Biographies of Saints from Tazkiratul Awliya

Ibrahim Dawood Warqi

51 . Ibrahim Dawood Warqi ​

He belongs to the famous category of saints from
Syria. He obtained perfect position in the worship and in the miracles. He lived in the period of Junaid of Baghdad. He was friend of Ibn Atta and Abdullah Ben Jala.
There was patch of his dress on one mystic person’s dress and on that person a tiger tried to attack him in the jungle but when the tiger reached near him and kneeled down on his feet and went away without causing any harm to that mystic person.
He used to say that by over looking the things as per the wisdom and to prove the presence of creatures is called entering into the knowledge of Allah. He told apparently the eyes are open but there is loss of sight.
He told the signs of friendship of Allah is as follows.
1.Obedience 2. More worship 3.To follow the Sunnah ( to follow the sayings and deeds of the prophet).
He told the weakest in the creature is one who does not have the control to leave the creatures.
The position depends upon the courage and if we use it for the worldly affairs then its value is nothing and useless. But if we utilized it for the pleasure of Allah then it will be helpful for us to gain the higher positions.
He told one who will not ask the questions will be in the condition of willingness and inclination because due to increase of our benisons (calls) which is against the will and pleasure of Allah .
To be content on the promises of Allah is called trust. He told to demand more than the fate is not useful and not good because no body could not get more than his fate.
He told the rich man suffices on his wealth so for the mystic person the trust in Allah is more then enough for him .
The mystic person learns politeness when he takes interest in the knowledge from the reality. When there is feeling of danger then there will be no nearness of Allah.
When one who think that some other person has authority for grant of the awards and honor other than Allah and in that case such person will be in the condition of disgrace.
He told he like the following things.
1.The company of poor persons.
2.The dignity of pious persons.

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Episode NO. 51 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.

 

Abu Muhammed Rowaim

49 . Abu Muhammed Rowaim ​

He was follower of famous mystic persons and he knew their secrets of the mysticism and for the reason he was called the master in this respect. He was follower of Junaid of Baghdad and Dawood Tai and he left behind him many books of mystic knowledge and information.
He used to say that since twenty years he was in such a condition in which whatever he used to desire was available at once for him. He told once he was very thirsty in one afternoon and he asked for the water from one house . One boy brought him the water from that house and he drank the same but that boy told him which category of the mystic person he belongs as he is drinking water in the day time . So from that day he had not drank water in the day time.
Somebody asked him how are you ? and he replied how will be his condition when his religion is the wishes of world and who is fond of dinars . So asked about the condition of mystics and pious person as well as other worshippers. As per Quranic reference Allah made marafat (knowledge of god) as obligation for the human beings. In the holy Quran it is mentioned that “ We have created jinn and human beings for my worship.” He told Allah concealed all things in some other things except his personality . There are three types of persons who can watch the presence of Allah.
1. One who witnesses Allah’s warnings then he will be always in the condition of fear.2. One who witnesses the promises of Allah then he will be always in the condition of invisibility.3. One who witnesses truth then he will be always in the condition of happiness . He told it is the blessing from Allah for the grant of the convent and deed for the human beings.
It is good if there is seizure of the convent but the deed is left. But it is difficult if there is the seizure of deed and the convent is left. If there is seizure of both convent and deed then there will be most dangerous situation and which will be very difficult situation to control it. He told it will not be difficult for the other groups to cross the paradise pathway except the mystic groups to whom there will be accountability with them as per their innermost conditions and for other the groups there will be accountability for them as per the Islamic law. So the situation with mystic persons will be tough and it will be very difficult for them to go through from there.
Somebody asked him what are the rules of the journey? And he told the traveler should not be afraid of the dangers of the way and he should proceed further. He should not stop any place for the rest because where the traveler finds rest for his heart and that will be his destination of the journey. The foundation of mysticism based on the relation with the indigent persons and he ( the mystic person) should be firm with the humility. One (the mystic person ) should not complaint for the generosity and favor. The firmness on the good deeds is called the mysticism. The mortality in the love of Allah is called the unity of god. The heart of pious person is the mirror in which there will be always available the reflection of the manifestation . The sign of nearness of Allah is that in which one should feel the wildness from all other things except Allah. It is better for the mystic person to be kept away from the mankind. The name of indigence is that in which one should not obey the soul and he should not disclose the secrets of Allah. The name of endurance is to leave complaints. It is humility to feel low before Allah. The real lust is one in which one should disclose only the good deeds. It is not good to interfere in the insinuation. But in the situation of danger and revelation it is permissible . To leaving the world is called mysticism. The frightened person is one who is not afraid other then Allah. He told to comply the commandments of Allah with cheerfulness is called the pleasure. In the sincere deeds one should not look for the rewards in the both worlds.
When Abdullah Khafif asked him to advise him then he told him “To sacrifice the life for the sake of Allah and if you can not do this then leave to act upon the sayings of the mystic persons.” In his last days he accepted the post of qazi (the judge) so in this way he wore the dress of the worldly person to help the mankind .
Junaid of Baghdad told we all are free but we are occupied and Ruwim is occupied but he is free.
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Episode NO. 49 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.

 

Abd Allah Ibn Al-jala

48. Abd Allah Ibn al-Jala He belongs to great category of mystic persons. He met great personalities like Abu Torab and Zannon Masri. He got mystic knowledge from Abul Hasan Noori.
Once he told to Omer of Damascus that when he asked his parents to surrender himself to Allah and they accepted his request and he left the house. After a long time when he reached back to his house and knocked the door and told his name but he got reply from the parents from the inside of the house that they had a one son and they surrendered the same to Allah so he was not taken back by them. They did not open the door for his entry into the house so he left the house.
Once he was watching a young and smart Jew person who was very attractive and at the same time Junaid of Baghdad reached there . Abdullah asked him whether such good personalities will be the fuel of the hell? He replied him that his look at the Jew will be regarded as lustful one so he should avoid it . If he wants to take a warning then there are many other things available in the world so if he want he can watch them. Some body asked the meaning of indigence then he left that place and come back there after some time and told he had some silver with him so he gave the same in charity to enable him to continue his discussion on the topic. He continued the discussion and told if one who possesses nothing with him is deserved for indigence.
Once he went to the tomb of holy prophet in
Medina when he was very hungry and in great difficulty due to no food and in the most un-controllable condition he told “ He is his guest”and slept there. He saw the prophet in his dream and the prophet gave him a tablet which he ate its half portion and wake up and find the other half portion of the tablet in his hand. He told the mystic person is one who thinks praise and evil both equal and the same. One who performs the prayers in the early times is called worshiper. One who looks every action from the look of Allah is called Unitarian . One who will not pay attention other than Allah is called mystic person. The position obtained with the help of the sole is not permanent but the position granted by Allah will be perpetual and permanent.
He left the world smilingly so the doctors thought he is alive but upon checking his pulse it was sure that he was already dead.
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Episode NO. 48 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.

