ABOUT THE BOOK

This book unveils the glory and

marvellous reality of a spiritual and
ascetic personality who followed a
rare Sufi Order called ‘Malamatia’
(The Carrier of Blame). Being his(RA)
chosen Waris and an ardent follower,
the learned and blessed author of the
book has narrated the sacred life style
and concern of this exalted Sufi in
such a profound style that a reader
gets immersed in the mystic realities
of spiritual life. This book reflects the
true essence of the message of Islam
and underscores the need for
imbibing within ourselves, a humane
attitude of peace, amity, humility,
THE ULTIMATE compassion, characterized by selfless
and passionate love for the suffering
DIMENSION OF LIFE
An English translation of the book ‘Qurb-e-Haq’ written on the
humanity; disregarding all prejudices
and bias relating to caste, creed,
ascetic life and spiritual contemplations of Hazrat Makhdoom
Syed Safdar Ali Bukhari (RA), popularly known as Qalandar colour, nationality or religion. Surely,
Pak Baba Bukhari Kakian Wali Sarkar. His(RA) most devout the readers would get enlightened on
follower Mr Syed Shakir Uzair who was fondly called by the purpose of creation of the
Qalandar Pak(RA) as ‘Syed Baba’ has authored the book. He mankind by The God Almighty, and
has been an all-time enthusiast and zealous adorer of Qalandar which had been the point of focus and
Pak(RA), as well as an accomplished and acclaimed senior
Producer & Director of PTV. In his illustrious career spanning objective of the Holy Prophet
over four decades, he produced and directed many famous PTV Muhammad PBUH. It touches the
Plays, Drama Serials and Programs including the breathtaking most pertinent subject in the current
and amazing program ‘Al-Rehman’ and the magnificient times marred by hatred, greed, lust,
‘Qaseeda Burda Sharif’. He belongs to a renowned ascetic despondency, affliction, destruction,
family of Lahore, in line of descendents of Gilani Syed lineage.
The family played a lead role in moulding and strenthening agony and chaos, ever seen in the
fundamental social values and family ethos in the country and history of mankind. This book is
abroad through PTV, as well as contributed immensely in the regarded as an astounding and a
fields of Fine Arts & Show Business. He has earlier authored a classical effort in realigning of human
book titled ‘Tohfa-e-Qalandar’ on similar topic and runs the behaviours towards a virtuous life in
website www.alrehman.com. Syed Baba was chosen as the
Spiritual Waris and Descendent (Heir) by Qalandar Pak(RA) this mortal world, and salvation in the
during his(RA) lifetime. Being a luminary in the field of Hereafter; hence, earning the title
spiritual excellence, he is currently dedicating his time and ‘The Ultimate Dimension of Life’
energies to enlighten the humanity at large on the focus, life and
A humble undertaking as inspired and
message of Qalandar Pak(RA) and serving as a beacon in accepted by Syed Baba for worldwide
realigning the human behaviours for attainment of highest readership and dissemination of the
virtues in life and development of true understanding on the blessed message of Qalandar Pak(RA) by
purpose of existence of mankind, as propounded by The All- Muhammad Javed Iqbal
Mighty Lord, most brilliantly explained by the Holy Prophet May The All-Beneficent and The All-Merciful
Muhammad PBUH and repeatedly affirmed ever since, by a accept the effort - Ameen
vast number of Aulia Karam, Sufis and Saints RA.
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CONTENTS

1. Fana Fillah - 11
2. Malamat - 13
3. Introduction to the Author - 20
4. Meeting the Lord of Jazb o Masti - 24
5. The Reality of Nafs - 27
6. The Reality of Human Being - 31
7. Hazrat Baba Ji Muhammad Hussain
Al-Maroof Baba Harley Street (RA) - 53
8. Hazrat Syed Deedar Hussain Shah Gardezi - 57
9. Faqar - 65
10. Hazrat Baba Lal Shah(RA) - 71
11. Hazrat Syed Siddique Hussain Shah Askari
Al-Maroof Little Star (RA) - 75
12. Tassawuf and Sufi - 85
13. Two Important Things - 116
• Maraqaba e Zaat - 116
• Ism e Azam - 119
14. Presentation - 204
15. Rizq - 252
16. Expressions of Kakay & Kakian from Abroad - 303
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Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful)

THE ULTIMATE DIMENSION OF LIFE

An English version of urdu book titled ‘Qurb-e-Haq’ written by His (RA) most devout
follower Mr Syed Shakir Uzair, Waris-e-Qalandar Pak RA called ‘Syed Baba’

All praise and glorification be to Thy Real Lord, The Supreme State of All-
Holiness and All-Purity, Who created this world as the testing field for His best
creation and thousands of other worlds in the universe for the spiritual elevation and
flight of His adorers - the paragons of virtue. Atop Everything and Everyone, The
Biggest and The Highest, Who grants elevation, raised the skies and decorated it
with stars, having lit them all, He bound them into respective orbital motions. His
Greatness, Most Regarded, The Bearer of all Wisdom formed every layer of this
universe as carrier of His subtle revelations. He is The Ultimate Creator, Who gives
life and loves His Creation (the mankind), The One Who characterized the human
existence as being the reflection of mini-universe. All praises be to The One, Who
blesses and awards without concern for any gain in return, and to The One, Who
created the human race as being the best in all of His creations and while granting
the understanding and ability to exercise the right, appointed them as deputy (or
Vice) in His own domain. He is the True Accomplisher, The First and The Last, The
Hidden and The Most Apparent, knowing all that is secretive and enigmatic. Allah
SWT is the Ultimate Creator who enlightened His Prophets and Messengers (May
peace be upon all of them) for the very purpose of His creation and sent them as
‘Guides’ of the humanity. He is the Purest and Worthy of All The Praise and
Gratitude; Who showers blessings and mercy upon His beloved creation, way
beyond they can ever imagine or hope. He is The Only and The Most Ancient, Who
ensured the continuity of His guidance with ever raining blessings and compassion
and accorded solace to the wandering and suffering humanity in His shelter of peace
and tranquility. Allah SWT is The Most Beautiful, Who with His sheer Will and bounty
granted a fond and accepted status to the Prophet Adam AS1 and vested His special
authority (or powers) in all other Prophets (SA) in testimony to His Might

1
AS - Alayhis Salam, ‫عليه السالم‬, May the peace and salutations be upon him.
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(Greatness). The Truthful and The Real Lord Whose providence embodied Prophet
Musa AS2 with desired strength to gain salvation from the tyranny of Egyptian
Pharaohs. All Perfect Praise be to Allah SWT, The Most Superior and The Exalted
One, Who revealed the Lord, Seal of the Prophets, Prophet Muhammad(SAWW)
from the luminous folds (bright curtain) above the skies and who(SAWW) embodied
the divine light, gracious beauty and relished blessings. The Magnificent and The
Most Noble Beloved Who sent the Chief of all Prophets(SAWW) as the benefactor of
all the worlds. Having blessed him(SAWW) with the Holy Quran, being the greatest
of all gifts, made his(SAWW) pure heart (Qalb-e-Muthar) as a source of pure light,
guidance, understanding and a blessing for ultimate salvation and success.

‫الضحی تيرے چہرہ نور فضا کی قسم‬

ٰ ‫الہی ميں شمس و‬
ٰ ‫ہے کالم‬
‫قسم شب تار ميں راز يہ تھا کہ حبيب کی زلف دو تا کی قسم‬
“Hai kalaam e Ilahi me Shamsuz'zuha, Tere chehre Noore Faza ki qasam
Qasam e Shab e taar me raaz yeh tha, ke Habeeb ki zulfe duta ki qasam”
(Hazrat Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi RA)

Most beautiful and Splendid, He is one of His Kind Who graced His
beloved(SAWW) with the night of heavenly travel (Shab-e-Asra) for
communion and marked every breath of His beloved(SAWW) as the sole
reason for well being and existence of all the worlds. Allah is The
Dominant and The One Who brings forward everything – The Expediter,
Who enlightens the adorers of His beloved(SAWW) with intense love and
pious emotions of fearlessness. O’Grace! What a Lord of Majesty and
Generosity, Who graced the adorers of His beloved(SAWW) and placed
them at the highest virtues of perseverance and acceptance. He, The
Unmatched, enabled the Companions(RA) of His Rasool(SAWW) for the
utter following of his Prophet(SAWW) by illuminating them(RA) with
divine love and ever ready strength of obedience and following. He, The
Greatest and The Most Admired and The One, Who is boundless and
accords vastness, honoured Maula Ali(RA) with divine light of abstinence –
lack of worldly desire (Noor-e-Faqr) and through supreme martyrdom of
Hazrat Imam Hussain(RA), accorded a new life to the religion of Islam.
That Only Praiseworthy Who brings to existence the first time 3 and Who

2
Prophet Musa - In Christianity he is called Prophet Moses.
3
The birth.
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would equally do so the second time4, Who in the blazing fire of Karbala
graced the ‘Family of the House(RA)’ with magnificence, bravery,
steadfastness and highest virtues of faith. Allah is The Only Source of
Wisdom and Understanding, Who through His best blessings and will,
chooses His friends and then with His Enlightenment5 grants His intimacy
and highest order of subservience for signifying the continuance of truth
of His beloved SAWW, stages forward His friends6 from the point of Fana7
through to Baqa8, thereby illuminating them(RA) with special qualities
and then assigns them to guide disoriented humanity. Allah SWT, The
Gracious, The Entirely Merciful, The Dearest and The Compeller, The Most
Strong and The All-Prevailing, The Only True Owner, The Most Exalted
Companion and The Most Beautiful; Who salvage from the tyranny of
rebellious self and grants new life to the darkened hearts, transforms
negativity with the strength of piety and pure enlightenment and directs
towards ‘The Straight Path’9.

“Guide us in the right path —The path of those on whom Thou hast
bestowed Thy blessings”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Fatihah, 1:6 & 7)

Peace and blessings be upon the purity and truthfulness of all Prophets and
Messengers(SA) sent down by Allah Pak(SWT). The Highest of all Prophets10,
the Pride of all Existence11, The Intercessor of the Day of Resurrection12;
The Honourable and Enlightened (SAWW), on whose highest order purity,
piety, magnificence, honour and truthfulness, may there be millions
(countless) of Darood-o-Salam13.

4
The Hereafter.
5
Nooraniat.
6
Aulia Karam RA.
7
Fana - Annihilation of the self, breaking down of one’s ego or to die (in the context of worldly desires) before
death.
8
Baqa - Subsistence or permanency, a summit of mystical stages i.e. the destination or abode which is achieved
through qualitative evolution in the journey of faith, knowledge, understanding and divine grace; it is
characterized by reversion to the state of pure consciousness by His(SWT) Will.
9
Sirat-e-Mustaqeem.
10
Syed-ul-Anbia SAWW.
11
Fakhr-e-Mujodaat SAWW.
12
Shafa’a-e-Mehshar SAWW.
13
Salutations and invocations of compliments on Prophet Muhammad SAWW.
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Peace and blessings be upon the piety and eminence of exalted mothers
RA14 of the believers(RA) and pious daughters RA15.

Peace and blessings be upon the faithful following, love and dignity of
the Righteous Caliphs RA16.

Peace and blessings be upon sincerity, affection and pure following of

the Blessed Companions RA17.

Peace and blessings be upon bravery, courage and passionate faith of

the Lord of Karbala RA - The Leader of highest pedestal18 and the ‘People of
the House RA’19.

Peace and blessings be upon the ever-unleashing fragrance of divine

love and ascetic focus of the Followers RA of the Blessed Companions
RA20, Followers RA of Tabaeen RA21, Aulia Karam RA22 and Qalandran-e-
Uzzam(RA)23.

Peace and blessings be upon the unrelenting ocean of bounties and

bliss of Qalandar Pak Kakian Wali Sarkar(RA). Peace and blessings be upon
whom(RA) who brought new life to the darkened and gloomy hearts.
Peace and blessings be upon All Descendents RA of The Prophet
Muhammad SAWW and those of Hazrat Ali RA for their true love of humanity.
Most of all, peace and blessings be upon the persistent luminosity of the Pious
Lord and the Gracious Prophet SAWW.

َ ُ‫علَي ِْھ ْم َو ََل ُه ْم يَحْ َزن‬

‫ون‬ ِ َّ ‫أ َ ََل إِ َّن أ َ ْو ِليَا َء‬
ٌ ‫َّللا ََل َخ ْو‬
َ ‫ف‬
“Unquestionably, [for] the friends of Allah there will be no fear concerning them, nor
will they grieve”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Yunus, 10:62)

14
Ummahaat-ul-Momineen – Eminent wives(RA) of Holy Prohet Muhammad SAWW.
15
Dukhtran-e-Pakeezah(RA) – daughters(RA) of the Prophet Muhammad SAWW.
16
The four Caliphs, the onerous companions(RA) of the Prophet Muhammad(SAWW) who were appointed in
succession after his(SAWW) Wissal.
17
All Companions of the Prophet Muhammad SAWW.
18
Hazrat Imam Hussain RA.
19
- Ahle Bai’at RA. People of the house of Prophet Muhammad SAWW.
20
Tabaeen RA.
21
Taba Tabaeen RA.
22
Friends RA of Allah, The Almighty.
23
Plural of ‘Qalandar’ which is regarded as an honorific and noble status or title among Sufis or Friends’ RA of
Allah, The Almighty.
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“Whoever kept grievance against My friend (a friend of Allah SWT), he would be

regarded as at war with Me”
(Sahih Bukhari, Vol 2, Hadees No 963)
ِ َ ‫اف َمقَا َم َربِ ِه َجنَّت‬
‫ان‬ َ ‫َو ِل َم ْن َخ‬
“But for he, who has feared the position of his Lord, are two gardens”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Rehman, 55:46)

Hence, it means that friends of Allah SWT will not be fearful24, rather they will
have another fear25. The fear has two types, ‘fear of loss or harm’ and the other,
‘fear of gain’. The fear of loss or harm is given by Allah SWT to His enemies and
gainful fear is given to His SWT friends. This gainful fear results in intimacy
(Qurb) and understanding of Allah SWT (Ma’arifat) and realization of this divine
understanding happens to be the sole reason for existence of mankind.

“I did not create the jinn and the humans except to worship (understand) Me”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Zaariat, 51:56)

Praying or worshipping is factually the true understanding of Allah SWT. As

the understanding of Allah SWT increases; the intensity of love for Him SWT
increases, too. As the intensity of divine love increases, so does the intimacy
(with Allah SWT) and equally great would be the fear (gainful fear).

Hence, the Holy Illuminated Prophet (SAWW) said: -

(Translation) “Amongst you all, I am the most fearful of Allah SWT;
therefore, possessing highest understanding of Allah SWT”.

In the Holy Quran Allah SWT says:

‫س َال ًما‬ ِ ‫علَى ْاْل َ ْر‬

َ ‫ض َه ْونًا َو ِإ َذا َخا َط َب ُھ ُم ا ْل َجا ِهلُونَ قَالُوا‬ ُ ‫الرحْ ٰ َم ِن الَّ ِذينَ يَ ْم‬
َ َ‫شون‬ َّ ‫َو ِع َبا ُد‬

“Such servants of Allah, The Merciful do exist, who walk on earth with humility and
when they are meted out with mal-treatment by ignorants, they pray for their peace
and blessings, instead”.
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Furqan, 25:63)

24
With reference to loss or harm.
25
With reference to gain or profit orientation.
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The Kind Prophet SAWW said, “The person who listens to the prayers of
mystics and does not call out ‘Ameen’, then by Allah SWT his name is
written amongst the oblivious”.

The human body has been created from the clay and clay does bear
impurities; thus, purity is not the attribute of human beings. Because their nature
and formative matter is derived from clay, human beings cannot free themselves
from the turbidity of self. Therefore, neither the ‘Acts’ can cause inward purification,
nor any other steadfast struggle of abstention can result in eliminating this impurity
or turbidity of self. The inward purity possessed by friends of Allah SWT i.e. the
enlightenment, is in their nature – the very core. This does not imply that in the
absence of pious acts, one could get on the path of Allah SWT, it rather implies that
to be the ‘chosen one’ and ‘to be possessing the quality of understanding
and intimacy (of/with Allah SWT)’ is not a matter of choice or result of any
struggle (Kasbi), it is rather a blessing and is granted by Him SWT through
His SWT Will (Wahbi – His SWT choice prevails over every human desire).
The captivating continuance of blessings of Allah SWT, in the shape of
enlightenment continues to surround the descendents of Nabi SAWW and Hazrat Ali
RA. Makhdoom Syed Safdar Hussain Bukhari(RA), due to the blessed
enlightenment of Allah SWT, is regarded as a beacon (illuminating lamp)
and a chosen friend of Allah SWT26.

Hazrat Makhdoom Syed Safdar Hussain Bukhari(RA), popularly

known as Kakian Wali Sarkar belongs to Hussaini Syed family 27. Your
(Qalandar Pak’s RA) Jadd-e-Amjad28, Hazrat Syed Jalauddin Surkh Posh Bukhari
Suharwardy(RA) migrated from Bukhara29 to present day Pakistan in 1232 AD (As
per Islamic Calendar: 630 Hijri). His(RA) Honourable Shrine is in Uch Sharif30 and is
a source of bliss for all and sundry. Allah Pak granted continuance to his dominion

26
Sahib-e-Wilayat - the person appointed at the exalted station of a Wali Allah i.e. friend of Allah, the
Sainthood.
27
Descendant of the family of Hazrat Imam Hussain RA.
28
Jadd-e-Amjad - The noble personality who came earlier in the same generation, and from whom the mystical
order descended to the person being associated in present times.
29
Present day Uzbekistan.
30
Uch Sharif - It is a Tehsil of Bahawalpur. To express one’s high regard and honour for the place, the word
‘Sharif’ is suffixed with the name of a place where an exalted and accomplished Sufi Buzurg stayed or his Tomb
is situated.
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and mystical order31 through his children and in later generations. Uncountable
shrines in Pakistan, Indian Held Kashmir and in India stand today in testimony to
their devoted love in the cause and efforts for spreading the message of Islam.
Qalandar Pak(RA) happens to be a bright luminary of this very family of
great mystical connection. Your(RA) great grandfather Syed Sattar Shah
Bukhari(RA) came and settled in Dhudhi Thal. This place is near Lilla
Town, Tehsil Pind Daden Khan, District Jhelum (Punjab Province of Pakistan).
Hazrat Syed Jumlay Shah Bukhari(RA) was the respected grandfather of
Qalandar Pak Syed Safdar Ali Bukhari Sarkar(RA). He(RA) departed this
worldly abode in 1915 AD. He(RA) was an accomplished Sufi Buzurg of
that time. Many of his(RA) miraculous acts (Karamat) are still
acknowledged and remembered with great reverence by the people.

One of his(RA) Karamat became very famous and a source of universal

acclaim. On hearing about his(RA) Karamat, a seventy-year-old Buzurg by the name
of Abdullah Kahoot, hailing from an illustrious land lord family which belonged to a
renowned village of Chakwal called ‘Bhalla’ that lie 10 Kms from Chakwal along Road
Chakwal-Choa Saidan Shah, came to him(RA) and offered his respects. He said that
he did not have any children and his wife had already died. Hazrat Jumlay Shah
Sarkar(RA) said that there was a 25 years old girl in his house and that he should
marry her. He(RA) portended that Allah Pak would bless him with a child
despite his old age. He further said that he must name him ‘Mureed
Hussain’ who would later ascend the fortunate and glorious station of a
‘Ghazi’ due to his deep love and respect (Ishq) towards Rasool Allah
SAWW. It happened exactly in this way and Abdullah Kahoot married the girl on the
command of Hazrat Baba Jumlay Shah Sarkar(RA). By the blessings of Allah Pak,
Mureed Hussain was born to him after the specified time as per his(RA) portent. In
his prime young age, Mureed Hussain read in the newspaper about the blasphemous
act of impious utterance and dishonour concerning Hazoor SAWW by someone
named as Gopal Das, a Hindu veternary doctor. Agitated by the impudence of Hindu
veterinary doctor and adnorned with the Ishq of Rasool Maqbool SAWW, Ghazi
Mureed Hussain came to Dudhi Thal and first offered his respects at the Shrine of
Syed Jumlay Shah Sarkar(RA) and later went to Lahore and killed the irreverent

31
Wilayat.
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Hindu, condemning him to hell. Ghazi Mureed Hussain was later hanged for this act.
In this manner, the blessed divination of Hazrat Baba Jumlay Shah
Sarkar(RA), that a son would born to him who would later become a
‘Ghazi’ in the Ishq of Rasool Allah SAWW, was fulfilled.

Qalandar Pak(RA) often mentioned about Karamat and spiritual Faiz of Hazrat
Baba Jumlay Shah(RA) Sarkar, both within and outside the family; and took great
pride in being the grandson of Baba Jumlay Shah(RA). He(RA) would always visit
and pay his respects at the blessed Tomb of his(RA) grandfather(RA) whenever
he(RA) visited Dudhi Thal. In his(RA) lifetime, Qalandar Pak(RA) enjoined upon Syed
Mansha Abbas Bukhari and Syed Farhat Abbas Bukhari for construction of the Tomb
at the blessed grave. Its foundation stone was laid by Qalandar Pak(RA) and the
construction got completed in his lifetime.

Syed Ghulam Shabbir Bukhari(RA) was the maternal uncle of

Qalandar Pak(RA) and happened to be his(RA) father-in-law, as well.
He(RA) was looked upon with immense grace and admiration in the area
because of his(RA) polite manners, balanced nature and spirituality.
Qalandar Pak(RA) mentioned that he(RA) was brought up by his(RA)
maternal uncle Syed Ghulam Shabbir Shah Bukhari(RA). He(RA) often
mentioned it and prided upon the brought up of his(RA) maternal uncle.
Hazrat Baba Syed Ghulam Shabbir Shah Bukhari(RA) had two sons, Syed
Hassan Akhtar Shah Bukhari and Syed Saleem Akhtar Shah Bukhari, who were
his(RA) cousins. Qalandar Pak(RA) felt deep sorrow on the death of Syed Hassan
Akhtar Bukhari. When he(RA) proceeded to attend the burial and shouldered the
funeral, Qalandar Pak(RA) said that Hassan Akhtar Bukhari is among the dwellers of
paradise (a paradisiac).

Dhudhi Thal was a remote place before construction of Motorway (M2). To

improve this under-developed area, Qalandar Pak(RA) worked tirelessly
and gave out a plan of ‘Defence Road’ to establish link to Lilla Town.
He(RA) undertook projects to screed and harden mud tracks in the village and
adjoining areas. He(RA) constructed schools for the education of poor people of the
village. Regarding health, he(RA) ensured establishment of dispensaries. Respected
readers can gauge the concern of Qalandar Pak(RA) from the fact that from among
his(RA) followers, he(RA) advised doctors to continue visiting his(RA) village
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dispensary and they must devote one day per week for the patients even after when
Baba(RA) had departed this worldly abode. In the last 12 years ever since, Dr
Shehzad and Dr Armaghan of Islamabad, who are his(RA) fond disciples, continue to
attend his(RA) village dispensary, as ordained by him(RA). In addition to this,
he(RA) used to invite and mobilize different NGOs for drawing their focus towards
different developmental aspects of his(RA) village and adjoining areas. Alongside
these issues, he(RA) endeavoured to resolve the problem of brackish water in the
area.

Qalandar Pak(RA) had phenomenal love and regard for his(RA) dear and
respectable mother. He(RA) said that, “In 1960, I began to experience mystical
states32 but due to intense bond and love towards his(RA) mother, he(RA)
would get out of that state and normalise quickly”. When his(RA) mother took
the heavenly journey, and passed away after some time, he(RA) used to remain very
sad and did not take interest in anything. In the meanwhile, as per the tradition of
the family, a ceremony was arranged for his(RA) Dastar Bandi33. He(RA) said,
“During the process of Dastar Bandi, I felt as though a thunder passed
through the entire body”. Consequently, worldly consciousness began to
fade away, all exigencies vanished and this state of ‘Jazb-o-Masti34’
overwhelmed his(RA) consciousness, sublimity, loftiness and mystical
power35 turned like a twin razor sword. He(RA) became estranged to
everyone around him(RA). Everyone was fearful, the family had neither seen it
happening, nor had they ever heard; so, they got worried and felt concerned. They
thought that perhaps, he(RA) was suffering from some mental illness. They decided
to take him(RA) to a hospital, instead. In that overwhelming state of mystical
magnificence, he(RA) travelled to Uch Sharif and kept roaming in the
sacred corridors of the Holy shrine of his(RA) ascetic grandfather, Hazrat
Syed Surkh Posh Bukhari(RA) – Makhdoon Jahanian Jahan Gasht.
32
Mystical State -Jazbi state, a physical state of existence, often expressed as a feeling of ‘Masti’ in which the
chosen friend of Allah SWT gets overwhelmed by strong love and passion for Allah SWT. Rejoiced by His SWT
intimate companionship, the chosen one seemingly gets disoriented with outside world.
33
Dastar Bandi - Traditionally, it is a custom followed wherein, a person in the family is chosen to bestow the
honour of succesion after some elder has passed away and a ceremony is held to formalize the decision in
which a turban (a long piece of cloth) is placed over the head of that chosen person.
34
Jazb o Masti – A pure, sublime and passionate state of a mystic and ascetic person during which he is
overwhelmed by divine love accompanied with external disorientation akin to intoxication. The state of a
person in which he is absorbed in the sight of The Ultimate Creator and on this account, he is entranced and
spellbound by resulting internal spiritual experiences and ecstasies.
35
Jalali dewangi.
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Fana Fillah36

Irrespective of the sect or school of thought, all those following the

religion of Islam have this faith and trust that the sole essence is the
attainment of Qurb, which the Holy Quran refers to as Ma’iyat37, Qurb,
L’aqa38, Ro’iyat39. Whereas, Ahadees Mubaraka40 mention it as Qurb,
Wasl41, Ma’arifat42 and Haqeeqat43. What is Qurb?

Now since the human mind is locked in the physical state of ‘Time and
Space’44, therefore it relates Qurb and Wasl to metaphorical expressions and
experiences such as hugging one another, enjoying someone’s company and
chatting. But, Allah Pak is genderless and is not like us, and so He SWT does not
possess a body, a face or similar appearance, rather He is The All-Pure and Superior.
Therefore, owing to our limitations and lack of understanding we are unable to
realize the meaning of Qurb and Wasl. Allah SWT is Noor and the soul of a human
being is also Noor45. So, Qurb and Wasl means that Noor i.e. spirit of a blessed
human being gets nearness of The Ultimate Noor SWT; hence that state of Wasl.
Fana Fillah also has a similar context i.e. the Noor, which is the spirit of a blessed
human being, is granted nearness of The Ultimate Noor SWT i.e. Qurb and Wasl, to
an extent that it (the soul) looses its existence and ceases to exist in the existent
world.
(A paragraph from the book ‘Kashf-ul-Mahjoob)

Now, Qalandar Pak(RA) in his state of Fana Fillah went from Uch Sharif to
Sehwan Sharif and there appeared no change in his(RA) state of Dewangi.

Sultan Bahoo(RA) very well said: -

36
Fana Fillah - A higher stage in spiritual journey towards Allah SWT wherein the seeker annihilates and ceases
to exist – a state of contra-existence with worldly desire.
37
Ma’iyat - Phenomenon of associating and belonging to Allah SWT through His SWT Will.
38
Qurb, L’aqa - Ultimate level of Faqr and nearness granted by His SWT Will.
39
Ro’iyat - A Blissful sight of Allah SWT.
40
Ahadees Mubaraka - Sayings and manners of the Holy Prophet SAWW.
41
Wasl - A Spiritual enjoining or communion, a state of nearness of the blessed soul with the Beloved SWT.
42
Ma’arifat - A higher status of referral, acceptance and understanding of Allah SWT, the cognition of Haq/ the
ultimate truth.
43
Haqeeqat - The reality and dimension of our existence and link with the Ultimate Power SWT.
44
Zaman-o-Makan.
45
Noor - Utter bright light – The divine light.
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“Maran theen aggay mar gaye Bahu

Taan matlab nun paya ho”
“Those who realize the secret of God, they endure the taste of death; come
what may and die before death [and find everlasting life], as I chose to put an end
to my worldly desires. Hence a death, before the actual one and only then did I
realise, the true perspective”
Hazrat Sultan Bahu(RA)
I remember him(RA) saying one day, “Baba ceased to exist long ago,
now which death would come to Baba? this is merely my dust which is
wandering around”. As we look at, everyone rightfully sees the body, certainly it
is so; but The Almighty through His sheer will had chosen him(RA); hence, the
Mauj46 which embodied him(RA). Offcourse, the society all around him(RA)
could not comprehend this blessing on him(RA) due to their sole reliance
and belief on physical vision.

“(Allah SWT says) My friends47 are hidden under my veil (Sadri)48 and no one
can recognise them except Me and my friends”.
(Hadees Mubaraka)49

Whereas the family felt concerned, Baba Ji(RA) while travelling in his state of
sheer focus and reverie reached the infamous Market of Beauty of Lahore.
Astonished and aweful, as everyone cried out, “What has happened to this
Syed; defaming the family”. Overwhelmed by that state of ecstasy and mystical
joy, he(RA) began to dance in that bazar of disgrace. Everyone tried his best to
make him(RA) realise, but the pure state of divine love broke the ironclad
shackles of intellect, as well as the rational faculties of the soul and took
refuge in oblivion and ignominy. He(RA) was embraced by disappointed,
sinful and destroyed people. When the hidden50 and the apparent51
became visible, it then came to fore as to what was the actual truth. The
cover of deceit and hypocrisy was torn apart. The melancholy of broken

46
Mauj – Ecstasy, great happiness or joyful excitement.
47
Aulia Karam RA.
48
Sadri or veil – a large piece of woven but unstitched cloth worn over the dress.
49
The detailed context is also explained in the Hadees Mubaraka related by Hazrat Umar RA and others as a
narration of Hazrat Abu Malik Al-Ash`ari RA in Masnad of Imam Ahmad. Another famous and similar
description of the characteristics of Aulia Karam (RA) was given by Hazrat Ali RA as related by Ibn Al-Jawzi in
the chapter devoted to him in the book ‘Sifat Al-Safwa’.
50
The inner self - Batin.
51
The outward self - Zahir.
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hearts bore peace. Sharp sarcasm and jeering manners crossed all
boundaries. Finally everyone who tried, got exhausted and the light of
understanding and purity paved its way through.

Malamat52
In the sphere of sincerity and pure love, Malamat is very effective and
endearing. For this reason, the people of eternal verities53 always remain a subject
of public blame54. Specially, the sufis and saints, even Rasool Allah SAWW himself,
who is the leader of Ahle Haqeeqat and a guide of pure lovers of Allah SWT55.
Before the advent of divine revelations, he SAWW was regarded as the most
virtuous and eminent, but the people advanced the language of Malamat soon after
the revelation of his SAWW Prophethood; some called him SAWW a magician, others
as poet, whereas still others as crazy (May Allah SWT grant pardon).

Allah SWT says in the Holy Quran, “And they fear not the Malamat of
those, unleashing Malamat”
َ‫َو ََل يَ َخافُونَ لَ ْو َمةَ ََلئِ ٍم ۚ ٰ َذ ِلك‬

“And they do not fear the blame of a critic”

(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Ma’idah, 5:54)
This practice and manner of Allah, The Almighty still prevails and whosoever
advances the name of Allah SWT, the people turn against him and he is meted out
scornfully. Verily, Allah SWT keep them safe from the aggro of such people, and
such is the question of His SWT dignity and friendship; He SWT hides His SWT
friends from the eyes of common people so that none could cast an eye on
the magnificence of their reality56. Not only this, with a view to protect
them from overweening, He SWT does not even allow His SWT own friends
to take a glance at their blessed and lofty magnificence. To this end, Allah
SWT turn the people against them(RA) and by His Will they advance their
contemptuous and sarcastic demeanours towards them(RA). Additionally, Allah SWT
assigns Nafs-e-Lawama57 for unleashing Malamat in case a wrongful act is

52
Malamat - Belief in the value of self-blame.
53
Ahle Haqeeqat.
54
Malamat-e-Khalq.
55
Ashiqan-e-Allah.
56
Jamal-e-Hal.
57
Nafs-e-Lawama – Malamat i.e. the blame invoking conscience.
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committed, likewise in case of a noble act, the Malamat is that it should have been
done in a more nobler and better manner, instead.

(Paragragh of the book ‘Kashful Mahjoob’ )

“For this reason, renowned people of faith say that Tasawwuf 58 is when
you regard your act as being inferior and unfulfilling, and regard the
blessing of Allah SWT as the mightiest and infinite. Hence, the people dislike
whoever treads the righteous path, and likewise Allah SWT dislikes the one who is
subservient to his bodily needs.”

That is how, the stay of Qalandar Pak(RA) in the ‘Infamous Bazar’

enjoined him with total surrender and slid him(RA) in custody of Rab SWT.
Divine focus turned him oblivious and aloof59 and whatever remained
behind was nothing but sheer pain60. Pain is actually the cause of creation, it is
motherhood, a feeling, selflessness and filled with sincerity. Always the same chorus,
“Snatch pain of the painful, spread smiles on the faces, get into focus 61 at
the very core”. This is how actually ‘Ishq’ is defined, “Barring Allah SWT, it
vanquishes everything”. So did it happen exactly, as Qalandar Pak(RA) having
quit the life of comfort and pleasure, took refuge in the infamous and disgraceful
bazar and established his(RA) Astana62 in the house of Kaki Ghazala Nazar. The
deliberations of Qalandar Pak(RA) on mystical poetry and ascetic narrations 63 sung
by his(RA) Kakis dawned a realization of the wealth of pain and concern64. He(RA)
dedicated himself to relieve the agony suffered by the saddened,
disoriented and lost souls. He(RA) would ask the disoriented youth to sit with
their eyes shut and listen to Arifana Kalam, and by this they would rid themselves of
the menace of intoxication. For those who liked the dance, he(RA) began to work on
Dhamaal65. The sacred place of Qalandar Pak(RA) was used for the well
being and salvation of humanity by relying on the essence and beauty of
Dhamaal. This unique form of concern and remedy evoked furious public

58
Tasawwuf - Preference of spiritualism as a way of life over worldly pursuits.
59
Oblivious or aloof i.e. Beniaz - could not care less. A person who is free from worries or concern of the world.
60
The pain and concern for humanity.
61
Uni-focused and utter concentration, to pay full attention to a single aspect of concern.
62
Astana - A sacred place of gathering and worldly abode of friends of Allah SWT or Aulia Karam.
63
Arifana Kalam.
64
Kakis - Female disciples or followers.
65
Dhamaal - A form of meditation performed in a dancing way over different tunes played with mostly primitive
musical instruments and Arifana Kalam – it is followed as a tradition on various shrines of sufis and saints, such
as at the Shrine of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar RA.
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anger and aroused negative reaction to extreme levels. All newspapers,

magazines and journals criticized him(RA) and awarded him(RA) the title
of ‘Peer Kaki Tarh’66. He(RA) heartily clamped this title as a medal on
his(RA) chest. Conversely, foreign media channels recorded this bold
method of treatment and spread it all around the globe. In 1997, a program
about Dhamaal was organized by the Lion’s Club in Margalla Hotel, Islamabad in
which he(RA) spoke on this method of treatment and said,

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most
Merciful)
“I am indebted to Lion’s Club who gave me the opportunity to present my
program at this forum. I am especially thankful to NNI who honoured me by
awarding the title of ‘Peer Kaki Tarh’ which has been clamped by me as a
symbol of bravery on the chest. I belong to the Malamati faction, and in journalism,
I wrote editorials with the same name, which in addition to Pakistan, were also
published in international newspapers. I also have this honour that despite such ill-
repute, journalists published me enormously and for this I am thankful to Zia Shahid
and Khushnood Ali Khan who introduced me to the world through the column of
Peer Kaki Tarh. This is their boldness. My introduction to music was coincidental and
the opinion of ulema67 regarding music is correct in the sense that music and dance
are forbidden in Islam and I strongly subscribe to this. This is my ill-fate that Muslim
Ummah is indulgent in this un-Islamic practice. Western and eastern civilizations are
unleashing waywardness through music and dance. This has been accepted.
Through music, I am also endeavouring to highlight a force with a view to
draw advantage for the benefit of the humanity. This system is in place
worldwide, whereas I am doing it in Pakistan for the first time, and due to this fact, I
am confronting intense resistance. I appeal my critics and those with
understanding of this knowledge, to resort to criticism as much as they so
desire, but they should also focus on its positive dimension. It is not bad; I
am saying that curing is possible in spiritual manner with the help of
music. If incurable diseases could be cured, then there is no harm in undertaking

66
Peer Kaki Tarh - A person who gazes or stares at women with ill-intent in the garb of a mystic (May Allah SWT
pardon the expression). It is a title of Malamat (the blame) advanced towards Qalandar Pak(RA) by the
ignorant, devious and wayward people who were unable to understand his(RA) high rank and reality.
67
Ulema - Muslim scholars.
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this research. I am curing diseases with the help of various cassettes of music and
there have been many successful experiments conducted in Lahore and Islamabad.
What is Radiation? What is Music? In my point of view, music actuates the
sense of realizing pain which is evoked through the inner self of the
singer. This neither is related to poetry, nor does it have anything to do with the
face or hearing. It will be accepted by the one, who is blind and deaf. Through
intense concentration and focus, the frequency of the person in distress
and the singer will merge and would thus bring relief and benefit the
distressed. I am undertaking experiments with success. I have come to know that
on music other people are also advancing their claims and saying that they will treat
diseases with the help of this method. It is heartening for me to know that at least
some people are stepping forward. Actually, I am undertaking research on the
treatment of dejected humanity, but quite the opposite, the people have
declared me as a ‘Peer’. Whereas, holding of musical and dance functions
in big hotels by people of high society is regarded as Cultural, conversely
when Baba does so, then he is regarded as ‘Peer Kaki Tarh’. Yes, I am
Kanjirion Ka Peer68; at least, I am aware of the wealth of the ability to
realize human Pain and grief.”

Hazrat Syedna Ali Hajveri(RA) says: -

“Factually, there is no better love than the love of Malamat. For this
reason, Malamat by a Friend (of Allah SWT) does not cause contempt in the
heart, and a friend (of Allah SWT) does not interest anything but the
unflinching acceptance and will of their Friend (Allah SWT), and critic by
Aghiar69 does not affect at heart”. It is well said by someone, “O’friend, I
have not seen anything more delicious (heartening) in your love other
than Malamat, because Malamat is the garden of Ashiq, fragrance of the
beloved, tranquility of the desirous (Mushtaq) and a world of hearty
enchantment (Dil ka saroor) for the disciples”. In the entire universe, it is this

68
Kanjarian – A title and an expression of insult often advanced by public towards female singers or dancers.
Since the Bazar-e-Husn was his(RA) abode in Lahore, the worldly people, who remained oblivious to the true
reality and understanding, linked Qalandar Pak(RA) to such women. An aspect of Malamatia order in sufism.
69
Aghiar – A plural of Ghair, in the field of Tassawuf, it is anything other than Allah SWT.
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group of ‘Ashiqan’ (Malamatia)70 who seek Malamat and endeavour to gain peace
and tranquility of the heart. Not others with pure intimacy (of Allah SWT), neither
Jinns, nor Angels hold this virtue; and those who were among the previous
communities of Prophets and Messengers (SA), whether worshippers 71, hermits72,
desirous73 or seekers of ultimate truth74, were not granted this status, rather this
special status is only possessed by people of The Highest Prophet
(SAWW), who are followers of the spiritual path - Saliks75, and who have
dissuaded their hearts from pleasure of the world76. Please remember,
those worthy people of faith who gained contemplation, vision and
inspiration of Allah SWT in their illuminated hearts i.e. Mushahada77
through passionate struggle with ‘Self’ i.e. Mujahada78, are called ‘Salik
Majzoob’. Whereas, those who gained Mushahada first, are regarded as
‘Majzoob Salik’. Qalandar Pak(RA), having accepted Malamat and quit
peace, is regarded as ‘Majzoob Salik’. Critic by anyone or Malamat never
wavered his(RA) determination and he(RA) strived day and night
persistently for relieving the pain and grief suffered by the despondent
humanity. He(RA) used to say that disease is not just bodily, but it is
mental as well; psychological diseases and spiritual deficiencies must also
be treated. People only refer to the five bodily senses79 and are oblivious to the
spiritual senses80. In their struggle for worldly gains, mankind loses the peace (of the
self) and when there is absence of coherence between body and the soul within, the
disease takes over. Since, fulfilling bodily needs alone do not serve the
purpose; therefore, spiritual demands are to be addressed, too. Hence
sync between the body and soul is extremely essential. He(RA) would ask
people to sit with their eyes shut and say to them, “Hear your heartbeat and
70
Malamatia – True and pure lovers of Allah SWT and carriers of Malamat i.e. the blame that a Sufi willfully
carries on himself in the path of Allah SWT to dissuade worldly people who may otherwise intrude in his focus
towards The Ultimate Being and to protect himself from worldly distractions.
71
Abid.
72
Zahid.
73
Raghib.
74
Talib-e-Haq.
75
Salik - A Mureed, a disciple to one particular teacher or Murshad.
76
Inqita-e-Dil.
77
Mushahada - Witnessing the truth and reality of existence, neither on account of inheritance, nor through
intellect, but purely by the Will of Allah SWT as a sheer blessing and bounty.
78
Mujahada - Acts of penance and austerity, constant and steadfast effort to abstain from comforts of life and
other worldly desires with firmness of faith, to gain acceptance of Allah SWT and receive divine enlightenment.
79
Hawas-e-Khamsa.
80
Lataif-e-Satta.
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listen to Arifana Kalam through the ears of your heart; and be it known
that you stand in front of Allah SWT”. As they did so, their soul (which is
actually the driving force) would get energized due to being cut off from the worldly
thought and they consequently felt relieved upon opening the eyes. After having
been cut-off from negativity, how peaceful and relieved one got in few
moments; this was expressed and confessed by all those who met this
Lord of Malamat (RA).

Despite tremendous objections, he(RA) continued with Music and Dhamaal

Therapy. His(RA) permanent residence was in Bhaati Gate, Bismillah Street, Lahore
near Kocha Shah Inayat and from here he(RA) used to foot the distance to Astana.
He(RA) used to carry ‘The Message’ to all kinds of people on foot and always kept a
smile on his face. He(RA) also got visiting cards made, on which it was written: -

He(RA) got the following visiting cards made when he(RA) began writing
editorials for the newspapers: -
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Respected readers may please ponder, as to how beautiful lesson

was given to the creation of Allah SWT by a person who lived in the
domain of Malamat. As I have narrated earlier that in the face of His SWT Might
and Magnificence and despite nearness, friends of Allah SWT, owing to their Qurb
and pure love, always resort to His SWT Zikr81. He SWT is All-Knowing and The Only
One Who grants. In their rush for the worldly gains, human beings fall prey
to the blinding cover of darkness82 and corrosion83. Mere thought of Allah’s
presence alone could pull him out of that darkness. Those living under Hijab-e-Ra’ain
are none other than non-believers. Therefore, with little concentration and
focus, feeling the existence of The Almighty through the heartbeat can
turn Hijab-e-Ghain into divine light.

