makkah a blind person was praying “ Oh : Allah I seek refugee in you” . When I asked that person why he is praying like this then he told me that he saw a handsome person and had a thought in his heart that he is a handsome person and by thinking this the eye with which he saw that person was finished with flow of the wind and he heard a divine call in which it was told that “ You got your punishment of your thought and if you thought more than this then you will get more punishment .”
He used to say that the example of this world is like a river and its end is like the other world after the death. The piety is like a boat in which the travelers cover the journey of life .

The man who eats full of stomach will remain hungry always.The rich man will always remain poor because he looks at the creatures for the fulfillment of his desires.
One who will not seek the help from Allah then he always will face the disgrace .
If there will be gratefulness for the grace then it will be not be finished.
The person when he will reach to the level of belief of reality then for him the grace will become disgrace.
He told when the slave who does not posses pleasure in his devotion and then he will not establish servitude in between the destruction and existence so he is false in this matter.
There are three kinds of happiness.
1.Happiness in the worship
2.Happiness in the remembrance of Allah
3.Happiness in the nearness of Allah
One who will get the above three things then such person will engage himself in the worship and will leave the world and for him the mankind will think him a bad person.
He told the best act is that in which there will be connection with the knowledge.
The best mystic person is one who search for the grace and majesty of Allah.
The mystic person should not leave the following three things.
1.Knowledge
2. Action
3. Loneliness
One who will leave the above these three things then he will not get the nearness of Allah.
The mystic man who will not observe other than Allah so he will not feel the sorrow for any other thing.
He told attention is must for the positive knowledge and every thing depend upon it.
Except truth every thing is false. The real knowledge is that which Allah had taught to the prophet Adam (صلى الله عليه وسلم) .
Allah will provide subsistence to the persons of trust without any source.
One who is away from the grief and happiness of the creatures is also a man of trust .
But the real trust is that which prophet Ibrahim (صلى الله عليه وسلم.) had in the fire of Nemrod and he had refused the help from the angle Gabriel who himself asked him what is his desire ? and he replied him that he desire Allah only .So imagine the position of reliant person that if he walks on the fire then there will be no effect of fire on him.
The way to the Islam is as follows.
1.To keep away from the ignorant persons.
2.To seek the company of learned persons.
3.To act upon the knowledge
4. To engage in the worship of Allah.
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Episode NO. 52 from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Shaikh Farid Al-din Attar.
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Translated from Urdu to English by
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
Saleemnagar colony,
Al-Madina cottage,
Hyderabad-36,
I n d i a.
======================================
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Majedi Book Depot, Kanpur, India, in the year 1383 A.H.
2. Tadhkirat Al-Auliya ( Muslim Saints and Mystics) by Sheikh Farid-Al-din Attar, Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi
India.
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