 

Abd Allah Ibn Khobaiq

42. ‘Abd Allah ibn Khobaiq ​

He was from Kofa but he settled down in Anatoliya (Turkey) . He was among great pious darwesh (mystic person) of his time . He left many of his sayings after him. Fathe Mouseli says when he met him he told him “ Due to the blessing of Allah man got the following four things.”
EyesTongueHeartAir For the thanks of eyes we should not see any thing which Allah prohibited us. For the thanks of tongue we should not ask any thing. One who will not take care of these things then will face difficulties.
Allah created the heart for his worship. One who has the fear of Allah then he will not follow the desires of his sole. He told “ To live in the world without greed and lust and to live with broken heart is good for the next world.” He told “ To acquire any thing which is not good for the next world is useless.” “ The best desire is that which will solve our problems.” “ Those who leave the sins and then they can hope from Allah for his grace. But others who repent and continue doing the sins so they will have fear that Allah will forgive them or not ? . So such hope is false in which one who continuously commits the sins and seek forgiveness of Allah. The wrong doers have more fear than hope from Allah. ’’
Truth is free from all conditions and true persons know the nature of all things. He told “ If you want to become more important than others so for this thing leave every thing and then you can keep trust in Allah so that you can see all others standing in need of you.” ==============================================

Episode NO. 42 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
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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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Ahmed Bin Al-antaki

41.Ahmed Ben Al-Antaki ​

He was among famous learned personalities and he was a firm believer in Allah . Due to his longer life he met many saints and he saw the period of many pious persons. He was famous for his wisdom and physiognomy . So great pious person Suleiman Dari called him the detective of heart. He left behind many of his sayings.
Some body asked him “ Do you have fondness of Allah” . He replied “ Fondness is required for the absent one but Allah is present for every moment.” He told there are three stages for the knowledge of Allah” .
First is to prove the oneness of Allah.Second to leave every thing except Allah.Third to think that no body can fulfill the duties of Allah because unless Allah grants the light of knowledge no body can not get the light of knowledge . The sign of love of Allah is that to reduce his worship but to increase more thinking about Allah and to sit silently in the loneliness . Not to feel joy for the happiness and also not to be dis-hearted for any grief. He told “ Prophet Younus (صلى الله عليه وسلم) thought that Allah will not be angry with him but for him Allah sent a great difficulty on him.”
One should seek the company of pious persons with great respect. He told “ There are four ways of mysticism. ” To have faith in AllahTo be away from the mankindTo speak sincerelyTo bear the hardships of endurance for the right way.
A person will have fear and shyness according to hislevel of knowledge of Allah. The silence is tool of cleanliness of the heart. The wise person is one who is grateful for the grace of Allah. He told “ Belief is the gift of light of Allah with which one can observe the affairs of the next world as there will be no curtains for him. He advised for the worship of Allah by keeping away from the mankind and while thinking the presence of Allah.’’ For the cleanliness of heart the following five things are required.
To seek company of pious persons.To read holy Quran .Starvation.Night prayersWeeping in the morning time. The name of justice is firmness. One, the justice which is done with mankind and second, justice which we do with Allah. It means to obey Allah’s orders with firmness. He told Allah says “ Your wealth and children are problems for you ’’. But we ourselves are more problems makers than wealth and children.”
He used to teach his followers in the best possible way. One night suddenly his 29 disciples came over to his house. So he asked to put cloth on the ground for eating of bread for them and put pieces of bread on it as there was shortage of bread in the house at that time. Then he asked them to sit and eat the bread and he took away the lamp from there. After some time he brought the lamp and saw that the pieces of bread were there before every person and no body ate any piece of bread due to selflessness.
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Episode NO. 41 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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18. IMAM Abu Hanifa

