Hadhrat Fatah Musali Rahmatullahi Alaihi Once Hadhrat Abu Abdullah Jalaa’ (Rahmatullahi Alayh) was at the home of Hadhrat Sirri Saqati (Rahmatullahi Alayh). Late at night Hadhrat Sirri donned clean garments and was about to set out. I asked where he was going this part of the night. He said that …
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Once while Hadhrat Sirri Saqati Rahmatullahi Alaihi was giving a discourse (wa’z), Ahmed bin Yazeed who was one of the courtiers of the royal court of the Khalifah, passed nearby with a large retinue with much pomp and splendour. He instructed his retinue to halt and wait for him while …
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Allah Ta’ala Ta’ala says, “Did you not see how you Lord dealt with the owners of the elephants? Did He not bring their plans to failure? And He sent against them flocks of birds. Which pelted them with stones of baked clay. And He made them like eaten fodder.” (Surah …
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Ubayy ibn Ka’b Radhiyallahu Anhu narrates: “When one third of the night had passed, the Messenger of Allah would stand up and say: ‘O people! Remember Allah. The rajifah (the first blowing of the Trumpet) has come and it will be followed by the radifah (the second blowing of the …
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There was once a notorious robber among the Kurds (the name of a tribe in the Middle East). He narrated his own story: “Once I was going with my gang of robbers with the intention of a dacoity (a violent robbery). We stopped to take rest at a place where …
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Hadhrat Maulana Maseehullah Khan Saheb Rahmatullahi Alaihi mentions Hadhratwala Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi Rahmatullahi Alaihi, related an incident: Mauláná Abdul-Haqq Khairábádí رحمة الله عليه sent an ‘álim with some questions pertaining to logic, with the instructions: “Go to Mauláná Ismá’íl Sáhib and have him solve them.”Now, Shah Ismá’il Shahid, was …
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Hadhrat Moulana Maseehullah Khan رحمه الله mentions this incident: Hadhratwálà, Hadhrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thánwí رحمة الله عليه told us a qissah: A certain person’s wife went to a buzrug with a complaint: ” Hadhrat! My husband is causing me tremendous vexation with his scolding.” The buzrug immediately understood the …
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There is no greater source of comfort in this world than Tafweedh (surrender totally to the will of Allah Ta’laa). You will have to search and search till you are dead tired, but you won’t find anything in this world which is more comforting than Tafweez. Once, Hadhrat Ibrahim bin …
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Once someone asked Hadhrat Haatim Rahmatullahi Alaihi:” From whence do you eat?” He responded:” From such a kitchen of Allah Ta’aala in which there is no fear of reduction.” Then the man retorted :” You eat from the wealth of people, which you aquire by deception.” Hadrat Haatim said:” Did …
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