Being Jahan Gasht, he(RA) used to roam throughout length and breadth of
the country to meet with people; and like this one day, he(RA) arrived at the set of
PTV Islamabad, where I met him(RA) for the first time.

81
Zikr - Continuous expression of praise and acceptance of His SWT Might; both inwardly as well as outwardly.
82
Hijab-e-Ghain.
83
Hijab-e-Ra’ain.
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Introduction of the Author

My name is Syed Shakir Uzair and my birthplace is Bagh Munshi Laddha,
Kachha Ravi Road, Lahore, where I was born in 1956. My house was close to the
Dera84 of Hazrat Syed Salamat
Ali Shah (RA) popularly known
as Qalandar Baba Chhatree
(Umbrella) Walay Sarkar.
He(RA) stayed on the roadside
under an umbrella. Whenever
I passed by that place during
my childhood, I would always
see him(RA) covered in a blanket. My respectable father, who graduated from
Government College Lahore was a businessman. He laid special emphasis
on upbringing of all his children. My elder brother, Mr Syed Fazal Kamal was
among the founders of Pakistan Television (PTV). In Pakistan, the television was
introduced in November 1964. I was only eight years of age when my dear
mother passed away and left for the eternal abode. Following her burial in
a graveyard near the house, my father got a Tomb constructed on her
grave. Having purchased a piece of land adjoining the graveyard, he got a
Mosque constructed which stands till to-date as Shamim Masjid. A library
containing Islamic books was also created there and we all brothers were instructed
to offer daily prayers in the same mosque. Despite the adolescent age, I got the
volumes of Sahih Bukhari85 issued in my name from that library and read them. My
late respected father guided me in understanding the books from time to time. He
would gather all children daily in the evening and used to illuminate us on
different aspects of Islam. He advised us all that whenever we were free;
we must recite the Quranic dua,

ِ ‫َوقُل َّر‬
‫ب ِز ْدنِي ِع ْل ًما‬
“My Lord, increase me in knowledge”
(Al-Quran, Surah Taha, 20:114)

84
Dera – A Den or abode, the residence or the place for resting and meeting.
85
One of the most authentic books of Hadees Mubaraka.
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That is how the observance of Islamic values in our house imprinted

lasting and very strong impressions on our way of life. Whenever my father
would talk about Aulia Karam RA, his eyes became tearful; especially about his great
grandfather, who was a Mast Faqir (Hazrat Shah Naqaabdar RA) and whose mention
was always in detail. Such expression of love left deep impressions on my
heart and we often visited the Shrines of Hazrat Data Ali Hajveri(RA) and
Hazrat Syed Peer Ali(RA). During the same period, I came across the book
“Kashf-ul-Mahjoob” written by Hazrat Data Ali Hajveri(RA) which I brought to the
house and endeavoured to read it. I could not comprehend anything in the book
owing to my younger age, however I did enjoy the Karamati86 narrations on
Aulia Karam(RA). One day when I read this incidence of
repentence(Tauba)87 by Hazrat Bashar Hafi(RA), “While intoxicated, once
on his(RA) way to the house, he(RA) found a piece of paper with ‫هللا‬
ِ ‫س ِم‬
ْ ِ‫ب‬
َّ ‫الرحْ ٰم ِن‬
‫الر ِحي ِْم‬ َّ written on it. He (RA) picked it up with due respect and having
applied Ittar88, he put it at a clean place. The same night he(RA) dreamt
and was blessed with the sight of Haq Ta’alla SWT Who said, “O’Bashar,
you turned My Name fragrant and By My Honour, in this World and the one
Hereafter, I have also turned your name fragrant. Whoever will listen to
your name, his mind (the inner being) will become fragrant”. After having
woken up, he(RA) immediately resorted to Tauba and opted for Tareeqat89. Highly
acclaimed, he(RA) possessed a superior grace in Mujahadat (plural of Mujahada) and
a very high regard in Tareeqat. Just look at his(RA) astounding practice in the love
of Allah SWT; after having sought forgiveness and resorting to Tauba, he(RA) never
wore shoes. When someone asked the reason for not wearing shoes, he(RA) said,

86
Karamati - Divinely acts or supernatural wonders or miracles performed by Sufia Karam and Saints. It is a
"thaumaturgic gift" akin to miracles. Though miracles were only performed by Prophets and Allah SWT created
the miracle in support to His Prophets as a testament to their Prophethood, Karamat are extraordinary
happenings performed by Aulia Karam (friends of Allah), i.e. Muslims who have reached a high rank of piety
through proper knowledge and practice, and most important through realization of the Ultimate Truth (Haq)
and continual remembrance of Allah, then Allah Pak creates ‘Karamat’ to support His Wali. Stories
of Companions RA of Holy Prophet Muhammad SAWW performing miraculous acts are already there in Hadees
Mubaraka, and miracles performed by various saints are ingrained throughout the entire history of Islamic
mysticism, specifically in Sufi mysticism.
87
Tauba - A retreat, a return, repentence or to regret. Both the Holy Qur'an and the Hadees incorporate the
word to refer to the act of leaving what Allah SWT has prohibited and returning to what He SWT has
commanded.
88
Ittar - Natural and organic fragrance extracted from flowers and other natural materials and mostly worn by
Muslims for being pure and non-alcoholic.
89
Tareeqat - Order or path of Sufism.
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“This earth is a floor of Allah SWT, I do not want anything to intervene and
act as a veil between myself and Allah SWT”. When Hazrat Imam Hanbal (RA)
was asked about the nature of divine love, he(RA) said, “Please ask Hazrat
Bashar Hafi(RA), I am unable to reply on this, till he(RA) is alive”. This
narration of his(RA) incidence had a grave effect on my heart, as I would read this
narration many times over during the day. This was the time when Urs Mubarak of
Hazrat Data Ali Hajveri(RA) was being celebrated. Not being able to understand
anything else, I moved towards the bazar, which had been decorated for the Urs
Mubarak and bought a bottle of Ittar and two pottery plates, one with ‘Allah SWT’
written on it, whereas the other had ‘Muhammad (SAWW)’ written on it. I hung
them on a wall in the room on return and started applying Ittar to the plates every
time, day and night. I carried this habit from my boyhood, through till I met
Qalandar Pak(RA). I was totally unaware that Hazrat Bashar Hafi(RA) was
blessed with Mushahada-e-Haq90 and noble status of Wilayat91. Although I
merely emulated the act, but by sheer blessing of this emulation, I met
with a Buzurg92 of that time, Hazrat Syed Ahmed Shah Abul-Barakat(RA).
He(RA) took me onboard as a Follower. This was a Sufi Order called
‘Ashrafia, Qadria, Barkatia’. Khatam-e-Ghausia93 was organized at his(RA)
Astana-e-Alia every Thursday. I would always endeavour to participate in
that Khatam despite the restriction which my father had laid on staying
out of the house after Maghreb (evening time). In the afternoon (wearing
shirt and pants), I often visited Sarkar(RA) and mostly found him engrossed in
complete focus of Allah SWT and Istaghraq94. After when his(RA) breathing
would normalize and he(RA) would get out of that state, usually with a
lapse of 2 to 2½ hours, he(RA) used to utter the same words, “Allaho
Rabbi Rafique-al-Alla95”. Looking at me with a smile, he would inquire
about my well being and later would go back to the same state of focus.
My employment in the Department of Culture, Pakistan brought me to Islamabad in

90
Mushahada-e-Haq - To be blessed with the sight of Allah SWT i.e. The Ultimate Reality.
91
Sainthood.
92
Buzurg - A title given to an elderly or pious person who may also be a Wali Allah, Sufi or a Saint.
93
Khatam-e-Ghausia - A special gathering organized for prayers and recitation of Holy Quran to commemorate
Hazrat Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani Ghous-al-Azam RA.
94
Istaghraq - A state of intense absorption in Zikr of Allah SWT. A person who is in the blessed company of The
Ultimate Lord i.e. Allah SWT.
95
Allah SWT is The Best of all the friends and The Sincerest.
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1974 and thus my contact with him(RA) broke down. I did post a letter to him(RA)
once, whose beautiful reply turned out to be a blessing in my life. Hazrat Syed
Abul-Barakat(RA), in addition to bearing Khilafat96 of Syed Ahmed Raza
Barelvi(RA), he(RA) was a trustworthy beholder of Khilafat from seven
other ‘Sufi Orders’. He(RA) was Ashiq-e-Rasool SAWW and illuminated the
hearts of all his(RA) disciples with the love of Syed-ul-Anbia SAWW.
His(RA) many Khulafa97 are still busy in propagating his(RA) teachings. He(RA)
departed this worldly abode in 1977 (May Allah SWT raise his ranks – Ameen).

This was the same year in which my dear father also departed on eternal
journey. Then at that point in time, since the desperation in me was
becoming more agonizing and excessive, someone took me to the sacred
place (Shrine) of Hazrat Bari Imam Sarkar(RA), where I gathered peace
and solace; though, I was devoid of any form of mystical mannerism and
did not realize the insurmountable gentleness of ‘Faqr’. I would simply go,
pray for blessings and would come back after distributing food among the people
there. I got married in 1978 and a son was born to us in 1981, whom we named
‘Syed Muhammad Shahzail’. My wife was an artist and a writer too, and later
in life, she not only sided with me in moving along a Malamati Faqir, such
as Qalandar Pak(RA), but she also stood with me in the face of all forms of
social resistance and loved Qalandar Pak(RA) very dearly. Gradually the
company of ‘Ahle Jazb98’ began to show its effect. During my service in PTV
as a Producer, all Drama Serials that I produced carried the mention of Bari
Sarkar(RA); specially, the Drama Serial ‘Aghosh’ in which the beautiful reference of
Sarkar(RA) made it highly popular. Allah Pak graced me with tremendous fame as a
Producer in PTV. As time passed, strange questions began to emerge in my
heart. Such as that “O’Qalandar Pak(RA), I want to see you, please come
in front of me! Who is a Faqir? Who is called a Qalandar? The relation of
love and regard is understandable, but what is the reality?”.

I sat for a long time one day at the Tombs of respectable father, mother and
sister of Hazrat Qalandar Pak Bari Sarkar(RA) and unknowingly my eyes shed tears.

96
Khilafat - Concept of attestation and succession in a Sufi Order. This could be held by one or more persons at a
time. Likewise, a person may hold succession of multiple sufia orders at one time.
97
Khulafa - A plural of Khalifa, an appointed deputy or a vice in a particular sufi order.
98
Ahle Jazb - The people of a specific Sufi Order (Tareeqat) who in sheer disregard to every worldly desire, prefer
to remain in Qurb of Allah SWT and defy their existence for any reason, but for the cause of Allah SWT.
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In the meanwhile, I reached the sacred place of Qalandar Bari(RA) and sat there
with similar focus. Suddenly, as I closed my eyes, I began to hear a voice inside me
saying, “I will certainly meet you one day, you will then get the answer to
everything”. I became somewhat fearful; that voice kept resonating in my ears.
Then came that day wherein Qalandar Pak(RA) came to me while I was in my office.
There is no doubt in the fact that despite all such happenings, I was still a subject of
worldly filth, and love of this world had confused me. The conflict of practice and
preach reflected the following of Nafs99 in me and a person of vision100 was needed
for understanding of Nafs, so as to uncover the darkness101 in me and ensure that
my Pharaoh of sovereignty surrendered.

Meeting the Lord of Jazb-o-Masti

Being a creative producer, I was assigned the responsibility to

undertake production of a Sama’a102 gathering in an innovative manner
and pleasant form. With this in mind, while I was engrossed in discussion
with a Gaddi Nasheen103 of a Shrine located in Ratta Hotr (a place close to
Rawalpindi) and some other people for the purpose of recording Sama’a,
when Qalandar Pak (RA) entered my office and took a seat. Looking at my
commitments, he(RA) left the office after a while; but he knocked back at
my door thrice and called out to me, “SYED”, to which I replied, “Please
come in”. In the meantime, I requested Qalandar Pak(RA) to take a seat
and asked others to leave. I had just begun to enquire about his(RA) well
being only, whereas in response, the aura and spontaneity of his(RA) talk
suddenly brought everything to a standstill; a medium of silence. I could
hear the same voice through my surroundings, “I had told you that I
would surely meet you one day”. This is the journey of light
(enlightenment); somewhere it is named Sehwan Sarkar(RA) and elsewhere
as Baba Farid(RA), sometimes Syedna Ali Hajveri(RA) and on other
occasion as Bari Sarkar(RA). I felt as if I was lost, when taking a card from
99
Nafs - The evil within i.e. the lower soul which incites passion, worldly desire or lust for power, authority,
wealth, bodily needs such as dress, appearance, smartness, sex etcetera.
100
Person of Vision - Enlightened personality, blessed and illuminated with divine light of understanding.
101
Darkness within - Failure to realize and see the true reality.
102
Qawwali or Sama’a - A spiritual audition (Nastaʿlīq: ‫)قوالی‬,
ّ it is a form of Sufi poetry and devotional music to
express praise and love of Allah SWT, Holy Prophet Muhammad SAWW, The Caliphs RA and the Companions of
Prophet Muhammad SAWW, Sufia and Aulia Karam or Murshad etcetera.
103
Ibid, as at Page 14.
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an accompanying person named Raja Majid, Qalandar Pak(RA) placed it in

front of me and said, “I am Malamati (in his native Punjabi language)”. As
though, my study of the book ‘Kashf-ul-Mahjoob’ tinkled my sense of
curiosity and I said, “Baba(RA), if you are a Malamati then why have you
got this card printed?”. He(RA) replied, “I did so for the blind, not for you,
indeed”. When he(RA) got up and was about to leave, he(RA) looked at an artist
who was present there in the room and said, “Syed Baba, give him a half-filled
glass of water”. I immediately complied and then he(RA) said, “Shut your
eyes, call out Allah SWT thrice in your heart and drink it in three sips with
your eyes shut”. When he had done so, he(RA) said, “Open your eyes and
tell me how did the water taste?”. As kids do in a classroom, I raised my
hand to say, “May I tell, Baba(RA)!”. He(RA) gestured ‘No’ and said that
let him answer. That artist seemed lost for words, as if he had been
deprived of his speech. Since, the fragrance of ‘Rose’ had already spread in
the entire room while he took the sips, I could not hold up myself any
further and said, “Baba(RA), the taste is the fragrance of Rose, which I
could feel”. As though ecstatically, he(RA) smilingly said, “Surely, the
fragrance of Rose is the fragrance of the sweat of Syed-ul-Anbia SAWW”
and left the room smilingly. A strange feeling had set in after his(RA) departure.
Breaking his trance now, the artist asked me as to who was that gentleman? I told
him, “Though, I had read about Malamatia, but had seen one today for the
first time”. The artist had a different opinion and the discussion ensued. I
summed up by saying, “If that Baba(RA) is truthful, then he(RA) will come
back here again. The resonance of my words that I had just uttered was
still in the air when the door opened again, “Here comes Baba, yet again”.
Taking a chair, he(RA) sat down, while I served him(RA) tea. There
remained a kind of strange rush of people in the room and I was surprised
that Baba(RA) stayed there from 1 PM till 9 PM and a magnetic force kept
pulling everyone who suffered from some kind of pain, agony, misery or
grief. The office room appeared like an ‘Astana of a Faqir; whoever came
in, simply sat down and soon we ran short of chairs. Female artists took the
chairs, whereas men kept standing for hours. It is a fact that artists enter the office
of producers only for their work or related needs, that too only when they are
recording a play or a song. What had happened to all of them that day? In the entire
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room, it was the echo of Qalandar Pak’s(RA) voice, alone. The time appeared to be
static, or perhaps could be said that we were relieved from the bounds of time.
He(RA) was simultaneously responding to different and oft queries that lurked in
their hearts. Freed by the load of worries, everyone only looked towards him(RA). In
the face of such forceful and bright light, all were stunned. However, I only realized
that 8 hours had elapsed when Qalandar Pak(RA) suddenly got up and following this
everyone stood up too along with him(RA). I was behind him(RA) when he(RA)
got out of the room. His(RA) peculiar ecstatic movement in a zig zag form
appeared like he(RA) swam the air while praising and glorifying Allah
SWT. No one could dare get any closer to him(RA) due to the aura of
his(RA) personality. We got out of the building and before he(RA) sat in
the car, he(RA) stopped, turned towards me and said, “Syed Baba, we will
meet again”. Smilingly sitting in the car, he(RA) left the place by waving
his(RA) hand. Everything seemed meaningless after when he(RA) had left. A slight
moment of meeting with a friend of Allah SWT (Wali Allah) is like a rare treasure and
he(RA) had blessed us with many such precious moments. Looking at the colour of
spiritual joy and ecstasy during eight hours of Qalandar Pak’s(RA) stay, a saying of
Hazrat Abu Bakr Shibli(RA) was recalled; he(RA) said, “In both worlds, a
Sufi sees nothing but the existence of The Ultimate Truth (Haq Ta’alla)”.

َّ ‫َوكُونُوا َم َع ال‬
َ ‫صا ِد ِق‬
‫ين‬
“And be with those who are truthful (in words and deeds)”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Taubah, 9:119)
No matter how knowledgeable and a devout worshipper of Allah SWT, a
person may be, unless one has the blessings of Allah The Great Merciful, the thought
of personal freewill and effort or undertaking would plunge that person into the
quagmire of pride. We had however, heard about the ‘Ishq’ (refers to divine love); it
was indeed, just the beginning. We were like a lamp in the face of bright Sun,
wherein the light of lamp is always overtaken and subdued by the brightness of Sun.
Due to our sheer following of ‘Self’ (Nafs), why would the power of knowledge and
intellect accept and bow to the person of Ishq. Indeed, it is a fact that we are
inclined and subservient to some magical act for resolution of our pain, agonies,
sorrows and other such complications. Baseless hearsay and delusion of ‘Self’ (Nafs)
result in our disorientation, hold sway and turn us away from the ‘Truth’. Surely, it is
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the task of ‘Nafs’ to resist the ‘Truth’. How is it possible that a person could tame
‘Nafs’ without getting into ‘Mujahada’104. All those people who met him(RA) on
that day in my office were marred by revulsion and aimless criticism, the
next day. When all that began to discomfort me, I learnt my first lesson
i.e. avoid hurting people and breaking their hearts, resist your ‘Nafs’, do
not be like a Pharaoh, do not oppose people; and a good thought leads to
salvation.

The Reality of Nafs

(An Extract from the Book ‘Kashf-ul-Mahjoob’)

The purpose of consistency in abstinence, in abandonment and Mujahada is

to reduce the influence of Nafs. But in fact, Mujahada does not bear fruit till the time
the reality of Nafs is not properly understood. Please remember that in the literal
context, Nafs means the existence of something, or reality or a being. But in
common jargon, this word is used in multiple meanings, for example a group of
people regard the meaning of Nafs as “Soul”, another group name it as “Muraddat –
something that has been kneaded in the body”, yet another group call it “body” and
still another group defines it as “blood”. But the researchers defy all these meaning,
to them Nafs is defined as “the source of evil” and “the matter of evil”. In fact, there
are two views in it, too. One group simply says that Nafs is just the body, whereas
the other group says that Body is the attribute of Nafs, such as its liveliness.
However, all ascribe to the fact that Nafs is the source of all lowly and evil deeds.
Such lowly deeds also have two kinds, first “sins” and second “immorality and low
manners”, for example pride, envy, meanness, anger and grudge etcetra; hence all
such acts which are profusely disallowed and detested in the context of Islamic order
and wisdom. Therefore, lack of morality and manners could be treated in physical
terms through determined and sincere efforts, for example sinfulness could be
treated through ‘repentance’ (Taubah), but low manners such as pride and envy
which relate to the inner self are treated through overt and physical efforts and
sinfulness is related to our physical being which is cured through ‘Repentance’,
which is an inner matter of soul (meaning thereby that Repentance is through the
heart). Hence, Nafs and Soul are two gentle constituents of the body such as,
Angels, Satan, Paradise, Hell etcetra; but Nafs is a subject of evil, whereas Soul is a
104
Ibid, as at Page 31 (Note 115). Steadfastness in one’s effort to abstain, restrain and desist Nafs.
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subject of blessing, exactly as ‘Eye’ is a subject of vision, and ‘Ear’ a subject of

hearing. Therefore, the sole objective and purpose of all Mujahadat and
devoted prayers is to resist and negate Nafs and Allah SWT cannot be
approached or reached without abstinence of Nafs. The following of Nafs
perishes the person and its resistance awards salvation. For this very reason, Allah
SWT has commanded to oppose Nafs and stated in the Holy Quran (translation),
“whoever opposed Nafs, shall reside in Paradise”. The Prophet of Allah SWT
(SAWW) stated, “When Allah SWT wishes to save someone, the evil of Nafs
is revealed onto him” and further said, “He who understood Nafs,
understood The True Lord SWT”. Meaning thereby, “Whoever recognized
Nafs through its impermanence (Fanna’iat), he recognized Thy Lord SWT
through His Ever Permanence (Baqa’iat)”. It was also said, “Whoever
recognized Nafs through its disgrace (Zill’at), he recognized Thy Lord SWT
through His True Grace (Izzat)”. It has been further said, “Whoever
recognized Nafs through subordination and worshipping of Allah SWT
(Abodiat), he recognized his Thy Lord SWT through His Ultimate Lordship”.
As the legend goes, Allah SWT said to Prophet Daud(AS)105, “O’Daud! Oppose
your Nafs, since My Love (nearness) is hidden in opposition of your Nafs”.
Hundreds of thousand times peace be upon The Lord of Wilayat and Ma’arifat,
Hazrat Syed Ali Hajveri(RA)
Even today, his(RA) ever continuing beauty of wilayat serves as a rare gift of
guidance for all disoriented and wayward people.
So, the talk about my first meeting with Qalandar Pak(RA) was going on. It is
4 AM now i.e. the morning time, and Kaki Hilda, a disciple of Qalandar Pak(RA)
(residing in Prague, a city of Czech Republic) has sent me an SMS with reference to
confusion of Nafs. This SMS has reminded me a concern of Qalandar Pak(RA)
which he(RA) expressed during my first meeting. He(RA) said, “Honey Bee
always sits on flowers and fruits, and collects honey which is regarded by
Allah Pak, as the cure; whereas, a dirty Fly always sits on filth and
whenever she sits on Honey, her legs get stuck and she meets her death.
All creations of Allah SWT The Purest have been created through His Will
and for His Purpose”. The Holy Prophet SAWW said, “Every person has

105
Prophet David in Christianity.
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been created for a specific work and that specific work for which he has
been created, has been made easy for him”.
For what purpose have we been created? Allah SWT says: -

ِ ‫نس ِإ ََّل ِليَ ْعبُد‬

‫ُون‬ ِ ْ ‫َو َما َخلَ ْقتُ ا ْل ِج َّن َو‬
َ ‫اْل‬
“I did not create the jinn and the humans except to worship (understand) Me”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Zariat, 51:56)
Then that purpose of creation i.e. servitude and Ma’arifat was made easy
through the blessing of His Perfect guidance.
Allah SWT says in the Holy Quran: -
‫ ث ُ َّم ُك ِلي ِمن‬- ‫ُون‬
َ ‫ش َج ِر َو ِم َّما يَ ْع ِرش‬ َّ ‫َوأَ ْو َح ٰى َربُّكَ ِإلَى النَّحْ ِل أَ ِن اتَّ ِخذِي ِم َن ا ْل ِجبَا ِل بُيُوتًا َو ِم َن ال‬
ِ َّ‫ف أَ ْل َوانُهُ فِي ِه ِشفَا ٌء ِللن‬
‫اس‬ ٌ ‫سبُ َل َربِ ِك ذُلُ ًال ۚ يَ ْخ ُر ُج ِمن بُ ُطونِ َھا ش ََر‬
ٌ ‫اب ُّم ْختَ ِل‬ ُ ‫سلُ ِكي‬ ْ ‫ت فَا‬ ِ ‫ۗ ك ُِل الثَّ َم َرا‬
َ ‫إِ َّن فِي ٰذَ ِلكَ ََليَةً ِلقَ ْو ٍم يَتَفَك َُّر‬
‫ون‬
“And your Lord inspired to the bee, ‘Take for yourself among the mountains,
houses, and among the trees and [in] that which they construct hives. Then eat
from all the fruits and follow the ways, as your Lord has laid down [for you].’ There
emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for
people. Indeed, in that is a sign for people who reflect”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Nahl, 16:68 & 69)
Inspiration to the honey bee relates to a kind of natural or in-built
understanding or education that has been kept in the very nature of every living
being by Allah SWT. Like a child, soon after the birth, he reaches out to the mother’s
breasts so as to get food; whereas, no understanding of anything exists in him, at
that time. It is by the effect of same inspiration that honey bee constructs a hive for
herself and the man is surprised by the look of it. It appears as perhaps; a skilled
engineer has carried out its designing. Since, The Holy Quran ordains to reflect,
therefore Jinns and humans have been granted a supreme blessing of understanding
to reflect on their purpose of creation and He SWT sustains this understanding
through many examples of His SWT omnipotence. The beauty of our creation is that
it is regarded as ‘The Perfect Pattern of Creation’ by Allah SWT. If we still remain
oblivious to this blessing, then we alone are to be blamed. Every person was created
with His SWT special blessing; through servitude and Ma’arifat, and by granting the
right to receive supreme blessing of divine nearness and communion, enabled him to
become worthy of His SWT test. We do benefit from the greatness of a honey bee
and her honey but are not willing to understand the purpose of our creation.
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Whenever a honey bee finds a new orchard or a flower, she returns and
inform other bees about the correct direction and map of the area, which is regarded
as the ‘Bee Dance’. Allah Pak has established a deliberate system for all His
creations. Similarly, people dear to Allah SWT, after having been blessed with His
nearness (Qurb) invite everyone to the same path and guide them to the path of
Allah SWT. Rasool-al-Allah SAWW was commanded to tell the people of
Allah SWT that, “Allah SWT says, My slave (people) keeps drawing nearer
to Me through voluntary prayers until I love him. And when I love him, I
am his hearing with which he hears, his sight with which he sees, his hand
with which he seizes, and his foot with which he walks. And whatever he
demands from Me, I surely grant his wish, and when he seeks refuge in
Me, I surely protect him"106. Hazrat Ali Hajveri(RA) says, “According to the
knowledge of spiritualism, this term relates to the kind of divine nearness
(Qurb) known as Fana Fisifatillah”107. Allah SWT says, “ً‫ض َخ ِليفَة‬
ِ ‫” ِإنِي جَا ِع ٌل فِي ْاْل َ ْر‬
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:30). Khaleefah means a ‘Vice’ or a ‘Deputy’, and
deputy is that person who exercises ‘Right’ through the power delegated to him by
the King. Therefore, when a righteous person is ascended to the status of Fana
Fisifatillah then his coronation of Khilafat-e-Ellahia108 is held and as Khaleefatullah,
he is commanded to rule. When a Wali of Allah SWT experiences the Qurb and
Communion of The Creator, he is overwhelmed by the ecstatic pleasure of seeing
The Ultimate and Endless Beauty and in a state of Bekhudi109, he forgets his own
existence like a ‘Moth’ who loses his existence in sight of the beauty of light and
Allah Pak turns him into an exemplary ‘Guide’ for His Creations.
When we all see the flying birds, we also desire and wish to ever fly like
them. When we meet a Faqir, we wish to become like him. Our desire entangles us

106
Fath Al-Bari, 11.34041, Hadees Number 6502. This hadees mubaraka was related by Imam Bukhari(RA),
Imam Ahmad Ibne Hanbal(RA), Al-Bayhaqi(RA) and others with multiple contiguous chains of transmission.
107
Fana Fisifatillah - In the way of Allah SWT, it is a state of absolute annihilation and surrender of the self by
the slave and the seeker of divine nearness; total disappearance or annihilation of the false (pretended)
personality and existence of the seeker or Salik, complete perishing, evanescing, vanishing, dying or total
disappearance of the personality in the face of The Ultimate Existence / Being of Allah. Seeker’s reaching and
entering into Oneness of Being of Allah without his previous metaphoric personality, separate from Allah;
seeker’s losing his being / existence / metaphoric personality completely in the Being of Allah; seeker’s
nonexistence or nothingness due to realization of the fact that Allah SWT is only Praiseworthy, in possession of
All Abilities and Qualities.
108
Khilafat-e-Ellahia - Having been ascended and assigned as His Deputy, Allah Pak’s command to exercise right
and authority.
109
Bekhudi - A divinely state of an ascetic person wherein, he is not oneself really. Possessing no control over
oneself.
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in the web of Nafs. Whereas, it is about absolute annihilation and

disappearance of ‘Oneself’ and is subordination to the Ultimate Will.
Qalandar Pak(RA) said on an occasion, “The actual duty of Baba is on the
balance of Good and the Evil”.

The Reality of Human Being

Hazrat Ali Hajveri(RA) said, “As per the researchers, recipe of the most
perfect human constitutes three elements; first “The Soul”, second “Nafs” and third
element “The Physical being i.e. The Body”. Each of these three elements have a
nature (a peculiarity) through which it exists. The nature of Soul is ‘wisdom’; the
nature of Nafs is ‘desire’; the nature of body is to feel and sense110. Hence, the
human is said to be a small universe (Kainat-e-Asghar) in itself, as the universe is a
combination of two worlds (the existing world and the Hereafter). Whatever exists in
these two worlds does also exist inside humans too. “For example, four elements are
found in the universe; water, fire, clay and the wind. Correspondingly, a human also
has four states or attitudes which are phlegmatic, bloody, bilious and lovely.
Similarly, in the end of times there exists Hell, Paradise and the field of doomsday
(Arsa’at); likewise, inside humans too, as against Paradise, there is this liveliness,
and against Hell there is this faulty Nafs, and against Arsa’at there is this body
(physical form of one’s existence). Just as, Paradise is the evidence of Allah Pak’s
acceptance; Hell is His SWT disapproval. As the soul of a pious (Momin) beget
tranquil through Ma’arifat-e-Ellahi111, a person remains deprived of experiencing The
Ultimate and Grand Beauty because of the failing Nafs. Therefore, till such time a
person is not freed from the Hell on the Day of Judgment, he will not enter Paradise
and would not be honoured with the sight of Allah SWT. Similarly, till the time a
person does not rid himself from the mischief of Nafs, he cannot attain
Qurb-e-Haq112. And, when someone is granted and one reaches the status of
Qurb-e-Haq, he detests and turn back from idolatry (Shirk or seeking Ghair Allah),
follows the path of Shariat113; that person on the Day of judgment would remain

110
Hawas e Khamsa - the cognizable five senses of the body.
111
Ma’arifat e Ellahi - The true understanding of Allah SWT.
112
Qurb e Haq - Nearness of The Ultimate Truth, Haq Ta’alla.
113
Shariat - The righteous path ordained by Allah SWT and as practiced and professed by The Holy Prophet
Muhammad SAWW.
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safe from the Hell and test of The Bridge of Siraat114 (Pul-e-Sir’at). Hence, living
under the influence and following of Nafs in the world would ultimately
lead him to The Hell. Conversely, if it was the influence of spiritualism,
then it would lead him to The Paradise. The soul is guided by ‘wisdom’,
whereas Nafs is guided and driven by ‘worldly desires’. Wisdom and sanity of
mind directs towards piety, whereas Nafs invite sins. Therefore, in order to achieve
Qurb-e-Haq, it is expected that a seeker of truth must enhance his spiritual strength
by rejecting Nafs.

Qalandar Pak(RA) imparted training to his followers through

correctness of focus and stressed on rejection of Nafs; he(RA) kept saying,
“Love115, love and vanquish hatred through love”. He(RA) further said and
specifically instructed the people around him(RA) who were engaged in
worldly pursuits, “Just quit one bad habit”. This quality act of invoking
‘Balance’ could only be undertaken by ‘The Chosen People of Truth’ (Khasan-e-Haq).
After the first meeting, when I returned home late, my wife (Mrs Asifa Shakir)
asked me, “You got very late, today”. She initially kept quiet after when I had
narrated to her the whole incidence, but later she said, “I do not understand the
reason for music and dance since, this is forbidden in Islam”. I nodded in affirmative
and replied, “Ok, you may ask him(RA) yourself on the day he(RA) visits our house”.
The whole night passed in toss and turn. Having reached my office the next day, I
was held sway by the thought of Qalandar Pak(RA) which had detached me from
usual worldly concerns. Now the question arose, how to meet him again? During this
time, Muhammad Abbas, who was a friend and a cameraman entered the room.
When a mention of it was made to him, he said, “Just a minute! Is he not the same
Baba who wears a red cap and carries a Sindhi Ajrak116 around his neck?” Yes, I said
absolutely and then Abbas Sahib stated that he had met him in Uch Sharif 117. He
alongwith Mr Fiaz-ul-Haq (Late) – who was one of our respected senior colleague,
had gone there to record a documentary on Uch Sharif and Qalandar Pak(RA)

114
Siraat means a way or a road; according to traditions, it is a bridge or road which passes from the top of Hell.
In a Hadees it is stated that Pul-e-Sir’at is a bridge thinner than a hair, sharper than a sword and hotter than
fire. In the Hereafter, true believers will pass over it quickly, some will find little difficulty crossing it but will
eventually find relief, and others will slip and fall in the pits of Hell.
115
Love of humanity for the sake of Allah SWT.
116
Sindhi Ajrak - A traditionally printed shawl usually worn by men in Sindh Province.
117
A town near Bahawalpur, Southern Punjab, Pakistan.
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roamed there in his typical mystical manner118 and state of Jazb-o-Masti119. He said,
“During the shooting, when Fiaz-ul-Haq (Late) asked him to get aside, Qalandar
Pak(RA) turned around and in his furious and majestic manner, do not know what all
he said to him as I was afraid and in a state of shock and my whole body began to
shiver; I lost all my sanity. Rather fearfully, I went to Baba after finishing the
recording. As soon as he(RA) gazed at me, I felt as if a serious earthquake (jolting)
had struck. He(Qalandar Pak RA) made me sit and drink water with eyes shut, but
my whole body became infested with ‘Boils’ and as you can see even today that in
search of their treatment, I am tired of wandering about. How blissful it is to know
that he(RA) visited here.” After narrating this account, Abbas Sahib kept quiet and
instantly spoke with a tearful voice, “Fiaz Sahib fell ill after that incident and once
when I had gone to meet him, he said that perhaps he did something disrespectful
and that he fell against the might of Mighty Baba”. Qalandar Pak(RA) always said,
“Baba never cursed anyone, I never know as to what effect would the
words spoken out by me in that majestic state, cause on the person
carrying negative thoughts; Baba comes to know, only afterwards. Thus,
he(RA) commanded me to keep Abbas Sahib as the Cameraman during the
recording of documentary on Bari Imam Sarkar(RA); by doing so, the ‘Boils’ on his
body would also be healed. Exactly so, his problem subsided to a significant extent
during the process of recording. Suddenly, I recalled that Raja Majid had
accompanied Baba Ji(RA) that day and who had also given me his(RA) visiting card.
I dialed the given phone number immediately and after confirming from Baba(RA),
Raja Sahib said that I should visit his house located in West Ridge by the evening.
We were extremely overjoyed and I along with a friend, Mr Rashid Mirza
(Cameraman) reached West Ridge in the evening. Dear readers, I feel it necessary
to mention here that Raja Majid Sahib possesses a highly sophisticated and diligent
personality. He served Qalandar Pak(RA) with great dedication and in this regard, he
faced immense criticism, as well. Whenever I met him, I always found him with a
smiling face. May Allah SWT always keep Majid Sahib happy and cheerful - Ameen.

As we entered the house, Qalandar Pak(RA) sat on a carpet in the Drawing

Room with few people gathered around him. On seeing me he spoke out, “Here
comes, Syed Baba”. Through an expression of my affection, I shook hands with
118
Mauj.
119
Ibid as at 72.
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him(RA) with a kiss on his(RA) hand. He made me sit close to him and asked about
my well being. I could hardly speak out. His entire body, as if took a jerk120.
Throughout his life, Qalandar Pak(RA) kept getting such sudden twitches
till he breathed his last; As he used to get into his peculiar mystic self-
transcendence121, his body used to get strong jerk and would lurch, then
he(RA) would always call out ‘Allah’. I do not know as to what all was said in
that meeting; as for me, I was experiencing a state of trance, like a deaf and dumb.
He(RA) remained engaged in the discourse for a long time and went into state of
Istaghraq122 and then granted us leave. I think so even today that not
understanding anything did surely turn out to be a blessing for me. I
carried no query; there was no wish to be fulfilled, only a world filled with
helplessness, neither an objection, nor any struggle, it appeared as though
an unknown force had overtaken me. On an occasion, he(RA) said,
“Whoever met Baba, he did advance and put forward a wish and asked for
something, except Syed Baba who never asked for anything”. It was Baba’s
sheer graciousness, otherwise for me the beauty of show biz world was like foot-
dragging and later as we moved on, the sight of that Faqir rid me off from the
magnetic attraction of this world of existence.
The lack of realization of some Faqir leads to confusion and then the process
of usual worldly hustle and bustle spoils the focus. Habitually, we are accustomed to
forgetting things very quickly and likewise, the engagements of my life were such;
one would get absorbed in the world of show biz. The transforming manner of your
conversation greatly impresses all those around you. Perhaps, I did not know myself
as much as my wife, Mrs Asifa Shakir knew me. She felt a strangely unique change
in my attitude. The attractive world of show biz and on the other side the mention of
Baba Ji(RA) and that too, with reference to the Market of Beauty123 and about
Kakian124, music and Dhamaal125; she seemed wondering over this dual and fiery
contradiction. I did express many a times my desire by saying that I wished Baba
Ji(RA) to visit our house and that you meet him(RA), but she would refuse. Then
one day it so happened that my wife developed headache after As’r Prayers and for

120
Lurch or twitch.
121
Irta’ash.
122
Istaghraq - A divineand contemplative state of absorption during Zikr of Allah SWT.
123
Ibid, Bazar-e-Husn.
124
Kakian - A plural of Kaki - number of Female disciples.
125
Ibid.
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a while she laid down with a hand on her head and napped. During this time, she
felt as if someone took her hand off from the head and placing his own
kind hand asked, “How are you my daughter?”; the headache vanished. On
waking up, she told me about Baba Ji(RA) that “He wears a Sindhi Cap and
Ajrak”. Yes, I nodded in affirmative and then she said, “Alright, let us call
him(RA) over to our house”. Thereafter, one day he(RA) along with a Kaki of
Gracious Astana, Ghazala Nazar and few others visited us. Among those who came
along with Harmonium and Tabla (musical instruments) also accompanied Baji
Mussarat126 and Raja Majid. As Ghazala Nazar performed Dhamaal, my wife
questioned about ‘Music and Dance’ as being forbidden in our religion. Baba Ji(RA)
said, “Daughter tell me as to how many injunctions of religion do you abide by?”.
Meaning thereby that your objection to these two things may be correct but reflect
on your life and see as to how many other injunctions, we followed. That was plainly
correct, and it felt as though someone had shaken us. My Begum Sahiba127 attended
to all the guests with great care and hospitality on which Baba Ji(RA) was
extremely delighted and said to all others, “Such is the way how guests
should be treated and taken care off”. Qalandar Pak(RA) left after spending
some time and expressing his fondness and love for my son Syed Muhammad Shazil.
After his(RA) departure, Begum Sahiba spoke like this, “We people live in
such ignorance and refuting a person owing to something in him is a trait
of our Nafs. We regard our objections as their failings and consider it as an
evidence of own righteousness. What is the truth? It is only known to the
traveler of that path128. Having met Baba Ji(RA), the most striking reality
which became apparent to me was that he(RA) did not show any
emotional reaction to my queries, rather smiled at them, put his(RA) hand
on my head and called me a daughter; like an elder, who endeavours to
educate a nescient child. I saw the extreme extent of ownership, felt the
truth and saw a friend of Allah SWT in him(RA), who possessed the
strength of willpower, one who is aligned with the dictates of time and
found him(RA) to be one who would take out aberrant humanity from
their wrongful and swaying path.” I was extremely happy, and the later period

126
Baji is a title of respect given to a lady to regard her as an elder sister.
127
Begum Sahiba - A title used in Urdu language to respectfully address a married lady, specially one’s wife.
128
Seeker of truth, a mureed, follower or a Salik.
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proved it as well, as to how boldly we both husband and wife, faced social sarcasm
and while holding the banner of Malamat, fought sagaciously and smilingly accepted
all the taunting and humiliation. Baba Ji(RA) visited again after few days and stayed
at our house. All those desirous to meet him(RA) used to flock in our house. He(RA)
always spoke with love to everyone and prayed for their well being. As there were
no servants in the house, the preparation of Lungar129 for the disciples was done by
my Begum Sahiba. It is surprising that despite being in his(RA) usual state of Jazb-o-
Masti, he(RA) would go to the kitchen and ask about well being of my wife. We
brought in many people to meet with him(RA).
Next day, he(RA) took us both to Hotel Holiday
Inn; that was a time of great opposition and
Malamat. A show had been arranged there for
which many poets and artists were present on
the occasion. My elder sister-in-law130 was also
present there. The presence of Qalandar Pak(RA)
was disliked to the extent by everyone that my
elder Bhabhi even said something of that sort to my wife and upon which my wife
was absolutely displeased, but despite that, she remained with Baba Ji(RA) at every
step. It was such a lesson which not only taught us how to stand in the face of
Malamat, but also familiarized us with Murda Qaloob131. Baba Ji(RA) always taught in
a practical manner, just as the dictum, “He who endures actually knows the way,
through the difficulties”. During the same time, I once visited the Shrine of Bari
Imam Sarkar(RA) and sat there with eyes shut. At this time, I sensed a voice
coming through my heartbeat, “Break free and defy the shackles of this
worldly abode132 and move towards the space133 which is boundless”. The
eyes opened up, with a strange feeling, I looked around and found people
busy in usual activities; but an ascetic person134, who used to roam in the

129
Lungar - A term used for ‘Food’ that is served as a ritual at Astana or shrines of Sufia Karam or in their
presence and honour for the disciples and all those present in the precincts. As per the belief, the food is
imbued with piety, purity, incorruptibility, spiritual power, barakat (blessings) and community with Allah SWT.
130
My elder brother’s wife – the relation is called ‘Bhabhi’.
131
Such people who are dead from inside, a person with languid heart, dead at heart, or those who lack real or
true consciousness.
132
Makaan.
133
Lamakaan.
134
Majzoob (as referred by the author).
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Shrine wearing a large quantity of metallic things135 around his neck,

came close and said, “Shah Ji, hold this ‘Iron’ so that I could sit”. I
realized on lifting that whatever was hung around his neck was quite
heavy. That Majzoob called a person who was present there and told him
him to bring tea136 with milk. He then spoke out, “This Qalandar(RA) is
indeed a mighty one, it is quite a difficult undertaking”. The later time
amplified that inspiration regarding the boundless space137 and the inner search of
truth turned out to be really pleasant.
I phoned his place once during the initial days after when he(RA) had gone
back to Lahore. Having found out that he(RA) was in Astana, I called there. Initially
some lady attended the phone and asked me to hold up after carrying out full
investigations. After five minutes, I heard another lady who did her investigations
likewise and said that she will soon put me through. After some delay, a man said
‘Hello’ and before I could introduce myself (As I had already begun to get irritated),
he said, here please talk to Baba Ji(RA). And then as if, the sound of ‘Hello’
took away my ability to speak up. He(RA) said again ‘Hello’ and I wished
him (Salam) to which he(RA) replied, “How are you Syed Baba”. I tried to
express my affection and regard and he(RA) said, “Syed Baba, write down
a number”. As I picked up paper and a pen, he(RA) gave me phone
number of a Kaki named ‘Kallo’ who resided in Basti Himaitiyan, located in
Bazar-e-Husn of Bahawalpur. He(RA) commanded me, “Call her and ask
her to pray for you and then call back to let me know” and saying, “Allah
Hafiz” put down the phone. There were no mobile phones in those days and
every house did not have the facility of land line phones. The command of Baba
Ji(RA) shook the Nafs and I also realized that Nafs did very much try to cause
irritation; however, subduing the thought I dialed the phone. Initially, the number
did not connect, but having tried numerous times when I was finally close to
exhaustion, the number got connected. Then it all happened, as it had to. At first a
man picked up the phone and plainly refuted that no girl with such name lived there
but he toned down and softened up after I gave him the reference of Baba Ji(RA);
he said that she lived at a distance and that you would have to hold on for a while,

135
Ironclad, made of Iron.
136
Doodh Patti – a traditional hot drink prepared with pure milk and tea.
137
Ibid, Lamakaan.
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to which I said, “No problem”. A lady said ‘Hello’ after 10 minutes, taking her to be
the same kaki (Kallo), I quickly said whatever I was commanded to say. After
listening to that, she laughingly replied that she was not ‘Kallo’ and told me to
continue holding up. There was again a silence for 15 minutes. I kept
hearing voices of different people in the house, till finally a heartily voice
said ‘Hello’ and ended my desperation. She said, “I am Kallo, a cousin of
Ghazala Nazar talking to you”. I told her about the command of Baba
Ji(RA) and then she spoke back with a momentary pause, “Baba(RA) is
himself a Dua, you are a Syed, what could be the reality of my prayers, you
please convey my humble regards to Baba(RA)”. Please believe me; after I
hung up the phone, I felt such a relief which could not be explained. The
obedience of this command saved me from the rebellion of Nafs and
immediately, I dialed the phone at Astana. The call was answered just
after the first ring and I heard the voice of Baba Ji(RA), “Assalam-o-
Alaikum Syed Baba”. I replied ‘Walaikum Assalam’ followed by my own
Salam and told him(RA) that I have talked to her. Initially the Nafs incited
to give out the complete account but could not pick up the courage and
Baba(RA) said, “Fine Syed Baba, enjoy the Mauj—Allah Hafiz----“.