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His name is Noman and his father’s name is Thabit. His position is very high in the mystic knowledge (tariqat) and in the Islamic law (Shariat). In both these fields of knowledge, no one could be compared to him as he acquired great knowledge and experience during his time.
Abu Hanifa met many pious persons and companions of the holy Prophet. The following are the names of pious persons whom he met.
Anas Bin Malik,
Abdullah Bin Abi Awf,
Sahl Bin Sa’d,
Amir Bin Wasila,
Abdullah Zuhri and
Imam Ja’far.
He was the teacher of the following well-known pious and learned persons.
Fuzail Bin Ayaz
Ibrahim Bin Adham
Bishr Hafi
Dawood Tai
How he got his patronymic name Abu Hanifa?
Once some women asked him, “As per Islamic law the men are allowed to marry four women, so the women may also be allowed to marry at least two men?” Abu Hanifa could not reply the question of the women at the same moment, so he told them that he would reply later. He came back to his house with great worry and trouble due to the above question, which was asked by the women. When his daughter Hanifa saw him in that condition she asked him the reason of his worry. When his daughter came to know the details, she told her father that she will reply the question of the women but he should use her name as his patronymic name as Abu Hanifa. He promised to do so. She called the women before her. When the women came there, she gave a cup to each woman and told them to put some milk in that cup. When they put the milk in the cups Hanifa mixed the milk of each cup into another big cup. Then she told the women to take back their milk into their cups. They replied that it is impossible. Hanifa explained them, “If they have children after marriage form two husbands then how they will recognize that who is the father of the child.” After hearing the answer the women were greatly surprised. They got the correct reply of their question and from that day Imam’s name was called as Abu Hanifa. Allah gave fame to his patronymic name than his original old name.
There is a strange story that when he visited the Prophet’s tomb and said, “Assalaamu alaikum” then he heard a reply from there, “Wa alaikum assalaam, Oh! the Imam (leader) of Muslims.” So please note how fortunate he was to have such a great position. After that he went into the loneliness.
It was reported that then he turned towards Allah and left the worldly life and pleasure. He used to wear a woollen dress and saw in his dream that he was collecting the bones from the Prophet’s grave and was sorting them from each other. He woke up and in horror could not sleep whole night. Next morning he asked the explanation of his dream to Ibn Sirin who was Prophet’s companion. He explained him, “You will reach the highest position in the knowledge of the Prophet and his Sunnah (the Prophet’s teachings) and also you will take precautionary measures and will differentiate between the false and true of sayings of the Prophet.”
Once he saw the Prophet in his dream who told him, “Oh! Abu Hanifa! You were given life to show my Sunnah. So leave your loneliness.”
He was very careful and helpful. Once caliph Mansur called all the learned people of Baghdad before him but Sha’bi, who was teacher of Abu Hanifa was absent in that meeting due to his old age. Caliph Mansur sent an agreement through his servant to Sha’bi to sign it as witness as he was the qazi (judge) of the city of Baghdad. He signed and stamped it. All other learned people also signed it. When that paper was brought before Abu Hanifa for his signature as witness on it, he asked the servant, “Where is Mansur?” The servant replied, “He is in the palace.” Abu Hanifa told him, “The caliph should come over here or we should go to the palace then only the witness would be correct.” The servant forced him to sign it as the qazi because other learned people have already signed it as witnesses. Abu Hanifa told him, “The action of all the persons will not be the same.” The matter was reported to caliph Mansur. He called Sha’bi in his court and asked him whether presence is necessary for the witness. He told, “Yes.” The caliph asked him, “Then why did he sign it when he did not find his presence?” Sha’bi replied, “Because I know you and I do not want to give you the trouble.” The caliph told him, “This is not correct and it is against the rules of qaziat (justice). It is better for you to leave the post of qazi.” The caliph asked his advisors for another suitable person for the post of qazi and they told him, “The following four are most suitable persons:”
1. Abu Hanifa
2. Sufyan
3. Shire
4. Mashair.
The caliph called the above four persons to his court. When they were going to the court on the way Abu Hanifa told them “I want to tell you one wise thing in this matter that I will try to avoid this post. Sufyan it is better for you to run away from here and Mashair you pretend as a mad man so that Shire will become qazi.” Sufyan ran from the way, hid himself in the boat and asked the crew of boat to hide him. He told them that if the caliph will catch him then he would cut his head. As per the saying of the Prophet, “One who becomes a judge can be slaughtered without a knife.” So they made him hide there.
The three persons went to the palace of Mansur. The caliph first asked Abu Hanifa to accept the post of qazi. He replied that he is not an Arab but he is a slave of them, so they will not accept his legal decisions. Imam Ja’far who was present there told him that this post is not inherited but it requires knowledge. Abu Hanifa told Mansur, “I am not eligible for the post of qazi. The only logic is that he is not eligible for the post is enough. This argument has two points that whether it is true or false. If it is true then I am not eligible for it and if it is false then also I am not eligible for the post.” He told him, “Oh! Caliph! A false person is not eligible for the post of qazi to decide the cases of Muslims.” In this way he saved himself. Mashair then holded caliph’s hand and asked him, “How are you and how is your son?” Mansur said, “Send him out, he seems a mad person.”
Then the caliph asked Shire to accept the job. He told him, “My mind is weak.” Then Mansur told him to take care of it and asked him to accept the post of qazi. When Shire became qazi, Abu Hanifa never visited him.
It was reported that a group of boys were playing with ball and by chance the ball fell before Abu Hanifa. No boy dared to come over there to pick up the ball. One boy told the other boys that if they permit him then he will go and pick up the ball from there. He went there and rudely collected the ball from that place. Abu Hanifa told, “This boy is not halali (legal).” The people enquired into the matter and it was found right. The people asked him, “Oh! the leader of Muslims! How do you know that?” He replied, “If he would have been legal then he would have felt sorry.”
It was reported that one person was his debtor and his house was near the funeral place. Once Abu Hanifa’s disciple died and he went there for his funeral prayer. At that time the weather was very hot and there was no shadow except near the wall of his debtor’s house. The persons asked him to take shelter there but he replied them, “The house owner is his debtor so it is not right to stay in the shadow of his house wall. Because the Prophet has said, ‘The benefit from the loan is interest. If I get benefit from this wall then it will be calculated as interest.’ ”
It was reported that a fire worshipper once imprisoned him. When he was in the jail, a cruel person came to him and asked him to shave the sides of his head but he refused to do the same. That person asked him why he is not doing? He replied him that if he does so then he will become a member of that community. If Allah will tell on the Day of Judgement to gather those persons who did sins with their helpers and He may give order to put them into the Hell. Abu Hanifa told him, that he does not want to become his helper.
It was reported by chela that he used to pray 300 rakats (one rakat is equal to one set of standing, genuflexion and prostration in prayer) every night. When Abu Hanifa was going somewhere, one woman saw him and told another woman that this person used to pray 500 rakats every night. When he heard this, he decided to pray 500 raktas every night as per the saying of that woman.
Another day when he was going on the way some of the boys told themselves that this man used to pray 1000 rakats every night and so he decided to pray the same. One day one of his disciple told him that the people talk about him that he never sleeps in the night and so from that day he decided not to sleep in the night. When he was asked why? He told, “Allah says persons like praise of the qualities which are not in them and for this reason they will not be free from the punishment. I never sleep in the night from that day so that I may not be from that community.” He used to pray the Morning Prayer for 30 years with the ablution of Isha (evening) prayer.
It was reported that due to too much prostration corn developed on his knees like the corns of the camel’s knees. It was also reported that once he welcomed a rich man due to his wealth, so for this mistake he read the Qur’an for 1000 times. It was said that for any problem he used to read the Qur’an 40 times and due to the blessing he was able to get the solution of the problem.
It was reported that Mohammed Bin Hasan was most handsome person. One day he looked at him and asked him to sit behind a pillar and never see him again.
It was reported by Dawood Tai that he was in his company for a period of 20 years and he has not seen him without covering his head and sitting with legs stretched out in the loneliness or in the congregation. So he asked, “Oh! the leader of Muslims! What is matter if we stretch out our legs in the loneliness?” And he replied, “It is good thing to respect Allah in the loneliness also.”
It was reported that once he was going somewhere, he saw a boy in the mud and he asked him, “Walk carefully otherwise you will fall down.” The boy replied him, “Oh! leader of Muslims! I am alone, if I slip I will control myself but you take care of your legs that may not slip and if it happens then all Muslims who follow you will fell down and then it will be the difficult situation to control them.” The Imam surprised when he heard the boy’s wise talk. He wept and asked his disciples to be careful about any doubt. If they find any problem then without clear proof they should not follow him. They do not overlook his finding and this is sign of justice. There are many sayings of Imam Abu Yusuf and Imam Mohammed. Their opinion was different to him in some problems.
It was reported that a rich man had enmity with Caliph Osman Bin Affan and he used to say him an unbeliever. When he heard this he asked the rich man to see him. When that man came there he told him to marry his daughter to one unbeliever. When he heard this he replied him, “You are leader of Muslims and talking to marry a Muslim’s daughter to an unbeliever, I think it is not good.” Imam told him, “Nothing would happen if you think like this as the Prophet married his two daughters to an unbeliever.” Then that rich person understood the matter and he corrected his opinion about Caliph Osman Bin Affan. This happened due to the blessing of Abu Hanifa’s prayer.
It was reported that one day he was in a public bathroom and a man entered there. The persons talked about him that he is a false and an unbeliever of God. When he entered there that person was naked, so Abu Hanifa closed his eyes. That person asked him, “When did you lose your eyesight.” The Imam replied him, “At the time when you lost your dress.”
Then Abu Hanifa said, “If you have discussion with an unbeliever person then keep two things in your mind. Either you will become an unbeliever or will be away from the religion. Because if he would say ‘If Allah wills your knowledge will guide them and it will be equal to the knowledge that is known. When that man would say ‘no’ then you will become an unbeliever and if he says ‘yes’ then you will be away from the religion.”
It was reported that Abu Hanifa told, “He would not consider the miser and his witness due to his miserliness as he will require more and will take more than what he deserves .”
It was reported that for the construction of a mosque persons asked him some amount as benediction (saintly gift). He felt uneasiness for this. The persons asked him to offer any amount as benediction, and he gave one dinar unwillingly. His disciples told him, “You are very kind and great learned man and your generosity is well-known to all so what is the reason for such a small amount you were unwilling to give for the construction of mosque.” He replied them, “He was not worried for the amount but he was sure that halal (legal) amount will not be used for the construction” He thought his money is legal and by giving the amount there will be doubt about his money and for this reason he was very sad for it. After some time they returned back his one dinar and they told him that the dinar is not original. He was not happy to take it back.
It was reported that once he was going to the bazaar when a small amount of soil made his dress dirty. He went to the river Tigris and washed it carefully. The persons asked him, “You told us that small filth if it is fallen on the dress is permissible but why you have washed small amount of soil?” He replied, “You are right that is legal opinion (fatwa) and this is piety or fear of God (taqwa), as the Prophet not permitted Bilal to store half bread but he stored food for his wives for the period of one year.” When Dawood Tai became his disciple then he asked him what to do? He replied him, “To act upon your knowledge because the knowledge which is not acted upon is like a body without a soul.”
It was reported that the caliph saw the angel Izrael in his dream so he asked him, “How much life is left?” He showed him his five fingers. The caliph asked the explanation of his dream to many persons but no body explained him clearly. He called Abu Hanifa and he explained him that the angel told him about the five knowledges, which no body knows. Allah mentioned it in the Qur’an and the meaning is as follows:
It is fact that no body knows when the Day of Resurrection will take place.
The knowledge about the rain.
The knowledge about what is there in the womb of a pregnant woman.
The knowledge about the activities of tomorrow.
The knowledge when a person will die.
It was reported by Sheikh Abu Ali Bin Osman Al-Jali that when he slept on the grave of Bilal he saw himself in Makkah and he watched that the Prophet entered into the harem (grand mosque in Makkah) from the gate of Bani Shaiba. There was one old person with him. He ran towards him, kissed his feet and surprised to see that old person. The Prophet by his hidden knowledge understood my surprise and told me that he is the leader of Muslims. He is from my country and he is called as Abu Hanifa.
It was reported by Nofal Bin Hayan that when Abu Hanifa died he saw in his dream a plain of the Day of Judgement where all creatures were ready in the accounting place. The Prophet was sitting on the fountain of Kauther and on his right and left side all pious persons were standing. An old man who was very handsome and his hairs and head were like snow was standing by the side of the Prophet. I said salam to him and asked for the water. The old man replied unless the Prophet permits he would not give the water. Then the Prophet asked him to give water to me, so he gave me a cup of water. All my friends and I drank water from that cup but it was still full. I asked, “Who is that person standing on the right side?” The Prophet replied, “He is Prophet Ibrahim (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and on the left side is Abu Bakr (RA).” In this way I asked him about seventeen persons.
It was reported by Yahya Majraji that he saw the Prophet in his dream and he asked him that where he should see him. He replied him that one can see him near Abu Hanifa.
His praise and endeavours are numerous and are well known, so there is no need to mention all of them.
18th EPISODE from Tazkeratul Aoulia by Sheikh Farid-ud-Din Attar (Book of Muslim Saints and Mystics)
Translated from Urdu to English by
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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.
2. Tazkeratul Aoulia by Sheikh Farid-ud-Din Attar (Book of Muslim Saints and Mystics), Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi, India.
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Abu Muhammed Rowaim


49 . Abu Muhammed Rowaim

He was follower of famous mystic persons and he knew their secrets of the mysticism and for the reason he was called the master in this respect. He was follower of Junaid of Baghdad and Dawood Tai and he left behind him many books of mystic knowledge and information.
He used to say that since twenty years he was in such a condition in which whatever he used to desire was available at once for him. He told once he was very thirsty in one afternoon and he asked for the water from one house . One boy brought him the water from that house and he drank the same but that boy told him which category of the mystic person he belongs as he is drinking water in the day time . So from that day he had not drank water in the day time.
Somebody asked him how are you ? and he replied how will be his condition when his religion is the wishes of world and who is fond of dinars . So asked about the condition of mystics and pious person as well as other worshippers. As per Quranic reference Allah made marafat (knowledge of god) as obligation for the human beings. In the holy Quran it is mentioned that “ We have created jinn and human beings for my worship.” He told Allah concealed all things in some other things except his personality . There are three types of persons who can watch the presence of Allah.
1. One who witnesses Allah’s warnings then he will be always in the condition of fear.
2. One who witnesses the promises of Allah then he will be always in the condition of invisibility.
3. One who witnesses truth then he will be always in the condition of happiness .
He told it is the blessing from Allah for the grant of the convent and deed for the human beings.
It is good if there is seizure of the convent but the deed is left. But it is difficult if there is the seizure of deed and the convent is left. If there is seizure of both convent and deed then there will be most dangerous situation and which will be very difficult situation to control it. He told it will not be difficult for the other groups to cross the paradise pathway except the mystic groups to whom there will be accountability with them as per their innermost conditions and for other the groups there will be accountability for them as per the Islamic law. So the situation with mystic persons will be tough and it will be very difficult for them to go through from there.
Somebody asked him what are the rules of the journey? And he told the traveler should not be afraid of the dangers of the way and he should proceed further. He should not stop any place for the rest because where the traveler finds rest for his heart and that will be his destination of the journey. The foundation of mysticism based on the relation with the indigent persons and he ( the mystic person) should be firm with the humility. One (the mystic person ) should not complaint for the generosity and favor. The firmness on the good deeds is called the mysticism. The mortality in the love of Allah is called the unity of god. The heart of pious person is the mirror in which there will be always available the reflection of the manifestation . The sign of nearness of Allah is that in which one should feel the wildness from all other things except Allah. It is better for the mystic person to be kept away from the mankind. The name of indigence is that in which one should not obey the soul and he should not disclose the secrets of Allah. The name of endurance is to leave complaints. It is humility to feel low before Allah. The real lust is one in which one should disclose only the good deeds. It is not good to interfere in the insinuation. But in the situation of danger and revelation it is permissible . To leaving the world is called mysticism. The frightened person is one who is not afraid other then Allah. He told to comply the commandments of Allah with cheerfulness is called the pleasure. In the sincere deeds one should not look for the rewards in the both worlds.
When Abdullah Khafif asked him to advise him then he told him “To sacrifice the life for the sake of Allah and if you can not do this then leave to act upon the sayings of the mystic persons.” In his last days he accepted the post of qazi (the judge) so in this way he wore the dress of the worldly person to help the mankind .
Junaid of Baghdad told we all are free but we are occupied and Ruwim is occupied but he is free.
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Episode NO. 49 from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Shaikh Farid Al-din Attar.
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Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
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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.

 

Abd Allah Ibn al-Jala

48. Abd Allah Ibn al-Jala

He belongs to great category of mystic persons. He met great personalities like Abu Torab and Zannon Masri. He got mystic knowledge from Abul Hasan Noori.
Once he told to Omer of Damascus that when he asked his parents to surrender himself to Allah and they accepted his request and he left the house. After a long time when he reached back to his house and knocked the door and told his name but he got reply from the parents from the inside of the house that they had a one son and they surrendered the same to Allah so he was not taken back by them. They did not open the door for his entry into the house so he left the house.
Once he was watching a young and smart Jew person who was very attractive and at the same time Junaid of Baghdad reached there . Abdullah asked him whether such good personalities will be the fuel of the hell? He replied him that his look at the Jew will be regarded as lustful one so he should avoid it . If he wants to take a warning then there are many other things available in the world so if he want he can watch them. Some body asked the meaning of indigence then he left that place and come back there after some time and told he had some silver with him so he gave the same in charity to enable him to continue his discussion on the topic. He continued the discussion and told if one who possesses nothing with him is deserved for indigence.
Once he went to the tomb of holy prophet in
Medina when he was very hungry and in great difficulty due to no food and in the most un-controllable condition he told “ He is his guest”and slept there. He saw the prophet in his dream and the prophet gave him a tablet which he ate its half portion and wake up and find the other half portion of the tablet in his hand. He told the mystic person is one who thinks praise and evil both equal and the same. One who performs the prayers in the early times is called worshiper. One who looks every action from the look of Allah is called Unitarian . One who will not pay attention other than Allah is called mystic person. The position obtained with the help of the sole is not permanent but the position granted by Allah will be perpetual and permanent.
He left the world smilingly so the doctors thought he is alive but upon checking his pulse it was sure that he was already dead.
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Episode NO. 48 from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Shaikh Farid Al-din Attar.



Translated from Urdu to English by
Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
H.No. 16-11-16/1/21,
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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.

 

Abd Allah ibn Khobaiq

42. ‘Abd Allah ibn Khobaiq


He was from Kofa but he settled down in Anatoliya (
Turkey) . He was among great pious darwesh (mystic person) of his time . He left many of his sayings after him. Fathe Mouseli says when he met him he told him “ Due to the blessing of Allah man got the following four things.”
Eyes,
Tongue
Heart
Air
For the thanks of eyes we should not see any thing which Allah prohibited us. For the thanks of tongue we should not ask any thing. One who will not take care of these things then will face difficulties.
Allah created the heart for his worship. One who has the fear of Allah then he will not follow the desires of his sole. He told “ To live in the world without greed and lust and to live with broken heart is good for the next world.” He told “ To acquire any thing which is not good for the next world is useless.” “ The best desire is that which will solve our problems.” “ Those who leave the sins and then they can hope from Allah for his grace. But others who repent and continue doing the sins so they will have fear that Allah will forgive them or not ? . So such hope is false in which one who continuously commits the sins and seek forgiveness of Allah. The wrong doers have more fear than hope from Allah. ’’
Truth is free from all conditions and true persons know the nature of all things. He told “ If you want to become more important than others so for this thing leave every thing and then you can keep trust in Allah so that you can see all others standing in need of you.” ==============================================

Episode NO. 42 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,
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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.