The Nafs played its part and caused incitement, “How come, you did a
wonderful act and despite being a Syed, asked a Kaki of Bazar-e-Husn to pray”. I
sensed that as if the face of Baba Ji(RA) appeared in my thought and my Nafs fell
silent. Good Lord! Allah Pak saved me from the delusion of Nafs.

The Holy Quran has mentioned three kinds of human Nafs. Firstly,
Nafs-e-Ammara, which is the rebellious Nafs and it glorifies and compels
towards evildoings. Second, Nafs-e-Lawama, when Nafs is somewhat
overpowered its rebellious nature goes away, rather when someone
commits a wrongdoing, the conscience objects to it. Third, Nafs-e-
Mutma’inna, when someone achieves excellence in subduing of Nafs and
is granted satisfaction of heart138, then the Nafs gets tamed and becomes
obedient and fully surrenders his will to that of The Will of Allah SWT139.

138
Tasfiya-e-Qalb.
139
Razi ba Raza.
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Hazrat Syedna Ali Hajveri(RA) says, “In the way of Tareeqat140,

there is no bigger Hijab141 and that there is no bigger adversity than a
person who is proud of his good deeds (being pious). Pride comes out of
two things; firstly, due to high position, authority or status and public
acclaim, secondly, self appeasement or praising own deeds and resultantly
becoming prideful.” The saviour from such an ordeal is even bigger, since from
the beginning of my relationship with Baba Ji(RA), the blessing of Allah SWT
protected me from becoming prideful. The love of Qalandar Pak(RA) is actually the
rejection of Nafs. At every step, he(RA) imparted such a training, whose centre of
focus remained the rejection of Nafs. He(RA) was so utterly focused on the aspect of
Dhamaal that wherever he visited, by looking at that place, he would always say that
this place was suitable for Dhamaal. My Nafs still did not relent in pushing me
towards cowardice and fear but hats off to the Respectable Qalandar(RA), who kept
me secured against the dangers at every step. He(RA) would often visit my office. I
experienced social hatred to an extent that as he used to enter my office, people
used to turn their faces away on seeing him(RA). The rebellion of Nafs has
surrounded us so gravely that we have started hating our own people. They would
form their opinion by simply looking at the newspapers which were filled with
Malamat and his(RA) criticism on being “Peer Kaki Tarh”; eventually, Satan
instigated and sadly, they lost that love. Believing in hearsay has been strongly
forbidden, Syed-ul-Anbia (SAWW) said, “It is enough reason for calling a Muslim as
liar, if he tells others based on hearsay”.

Hazoor Nabi Kareem(SAWW) said, “Mujahid is the one who opposed

Nafs for Qurb-e-Haq” then said, “We moved from smaller Jihad towards
bigger Jihad142”. When he(SAWW) was asked about the nature of Jihad-e-
Akber (bigger struggle), he(SAWW) said that it is Jihad against Nafs
(Jihad Bin-nafs). He(SAWW) declared Jihad Bin-nafs as superior for the reason
that it is more difficult to oppose Nafs. Various people143 of faith saw their individual
Nafs in different forms. Someone saw it in the shape of a Fox, another one as a
Dog, whereas yet another one saw it as a Snake. Hazrat Shiekh Abu Ali Sayyah

140
Tareeqat - A specific order of Sufism, or a school for the mystical teaching and spiritual practices.
141
Hijab - Blindness or inability to see due to personal inadequacy, as being under a cover or being kept hidden.
142
Ibid. Jihad is struggle for the righteous cause.
143
Buzurgan-e-Deen, Sufia or Aulia Karam.
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Marwi(RA) said, “I saw that someone handed me my face, holding it by the hair.
When I decided to kill it by tying it down to a tree, it said that O’ Abu Ali, you should
know that I’m Lashkar-e-Khudawandi (a band of Allah SWT) and you cannot perish
me”. That is how we find that Nafs is itself a reality, and not a reality of human.
Therefore, Shehenshah Khatam-ul-Mursaleen (SAWW) said, “Your biggest
enemy is your Nafs, which is between your two flanks”. The elders (Aulia
Allah) had said, “Nafs is a barking Dog and keeping a tamed Dog is
permissible”. The desire of soul is Qurb-e-Haq, conversely desire of Nafs is
distancing from Allah SWT and it is aberrance. Lust is a quality of Nafs and a human
is always filled with two desires. First, the desire of wisdom through which faith is
attained. Second, the desire of Nafs through which one gets entangled in aberrance
and infidelity. Allah SWT said, “Whoever feared Allah SWT and opposed
Nafs, his destination is Paradise”. Rasoolullah (SAWW) said, “The thing
which I fear the most in my Ummat is the following of desire of Nafs and
keeping wishes in abundance.”

Intention of the self has two forms. First, bodily pleasures and sexual desires;
secondly, desire for respect and status. The evil does not have power to enter
heart of a person, till there is no sinful desire in the heart and this lust and
desire of Nafs appear daily in 360 different forms to mislead a person. In
the context of Tassawuf, the term ‘Hawa’ means the same. Therefore, if a person
wishes to be blessed with commune of Allah SWT, he may be asked to shun ‘ Hawa’
(the desire). No other form of practice, praying or worshipping result in
such intense Qurb of Allah SWT, as one achieves through quitting of
‘Hawa’. But it is a daunting task and for this reason it is said, “Digging a
mountain with one’s nail is not as difficult, as it is quitting Hawa”. The most
overt expression of Nafs is ‘Shehwat144’ which is profusely absorbed in the nerves
and body fabric of humans. Therefore, the humans must guard each of their acts,
otherwise they would be held accountable. Hazrat Shiekh Muhammad
Balkhi(RA) said, “I am astonished on the person who desires to see The
Holy Ka’aba and reaches there, but if he quits the desires of Nafs then
instead of Holy Ka’aba, he would actually be blessed with the sight of The
Owner of Holy Ka’aba (Deedar-e-Ellahi)”. In order to quit the desires of Nafs,

144
Shehwat - The urge to gain all the beneficial and pleasurable things, concupiscence, libido, lust, carnality.
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the best way is to ask Allah SWT to grant the ability to do so. A human being can
never change his nature, however through approval and acceptance of Allah SWT;
one can get rid of the bad attributes. Till such time the blessings of Allah SWT are
not granted, efforts do not bear fruit. Someone very rightly said, “Instead of blowing
away flies with a fan, it is better to keep things covered with fly net”. Hence, seeking
the blessing of Allah SWT is the remedy for all disasters. (An Extract from the Book
Kashf-ul-Mahjoob)

I am realizing that perhaps I have moved towards rather a difficult subject.

In reality, the basic purpose of this undertaking is to focus discussion on
the magnificence of Qalandar Pak(RA) and truthfulness of Khasan-e-
Haq145, so that instead of purporting to be a ‘Faqir’ themselves, the
followers rather become admirers of friends of Allah SWT. We all need to
do bit of introspection and it is imperative to know that by promoting their
Faiz146, we do not in any way get appointed on the status of Wilayat.
Rather, having understood own Nafs, we need to protect ourselves so that
we are shielded from the rebellious Nafs and from its aberrance. I want to
narrate to you an incident with reference to elimination of my own aspect of hatred.
Qalandar Pak(RA) was a Faqir with an assignment and after the demise of Hazrat
Maman Ji Sarkar(RA), the charge of Bazar-e-Husn of Rawalpindi also came to
him(RA). Taking me along one day, he(RA) said to me, “Let us go
(somewhere)”. I turned the car out of Murree Road near Liaqat Bagh and
took the direction of Raja Bazar and stopped right in front of Qasai Gali147.
He(RA) smiled and said, “Syed Baba, how did you come to know that Baba
had to come here”. I had no explanation to this, I told Baba Ji(RA) that
during my service in Department of Culture, Pakistan, I got an assignment
to get a Form (Who is Who) filled from all artists. For this purpose, I got a
chance to visit this place and I got the forms filled from many Singers and

145
Ibid.
146
Faiz - Spiritual manifestation of blessings as an outcome of one’s acceptance by a Sufi or Aulia Karam or
which flow out as an outcome or result of sincerely following a Sufi Order or Silsila. This is also regarded as the
bounty for associating with a Faqir or a Wali Allah, and it is distributed by such Aulia Karam as a symbol of their
benevolence and beneficence. Greater the quality and magnitude of benevolence and beneficence, equally
greater is its vastness of effect and the spread among his disciples or followers. The appearance of Faiz by the
hand and authority of a Faqir is reminiscent of his acceptance in the Court of Allah SWT, purely by His Will and
it has nothing to do with the quality and following of a disciple. It should be taken as an attestation of the Faqir
from whom it originates, and in no way, it portended or signified any status or rank of a disciple.
147
A Street where Bazar-e-Husn of Rawalpindi is located.
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Dancer Kakis to prepare a list of artists for detailing them with Cultural
Troupes that went abroad. Baba(RA) smiled and after getting out of the car
moved to the bazar and I followed behind. After passing through a street, Baba(RA)
climbed some stairs and knocked the door with his stick. The door opened after a
while and a person came out who bowed down and holding the feet of Baba(RA)
said, “Just a minute, inside a Kaki was peeing”. Having said this, he went back in
and shut the door. I got worried as to where did we knock, was it a wash room, or
what? Unknowingly, some moments of many filthy ideas passed through me. The
aspects of hatred woke up fully, the place and its inhabitants became a puzzle to
me. While the mind was still in that agony, the door opened and 4-5 Kakis wearing
glittering dresses came out, after offering ‘Salam’ touched the feet of Baba Ji(RA) in
respect. Baba Ji(RA) placing his hand on the head of each said, “Fine, blessings on
you daughters, let us go inside” and holding Baba(RA) with their hand moved inside.
Baba(RA) looked to me and said, “Syed Baba, come inside”. Having listened to this,
one of the Kaki said, “Shah Ji, please come in” and she bowed down to my feet. I
felt myself utterly lowly from inside on what I had been thinking about them a few
moments back. I slid backwards fearfully, unknowingly placing my hand on her head
and moved inside. It was quite a big room where the end part was properly lit,
whereas the entrance was a bit dark. My Nafs instigated once again and I gazed all
around only to find that except windows, there was no door there. What did that
person say, who came out initially? To my right were three ladies seated on the
floor, whereas two men on the left were kind of meshing Bhang148. Three paces
away, I felt some stink. To the left, I saw a place with a water tap. As I
drew nearer, the stink increased, and I then understood the whole matter.
In that place, a water tap was fixed just a foot above the floor and a glass
was lying there on a wooden piece. As I was still locked in that thought, I
heard Baba Ji(RA), “Syed Baba, what are you thinking, come over here”.
Baba(RA) sat on a mat taking the support of a Neck roll, whereas I shrank into a
corner”. As the beautiful faces of Kakis became visible due to the light, I got
distracted from the stink but desire of the Nafs took another form, alluring me
towards greed and lust. All Kakian got engaged in kneading the feet of Baba Ji(RA);
they said that they were due to proceed for a show and requested for blessings. One

148
Bhang - An intoxicating drink prepared from local plants and herbs.
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of the Kaki asked, “Baba Ji(RA), would you care for a cup of tea or some cold
drink?”. Baba Ji(RA) replied, “No daughter, just give me a glass of water”. This
sentence gave me a kind of jolt. I now became curious as to from where she would
bring the water. On listening Baba Ji(RA), she moved with a peculiar twangling
sound of her anklet towards the same place having the water tap. I became jittery; I
wanted to stop her but could not pick up the courage. She stepped in the same
place and picked up the glass and with a could not care less style, filled it up in a
splash; only Allah knows well as to where all did the splashes scatter. She returned
to Baba Ji(RA) with the filled glass. As soon as she came to the brighter side of the
room, I saw that the glass was extremely dirty. I imagined of all the diseases, filth
and what not, everything came to my mind. It was a huge shock for me. As I was
still locked in my various thoughts, she sat down near Baba Ji(RA) and said, “Baba
Ji(RA), here is the water for you”. He(RA) held the glass, shut his(RA) eyes and
drank in three sips. When the glass was returned, she asked him(RA) that if he(RA)
needed more. He(RA) said, “Give a glass to Syed Baba as well”. You can very well
imagine as to how I would have taken that. Baba(RA) was definitely a Faqir, but I
was just a captive of my Nafs. Now as that Kaki was moving back to the same place
for a refill, an idea struck inside me; a wish that may she fell or slip. At the same
time a retort came, she might get an injury with the broken glass. Then, another
wish, may the water dry up in the tap. In such a state of helplessness, no wonder
what all was imagined by me. While I was still stuck in these imaginations, a voice
broke the continuation of filthy ideas, “Shah Ji, please drink water”. That Kaki stood
there in front of me, I took the glass while shutting the eyes momentarily and
thought for a while, “If Baba Ji(RA) could drink this, then what is the
matter? Have you descended from heavens?”. I called out Allah thrice in
my heart and with eyes shut, drank it in three sips. I felt that the water
ran through every vein in the body. Suddenly, a voice came from inside
me, “Syed, listen to it loudly, if Allah Pak desire to afflict someone with a
disease then no iron wall or any other prevention, method or blockade
could stop it, and if Allah wishes to keep someone safe, then no virus or
filth could cause him any damage”. My eyes opened, and I returned the glass to
Kaki with thanks. Just as if she had given me the ‘Water of Life’ (Aab-e-Hayat).
When I looked towards Qalandar Pak(RA), he(RA) was smilingly looking back at me.
I wanted to speak out, but he(RA) only smiled and gestured me not to speak. This
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was such an incident which cleansed filth from my life and moving further ahead,
diminished fear and freed me from the hell of distrust. Similarly, after few days of
this incident, I faced yet another difficult situation and Allah Pak granted me
success. It so happened that a neighbour, Tahir Sahib one day came to my house
which was in Satellite Town (Rawalpindi) and requested that we both husband and
wife produce a private drama serial for him. For this purpose, he had also brought a
book which was about ‘Cancer’. Since my wife was a writer too, he therefore
requested her to write the serial and I was requested to produce it. He said that all
the expenditures in this regard would be borne by him and his fellows. In addition to
that, there would also be a visit to Canada as well, since the recording had to be in
the same backdrop. After this meeting, he came to us three times and discussed
different aspects. He contacted me one day and said that he wanted to show me his
other fellows who were to give the financial assistance. We both departed from the
house and reached an office of a property dealer situated in nearby Commercial
Market. As we entered, I found that it was a wonderful office and different Ayat of
the Holy Quran were hung on all the walls. A person seated on the chair warmly
welcomed us and offered us a seat. Soon after being seated, I asked him that it was
an office of a property dealer and what was the purpose of displaying Quranic verses
all around. The person did not reply but smiled. In the meantime, two more friends
joined in. Everybody was introduced. I inquired from the owner of the office as to
why did he seem worried and whether he was alright? After a pause, he said that his
wife was unwell. He further said that all treatments had been been tried, but to no
avail. I asked him to get a bottle of water, to which he complied right away. I
started gazing at it with a focus and called out ‘Allah Allah’ in my heart. Returning
the bottle to him after a while, I said that please tell your wife to get into the
imagination that she stood in His SWT presence and that He SWT was showering
blessings and granting her cure, then ask her to say “Allah” thrice through the heart
beat and take three sips from it – Cure was indeed, a blessing of Allah. As I had
finished explaining this, another friend spoke out that his father also suffered from
Liver Cancer and asked whether his treatment was possible too? I said why not, it is
an open for all ‘Faiz of a Faqir’. He requested me to accompany him to his house,
since he had confined his father to a room and had kept a servant to tend him.
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Doctors had given up hope on him and his father had brought his Kaffan149 which he
was keeping under his pillow. Listening to all that, I almost shivered. O’Allah! What
awful time had come? The same fear regarding a disease through virus and it had
spread everywhere. After all, how could the parents, in their times of disease, be left
alone at the mercy of servants. I asked them to leave everything and let us go to
meet his father first; rest will be discussed later. In this manner we boarded the
vehicles and headed towards Sector I-10 in Islamabad. Having reached the house,
that person lead me towards the room, opening the door he asked me to enter. As I
walked in, the door was shut behind me. I knocked back at the door and said that
till all of you do not join in, I will not offer ‘Dua’ with the patient. The door opened
and all four friends including his son (of the patient) came in and sat down on the
chairs. I turned around only to find that a bed lay in the centre of the room and a
person was sitting on it wearing only a Shalwar150. His face was gravely pale, and he
had turned so lean that only bones protruded out on his chest. As soon as he drank
water from the glass, he would immediately vomit up. I found that the floor around
the bed was full of vomit and stench. He looked at me surprisingly, when I started to
move towards him. Reaching his bed, I sat down on it. After Salam, I shook hands
with him and introduced myself. When he gave out his name, I came to know that
he was a retired Major from the Army. I started conversing with him and during this
time he kept sipping water. I mentioned about Baba Ji(RA) to him and that cure to
every disease in the world was possible, since cure was a blessing of Allah SWT.
Doctors may have refused, but Allah SWT had not. It is a saying of Hazoor Nabi
Kareem SAWW, “Assure people with good hopes (tidings)”. Quitting a person in his
state of illness or making a gloomy face and showing signs of helplessness is
indicative of our distancing from Allah SWT. A person may confront disappointment
from everywhere in the world; still, Allah Pak is always there to help and infact, it is
only Him, Who runs all the affairs in this universe. The true good hope is to foster
the feeling of ever-presence of Allah Pak. Owing to the blessed focus (Faiz) by a
Faqir, when a firm inspiration of Allah Pak’s presence begins to gain strength in your
sub-concious, then your message to all the creations revolves around only to make
them feel and realize the sacred existence of Allah The Almighty. It is this pure
inspiration which energises and enlightens the domain of hope. The precarious

149
Kaffan - Pieces of clean white cloth used for shrouding the body as part of after death rituals.
150
Shalwar - A form of trouser worn in the local dress.
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nature of this impermanent world evokes dejection, since everything contained in it

is mortal. Love of anything in this world leads ultimately to despondency due to the
evolutionary process of gradual destruction and deformation. Therefore, it is all the
more necessary for all the adorers of Qalandar Pak(RA) to remain conscious of this
reality that it is only Allah SWT, Who is Eternal and The Ultimate Blessing. His zikr is
most superior of all and by invoking intense inspiration of Allah Pak’s presence
among the pain stricken, despondent and ill persons, and this act would alone grant
them deliverance from haplessness and ominousness. This is the core message of
Qalandar Pak(RA). Then we offered ‘Dua’ with closed eyes. Later explained the
method of drinking water and asked him to continue drinking in the same way. All
those fellows also joined in for ‘Dua’. After opening the eyes, one of them
wept loudly. On my way out, I told Major Sahib, “There was no guarantee
of anyone’s life; this was all a strange belief that whoever was sick would
die and the one who was not suffering from any disease, would not see
death”. You keep your faith in Allah SWT, only He grants the health.
Thereafter, I shook hands with him and came out. His son pointed out that
we all sat there for an hour and his father drank water many times and did not
vomit, whereas no matter what he ate, he vomited. I replied, “Quit hatred; instead,
love and affection were the solution to all problems. Allah SWT alone grants Shifa
(Cure). To Live always under the fear of Allah SWT was like praying, continuously.
Have trust only in Allah SWT. How rebellious was your Nafs that you people confined
your father to a room? Whose fear was it?” Then I narrated the incidence of Bazar-
e-Husn. All became fearful and afraid. Let me mention here that Major Sahib passed
away after few months, but the accompanying owner of property shop suffered a
‘Cardiac Arrest’ right after two days of our visit and departed on eternal journey,
whereas the other fellow died in an accident a week after that in Canada. May Allah
SWT bless the departed souls – Ameen.

The purpose of writing both incidences is to bring to fore the reality of Nafs,
as to how our ill-will and moral lowliness takes us away from Allah Pak and we
become restless. The teachings and injunctions of Qalandar Pak(RA) are to awaken
the languid and dead hearts151. There are many such uncountable incidences but for
the sake of brevity, mentioning of a few has been considered appropriate.

151
Murda Qaloob.
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Dear Readers:
Qalandar Pak(RA) visited Islamabad quite often and prominent among the
people with whom he(RA) stayed include, Police Inspector Malik Ghulam Murtaza
(Late), Raja Majid and Chaudhary Sikandar. Initial days were spent in Pir Wadhai at
the house of Malik Ghulam Murtaza (Late), then quite a bit of time was spent at the
residence of Raja Majid and later at the house of Chaudhary Sikandar Sahib which
was located in Sector G/6. The family of Chaudhary Sahib, specially his wife Baji
Mussarat Sahiba, immensely loved Qalandar Pak(RA). May Allah Pak always keep
his(RA) adorers happy – Ameen.

In Lahore, the houses which he(RA) visited the most, included that of Doctor
Mamona Sahiba, Saira Saleem Sahiba, Shahid Sahib, Younas Ansari Sahib and many
other lovers. Younas Ansari Sahib was an officer in the Canals Department and his
love for Qalandar Pak(RA) is awesome. In addition to these, Rehana Mashhadi
Sahiba did love him(RA) tremendously during the very initial days. She always
remained with him(RA), took him(RA) around places for meeting people. He(RA)
always used to move around and said, “Baba has to hunt down”. All his(RA)
movement here and there was guided by the command of Allah Pak. Wherever
he(RA) would be sitting, he (RA) would get up at once and say, “Baba has received
the command to move” and would then move out. His(RA) admirers remained eager
to take him(RA) along in their cars. He(RA) never broke their hearts and travelled
with them turn wise. Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “There are no geographical bounds for
a Faqir. These boundary lines between the countries represent limited portions of
land mass, whereas a Faqir resides in the Qurb of limitless existence of Allah SWT.
He(RA) exists for everyone. Qalandar Pak(RA) mostly visited senior officials
in high position of government offices and taking out cards from his
pocket and according to their positive or negative attitudes, he(RA) used
to write something on them; after having written the time, date and his
name, he(RA) would hand it over to either the officer or his PS. The
written and portentous statement on the card used to be in a coded
language, whose context would always be understood in the later
timeframe. He(RA) used to say, “Baba does not know himself as to what
all he speaks, it only becomes apparent later, when the result comes out”.
He(RA) had also kept separate registers in Police Stations of Bhaati Gate
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and West Ridge and he(RA) used to write on them different things with
signatures in his(RA) peculiar state of Mauj and Masti. The SHOs (In-charge
Police Station) were bound to endorse the writing with their Seal and if someone did
not, his suspension orders came by the evening. Handing over the cards with his
writing always remained a part of his duty. I am copying few writings so that the
context is clarified.
(1) To: Asad Jahangir, IG Motorway, Islamabad
“Time is not subordinate to you, it’s under our command”
Pir Kaki
On Friday at 11:00 before afternoon dated 18 January 2002
(2) “Holding the court, Justice will be served, every Pharaoh will reach his end”
At Time 8:00, Evening 22 October 1997 Pir Kaki
(3) “Through confession and fear of Khuda, comes the Pardon”
On Thursday at 12:06 Afternoon 6 November 1997 Pir Kaki
(4) “You keep your door shut, the door would always remain open for Baba”
December 1998, 11 past 3
(5) “Change of minds is essential to turn the nation’s fate, culture is not hearsay,
but a prayer”
16 July 1997
Safdar Bukhari(RA)
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I have mentioned these few examples; every write up relates to an occasion

and is with reference to an incident. Similarly, his(RA) write ups on the registers
placed in Police Stations were in fact the portents on incidents which were to occur
in later timeframes and were his(RA) premonitions. For example, once he was
conducting Dhamaal in Kasur on the occasion of Urs Mubarak of Hazrat Sher Ali
Shah Qalandar(RA) and in spite of prior official permission, the local administration
raided the place, manhandled the people and arrested the respected Qalandar
Pak(RA). Later, they decided to release him(RA) after when they had taken
him(RA) to the Police Station, though he(RA) refused and said, “Baba
would certainly stay there, where all Kakay and Kakian of Baba were
being kept”. Finally, he(RA) was put in Judicial Lock-up. He(RA) remained
there for 3-4 days. That time proved lucky for all the prisoners there. They
kneaded his(RA) feet and by the blessings, eventually got bailed out. That
is how, many prisoners during his(RA) short stay there got freed from the evil of
confinement by getting Mast Mast152 through the affectionate gaze of a Faqir. He
called me on getting released after the bail and spoke like this, “Baba got
the opportunity to fulfill the Sunnah of his Imams” then spoke with utter
firmness, “Whoever did this mischief, the actual culprit was the Ruler”.

Jis ahad mein lut jaye Faqiron ki kamai

Us ahad ke Hakim se kuch bhul hui hai
“The times in which the Faqir is put to trouble and meted out with disrespect, surely
the ruler of the time has erred in discharge of his duties and hence would be held
accountable for the lapse and would face the consequence”
(Sagar Siddiqui)
He(RA) continued and said, “This time, Musa would not come, Amir
Mukhtar is coming, his signs are that he will arrive like a storm and would
leave like a storm, all the natural disasters and difficulties would befall

152
Being ‘Mast Mast’ is a blessed feeling of peace, pleasure and amity that one gets in the company of a Faqir.
A terminology often spoken by the disciples of Qalandar Pak(RA) to express their feeling of satisfaction and joy.
Mast Mast Session were the mystic gatherings during which Qalandar Pak RA (in earlier days) conversed on
different spiritual aspects spanning anything, and everything related to the beneficence and nearness of Allah
SWT (Qurb-e-Haq) including the Holy Prophet Muhammad SAWW, the Companions RA and His Aulia Karam RA.
Similar Mast Mast Sessions are routinely conducted by Syed Baba Ji in current times.
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during his time and he would amicably deal with them. His name would be
written in the history with golden words.”
This incident happened in April, whereas a Martial Law was imposed in
October, and the government was deposed. No one has the realization and
understanding of this aspect, till today. People usually remain hostage to logic and
reason, whereas the system of universe is run by Allah SWT and people remain
oblivious to this fact. Faqir is not someone’s personal friend or enemy, he does not
have to get endowments from anyone, rather he himself lives in oblivion. On
another occasion he(RA) handed down this card to a VIP: -
“Fear the write ups of a Mast, since his write up is the write up of The
Author of Fate”.
Such as Nabi SAWW said, “Fear the acumen of a Momin, as he sees
with the light of Allah SWT”153. The blessed family of Nabi SAWW and blessed
children of Hazrat Ali(RA) are the truthful custodians of the Holy Book (i.e. The Holy
Quran) and Sunnah. The utter focus of Qalandar Pak(RA) is beyond explanation.
He(RA) remained firm for a long time on the method of cure through Dhamaal. By
now, this treatment through music had become a routine practice for us. Any
patient, who came for treatment was made to listen to Qalandari Dhamaals sung by
Madame Noor Jahan and his illness used to get cured and he would get riddance
from the worries. There were many critics of this mode of treatment who conversed
on the subject without any serious consideration. Contemplation is extremely
necessary, if the sick and worried people get salvation from their pain and agony.
Even the diabetic patients got cured through this mode of treatment. On immigration
to London, an artist friend of ours met a person there who was utterly fed up with
his way of life and he requested Raja Sahib numerous times for Dua, to which he did
comply, accordingly. Then putting aside ideological differences between him and
myself, Raja Sahib took out the audio cassette and asked him to listen to it with
closed eyes. Just after few moments, that person started to cry out loudly and wept
a lot. After listening to it for seven days, he opted for Tauba (repentance); he now
lives peacefully in England and conducts Dua for the people. It is all about the

153
‘Ittaqu firasat al-mu'min fa innahu yara bi nurillah (Arabic)’ and then he SAWW recited the verse: َ‫إِنَّ فِي ٰ َذ ِلك‬
َ‫ت ِل ْل ُمت َ َوسِمِ ين‬
ٍ ‫ ََليَا‬, "Therein lie portents for those who read the signs" (Al-Quran, Surah Al-Hijr, 15:75) – Imam
Tirmzi RA narrated this authentic hadees mubaraka in the Book of Commentary of the Holy Quran in
his Sunan and said that some of the commentators have explained "Those who read the signs" as meaning:
those who possess vision – Al Mutafarrisin
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Faqir, who may use any method of treatment. One must seek the presence
before Allah SWT. Qalandar Pak(RA) always instructed to take half glass
of water after listening, close your eyes and imagine yourself before Allah
SWT, then after saying ‘Allah’ thrice in your heart, drink it in three sips.
Having continuously pursued the people in sheer ecstacy and Mauj and
absorbed their outright reactions, I once became so desparate that I
called him(RA) and said, “Please accept my resignation”. He(RA) smiled
and said, “Baba also resigned many times, but it was never accepted. Baba
gathers the filth throughout the day, only to throw it away in the evening
and then says that it is enough and vows to quit; gets rejuvenated next
morning and again resumes the effort to gather the filth of societal issues.
Syed Baba, a person neither enters here through his own free will, nor can
he leave on his own accord”. Then it used to happen similarly, senseless
thoughts would try to weaken the resolve, but the utter Mauj of blessing would
scuttle the maneuver of evil Nafs. Qalandar Pak(RA) used to say, “You wish to
run away! Do so and run away, where would you go? Everything is in the
possession of The Almighty. There is no place that lie beyond His domain.
You would not be able to run”. In our struggle against the Nafs, experiencing
low and high tides is a proof of our humanly existence. The need for persistent and
determined struggle154 is therefore imperative to vanquish the thought of becoming
respectful. Infact, sustaining Malamat (The blame) with a smile, is the respect which
is gained in the divine love. Waywardness is disgraceful and in the worldly pursuit, it
is like turning away from Allah SWT. One evening, a programme of Dhamaal was
organized outside in the lawn of Raja Majid Sahib’s house. Many guests were invited,
and I was assigned the role of Anchor. Among the guests, Mr Zahid Shirazi was also
present, who was a DSP (Police Department) then and these days appointed as DIG.
Shirazi Sahib is a Syed and full of love and affection and his love for Qalandar
Pak(RA) is tremendous. Dhamaal continued for a long time. Dhamaal traditionally
begins in a conscious style, then due to the focus of Faqir, the person
performing Dhamaal transcends into Wajdani State155 and gets oblivious
to the outside world and whatever exists therein. The person circles
around and holds no control over him. At that stage, Qalandar Pak(RA)

154
Mujahada.
155
A superlative state of Qurb. An intuitive and inspirational state of mind beyond one’s control.
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used to ask for stopping the music and say, “Turn wise, call out the name
of person (he or she) performing Dhamaal”. Everyone used to comply, but
to no avail and the person performing Dhamaal remained lost and
continued circling. Then on calling by Qalandar Pak(RA) once, he or she
would get back to normal state. It happened similarly during that evening too.
My Begum (Mrs Asifa Shakir) got up in sheer amazement and trance and held the
performer of Dhamaal, Ghazala Nazar in her arms. Qalandar Pak(RA) got up quickly
and separated my wife from her. As he(RA) placed the hand on her head, she came
back to consciousness. He(RA) said, “If the person is touched in this state, a
24000 Volts shock could be struck.” My Begum took out a gold ring from
her hand and wore it to Ghazala. Qalandar Pak(RA) smiled and while
sensing the love and looking at falling tears from the eyes of my Begum,
he(RA) said, “I dedicate this evening to my daughter Asifa”. Likewise, in the
beginning of this write up, I mentioned about the Dhamaal performed in 1997. That
was arranged by Lion’s Club in Margalla Hotel and Qalandar Pak(RA) selected my
wife to host the program. Different people opined that love and affection was
alright, but I may not let Bhabhi to host such a program. This Dhamaal would
appear in all newspapers and Bhabhi’s name would appear alongside the girls of
marketplace. But my wife rejected all such suggestions and rather commented that if
they thought in this manner, than there was no need for them to visit our house. My
wife wrote the entire script of the program herself. A marvelous Faqir, Baba Harley
Street, whose good name was Baba Ji Muhammad Hussain(RA) was also present
and tears kept falling from his eyes throughout the program. His(RA) admirers were
picking the falling tears on their fingers and drinking it. The program ended at
around 2 AM. The morning newspapers spat and wrote what was expected. Nobody
was interested in this concept or method of treatment. Though, the understanding
was a far cry, they did not even realize that Ashiqan-e-Allah156 were also present on
the occasion. Now I would mention about contemporary Faqirs of that period, since I
met all of them with my relation157 to Qalandar Pak(RA) and each one of them in
their own right, sailed in the ocean of Uni-existence158.

156
The true lovers of Allah SWT.
157
Nisbat.
158
Ahdiat -The concept of Waḥdah (‫)وحدة‬. Unity or in Arabic ‫ توحيد‬,Tawhid.
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Contemporary Faqir

Hazrat Baba Ji Muhammad Hussain (RA)

Al-Maroof Baba Harley Street
Whenever he(RA) visited Islamabad during the initial days of my meeting with
Qalandar Pak(RA), he(RA) rested at the house of Raja Sahib after conducting
visitations (Gusht). The visitors gathered to meet him(RA), but they dispersed after
Dua. Myself and Raja Sahib used to accompany him(RA) during the period of
solitude. Raja Sahib always would giggle something which would eventually break
the silence and spread laughter. Qalandar Pak(RA) used to begin the conversation in
his(RA) peculiar Mauj and we listened attentively. Raja Sahib always professed that
wishes or desires could be fulfilled by prompting a Faqir. Like for example, once in
the morning Qalandar Pak(RA) was busy in reading newspaper when Raja Sahib
spoke like this to me, “A huge investment of mine is stuck in a deal of export from
Singapore, if you pray for me than I would get your old Suzuki FX car replaced with
a new Corolla”. He again repeated the offer. Qalandar Pak(RA) suddenly put down
the newspaper and said, “You buy him a new car and then you will get your stuck
money, too”. I smiled on this and Raja Sahib muted. Raja Sahib admired me a lot
and often expressed his concern on the poor condition of my car. Qalandar Pak(RA)
rather encouraged him towards practicality. Departure of Qalandar Pak(RA) made
both of us desperate. In the meanwhile, Raja Sahib informed me that there was a
Baba Ji in Harley Street and after having picked me up, he suggested that we go
there. With assistance from here and there, we both managed to reach the place
where he(RA) lived. After pressing the door bell of the house of Faqir, bleak style of
the person who answered the bell did not surprise us, it rather assured us that we
were at the right place and the Faqir also seemed genuine, since people of his(RA)
house refuted him. When we insisted on meeting him(RA), the person somehow felt
pity, led us inside and showed us to a door. As we entered, we found it was a
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beautiful room and a very bright faced person lay on an impressive bed, replied to
our ‘Salam’. With great reverence, we kissed his hand and sat down on the floor
along with others already present there. His(RA) disciples called him(RA) Baba Ji.
After when we sat down, he(RA) began his talk with Hadess Mubaraka, “Rasool Allah
SAWW said, Faqar is my pride and Faqar is from me” (The Holy Prophet SAWW
declares:

“Faqr is my pride and Faqr is from me and Faqr is the reason of my superiority over
all the Prophets and Messengers”
(Ain-ul-Faqr)
Thereafter, he(RA) indulged in discussion like a Jazbi Faqir and kept speaking. At
that time, he(RA) was 90 years of age and from the manner of his(RA) conversation,
it appeared as if one sat in front of a young man aged around 18 years. As far as I
can remember, his(RA) subject revolved around ‘Ishq’ and ‘Ashiq’. We had reached
his place at 5 PM and when he(RA) suddenly silenced after speaking on
the Sacred Abode of Ishq,’I spontaneously said, “Baba Ji, we beg leave”.
He said, “If I ask of you to sit the whole night, would you do that”. I
immediately replied smilingly, “Yes, off course”. He was all smiles and
said, “Go and enjoy, prayer of thousands of years is done”. We kissed
his(RA) blessed hand and walking backwards, we got out of the room. It was 2:30
AM when we looked at our wrist watches. Where have we been for 9 hours? In
normal circumstances, it is difficult to pass even 5 minutes. His(RA) blessed sight
had disconnected us from the existent world and we travelled in the domain of
Istaghraq159. The aura of his(RA) personality was captivating. He(RA) possessed a
commanding voice. Till we reached back the house, myself and Raja Sahib remained
in a state of astonishment. That is how we both used to visit him(RA) off and on. He
loved me dearly and I always felt that he(RA) was like a teacher on Tasawwuf.
His(RA) manner of conversation and use of metaphor was extremely beautiful. Once
or twice, we went to his(RA) house with Qalandar Pak(RA) as well. Mutual
discussions between Baba Ji Muhammad Hussain(RA) and Qalandar
Pak(RA) were beautiful and covered a broad horizon. It was difficult for
ordinary people to understand their(RA) conversation on Lahoot

159
Ibid.
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Lamakan160 and other subjects. I always found Baba Ji Muhammad Hussain(RA)

in the state of “Ana’al Haq” i.e. in the state of Maghloob-ul-Hali161. Qalandar
Pak(RA) always stressed on his(RA) admirers to remain in a conscious
state of mind and said, “By becoming a Majzoob, you would not be able to
even help yourself, if you guard your consciousness, then you would be
able to serve humanity”.
Often when I used to visit Baba Ji(RA), he(RA) asked me to read aloud and
translate letters from his(RA) admirers amongst the Englishmen. I have reached the
understanding of this point now that my short stay of few years with him(RA) made
me stronger and in the understanding of Nafs, his(RA) teachings always guided me.

I was given an official assignment to produce a documentary on Hazrat Bari

Imam(RA) and Hazrat Damrhi Wali Sarkar(RA). In this regard, I conducted
recordings at Chakwal, Karsal, Neela Bhotoan, Loe Dandi and other places. It was
that first program of PTV which included the interview of Qalandar Pak(RA). He(RA)
recorded this interview at the Shrine of father of Hazrat Bari Imam(RA), Hazrat Syed
Mehmood Badshah Kazmi(RA). Later, some recording was to be done during Urs
Mubarak of Qalandar Bari(RA). I requested Baba Ji Qalandar Pak(RA) that if in the
documentary he(RA) and Baba Ji Muhammad Hussain(RA) joined then a video of
Faqirs would be archived and would become a blessing for admirers of the truth of
Qalandar Bari(RA) for times to come. Next day, while I was in my office and
preparing to go to the Shrine of Bari Imam(RA), the security people at the gate told
me that your Baba Ji(RA) is waiting outside in the car. I ran outside and instructed
Program Assistant Hasnain Malik to board the team in a vehicle and move outside. I
saw Qalandar Pak(RA) sitting in the car when I reached there and behind him there
was a convoy of other vehicles. Baba Ji Muhammad Hussain(RA) was also seated in
one of the vehicles to whom I offered my Salam and begged his pardon for the
delay. The official van carrying recording equipment and some people came out after
a while. I sat on the front seat and the convoy under the leadership of Baba Ji
Muhammad Hussain(RA) headed towards Bari Imam(RA). We entered along with our

160
Lahoot Lamakan - Higher than Jabroot is Lahoot, it is the world of all souls (Alam-e-Arwah). Here all souls
were growing up/ bringing up by looking at unveiled Allah, it is a world lying above, beyond the bounds of time
and space, it is the actual abode of mankind above.
161
Maghloob ul Hali - A divinely state of utter Qurb and communion. I am the Truth - Mystical annihilation of
the ego, akin to Hazrat Abul Mughees Al-Ḥussain Bin Mansur Al-Ḥallaj (RA), a divinely state of existence and
proximity to Allah SWT wherein the soul achieves the excellence of Qurb by being cut off from Alam-e-Nasoot.
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vehicles and the blessed Faqirs stayed at a place under the tents where many other
people had already gathered. Among them was another Faqir, Baba Lal Shah(RA).
Sama’a performance started and after a while Baba Ji Muhammad Hussain(RA)
began the address. There was pin drop silence and he(RA) was engrossed in his
Jazbi Masti, we did not realize as to how much time elapsed. Then everyone behind
all three Faqirs moved to the Mazar Mubarak of Bari Imam(RA). We were carrying
out recording simultaneously. Baba Ji Muhammad Hussain(RA) laid floral wreath at
the Mazar Mubarak and offered Dua. Thereafter, Qalandar Pak(RA) spoke with
great magnificence, “This is not just a Mazar (Shrine or Tomb) but it is our
Throne as well, where we take decisions”. Everything in the surroundings
shivered with his thunderous voice.
“‫”کس شير کی آمد ہے کہ رن کانپ رہا ہے‬
“kis sher ki aamad hai ki ran kanp raha hai”
(Hazrat Mirza Salamat Ali Dabeer RA)
People like me got overwhelmed and afraid, then he(RA) moved outside and
while circling around the Mazar, he(RA) continuously kept talking in that state. You
will be able to watch some recording of these moments in PTV documentary
“Markaz-e-Tajalliyat Bari Imam(RA)”.