 

Ahmed Ben Al-Antaki

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41.Ahmed Ben Al-Antaki
He was among famous learned personalities and he was a firm believer in Allah . Due to his longer life he met many saints and he saw the period of many pious persons. He was famous for his wisdom and physiognomy . So great pious person Suleiman Dari called him the detective of heart. He left behind many of his sayings.
Some body asked him “ Do you have fondness of Allah” . He replied “ Fondness is required for the absent one but Allah is present for every moment.” He told there are three stages for the knowledge of Allah” .
First is to prove the oneness of Allah.Second to leave every thing except Allah.Third to think that no body can fulfill the duties of Allah because unless Allah grants the light of knowledge no body can not get the light of knowledge . The sign of love of Allah is that to reduce his worship but to increase more thinking about Allah and to sit silently in the loneliness . Not to feel joy for the happiness and also not to be dis-hearted for any grief. He told “ Prophet Younus (صلى الله عليه وسلم) thought that Allah will not be angry with him but for him Allah sent a great difficulty on him.”
One should seek the company of pious persons with great respect. He told “ There are four ways of mysticism. ” To have faith in AllahTo be away from the mankindTo speak sincerelyTo bear the hardships of endurance for the right way.
A person will have fear and shyness according to hislevel of knowledge of Allah. The silence is tool of cleanliness of the heart. The wise person is one who is grateful for the grace of Allah. He told “ Belief is the gift of light of Allah with which one can observe the affairs of the next world as there will be no curtains for him. He advised for the worship of Allah by keeping away from the mankind and while thinking the presence of Allah.’’ For the cleanliness of heart the following five things are required.
To seek company of pious persons.To read holy Quran .Starvation.Night prayersWeeping in the morning time. The name of justice is firmness. One, the justice which is done with mankind and second, justice which we do with Allah. It means to obey Allah’s orders with firmness. He told Allah says “ Your wealth and children are problems for you ’’. But we ourselves are more problems makers than wealth and children.”
He used to teach his followers in the best possible way. One night suddenly his 29 disciples came over to his house. So he asked to put cloth on the ground for eating of bread for them and put pieces of bread on it as there was shortage of bread in the house at that time. Then he asked them to sit and eat the bread and he took away the lamp from there. After some time he brought the lamp and saw that the pieces of bread were there before every person and no body ate any piece of bread due to selflessness.
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Episode NO. 41 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,
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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.

 

Mansur ibn ‘Ammar


40. Mansur ibn ‘Ammar

He was from Iraq and a great saint who was famous for revelation and preaching . For this reason many of saints described his qualities.
The reason of his fame is that once he got a paper on the way on which it was written Bis Milla Irrehman Nirrahim.( In the name of Allah the most beneficent and merciful ) .For the sake of respect he made a pill from the paper and swallowed it and in the same night he heard in his dream in which Allah told him “ He will widen the means for his wisdom and sagacity as he respected his name.” After that for a long time he was busy in the preaching and propagation of Islam.
A wealthy person sent his slave to the bazaar to bring some thing for him from there but the slave was joined the meeting in which he was preaching. There was a poor derwesh ( mystic) person so Mansur told the gathering to pay four dirhams to that darwesh and for this he will pray for them for their four wishes. The slave who was going to the bazaar with four dirhams and he was given four dirhams to that darwesh . Upon this Mansur asked the slave “ Which prayers he wanted.”
The slave told him “ First he wanted to be free and Second may Allah grant repentance for his master , and third he should get reward for the helping the darwesh person so he may get returned back his four dirhams .
Fourthly Allah may bless him and the persons who were present in this meeting. So accordingly Mansur prayed for the above wishes of the slave. When the slave reached back to the house of his master and he was very angry with him and asked him the reason of his delay.? So the slave told him all the details and upon hearing the story he freed him and paid him also four hundred dirhams and he was repent. In that night the master saw in the dream in which Allah told him “ Inspite of your bad characters I have blessed you and your slave and the persons who were present in that meeting and Mansur Amer.”
During his preaching time some body presented him some lines of poetry and the meaning of which is as follows .
That one who is not pious one but he is advising others for the pious path is like a doctor who himself is patient but he is treating the other patients.
One night he was passing from a house and heard a voice of hymns “ Oh : Allah I have committed sins not due to disobedience but due to fraud of the Satan and sole so forgive me due to your grace and kindness.” When he heard this he read the following Quranic verse in the un-controlled condition “ Oh : the people of faith protect yourself, your family members and your sole from the fire of hell . The men and stones are the fuel of the hell . ’’ In the next morning when he was passing from that house and he heard some body was weeping so he asked the reason for it. They told that some body recited one verse at the door during the night and when the boy heard the same and due to fear of Allah he was died. When he heard this he told “ He was killer of that boy.” Caliph Haroon Al- Rashid asked him “ Who is great learned person in the mankind.? And who is a great ignorant man ?”. He replied “ The great learned person is one who is obedient and having fear of Allah. The greatest ignorant man is one who is a poor and sinner .” “ The heart of mystic saint is the center of remembrance of Allah. The heart of a person who loves the world will be the centre of greed and desires . He told further “ There are two kinds of mystic persons .”
First one who himself takes interest in the efforts and mystic exercise . Second one is that person who for the pleasure of Allah joins the way of rightness and do worship.
How the wisdom acts in the following persons. 1. He told wisdom speaks the language of affirmation in the heart of mystic persons.
2. The wisdom speaks the language of explanation in the heart of ascetic person . 3. In the worshipper’s heart it speaks the language of guidance.
4. In the heart of followers it speaks the language of thinking. 5. In the heart of learned persons it speaks the language of remembrance of Allah .
The best person is one whose occupation is worship and his wishes and desires are darweshi (mysticism) and loneliness and he will think about death and life after the death and who always think for repentance. He told “ The heart is source of light and if the desire of the world enters into one’s heart then that light will finish in him and darkness will cover it.’’ One who follows his sole then he will kill himself in this way. One who is not patient on his difficulties then he will face difficulties in the next world. One who left this world it means worldly matters and loves Allah then he will never face any grief and the silent man will not face any apology. We should keep away from any sin and it is better for us otherwise we will become a great sinner.
Upon his death Abu Hasab Sherani saw him in his dream and asked him how Allah blessed him.? He told “ Allah blessed him and asked him to do praise and eulogy for him in presence of angels same as he used to praise and eulogy for him in the other world.”
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Episode NO. 40 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,
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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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Hamdun al-Qassar

39. Hamdun al-Qassar

He was jurist of Islamic law as well as scholar of prophet’s traditions and also he was great saint of mysticism. In mysticism he attained a great position. His teacher was Abu Torab Al-Nakhshabi but he himself was teacher of Sufiyan Suri and Abdulah Bin Mubarak. His followers are called Qasari.
The condition of his taqawa ( fear of Allah) was great and once he was with his friend when was dying in the night and upon his death he put out the lamp and told “ The eceased was the owner of the lamp in his life but now after his death his heirs are owners so it is not good to lit the lamp without their permission”.
In Neshapur he met one young man named Saleh and asked him the question “ What are requirement of bravery and courage ? So he (Saleh) replied him “ My bravery demands me to wear the dress of mysticism and follow their ways. The bravery which require from you is to take down the dress of mysticism and in this way by remembrance of Allah you can attain good position. So that the world may not attract you.”
Upon attaining great fame the persons asked him for the preaching so he replied them “ His preaching will not be good for the mankind because he is a lover of the world and the preacher must have effect to guide the mankind then he should preach . He should have sequence in his preaching and in his condition there should be divine help for him .” The persons asked him “ Why were so effective the styles of preachers who were passed away from the world.” He replied “Because they want to propagate the Islam and want to control the sole in their preaching .” He told “ The love of Allah is better than the mankind. Do not disclose the secret matters. Always sit in the company of pious persons. Keep away from the company of ignorant persons and sit in the company of learned persons” . He told “ Asking for more will cause difficulties. To think sole as better will create proud. If one who follows his sole then he will become blind so he will be away from the right path. Always think yourself as worst and due to fear do not look at sottis person because there will be affected from him .
Always aim at the hopefulness and fear. With humility you will have indigence. The meaning of humility is that not to think others lower than yourself . Over eating is cause of diseases and will make problem for the religious deeds . He told “ One should think himself lower so that world may respect you .”
Abdullah Bin Mubrak told that he advised him “ He should not be angry with any body for the sake of matters of the world.” Some body asked him “ What is definition of the servant ?. He told “ To love Allah and his worship. ”The meaning of zahed (mysticism) is to be content for what ever one gets and do not desire more than that. The meaning of trust is to look at Allah for settlements of his debts other than mankind. But before surrendering all our affairs to Allah one should also try his level best and see all his means and sources , so he should check in this matter . ’’ The following three things with which the Satan will be happy.
For the murder of pious person. For the death of some person in the condition of disbelief.
For the escape from darweshi.(mysticism).
Abdallah Bin Mubrak says he requested him in his illness to advice his ( Hamdum AL Qassar’s) children ? And he told “ He is afraid of their condition of darweshi (mysticism) and so he is much concerned about this as they follow it properly or not than their wealthy condition.”
He advised Abdullah Bin Mubrak at the time of his death to bury him among the women and he told this and died.
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Episode NO. 34 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 Torab al-Nakhshabi


34. Abu Torab al-Nakhshabi


He was great pious personality from Khorasan and not only this but he also performed forty hajjs and for long time he did not taken any rest. Once in the condition of prostration he slept in the holy Harem Makkah ( grand mosque of Makkah ) and saw many hurries in the dream who were interested in him but he told them “ He is too much busy in the worship of Allah so how he will look at them.” But the hurries replied him “ If other hurries will know this matter that he is not interested in them then they will make fun of them.” Upon hearing this Redwan ( the guard of heaven) told them “ He will not see all of you now but on the day of judgement we can meet him there.” Ibn Jla told “ He acquired knowledge from many pious personalities and met 300 pious persons but I think that there are only four of them are great pious persons and among them are Abu Torab is on the top of them.”
When he reached holy Makkah he was very happy there and when I asked him “ What is the arrangement of eating there ?”. So he replied “Some time he eats at Basra or at
Baghdad and some time he used to eat in Makkah.” When he will see any defects in his friends then he used to pray for their repentance and used to start more efforts. He used to say “ Due to his unluckiness such defects were find in them.” He told his disciples “ Do not do any work of hypocrisy.” Once a period of one month of starvation passed on his disciples so in the condition of impatience, one of his disciples forwarded his hand towards the skin of melon so he told him “ You will not get mysticism. Because I have promised with Allah that I will not put forward my hands toward haram ( illlegal) things.”
In my entire life I desired in the jungle to eat bread and egg and once I forget the way and reached a place where the people of caravan were crying . when they saw me they caught me and told that I was stolen their goods and they started to attack me with their knives . But one old person was there who recognized me and told them “ He will not steal the goods as he is a great pious person.” When they heard this then all of them asked me to forgive them. Then I told them “ I have no objection for this trouble because my sole was undergone severe punishment of shame today ’’. Then the old man took me to his house and presented egg and bread. When I was reluctant to eat the above food then I heard a divine call in which it was told “ As you got the punishment for your desire so now you can eat this. But the desire of your sole will be fulfilled after it will be punished.” Once he was traveling in the jungle with his disciples and there was need of water for them for drinking and ablution. So all of them requested him in this matter. Hence he marked a line on the ground and from that place immediately a canal started.
Abbas reported that he was with him in the desert and one of his disciple desired water for the drinking so he hit his foot on the ground then a spring of water appeared there. Another disciple told him that he needs a cup to drink the water so he hit his hand on the ground then a white cup appeared there and that cup was with us till we reached Makkah . He asked with Abbas “ What is your opinion about revelation and miracles of your disciples.? He replied “ Very few people believe in this matter.” He further told “ One who will not believe this then he will become disbeliever.” He used to tell that once in the jungle in the dark night upon seeing one dangerous and tall gipsy I asked him are you jinn or man? But that person told me “ Are you a believer or non-believer ? When I told him that I am a Muslim then he told me “ A Muslim will not afraid other than Allah?”. Then I thought that it was warning from Allah.
Once I saw a man in the jungle who was traveling without any conveyance and nothing was with him so I thought that there is no such great person than him as he has complete faith in Allah. When I asked him about lack of things with him then he replied me “ One who has faith in Allah will not require any thing with him.” He told “ For a period of thirty years he did not borrowed any thing from others or not given any thing to any body.”
When the persons have asked to explain in this matter further then he told them “ One person invited him but he did not accepted his invitation and for this punishment he did not ate any thing for fourteen days.” He told “ A true person is one who feels pleasure of action before action is done . Sincerity is an action in which there is pleasure of worship.” He told to love the following three things is not good. The soleThe lifeThe wealth
We can get peace and pleasure only in the heaven. For realization of Allah there are seventeen stages among them the higher one is trust in Allah and lowest one is acceptance. The meaning of trust in Allah is to be grateful for the religion of Allah and if any thing one could not get then he should be grateful for it. But one should always get lost in the remembrance of Allah. He told Allah created the learned men for the guidance of the mankind. The meaning of richness is that not to desire any thing. The meaning of fakher (indigence) is a needy person. Some body asked him if you have any desire for you? He replied “ I do not have any desire with Allah so I am happy for his approval and so Allah can keep me in any condition what ever he likes.”
What ever darwesh (mystic person) gets is his food and which ever thing that cover his body is his dress . The place where he resides is his house. He was died in thedesert of
Basra and after many years a caravan passed from there and noticed that a man is standing with his staff and looking in the direction of Makkah and his lips were dried but no animal passed from him.
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Episode NO. 34 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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Hamdun al-Qassar

39. Hamdun al-Qassar

He was jurist of Islamic law as well as scholar of prophet’s traditions and also he was great saint of mysticism. In mysticism he attained a great position. His teacher was Abu Torab Al-Nakhshabi but he himself was teacher of Sufiyan Suri and Abdulah Bin Mubarak. His followers are called Qasari.
The condition of his taqawa ( fear of Allah) was great and once he was with his friend when was dying in the night and upon his death he put out the lamp and told “ The eceased was the owner of the lamp in his life but now after his death his heirs are owners so it is not good to lit the lamp without their permission”.
In Neshapur he met one young man named Saleh and asked him the question “ What are requirement of bravery and courage ? So he (Saleh) replied him “ My bravery demands me to wear the dress of mysticism and follow their ways. The bravery which require from you is to take down the dress of mysticism and in this way by remembrance of Allah you can attain good position. So that the world may not attract you.”
Upon attaining great fame the persons asked him for the preaching so he replied them “ His preaching will not be good for the mankind because he is a lover of the world and the preacher must have effect to guide the mankind then he should preach . He should have sequence in his preaching and in his condition there should be divine help for him .” The persons asked him “ Why were so effective the styles of preachers who were passed away from the world.” He replied “Because they want to propagate the Islam and want to control the sole in their preaching .” He told “ The love of Allah is better than the mankind. Do not disclose the secret matters. Always sit in the company of pious persons. Keep away from the company of ignorant persons and sit in the company of learned persons” . He told “ Asking for more will cause difficulties. To think sole as better will create proud. If one who follows his sole then he will become blind so he will be away from the right path. Always think yourself as worst and due to fear do not look at sottis person because there will be affected from him .
Always aim at the hopefulness and fear. With humility you will have indigence. The meaning of humility is that not to think others lower than yourself . Over eating is cause of diseases and will make problem for the religious deeds . He told “ One should think himself lower so that world may respect you .”
Abdullah Bin Mubrak told that he advised him “ He should not be angry with any body for the sake of matters of the world.” Some body asked him “ What is definition of the servant ?. He told “ To love Allah and his worship. ”The meaning of zahed (mysticism) is to be content for what ever one gets and do not desire more than that. The meaning of trust is to look at Allah for settlements of his debts other than mankind. But before surrendering all our affairs to Allah one should also try his level best and see all his means and sources , so he should check in this matter . ’’ The following three things with which the Satan will be happy.
For the murder of pious person. For the death of some person in the condition of disbelief.
For the escape from darweshi.(mysticism).
Abdallah Bin Mubrak says he requested him in his illness to advice his ( Hamdum AL Qassar’s) children ? And he told “ He is afraid of their condition of darweshi (mysticism) and so he is much concerned about this as they follow it properly or not than their wealthy condition.”
He advised Abdullah Bin Mubrak at the time of his death to bury him among the women and he told this and died.
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Episode NO. 39 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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Ahmad ibn Abi ‘l-Hawari