Baba Ji Muhammad Hussian(RA) once visited Baba Deedar Shah Gardezi (May
Allah SWT keep him peacefully) and this meeting was marvelous too. When the
time of eternal departure of Baba Ji Muhammad Hussain(RA) drew nearer,
one night when I was about to leave and as always tried to kiss his(RA)
hand, he held my hand and pulling it towards him(RA) said, “I am not a
Syed, you are a Syed and entitled to reverence. Your Baba Bukhari is a
very superior Ashiq and I am a smaller Ashiq. People will try to dissuade
you, never believe them and always follow him. Go and enjoy”. He(RA)
kissed my hand and granted me leave, smilingly. Next day he fell ill and was
admitted in Heart International Hospital. He was overtaken by unconsciousness and
after few days when he(RA) came out of it, departed to the eternal abode. His(RA)
Tomb lay in Harley Street for Ziarat (pilgrimage and visitations) by all and sundry.
Qalandar Pak(RA) travelled by air from Lahore to attend the funeral and
immediately said while getting in the car, “A General is leaving, and a
General is arriving”. We participated in his(RA) funeral and burial. The list of
memoirs on the time spent with him(RA) and other happenings is so long that a
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separate book could be published on them. Qalandar Pak(RA) attended his(RA) Qul
and Chehlum and always asked me, “Syed Baba, what that Baba used to say about
Ushaq162” and I used to copy the expression. His(RA) blessed face remains in front
of me every moment and his(RA) gentle gaze of blessing always persists with
fragrance, inside me. May Allah Pak keep the Ishq of Baba Ji Muhammad
Hussain(RA) and raise his(RA) ranks – Ameen.

Hazrat Syed Deedar Hussain Shah Gardezi

He is known among the people by the name of Baba Deedar Shah. He is from
amongst the descendents of Hazrat Shah Yousaf Gardezi(RA). There is a small
settlement close to Phulgran, Bara Khu (Near Rawalpindi). Here lie the Holy Tomb of
Hazrat Syed Munawwar Shah Gardezi(RA), Al-Maroof Shah Sachyar Shah Zar
Qalandar Shehenshah. Baba Deedar Shah descends from his(RA) 14th generation.
One evening, Mr Mushtaq Pirzada who lives in Muzaffarabad and is a
government servant came to my house. He is a friend of mine and an admirer.
Pirzada Sahib always visited me whenever he was in Islamabad, but this time he had
brought along a wealth of astonishment. After the dinner was consumed, he
said that he met a person the other day who carried a subtle beauty in his
conversation. He spoke at length on social attitudes and sharply criticized
specially the social hypocrisy. I felt truth and painful concern in his
expression. Somewhat a tinge of our Baba Ji(RA) was also visible and then
said, “Yes, one thing which you, Shah Sahib often say that, when there is
mourning in the house due to death of a person, the ritual prayer (Fatiha)
is not usually recited in full. Whereas, if the ritual prayer is recited, it
should constitute recitation of Surah Al-Fatiha once, Surah Al-Ikhlas thrice
and Darood Pak once, and that would take time. But the common practice
is strange, it seems that hands are just raised, and counting is done from 1

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Ushaq - plural of Ashiq.
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to 10; and it is finished. Deficient of sincerity, love and emotion, it has

become rather a formality. A similar conversation was also done by Baba
Ji Deedar Shah Sahib”. I said to him that Baba Ji(RA) was due to reach tomorrow
and we would mention this to him(RA). Next day when I made a mention of this,
he(RA) said, “Let’s go now”. We moved in the car of Raja Majid. Since, Pirzada Sahib
only mentioned about Bara Khu, so therefore we reached there. Another Majzoob
Abid Shah was also very well known there. Looking at Qalandar Pak(RA), he joined
his hands for mercy. He(RA) said that he was not the one we were looking for.
When we inquired from different people we were told about Phulgran, which was
further ahead. They said that after crossing the bridge, we would see a green tomb
and that the person we were looking for may be found there. We reached that
Tomb. Outside a big sign board was fixed, which said: -
Mazar Mubarak
Syed Munawwar Shah Gardezi(RA)
Shah Sachyar Shah Zar Qalandar Shehenshah
Reading the board gave us a pleasant feeling. When we entered, we saw on
the left a boat like structure with an eye and a staircase which climbed up. Going to
the upper side we reached the Tombhouse163 of Qalandar(RA). After the usual rituals
and prayers, we came down and a servant seated us in one of the rooms
constructed on a side. A green carpet and neck rolls were there in the room. Soon a
clean-shaven person entered aloofly. First the introduction was made, then
Qalandar Pak(RA) and Baba Deedar Shah Sahib indulged in conversation
and it covered different subjects in simile and metaphor, including the
mention of Lahoot Lamakan. Myself and Raja Majid were listening to the
blessed persons with full concentration and suddenly Baba Deedar Shah
Sahib said (in native Punjabi language) to Qalandar Pak(RA), “Then,
please push him into the river”. I realized, as if they were talking about
me. I abruptly said that are you discussing something about me. Qalandar
Pak(RA) smiled and tea (refreshments) was served to us at the same time.
I do vividly remember that I felt at peace in the conversation of Baba Deedar Shah
Sahib; though, I did not understand much but its fragrant depth touched the inner
self (Batin). On our departure, Baba Deedar Shah Sahib shook hands and saw us off
with immense love and warmth.

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Marqad Mubarak.
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The family of Baba Deedar Shah Sahib was settled in Kashmir and the truthful
beauty of his straight forwardness was ominous in the expression. Qalandar Pak(RA)
informed us that he (Baba Deedar Shah) was enlightened by the blessed person of
that Mazar and was indeed, very well enlightened.

taking along my wife and son, I went to meet Baba Deedar Shah Sahib after
three days. As per the practice of that Mazar, it was customary for people to first
perform ritual prayers at the Marqad Mubarak upstairs and after that servants of the
Mazar would serve Lungar (tea or food etc), if the visitors so desired. We showed
our presence at the Mazar, ate the Lungar and inquired the servant about Baba Ji.
He took us to the same room and seated us where we had our first meeting
together with Qalandar Pak(RA). Baba Deedar Shah Sahib came after a while. He
met us with great affection and then conversed with intense focus. The first thing he
asked from us was (in his native Punjabi language), “What is the peace of mind
(Sakoon)?”. Then he replied himself, “Seh and Koon164” and moved further with his
conversation and extensively used simile and metaphor. When my wife told him that
she suffered from ‘Sugar (Diabetes)’, he said that daughter, there were no signs of
Sugar on her and that there would be none in future, too. Let me tell you that Baba
Deedar Shah Sahib speaks perfect Urdu. One is amazed to see his fluency. He also
sings Arifana Kalam very well on the tap of drums. When he would tap the drum,
the heart began to pound quickly. During this meeting, I sought permission to
smoke a cigarette and he said that offer me one, too. That is how we entered the
domain of ‘frankness’. I never did that in front of Qalandar Pak(RA), but I do not
know as to why I felt like doing so with him and he gave the permission as well. It
was a beautiful meeting. This aspect of his(RA) Faqiri165 was unique but extremely
beautiful.

We had only two destinations when Qalandar Pak(RA) used to be away in

Lahore, either with Baba Ji Muhammad Hussain(RA) or Baba Deedar Shah Sahib. We
would go there through our own cravings but would come back on the permission of
those Faqirs. I showed many people to Baba Deedar Shah Sahib. The gentleness
of the manner of his conversation did give everyone a pleasant feeling, but
as opposed to the desire of everyone, there was no formal practice of Dua.

164
Meaning thereby that these are two words joined together, Seh meaning ‘feel’ and Koon meaning ‘the
existence’.
165
Mannerism or style of Faqir.
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Baba Deedar Shah Sahib always said, “Go upstairs and pray, it is all
granted by the one who is up there, I am only a servant here and just an
employer166.

I used to go there off and on, no matter how appropriate or inappropriate

was the time and I used to get enlivened through the focus and concern of Baba
Deedar Shah Sahib. Despite a subtle stiffness in his style, I always remained anxious
to meet him. Once he asked me, “Syed Sahib, you are a fond person of your
Baba Ji(RA), what did you get out of it”. His prompt question simply shook
me up, as I had never desired anything from Qalandar Pak(RA). He kept
staring at me till I spoke, “I got a positive approach”. He closed his eyes
for some time and then spoke out with a smiling face, “You are absolutely
right, and you said it very well”. Later, when I mentioned this to Qalandar
Pak(RA), he said, “Syed Baba, whatever is the beginning, it is the end,
too”. A long time was spent in the company of Baba Deedar Shah Sahib. He used to
call my son as his teacher, since on his asking, Shahzail taught him the methods of
physical exercise (Work outs) and being a Body Builder, my son gifted him two
Dumb Bells.

Solely due to Qalandar Pak(RA), Baba Deedar Shah Sahib loved me

immensely. Once he narrated to me his story as to how he used to serve in the
Police Department, when a u-turn came in his life and Majzoobi conditions turned
him helpless. Having gotten out of this Mujahada, he constructed the Tomb of
Qalandar Pak Munawwar Shah Gardezi(RA). His admirers constituted all kinds of
people and he cared for each one of them.

Baba Ji Muhammad Hussain(RA) Al-Maroof Baba Harley Street also came to

meet him. Noor Jahan Khan Panezai was also present in that meeting; she was an
admirer of Baba Harley Street. My wife and son also accompanied me, and Baba
Harley Street was the centre of focus that day; rest all including Baba Deedar Shah
Sahib was subordinated as subjects. Baba Harley Street spoke at great length on
Faqar. Another unique thing about this meeting was that admirers of Baba Harley
Street had brought Lungar with them and one of his admirer Mehr-un-Nisa served
cut apples to everyone while another person served cold drinks. At the time of
departure of Baba Harley Street, he was seated in his car with great love

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Makhdoom.
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by Baba Deedar Shah Sahib. When his car moved away, he turned to me
and said, “He is a very big Faqir, indeed a very big one” and while
continuously repeating it, he moved towards his residence. I had gone there on a
Taxi along with my wife and son. On our way back, we walked upto Bara Khu Bazar
which took us 40 minutes and hiring a taxi from there, we reached back our house.
We decided that in future we will not go there without own car. Obviously, the
rebellious Nafs did bother us for some time. But after this, whenever we desired to
meet him, someone came along in his car to take us there. On his desire, I used to
take along singers to him. He listened to Songs, Ghazals and Arifana Kalam and not
knowing how but he would put his hands in the pocket and shower currency notes
on the singers and this practice continued till the singers sang. Often, he would ask
for his Harmonium to be brought and played it alongside. Once, my dear friend,
Syed Pervez Haider accompanied me to meet Baba Deedar Shah Sahib. I introduced
him that he was a composer, singer and a poet. Baba Deedar Shah Sahib expressed
his desire to sing something for him. Pervez Haider brought the Harmonium from his
car and in a very classical style sang few Ghazals. Baba Deedar Shah Sahib
expressed his joy by showering many currency notes and said in the end, “These
currency notes are the price of these words”. He then called for his Harmonium and
asked Pervez Haider Sahib to please check this out. He played it, but then he
stopped. Baba Deedar Shah Sahib asked, “Shah Ji, how is this Harmonium?”. Pervez
Sahib replied with spontaneity, “Manner of stiffness is exactly like yours”. We all
were very amused on this. Baba Deedar Shah Sahib then sang for us. When Baba
Harley Street went into unconscious state of ‘Trance’, his daughter
inquired from Raja Majid about Qalandar Pak(RA). After having been told
that he(RA) was in Lahore, she asked if there was anyone nearby; as she
wanted to discuss about her Abba Ji167 (RA) as to why he(RA) was in that
state of unconsciousness. Raja Majid told her about Baba Deedar Shah
Sahib. She requested him to take her there. Raja Majid Sahib said that I
fear him a great deal; if Syed Baba accompanies us then it would be
possible. Raja Sahib called me, and I agreed. He arrived in his car with
daughter of Baba Harley Street(RA) seated on the back seat. Raja Sahib
often teased me, and he did the same this time too by saying, “Shah Sahib

167
Title of the father in local language.
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is very dear to Baba Ji(RA) and possess great inner light, why don’t you
ask him”. I instantaneously uttered the same sentence which I said to
Raja Sahib after seeing the unconsciousness, “He(RA) would remain in
this state for a few days, then would come out of it and after one or two
days depart from this worldly abode”. Seeing the signs of disapproval on
her face, I told her that do not be displeased with it as it was just my
opinion, however Baba Deedar Shah Sahib was a real Faqir and he could
tell us better. We reached the blessed place of Qalandar Shah Sachyar(RA) and
according to the tradition, took her upstairs and offered our respects and then
waited in the room downstairs. I saw that Baba Deedar Shah Sahib was strolling
outside and was not coming inside the room. I went out and and kissed his feet and
explained the reason of our visit. He then entered the room and took a seat on the
floor by taking the support of the wall and stretching out his legs. His socks were
worn out and he continuously shook his feet. After Baba Deedar Shah Sahib got
seated on the floor, he started the conversation with me and he first inquired about
well being of Qalandar Pak(RA) and then he asked some questions about my well
being. I repeatedly drew his attention towards the daughter of Baba Harley
Street(RA), then he suddenly said, “Right you are the daughter of that great Faqir.
Where do you live? She replied that she lived in England. Baba Deedar Shah caught
the point immediately, “Ang te land”. You spoke two words together. What does this
imply? Daughter of Baba Harley Street(RA) asked. England means land of English,
where English people live. Baba spoke promptly, “What do you do there? And
remember before you come to me again then you must first, please find
out and know the correct meaning of England, and that your father is a
beautiful Faqir, he(RA) is in a state of Istaghraq for a specific reason.
He(RA) will gain consciousness after three days, then he(RA) will eat
something, drink and then depart on the eternal journey. Second, you go
upstairs and pray, this all is the will of The One, who is up there, I am just
a servant here.” The daughter of Baba Harley Street looked to me in a manner as
if she thought, “We all are the same; fools.” Baba Deedar Shah Sahib granted them
leave. As I also tried to leave with them, he said, “Shah Ji, where are you going?” I
said your grace; I am leaving with those, whom I came with. Then he permitted me
to leave, as well. Baba Deedar Shah Sahib loved Qalandar Pak(RA) tremendously
and whenever I went to meet him, he always conversed about Qalandar Pak(RA).
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After the Wisal of Qalandar Pak(RA), he gave him(RA) the title of Martial Faqir and
said that such a Faqir appeared after a long time. May Allah SWT keep Baba Deedar
Shah Sahib’s health and strength of his Ishq – Ameen. Let me state here that there
was a huge difference in the standard of living of Baba Harley Street(RA) and Baba
Deedar Shah Sahib. Baba Harley Street(RA) lived like lords and wore gold rings in all
his fingers, whereas Baba Deedar Shah Sahib had a modest and simple life style. I
asked from Qalandar Pak(RA) on the royal standard of living of Baba
Harley Street(RA) to which he(RA) replied, “Syed Baba, there comes a
stage in Faqiri, when the snake (sting) of matter (Wealth) could no more
bite you”. Hazrat Ghaus Al-Azam(RA) passed through a stage where he(RA) used
to begin his Fast by eating leaves and break it up by eating leaves. Then came such
a time when he(RA) became a big Merchant and his(RA) ships sailed through the
seas and the dress he wore was better than that of the Kings. Hazrat Bha’uddin
Zikaraya Multani Suharwardy(RA) was a wealthy person and a great Sufi. He(RA)
spent his wealth on the well being of humanity. On his(RA) departure to the eternal
abode, when all his(RA) wealth was distributed among his(RA) sons then his(RA)
eldest son, Hazrat Sadruddin Arif(RA) immediately distributed all his(RA) share
among the poor and needy people. Someone asked him(RA) as to why he(RA) did
so, since his(RA) father(RA) spent everything through an organized system. He(RA)
replied, “My father(RA) had power over this world and for this reason this wealth
could not cause any harm to him(RA), whereas I am able to sometimes overpower
this world and on other occasions my power just equals that of the world and
therefore, I fear that this snake might bite me”. As per another citation, he(RA) said,
“My father(RA) knew the magic of treating the snake bite”. Hazrat Shah Rukn-e-
Alam(RA) is the son of Hazrat Sadruddin Arif(RA). Hazoor Pur Noor SAWW said, “Ali
is the Lord of those, whose Lord I am”. Hazrat Junaid Baghdadi(RA) said, “In the
principles of Tareeqat and in enduring of hardships, Ali is our Imam168”. Hazrat
Maula Ali(RA) said, “O’ World, I divorce you, I divorce you, I divorce you”.

The elective Faqar of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique(RA) and purity of heart is an
intensely bright reality. He(RA) distributed all his wealth and belongings and purified
his heart from everything, but Allah SWT. He(RA) wore Galeem169 and went in the
presence of Shehenshah Pak Syed-ul-Anbia SAWW. Hazoor Pur Noor SAWW asked,
168
Imam - The leader.
169
Galeem - A hand-woven piece of cloth used to cover the body by tying it around.
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“What did you leave behind for the family”. He(RA) replied, “Love of Allah SWT and
Your SAWW acceptance (approval)”. Great, Subhan Allah. Sarkar-e-Madina SAWW
said about Hazrat Umer Farooq(RA), “On Umer’s tongue speak The Ultimate Truth
(meaning Allah SWT). Then said, “In previous communities were Muhaddis, in my
community if there is one, he is Umer”. Hazrat Umer(RA) said, “The basis of the
world is destruction (Hell), and in destruction peace is not possible”. He(RA) used to
roam in streets throughout the night to see if anyone had slept hungry. When the
Ambassador of Rome arrived, he asked for his residence. He was told that not far
from this place in the wilderness, he would find a person lying on the ground
keeping a stone under his head, he is the Khalifa of the Time.

Hazrat Usman Ghani Zun-Noorain(RA) was extremely wealthy companion and

Son-in-Law was Shehenshah Pak SAWW. Due to the excessiveness of wealth,
he(RA) requested in Darbar-e-Risalat Maab SAWW that how could he(RA) get rid of
this wealth. He SAWW said, “This wealth of yours will be useful for Islam”. Hazrat
Usman Ghani(RA) had 400 servants170. People saw one day that he(RA) was carrying
a stack of wood over his(RA) head; when someone asked the reason for that and
said that he(RA) had so many servants so why he(RA) was doing that. How beautiful
reply he(RA) gave, “I am testing my Nafs”

Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique(RA) said, “This world is mortal, our life is
temporary, our breaths are numbered, and our ignorance is apparent”. So, when the
world is mortal, it would end one day, life is temporary, so it would be taken back,
and our breaths are numbered, so they would certainly end.

Qalandar Pak(RA) belonged to a feudal family. Someone asked him

that Baba how did you quit all that; he(RA) said, “Someone makes you
quit it”. He always said, “Pray that every breath of Baba is utilized for the
good of humanity”. He stayed in Kocha Shah Inayat of Bhaati Gate. The space
and width of his room can be realized by the fact that there was only a double bed
mattress lying on the floor and its sides hardly had little space to approach the bath
room. He(RA) stayed there for a long time, even though his(RA) admirers were
wealthy and used to insist on staying with them, but he(RA) liked the place. He used
to say, “Whatever be the Will of Allah”.

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Slaves, as was the practice in those days.
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Hazrat Imam Hasan(RA) said most appropriately, “I would only adopt that
which is so desired by Allah, for me”.
Hazrat Abu Turab Nakhshabi(RA) said, “The food of Faqir is what he gets, his
dress should be such which could cover his body modestly and his place is where he
can spend the night”. Extravagance in these three things is regarded as indulgence
in Ghair Allah and the whole world is engaged in this difficulty.

Faqar
Allah SWT has awarded higher ranks to Darwesh (Faqir). Allah Pak says,
“Benevolence is the right of those Faqirs (Masakeen) who are so
engrossed in the path of truth that they are unable to go here and there
and since they do not ask for their needs, ignorant people consider them
Ghani (wealthy but with no desire of wealth)”. Then He SWT says, “To
Allah, exemplary are those people of faith who are engrossed in Abdiat171
and are unable to do business.”

(An extract from the book Kasf-ul-Mahjoob) “In these two Ayah Mubaraka,
there are two words that have been used by Haq SWT in favour of His Darwesh. In
the first Ayat, the word is “Ahsaro” whose literal meaning is “engulfed in”. On the
path of truth, they are so much ignorant of themselves (Maghloob-ul-Hal), so
engrossed, Mast and engaged that they are totally oblivious of the existent world. In
the second Ayat the word is “Abdan Mamluka” whose meaning is that person of
Allah who is Mamluk of Allah, either with or without wealth, sold out to Allah as a
Slave and he does not take a step without His Will. These two positions, such as
“Indulgence in Haq (Mehviyat Fil Haq) and Slavery of Allah (Mamlukiat-e-
Haq)” are the grace of people of faith; this engagement of them is so
dearly loved by Allah, that whereas He has ordained all others to work and
struggle for earning their subsistence; for these people, Allah SWT has
commanded all others to take care of their needs and subsistence.”
Hazoor Pur Noor SAWW said, “Faqar is my pride and Faqar is from
me”.
Literal meaning of Faqar is “caution and abstinence”. Commonly, it
is related to lack of resources, poverty, helplessness and inability. In the

171
Abdiat – The practice of being a good human.
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religion of Islam, ‘Faqar’ means that path on which the covers (curtains)
between the person and Allah get removed and the person is rewarded
with the sight and communion of Allah SWT. ‘Faqar’ is factually a reality in
the religion of Islam which has been a practice of our Aulia Karam RA and
other righteous people of faith in reaching out to Allah SWT.

Hazoor Pur Noor SAWW was blessed with uncountable attributes and
qualities, but He SAWW never took pride in any of them. He SAWW said, “I am a
loved one of Allah, but I do not take pride in this”. He SAWW took pride only in
Faqar. Faqar signifies actually that extent of Qurb between the soul and Allah SWT
wherein the soul ultimately gets rewarded with the sight and communion of Allah
SWT. On the night of heavenly travel i.e. on the night of Mairaj; this singular honour
was bestowed upon Hazoor SAWW and Allah SWT granted him SAWW His SWT sight
and communion. On this occasion, he SAWW asked for a gift for the Ummat
(Nation). Hence, the gifts of Namaz and Fasting for the sake of physical purification
and the divine light of Faqar for inner (Batini) purification were granted by Allah
SWT as gifts to Ummat-e-Muhammadi SAWW which opened the way towards
achieving Deedar-e-Ellahi. Hadees-e-Mubaraka, “Faqar is a treasure from amongst
the treasures of Allah SWT”.
With reference to Mairaj, Allah SWT says in Surah Al-Najam (the
Holy Quran) on nearness and communion in love172, “Then the distance
between Allah SWT and His beloved only remained as that between the
two ends of a Bow173, or even less”.
Syed-Ul-Anbia SAWW said, “Faqar is my pride, Faqar is from me and owing to
Faqar, I enjoy superiority over all other Prophets and Mursaleen (SA)”. Faqar is that
excellence and perfection of spirituality, in which the soul touches the extremities of
Nooraniat and Purity and therefore, achieves such communion with Allah SWT, as
when a drop of water after mixing with an ocean becomes an ocean, itself. The
excellence of Faqar is like losing one’s existence and identity into that of
The Actual Existence i.e. Allah SWT; what only remains is The Existence of
The Only Permanent Being174. Having attained the highest extremity and
position of Faqar, our Shehenshah Pak SAWW became a true reflection of

172
Qurb-o-Wissal.
173
Like when the string is stretched with an arrow.
174
Daimi Baqa.
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Allah’s Existence. Hazrat Maulana Rumi(RA) said, (Translation) “Hazrat

Muhammad SAWW reflects Allah SWT, and the Existence of Allah SWT with all His
qualities is reflecting (visible) in him SAWW.”
Hazoor Nabi Kareem SAWW said, “Whoever looked at me undoubtedly looked
at Haq Ta’alla (The Ultimate Truth)”.
This blessing of Faqar was first achieved by the Sultan of Faqar,
Hazrat Bibi Fatima-Tuz-Zahra(RA), meaning thereby that when she
accessed the true reality of existence of Nabi Pak SAWW, he SAWW said,
“Fatima exists through me”. The Bab-ul-Faqar175, Hazrat Ali Karam Allah-
o-Wajho Al-Kareem (KAW) then surrendered his(KAW) existence against
the reality of existence of Nabi Pak SAWW and achieved the objective of
Faqar, Nabi Sarkar SAWW said, “Ali exists through me”. Then this treasure
was awarded to Hazrat Imam Hasan(RA) and Hazrat Imam Hussain(RA)
and he SAWW said, “Hasan(RA) and Hussain(RA) exist through me”.
Hazrat Ali Hajveri(RA) says: -
“There is an apparent aspect (Zahir) of Faqar, and it has a hidden aspect
(Batin), as well. Its apparent aspect is poverty and desperation, and its hidden
aspect is highness, prosperity and hearty satisfaction. Whoever remained stuck with
its apparent aspect i.e. its helplessness; he would not be able to approach its hidden
aspect and would turn away, being unsuccessful. Whoever understood the
reality of Faqar and gained the treasure of its hidden aspect, would turn
his face from the apparent world and surrender his existence to The
Ultimate Truth 176and would enter the domain of ‘Permanence177’ through
the Will of The Ultimate Permanent Being.” Aulia Karam said, “Whoever got
stuck in the apparent aspect of Faqar, except knowing the word Faqar, he would
remain oblivious to all other aspects”. Therefore, a Faqir is the one, in whose
ownership, there is nothing and neither the possession of any material thing
whatsoever, can become hurdle in his physical status (Hal) and actual position
(Maqam)”.

175
The Gateway or Entrance of Faqar – used as a Title.
176
Fana or Wasil Billah - The concept of total annihilation of self as explained earlier.
177
The status of Baqa Billah.
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Hazrat Abu Saeed Abul-Khair(RA) said, “Faqir is the one who is Ghani178 with
Allah SWT, meaning thereby that, whose treasure is Qurb of Allah SWT”. Another
Faqir says, “Faqir is not a person who is devoid of wealth, rather Faqir is the one,
who is devoid of any desire, meaning thereby that he is devoid of any right or
executive power”.
This means that Faqir is not the one who does not possess wealth or
material, rather Faqir is one who does not exercise his right or those of Allah’s
executive powers. It implies that holding or deficiency of wealth and material is act
of Allah SWT, and that Faqir does not bother in either situation. The grant of wealth
is a kindness of Allah SWT and its absence is also His kindness. Hazrat Abu Bakr
Shibli(RA) said, “Faqir is a one who does not find peace in anything but Allah SWT”.
Hazrat Abul Qasim Junaid Baghdadi(RA) said, “Faqar is termed as cleansing the
heart from everything but Allah SWT”.
A dictum of Qalandar Pak(RA), “Ishq obliterates everything, except
Allah SWT”. He(RA) said, “After when my Faqar had been acknowledged, I
was asked as to what did I want? I replied that my city Lilla Town may be
converted into Nurpur Shahan”.
Sultan-ul-Arefeen(RA) said: -

“Murhan muhaal tinhaan noo jinhaan,

Saahib aap bulaaee hoo.”
“Those who are called by the Lord Himself,
Find it hard to turn their backs on Kalma.”
(Hazrat Sultan Bahu RA)
Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Ishq is like an open sea from which no one
can drink a drop on his own accord and whoever gets the permission to do
so, then no matter how much one may drink, this sea never dries up”.
The purpose of taking up this subject is to prevent virtues of Faqiri from
narrow minded approach. Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “The actual reality is never
visible, and what is actually visible is not the reality”. I vividly remember
even today that during the early days whenever I rang up Lahore, he(RA) always
conversed in his(RA) peculiar Mauj and Masti and a point that he(RA) ingrained in
my mind was by saying, “Son, a magnet only pulls iron particles towards

178
Open or large hearted.
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itself, it never pulls steel. Iron particles realize their worth only when a
magnet pulls them against their desire and they cling to it. What do these
iron particles get after clinging on to the magnet; they do not know it.
When it gets separated from the magnet, automatically the magnetic force
comes in it. So, realize the extent of fearlessness that it now would pull
any iron particle towards itself and after joining with it, even that iron
particle would get the magnetic force. That means the iron particle is
bestowed with the quality of pulling by the magnet. Allah SWT says in the
Holy Quran, “Whomsoever I desire, I pull him” and He said again, “Wali,
are the friends of Allah SWT and they carry no fear and neither do they
have repentance or guilt.”
Qalandar Pak (RA) says, “Whoever got associated with a fearless person179
would eventually get transformed likewise into a fearless person, whereas a person
who does not become fearless despite the apparent association, then he is said to
have not been associated at all, with the fearless”.
Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood(RA) cites Khatam-ul-Mursaleen SAWW as having
said, “In my Ummat180 there will always be forty people whose hearts would be like
the heart of Ibrahim AS. As their alms, Allah SWT will hold back the wrath on the
people of earth; they will be called as Abdal.”

Then Hazoor Nabi Kareem SAWW said, “They would not get this status (of
guidance) because of abundance of Namaz, Fasting or Almsgiving”. The
companions(RA) asked, “Then on what grounds would they get this status?” He
SAWW said, “Through generosity of heart and by keeping good will for the
Muslims181”.
Qalandar Pak(RA) always said, “It is only Allah SWT, Who can grant
a wish or answer the supplications, Baba cannot give anything to anyone.”
I remember one day, in the afternoon, he(RA) came out of the state of
Istaghraq and said, “Today Baba requested in Baqa Billah182 that my Kaka Shigri
may also be blessed with something. I was replied that I must do my job and that it
was His Will; He would bless whomsoever He pleased.” Let me say that Air

179
A faithful person, who fear none but Allah SWT.
180
The Nation or the community associated to The Holy Prophet Muhammad SAWW.
181
This has been cited by Hazrat Imam Tabrani RA and Abu Naeem RA.
182
Ibid.
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Commodore (Retired) Shahid Hamid Shigri was amongst the admirers of Qalandar
Pak(RA) and he loved Baba Ji(RA) very dearly. He often visited me after the Wissal
of Qalandar Pak(RA) and he used to rest a while on the same bed upon which
Qalandar Pak(RA) breathed his last. Shigri Sahib left this worldly abode in an
accident (May Allah SWT always keep his soul in eternal Mauj – Ameen). When
Qalandar Pak(RA) narrated the whole thing with reference to Shigri Sahib, I
mentioned this incident of Hazrat Junaid Baghdadi(RA), “Once high fever struck on
Hazrat Junaid Baghdadi(RA) and it prolonged, one of his(RA) contemporary
Faqir(RA) came and having seen the condition, he(RA) questioned, “Did you not
pray to Allah SWT for health?”. He(RA) replied that yes, indeed he did so. The friend
asked as to what reply did he get? He(RA) said that the reply was, “Junaid, the body
was under My ownership, I will keep it as I so desired, you do your work”. Having
listened to the incident, Qalandar Pak(RA) smiled and said, “Whatever occurs, is
actually caused by Allah SWT alone; however, whenever and wherever, He does it
on His own accord, makes a person perform the job for another person, but He
actually does it Himself.”

“Jeevandiaan mar raihanaa hove, taan des faqeeraan bahe-e hoo.

Je koee sutte guddarh koorha, vaang arooree rahee-e hoo.
Je koee deve gaalaan mehne, usnoon jee jee kahee-e hoo.
Gila, ulaahmaan, bhandee, khwaaree, Yaar de paaron sahee-e hoo.
Qaadir de hath dor asaadi, jion rakkhe tion rahee-e hoo”
“If you wish to learn the art of dying while living,
Go and sit in the company of mystics.
If someone splatters you with dirt,
Be like a dung hill, take it without reproach.
Let them hurl abuse at you – accept it in humility.
Bear complaints, censure, blame, calumny with patience –
For the sake of the Beloved.
Our strings are in the hands of Almighty;
Let us live in submission to his will”
(Hazrat Baba Farid RA)
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Hazrat Baba Lal Shah(RA)

I met Baba Lal Shah(RA) at the residence of Chaudhary Sikander Sahib.

He(RA) possessed a unique manner of cognition. He(RA) remained engaged in
Mujahada-e-Haq for a long time in Shahdara, Lahore. Chaudhary Sikander and his
wife Baji Mussarat, who happens to be a Professor in a college, love Fuqara Karam
in a tremendous way. Baba Lal Shah(RA) continued to reside in their house. In the
beginning, I carried some differences on him(RA). Through the blissful vision of
Qalandar Pak(RA), this inner flaw of my Nafs subsided and later I did love him very
dearly and advised all admirers of Qalandar Pak(RA) to offer their high regards to
him(RA). It so happened once that Baba Lal Shah(RA) was staying in the house of
Raja Majid located in West Ridge (Rawalpindi). Someone informed me that Baba
Harley Street had been admitted in Heart International Hospital owing to poor state
of his(RA) physical health. I asked one of my friend and artist, Syed Habibi that I
would be obliged if he dropped me in his car at the house of Raja Sahib. Two more
artists also joined us in the journey. We saw Baba Lal Shah(RA) sitting on a chair in
the orchard when we reached West Ridge and entered the house. We all offered our
salutations to him(RA) and after bowing at his feet, he(RA) asked us to take the
seats and began the conversation. Whenever Baba Lal Shah(RA) was overtaken by
mystical state, his(RA) neck used to move up and down in sync with his(RA)
conversation causing a tearful sensation on others around him(RA). His(RA) face
would turn red. That day, he(RA) spoke on martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain(RA)
and surely, he(RA) spoke very well. It was an evening of summers; when the
servant of Raja Sahib brought cold drinks in the middle of that beautiful
conversation, Baba Lal Shah(RA) silenced. Later, we moved towards the hospital
with Raja Sahib. There was a rush of people on the 1st floor of the hospital
and due to the crowd of admirers of Baba Ji Muhammad Hussain(RA), we
could hardly take a glance at him(RA). Then suddenly, everything moved
here and there, and we accessed ICU. What a beautiful face, the face of
Allah’s gifted one. When I and Raja Sahib turned back after the deedar183,
Raja Sahib poked me, “How are you? What will happen? I spoke out
unintentionally, “It appears that he(RA) is in Istaghraq and would

183
Deedar - The honour of getting the blessed opportunity to look at something which is regarded as sacred,
whether a Sufi, a saint or a wali of Allah SWT or it could be a sacred place or a thing. In this case, it was the
blessed face of a Wali Allah.
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certainly gain consciousness, but then he(RA) would finally depart to the
eternal abode”. I recalled his(RA) advice that he(RA) gave me two days back in
which he(RA) said, “People would try to dissuade you, never listen to anyone
and no matter what happens, always remain behind Baba Bukhari(RA)”.

After having visited him(RA) in the hospital, I told Raja Sahib while he was
driving me back to my place, “You will find Baba Lal Shah Sahib(RA) strolling
outside when you would reach back your place after having dropped me
off and he(RA) will ask you as to what opinion Shah Sahib had on me?”.
You can tell him(RA) from my side that as per him, you(RA) were a person of
blessed status and that his (Syed Baba’s) opinion carried no value. Raja Sahib smiled
and gestured as if he was saying, “Forget it Shah Sahib, such manners did not suit
you”. Well, he was right, as far as this opinion was concerned. Raja Sahib called
me over the phone after reaching back home and asked me, “How did you
know that Baba Lal Shah(RA) would ask me the same thing; By Allah, it
exactly happened as you had indicated. Having listened to your reply on
that, Baba Lal Shah(RA) smiled profusely”. After this incident, I asked a friend
of mine who had come to meet me, “I need to get a card made, let me give you an
idea since your drawing skills were good, you please make it as such. I told him that
colour of card would be red, there will be mountains with Sun rising at half face and
in the centre of yellowish tinge of Sun should be written “Ali Haq” with Pir Kakian
Wali Sarkar, underneath”.

He did that drawing. I not only got it printed but but also gave it a shape of
Flag and having reached Qalandar Pak(RA) in Lahore, I presented it to him(RA)
with my love and affection. Qalandar Pak(RA) looked at it in detail, smiled
and said, “Syed Baba, how did it strike your mind? This title of ‘Kakian
Wali Sarkar’ which you had written was actually the Tomb Stone of Baba.”
I did not have the answer; I could only say, “This is a benevolence of your
blessed vision”.

He said, “Syed, get this card

printed right away”. I don’t know how
this idea came inside me, and I did not
consider giving it a second thought. Taking
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a picture of Qalandar Pak(RA), I got more cards printed in the following days and
distributed them amongst the people.

So, I was talking about Baba Lal Shah(RA).

The meetings went on with him(RA). One day
someone told me that Baba Lal Shah(RA) said that
Baba Bukhari(RA) was his(RA) student (a disciple or
a follower, perhaps). When I questioned about it,
Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “I met Baba Lal
Shah(RA) at the shrine of Hazrat Data Ali
Hajveri(RA) and he(RA) told me to read
something to which I declined. So, Syed Baba!
Like there is a Police Department, and as well as the institution of Army in
the world; there is also a division of appointments based on the status.
Similarly, the same division of status and portfolio exists in the world of
Faqirs. You can say that Baba Lal Shah(RA) is a DSP in Police Department
and your Baba(RA) is a General in the Army; Son, Baba Lal Shah(RA) could
not even comprehend, as to where did your Baba reach. Remember, a
person at a higher position knows about the one who is lower, but the
lower one does not know anything about the higher ones”. Hazrat Syed Ali
Hajveri(RA) said, “Hazrat Junaid Baghdadi(RA) was a disciple of his(RA) maternal
uncle Hazrat Sari Saqti(RA). Once someone asked Hazrat Sari Saqti(RA) that
whether the status of a disciple could ever be higher than his Pir (Murshad or
Guide), he(RA) said yes and the proof is Junaid(RA), whose Maqam is higher. But
this statement of Hazrat Sari Saqti(RA) was on account of his(RA) regard for
him(RA) and there was huge wisdom hidden in it and that he(RA) wanted to explain
it to those treading the path of Tareeqat i.e. that no one can see higher than his
Maqam. It is because one could only look at the lower level and looking upwards is
not possible. That is why when he looked at the Maqam of Hazrat Junaid(RA),
he(RA) certainly found it to be lower; though, out of sheer humbleness, he used the
word ‘higher.”

It is well known that during the lifetime of Hazrat Sari Saqti(RA), the disciples
of Hazrat Junaid(RA) desired that he(RA) gave sermon so that they felt peace at
heart. But he(RA) said that I shall not do it, till my Shaikh was present and alive.
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One-night Hazrat Junaid Baghdadi(RA) dreamt the blessed sight of Rasool-e-

Maqbool SAWW. He SAWW said, “O’Junaid, do give sermon to people, since Allah
SWT has made your conversation as a source of deliverance for the people”. Upon
waking up, he(RA) thought that perhaps his(RA) Maqam had risen higher than that
of his(RA) Shaikh. In that instant, Hazrat Sari Saqti(RA) sent a disciple to him(RA)
with the message that you neither did agree to the proposal of disciples, nor did you
listen to the elders of Baghdad and including me regarding giving sermon to the
people. Now that you have been commanded by Rehmatul Lillalameen SAWW, so do
obey. Hazrat Junaid(RA) said that having listened to that message, the illusion was
removed (regarding his Maqam being higher than that of his Shaikh) and I became
sure that Hazrat Sari Saqti(RA) was aware of what was apparent, as well as hidden
in my thoughts, and that his(RA) rank was higher than mine; he(RA) knew about my
secrets and contemplations, whereas I was unaware about him(RA). After this,
he(RA) went to Hazrat Sari Saqti(RA) and begged his forgiveness and inquired as to
how did he(RA) know that he had been commanded like this by Rasool-e-Mohtram
SAWW. He(RA) replied that I was blessed with the sight of Allah SWT in my dream,
and He SWT said that He had commanded His Habib SAWW to go to Junaid and
order him to give sermon so that the desire of people of Baghdad is fulfilled. Under
all circumstances, it is evident that Murshad are aware of the conditions of their
disciples.”

Hazrat Baba Lal Shah(RA) belonged to a Syed family of Chakwal. He(RA) was
a descendent of Hazrat Imam Musa Kazim(RA) and was illuminated by the blessings
of Qalandar Bari Kazmi(RA). Whereas, Qalandar Pak(RA) was a Bukhari Syed and
told me himself(RA) that he(RA) belonged to The Suhrwardy Order, as his(RA)
grandfather Hazrat Syed Jalaluddin Surkhposh Bukhari(RA) was awarded the blessed
status of Khilafat by Hazrat Bha’uddin Zakiraya Suhrwardy(RA). Qalandar Pak(RA) is
also called an Awaisi; and he(RA) is also known as a ‘Hotline Faqir’ which implies
that he(RA) received ‘The Direct Blessing of Allah SWT’. He(RA) was a majestic
person like the majestic aspect of his(RA) grandfather, Hazrat Syed Jalaluddin
Surkhposh Bukhari(RA). He(RA) was a Malamati Faqir and on the manners of
Makhdoom Jahanian Jahangasht, he(RA) was a Jahangasht. Therefore, all those who
carry this misunderstanding that Baba Lal Shah(RA) was the Murshad of Qalandar
Pak(RA), should quell this misperception. Indeed, both were the blessed carriers of
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Nooraniat and were the people of faith in their own domains. Moreso, Qalandar
Pak(RA) respected him(RA) greatly; the love and regard of Aulia Karam was
nurtured inside me through his(RA) blessed vision. Hazrat Baba Lal Shah(RA)
departed to the eternal abode during the lifetime of Qalandar Pak(RA). It is my good
fortune that few days before he(RA) departed, Qalandar Pak(RA) sent me to meet
him(RA) and I attended his(RA) funeral and burial. His(RA) Tomb is located in front
of his(RA) house in Village Khan Pur and is visited by all and sundry. May Allah Pak
raise his(RA) ranks – Ameen.

Hazrat Syed Siddique Hussain Shah Askari

Al-Maroof Little Star
I often received letters in my office on which the address used to be written
like the following: -
Respectable Mr Prime Minister Pakistan
Care of: Syed Shakir Uzair
Special Representative
Pakistan Television, Islamabad Centre
There was always a crescent drawn on the right or left side. The write up
inside was also strange, “The Court was convened for Abdul Majeed and he has
been removed”. Such as this, the write up appeared incoherent. However, I later
found out that he is a Faqir of great vision in his own right and lives in an area of
Azad Kashmir (Pakistan) called Garhi Dupatta and enjoys the blessing of Faqar
through the kindness and bounties of Allah SWT.

The letters kept pouring in for a long time; though they were beyond
comprehension, but a realization strengthened in me overtime that it had
something to do with meeting Qalandar Pak(RA). In this backdrop, I
narrated one day, the whole account to Qalandar Pak(RA). He(RA) said,
“Write a letter and invite him over to Islamabad”.