32. Ahmad ibn Abi ‘l-Hawari


He was famous saint of Islamic law and mysticism. He possessed many other qualities in him and as per the saying of writer he was sweet basil of
Syria. He was disciple of Suleiman Darai and he also acquired knowledge from Suafian Bin Ayena. There was so much effect in his preaching .
After attaining knowledge he used to busy in the study of books but afterwards he has thrown all books in the river and he told “ After obtaining the goal there is no need of logic and guides”. But some persons say his knowledge is due to the ecstacy. He agreed with his teacher Suleiman Darai that both should not disagree in any matter. Once Suleiman was in the condition of ecstacy and he went to him and told “ Oven is hot and so it will be done as per his order?.” But Suleiman was in thE condition of ecstacy and told him to go and sit there in the oven . So as per the agreement he went there and sat in the oven. After some time when Suleiman was remembered that he told him in the condition of ecstacy to go there and sit. So when he searched him and the persons found him in the oven . When Suleiman asked him to come out then he left that place but fire not affected him .
He told “If a person not regretted by heart and if it is oral then it is useless. If there is no efforts in the worship and in the mystic exercise then there is no escape from the sins.” After this act there will possibility of friendship and one will get the sight of Allah . Mystic knowledge increases as per the wisdom. The persons who have fear of Allah will depend upon hopefulness.
It is good to weep for the waste of time .The mystic person’s enemy is the love of the world. One who does not knows his soul then he will become proudy. There is no big problem than carelessness and hard heartedness .The prophets thought death is not good thing because it will discontinue the remembrance of Allah. One who likes worship and such person will become beloved of Allah. One who love Allah to get his undeserved favor then he will become polytheist. One who love Allah without any desires then he will become his beloved one.
. 34. Abu Torab al-Nakhshabi
He was great pious personality from Khorasan and not only this but he also performed forty hajjs and for long time he did not taken any rest. Once in the condition of prostration he slept in the holy Harem Makkah ( grand mosque of Makkah ) and saw many hurries in the dream who were interested in him but he told them “ He is too much busy in the worship of Allah so how he will look at them.” But the hurries replied him “ If other hurries will know this matter that he is not interested in them then they will make fun of them.” Upon hearing this Redwan ( the guard of heaven) told them “ He will not see all of you now but on the day of judgement we can meet him there.” Ibn Jla told “ He acquired knowledge from many pious personalities and met 300 pious persons but I think that there are only four of them are great pious persons and among them are Abu Torab is on the top of them.”
When he reached holy Makkah he was very happy there and when I asked him “ What is the arrangement of eating there ?”. So he replied “Some time he eats at Basra or at
Baghdad and some time he used to eat in Makkah.” When he will see any defects in his friends then he used to pray for their repentance and used to start more efforts. He used to say “ Due to his unluckiness such defects were find in them.” He told his disciples “ Do not do any work of hypocrisy.” Once a period of one month of starvation passed on his disciples so in the condition of impatience, one of his disciples forwarded his hand towards the skin of melon so he told him “ You will not get mysticism. Because I have promised with Allah that I will not put forward my hands toward haram ( illlegal) things.”
In my entire life I desired in the jungle to eat bread and egg and once I forget the way and reached a place where the people of caravan were crying . when they saw me they caught me and told that I was stolen their goods and they started to attack me with their knives . But one old person was there who recognized me and told them “ He will not steal the goods as he is a great pious person.” When they heard this then all of them asked me to forgive them. Then I told them “ I have no objection for this trouble because my sole was undergone severe punishment of shame today ’’. Then the old man took me to his house and presented egg and bread. When I was reluctant to eat the above food then I heard a divine call in which it was told “ As you got the punishment for your desire so now you can eat this. But the desire of your sole will be fulfilled after it will be punished.” Once he was traveling in the jungle with his disciples and there was need of water for them for drinking and ablution. So all of them requested him in this matter. Hence he marked a line on the ground and from that place immediately a canal started.
Abbas reported that he was with him in the desert and one of his disciple desired water for the drinking so he hit his foot on the ground then a spring of water appeared there. Another disciple told him that he needs a cup to drink the water so he hit his hand on the ground then a white cup appeared there and that cup was with us till we reached Makkah . He asked with Abbas “ What is your opinion about revelation and miracles of your disciples.? He replied “ Very few people believe in this matter.” He further told “ One who will not believe this then he will become disbeliever.” He used to tell that once in the jungle in the dark night upon seeing one dangerous and tall gipsy I asked him are you jinn or man? But that person told me “ Are you a believer or non-believer ? When I told him that I am a Muslim then he told me “ A Muslim will not afraid other than Allah?”. Then I thought that it was warning from Allah.
Once I saw a man in the jungle who was traveling without any conveyance and nothing was with him so I thought that there is no such great person than him as he has complete faith in Allah. When I asked him about lack of things with him then he replied me “ One who has faith in Allah will not require any thing with him.” He told “ For a period of thirty years he did not borrowed any thing from others or not given any thing to any body.”
When the persons have asked to explain in this matter further then he told them “ One person invited him but he did not accepted his invitation and for this punishment he did not ate any thing for fourteen days.” He told “ A true person is one who feels pleasure of action before action is done . Sincerity is an action in which there is pleasure of worship.” He told to love the following three things is not good. The soleThe lifeThe wealth
We can get peace and pleasure only in the heaven. For realization of Allah there are seventeen stages among them the higher one is trust in Allah and lowest one is acceptance. The meaning of trust in Allah is to be grateful for the religion of Allah and if any thing one could not get then he should be grateful for it. But one should always get lost in the remembrance of Allah. He told Allah created the learned men for the guidance of the mankind. The meaning of richness is that not to desire any thing. The meaning of fakher (indigence) is a needy person. Some body asked him if you have any desire for you? He replied “ I do not have any desire with Allah so I am happy for his approval and so Allah can keep me in any condition what ever he likes.”
What ever darwesh (mystic person) gets is his food and which ever thing that cover his body is his dress . The place where he resides is his house. He was died in thedesert of
Basra and after many years a caravan passed from there and noticed that a man is standing with his staff and looking in the direction of Makkah and his lips were dried but no animal passed from him.
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Episode NO. 32 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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Fath Al-Mauseli

31. Fath Al-Mauseli

He belongs to great category of saints and he used to love the worship of Allah and hate the mankind. Some body told to one saint Fathe Al-Mauseli is ignorant. That saint replied him “ As he left over the worldly affairs so there is no such great learned person like him.” Once in the late night Siree Saqti went to see him but the royal policemen thought him a thief and caught him. In the morning all prisoners were ordered for the execution. When he came near the executioner for the execution but the executioner stopped his hands and when he was asked the reason for it. He told them “ An old man is standing before me and prohibiting me in this matter and he is Fath Al-Mouseli”. So Siree Saqti was freed from there and he went away with Fateh Al- Mouseli.
Once he put his hand in the blacksmith’s furnace and took one hot piece of iron from there and told “ This is called truth .”
Once in his dream he asked Ali Ibn Taleb (ra) to advice him so he told him “ For the sake of charity it is good for the rich persons for the humility of poor persons but it more better that the poor persons should hate the rich persons.”
One poor young man met him in the mosque and he told him “ I am a traveler so I have right over the local residents and for telling this I have come over there that on such a place I will die by tomorrow so please arrange for my convalescence bath and bury me in these old clothes .” So next day he went to that place and he find the young man ’s dead body there so as per the advice of the young man he buried him in the grave yard and at the time when he was leaving the place he heard a call from the grave in which it was told “ Oh : Fathe Al-Mousali if I got the nearness of Allah then I will give you reward for your service for me.’’ He also told “ To live in the world in such a way that life should become eternal.” When once he was weeping the blood passed from his eyes instead of tears. So the persons asked him why he weeps so much. He told them “ Due to fear of sins.”
Some body sent him fifty dirham as present for him and told him “ As per tradition of the prophet if some body get some thing without his desire then he should accept it otherwise it will be regarded as ungratefulness of Allah’s grace. ” When he heard this then he took one dirham so that there will be no ungratefulness. He told “ He acquired knowledge from Abdals (an order of saints) for a period of 30 years and they advised me to keep away from the mankind and eat less.’’ “ As the patient dies if we stop him giving food and water. So in the same way without knowledge, wisdom and the advice of saints, the hearts of mankind will die.”
He asked with a clergy man which way that goes to god? He replied search it with attention any where and you will find it every where. The mystic person’s every talk and action is from Allah. He will seek help only from Allah. One who act against his sole then he will become friend of Allah. One who is a seeker of the Allah then he will not be a seeker of the world.
Upon his death some body saw him in the dream and asked him “ What Allah done with him? He replied “ Allah blessed him with his mercy and told him as you were afraid of sins and for this reason you used to weep so much , so we have ordered the angles not to write any of your sins.”
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Episode NO. 31 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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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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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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Abu Solaiman al-Dara’i