Let me also state here that on an occasion Qalandar Pak(RA) once

said to me, “Syed Baba, you are like a food for Faqirs”. Realizing the lack
of understanding through my facial expressions, he(RA) said, “In order to
catch a big fish, a small fish is put on the hook as a bait so that big fish is
hooked as it struggles to swallow it; you are that small fish”.
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As instructed, I sent a letter to Shah Sahib and after few days I opened his
reply bearing same crescent and addressed to The Prime Minister, care of Syed
Shakir Uzair; it read: -
“Prayers of Ashiqan (plural of Ashiq)
Scripted, Directed and Produced by Syed Shakir Uzair
Prime Minister! Lower the price of Flour
Else, go and rot in the heat of Multan (a city located in Punjab Province)
Since, Shah Shams Tabraiz(RA) neither spared Sikhs, nor Englishmen
First lady, increase the speed of your car ----”
Similar conversation continued further on, which at the most could only be
read as a statement and I remained oblivious to its hidden aspect. I called Qalandar
Pak(RA) at Lahore and told him about the letter and questioned him(RA) about the
gentleman as to what he meant; since the government had only been formed in
those days, recently. This was the time when shortage of flour existed in the open
market and unease spread everywhere on this account. Qalandar Pak(RA) said,
“I will arrive in two days and then we will proceed to meet that Faqir”. By
then, I had understood the reason of disclosing a future occurence was actually
his(RA) fond desire to meet Qalandar Pak(RA). Qalandar Pak(RA) arrived in
Islamabad after two days and it was decided that we would go to Azad Kashmir on
the following day and in this regard, services of Raja Majid Sahib would be taken.
Raja Sahib had a Corolla Car; he asked me as to which route should be taken,
whether via Kohala or else through Abbotabad and onwards to Muzaffarabad? I said
that it was better if we travelled to Muzaffarabad via Abbotabad, since the route was
scenic and that I had previous experience of travelling to Muzaffarabad on that
route. Raja Sahib immediately agreed and said that if this route passed through
Mansehra, then we might be able to meet Baba Dhanaka(RA), about whom it was
believed that whomever he(RA) beat twice by his(RA) stick, got his wish fulfilled; as
he desired to own a Prado (an SUV of Toyota), there was no harm if we were able to
meet that Faqir in the process. Next day, we departed at 8 AM. During the journey,
Qalandar Pak(RA) initially went through the newspaper and later got engaged in
reading a book with full absorption. As per the habit, Raja Sahib continued with his
usual jokes with me; Shah Sahib! You must also think about your future; do you
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own a residential plot184 etcetera? I replied in negative. He continued and said that
you must plan everything before your retirement, as the time was passing quickly. I
told him that all is at the mercy of Allah SWT and He does it better. He seemed quite
perturbed owing to his self-imposed view on my uncertain future. Qalandar Pak(RA)
immediately intervened and said, “Raja! Do not try to spoil the reliance and trust
(Tawakkul185) of Syed on Allah SWT. Raja Sahib silenced on this. We had only
moved a bit further when suddenly Qalandar Pak(RA) lurched very
strongly and the pure name of Allah SWT echoed loudly from his(RA)
mouth and said, “Stop the car, a Faqir lives somewhere around here, turn
to the left”. We had forgotten that the road lead to Astana of Baba Dhanaka(RA).
We were now moving on the same road. Raja Sahib’s face swelled with happiness
when we finally reached the location. On a terrace down below, we saw many
traditional beds186 with mats and bed sheets on them. Having got down, Qalandar
Pak(RA) sat down on one of the beds while taking support of the rolled-up mats.
Raja Sahib ordered someone to bring tea, whereas I moved aside and discreetly lit
my cigarette. Raja Sahib came to me and started narrating again the miracle of
stick, as associated with Baba Dhanaka(RA). I told him that we will just go upstairs,
and this secret would also be revealed today. Qalandar Pak(RA) got up after the tea
and we moved upstairs. There was a big courtyard with a room to the front which
was covered with a green cloth. Few young men had gathered in the beginning of
the courtyard. As we drew nearer, one of them asked as to whom we intended to
meet. Qalandar Pak(RA) commanded Raja Sahib to give the young man his(RA) card
and tell him that a Faqir had come from Lahore who wanted to see the Baba. The
young man looked at the card and casually said, “Please come at around 2 PM, since
it was no time for a meeting”. Such as he(RA) was, the person of power, Qalandar
Pak’s(RA) wrath and majestic expression (Jalal, ibid) overtook everything and shook
all that existed there. To tell you the truth, we became scared. He(RA) started
walking towards the room with a green cloth, but a person standing-by came in
front and stopped him(RA). Qalandar Pak’s expression grew stronger and
he(RA) said, “You sell this Baba, remember that from now on, no body

184
A piece of land for constructing a house.
185
Tawakkul is the term used for expressing one’s trust, faith or reliance on the Almighty Allah SWT, greater the
reliance, equally great is the quality of Tawakkul. It is an injunction of Allah SWT as mentioned in the Holy
Quran.
186
Palang – Traditional handmade wooden beds.
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would ever become a Prime Minister after being beaten up with the sticks.
Baba is taking away that stick from here. After the demise of this Baba,
the place would be taken over by Auqaf Department187 so that such
business by you people does not flourish and must end; they sell the
Faqir”. The stick in his(RA) hand continuously circled, whereas the man in front was
shivering. As if everything had come to a standstill. He(RA) then turned suddenly
and said, “Let us go, Syed Baba”. He moved away from that place, we two followed
behind in a state of trance and flabbergast. We sat in our car and headed towards
our destination. There was a complete silence in the car. Raja Sahib looked at me
through the back-view mirror and I gestured, “You may get your beating with sticks,
now”. Raja Sahib put on the audio cassette of ‘Kalam-e-Bahu’ and the journey went
on. After quite a while, when this verse came: -

“Ishq jinhan de haddi rachaya

Rehen auh chup chupatay, Ho”
“Those who are truly immersed and absorbed in Ishq-e-Ellahia (divine love) are
actually observed to be silent and they prefer to remain quiet, live silently to keep
the secret”
(Hazrat Sultan Bahu RA)
Then, Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Syed Baba, this Baba Dhanaka is a genuine
Faqir, these worldly people create their drama owing to his Majzoobi
condition and do business over that Faqir. You have already seen what
they do after their eternal journey from the world; you now have also seen
their conduct while the Faqir was still alive”. He(RA) closed his(RA) eyes and
went into his(RA) peculiar state of focus. Such expression of Jalal was not new to us,
however with respect to an incident, it certainly was astonishing. We reached
Muzaffarabad after travelling for another three hours and on command of Qalandar
Pak(RA), we moved straight to Sangam Hotel. When we reached at the hotel,
Commissioner Muzaffarabad was present for the reception; he was amongst the
adorers of Qalandar Pak(RA). He hosted the lunch and informed Baba(RA) that he
had arranged for his(RA) stay at the Guest House. Then he began by asking about
Sardar Qayyum Sahib; Qalandar Pak(RA) kept repeating a sentence, “We will make
the horse dance, we will make the horse dance”. Perhaps the election symbol of

187
Auqaf Department - A governmental setup which is tasked to look after and maintain such holy shrines,
tombs and other places of religious significance.
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Sardar Sahib was a ‘Horse’. When Commissioner Sahib told him(RA) that many
people intended to meet him(RA), Qalandar Pak(RA) said that as for now, he
intended to go to Garhi Duppatta to meet a Faqir and that he would tell him later
with regards to meeting other people. I forgot to mention one thing; Mushtaq
Pirzada Sahib was also present among other people at the reception. He was the
same fellow who had told us about Baba Deedar Shah Sahib and I had invited him
to the place so that he guides us to Garhi Duppatta. We moved to Garhi Duppatta
after consuming lunch. I realized on reaching there that the address of Siddique
Shah Sahib(RA) had not been noted down and not kept before we left that morning.
Dark clouds hung over the sky at that time and light rain had begun to pour down.
Raja Sahib stopped the car on instruction of Pirzada Sahib and Raja Sahib said to
Qalandar Pak(RA), “Now only a Majzoob on duty from your department could guide
us.” As I got out of the car, I saw a person carrying a bag of flour on his shoulder
was coming our way from behind. As he drew near, we asked him the whereabouts
of Siddique Shah Sahib(RA). He said that we should first place his bag of flour in the
boot of our car, to which we immediately complied. He sat with us in the car and
asked us to move on a half metalled road that led to a mountain. After a
thunderstorm, it first rained heavily and then followed the hailstorm. During this
time, the wavy mountainous passage began and after climbing few heights, we
arrived at an open area where he asked us to stop. I found that the rain had also
stopped. That person came out of the car and while putting the bag of flour on his
shoulder, pointed to a house on the right-hand side in the valley and said that it was
the house; whereas he took the route to the left-hand side, where apparently no
house was visible. I indicated the house to Qalandar Pak(RA), as soon as
he(RA) came out of the car. While I was still looking at the house, a lean
and thin person of medium height appeared, as though he had climbed up
the mountain from down below. He came straight to me, wished me
(Salam) and then hugged me; and asked me, Shah Sahib, how are you?
After this he said, “How come your tummy is bulging out? You were very
smart. I was surprised and kept thinking as to who he was and how did he
know me? Perhaps he understood my plight and said that I am Siddique
Hussain Shah Hassan Askari Al-Maroof188 Little Star. With satisfaction and

188
Al-Maroof – When someone is famously known by an attribute or a name. In this case, it is in reference to
the title ‘Little Star’ by which he(RA) was famous in the area. The attribution of titles to Aulia or Sufia Karam is
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smiles over my face, I grappled with a thought; O’ALLAH, such is the world
of your friends, all are aware of each other. I immediately turned him(RA)
over to Qalandar Pak(RA) and introduced him. Shah Sahib offered his
salutations (Salam), bowed to his(RA) knees with respect and while
kissing his(RA) stick said, “Allah SWT sent down four books and fifth was
the Stick189”.

Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Syed, let us go, take Baba to your house”. And that
is how we began to descend from the mountain with Shah Sahib, holding the hand
of Baba(RA). Though, it was slippery because of rain, but there was no reason to be
worried in that amazing domain. So, we entered the house of Shah Sahib. We came
to know there that the people in that area regarded him as someone who was
insane; whereas, his elder brother thought that he was an addict. Owing to
increased criticism in the newspapers, Qalandar Pak(RA) was quite ill famed. Being
curious on this account, many people flocked from the surroundings just to see and
meet him(RA); and since I was also famous as a drama producer, the people were
surprised as to why I had come to meet Shah Sahib. Qalandar Pak(RA) took along
Shah Sahib to a separate room and all the people gathered around me. I did try to
make people understand that Shah Sahib was a Faqir and that their view and
approach on him was negative. The window in that room gave beautiful view of a
green field outside. I pointed in that direction and told them that there would be a
beautiful Shrine there after when Shah Sahib would embark on the journey to his
eternal abode and where you and your future generations would visit. People kept
silent on this. I later introduced Qalandar Pak(RA) to them and did try to explain
them his(RA) reality. Qalandar Pak(RA) and Shah Sahib came out of the room during
this conversation. Shah Sahib sat beside me and said that Syed Sahib please
introduce your friends to us. Shah Sahib interjected as soon as I said that he was
Raja Majid Sahib, “Raja ki ayegi baraat190”. Raja Sahib was quite concerned about
his marriage in those days. I observed sheer happiness and satisfaction when I
looked at the face of Raja Majid Sahib. Then I introduced Mushtaq Pirzada. Shah
Sahib said, “I did receive your letter, but for certain unexplainable reasons

regarded as The Divine Will.

189
Spoken as a reference to the stick of herdsmen.
190
Raja Ki Ayegi Barat - A famous song of an urdu feature film (Baraat of Raja will come). In urdu language the
word “Baraat” means a procession of relatives and friends of the groom that goes to the house of bride during
the marriage ceremony.
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I could not come, I have told Baba Ji(RA) and he(RA) will tell you
regarding those”. He looked at my ring and then spoke with fluency in praise of
Allah SWT. He praised Allah SWT so profoundly in every aspect of existence, it
appeared to me as though he explained everything in full detail by actually looking
at it. Consequent to intimate understanding of The Ultimate Truth191 and grant of
nearness192, persistent negation of self193 is necessary to rid oneself from the
humanly veils of the world; and intense rejection, sarcasm and hardship of
surroundings had brought him closer to Allah SWT. He appeared to be holding Qurb
of the Ultmate Truth with firmness of faith. His fluency of Urdu and English
languages had a pleasing effect. I came to know that he passed his Matric Exam194
from Lala Musa with distinction. He suddenly turned to me and asked me to offer
him a cigarette, “I know you are a smoker”. I gestured him that it was not possible
for me in presence of Qalandar Pak(RA). Despite this, he insisted, and I offered him
the cigarette. We were served tea during this time and after a while we took leave
from Shah Sahib and left the place. Night fell during return journey to the Guest
House and we went to sleep. We left Muzaffarabad early next morning and reached
Islamabad via Kohala. Later, I once sent few clothes and a pair of Boots to Shah
Sahib through Mushtaq Pirzada. Pirzada Sahib told me that when he reached the
house, he saw Shah Sahib busy in constructing the wall just like laborers and while
his elder brother degraded and scolded him. I kept watching him; Shah Sahib had
his back towards me. After some time, he turned and while looking at me said that
convey my regards to Syed Sahib and put these things on that Palang. After some
time, one day he called me on my cell phone and after asking about my
well being he said, “Here is my son; please give him some understanding
on me”. I conversed with him for quite a while. Following this, he called
for the last time; this time I clearly observed the pain in his tone and felt
displeasure about this world. On that occasion, he said, “Syed Sahib, these
are strange people who refuse to accept me despite their clear
observation of the fact. Please also give some understanding to my son-in-
law, may someone’s destiny get lighten up”. No contact was ever made with
him(RA) after this call. One day in the afternoon, his son informed me over the

191
Mushahada-e-Haq.
192
Qurb.
193
Nafs.
194
10th Grade i.e. Secondary School Certificate.
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phone that Shah Sahib(RA) had departed from this worldly abode three days ago. I
do not know as to what he said after this, since I remained lost in nostalgia of my
meeting with him(RA), the persistent Malamat and love. May Allah Pak raise the
ranks of Shah Sahib(RA) – Ameen. Mushtaq Pirzada Sahib also told me that Shah
Sahib(RA), while being amongst the people often criticized governmental hypocrisy
and attitudes against which Police used to lock him(RA) up, but only to release
him(RA) by the evening. Having been released by the Police, he(RA) used to go back
to the same place and would speak on the human dereliction and waywardness;
only to be arrested again. His(RA) fearlessness was unmatched.

The journey of life with Qalandar Pak(RA) was very beautiful.

His(RA) ownership towards me shook my inner conscientious and honour
to an extent that I never used to tolerate when anyone lied about him(RA)
or spoke wrongfully. As the intensity of such incidents began to grow, the
people also felt concerned. Qalandar Pak(RA) said to me, “Syed, I have
taken you out of the fire and placed you in the ice, while those burnt by
fire do manage to survive, but no one survived the sting of ice; hands and
feet are amputated”.

After this, such an attitude of patience began to grow inside me that I began
to endure even the social sarcasm with a smiling face. It happened on its own. It
was a miracle of the blessed vision of Qalandar Pak(RA) that such an immense
atmosphere of opposition emerged all around, against which only Allah SWT could
help. Once Baba Deedar Shah Sahib said, “I will recognize your love on
that day when newspapers would begin to criticize you openly”. A similar
situation emerged exactly as he had discussed as the criticism began on me with
reference to Qalandar Pak(RA). I gathered all the newspaper cuttings and
presented to him and told him that even my shadow seemed away at a
distance from me. Baba Deedar Shah Sahib smiled intensely. When I wrote
the book titled ‘Tohfa-e-Qalandar’ with reference to Qalandar Pak(RA) and sent it
across to Baba Deedar Shah Sahib through one of my subordinate Producer, he
asked for readings of its introduction, a numerous time. He also inquired from the
bearer (of the book), whether he worked with me, as well? That Producer replied in
affirmative and said that he was my General Manager. Baba Deedar Shah said to
him, “If you desire for something in life, then sit with him and sit in front
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of him, he has an inspiration, which is highly precious.” My eyes were

filled with tears when that Producer narrated to me the whole account.
There is only one inspiration and by the grace of Allah SWT, it would
remain with me forever, it is very much the inspiration of Qalandar
Pak(RA).

Always filled with love of Allah SWT, Qalandar Pak(RA) kept travelling
throughout and not known exactly as to how many Faqirs did he(RA) meet? I have
only mentioned about those Aulia Karam(RA) with whom I also had a chance to
meet. The objective of mentioning all these Faqirs is to highlight their illuminated
inner self and develop understanding. Every Faqir possess a peculiar colour of
personality, a remarkable style of his own and carry astounding beauty; by no
means, their given account is aimed at carrying out comparative analyses. I was
fortunate to get enormous time in the company of Baba Ji Muhammad Hussain(RA)
and Baba Deedar Shah Sahib. The kind of love and affection, these blessed
personalities expressed towards me, I for one would never be able to reciprocate
even a slight moment of their love, acceptance and sincerity. Their excellent and
pure impression is reflected inside my heart with fragrance, till to date. The main
point of focus for their love towards me is certainly and only Qalandar Pak(RA).
Everyone embraced me with love owing to his(RA) benevolence and enlightened this
humble being through their blessed vision of true understanding.
“Aye Sultan, husn de nagri raaj salamat tera
Mein pardesi han faryadi, adal karein kuj mera”

“O’ lord, the Ultimate Ruler of the world of true beauty, your lordship will exist
forever. Whereas I do not belong here in this world of existence and I am a stranger
here, as well as a beggar; my fate is in your power and I only hope for Your kind
benevolence and justice”

(Hazrat Mian Muhammad Bakhsh RA)

Every Faqir reflects infinite blessings and kindness of Allah SWT.
People usually praise only their respective Murshad and are devoid of any
acceptance i.e. love and respect for other Faqirs. I got this precious point
of understanding through the company of these truthful beings and if one
was enlightened by a truthful Faqir, then the first thing which fostered
Irta’ash195 through the heartbeat was ‘Respect and Manners (Adab). One

195
Ibid.
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gets equipped with the beautiful trait of Adab through the company of such Faqirs.
These are those chosen loved ones of Allah SWT, who are granted the rare blessing
of Qurb196 and these people of Qurb do not settle with peace without the vision of
‘The Immortal Beauty’. The supreme quality of Adab197 carried by these winners of
eternal bounties is most evident in their company which is always laden with
fragrant Zikr198 of the Glory of Allah SWT. Hazrat Shiekh Abu Bakr Shibli(RA) says,
“Faqir is the one who does not find tranquil in anything but Allah SWT”. Hazrat
Khawaja Rawaim(RA) says, “Faqir is defined as someone who protects his objectives
from his needs and secures his Nafs from disasters and is ever indulgent in abiding
the injunctions of Allah SWT”. I always found these persistent Faqirs in continuous
imagination and Zikr of Allah SWT. Meeting a carrier of Nooraniat199 always
gave me the tranquility at heart and spending many hours in their
company seemed like only a moment to me. Before I would leave their
company, I always found myself eager for the next meeting. Qalandar
Pak(RA) said, “A Faqir, no matter how elevated he gets, cannot become
god, rather he remains a human being; Allah SWT dominates over
everything”. He(RA) always replied, whenever someone requested him(RA) for
prayers, “Baba is praying, whatever Allah SWT does is actually the best, it is He SWT
Who does everything”. Hazrat Abul Hassan Kharqani (RA) says that there are two
paths, one is the ‘Path of Humiliation’, and the other is the ‘Path of Guidance’. The
Path of Humiliation is the one which moves from the person to Allah SWT, and the
Path of Guidance is one which comes from Allah SWT towards the person. Hence, a
Shaikh, who claimed that he reached Allah SWT, actually did not reach there;
whereas, the one who said that Allah SWT led me to the objective, he surely did
reach the objective. Because, advancing the claim of having reached is actually the
evidence of otherwise; and the assertion of having not reached there is in fact the
proof of having achieved the objective.

Qalandar Pak(RA) never claimed himself to be a Faqir, rather

wherever he(RA) sat or moved around, he(RA) only spoke about Allah

196
Ibid.
197
Adab – Superior character of a person as reflected in his good manners, ethics, moral values and ethos. By
virtue of such character traits when some devout person respects other fellow human beings and sincerely
submits to his Murshad and regards him in highest esteem, he is said to be practicing Adab.
198
Ibid.
199
Ibid.
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SWT every moment and laid firm foundations of Allah Pak’s Zikr in the
hearts of everyone around him(RA).

Hazrat Muaaz Razi(RA) says, “Refrain from the company of three kinds of
people; first, the reckless scholar, second, greedy faqirs and third, illiterate Sufis”.
“Reckless scholars are those whose sole objective is the worldly gain. They
show slackness in abiding the religious injunctions, resort to sycophancy while
seeking to engage with rulers and autocrats, and those who often circumambulate
their residences; they are impressed by their status and dignity, and feel happy on
their humility, wisdom and eloquence. They speak sarcastically on Aima-e-Salf and
degrade other noble people of faith and in this regard, create such huge
misperceptions that even if whole universe is kept on one side of the scale, their
delusions would still be heavier. These are the people who have made greed and
envy as their religion. This is not knowledge; rather it is nescience ( ignorance or
darkness). Knowledge is something which rids away ignorance; as opposed to
nurturing ignorance. Greedy Faqirs are those, who in their passion for greed, flatter
and praise all deeds of wealthy people, no matter how bad and disproving they may
be; and they turn against the person who objects them even for the righteous
cause. Ignorant and nescient Sufis are those who neither get the company of
Mashaikh200, nor learn Adab from some Buzurg201 and they also have not endured
the difficulties of time.” (An Extract from the Book Kashf-ul-Mahjoob)
Whatever time I spent with Qalandar Pak(RA), I regard that time as
the actual gain of my life. His(RA) manners were superb, whenever he(RA)
mentioned about Aulia Karam, and if someone narrated an incident of a
Wali Allah in his(RA) presence then he(RA) always said, “He was a great
Sufi”.

Tassawuf and Sufi

Hazoor Pur Noor SAWW said, “Goodness went away from this world and filth
is all that remains behind”. The goodness of something is called as its Sifvat202. For
this reason, practitioners of ‘Tassawuf’ kept their deeds and dispositions as their
favourite among all and rid themselves from desires of Nafs; and that is why are

200
Mashaikh - Plural of Shaikh, a Guide, Mentor or a Murshad.
201
Buzurg - Righteous people of faith, Aulia Karam or Murshad.
202
Sifvat – Quality, a distinguishing trait.
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famously known as a Sufi. Some people believe that their state of affairs is
akin to Ashab Al-Suffa203, whereas some relate it to the word ‘Saffa’ which
means purity (or piety). A few have explained the meaning of Tassawuf
as, “To keep such a relation with Allah SWT which is based on truthfulness
and possessing affable and polite manners.” Hazrat Ghaus Al-Azam(RA)
said, “Allah SWT cleanses and purifies a Sufi with the fountains of his
finesse and deeds, then he is ascended to the status of peace and is kept
in safe havens of Aulia Karam and Abdals. His recalling acts become a
source of happiness and comfort for others. While passing through the
stages of diligence and assiduity, a Sufi achieves his final objective; and
communion with his beloved is granted. In the love of Allah SWT, his Nafs
gets obliterated. The desire of world vanishes from his heart. His desires
are emptied, then he is called a Sufi. He only carries the load of Allah SWT,
he takes up only as much weight as is so destined by Allah SWT204.
Nobody can question the writ of his(RA) court.”
Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “He does not interfere in our work and
likewise, we cannot interfere in His domain”. Just imagine, what would be the
style of living of a person, who happened to be a feudal lord and who is surrounded
by a horde of servants. Like he(RA) said, “There was a time when Baba acted
like a giant Pharaoh”. The mighty domination of the blessings of Allah SWT took
out the traitorous world from his(RA) heart and freed him(RA) from every thought
that related to wealth and property. In this journey, Malamat became the Mujahada
of his(RA) Nafs and no amount of humiliation could ever waver his(RA) resolve and
cause even a tiny tremble. He(RA) kept the focus just on one aspect i.e.
“Living always under the fear of Allah SWT, is the true worshipping”. The
people only observed method of treatment through the Music and Dhamaal Therapy
and got stuck in its apparent aspect, whereas its reality remained hidden. The only
difference laid in the fact that as to whose inner self had been enlightened with the
reality of its truth. I do remember that whenever I tried to explain the truth

203
Ashab Al-Suffa - It is a term composed of the words ‘Ashab’ meaning masters, friends, respected people,
and ‘Suffa’ meaning “veranda, shed” in Arabic. The term is a generic name given to the Companions(RA) who
stayed in the arbour next to the Mosque of the Holy Prophet SAWW in Madina Pak after the migration and
they studied religious practices under direct instructions of the Holy Prophet SAWW. The Suffa was a model and
a pioneer home of education in the history of Islam. Some Suffa-dwellers(RA) devoted themselves to spiritual-
moral life completely, so they became the pioneers of ascetic life and tendency towards Islamic mysticism.
204
Taqdeer-e-Ellahi.
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of Qalandar Pak(RA) to anyone, I was refuted on account of his(RA)

apparent ill-fame; but, I remained firm in my conviction. Then I would
recall Hadees Mubaraka, “My friends are under the cover of my veil, whom
no one can recognize, except Me and My friends.”
According to Sufis, the people of Tassawuf, are of three types: -
(1) A Sufi is a person, who is mortal as a being (Fani), but is ever existing
with the Ever-Existing Ultimate Truth SWT and after crossing the bounds
of his anthropological existence205, he has entered the domain of ultimate
reality206.
(2) Mutasawuf: the one who is striving to reach the status or distinguished
ranks of accomplished Sufia Karam and is trying to follow the path of Sufia
Karam. The difference between Sufi and Mutasawuf is that Mutasawuf is a
beginner207, whereas Sufi is the one who has attained a high status or
rank208. For this reason, Sufi209 is a person who has received or attained
and Mutasawuf210 is a person who is subject to principles.
(3) Mustaswif: the one who take the form and portrays like a Sufi owing to his
lust for wealth, acclaim, status or other worldly gains. He is neither
connected to a Sufi, nor to a Mutasawuf. For this reason, Mustaswif211 is
regarded as a person of waste.
Following the path of any Sufi is a very difficult proposition; specially pursuing
the dwellers of Malamat is extremely difficult. Since Malamat is regarded as food for
the communities of friends of Allah SWT and in it are the signs of acceptance by the
Ultimate Truth (Allah SWT). Conversely, common people generally feel happier on
their acceptance by the surrounding communities; and they desire to attract large
gatherings of public and expect that such people should serve them and regard
them as utterly pious and holding high ranks. Exactly, such is the form of Nafs-
e-Ammara i.e. the rebellious Nafs, which persuades commitment of evil
deeds. Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Syed Baba, let no one accept us, it does

205
Bashariyat: Human faculties.
206
Haqeeqat.
207
Mubtadi.
208
Muntaha.
209
Sahib-e-Wasool.
210
Sahib-e-Asool.
211
Sahib-e-Fazool: despicable.
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not matter at all; surely, there is The One, Who regards us”. Bullhay
Shah(RA) very aptly said: -

“Chal Bullhaya chal uthay chaliay jithay sarey annhay

Koi na sadhi zaat pehchanay koi na sanhon mannay”

“Baba Bullhay Shah(RA) in his peculiar expression of Malamat vows to quit the
crowded abode, instead he(RA) desires to be at a place where everyone is blinded
towards him, a place where nobody bothers about his(RA) caste or questions
his(RA) manners. Such is his(RA) focus, whereupon the world or the people therein
are not the point of objective, rather the main objective is
The Ultimate Truth (Allah SWT)”

(Hazrat Baba Bullhay Shah RA)

Hence, those people who believed righteously, Allah SWT took their
responsibility to protect them from perversion and darkness and guide
them towards the path of guidance212. Allah SWT has shared His secrets
with them and has shown them the heaven of hearts213; made them the
protectors of hearts and they are appointed as the custodians of hidden
secrets of hearts. Whether overtly or discreetly, Allah SWT protects them.
Neither the devil can distract them, nor are they overtaken by lust or
desire214 of Nafs. Allah SWT says, “O’Devil, come what may, you shall not
be able to subdue My pure people”. The Nafs of such a person is never
rebellious and Shehwat215 is unable to overwhelm him (Ghaniat-ul-
Tabaeen).
I remember one day in the presence of Qalandar Pak(RA), one of his(RA)
disciple narrated to us an incident with reference to some other disciple. He said that
a disciple, while wearing a shawl (as was worn by Qalandar Pak RA) visits the
houses of adorers of Qalandar Pak(RA) and says that he was worried and did not
understand as to how would he carry the load after Qalandar Pak(RA) would finally
depart to eternity? I was with Qalandar Pak(RA) in Lilla Sharif on that day. He(RA)
said, “Syed Baba, I remained unaware and everyone became a Faqir on his

212
Noor-e-Hidayat.
213
The ultimate peace.
214
Hawa.
215
Ibid.
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own accord, if I withdrew my support today, these imaginations would

vanish in thin air”. The agony in his(RA) voice terrorized me, because the words
uttered from the mouth of Faqir are the verdict of destiny. It did happen exactly like
that; all such claimants straggled on the path and lost their worth due to their
remoteness from Murshad. There was only one voice echoing inside my heart, “May
Allah Pak grant long life to Baba(RA) and bless all of us with guidance”. I heard
such similar voices of claim after Qalandar Pak(RA) had departed to
eternity, “We are all Faqirs” and that Baba did say, “I have endured all the
troubles and sorrows; you people should enjoy the Mauj216”. I was
surprised to hear all this and prayed every moment that O’Allah, save me
from this reckless desire of showing oneself as a Faqir. Qalandar Pak(RA)
said after this, “Baba has only granted Faiz, no one has been granted
Faqiri217”. This Faiz was granted to all irrespective of their individual
characters. Even if a Kaki of Bazar-r-Husn, who adored Qalandar Pak(RA),
conducted Dua as per his(RA) prescribed method, it would bring about the
same amazing results, as would be seen in Dua conducted by any other
ordinary person.
What is Wilayat218, Hazrat Ghaus Al-Azam(RA) states, “Wilayat is such, when
some inspiration or intuition219 is put in the heart of someone from Allah SWT, since
He SWT is responsible for inspirations and intuitions in favour of Aulia Karam;
though, that person is not regarded as a disbeliever on account of its non-
acceptance, but he remains in a state of disappointment. Non-acceptance of such
intuitions result in dire consequences and the person gets surrounded by troubles,
owing to his defiance to such intuitions by Allah SWT; an ability which Allah SWT
puts in the heart of a Wali, due to his love for Him.”
The evil of the claimants of prophethood emerged right after Hazoor
Nabi-e-Kareem SAWW departed from this mortal world which was sternly
subdued by Hazrat Siddique-e-Akbar (RA) and having ascended to the
highest ranks of humanly attribute220, he (RA) said on the occasion of
Wisal of Shehenshah Pak SAWW, “O’People, anyone who worshipped
216
Mauj – Ibid. A carefree life which is backed up by superior faith and belief and is filled with mystical
experience on account of one’s connection and relation with a blessed Faqir.
217
Faqiri - The ascension to the rank of a Faqir.
218
Ibid.
219
Ilham.
220
Maqam-e-Abdiat.
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Hazrat Muhammad SAWW, be it known to him that Hazrat Muhammad

SAWW has departed from this world, and those of you, who worship the
God of Hazrat Muhammad SAWW, they shall remember that He is alive
and He never dies”.
Hence, whoever believed in only the physical form of Hazrat Muhammad
SAWW, honour and respect trickled away from his heart after his SAWW departure
from this world. Those who see the reality of Shehenshah Pak SAWW through the
truthful eyes, to them his SAWW secrete from this world or not, mean the same. All
Companions(RA) were devotees of the Beloved of Allah SAWW and the system of
their lives commensurated the commands of Shehenshah Pak SAWW. When Hazrat
Umer (RA) convened the court to listen the lawsuit on dispute of land
between a Jew and a Muslim, the Jew informed him (RA) before the
announcement of the verdict that Hazoor Pur Noor SAWW had already
given the verdict in his favour, on hearing this Hazrat Umer (RA) took out
his (RA) sword and beheaded the Muslim respondent. He (RA) said, “He
who refutes the decision of Nabi SAWW, Umer will take decision in such a
manner”.
Imagine the extent of love of Khulafa-e-Rashideen221 that despite secrete of
Shehenshah Pak SAWW, pleasant fragrance of his SAWW abidance continued to
exist. Even today, a mere thought of these pious personalities(RA) result in riddance
of one’s inner darkness.

When the time of Wissal of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique(RA) came close,
everyone asked him(RA), “Shall we bury you in Hujra Hazrat Bibi Aisha(RA) closer to
Sarkar SAWW?” He(RA) said very aptly, “Following the after-death rituals, place me
outside and seek permission, then act accordingly as per the command”. It was
complied with exactness; it was voiced as the permission was sought, “Do send the
friend, to the friend”.

Hazrat Umer(RA) aptly said, “First learn mannerism, then seek knowledge”.
I listened to this wish too, of those who lived near Qalandar Pak(RA) that they
be buried close to the Tomb of Qalandar Pak(RA).

To a disciple, most important aspect is the mannerism, and then

prior to everything else, it is incumbent to have a firm conviction in the

221
Ibid.
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prescribed method of the earlier Buzurg and its adoption. Then the belief
of Prophets and Messengers AS, Companions RA, Tabaeen, Aulia and
Siddiqueen (RA) is accepted and followed; regard the Holy Quran and
Hadees as the strength of his arms, since this is the way to reach Allah
SWT. Then imbibe truthfulness and effort so as to be blessed with
perseverance. The Holy Quran says, “Those who seek and strive in our
way, We certainly show them the way”. (An extract from the book
Ghaniat-ul-Tabaeen)

Thus, it must be understood that basing on the faith, a person does acquire
knowledge or gets acquainted with reality, and way to the righteous path is found
through efforts.
The Holy Quran said, “O’People, if you are honest then why you tell others to
do something which you cannot do yourself, because Allah regards it as a big sin
that you do not act yourself, as you prescribe for others.”

If a person is unable to recognize his Nafs, how would he be able to

recognize its mischief (delusion)? A person cannot achieve his desires
without steadfast effort in opposing Nafs. Hazrat Ghaus Al-Azam(RA)
says, “It is incumbent on the disciple that he seeks forgiveness on the sins
committed earlier and keep the obedience of Allah dear; approval of Allah
is indeed necessary for one’s inner peace and endeavours, and as a
condition for gaining happiness of Allah SWT, he must seek friendship of
Aulia Allah, Abdal and the Generous222, because only through such
undertakings, one can join the group of blessed people, to whom Allah
SWT has granted wisdom and intellect, and has informed them about the
dire consequences through His Verses223 and their hearts are pure. It is
necessary for a disciple to become an enemy of Nafs for the sake of
Murshad, and in the context of Pir224, he should detest225 his Nafs and
whether inwardly or outwardly, he should quit criticism of Pir.”

After knowing all these requirements, seldom anyone would advance his
claim. Murshad is a means of reaching Allah SWT. It is exactly like when a person

222
Sakhi.
223
Ayat-e-Mubaraka of the Holy Quran.
224
Murshad.
225
Malamat.
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aspires to seek company of the King, it is necessary for him to first befriend King’s
close associates; to know the method and way of reaching the King.

Allah’s path is extremely difficult; its one aspect pertains to ‘effort’ whereas
another pertains to ‘destiny’. The indication of path is done by the Murshad,
thereafter it is only to be treaded and own wisdom and imagination is to be shunned
lest one gets looted by 360 different delusions of lust and Hawa. With reference
to Qalandar Pak(RA), all his(RA) adorers should essentially ponder on this
aspect that whether the mannerism of disciples have been adopted and
understood, or they only carry the blessed Faiz of disseminating the
message of Surah Al-Rehman to the pain-stricken humanity; and they do
not indulge in lengthy argument and only say that it was the research of
our Baba(RA). Such statements must precede the message that he was
also sick and suffering or was embroiled in a complication, and that he too
felt relief after listening and so therefore they must also listen to these
Verses from Allah SWT. If someone spread the message without having
listened himself, it would be deemed an excess and a negation of the
command of Qalandar Pak(RA). The execution of an order should be taken
as a privilege and in its garb, one should not assume Faqiri. The refusal of
Qalandar Pak’s command is a sign of hatred, grudge, contempt and
hypocrisy.

A Shaikh says, “Safa means the act of being clean226, it could not be the trait
of a human227 because Bashar has been created from the mud or clay, which
contains filth and Bashar cannot get riddance from the grudge of Nafs i.e. filth; since
its very nature or essence is composed of mud.” Hence, a Wali Allah says, “One
who is annihilated in divine love is called Safi, and one who annihilated
himself for his Beloved and turned away from everything but Allah SWT, is
regarded by the name of Sufi”. Therefore, the study of blessed life of
Qalandar Pak(RA) reveals that he(RA) was a ‘Perfect Sufi’.

Hazrat Zun Nun Misri(RA) says, “He is a Sufi, whose conversations are
statement of facts, and in whose silence, his body parts converse with physical

226
Pakeezgi.
227
Bashar.
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expression on Faqr.” It means that his conversation is commensurate to his physical

form.
All must know that all the sayings of Qalandar Pak(RA) are a source of inner
peace for the listeners even today, because his dictum was commensurate to his
physical condition. On third day of his(RA) departure to eternity, I felt a great
confusion with respect to ‘the state or condition and the rank228’ before falling asleep
I was locked in the same thought and I slept in the same state of mind. I dreamt
Qalandar Pak(RA) in which he(RA) said, “Syed Baba, a person’s rank is as per his
condition of existence”. It means that the continuance of one’s state of existence is
called the ‘Rank229’. By the time I woke up in the morning, I had understood this fact
that one does not reach a reckonable status or rank only by way of overt claims or
through any form of knowledge-based conversation, rather it is one’s inner
enlightenment and consistency of perfect deeds which is reflective of one’s
distinguished status or rank. Whenever Qalandar Pak(RA) performed Dua for
someone, he(RA) said, “Close your eyes, imagine yourself as being in the presence
of Allah SWT, He is watching you and is showering blessings on you”.

Just imagine as to how important is the inspiration of being present in The

Court of Allah SWT; owing to the realization of one’s inner filth, tears fill in the eyes.
The inner self is cleansed of the filth and one experiences a pleasant feel. This does
not mean that after having been cleansed from inside, one does not require
anything further. This is the actual issue; determination and rejection of Nafs is the
real secret. This battle of Nafs should not be just momentary; rather this struggle is
till the last breath. A person’s rank would be in consonance to the quality of his
consistency and state at the time of his departure from this mortal world. Have a
closer look at Qalandar Pak(RA), despite all criticism and Malamat, he(RA)
stressed on the love of Allah SWT and devotion to Sarwar-e-Do Jahan
SAWW; he(RA) beautified the enlightened humanity and through his(RA)
consistency of determined effort, complied with injunctions of the
Ultimate Lord right from day one, till the last breath. To the extent that
he(RA) ordered me in his(RA) last moments, “No matter what happens to
your Baba, disregarding all that, your attendance was extremely
necessary in the seminar on Surah Al-Rehman which was due to be held in
228
Haal aur Maqam.
229
Maqam.
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Lahore, the day after; Syed Baba, the seminar could not be held without
you”. Just gauge the focus of that Faqir, even in the last moments of his(RA) life.
The love of Allah SWT and determination in advancing the message of the Holy
Quran explained the truthfulness of Qalandar Pak(RA) and the consistent effort
refelected a clear evidence of his(RA) distinguished rank.

Hazrat Ibne Jalla’a Damishqi(RA) says, “Tassawuf is a reality230 and not a

custom”. There is a reason to this i.e. the custom is associated with people, whereas
the reality is linked with Allah SWT. When Tassawuf is factually refraining from
people, then beyond doubt, it is way above the custom.

Hazrat Shaikh Hasri(RA) says, “Cleansing of the inner self through opposition
is named as Tassawuf”. This means that one must hold back the inner self from
opposing the truth. Since the antonym of friendship is opposition, therefore the
friendship demands that in the entire world, except obsequiousness to the dictates
of friend, nothing should be undertaken.

Mr Zahid Jhangvi, who is an adorer of Qalandar Pak(RA) and a journalist by

profession always remarked, “So strange, same subject every time, Allah, only Allah
and the pain of humanity, that too for free; whereas people always prefer a doctor
whose bill is higher than the rest”.

Qalandar Pak(RA) always used to smile at his point and say, “You do
not even spend one rupee in seeking Qurb of Allah, yet there is no
buyer231, whereas everybody is a buyer of expensive material things”. It
means that no fee is to be paid for reaching The Haq SWT. You only need to present
yourself with firm conviction and sincerity and having cleansed the idea of loss or
gain, remain steadfast in the love of Haq SWT till last breath; and adopt the
following of friends of the Haq SWT232.

Hazrat Imam Baqir(RA) says, “Pleasant disposition or conversation is named

asTassawuf, therefore a person who is most well versed is a big Sufi”.

Hazrat Ali Hajveri(RA) says, “Pious disposition is of two kinds, one with The
Ultimate Truth SWT233 and the other with people234. Pious disposition with Haq

230
Haqeeqat.
231
Seeker of Allah SWT.
232
Aulia Karam RA.
233
Allah SWT.
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means, to remain content with His SWT approval, as well as disproval. Likewise,
pious disposition with Khalq implies tolerating the ill-treatment of people for the sake
of Allah SWT. The seeker235 benefits in both situations, since Haq SWT is not
concerned and obliged to the approval or disproval of seeker and both these states
are the outcome of ‘The Concept of Monism236’.

Qalandar Pak(RA) referred to Allah SWT in every difficulty, showed

kindness towards the young ones, respected the elders and dealt with the
people of his(RA) age justly; he(RA) never demanded any remuneration.
Despite immense opposition and Malamat, he(RA) always forewarned
about the sting of this world. The extent of his(RA) sincere love could be gauged
from the fact that at the time of his(RA) departure from this worldly abode,
everyone expressed the same feeling that he(RA) loved him or her very dearly. I am
astonished on this fact too that the people whom I meet even up till now say that
they have met Qalandar Pak(RA). It seems as if entire Pakistan had met him(RA).
He(RA) always pointed out social evils and in this regard, he(RA) used to regularly
write in newspapers by the title of ‘Tonay Totkay237’. He(RA) met with politicians and
almost all people in bureaucracy by physically visiting them in their offices. Perhaps
due to this reason, those people failed to value him(RA). He(RA) highlighted
multifarious problems and suggested their remedy, too. Whoever loved him(RA)
would get tranquility, and those who rejected or hated him(RA) is surrounded by
agony, till today. Despite the rejection and hatred of all such people, not only that
he(RA) gave them the message of Surah Al-Rehman, but also sent his(RA) disciples
towards them. Whereas, he(RA) was a person of divine vision238, his(RA)
disciples were just the beneficiaries of this blessed and divine vision;
however, his(RA) love for the people was only and entirely, and solely for
the sake of bowing each one of them to Allah SWT, alone. He(RA) often
said, “Dependence of Allah SWT is the most beautiful dependence, fear the
dependence of this world, since it will distance you from Allah SWT”. Haq
َ ‫“ َو َرضُوا‬Wa razo anho” (Al-Quran, Surah Al-Tauba, 9:100), it means
SWT has said, ُ‫ع ْنه‬

234
Khalq i.e. the people.
235
Talib.
236
The Concept of Monism – The True Concept of Unity or Uni-existence, Nazaria-e-Wahdaniyat.
237
Tonay Totkay - A term used in Urdu language to describe methodology and best practices employed in the
past to resolve day to day problems of peoples’ lives.
238
Sahib-e-Baseerat.
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that the Companions of Holy Prophet are satisfied with Allah SWT; He SWT again
said, َ‫َّللاُ ع َِن ا ْل ُم ْؤ ِمنِين‬
َّ ‫ي‬َ ‫“ لَّ َق ْد َر ِض‬Laqad Razi Allaho Anna Al-momineen” (Al-Quran, Surah
Fatah, 48:18), it means that Allah SWT is certainly pleased with the believers239.
Hazoor Ashraf-ul-Anbia SAWW said, “Whoever became satisfied with
Allah, he tasted the hinny of faith”. In the context of Tassawuf, it is called
approval or acceptance240, means firstly, the approval of a persons’ deeds by Allah
SWT, followed by acceptance of Allah’s Will by the person. We can say that, the
physical manifestation of Allah’s acceptance is when rewards and blessings of Allah
SWT are bestowed on a person; and evidence of a person’s satisfaction is when he
is committed in abidance, as per commands of Haq SWT and does not turn his face
from such commands (An Extract from the Book Kashf-ul-Mahjoob).