23. Abu Solaiman al-Dara’i

He was famous saint who was master in Islamic law and mystic knowledge. Due to his kind nature he was called rehan khuloob which means sweet basil of hearts. He was from Dar al Malik so he was called Dara’i. One of his disciple Ahmed Hawari narrates that one night he prayed in the private place and he felt very peace with it and when he explained this to his teacher Abu Sulaiman Darai then he told him “ Oh : you are so old but you do not know the condition of worship in the private or public place and in both these places there is nothing which will stop the worship of Allah.”
He used to say that one night after Eisha prayer he could not raise his one hand due too much cold in that night so he put one of his hand in the armpit . In that night he heard a divine voice in his dream in which Allah told him “ He rewarded for raising one of his hand and if he raised the another one then we will have given the reward for that hand also.” After that he had made his habit to pray with two hands during the winter seasons. He told that one night due to drowsiness his time for daily round of recital was over and he saw in his dream a hourie which told him “ Since 500 years she was adorn for you but you are in condition of negligence.” After that sound he wake up and completed his daily round of recital.
He told one night he saw a hurie in his dream . Hurire’s forehead was illuminated. So I asked why it is so bright and shining? She replied him “ One night due to fear of Allah you were weeping and due to the weeping there were tears in your eyes. These tears have put on my face as powder and for this reason from that day there is brightness and shining on my forehead.” He told he used to eat bread with spread of salt on it but one day he ate bread with salt and sesame was also with it. For this he got punishment for one year and due to this punishment there was no peace in his worship. He told that he used to borrow some amount from his friend for his daily expenses of life and one day that friend told him when your desires will be end.? Since from that day he stopped asking any thing from the mankind. He told “He thought caliph a bad man but he never told this to the people in this matter. So that people may not think me sincere and truthful and for this I will leave this world in insincere condition.”
He told that there was person in Makkah who did not drink other than Zam Zam water so I ask him “ If the well of Zam Zam will dry then which water he will drink.?” He replied “ Allah will reward you for giving me advice. Since many years I have great respect for Zam Zam water . So I will finish this respect from today onwards. ” Some persons asked with Saleh bin Abdul Karim which thing is good in the following.
Hopefulness and fear. He replied “both are good but hopefulness is better than the fear. When this saying was reported to Abu Sulaiman then he told “ He thinks that the foundation of worship is on the fear because hopefulness will keep us away from the worship. The foundation of religion and world is on the fear. So when there is control of hopefulness on the fear then hearts will not work properly. If there will be increase of the fear then the worship will also increases.”
He told Luqman advised his son “ Fear Allah in such extent that there will be no disappointment from the grace of Allah and do not keep too much hopefulness for which you will be out of fear from the punishment.” Wet dream is curse due to too much eating of the food . Too much eating of the food will cause the following six problems.
There will be no interest in the worship.Matters of wisdom will not be remembered.There will be no kindness.The worship will become burden.There will be increase of human desires.There will be no time for worship in the mosques due to too much visit of toilets. One who have control on the hunger and this is good habit and Allah grants this habit to his friends only . Because the hunger is fill of next world and the key of this world. The hungry man’s all needs of his religion and necessities of this world are fulfilled.
Self-denial and humility causes softness in the heart and on that person there will be revelation of heavenly knowledge . One loaf of right ( halal) food in the night is better than the whole day’s worship. He told “ The man whose heart is bright will not like worldly desires. Because that light will separate him from this world and take him towards Allah.” He told “ One who will return back from the goal will not be successful. One who gets some sincerity in the life then he will feel happiness. The sincere people will be kept away from doubts. The true people when they want to explain the condition of their hearts but their tongues will not help them. There are some persons who are in agreeable condition of Allah but feel endurance as repentance for themselves. Because in that condition the man will claim for the repentance. But the agreeable condition relates the willingness of Allah so the repentance relates with the man and agreeable condition relates with Allah.” The meaning of agreeable condition is that there should be no desire of the heaven and no fear of the punishment. He told “ I like too much agreeable condition so if Allah sends every body to hell then all will go there with helplessly but I will accept it with happiness.”
To leave egotism is called humility . The person who is called mystic will ignore the things which keep him away from Allah. Sign of mystic person is that who will not desire costly things comparing to the cheaper things. The world only creates all problems. He told the mysticism teaches that all problems are from Allah so leave all things except Allah. He told that hunger is must for the worship. He told that to think over worldly matters will bring difficulties in the next world. If we take lesson then our knowledge will be increased. Thinking will increases our fear of Allah. The need of other world is to shed tears from our eyes and deliberation of our hearts. He told the loss of wasting of life is such that if we weep all our lives then it will not cover the loss. He told Momen (faithful) is one who keeps away his heart from the hardships of the world and busy himslef in the worship of Allah and who shed tears in the fear of Allah.
He told “ If a man busy himself in the worship then in the meadows of heaven the angels will plant trees for his each and every worship . When the man ceases his worship then they also finish their work there. One who leaves all his human desires truly then he will deserve for the reward from the Allah.” One who will not find pleasure in his worship in this world then there will be no reward for such worship in the next world. Because the sign of acceptance is the pleasure of worship. The last stage of mystic saint is equal to the first of stage saints who re-signed themselves to the fate. He told Allah grants such grade to the pious persons in the dream which non pious person will not find in their prayers. When the inside sight of pious men works then the outside sight will be ceased. So he will not see except Allah. If we leave both the worlds to Allah then there is possibility of nearness of Allah. Mystic knowledge is near silence. He told if our heart is bright with remembrance of Allah then there will be no need of desires for us . One who suffers difficulties in the worship then the same source will become salvation for him. He told nothing is better than endurances . There are two kinds of endurances .
One should be content for the things which we do not desire for us and second to be content for the things which we desire for us . For this Allah has prohibited for us.
He told I ruined myself to such extent that the world could not distress me . One who have control over his sole then he will get nearness of Allah and he will deserve for the heaven. He told the person who feel repentance for him then Allah will keep his secrets . He told to his disciple that if your friend in anger will say some thing against you then you do not be angry with him and reply harshly because it is possible that your friend will be more harsher than you. Upon his experience the disciple told him that his saying was correct and practical.
Junaid Baghdadi told that he was used to be very careful when he hears some sayings of the mystic saints and unless he will not check two references from the Quran and traditions of the holy prophet he will not act upon them. He also got some knowledge from Mazlijat . He used to say in hunger “ Oh ; Allah such person is not good for your service unless who will not act on your commandments.”
At the time of his death the persons told him you are going to see Allah who is most beneficent and merciful so please advice us. He told I am going to see Allah who counts our small sins and also who punish us for our greater sins and by saying this he left this world.
Somebody asked him in the dream how Allah has blessed him ? . He replied Allah granted his mercy and blessing but my fame in that world was not good for me .
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Episode NO. 23 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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Episode NO. 8 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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