The purpose for mentioning the aspect of ‘Acceptance or approval’ is to tell all
the adorers that Qalandar Pak(RA) only remained engaged in seeking His SWT
acceptance and approval right from the time when he(RA) received the divine
enlightenment, till his(RA) last breath. As was said by Hazrat Imam Hassan(RA),
“Anyone who tasted the will of Allah, he seeks nothing but the Will of Allah SWT”.
Whether it be some worldly issue or something that pertained to his(RA)
relatives, he(RA) sacrificed everything, firmly believed in and accepted
Allah’s Might and showed absolute abidance to His SWT commands.

That is why, it is said that first Allah SWT accepts and then the person obeys
and submits; because till such time one does not get blessings from His Court, no
body shows obedience and submission. The blessings and bounties of Allah
SWT on Qalandar Pak(RA) and his(RA) persistent submission to His will as
a consequence, is reflective of this assertion by him(RA), “Syed Baba, our
every breath will be accounted for”. Someone asked him(RA) about
his(RA) daughters as to what had he(RA) planned for them? He(RA) said,
“This fell in His SWT domain and He SWT Alone took care of everyone”.
Perhaps at that moment, the person who asked this question may have not
understood it; everyone surrounding the Faqir saw these assertions through the
spectacles of logic. Later, his(RA) two sons and two daughters got married after
his(RA) departure from this world. The interesting thing is that the people who

239
Momineen.
240
Raza.
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tried to make him(RA) understand and gave many suggestions to get

riddance from Bazar-e-Husn, they were all themselves a victim of hatred
due to their Nafs241 and considered themselves as better and pious;
whereas factually, their own houses were a hell of unease and disquiet.
On the other hand, Qalandar Pak(RA) was a person of compliant and
tamed Nafs242, meaning thereby that he was Mustajab-ul-Dawa’at243” and
the one whose Nafs had been perished244, which meant that he was a
person who desired for no worldly gains, rather would happily surrender
his(RA) life for the love of Allah SWT245, the one who dominated his(RA)
Nafs-e-Ammara246. I did happen to see, how so-called pious people rejected
him(RA). No matter how much hatred or doubt people would carry in their hearts,
he(RA) always smiled while meeting them. He(RA) said, “You can put cover on
my eyes, but cannot do the same with Allah”. Here I recall the statement
of Hazrat Ghaus Al-Azam Sarkar(RA), who said, “By Allah, if I was not
restrained by the code247, then I would expose you people as to what all
you did behind the walls, what you ate, what you think; you all were like
bottles of glass to me whose inside, as well as outside was all visible”.

Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Allah is All-Watchful248 and He gives us the

ability to see, Allah is All-Knowing249 and He gives us the knowledge, Allah
is All-Wise250 and He gives us the wisdom”. As I write all this today, I carry
nothing but penitence and embarrassment. I do remember that he(RA) always
invited those people who visited him for the purpose of Dua and he(RA) ordered
preparation of food to be served as a gesture of his(RA) kind hospitality. On the
other hand, imagine the carelessness of those who advanced claims of love; few
would not come at all, all who did manage to come, they came laughingly at around
midnight after dealing with all their worldly commitments. May I sacrifice my life

241
Kadoorat-e-Nafs.
242
Maqbool-e-Nafs.
243
Mustajab-ul-Dawa’at - A person who has been accepted for grant of Qurb-e-Ellahi and high status, they
possess a special seal of purity, consent and authority, they speak and act by the Will of Allah SWT, their words
are regarded as the words of destiny.
244
Maqtool-un-Nafs.
245
Qateel-e-Mohabbat.
246
Nafs-e-Ammara – Ibid, the rebellious Nafs.
247
Shariat.
248
Al-Baseer.
249
Al-Khabeer.
250
Al-Hakeem.
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over Shehenshah Jazb-o-Masti(RA), as he(RA) always embraced them smilingly

despite the distasteful attitude of such people. Neither for once, he(RA) ever
admonish anyone for their dispecable behaviour and nor did he(RA) ever utter a
word of complain. He(RA) did not subscribe to gathering a crowd; since all
those people phoned him(RA) frequently and always remained inclined to
sharing their worldly problems. Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Syed Baba, let
nobody recognize us, surely there is The One, Who regard us”. During the
novitiate days, when Qalandar Pak(RA) saw the rush of people in my
house located in Satellite Town, he(RA) said, “Syed Baba, get rid of them,
they will spoil you”. It was absolutely correct; majority of people among them
came with problems such as the spell of magic, Jinn, evil eye, matrimony of their
daughters or other such issues. What was the purpose of calling people by Qalandar
Pak(RA)? Having got out of a complication, people would fall victim to yet another
worldly deception and it was such a vicious bog that taking them out of that bog
over a phone call was never possible. So long as the soul is not energized, it would
not be able to ride the body as a skilled rider and in this manner the unbridled Nafs
pushes the people into a hell of lust and Hawa. What did those people get who came
to him(RA) with all their fondness and eagerness? A balanced approach and positive
thinking; though, they cannot become a Wali Allah, but they have remained engaged
in a persistent struggle between the good and the evil, in their advancement
towards the objective of their creation. Only such people can be viable in the society
and they can also help pain-stricken humanity through the support of a Faqir. Owing
to the same positive thinking, they hold the sincere love and the consent of
Qalandar Pak(RA); and it was proved in the later time, as well. Those people who
considered their company with Faqir as an outcome of their own hard work or
beneficence, their Nafs overwhelmed them due to their negative attitudes and
thoughts, and they became hostage to argument251. They began to think that the
peace one got after conducting Dua for someone was actually the result of their own
focus and inner truth. This precisely is the peculiar delusion of Nafs.

Hazrat Sari Saqti(RA) says, “O’ my Allah, if you wish to put me in torment for
something, then let it not be the torment due to blindness towards You252”. This

251
Istidlal.
252
Hijab-e-Haq.
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means that so long as He SWT is not hidden253 from me, I would endure every
torment easily. But if the blindness prevails, then I would be dishonoured
and humiliated, despite all the goodness and blessings of the world.
Because in the existence of Mushahada-e-Haq254, no adversity remains an
adversity, but in the state of blindness even the blessings turn into
adversities. Hence it is a proven fact that the company255 of those friends
of the Ultimate Truth SWT, who are enlightened by Mushahada-e-Haq,
pave their way towards developing the realization of Haq SWT and
termination of Hijab-e-Ghain256. This pledge of purity is to be kept till last
breath, so that the person is crowned with the status of a ‘Seeker 257’. The
Hijab-e-Ghain is the most severe catastrophe and one’s acclaim should
never be taken as the evidence of high status or one’s truthfulness. That is
why Buzurgan258 have said, “One, who seeks general acclaim gets rejected
in the Court of Allah SWT, whereas the one who is rejected by the people
is lauded in the Court of Allah SWT”. Look around yourselves as to how many
people approved of Qalandar Pak(RA)? He(RA) was only meted out with rejection,
hence the proof of Haq is in yielding rejection. Allah SWT keeps His friends
contended with his Qurb and sight due to which they sustain happily all the sorrows
and grief, as well as difficulties and disasters. Until all those people who are
stuck in the bog of Nafs do not adopt the company of a friend of Allah SWT
and do not make his blessed face as their centre of focus, they would not
be able to sustain humiliation of Nafs and would fall victim to low
morality. Allah SWT says in the Holy Quran, “And seek the company of the
righteous”, He says at another place, “Verily, those who believed and
acted righteously, Allah SWT put love in the hearts of people around
them”. So, when they treat their brothers with pleasant disposition, fulfill their
obligations and grant them preference over own selves, then Allah SWT create love
for them in the hearts of surrounding people; and Allah SWT love them too.

253
Mahjoob.
254
Mushahada-e-Haq – Ibid. The state of a blessed person in which he (or she) is granted the ability to see and
observe the mighty existence of The Ultimate Truth (Haq) and Reality, supreme excellence of humanly ranks
and nearness of Rabb-e-Kainat or Qurb-e-Ellahi.
255
Sohbat.
256
Hijab-e-Ghaen – Ibid. The prevalent darkness due one’s inability to realise the Ultimate Truth.
257
Seeker – Ibid. A seeker of truth i.e. a Talib.
258
A plural of Buzurg.
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Aqa-e-Namdar Hazrat Rasool-e-Kareem SAWW said, “Indeed, all of piety is

that you educate those who do not know”.

Qalandar Pak(RA) dearly loved all people acquainted to him(RA) and

addressed everyone respectfully; he(RA) took great care of all who came to meet
and he(RA) revealed the ultimate reality to all which was not known to them earlier.
That is why, Allah SWT kindled the hearts of people with love for him(RA). One gets
inner peace in the company of a blessed person and one tends to adopt his blessed
nature and habits through this company of a blessed person. Just like a Parrot learns
to speak out in the company of a human being, similarly anyone’s company brings
out same effect of transfusion. The company of an Aalim259 turns the person
into an Aalim. The company of Faqir is extremely essential and if the effect
of this company is not visible on the disciple, then surely indeed, that
company would deem to have not been granted.

Hazoor-e-Akram SAWW said, “The devil is closer to a lonely person

and he is distant from two people (being together)”. Allah SWT says,
“When three people are together then the fourth with them is Allah”.

Hazrat Ali Hajveri(RA) narrated a fable that despite being disassociated from
his Shaikh, how the person who lived with the idea of being a Buzurg himself got
disoriented.

A thought struck the heart of a disciple of Hazrat Junaid Baghdadi(RA) that

perhaps he had reached the pinnacle of excellence, hence on that account, he
thought that solitude was better for him in comparison to the company of his
Murshad. Therefore, he chose to adopt solitude. When the night fell, a Camel used
to be brought to him and he would be told while seated on the Camel that he was
heading to the heaven. While moving on it, a place would come which would be
extremely beautiful. Different kinds and forms of food were available there, canals
ran in the gardens. He would sleep there till morning; and on waking up, he found
himself in a place of worship. Pride filled his heart and having experienced all that,
he started laying claim to Buzurgi260. When Hazrat Junaid Baghdadi(RA) got to know
of it, he(RA) went to him (his disciple) and found that he carried this impression of

259
The knowledgeable.
260
Grant of the venerated status of being a Buzurg.
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being an accomplished Darwesh261. His(RA) disciples had also narrated to him(RA)

the story of his travel to heavens. Hazrat Sarkar(RA) told him that tonight when you
go to that heaven, recite these three times:

‫َلح ول و َل ق وة إ َل ب ا هلل ال ع لي ال عظ يم‬

“La Hawla Wala Quwwata illah Billah Hil Ilyl Azeem”
(There is no power and no strength except with Allah SWT)
So, when the night fell, same people came to take him on the Camel. At this
juncture, he felt doubtful about Hazrat Junaid(RA) that perhaps his(RA) advice was
out of place. But after a while for the sake of testing it, he recited “ La Hawla Wa La
Quwwata ……”. He saw that suddenly all the people ran away, and he found himself
at a place which was filled with litter, filth and remains of dead animals were spread
in all four directions. Seeing all that, he begged forgiveness and came back to the
company of his Shaikh.

I am aware of many such people, who did fall prey to similar devious
thoughts and committed such outrageous acts due to the domination of their Nafs
and illusion of devil.

To quote you an instance, few days had passed after his(RA) departure to
eternity, when someone said that he met Qalandar Pak(RA) in his dream in which
he(RA) said that Baba(RA) committed a mistake in deciding his ‘Waris’ and
mistakenly declared Syed Baba as his(RA) Waris.

I was astonished on hearing this that the adorers doubted the command of
their Murshad. If one carried some personal grievance against him(RA) due to any
reason, it must be taken as one’s delusion of Nafs and for the love of Murshad, such
delusions should be shunned vehemently; such improbable concoctions could only
mislead them. A Buzurg says, “Mannerism is that when you talk, it is truthful and
when you deal with someone, you keep the truth262 in mind”.

Qalandar Pak(RA) did say, “Let it be known that you are always in
front of Allah SWT and that He is watching over you”. Thus, anyone who is
not blessed with kind assent, he can sway to any direction. Dr Shehzad
told me that one-day Qalandar Pak(RA) visited his house located in I-10,
Islamabad and conversed with his mother like this, “No matter what Raja
261
People of Tassawuf and friends of Allah SWT.
262
Righteousness.
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Majid may do, he could never become like Syed Baba, and as well as your
son; they can never be like Syed Baba”. On an occasion, he(RA) said,
“Baba does not have any such injection which when administered would
turn anyone into Syed Baba, this is only the Will of Allah SWT”. A similar
incident happened in Lahore too during which Qalandar Pak(RA) displayed
his(RA) outright and majestic reaction and said, "You oppose Syed, do you
know as to who he is?”. For this very reason, I always requested him(RA)
that he(RA) should not use the word ‘Waris’, I never wanted that people
carry grudge with him(RA), just because of me. Such expression of mine was
on account of considering everyone else, as better than me. To me, only he(RA) is
worthy of love and respect, it is the beneficence of Qalandar Pak(RA) that till today,
he(RA) has shielded me from such insinuations, hatred and delusion of Nafs. I never
complained about anything to Qalandar Pak(RA), though he(RA) was aware of my
disposition. People did use to misbehave and later begged apology. Hazrat Yahya bin
Muaaz(RA) said that three types of people are bad friends; firstly, the one to whom
you feel it necessary to request for prayers (Dua), because a friend is such, who
prays for you even without your asking for it. Secondly, the one with whom formality
prevails. Thirdly, the one where if you happen to commit a mistake, a need arises to
seek an apology, since calling for an apology symbolizes strangeness and in the
company of friend, strangeness is regarded as a bad attribute.

Allah SWT granted me his protection from all such evils, as a benevolence of
His friend. Therefore, command of Murshad has to be obeyed at all costs, by all.
This abidance is impossible without repentance through the heart,
otherwise hypocrisy is even more dangerous disease which was strongly
objected by Qalandar Pak(RA), “Baba could accept anything but would
never accept hypocrisy”. Insinuations about a friend of Allah SWT or
relating one’s own ill-thoughts with them is not only an accusation, rather
it is like calling for Allah’s wrath, "Whoever declared war on My Wali,
declared a war with Me263”.

263
Whoever bears malice towards Allah’s Wali, Allah will declare war upon him." (Sahih Bukhari). Imam
Nawawi writes in the book ‘Sharhul-Muhazzab’ in these words, "It is narrated in Bukhari that Allah SWT said, “I
declare war upon the one who troubles My Wali”. This narration is also by Hazrat Aisha RA, Hazrat Maimuna
RA, Hazrat Muaaz RA, Hazrat Anas bin Malik RA, Hazrat Usama bin Zaid RA, and Hazrat Wahab Bin Munaba
RA. In another narration it says, “Whosoever bothers My 'Wali', has prepared himself for war against Me”. In a
different narration as per the book ‘Fath-ul-Bari’ the words are, “Whoever ridicules My Wali, challenges Me”.
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Our point of focus is nothing but only to spread this benevolent message, so
that our sincerity acts as Mujahada against our low morality and betterment is
affected in us. You cannot get the privileged status of a Faqir through force of your
conviction, physical acts or through the delusion of Nafs. All such claims get laid
bare and wide, as soon as when only one of our breath loses its sequence.

He(RA) advised me in these words, “Syed Baba, all the disciples must be told
that they must pray for both, this World and the Hereafter”.
The teacher of Raja Majid was a disciple of Qalandar Pak(RA) and he loved
Qalandar Pak(RA), as well. One-day Raja Majid asked a question from
Qalandar Pak(RA), “What is the difference between my teacher and Syed
Sahib? Syed Sahib always remains in his Mauj all the time”. Qalandar
Pak(RA) said, “Your teacher is through his own effort, whereas Syed is by
divine acceptance264”. Its elaboration was done itself in the later time and owing
to the blessed glance of Qalandar Pak(RA) on me, not just that people started to
grudge me, but they also got away and distanced from Qalandar Pak(RA). Some
people went up to the extent and said that Syed Sahib has trapped Baba in the
program of Surah Al-Rehman. Just imagine, I was only a ‘Producer’ in PTV, whereas
he(RA) was a chosen friend of Allah SWT and the winner of His SWT bounty and
beneficence. It was my good fortune that Allah Pak selected me for the assignment.
Allah Pak is The Almighty, All Powerful; whomever, He may choose for
getting the work done. It is evident indeed; just any other person could
have not produced this Program ‘Al-Rehman’. Such as Qalandar Pak said,
“In order to play the role of Musa, one needed to live in the Palace of
Pharaoh”. Allah SWT blesses that person with due guidance, from whom
He desires to get the task fulfilled. Envy is indeed, such a strange curse.
Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Jealousy is a big hindrance in the journey of
Ishq”. The message of Surah Al-Rehman is a Faiz of Qalandar Pak(RA); in this
regard, insinuation and negative inspiration could be nothing, but the rebellious
Nafs.

One incident bears extreme interest and this was on the day, when Baba Ji
Muhammad Hussain(RA) went to Kallar Sayyadan (Bagh Jameri) to participate in the
Urs of a Syedzadi (RA). Baba Ji(RA) explained about that Syedzadi(RA) in this

264
Manzoor-e-Nazar.
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manner, “I was a Physical Training Master in a school and this job had been
terminated and taken away from me. Someone told me about a Faqir and said that
my wish would be granted if I visited there. In this context, I took a shower, put on
clean clothes along with a turban and offered the Zuhr Prayers; I reached at the
given address after having consumed lunch. Many people had already gathered
there. I found a place in the far corner. I saw that a Buzurg in a shabby state was
sitting with his head bent downwards and the people as though waited in silence for
him to look up. In the meanwhile, he turned his face to the front and suddenly
gazed at me and gestured me to come forward. It was a goose bump situation, but I
imagined that he must have called for someone else as I sat behind all of them and
I believed that the call must be for someone closer to him(RA), than me. That
Buzurg looked at me again and moved his hand again. Imagine! What could have
happened then, people almost lifted me up and made me sit in front of him. He
said that your file has been sent to me by a Syeda(RA). I was amazed to
hear that, as well as worried too, since I had not applied for job anywhere;
then who could be that, anyway? I was still struggling in my thoughts
when that Buzurg looked towards my head and said, “Lice in your head”.
At once I put my hand on the head and I realized that I wore a turban.
Thereafter, I lost consciousness and I do not remember as to how many
years did I pass in that state of Madhoshi265 and silence”. In fact, that
Buzurg was his(RA) Murshad and he(RA) ascended to the blessed status of Wilayat
after having been illuminated there. It was the Urs Mubarak of Syeda(RA). Qalandar
Pak(RA) took me along with him(RA). When we reached there, we found a large
gathering of people. Qalandar Pak(RA) entered the Tomb with Baba Ji Muhammad
Hussain(RA). Many other people accompanied him(RA). I entered with some
difficulty. There were many graves in that compound, but I managed to find a place
in the corner. People stood and had gathered around the two Faqirs, whereas I sat
down in the corner. They were summer days. The advantage I got by sitting there
was that I could look at Baba Ji Muhammad Hussain(RA) and Qalandar Pak(RA)
through the floor of the blessed grave. Close by, I could also see the Tomb Stone of
the blessed grave of Syeda(RA). Both Buzurg were having cold drinks and at once I
also began to feel thirsty; quietly in my heart, I asked Syeda(RA) that I was her

265
Madhoshi - A state of existence in which a Sufi, Buzurg or Wali Allah apparently gets disoriented or
disconnected with external (what is apparent and existent) world owing to Qurb-e-Ellahi or Mushahada-e-Haq.
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guest too and felt thirsty, as well. Immediately, Qalandar Pak(RA) started calling out
for me. It was so crowded, when people turned their faces to look here and there,
the gap through which I could see Qalandar Pak(RA) and Baba Ji(RA) vanished and
a bottle of cold drink travelled up to me after shifting various hands. So well
informed! Shaikhs are always aware of the state of their disciples. Likewise, once
Qalandar Pak(RA) rang me up and asked, “Syed, where are you”. I told him(RA) that
I was in the office. He said, “Quickly come to the house of Baba Harley Street”. It
was 8 PM. I quit the work immediately and boarded Number 1 Route Van that ran
between Islamabad Secretariat and Rawalpindi Saddar. It reached Marirh Chowk
after 45 minutes and and reached Harley Street at the house of Baba Ji Muhammad
Hussain(RA) by hiring a taxi from there. It was 9:15 PM; a person answered the call
when I pressed the door bell and he asked me to follow him after having confirmed
my name. Instead of taking me to Baba Ji’s(RA) room, passing through the house
and the courtyard, he took me to a room where Baba Ji Muhammad Hussain(RA),
Qalandar Pak(RA), Raja Majid and two others sat on the dining table. As soon as I
offered them salutations after having entered there, Baba Ji Muhammad
Hussain(RA) looked towards me and in my sheer regard and love, I knelt to kiss the
feet; he(RA) said, “So it is you, for whom was this waiting about, have a seat”. I
knelt before Qalandar Pak(RA) to kiss the feet and then sat there. Everyone
consumed the food. There is no parallel to the love and concern of Qalandar
Pak(RA). His(RA) kindness and blessed vision kept me away from pride and
arrogance, otherwise it does not take very long to get disoriented in the life of show
biz. The grant of positive direction to a disoriented person like me is a benevolence
and blessing of Allah Pak. There are many such incidents, but now I would move to
some incidents which are linked to the journey of Southern Punjab, because I want
to tell you that far from every worldly relation and commitment, free from all
worries, how beautiful the company of a Mard-e-Qalandar266 could be and how it
removes complications from one’s inner self.

Qalandar Pak(RA) commanded me, “Syed Baba, you and I will go to

Southern Punjab tomorrow. Keep some clothes in a bag and Raja Majid
will pick you up in the morning from your house”. It happened exactly so,
Qalandar Pak(RA) also sat in the car when Raja Majid reached my house next

266
A person holding the exalted status of a Qalandar.
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morning. Having reached the Airport, Raja Majid handed me down two tickets and
told me that they were return tickets from Islamabad to Multan and back. We
boarded the aircraft after passing through different check-in procedures. The aircraft
first landed at Lahore Airport and then flew to Multan. Having got out of the Airport,
we found an adorer of Qalandar Pak(RA), Younas Ansari Sahib waiting outside with a
smiling face. As we got into his official car, Qalandar Pak(RA) told him to head
towards the Tomb of
Hazrat Shah Shams
Sabzwari(RA). It was
like a wish coming
true for me as I had
the honour to present
my respects at the
Tombs here, earlier as well. Qalandar Pak(RA) always mentioned, “Baba is a
Shamsi267 and fire of Shams is never put off”. Therefore, the attraction of the
Tomb of Baba Shams(RA) always reflected in his(RA) heart beat. Younas Ansari
Sahib took us straight to the Tomb. After presenting his(RA) respects at the Tomb,
he(RA) inquired about the Gaddi Nasheen. A servant of the Tomb guided us to the
house of Gaddi Nasheen which was located close by, to a side. Qalandar Pak(RA)
met him with great happiness. I was astonished to realize the fact that Gaddi
Nasheen are generally oblivious to the reality of Darwesh; however, they are an
essential for dealing the administrative aspects (of the Tomb). Qalandar Pak(RA)
continued the conversation in his(RA) peculiar Mauj and manner. We headed
towards Dera Ghazi Khan268 after getting out from there. Younas Ansari Sahib was
stationed there. After some travelling we reached his house in the afternoon. He
took good care of us and the conversations with him continued even as we rested a
while. After the evening, we reached the Commissioner’s House. He was a Bukhari
Syed and had served in the Department of Auqaf prior to this assignment. Qalandar
Pak(RA) spoke at length on the forefathers of Bukharis and explained their attributes
of Faqiri. Commissioner Sahib continuously carried a smile on his face and his
manners were worth mentioning too. On our way back, Younas Ansari Sahib took us

267
Sun is called Shams in Arabic language, and Shamsi is a title given on account of never ending heat of faith;
hence, relationship with relentless fire of the Sun.
268
A southern district of Punjab Province.
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to a Guest House where two big and beautiful rooms had been booked for us. Many
people began to pour in the room to meet Qalandar Pak(RA), as soon as we arrived
there. These people had been specially invited by Younas Ansari Sahib. Qalandar
Pak(RA) continued conversing in his peculiar Mauj till 2:30 AM. He(RA)
ordered me, “Syed Baba, you must take rest, but wake up early as we
would go to the place of Hazrat Sakhi Sarwar(RA)”. He(RA) said 5 AM, when I
asked him(RA) about the time of departure in the morning. By the time I came to
the room it was already 3 AM and I went to sleep almost as soon as I climbed into
bed. Just imagine the extent of energy and glory of that time; entire day in
the company of Qalandar Pak(RA) and that state of Jazb-o-Masti. The door
was knocked at exactly 5 AM and Qalandar Pak(RA) called for me, “Syed
Baba, wake up and get ready”. I felt as though I woke up after death on the
doomsday. I rushed and opened the door, after kneeling and kissing his(RA) feet, I
said, “Baba, I shall be ready in only 10 minutes”. I got ready after taking the shower
and went straight to the room of Qalandar Pak(RA). It was the month of August and
early morning heat was such as if the Sun stood right above the head. He(RA) got
me seated there. After a while, we were served with tea and in the meanwhile
Ansari Sahib also joined us. We departed for Dargah Hazrat Sakhi Sarwar(RA).
His(RA) name is Syed Ahmed Sultan(RA) and he(RA) is known as Lakh Data, Nigah
Wala Pir and La’alan Wali Sarkar269. This Tomb is closer to the mountains of Suleman
Range and somewhat away from the urban dwellings. Some people have settled
around the Tomb like a small town. It is quite a busy place. We reached there with a
video camera which I had carried with me through the journey. I also recorded a
video film of the journey. Taking the camera in my hand, I reached the Tomb while
recording different clips. After having presented myself at the Tomb, I recorded
different angles of that beautiful place. Many people bring newlywed brides to that
blessed Tomb from far flung areas for seeking blessings. As soon as a bride enters
the compound, she gets overwhelmed by the state of Dhamaal270 and loses

269
These titles relate to his(RA) authority over wealth and power of blessed vision.
270
Ibid.
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conscious control of herself. After losing the consciousness in Dhamaal, she is given
water to drink, taken out of the compound and then presented at the Tomb for
blessings. Coincidentally on that day, a bride had been brought there. I did some
recording as well. This journey of love and respect with Sarkar Hazrat Sakhi
Sarwar(RA) by the people continues since centuries ago. We also had our breakfast
there at a traditional roadside restaurant where the taste of every cuisine was
perfect.
We headed towards Rajanpur271 from the court of Hazrat Sakhi Sarwar
La’alan Wali Sarkar(RA) which was a 2½ hour drive. Many people who wanted to
meet began to flock there for Dua, immediately after the lunch. Qalandar Pak(RA),
while keeping his(RA) focus, conversed with everyone and Zikr of Allah SWT
continued. Despite the night fall, people consistently poured in and out. I realized
that Qalandar Pak(RA) had hardly slept for 2 hours the night before and there were
no signs of tiresome or fatigue in the body or in his(RA) tone despite journeying
through the day, the conversations with people and continuance of Allah’s Zikr and
love. In the similar way as the night before, it struck 3 AM and he(RA)
again commanded, “Syed, get ready by 5 AM in the morning since an
adorer had invited us on the breakfast. The journey is long, so we would
leave early”. This night was better in the sense that I woke up early at
4:45 AM. I had just got ready after taking the shower when exactly at 5
AM, Baba’s(RA) knock at the door and voice came. He(RA) smiled when I
rushed and opened the door, “Good, Syed you are absolutely Mast
Mast272”. Few political personalities came to meet Qalandar Pak(RA) exactly when
we were about to leave after taking the morning tea. They had come for Dua, but
the mighty vision of Qalandar Pak(RA) delved them so deep in their thoughts that
we remained there from 6 AM till 2 PM. Qalandar Pak(RA) conversed so
eloquently in his mystic state of inspiration, it seemed that as though
he(RA) felt The Sight of The Almighty, in Whose honour he(RA) sang the
ode. I can now realize the actual matter today with the advantage of
hindsight regarding which, perhaps I was unaware at that time. The time
elapsed in a state of Masti. I feel the fragrance and light in every single

271
Another southern district of Punjab Province.
272
Mast Mast - Attuned with the mystic feeling of Qalandar Pak(RA). But generally speaking, it is an expression
often used by the disciples now to explain a peculiar state of joy and satisfaction.
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moment that has passed. Our lack of understanding perhaps turned out as
a blessing in disguise and rightly so, for a seed that is sowed through the
blessed glance, it needs a certain natural process of time before it turns
into a bud, a shady tree and then finally a fruit tree. This mindset and
spiritual journey is also the result of someone’s blessing and Mauj. At around 2 PM, I
whispered politely to remind Qalandar Pak(RA) regarding the invitation and time of
breakfast and after that he(RA) granted leave to everyone. As we departed while
following the vehicle of our host, we did not realize as to when we entered the
desert and our vehicle plied on a marked desert track. After quite a while when we
arrived at the house of our host, we found that the breakfast had already been laid.
Not just a breakfast, it was rather quite a lunch. Qalandar Pak(RA) took me to a
room, where there was as a window in the centre and two Palangs on to the right
and left side had been laid. The hot wind that blew in the desert seemed colder
through the window. He(RA) said, “Syed Baba, this is a more pleasant place”. Then
he(RA) turned to the host, “Please, serve us the food over here”. I had already lost
my appetite due to the journey of summer time coupled with around four cups of
tea, straight on from 5:30 AM till 2 PM. Somehow, I ate few morsels and then we
turned back at around 4 PM. In the way, suddenly he(RA) asked the driver to
stop the vehicle. He(RA) said, “There is a Tomb somewhere here”. I looked
around and except sand dunes, I could see nothing even in the far
distance. The driver also nodded in negative. He(RA) closed the eyes and
with a strong twitch said ‘Allah’; then he(RA) asked the driver to turn
right. After some time, he(RA) directed to move towards back of the sand
dune. I could see a track and we plied on it. As we watched and neared, a
Tomb became visible and Qalandar Pak(RA) smiled, “Appears to be a
Tomb of Qalandar, Baba received the signal from a distance”. We got down
from the vehicle and entered the Tomb and did some recording as well. I was
astonished that so many Darwesh lived at such places on the command of their Lord
to serve and guide the creation of Allah SWT. Qalandar Pak(RA) said when we
returned to Rajanpur after visiting that Tomb, “Syed Baba, take a shower
and wear new clothes, today we will go to Mithan Kot and show our
presence at the place of Hazrat Khawaja Ghulam Farid(RA) since
centenary celebrations of His(RA) Urs are being organized there”. Good
Lord! What a mention of a great Sufi poet whose poems give colour to Saraiki and
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Punjabi languages and give a soothing effect to the listeners, glowing their inner self
with the true understanding of The Real Creator Azza Wa Jal (AWJ)273. He(RA)
belonged to the Chishti Nizami order of Sufia Karam. Though, Mithan Kot is at 20
Kms from Rajanpur, but owing to lack of proper road, it takes up to 30 minutes in
reaching there. We first arrived at the house of Gaddi Nasheen there. Perhaps, the
area was supplied through only a single phase of electricity, as all the electric bulbs
gave a dim light. Despite the night time, the temperature was high due to
the hot wind which blew there. But we found a big hall like drawing
room274 as we entered the house of Gaddi Nasheen which was well lit and
very cool due to air conditioning. The seating arrangement had been made
on the floor and we were also served Lungar at the same place. It was quite
a sumptuous Lungar; I was unable to count different type of dishes that laid there. A
political personality, who happened to be the Gaddi Nasheen of a Shrine in Multan,
was the Guest of honour. Everyone moved out after consuming the Lungar. Putting
my camera on the recording mode, we all moved in the form of a group towards the
Tomb. We reached there in a short while. Many people had gathered there owing to
the occasion of Urs Mubarak. The administration of the Tomb, present there ensured
that our passage was cleared by the people. As I was just about to enter right after
the distinguished group, suddenly all visitors at once rushed to get in; immediately,
the door was closed with myself left stranded, outside. I was filming the beauty
and fine architecture of the Shrine when I sighed to him(RA), “Sarkar
(Lord), I have been left outside”. This thought had just crossed my heart
when suddenly the door opened, and a gentleman called out my name.
Everyone looked around in search and when I responded by raising my
hand, people cleared the passage for me. I entered the blessed place of
the Lord of Wilayat Hazrat Khawaja Ghulam Farid(RA). There was a big hall
wherein some graves lay orderly in a line. The blessed Tomb was situated to the left
in a corner and as I gazed at it, my whole body felt like it was floating in the air and
his(RA) Arifana Kalam275 began to come out of me through every pore: -

273
AWJ, ‫عز و جل‬, The All-Mighty and The All-Majestic.
274
Drawing Room - Such rooms are set up and furnished to receive and entertain guests in every spacious
house as part of a cultural tradition that exist almost everywhere in the world. It is also called a living room in
some parts of the world, such as in the west.
275
Ibid.
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‫ ميڈا يار وی توں‬,‫ميڈا عشق وی توں‬

‫ ميڈا ايمان وی توں‬,‫ميڈا دين وی توں‬
‫ ميڈا روح وی توں‬،‫ميڈا جسم وی توں‬
‫جند جان وی توں‬،‫ميڈا قلب وی توں‬
‫ ممبر‬،‫مسجد‬، ‫ قبلہ‬،‫ميڈا کعبہ‬
‫ُمصحف تے قرآن وی توں‬

“Meda Ishq Vi Toon Meda Yaar Vi Toon

Meda Deen Vi Toon Meda Eeman Vi Toon
Meda jism vi toon Meda rooh vi toon
Meda qalb vi toon jind jaan vi toon
Meda kaba qibla masjid mimbar
Mushaf te Quran vi toon”

“You Are My Ardour, you are my friend.

You are my creed, you are my faith.
You are my body, you are my spirit,
You are my heart, you are my existence.
You are my Macca, You’re the direction
towards which I pray, my mosque and my pulpit.
You are my holy books and my Quran.”
(Hazrat Khawaja Ghulam Farid RA)

The lineage of the family of Hazrat Khawaja Ghulam Farid(RA) is linked to

Hazrat Umer Farooq(RA). At the age of 27 years, his(RA) elder brother as well as
Murshad, Khawaja Fakhar Jahan(RA) departed to eternity. Consequent to this,
he(RA) ascended to the seat of Sajjada Nasheen276. The expenditure of his(RA)
Lungar was 12 Mounds of Rice and 8 Mounds of Wheat daily and around 500 people
remained with him(RA) regularly. He(RA) distributed all offerings that were received
in a day among the poor and needy by the evening of same day. Major part of
his(RA) poetry is in Punjabi language which is titled ‘Dewan-e-Farid’. Other than this,
he(RA) did poetry in Urdu, Persian, Arabic, Purabi, Sindhi and Hindi languages as
well. According to the Chishti Order of Sufia Karam, he believed in the concept of
‘Hama Oast’ (Persian)277, which meant that he(RA) subscribed to ‘Uniexistence’.

I was still locked in his(RA) imagination when Qalandar Pak(RA) called me

and signaled for the recording. I started my work as the worthy Sajjada Nasheen

276
Ibid.
277
Hama Oast – There are two schools of thought that prevail among the Sufis and Saints about Ma’arifat
(Ibid), they are ‘Hama Oast’ and ‘Hama az Oast’. Hama Oast means All Divine Light; it is also expressed as
Wahdat-ul-Wajood which means ‘Oneness of Existence’. In simple words it implies that nothing exists in the
heavens and earth but Allah SWT and the existence of everything is manifestation of Allah SWT, alone.
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conducted Dastaar Bandi278 of the guest of honour which was followed by Dastaar
Bandi of Sajjada Nasheen, likewise by the guest of honour. Prayers were made and
as everyone headed outside, I stayed back for a few moments. A thought struck
the mind as I gazed at the blessed grave, what a huge fallacy this material
world was and still everyone strived in its pursuance. If one really loved a
blessed friend of Allah SWT, then this love resulted in such a blind
following in which the person got salvation from the poisonous sting of
the world. The real thing is obsequiousness279. Hazrat Imam Jaffer Sadiq(RA)
said this when Hazrat Daud Tai(RA) requested him(RA) for giving an advice, “O’ Abu
Suleman! I am extremely fearful that tomorrow on the day of resurrection, when my
blessed grandfather SAWW will question me as to why I not fulfilled the demands of
his SAWW obsequiousness, since closest to Allah SWT were the honest deeds and
not the lineage”. Rightly so, perfect deeds of Aulia Allah are their true essence and
fragrance. Qalandar Pak said, “Syed Baba, every breath would be accounted for”.
Just as Hazrat Sultan Bahu(RA) says: -

“Jo dam ghaafil so dam kaafir,

Sanon Murshid eh sabaq parhhaia hoo”
” My Master taught me a lesson:
“Any moment you are negligent in remembrance of Allah SWT,
is a moment spent in denial of Allah SWT”
(Hazrat Sultan Bahu RA)
Now if the essence of Hal and Maqam is pondered upon carefully, it becomes
evident that ‘Hal’ is called a ‘state or condition’ which is imbued in the heart of a
person by Allah SWT; and now when it is there, it cannot be turned back willfully
and when it goes away, it cannot be stopped willfully. Whereas, in the effort to seek
truth, a Maqam is that status which one achieves through strivance and struggle.
That is why, Hal is a blessing of Allah SWT and Maqam is a reward of
deeds. For this reason, Qalandar Pak(RA) told me while in a state of
Roya’a280, “As is one’s Haal, similar is one’s Maqam”. So, it is the energy of
blessings bestowed by Allah SWT with which one could fight281 the Nafs

278
Ibid.
279
Mutaba’at.
280
State of Roya’a - A subconscious state of one’s existence, like in a dream, in which a person meets and
converses with the blessed and departed souls.
281
Mujahada.
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and only abidance to the commands of Allah SWT result in the award of
Maqam. Just as the excellent Maqam of Hazrat Khawaja Ghulam Farid(RA) is the
result of his(RA) Mujahada. Whereas the worldly people only emphasize on physical
undertakings and dealings, a Faqir because of his Hal, is ever-indulgent in a state
Mujahada so as to gain luminosity of the hidden or inner self282. Hazoor Pur Noor
SAWW said, “the one, who rejected the Nafs to seek nearness of The Truth283 is
called a Mujahid284”.

I was still engrossed in this thought when Qalandar Pak(RA) called out for me
and I got out of the place after offering my salam285 to Khawaja Sarkar(RA). We sat
in the car after a while and headed back to Rajanpur. Next morning, we left
Rajanpur after consuming the breakfast and headed towards Bhawalpur. The
distance between the two places is 286 Kms. In a short time, we were like passing
through a desert; despite being the earlier part of the day, scorching heat of Sun
seemed at its peak and no shady tree could be seen for a long distance. Qalandar
Pak(RA) was engrossed in a state of meditation286. The car was being driven very
carefully by the driver and suddenly one of the tyres went flat. The brakes worked
despite the speed and the car stopped. I requested Qalandar Pak(RA) to remain
seated and I will help the driver in changing the tyre. As soon as I got out of the car,
I felt as if my whole body would burn due to the heat. Perhaps, it was too cozy in
the car because of its good air conditioner; anyways we resumed our journey after
changing the tyre. In the afternoon when we reached Khan Garh, Qalandar Pak(RA)
ordered us to pull over near a Police Check Post. Having got down from the car,
he(RA) walked towards the Police Check Post. I also followed in my curiosity to know
as to what was the reason of stopping there? A very healthy Police Constable
welcomed us as we entered the Check Post. Taking the name of In-charge Check
Post, Qalandar Pak(RA) asked about him. Havildar287 replied that he had gone out on
patrolling. While looking at the Wireless Set, Qalandar Pak(RA) told the Havildar to
communicate with him and tell him that Baba had arrived. He reluctantly picked up
the hand set and asked for Baba’s name. He contacted the officer and we could also

282
Batin.
283
Qurb-e-Haq.
284
Mujahid - A person who strives or struggles in the path of Allah SWT.
285
Salams - Greetings and salutations.
286
Maraqaba-e-Zaat.
287
Sergeant.
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hear the other side as he communicated with him. When SHO was informed about
Qalandar Pak(RA), he ordered the Havildar to make him(RA) sit comfortably with
utmost respect and love and to serve him(RA) the cold drinks; the SHO said that he
would arrive soon and that he should not let him(RA) leave. That Havildar seemed
panicky, thereafter. He moved around electrically despite his obese body, he rushed
outside and quickly came back with two bottles of cold drinks. Chilled bottles with
hot wind blowing outside and a ceiling fan of old times; they presented a strange
combination. So long as I was in the company of the biggest blessing i.e. Qalandar
Pak(RA), every hardship was acceptable to me. Only a few moments had just
passed when Qalandar Pak(RA) suddenly took a strong jerk 288; and
everyone around became fearful when the voice ‘Allah’ came from his(RA)
mouth. Qalandar Pak(RA) asked the Havildar, if a Tomb existed around
there? The Havildar nodded in affirmative. He(RA) ordered him to take us
there. We followed behind the Havildar towards the Tomb. Soon after crossing
number of narrow streets, we saw a wide courtyard where many people had also
gathered. Qalandar Pak(RA) told the Havildar to return so as to inform his officer
about our location and that we would be returning soon. I took out my camera and
started recording as we walked through. Soon we reached near a Tomb and saw an
ascetic289 woman sitting outside. Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Syed Baba, come over
inside”. As I entered, I felt the pleasant coolness, as that from an air conditioner. I
imagined that it was especially for me, since I could hardly bear the heat outside.
Following the Qalandar Pak(RA), I closed my eyes too and offered my Salam.
Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “This Buzurg is a Qalandar”. When I began the recording
session, Qalandar Pak said, Syed Baba, fix the camera on the stand and come close
to Baba. I complied exactly and thereafter he(RA) spoke in praise of the blessed
person of the Tomb. After that, he(RA) moved out. I recorded few essential
shots of the Tomb and as I got outside, I saw two Kakis wearing Burqa290
who sat in front of Qalandar Pak(RA). I had just sat down there when
Qalandar Pak(RA) commanded a Kaki to go inside and recite ‘Ali Haq’ in
her heart with closed eyes while touching the Tomb. That woman
immediately complied as though she was anxious and Qalandar Pak(RA)

288
Twitch or lurch.
289
Malang.
290
Burqa - A loose enveloping dress worn over usually by Muslim women to cover their face and body.
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got engrossed in his(RA) peculiar focus. Few moments later, in a loud

voice ‘Allah’ came out from his(RA) mouth. He(RA) said, “Syed Baba, that
Kaki has been held up by this Baba, call her back”. I went inside and told
her to open up her eyes. After one or two jerks, it appeared that her static
body came back to life; having gotten up, she moved outside.

When I returned outside, I heard Qalandar Pak(RA) telling that Kaki in the
veranda to hold the half-filled glass of water in her hand, close her eyes, say ‘Allah’
thrice in your heart and then drink it in three sips or breaths. She began to shiver as
soon as she drank the water. Qalandar Pak(RA) asked her to open her eyes and
ordered her to give the remaining water to her accompanying friend; she was also
ordered to drink in similar manner. Her friend also began to shiver in the similar
way. Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Baba has given you the Faiz, you may go
now and distribute it among people for free. By doing this, peoples bad
luck, evilness and diseases would go away, and be sure that you do not
sell it out, otherwise look at this Baba’s stick, it will come through the air
and sort you out291. Then suddenly he(RA) said, “let us go, Syed Baba”. I
requested for two minutes to gather the camera stuff. I went inside and collected
everything, but I could not locate my Rayban Sunglasses. I looked in every corner of
the Tomb, to the extent that I even searched under the sheet which covered the
blessed grave, but the sunglasses were nowhere to be found. They were an
essential part of the journey during summers in Southern Punjab and I never wanted
to leave without my sunglasses. I went back outside to where we sat earlier, but
they were not there too. I went back in again and was still thinking about what had
happened. Qalandar Pak(RA) asked me, “What are you searching, Syed
Baba?”. I said, Sarkar I have left my sunglasses somewhere. I had kept
them close to the bag and that nobody had entered here. Qalandar
Pak(RA) smiled and said, “Syed Baba, it seems that Qalandar has
developed liking for your Sunglasses and he has taken them”. I could not
understand this and kept thinking as to why so, I want my Sunglasses back and
that’s it……. but to no avail. Though, I moved from that place as commanded by
Qalandar Pak(RA), but this thing remained stuck in my mind throughout that
journey.

291
Meaning thereby that you would be deprived of the given Faiz.
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Two Important Things: -

(1) Maraqaba-e-Zaat (The Reflection and Meditation) :
I used the words for ease and understanding of the readers that Baba‘s body
used to twitch, lurch or get jerks292 and that he(RA) used to loudly call out the name
‘Allah’ with his(RA) blessed tongue after that. This very state is called ‘Maraqaba
Zaat’. In the context of Tassawuf, it is known by the name of ‘Permanent Concern’
(Daimi Tawwajuh). Daimi means anything that is constant and does not break or
stop; and the friends of Allah SWT do not prefer without it. When they are
blessed with Mushahada-e-Haq, their whole existence in its physical form
i.e. their body is shaken293 due to the beatific vision294, and their tongue
only calls out ‘Allah’. They always remain overwhelmed in their inspiration
and thought of Allah SWT. At this time, no wonder they physically exist
amongst the people, but in actual fact they are seemingly unaware and
oblivious (or disconnected) of the creation of Allah SWT. Hazrat Ali
Hajveri(RA) says, “Though, Hazrat Umer(RA) fulfilled all his(RA) obligations as
Khalifa and the Ruler by being physically present among the people295, but he (RA)
was imbued in The Ultimate Truth (Haq SWT) through his (RA) inner self. It is a
peculiarity of the people with enlightened inner self296, which is that they overtly and
physically exist among people, whereas they actually remain in company of Allah
SWT through their inner self and are always attentive to Him SWT”. Hazrat Imam
Zahri(RA) cites the first sermon given by Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (RA)
after ascending to Khilafat, “By Allah, I did not carry any lust for Khilafat,
neither did I ever develop its wish on any day or night, nor did I ever feel
any craving for it. I never asked for it from Allah, either overtly or through
my inner self and neither am I happy on its grant”.
Just imagine! If such was the enormous state of mind of the servants, of the
servants of the servant of Hazrat Siddique-e-Akber RA i.e. the ordinary Aulia Allah,
who regardless of its attraction, they always refused kingship and opted for Faqiri;
then how could the attraction of this mortal world penetrate the hearts of Ashaba-e-
Karam RA – the Companions RA, who nurtured under the direct tenderness of Nabi

292
Jhattka.
293
In a shivery movement.
294
Tajjalli.
295
Khalq.
296
Ahle Batin.
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Sarkar SAWW. The hearts of Ashaba-e-Karam RA297 were lit by the Nur of the
beloved of Allah SWT, Hazrat Muhammad SAWW; imagine the state of Faqar and
empty-handedness of Khulafa-e-Rashideen RA, they never ate anything but the
barley bread and performed the functions of state wearing torn clothes. That is why,
Allah SWT Said, “Allah is content with them and they are content with Allah”; how
excellent, these people are.

Apparently, Aulia Allah lived among the created beings, but refrained from the
creation (people) and a few kept rather disconnected from the creation. Having quit
the company of people, they chose solitude and instead of pointing out flaws in
people, they focused on their own flaws; eventually, remained safe from evil
influence of the people. Keeping disconnected from people implies that while living
among people, a person must not develop fondness for them and nothing in the
world should be able to attract them. Hazrat Bayazid Bastami(RA) says, “I kept
engaged in conversation with Allah SWT for 32 years and people around me thought
that I was talking with them”.

Qalandar Pak(RA) also lived in the same realm, everyone believed

that he(RA) was conversing with them. Whereas he(RA) said, “Baba is
only subservient to the command (of Allah Pak)”. He(RA) said at another
time, “Baba ceased to exist long ago, it is merely the dust that wandered
around”. Irespective of where he(RA) sat, sooner or bit later, he(RA) used to get
up suddenly and say, “The command to move had arrived”. The people, whose
concerns are all linked to Allah SWT, they do not possess a ‘Will’ of their own; the
actual ‘Will’ is that of Allah SWT. For this reason, whenever he(RA) would sit
somewhere or travelled and conversed, his(RA) whole body trembled and shook with
only the word ‘Allah’ uttered from his(RA) mouth. He simplified immensely the
‘Notion of being present298 in The Court of The Ultimate Might’ for all
those who were present around him(RA). He(RA) would always say,
“Close your eyes, imagine that Allah Pak is watching you, He is listening to
you, blessing you and showering his bounties on you, you are in front of
Allah SWT; when this imagination gets strenthened in your heart, then
listen to your heartbeat and say ‘Allah’ thrice and finally pray to Him in

297
The Companions RA.
298
Roobaroo.
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supplication without moving the tongue. Do remember, passion is actually

called Dua and it is not the verbosity. If you called Him with same strength
of conviction and passion then everything around you will transform. If
you are still unable to reach out, then you alone were to be blamed”.
Obviously, the delusions of material world are sufficient to keep us hostage. We are
concerned with only fulfillment of our long list of desires. The worthless nature of
our worldly desires would become evident, if this supreme inspiration of The Pure
Lord gets firm inside us only for a few moments.

Often, people ask me that did Qalandar Pak(RA) not suggest any
Wazifa299? I say to them that I wish, if only we could ensure the firmness
of this inspiration inside us that we stood in front of Allah SWT and that
we get freed from the cluthes of our desires and through the enlightened
inner self of Faqirs, we would be granted the true understanding and
Tasbehaat300 which are recited only for the sake of resolving our own
complications, difficulties and other torments; and going beyond such
practices, we adopt the sincere dependence of The Ultimate Creator of The
Means, so that we get salvation from the rebellious Nafs and true love of
Allah SWT gets settled in our every heartbeat. The core reason of all our
torments is on account of us being away from Allah SWT. Temporal worries and
torments should be endured by resorting to patience and keeping the trust in Allah
SWT. He SWT must be approached and remembered all the time; consonance of the
heart and the tongue should be ensured and both must align in the act. Every
person exists alongside his Nafs and its delusions become apparent only through the
blessing of Allah SWT. No changes could be made to what has been destined;
everything is granted by Allah SWT. In every matter, seek protection against devilish
insinuations through the treasure of positive presumptuousness. Hazoor Syed-ul-
Anbia SAWW stated, “Allah says that I am as per the perception of a person, if he
considers Me to be nearer, then I am very close to him and conversely, if he regards
Me as being far away, then I am very distant from him”. Our ignorance is actually

299
Wazifa - A kind of sacred spell of recitations of different Ayat-e-Mubaraka of the Holy Quran in different
combinations and permutations for achieving varying degrees of desired effects; as ascribed, injuncted or
practiced by some Aulia Karam RA in different timeframes.
300
Tasbeehat – A plural of Tasbeeh, which is regarded as a practice and form of zikr that involves the repetitive
utterances of different words, short sentences in the praise and glorification of Allah SWT or different Ayah
Mubaraka of The Holy Quran. There are different spells of recitations, usually on the beads (mostly 100 in
numbers) which are attached to a string.
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our negativity and the reason of being away from Allah SWT. Complexities are a sign
and evidence of life. The absence of obstruction in our lives would eventually
diminish our urge to struggle and strive; nothing would be of any consequence and
carry no value. Please look at the enormous difficulties and challenges that were
faced by all the Prophets AS, especially the dearest to Allah SWT i.e. Hazrat
Muhammad SAWW; through the help and blessings of Allah SWT, they equipped the
captives of Nafs with the wealth of positive presumptuousness, patience and
perseverance.

Diverting the attention away from the surrounding people, there is a need to
focus on one’s self and realise the infinite bounties of Allah SWT that have been
bestowed upon us, we must bow in gratitude. We must spread the message of
Surah Al-Rehman and should not fear the obstruction in this regard;
Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Obstruction to one’s pursuits is by the will of
Allah and its very purpose is to train you and as well as strengthen you, so
that you become a better person”. Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Syed Baba,
pursue solitude and indulge in meditation and reflection”. The enlightenment
of the perfect notion as outlined by him(RA) with reference to Maraqaba-e-Zaat i.e.
of being in front301 of Allah SWT in His Court is the real essence and beauty which
was distributed by him(RA) as an open bounty among the people.

Hadees-e-Mubaraka SAWW, “A Muslim is the one, who likes the same for his
brother, what he likes for himself”. Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Have you ever
seen a Baba like this anywhere, ever read about or heard?” It is incumbent
upon the disciples to adopt only as much, as has been commanded to do so and no
matter what, they must not allow the enormous force of Nafs to overwhelm them.

(2) Ism-e-Azam (The Mighty Name) : Since centuries ago, Most

Aamileen, Zahideen, Abideen, rather common Muslimeen are indulgent in pursuing
and striving for Ism-e-Azam. Many books have been written and indications were
made to it with reference to numerous Ahadees-e-Mubaraka. Hazrat Ahmed Raza
Barelvi(RA) and his(RA) respected father Hazrat Maulana Naqi Ali Khan(RA) through
their scriptures have mentioned about 20 indications. Hazrat Saad Bin Abi
Waqas(RA) said that should I not tell you that Mighty Name of Allah SWT with which

301
Roobaroo.
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whenever He is called, all approbation is granted and when something is asked from
Him, it is given; it is that supplication which was asked by Hazrat Younas AS in the
ُ َ‫( ” ََّل ِإ ٰلَهَ ِإ ََّل أَنت‬Translation: There is no
three darknesses302, “ َ‫س ْبحَانَكَ ِإ ِني كُنتُ ِمنَ ال َّظا ِل ِمين‬
deity but You. Glory be to You! Verily, I have been among the wrongdoers).
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Anbia, 21:87)

Someone said, O’Beloved SAWW of Allah, was it just specially for Hazrat
Younas AS or for all the Muslims? He SAWW said, “But did you not listen to Allah
SWT that (Translation), “And then I accepted the supplication of Yunus and freed
him from the sorrow and like this, will surely grant salvation to the believers”. It is
said in a Hadees Mubaraka that Ism-e-Azam is in these two Ayat-e-Mubaraka:-

” And your God is one God, there is no God but He, most Gracious and Merciful”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:163)

“There is no god but He, the Living, the Everlasting”

(Al-Quran, Surah Ale Imran 3:2)
Hazrat Sri Bin Yahya Qudus Sirrah(RA) cites with reference to some Aulia Karam, “I
used to pray to Allah SWT that may He show me the Ism-e-Azam. I saw a star in the
ِ ‫ت َواْل َ ْر‬
sky on which it was written, “‫ض َيا ذوالجالل واَلکرام‬ ِ ‫اوا‬ َّ ‫” َيا َبدِي ُع ال‬.
َ ‫س َم‬

Hazrat Abu Darda’a Ibne Abbas (RA) says that Ism-e-Azam is “‫ب‬ ِ ‫( ”ر‬Rabbe
ِ ‫بر‬
Rabbe). It has come in Rawa Al-Hakim Hadees that Nabi Kareem SAWW said that
when a person says “ّ‫الرب‬
َّ ّ ّ‫الرب‬
َّ ” (Ar-Rabbe, Ar-Rabbe. Translation: The Lord The
Lord”; Allah AWJ replies, “I am here my person, ask Me so that you are given”.
Hazrat Imam Zain-ul-Abideen(RA) dreamt that Ism-e-Azam is “ ‫َّللاُ َّللاُ َّللاُ الَّذِي َل إِلَـهَ إَِلَّ ه َُو‬
ِ ‫ب ا ْلعَ ْر ِش ا ْلعَ ِظ‬
‫يم‬ ُّ ‫( ” َر‬Allah Allah Allah Allazi Laillahaillalah Huwal Rabbul Arshill Azim.
Translation: Allah, Allah, Allah, (and to me) There is none worthy of worship but Him,
and He is the Lord of the Majestic Throne”.

Some people are of the view that Ism-e-Azam is not just one, rather they are
many. Some people said that Ism-e-Azam could be separate in consonance to every
person. It is also said that the numeric values of all the beautiful names of Allah
SWT should be taken out and then gather ‘Qalbi Figures or core numeric values’ of

302
The Holy Prophet SAWW said, “The supplication of my brother Dhun Nun (Hazrat Yunus AS), who called on
Allah while in the Whale’s belly: There is no deity but You. Glory be to You! Verily, I have been among the
wrongdoers” - Tirmidhi Sharif.
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one’s own name, then find out from amongst the beautiful names of Allah SWT
which is corresponding as per the numeric value of one’s own name. If one finds a
beautiful Name of Allah303 whose numeric value correspond to the numeric value of
one’s name, then it will be regarded as the Ism-e-Azam for that person. Else, as per
the numeric value of one’s name, the numeric values of two to three Sifati Names of
Allah Pak may be joined and its Wird304 may be undertaken, as many times as the
numeric value of one’s name.
Hazrat Ibrahim Adham(RA) says, “I kept wandering in the wilderness for four
years and I offered 400 Raka’at Nafal305 to sort out my Nafs, and Allah SWT gave
me food on time without any trouble. Hazrat Khizar AS also accompanied me in this
journey and he told me the Ism-e-Azam as well, because of which my heart turned
absolutely away from Ghair Allah306”. When he(RA) was asked as to what was Ism-
e-Azam; he(RA) said, “It is spread in the entire universe”. Hazrat Abu Bakr Shibli(RA)
was asked as to who he was, he(RA) replied, “I am the letter ‘B’ of
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim”. Hazrat Bayazid Bastami(RA) says, “I am
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim”. In short, the blessing of Ism-e-Azam is that whatever
work is initiated after calling out Ism-e-Azam, the work gets done307.
Ism-e-Azam, which was revealed on the heartbeat of Qalandar
Pak(RA) is ‘Ali Haq’ and it is Allah’s SWT blessing on him(RA). In all
perspectives, it has been observed that when someone is seriously ill or is
under a spell of depression and when a person recites this through the
heartbeat with closed eyes, all bad luck, evilness, disease, torments and
every problem go away. It is expected of those people, who carry

303
Sifati Names of Allah SW - And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah, so call on Him by them, and
leave the company of those who belie or deny (or utter impious speech against) His Names. They will be
requited for what they used to do - (Al-Quran, Surah Al-A’raf 7:180). Allah! La ilahla illa Huwa (none has the
right to be worshipped but He)! To Him belong the Best Names - (Al-Quran, Surah Taha 20:8). He is Allah, the
Creator, the Inventor of all things, the Bestower of forms. To Him belong the Best Names. All that is in the
heavens and the earth glorify Him. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise - (Al-Quran, Surah Al-Hashr 59:24).
Narrated by Hazrat Abu Huraira RA: Prophet Muhammad SAWW said, “Allah has ninety-nine names, i.e. one-
hundred minus one, and whoever knows them will go to Paradise” - (Sahih Al-Bukhari 50:894). And Hazrat
Hammam RA has made this addition on the authority of Hazrat Abu Huraira RA who reported it from Prophet
Muhammad SAWW that he said: “He is Odd (one) and loves odd number” - (Sahih Muslim 35:6476).
304
Wird – Recitations in a repetitive manner. These repetitions are usually counted.
305
Nafal – A kind of Prayers. In Islam, a Nafal prayer (Arabic: ‫صالة نفل‬, ṣalat al-nafal) or supererogatory prayer is
a type of optional Muslim salah (formal worship). As with sunnah prayer, they are not considered obligatory
but are thought to confer extra benefit on the person performing them. According to the following hadees
mubaraka, Nafal not only draws one closer to Allah but also helps one attain the better success in
the afterworld.
306
Ibid.
307
The wish is indeed, granted by Allah SWT.
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Nisbat308 with Qalandar Pak(RA) that before going to sleep, they should
close their eyes and imagine themselves Roobaroo with Allah SWT and
through their heartbeat, they should recite ‘Ali Haq’ five times. This
practice should be undertaken before going to sleep for only seven days
and water should be drunk, as much as possible. This must be understood
that it is very effective in warding off darkness of the soul, depression and
deadness. The counting must not be increased at will and it must be borne
in mind that correct focus is extremely important. Just as Qalandar
Pak(RA) has said, “Not the dead, rather we have to give life to the dead
hearts309”. In the beginning, the spell of five times seem much lesser, but if one is
properly focused in that state of Roobaroo then the person would not be able to
recite it even once; and the whole body would begin to tremble. This luminous realm
of Irta’ash is far and beyond the reach of logic and wisdom. Therefore, the bounds
set out for such undertakings should not be crossed. Hazrat Abu Saeed Khadri(RA)
says that many Mohajir and Ansars sat in the house of Hazoor Nabi Kareem SAWW
and during this time when Hazrat Ali (RA) passed by, Rasool Allah SAWW said, “Haq
is with him, Haq is with him”. (Masnad Abul Ali, Vol 2, Page 3108)
Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “In entirety, everything310 is indeed Ali, the
tiny particle311 is also Ali; indeed, all and everything is Ali, and we are a
trait of Ali”.

“Al-Aliyun - ‫ ’العلي‬is a Sifati name of Allah SWT and Faqir is illuminated with
traits of Allah SWT. Just as Hazrat Ibrahim Adham (RA) said, “Ism-e-Azam is spread
in the entire universe”. The whole universe is owned by Allah SWT. Every particle
that constitutes the universe recites the name of that Zaat-e-Rabbani. Allah is pure.
Whether Qalandar Pak(RA) conversed on something or in his(RA) silence, during all
these moments of his life, whenever The Pure Name ‘Allah’ came out of his(RA)
mouth, it seemed as though everything trembled. Sultan Bahu very aptly said: -

“Seen, Se

308
Nisbat - Spiritual association or bonding with a specific Sufi order or a Buzurg.
309
The languids.
310
Kul (Arabic).
311
Zarra.
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“Senay wich maqaam hai kaindaa, Murshid gall sujhaaee hoo.

Eho saah jo aave jaave, Hor naheen shai kaaee hoo.
Is noon Ism-al-Aazam aakhan, Eho sirr Ilaahee hoo.
Eho maut hayaatee Baahoo, Eho bhet Ilaahee hoo”

“My Master has explained to me. The reality of living in the heart:
It is called Ism-e-Azam, the Word of Allah SWT - It is the divine mystery.
This Word is the breath of our lives; other than the Word nothing exists!
It brings life, it causes death; in it lie all the secrets of Allah SWT!”
(Hazrat Sultan Bahu RA)
Hazrat Imam Fakhruddin Razi(RA) and certain other Sufia Karam regard
Kalma-e-Hu as the Ism-e-Azam. Hazrat Syedna Ghaus Al-Azam(RA) said, “The
condition is that when you call out ‘Allah’ then actually nothing should exist in your
heart, other than Allah”. Therefore, in all perspectives, when we call out ‘Allah’ thrice
through the heart, we must believe ourselves312 to be in the Court of Allah SWT and
only then shall we experience the true effect. Whoever secured firmly the inspiration
of only Allah SWT in his heart, his or her life and the focus therein would completely
transform.
The adorers of Qalandar Pak(RA) should ponder on the statement of
Hazrat Ghaus Al-Azam Sarkar(RA) and should recall as to what was
commanded by Qalandar Pak(RA). Qalandar Pak(RA) said to me one day,
“Syed Baba, I was overpowered by ‘Ali Haq’ in such a manner that through
my every pore and each particle of this universe, same voice came all at
once, Ali Haq, Ali Haq, Ali Haq”.

When someone would question him(RA) as to what was meant by ‘Ali Haq’?
He(RA) would say, “Have you not read the 99 Most Beautiful Names of Allah, one
among them is “‫”العلي‬, The Highest and the other is “‫”الحق‬, The Truth, if you have any
objection than you may read it like this “‫”العلي الحق‬. In Rawalpindi, He(RA) went to
AFIC with me and said, “Son, one should not undergo heart surgery. No one could
stitch it back in its original form once this human machine is opened”. This thing
could not be contemplated by either the science or the surgeons that after having
cut the body bare open, they could never manage to stitch it back exactly as it was
created by Allah SWT; how could it be ever possible?

So, we reached the General Ward of AFIC where we found gloomy faced
patients on the beds. Qalandar Pak(RA) asked one of them as to what was his

312
Roobaroo.
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problem and he answered that his two Arteries had blockages. He(RA) told him to
close his eyes and imagine that he was Roobaroo with Allah Pak and recite
‘Ali Haq’ five times in his heart. He immediately closed his eyes. Then he turned
towards another one who in turn questioned as to what was ‘Ali Haq’? Without
indulging in any further discussions with that fellow, he(RA) turned towards the third
patient and who immediately closed his eyes; and that is how in my curious effort to
know the effects of Ism-e-Azam on those heart patients, turned into immense
happiness. Qalandar Pak(RA) commanded all those who recited this Ism-e-
Azam through their hearts with utter focus, to drink half filled glass of
water with closed eyes after saying ‘Allah’ thrice in their heart. Later
he(RA) listened to their expressions and feelings with due concern and
interest. As we got out of that place, Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Syed Baba,
you must come back to this place after three days to get the information
on all those patients who complied with the inspiration of being Roobaroo
with Allah without any doubt or apprehension, and find out that whether
they were operated upon or not and do collect information on all those
patients as well, who did not comply and questioned on account of their
doubts”. I found out during the visit to the hospital after three days that all such
patients who complied with Baba’s command without any hesitation had been
discharged by the doctors with the opinion that their Arteries did not have blockages
anymore and that there was no need for any surgery. Whereas, all such patients had
been operated upon, who had questioned and had chosen to abstain being doubtful
and apprehensive.

Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Ali Haq is that Ism-e-Azam that if someone gazed at
the dead while reciting it through the heart, it would come back to life; however, it
would happen with a person, who is blessed with its divine revelation. This honour is
only bestowed to a Faqir; he(RA) always subscribed to the idea of bringing life to the
languid hearts. Therefore, when we would recite it with due focus through our
hearts, then eventually our own heart would come out of its deadness, first. Our
blinding cover of darkness313 would go away and then the true light would become
visible. We would only be able to enliven the dead hearts when the ultimate truth
gets illuminated before us”.

313
Hijab-e-Ghain.
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He(RA) commanded that when someone entered the blessed

following, he should imagine being Roobaroo with Allah before going to
sleep, he must then recite five times ‘Ali Haq’ through the heart for seven
consecutive days. During these days, one must frequently drink half glass
of water in three sips with closed eyes after saying ‘Allah’ thrice through
the heart. This is a blessing314 and with seven days of continuous praying, one
would get riddance from the darkness of heart which is the actual blinding veil315
over the reality, and it is necessary for firmness of conviction that one strengthens
his inspiration of being Roobaroo with Allah; this will energize the soul and
eventually the flaws of one’s own Nafs would become visible.
It is mentioned in Hadees Pak, “When Allah decides to bless someone; he is
shown the flaws of his own Nafs”. The blessings of Allah SWT are achieved through
focused recitation of Ism-e-Azam and in fact, after knowing the flaws of Nafs, it is
the rejection of Nafs which gives rise to the love of Faqir, as well as the sacred
relationship. The method of recitation and number of repetitions are fixed. Any
change in the method or number of repetitions by someone would be regarded as
his or her own personal act; it would bring to fore the fact that failing to comply with
the injunctions and command of a Faqir is factually, the evilness of Nafs. Our claim
of devotion and love316 would only be justified if we complied with exactly
as commanded and developed the due focus; till the time it is not
achieved, increasing the number of repetitions would bear no
consequence. Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “The real secret is that if one
possessed the correct focus, the person would not be able to read it even
once and his or her entire existence would tremble on realization of The
Ultimate Purity”.

The aim of these assertions is to dismiss all misperceptions, especially with

reference to Maraqaba Zaat of Qalandar Pak(RA) and the ensuing sudden lurching
and twitching movements; since far from reality, few people adopted such lurching
and twitching movements as a tradition. Hence, we moved from the Tomb of
Qalandar(RA) and reached the Police Check Post. SHO Sahib knelt and kissed the
feet of Qalandar Pak(RA) with sheer reverence and took him(RA) to a house located

314
Faiz.
315
Hijab.
316
Towards Qalandar Pak RA.
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just at the back of the Check Post. He(RA) was

seated in a room where many people had already
gathered. Everyone knelt and kissed the feet of
Qalandar Pak(RA). He(RA) conducted Dua for
everyone and later the Lungar was laid out. After
the food, we left for Uch Sharif. It was a journey of
one hour and forty-five minutes and we arrived at the house of Gaddi Nasheen of
Uch Sharif while passing through Ali Pur along Muzaffargarh Road. Gaddi Nasheen,
Syed Sahib received us warmly and made us sit in an air-conditioned room and
treated us with great traditional hospitality. In the evening, a recording session
featuring Syed Sahib317 was conducted about Makhdoom Jahanian Jahan Gasht(RA)
in an adjacent orchard located close to the house. The eyesight of Syed Sahib was
quite weak, and he said to me number of times, “Please tell your Baba to conduct
Dua for me”. I did question him as to why wouldn’t he request him(RA) for
this? He responded by saying that he believed, Qalandar Pak(RA) only
listened to me (Syed Baba). Hence, a bit fearfully, I did make a request to
Qalandar Pak(RA). He(RA) commanded that he should drink half glass of
water in three sips or breaths after saying ‘Allah’ thrice as many times as
he could during the day with closed eyes; Allah SWT will surely grant him
health. We requested leave from Syed Sahib in the evening and Qalandar Pak(RA)
took me to the Shrine of Hazrat Syed Jalaluddin Surkhposh Bukhari(RA). The call318
for Maghreb Prayers had already been given out. Upon entering the Shrine, we
found there that the light inside was bit dim. We offered our presence in the
Court of Shah(RA) with closed eyes. It was certainly a great feeling
(Mauj), it seemed as though I sailed in a boat which moved to and fro in
an ocean. I was rejoiced, as he(RA) was the forebear of Qalandar Pak(RA)
and it was him(RA) who founded the Bukhari Order among the Sadats
(Syeds). Having left that place, we then reached the special and blessed place of
Hazrat Makhdoom Jahanian Jahan Gasht(RA). It is a big hall like room in which
his(RA) enlightened Tomb (The Blessed Grave) is located exactly in the centre after
317
Gaddi Nasheen.
318
Adhaan - The Adhaan (Arabic: ‫ )أَذَان‬is the Islamic call to worship, recited by the muezzin at prescribed times
of the day. The root of the word is ʾAdhina ََ‫ أَذِن‬meaning "to listen, to hear, be informed about". Another
derivative of this word is ʾUdhun (‫)أُذُن‬, meaning "ear". Adhaan is called out by a Muezzin from the Mosque five
times a day, traditionally from the minaret, summoning Muslims for mandatory (fard) worship (salat).
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the entrance to the right-hand side. The honour of showing our presence with closed
eyes was given here at this blessed place, as well. Indeed, he(RA) is a beautiful
Faqir of exalted rank. His blessed birth took place in Uch Sharif on 14th of Sha’aban-
ul-Moazzam, 707 AH (as per Islamic Calendar), the 7th of February, 1308 AD. The
blessed name Jalaluddin(RA) was kept with reference to the respected name of his
forebear. But he(RA) is commonly known by the title of Makhdoom Jahanian
Jahangasht(RA). He(RA) inherited the blessed order of Bukhari Khilafat from
his(RA) father Hazrat Ahmed Kabeer(RA). Other than this, he(RA) was
granted the blessed Khilafat by Hazrat Shaikh Ruknuddin(RA) and
fourteen other acclaimed Sufi Buzurgan. He(RA) travelled throughout his(RA)
life and gathered blessings and Faiz from different blessed scholars and Sufia Karam.
It is for this very reason that he(RA) is famous by the title of Jahan Gasht (One, who
roamed the world). He(RA) saw the period of rule of seven Kings. He(RA) ascended
to the blessed position of ‘Shaikh-ul-Islam’ during the time of Sultan Muhammad
Tughlaq and was assigned the administration of 40 Khanqahs319 in the area of
‘Siyostaan’. However, he(RA) soon resigned from the assignment and following the
blessed advice of Shaikh Ruknuddin(RA) which was received in a dream, he(RA)
proceeded on Hajj. The number of his(RA) Khulafa320 are incountable and are spread
in the entire Sub-continent321. They have worked tremendously in promoting and
publishing of Islamic teachings. He(RA) departed to the eternal abode at the age of
78 years on 10th of Zil-Hajj, 785 AH (as per Islamic Calendar), 1384 AD.

At the Tomb of such a high order Buzurg, my existence seemed like a tiny

particle (Harf-e-Mukarrar). Many incidences of his(RA) life just flashed back through
my eyes; what an enlightened and fragrant person he(RA) was. Many magnificent

319
Khanqah - It is a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi (of a particular order or Tariqah) and
his disciples. It is a place for spiritual retreat and character reformation.
320
A plural of Khalifa.
321
Mainly Pakistan and India, including Bengladesh.
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Buzurg descended in the generation of Makdoom Jahanian Jahan Gasht(RA). One

among them was Hazrat Syed Aleemuddin Shah(RA), who is also known by the
people in Lahore as Syed Meeran Shah Al-Maroof Baba Mouj Darya Bukhari(RA).
He(RA) is his(RA) son. In addition, his generation is spread throughout the length
and breadth of Pakistan and India. During this inspiration filled with love and
reverence, Qalandar Pak(RA) commanded to move from the place and as we got
out, we saw on a side the honourable foot print of Hazrat Maula Ali(RA) on mud
which had been secured in a glass case. Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Syed Baba,
there are some shrines of the Buzurgan of Gilani Order as well, let us go
there”. Hence, we reached there and there were blessed graves of many Buzurg
closer to the entrance in a hall.

Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Syed, now is the time of your test. Tell me
as to which one out of these is the blessed grave of actual Buzurg; the first
one who arrived here”. I would place my both hands on each grave and
recite ‘Ali Haq’ with closed eyes; suddenly, I felt a jolt on one of the grave
and felt as if the grave slid from under my hand. I opened my eyes and
told Qalandar Pak(RA) that it was that blessed grave of the most
honourable Buzurg. Qalandar Pak(RA) smiled and nodded in affirmative.
After this attendance, I told Qalandar Pak(RA) that a relative of my wife, Begum
Asifa Shakir lived there in Bahawalpur and requested him(RA) to proceed to their
place for spending the night. He(RA) replied that as a matter of fact, he(RA) wanted
me to meet a Kaki and I would be able to recall everything, eventually by visiting
her; so, that is how we moved out from there. It was 10 PM when the car stopped in
a somewhat darker place. Having got down from the car, Qalandar Pak(RA)
seemingly vanished in the area. It was so pitched dark that one could not even see
own hands. After pondering on the surroundings for some time, I realized that
perhaps it was a Bazar where the shops were closed, and some people slept on the
edges of the shops. After a while, a person who apparently wore a feminine dress,
but had a male voice came close and said that Baba Ji(RA) had commanded me to
follow him. Thinking that it was an order of Qalandar Pak(RA), I followed him
without a second thought. After passing through many streets, we entered a
compound of a house where he lit the bulb in a room that was adjacent to a
veranda. He left the room by requesting me to be seated there. The bulb gave a
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bright light and I looked around carefully, it was a drawing room where the sofa and
carpet were of red colour including the curtains, which were also red. As I was just
looking around, I heard the voice of Qalandar Pak(RA) and he(RA) entered
the room along with some Kakis. He(RA) introduced me to one Kaki, “Syed
Baba, this is Kallo Kaki, whom you called over the phone”. That Kaki, in
her sheer respect and love offered greetings and I recalled the whole
incident which has been mentioned earlier. Perhaps, another episode of
the test of Nafs was connected to that place. The Kakis who had come in
the room laid two Palangs in the open courtyard and sprinkled water
around on the floor. The beds were laid and Qalandar Pak(RA)
commanded, “Syed Baba, tonight you will get the privilege of sleeping on
a Kotha322 of Basti Himayatian”. I then realized there that a person lived in a
constant state of journeying and one’s every foundation, ultimately lead to the final
end. I lied down on the bed, I felt as if the stars were very close to me. The Kakis
began kneading the blessed head and feet of Qalandar Pak(RA). Qalandar Pak(RA)
ordered two of the Kakis, “Knead the feet of Syed Baba, as well”. I was like fearful
and said, “No, you all may please only attend to him(RA)”. Then I lied down but
found that same person in feminine dress along with another companion had shown
up. One of them kneaded my feet, whereas the other did the same to my head.
Meanwhile, I fell asleep. I woke up in the morning at 5 AM and saw that the bed of
Qalandar Pak(RA) was empty. I was told that he(RA) had gone for getting his beard
trimmed. Handing me down a towel, Kallo pointed towards a wash room and asked
me to take a shower. I got up with a strange feeling and came back after taking the
shower. Seeing the newspaper, I began reading it. Looking to the front, I saw Kallo
who was kneading the dough while sitting on a stool. After that, she started cutting
the potatoes. I kept observing for quite some time that how the breakfast was being
readied with love for Qalandar Pak(RA). When the breakfast was ready, Qalandar
Pak(RA) arrived back and we got seated in the same drawing room. The breakfast
which was prepared with such love was laid; it was extremely tasty and had no
comparison. I ate a lot, up to my full capacity and appreciated Kallo’s love and its
taste. A large crowd of kakis came to meet Baba(RA) after the breakfast. Owing to

322
Kotha is a colloquial name of the house which is situated in Bazar-e-Husn. It is regarded as a place where
people usually visit for seeking humanly/ carnal pleasures in unworthy way or for witnessing traditional dance
performances by specially trained girls.
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the rush, it was difficult to even stand in the room when a tall person in black dress
entered and after kissing the feet of Qalandar Pak(RA), he met with me very
lovingly. He said after the introduction, “Syed Sahib, please come to my house as
there is lot of rush here”. He moved out while taking me along and provided the
opportunity to see the streets of Basti Himayetian in broad daylight. We entered a
compound after passing through different streets and we reached a veranda after
taking a few steps. He took out the keys to a room, switched on the light and the air
conditioner and offered me a seat on the Sofa. A Kaki entered the room after a while
who was introduced as his wife. She lived in the same Bazar-e-Husn. He said that he
was a Syed Zada and worked abroad in Europe. He said that the room belonged to
his wife and whenever he was around in Pakistan he stayed in that room, because
his happiness laid in what pleased his wife. Then he asked his wife to make Doodh
Patti323 and got engaged in conversation with me regarding PTV. He was also a
friend of one of my senior colleague named Tajdar Adil, and that is how while
conversing, we came to the subject of Qalandar Pak(RA). His wife served us Doodh
Patti with some biscuits. The mention of connection with Qalandar Pak(RA) had just
been made when he(RA) entered and said that ‘Wah’ (Good) Syed, you are enjoying
in a cool room. We all stood up in his(RA) respect. The tea was also served to
him(RA) as he(RA) sat down. An hour-long conversation ended when Qalandar
Pak(RA) commanded to move from the place. While I got out of the house and
moved to the car on foot, I recalled my conversation with Syed Sahib and
appreciated his commitment; I realized that how people accepted others and then
remain firm on it. To ensure permanence of a relation, its ever-remaining firmness is
the actual essence and beauty. I kept appreciating that Syed Sahib in my heart and
we left Bahawalpur for Multan. I would certainly mention here that whenever
I roamed in my inspirations, no matter which direction he(RA) looked at,
Qalandar Pak(RA) always would ask me that Syed what were you
thinking? And exactly as in my thoughts, he(RA) would precisely mention
about them. In this regard, I was now afflicted with this fear that I must
impose a restriction on all kinds of my inspirations, because one became
oblivious to the surroundings and the disrespect which was caused by not
remaining under the inspiration of Murshad, was utterly harmful. The

323
Doodh Patti – a special recipe of making tea with only milk and black tea.
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growth of a person ceases and one’s lack of focus i.e. the inspiration of
Ghair324 deprives the person of the blissful experience of realizing The
Ultimate Truth. Exactly so, this is precisely what he(RA) cautioned everyone about
that someone was watching over you; when this inspiration secured firmness inside
a person then he would become heedless to the apparent world and eventually
granted the intimacy of ‘The Ultimate Truth’. Hence, this was exactly what
strengthened in me during this journey; nothing should be able to catch one’s
inspiration, but only the ‘Inspiration of Murshad’. We reached Multan after travelling
for two hours. I told the driver to take us to Hotel Silver Sand located in the
Cantonment. The Manager of the hotel was Naveed Sahib, who happened to be an
extremely jolly good person. He got acquainted with me through one of my fellow,
Younas Sohail Sahib. Prior to this, I along with my wife and son had already stayed
there once when the people of Multan had organized a function in my honour. In
that time, I used to be a famous producer of ‘TV Drama’. When we entered the
hotel, we found Naveed Sahib at the reception counter along with his another very
loving friend named ‘Jajji’. Having seen us, he rushed to me immediately. I
introduced them to Qalandar Pak(RA). They immediately opened up a room and
having switched on the air conditioner, got busy in arranging the food. Both persons
looked after Qalandar Pak(RA) very well and kept kneading his(RA) feet. During that
time, they also requested Qalandar Pak(RA) for Dua in their favour. He(RA) said,
“Now that Baba has arrived here, and surely I came for you and I have come by the
will of Allah”. Then he(RA) conducted Dua in their favour with immense focus and
concern. Later in the afternoon at 5 PM, both friends took us in the car to the
Airport, got our boarding passes and left after kneeling and kissing the feet of
Qalandar Pak(RA). Those people who belong to Multan would be familiar with Bell &
Tell Restaurant; these people owned it and their success is reflective of the respect
and care they showed towards Qalandar Pak(RA).

Hazrat Nabi Kareem SAWW said, “The love of Faqir is the Nur of both worlds”.

324
Ghair is anything but The Ultimate Reality or Truth. Here, the inspiration of Ghair is regarded as one’s
inspiration, trust, faith or reliance on something other than Allah SWT and His blessings. It may also be lack of
focus towards one’s Murshad, who happens to be the source of connection to The Ultimate Truth.
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In commensurate with its intensity, anyone who fostered sincere love was
blessed with sheer Mauj. Such as this, there are thousands of examples which speak
volumes on the Karamat325 of Faqir.

Multan Airport was a bit smaller as compared to other Airports in the country
and we managed to quickly pass through the usual security and other check-in
procedures and reached the passenger’s waiting lounge326. Qalandar Pak(RA) keenly
gazed in all four directions at the people sitting there and decided to sit on a vacant
seat next to an Islamic Scholar327, who sat at a distance from others. I sat somewhat
away from them on a chair. Qalandar Pak(RA) sat right in front of me as he(RA) was
engaged in conversation with that scholar. Although, I could not hear their
conversation, but the focus of my inspiration reminded me a dream of my First
Murshad, Hazrat Syed Ahmed Shah Abul Barakat(RA).

When I met with Qalandar Pak(RA), the same night I saw Hazrat
Syed Abul Barakat(RA) in my dream. He(RA) was present in a very
beautiful and lush green orchard under a Date tree and he(RA) was
holding my right hand with both his(RA) hands, as is done during the time
of Bai’at328, and he(RA) is saying, “Syed, your Bai’at would be conducted
again”. I questioned that Sarkar, why again? He(RA) replied, “Son, the
path you are treading is only the path of fire, and everything would be
burnt”. As though in the realm of astonishment and inquisition, I did not
understand and kept looking up to him(RA). He(RA) said, “Son, the path
you have chosen to tread is the realm of Jalal, here everything except
Allah SWT, gets burnt”. I was just about to ask him something when
he(RA) pointed to the right-hand side, “Look there”. I saw a red coloured
fire going upwards through a line of very tall lush green trees. Instead of
being afraid of the fire, I got my hand freed from Syed Sahib(RA) and kind
of flew towards it and jumped into that fire. I woke up from that dream
immediately after that. I realized that my whole body was sweating

325
Ibid.
326
Though, a big and modern Airport now exists in Multan.
327
Aalim-e-Din.
328
Bai’at - The path of Sufism starts when a seeker takes an oath of allegiance with a teacher (Murshad, Pir or
Buzurg etcetera) called Bai'at or Bay'ah (Arabic word meaning ‘transaction’), where he swears allegiance at the
hands of his Murshad and repents from all his previous sins. After that, the seeker is called a Mureed (Arabic
word meaning ‘the committed one’); from here on, his Batini (inward) journey begins.
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intensely and was hot like fire. It was a reward of prayers of Syed Abul
Barakat(RA) and he(RA) said the same thing which was often said by
Qalandar Pak(RA), “Except Allah SWT, Ishq burns everything”.
The Shrine of Hazrat Syed Abul Barakat(RA) lie close to Pilot Hotel in Lahore
as a source of blessings for all and sundry.

Let me also state that there are many other such important dreams which I
am unable to give out for fear of rebellious Nafs. When I shared one such dream
with Qalandar Pak(RA), he(RA) strongly cautioned me not to mention it to anyone.

Qalandar Pak(RA) commanded regarding dreams, “Owing to the

battle inside a person between the good and the evil, one dreams on
whichever is dominant among them. The conflict of our positive and
negative thoughts continues to weigh heavily in our imaginations”. As
opposed to lurking in stories, incidences and imaginations, he(RA) always stressed
on the practical aspects of life. Keeping positive approach is the path of salvation.
We are surrounded by material complexities and in such a state, our positive
inspirations wither away and for this reason we fall victim to mental, physical,
psychological diseases and spiritual confusions. Let it be known that there are three
types of dreams. The first type is the inspiration of Nafs; this implies that a person
only dreams about whatever he engages in during the day and whatever concerns
influence his heart and mind. This means that something which is more ascendant in
a person’s inspiration and mind during the state of consciousness, the same thought
gets manifested in the dream.

The second type is the horrific dream. In fact, this is due to devilish influence.
As it has been stated in the Holy Quran:

” Indeed, he [devil] is to you a clear enemy”

(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah 2:208)
When he does not hold back in instigating a person while being awake, then how
come he would spare him in the sleep. A sleeping person sees as if his life is ending
or his head has been chopped off, and in similar way such horrific dreams come
about. Similar to the first type of dreams, they are also untruthful and meaningless.

The third type is what is regarded as prophecies from Allah, a divine

inspiration given to His specific people or to whom He so wishes, Allah SWT foretells
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and sends as an inspiration and intuition and it is reflected on a person’s heart as

indications and signs, future happenings that concern the spiritual growth and inner
serenity of a pious person are shown to him by way of visualizations in a dream.
The purpose is to express beatitude so as to make the person contended
and that seeker of truth feels energized; besides, it is done with a
purpose, so that he continues to keep his faith in Haq Ta’alla, remains
hopeful and feels emboldened. Such is the type of dream which is
trustworthy and interpretable; and whose virtuousness and praise has
been mentioned in Hadees Mubaraka. (Muzahir Haq Jadeed).

Qalandar Pak (RA) narrated a Hadees-e-Mubaraka of Hazoor Pur Noor

SAWW, “The vision or dream329 is one-fortysixth part of prophecy” (Sahih Bukhari RA
and Muslim RA).

Just realize the enormous beauty and magnificence of the truthful and the
honest (Sadiq aur Ameen), Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “The truthful means, only
that pure being SAWW, every word of whose blessed tongue is the truth
for all times and forever”. Let us take a view in our surroundings that
whether these two words are used for any big personality, nowadays; and
we are so badly disoriented that we fail to remember that these two pious
traits are only linked to the blessed personality of Hazrat Rasool-e-Kareem
SAWW. He SAWW is the only pure and superior being in the entire universe. He
SAWW is the beloved of Allah SWT and His most dear Rasool.

Now regarding these times of hurly-burly all around; correct

approach and thinking is only possible through a connection with a person
of truth i.e. Mard-e-Haq330. Hazrat Ali Bin Nabdar Seerani(RA) has very aptly
said, “Indulgence of hearts in conflict is actually in relation to the conflict prevailing
at that time and the people therein”.

All the Aulia Karam(RA) who departed to eternity 8 to 9 centuries

ago carried a similar opinion regarding their times and pointed out by
saying, “What an awful time had arrived, truth had become non-existent,
whereas falsehood was dominating”. What would we say on the times that we
people are living in? All the time, Qalandar Pak(RA) remained committed to the
329
Al-Roya’a. Ibid.
330
A person with divine acceptance of the Ultimate Truth.
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betterment of humanity, whereas misguided people indulged in making him(RA) an

object of their criticism. But in response, he(RA) always spoke of Allah’s Beautiful
Name i.e. ‘Al-Rehman’ and stressed on the need to nurture love inside the hearts.
Hazoor Nabi Kareem SAWW stated, “One who does not carry love inside the heart,
does not have faith, too”. The statement was emphasized and repeated thrice by
him SAWW.

I was still engaged in such thoughts when the voice of Qalandar Pak(RA)
really shook me up, “Syed Baba, the announcement for boarding has been made, let
us go”. I followed him to board the aircraft. Having been seated in the aircraft,
Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “How was this journey and what did you learn
from journeying with Baba”. I tried to gather my thoughts and then
expressed in this manner: -

1. Peace in life is only possible through positive approach.

2. The affluence of materialism diminishes our balance in life.
3. Correct focus is extremely necessary so that we remain aware of
the happenings in our surroundings.
4. Objection to anything that comes from Murshad is nothing but an
incitement of our Nafs.
Qalandar Pak(RA) smiled after listening to these few deliberations of mine
and in the meantime, as the aircraft taxied and took off, I stared outside through the
window. Now when I recall today with a little understanding of the reality of my
Nafs, this realization gains strength as to why did we fail in giving due love and
respect to Qalandar Pak(RA). Certainly, this does not mean that I did not love or
respect him(RA), since I was like a bottle of glass in front of that Mard-e-Haq and
whatever lay inside was clearly apparent. O’my dear God, not knowing as to how
many times did our Nafs cause irritation due to our lack of understanding and proper
knowledge. Now, what remains behind is only the Malamat (Blame) and a feeling of
repentance. I always find myself Roobaroo with this Shehenshah (Lord) and
earnestly pray that in this beautiful inspiration of mine, may I be granted
riddance from the disastrous indulgence of Nafs and I continue to receive
the blessings of Haq Ta’alla’s acceptance and happiness in every
undertaking.
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A few recommendations are considered necessary with reference to

repentance and guilt. Let it be remembered that repentance means ‘to change’; it is
to say that a person’s approach changed absolutely when firm repentance was done
ُ َّ‫َّللا ت َ ْوبَةً ن‬
honestly. Allah SWT said in the Holy Quran, ‫صو ًحا‬ ِ َّ ‫“ يَا أَيُّھَا الَّ ِذينَ آ َمنُوا ت ُوبُوا إِلَى‬O’you
who believe! Turn to Allah with sincere repentance.” (Al-Quran, Surah Al-Tahreem,
66:8), and in another place, َ‫َّللا ج َِمي ًعا أَيُّهَ ا ْل ُم ْؤ ِمنُونَ لَعَلَّ ُك ْم تُ ْف ِل ُحون‬
ِ َّ ‫“ َوت ُوبُوا إِلَى‬O’you believers,
repent in the court of Allah so that you get salvation” (Al-Quran, Surah Al-Noor,
24:31). Hazoor Pur Noor SAWW said, “There is nothing that Allah loves more than a
youth who repents”. He SAWW further said, “He who repents of his sins is just as
the one, who never committed any sin”. He SAWW said at another place, “When
Allah loves a man, sin shall not hurt him”, and then he SAWW recited this Ayah
Mubaraka, َ‫ب التَّ َّوا ِبين‬ َ َّ َّ‫“ ِإن‬For Allah loves those who turn to Him constantly” (Al-
ُّ ‫َّللا ُي ِح‬
Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:222).

When the blessed Companions RA asked about the sign of repentance, he

SAWW replied ‘Regret’. And “Sin shall not hurt him” means that he will not become
an infidel because of sin, and neither his faith will be weakened. When sin cannot
cause loss to one’s faith, then the loss on account of a sin which finally leads a
person to deliverance is actually not a loss. (An extract from the Book Kashf-ul-
Mahjoob).
Repentance means to ‘refer’, meaning thereby that due to fear of
Allah, quitting something that has been so ordained by Him, to abstain
from and to obey His command. The statement of Nabi SAWW that the
‘sign of repentance is regret’ contains all the conditions of repentance,
which are: -
(1) Regret on disobedience (2) Abstinence from evildoing (3)
Resolve of not sinning again; so ‘Regret’ has all these three aspects.
Among the reasons of ‘Regret’, the fear of punishment on account of evil
doings causes sadness in heart and resultantly, the regret. Then the thought of
divine favour fades away due to sins and one gets into a feeling of deprivation and
extreme worry is second reason. The third reason is when one feels shameful in
front of Haq Ta’alla and feels regretful on sinful acts.
Hazrat Sahal bin Abdullah Al-Tastari(RA) said, repentance is that you never
forget your evildoings and its regret always stays in your heart, irrespective of the
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number of good deeds you perform, and that you are never prideful331. Hence,
repentance is only achieved through acceptance of Allah, and sin is a bodily act;
when regret appears inside a heart then nothing can displace it.
Shifting away from evildoing towards good deeds is repentance of the
ordinary people, since sinning is evil and decision to do good deeds after repentance
from sin is a good act. Whereas, repentance of the distinguished is that a good deed
is despised only to undertake a better quality good deed; because stopping at some
stage and not going beyond towards excellence is also regarded as a veil (Hijab).
Qalandar Pak(RA) always stressed on connection332, because quitting the
company of Faqir results in the influence of Nafs, whereas by remaining
near, a person refrains from committing sins due to fear of Allah SWT and
humility. While looking at the distinguished, one continues to lurk in the
gloom of regret. It is also imperative to know that for acceptance of repent, it is
not necessary that recurrence of sin would not happen and a repenter after
repenting indulges in a sin, still the person is rewarded for the first repent.
Regarding the message of Surah Al-Rehman, Qalandar Pak(RA)
stressed all the time on its promotion and continuance in service of
humanity. More so, when we are engaged in worldly pursuits, the veil333
gets dominant and we get entangled in inspiration of committing a
mistake or a sin; consequently, we happen to commit such mistakes that
far from any realization of repent, even the feeling of regret withers away.
The company of Faqir ensures that the realization of Allah SWT remains alive within
us and we distance away from material indulgence or the darkness; then due to the
following of His friend, Allah SWT grants the motivation to repent. Qalandar
Pak(RA) is a laureate of Allah and with this reference, a wealth of regard
takes prominence inside us. The dominance of our love for him(RA) keeps
us secure from the incitement of Nafs. A dangerous entanglement of Nafs
is the pride of piety. It has been observed that after performing few good
deeds, we begin to regard ourselves as a ‘Wali Allah’ and get entangled in
the cobweb of Nafs. In such a situation, it is imperative on a seeker to guard
every passing moment and must not fall prey to negligence. Qalandar Pak(RA)

331
On account of good deeds.
332
Rabta.
333
Hijab or a dark curtain which is blinding.
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said, “Before you slept, you must take a stock of your activities during the
day, to know what all was done and how many were wrongdoings”, then
said, “Quit any one bad habit and then remain firm on it so that you keep
away from mistakes”. Here I recall an incident and its mention is important so
that we understand the context. When I was working as a Producer in PTV,
Islamabad Centre, the room number of my office was 110. It was the same room
where Qalandar Pak(RA) came for the very first time. Another fellow Producer
shared the room with me and he did programs on kids in those days. The day I was
discussing about Qalandar Pak(RA) with three people and our conversation ended on
the same quote that contemplation on oneself is also necessary and what was meant
by quitting one bad habit? When my friends left, the compere of a program who sat
there while reading her script and who worked with my fellow producer, instantly
turned to me and said that she enjoyed the conversation, and while sitting there she
decided that she would quit backbiting. I tried to make her realize that advancing a
claim in this regard may not be prudent enough, and first she must contemplate for
seven nights on her undertakings and then pray to Allah with complete focus and
seek His help. The girl who conversed with me was around 18 or 19 years of age
and seeing her passion and interest, I decided to remain quiet. She vowed that her
efforts in overcoming backbiting would bear fruit and that everyone would observe
it. The conversation ended. Hardly two days had passed, when I entered my office
and found that the same girl was arguing with my fellow producer that why was he
removing her from the program etcetera?
The girl turned to me when her producer left the room and asked me to
consider the matter as she was being dealt with unjustly. She continued to crib by
saying that the producer was a strange person, neither did he listen to her, nor his
attitude was justified, and she apprehended that the producer might select someone
else and if he had already selected someone then what was the reason of that
hypocrisy? He considers himself to be a Pharaoh etcetera.
I told her that hardly two days back, she vowed not to indulge in backbiting,
though, I tried to make you realize repeatedly that you would need to keep a watch
on yourself, but you seem to have fallen victim to your misgivings. This is not a
correct approach. You did the job as per your destiny, since you have laid a claim,
therefore you should now show some firmness. I further added that she rightfully
mentioned that the producers acted like pharaohs, my Qalandar Pak(RA) also carried
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the same opinion. I suggested her that she must leave and promised her that I will
talk to him. I pondered over it quite deeply when she had left and
concluded that advancing a claim in verbal terms vis-à-vis doing
something practically differed hugely, just as the day and night differed.
Everything in the universe stood in the ownership of Allah Pak, but the
authority has been delegated and vested to exercise the right. Being able
to perform a good deed is acceptance of Allah, whereas feeling prideful is
one’s own Nafs. The statement of Qalandar Pak(RA) that Allah SWT is
watching you is a very gentle point and this exactly is very important. The
Buzurg say like this, “A person is free in his own right to act but cannot
choose with his free will”. Whereas the Holy Quran says about this issue,
َ ‫َّللا ۖ َو َما أَصَابَكَ ِمن‬
ِ ‫س ِيئ َ ٍة فَ ِمن نَّ ْف‬
َ‫سك‬ َ ‫“ َّما أَصَابَكَ ِم ْن َح‬The good deeds that are
ِ َّ َ‫س َن ٍة فَ ِمن‬
performed by a person are actually caused through the will of Allah, and
the evildoings are done by the person himself (Al-Quran, Surah An-Nisa,
4:79). Since the person is a combination of Spirit and the body, so the
good deeds are caused by the spirituality and the bad ones are caused by
Nafsaniat334. It means that since a person is a combination of soul and
body, the good deeds are actuated through one’s spirituality and the
evildoings through Nafsaniat. Now since the source of a person’s
spirituality and the centerpiece is The Ultimate Existence of Truth335, for
this reason good deeds are rightfully linked to Haq Ta’alla and evildoings
rightfully are linked to a person’s Nafsaniat. This must also be
remembered that good acts alone are not the reason for one’s deliverance;
rather the blessing of Allah SWT is the real secret. Hazoor Pur Noor SAWW
said, “No one amongst you will be granted deliverance only because of
your good acts”.
When he SAWW was asked that not even you SAWW, it was said, “I have
already been given the cover of blessings by Allah SWT”. So, he SAWW meant that
he SAWW too would be granted deliverance through the blessing of Allah SWT. It is
evident that though Mujahada is an individual’s act, it cannot be a reason
for his deliverance, because everyone’s deliverance is contingent upon
acceptance and the will of Allah SWT and not the Mujahada. Haq Ta’alla

334
Lack of control over worldly and humanly desires and thus the indulgence in Nafs.
335
Zaat-e-Haq SWT.
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said, “Whomsoever Allah SWT so wishes, He grants him true

understanding, his heart is widened for acceptance and filled with divine
light of Islam and whoever is to be disoriented, his heart is constricted
and made inert and harder”. If Mujahada-e-Wasool was the reason of Allah’s
support and acceptance than the Satan would not have been accursed and if quitting
of Mujahada was the reason of curse, then Hazrat Adam AS would have never been
acclaimed. So, the real thing is the beneficence of Haq Ta’alla and not abundance of
Mujahada. Whoever has abundance of kindness from Haq Ta’alla, he is closer to
Allah SWT. Hazrat Sultan Bahu(RA) said: -

“Pak paleet na honed torhe, Raihande wich paleetee hoo.

Wahadat de dariaa uchhalle, Hik dil sahee na keetee hoo.
Hik butkhaane waasil hoe, Hik parhh parhh rahe maseetee hoo.
Faazil sutt fazeelat baithe, Ishq namaaz jaan neetee hoo.”

“The pure are never contaminated, even while they live in this polluted world.
A tide of love has surged in the ocean of Unity,
But those who have not prepared themselves cannot open their hearts to it.
Some merge with the Beloved’s form in the idol house [of their hearts]; *
while others pore over scriptures in mosques, gaining nothing.
Scholars renounce their ‘superior’ learning,
O Bahu, when they learn the prayer of love.
*(In Sufi literature ‘Idol temple or house’ is used as a metaphor for the eye centre,
the spiritual heart, which contains the radiant image of the Master, the object of
inner worship)
The undertaking of the blessed seekers of truth is marvelous. One asserts in
Mujahada so as to experience and be blessed with Mushahada336, whereas it is in
the fate of the other to be blessed with Mushahada, and for this reason he asserts in
Mujahada. It is also imperative that no excellence is achieved without Mujahada; the
undertaking of Mujahada is the quality of a person, and one can subdue Nafs only
through firmness in Mujahada. A person can get riddance from clutches of low
morality through prayers or worshipping. Now when Qalandar Pak(RA) said that, “All
the time you are Roobaroo of Allah SWT” it portends the emergence of ‘Regret and
Shame’ within a person and consequently, he refrains from any undertaking with

336
Mushahada - The blessed vision, observation or realization of the Ultimate Truth and Reality.
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hypocrisy or pretentiousness. Rather, one becomes modest and shy and moves
ahead very cautiously with a fear that he or she may not displease Allah SWT. Just
as Hazrat Hatim Ism(RA) said that I got salvation from all difficulties by getting
knowledge of four things: -
(1) I came to know that my provision is destined and could not be
decreased or increased on any account; therefore, I got salvation from
its struggle.
(2) Allah SWT has a right on me, whom no one, other than me can fulfill;
therefore, I am persistently indulgent in this engagement.
(3) Death is always following me and by any way, I cannot evade it.
(4) Allah SWT knows, and He is watching my state of affairs and for this
reason I felt shame and refrained myself from inappropriate dwellings
and undertakings.

As expectedly, when an individual gets to know that Allah SWT is watching

him then he must feel shame while indulging in evil deeds. Hence, the statement of
Qalandar Pak(RA) has been explained; and what more could be written?

The aspect that I have just discussed is very sensitive and subtle. Just to
advance my claim, I could have said that I served him well and that he loved me
very dearly. Instead, I desire everyone to know the realization that exists in me with
respect to the sensitivity of this matter and the need to avoid the trap of Nafs; as
this journey is extremely difficult and sensitive. This all is the bounty of Allah’s
kindness that despite the conspiracies and distractions of Nafs-e-Ammara, Allah Pak
granted me the intimacy of His friend and through His benevolence of motivation,
blessed me ‘the Wealth of Realization’.

Hazoor Pur Noor SAWW has said, “Allah SWT created the universe on
darkness and then blessed it with the beatific vision337”. Our Nafs is the reason of
our darkness. A Buzurg says that he asked his Beloved regarding his fault, in reply
he was told that your very existence is a sin; what else could be regarded as sin.

“Khash Khash Jinnan Qadar Na mera

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Noor ki Tajjalli.
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Te Sahib Non Vadhaiyan

Mein Galian da koora Roorha
Te Mahal Charhahiya Saiyan”

“My existence is so inconsequent that it couldn’t be related even to a tiny seed of

poppy, which does have some purpose. I was like the litter which lay splattered
around in the street, being valueless and insignificant. However, all praise be to my
Lord, my Murshad, whose blessed company and concern brought me the peace and
beauty of life, where everything is soothing and praiseworthy”
(Hazrat Mian Muhammad Bakhsh RA)

Qalandar Pak(RA) asked me right on the first day, “Syed, would you
always continue to do dramas for PTV throughout your life? Do something
for the betterment of despondent humanity”. I recounted all those
programs to him, which in my view were produced for the good of
humanity i.e. the religious programs. He said, “Syed, I am not asking
about the programs, I mean the purpose of your life. I am talking about
the understanding, realize yourself and do not be a victim of your Nafs; do
such a work that the coming generations keep you in high esteem. You
should also work for the humanity, be useful to suffering humanity”.

Perhaps at that time, I could not understand this thing due to the
domination of Nafs over me, but in later time it dawned on me that a Faqir
does not only gives the advice, rather he reads out the writings of destiny
through his blessed vision. Just as he(RA) said, “Syed, I found you in a
ready state, I only did some brushing”.
Suddenly the aircraft landed, and I thought we had arrived at Islamabad, but
only to find out that it landed at Lahore instead, and that it would take off for
Islamabad in a while. Qalandar Pak(RA) dialed few numbers on his(RA) mobile
phone. The aircraft took off again and soon we arrived in Islamabad. We found Raja
Majid Sahib, who waited outside for us with his usual smile on the face. When his
car reached near the Flashman’s Hotel on The Mall Road, I requested, “Sarkar! May
I get down here?” Qalandar Pak(RA) asked, “Would you go alone to your house”. I
replied that I would get a Taxi or board a van. He(RA) granted the permission,
though Raja Majid Sahib kept insisting that we go to his house and after the meals,
he would drop me at my place. Qalandar Pak(RA) asked the driver to stop the car
and I left them after paying my respects to him(RA). I had just walked a few steps
when a van arrived, and I boarded it. I began to recall the incidence of losing my
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Sunglasses in the blessed court of Qalandar(RA) at Khan Garh as soon as the van
moved; I kept wondering as to what lay behind losing the Sunglasses, anyway.
Although, Qalandar Pak(RA) had said that Syed Baba the blessed person of the
Shrine liked it and had taken it away. Indeed, I could not unlock the riddle. I tried to
overcome the distraction of Nafs, but one way or the other it continued to remind
me about the Sunglasses. After having reached the house and as I drank water, I
got a feeling that as though my whole body had been heated on fire and due to that
it ached profusely; I could hardly drink. They were the summer days and your Maa Ji
had prepared cold Lassi338 but accompanying Jalal through the journey was no
ordinary feat, specially so when you were taken along as a fellow on his(RA) accord.
I went to sleep at night, only to wake up on the doorbell at 8 AM. Looking out
through the window from upstairs, I saw Azhar Durrani standing there. We all called
Azhar by his nickname ‘Ajji’ and he is the younger brother of your Maa Ji. When I
went downstairs and opened the door, Azhar said that he was in a hurry since he
had to go somewhere and had come only to give me the Sunglasses which his friend
had brought for him from Dubai; he decided to gift them to me. He left after giving
those Sunglasses to me. I was amazed as the box was opened, it was exactly the
same as was lost at the blessed place of Qalandar(RA). The only difference was that
mine had gone a bit old, whereas this was a brand new. Shivers ran all through the
spine and tears came out of my eyes. The unease of my Nafs turned into a kind of
‘Regret’. I remained in a state of trance for some time and later went upstairs and
gave out the entire account of the happening to your Maa Ji. She also went silent. I
still remember that whenever I would forget or leave those Sunglasses anywhere,
they would always reach back to me; as opposed to the idea of their loss at that
time, which kept bothering me. But due to sheer benevolence of Qalandar Pak(RA),
I was blessed with salvation from the disaster of Nafs. I mentioned about it to
Qalandar Pak(RA) the very same day and in response, he(RA) smiled a lot and
narrated his(RA) childhood incidence of losing his slippers at the Shrine of Hazrat
Shah Shams Tabraiz(RA). He(RA) said that later on, the incidence of losing the
slippers remained part of his(RA) dreams and upon entering the court of Ishq, it was
confided to him that the loss of slippers became the reason of turning the course of

338
Lassi - A traditional saltish or sweet drink made with a blend of milk, yogurt and cold water.
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floodwaters which headed that way. Obviously, a Faqir is always by birth, and the
world of reason remains oblivious to their magnificence.
Qalandar Pak(RA) belonged to a very high rank and to develop the
true realization of this fact, it is just not enough to simply accept that
he(RA) was a friend of Allah SWT. Hazrat Rasool-e-Maqbool SAWW said that he
SAWW heard from Hazrat Jibrael AS that Allah SWT says, whoever defies my friend,
declares war with me and I do not feel as much concerned, as when I take the soul
of a Momin and He dislikes it; the fact that I do not wish to cause him the trouble.
Whereas death is necessary and when My person acts in conformity to my
injunctions, he is blessed with My Qurb; when he wishes to gain Qurb by offering
optional prayers339 then I regard him dear and I get so close to him that I become
his eyes, his ears, his hands and become his feet, through them he sees, hears,
works and walks and I grant him whatever he desires from Me, and when he desires
refuge from Me, then I grant him refuge.
And said: Who desires the blessed sight of Allah, then Allah also desires his
sight, and who show hatred, then Allah shows hatred in his sight.
The statement of Nabi SAWW: When Allah SWT regards someone as a friend,
He commands Hazrat Jibrael AS that I regard that (so and so) person as a friend,
hence you shall also regard him as a friend, therefore Jibrael AS also regard him as a
friend, then Jibrael AS announces in front of all Angels that Allah SWT loves that (so
and so) person, hence you all shall love him and all Angels love him, then Allah SWT
makes him a renown person amongst the people of earth and the people of earth
love him too.
It must be remembered that in Islam, the love of Allah with a person and a
person’s love with Allah {i.e. the concept of divine love} is a proven fact, and the
Holy Quran and Hadees-e-Mubaraka bear testimony to this fact and entire Muslim
community has agreement on this. Verily, Allah SWT possesses all the attributes and
rightfully is the beloved of the people (The Creation) and loves those who love Him.
(An extract from the Book Kashf-ul-Mahjoob).
It must be understood that Haq Ta’alla’s Love for the person implies His
Intent of Kindness and grant of His Blessings and Bounties. Haq Ta’alla’s Love is
described as the Intent, such as His Acceptance, His Wrath, Kindness and

339
Nawafal - Optional Salah or Prayers. Ibid.
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Benevolence etcetera. The other dimension of the existence of these attributes is the
‘Intent of Haq Ta’alla’, it is very much His intent which appears in different forms.
Intent is a basic attribute of Haq Ta’alla, through which His acts (Divine
Will) take place. And now, since some attributes are more abundant than
others; on His person, Haq Ta’alla’s marvelous kindness, beneficence,
blessing and grant of bounties on the day of resurrection, protecting from
sin, deliverance from torment, ascension to high ranks in His Qurb,
salvation from Ghair Allah340 and owing to bounties of Allah, ridding him
from the attraction of this mortal world for granting divine connection
with Him, and according such forms of special treatment has come to be
known as ‘Love341’.
The love of a person for Allah SWT is a passion which appears in the heart
(Inner Self) of a Momin in the form of respect and obedience and that person seeks
the acceptance of The Beloved, and in the desire for His Ultimate sight, remains
absorbed and becomes desperate in his wish for the ultimate Qurb; he does not find
peace without The Beloved, always remains engrossed in His Zikr and refrains from
speaking about Ghair. His peace withers away and tranquility is lost, he
deviates from all worldly relations and all kinds of worldly desires, lust or
Hawa leaves his heart. The love of the Beloved dominates his heart in
front of which he submits entirely. He recognizes all the marvelous
attributes of Haq Ta’alla. But the love of a person with Haq Ta’alla is not
like as it exists for other creations; the demand of love in case of
metaphorical beloveds is to gain apperception342 and to subdue, which is
indeed possible with metaphorical beloved, but it is impossible with the
Real Beloved. The lovers of Haq Ta’alla are absorbed343 in seeking His
Qurb and do not venture in to gain apperception or to subdue; because the
seeker exists himself as a being but those blessed people who are
absorbed and engrossed in The Ultimate Beloved, they exist 344 through
the will of Allah SWT. Best lovers345 are those who in the way of divine love get
annihilated and perish; for this reason, a person who is subject to impermanent

340
Pursuance of anything, other than Allah SWT. Ibid.
341
The divine love.
342
Adraak.
343
Mast. Ibid.
344
Qaim Billah.
345
Ushaq-e-Allah.
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existence cannot enjoin Haq Ta’alla, The Only Permanent Being without being
annihilated in his physical existence. Hence, whomsoever realized the reality of love,
no illusion remained for him, neither doubt, nor difficulty. (An extract from the Book
Kashf-ul-Mahjoob)
Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Baba should not be regarded just as an old
person but is defined as a Passion”. So, this implies that his(RA) love for
Allah Pak is a passion and his(RA) respect and obedience is exemplary.
His(RA) love embodied the desire to dedicate every breath of his(RA) life
for The Ultimate and Pure Existence; for this reason, he(RA) often said,
“One should take stock of his every breath”. It could only be done by the one
who desires for the Qurb of The Ultimate, and is absorbed in his fondness for The
Ultimate Sight... He(RA) never longed for comfort and he(RA) was always indulgent
in Zikr, irrespective of his spiritual state i.e. whether existing with self or existing
with Allah SWT346. Qalandar Pak(RA) always travelled347, met with all kinds of people
and dearly loved all those who possessed fear of Allah SWT and even took such
persons along with him(RA) during his(RA) Gasht to expose them to the reality and
ensure that they did not fear the blame348 of Nafs. He(RA) would even love those
who were observed to be lost in love of the world and instead of advising them,
he(RA) would practically take them along on Gasht. Out of the people who
accompanied him(RA), some got disappointed because of their Nafs, whereas there
were others who remained with him(RA) and loved him(RA) by virtue of rejecting
their Nafs.
It came to my observation that those who stayed on and accompanied
him(RA) numbered very less. Some people remained with him(RA) for quite some
time, but I do not know as to when they were subdued by lust or Hawa and
vanished in a manner, as though they were never acquainted with him(RA).
Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Evil is abundant, but it is very weak,
whereas Haq349 is meager but extremely powerful”. He(RA) came to
Islamabad for few days and said, “Syed Baba, this time Baba will stay only
at your house”. It just felt as if the whole river of benevolence came to the
house by itself. He(RA) used to say, “Thirsty may not reach out to the

346
Reference to Ghalib-ul-Hal and Maghloob-ul-Hal. Ibid.
347
The term used here in urdu language is ‘Gasht’. It means routine travelling or patrolling.
348
Malamat.
349
The Truth.
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fountain, the fountain will itself go to the thirsty”. Majority time was spent at
the house during the period of his(RA) stay. He(RA) was very fond of the oily
massage which I used to give him(RA) every evening. It was the same house
located in Satellite Town, Rawalpindi where Qalandar Pak(RA) visited the first time.
An important thing which must be mentioned concerning the time prior to meeting
Qalandar Pak(RA); on an evening, we all i.e. myself, your Maa Ji and our son came
back from a walk and as soon as we opened the door downstairs which led to the
staircase, we felt that a very strong fragrance had filled the air which put us in a
grimace of aghast and fear. I shut the door; your Maa Ji was amazed too. I realized
that such intense fragrance would never fill the air even if someone wore the
fragrance abundantly; then what could it be? Your Maa Ji suggested that we recite
Darood Pak, since fragrance was regarded as a blessing. We began reciting Darood
Pak and having gathered some strength, I opened the door and started climbing the
stairs. The fragrance literally encircled us like a gust of wind. We kept our calm and
having opened the door on reaching upstairs, we realized that the whole house was
like that. We opened all the windows. Later we began to regard the fragrance as a
blessing and a very light feeling set in within us. After a while, that fragrance
diminished slowly and gradually. When I met with Qalandar Pak(RA) and
heard from him about his(RA) Dastaar Bandi, I found out that it was
absolutely the same day, as well as the time when his(RA) Dastaar Bandi
took place and he(RA) was illuminated with Mushahada-e-Haq. In fact,
that fragrance proved to be a blessing for ‘the Waris’ and the indications
became apparent regarding the task which was destined to be assigned by
Allah Pak. The word ‘Mohabbat350’ is derived from the word ‘Hubba’ (Arabic) which
means a ‘Seed’; and the seed which was sown through the blessed glance of
Qalandar Pak(RA) needed a natural process to grow into a fruit laden tree. This
process entailed withstanding the harshness of weather while remaining amongst
the people as a fruit bearing tree, protecting myself from all rebellions and treachery
of Nafs. The nurturing of love within the heart was not affected by the harshness,
troubles and disasters of life and it finally brought bounties and reward; and in this
manner, I got deliverance from all apprehensions. I remember that out of sheer
sympathy, my elder brother Syed Zahid Uzair once sent a message through a

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The love of something.
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common friend Syed Najam-ul-Hassan, that being a person of grave disrepute, I

must remain a distance from Baba and that this connection was likely to cause
problems in my job. I replied firmly that I did not care for the consequences on this
account, moreso people otherwise did not leave any stone unturned in raising a
huge monster of opposition, though it proved to be occasional and temporary; and
the benevolent vision of Qalandar Pak(RA) granted me riddance from the concern
for all difficulties and intrigues. All intriguers were exposed with the passage of time
and suffered at the hands of their own Nafs. A disciple of Qalandar Pak(RA) phoned
me once and tried to emphasize on me as to how I was all bent upon ruining my
job, he pointed me out that I had included Qalandar Pak(RA) in the documentary on
Hazrat Bari Imam(RA) and said that he had heard similarly about recording of
his(RA) expressions again in the documentary on Hazrat Mian Muhammad
Bakhsh(RA). Firstly, I was surprised and felt offended, as to what kind of adorers
were they, who carried such envy and malice, but then I shied away from that
thought, merely thinking that perhaps I was being made aware of an illusion of my
Nafs. I did not even mention it to Qalandar Pak(RA) and through blessings of Allah
Pak, I was saved from the influence of Nafs and my firmness remained intact.
Whenever Qalandar Pak(RA) would come and stay with me, many people used to
flock there to meet him(RA) and he(RA) would tell my Begum Sahiba to prepare
Lungar. During his(RA) meetings with people, he(RA) would always go to the kitchen
to appreciate the efforts of your Maa Ji and showed kindness. Often, in the morning,
he(RA) used to have long Mast Mast Sessions with Maa Ji over the breakfast and
enlightened her heart with the magnificence of Allah SWT. Qalandar Pak(RA)
preferred to eat plain Chapatti and any leftover curry from the previous night. Once,
I did see him offering Zuhr Prayers standing slightly ahead of my Begum Sahiba.
Qalandar Pak’s(RA) love for your Maa Ji indeed bear no parallels. His(RA) location
and distance thereof notwithstanding, whenever he(RA) was due for departure to
Lahore, he(RA) would always come to our home and after the exchange of usual
pleasantries, he(RA) would take out some money from his pocket and expressed
his(RA) love towards Shazail by giving it to him with great fondness.
I phoned Qalandar Pak(RA) one day to tell that I had been tasked by my
office to record Qaseeda351 Burda Shareef for the first twelve days of the month of

351
Qaseeda is called ‘Encomium’ in English language.
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Rabbi-ul-Awwal (Islamic Calendar). He(RA) said, “Syed, you must record with
extreme pain (passion). Just see, Baba was blessed with a tiny particle of
Noor and see for yourself, as to what was my condition; Hazrat Rasool-e-
Maqbool SAWW is all made up of Noor”. Upon receiving this command, I called
my friend Syed Pervaiz Haider and told him about the assignment. He asked me as
to whether there was someone in my mind who could recite that? I kept wondering
about it in my imagination. There were many who could recite Naat-e-Rasool
Maqbool SAWW, but this was in Arabic language. I gave it a deep thought and then
we decided to give it to Qari Khushi Muhammad Sahib for recitation, since he was an
old friend and used to recite Kalam Saif-ul-Malook over the Harmonium. Basically, he
possessed great melody which was evident in his recitation of Holy Quran. Indeed,
he had also graduated from Jamia Al-Azhar352 and had good command of Arabic
language. He was initially a bit afraid when I called him to explain the
whole concept, since Naat-e-Pak SAWW had never been read or recited
with music; more so, such a work was being undertaken for the first time.
Keeping in mind the usual criticism of the public, we got its composition
done up in Arabic style of music over Tambourine. Syed Pervaiz Haider
Sahib worked with enormous diligence and focus. I told him that Qaseeda
Burda Shareef was factually a long Naat in the honour of Hazoor SAWW and its
writer Hazrat Imam Boseri(RA) suffered from paralysis. After its completion, he(RA)
was blessed with the sight of Syed-ul-Anbia SAWW in the dream in which he SAWW
said, “Boseri, read out this Qaseeda to me”. He SAWW smiled after listening to it
and rubbed his SAWW blessed hand on the body of Imam Boseri(RA) and put his
SAWW shawl on him. When Imam Boseri(RA) woke up, he realized that his paralysis
had been absolutely cured and his body was covered with the blessed shawl of
Sarkar Khair-ul-Bashar SAWW. A shawl in Arabic language is called ‘Burda’ and for
this reason this Kalam came to be famously known as Qaseeda Burda Shareef. My
point of view was that the blessed Kalam which after listening to,

352
Al-Azhar University (Arabic: )‫ جامعة األزهر (الشريف‬Jamiʻat al-Azhar (al-Sharif), "the (honorable) Azhar
University") is a university in Cairo, Egypt. Associated with Al-Azhar Mosque in Islamic Cairo, it is Egypt's oldest
degree-granting university and is renowned as Islam’s most prestigious university". In addition to higher
education, Al-Azhar oversees a national network of schools with approximately two million students. Over
4000 teaching institutes in Egypt are affiliated with the University. Founded in 970 or 972 AD by
the Fatimids as a centre of Islamic learning, its students studied the Holy Quran and Islamic law in detail, along
with logic, grammar, rhetoric, and how to calculate the phases of the moon. It was one of the first universities
in the world.
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Rehmatullillalameen SAWW smiled and even granted his SAWW shawl to Imam
Boseri(RA), in it lay some hidden secret and that the sufferings of humanity could be
alleviated through this. Paralysis is such a disease whose treatment is only done
through physiotherapy and the patient loses control over all parts of the body.
Therefore, we decided to do it with utter focus and diligence and present it with
sheer love for Shehenshah Pak SAWW. I told Qari Sahib that we would need 25 kids
and it is preferable that they come from his Madrassa. In line with our requirement,
he selected the boys and girls and a majority among them were Huffaz353. That is
how the rehearsals began. I told Syed Pervaiz Haider that we would resort to
simultaneous recording of Audio and Video and with a pace of five minutes per
program, we would make twelve programs. The services of one of our senior fellow
and producer in Script Department, Mr Syed Ali Akber Shah Gilani were sought, who
selected the verses for us. Shah Sahib carried intense fear of Allah Pak and the love
for Aulia Karam was his special trait. His eyes used to become tearful on the mention
of Sarkar-e-Madina SAWW. He departed to eternity on 20th day of April, 2017. May
Allah SWT raise his ranks (Ameen).
We selected the evening time on the day we were to commence with the
recording. Good quality clothes were also got stitched for the kids at state expense.
The designing of a ‘Set’ was necessary in the studios for recording. While thinking
about it in my heart, the only idea that came shinning through was nothing but the
blessed name of Shehenshah Pak SAWW ‘Muhammad’. I pondered over it with full
focus for the whole day and then decided that small cup shaped oil lamps made of
baked clay354 should be placed in a manner that they gave out only the name
‘Muhammad (in Arabic), when lit. A friend of mine Pervaiz Nusrat Ullah and a female
designer Razia Begum undertook these responsibilities. When the time of recording
came near, Qari Khushi Muhammad Sahib told us that one of his teachers had
arrived from Yemen and asked us whether he could come in since that would
prevent us from erring on account of pronunciation. Let me also tell you that Hazrat
Imam Boseri(RA) also belonged to Yemen. All necessary means became
available through the blessings of Allah SWT. The Respected Yemeni
teacher corrected the pronunciation of verses before the recording and
this is how the recording ended at 1 AM at night. A mention of it is deemed

353
Huffaz - A plural of Hafiz – A person who knows the entire Holy Quran by heart.
354
‘Matti ka Diya’ in local language.
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necessary by me that Qaseeda Burda Shareef had been a constant part of

Khanqahi System355, however it was a debut undertaking with reference
to PTV which also featured Tambourine. A strange happening took place during
the recording. A person who wore a Turban and was bearded too, suddenly entered
the Control Room and asked as to what was going on? I stopped the recording and
sent the person out of the Control Room. It was revealed later that he was a Pir of
one of the engineers, and due to lack of knowledge, he (being a disciple) had invited
him by saying that something was being recorded in Arabic language with music.
When he came to know of the reality, he admonished his ill-informed disciple and
that engineer was officially warned on his unbecoming conduct.
On the next day of recording, we attached the introductory and
terminal cards after which the programs were ready. I informed Qalandar
Pak(RA) over the phone. He(RA) asked, “Syed Baba, who has read it?”
When I replied, he(RA) commanded, “Make a VHS and send it across to
me, I will use it to cure the patients of Paralysis”.
People praised it immensely when the program was telecasted. This
was the only program of around five minutes duration and was telecasted
prior to ‘The News356’ at 9 PM. This was 1996 and there was only one TV
channel in Pakistan and people watched its programs, specially the
dramas with keen interest and Qaseeda Burda Shareef was telecasted in
Rabbi-ul-Awwal days. In those days, best programs were shown on PTV
with reference to this sacred month and the writer of this scripture (The
Author) was also well known as a Drama Producer. Now, the people used
to get absorbed daily at 8:50 PM in front of their TV screens and they
would sway and hear it with closed eyes. In those very days, I had gone to the
Air Force Base in Kamra for the recording of Pakistan Air Force Drama Serial
‘Shahpar357’. I observed it in their Officer’s Mess that the officers listened to it in total
silence with great reverence. When I was there with them one day, they all gathered
around me after when they read my name at the end of program. Everyone thought
that perhaps it was in Arabic language and while listening to it they all got tempted

355
Khanqahi System - A kind of Spiritual Training Centres which are set up on most of the Shrines of Aulia
Karam mostly under the patronage of respective Gaddi or Sajjada Nasheen(s) to develop understanding on the
spiritual aspects. However, their efficacy and methodology are subject to debate in the context of spiritual heir
ship.
356
Khabarnama.
357
Shahpar - The grand wing.
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to sway their heads. One felt such a rhythm which would cut off a person from the
apparent world and fragrance of an intoxicating love of Sarwar-e-Anbia SAWW
began to glow in the heart. During this time, wherein I received numerous
telephone calls, one among them was a call of Syed Sahib who said that as
soon as he would listen to it, electric pulses would run in his entire body,
which was otherwise numb; he asked me if it was possible to get a copy of
its recording. Salim Shah and Hasnain Malik, who assisted me in this program
bought some cassettes with immense love and we started distributing them after
having dubbed them. And as one would expect, there followed a hoard of requests
that began to pour in. Qalandar Pak(RA) said that the patients of paralysis
should listen to it thrice a day with closed eyes for seven days while
imagining themselves to be Roobaroo with Allah SWT; and after every two
times of its listening they must drink half glass of water in a manner
considering themselves Roobaroo with Allah SWT, keeping their eyes
closed, they must say ‘Allah’ thrice through their heartbeat and drink it in
three sips or breaths. People who suffered from paralysis began to
recover. Calls began to pour in from every direction that they needed its recording.
We did certainly try to comply with the requests in our personal capacity. At the
official plane, we began to receive its demand, indeed in an official manner. Soon, in
the early hours of the morning, the reading of Qaseeda Burda Shareef began in the
mosques. Then the kids started reciting it in the schools and later it started adding
grace to functions of Milad358. My other fellows later produced it in 3-4 other
languages. But Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “The passion which exists in the
program produced by you, does not exist elsewhere in other productions;
only this program would remain and continue to stay”.
A function of PTV Awards was also organized in the same year and I was
nominated for that program as well, but through a conspiracy, the award was given
to a program which encompassed religious discussion. A female artist (Kaki) said
to Qalandar Pak(RA) when he(RA) came to my office, that you are a Faqir
and in your presence, Syed Sahib did not get an award despite such a

358
Milad - A gathering of people organized to celebrate the birth of Holy Prophet SAWW. The activity is laced
with recitation of the Holy Quran and Naat-e-Rasool Maqbool SAWW. An intensely religious pursuit which is
filled with love and passion; and it encompasses the Zikr, the praise and glory of Syed-ul-Anbia SAWW and Haq
Ta’alla.
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beautiful program. He(RA) smiled and said, “We will get our award from
our Grandfather SAWW, what would we do by getting this worldly statue”.
In this manner, I was saved from all the greed through contentment of heart
and the fragrance of love of Rasool SAWW. After some time, Qari Khushi
Muhammad Sahib got afflicted with paralysis. Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “You should
listen to Qaseeda Burda Shareef; otherwise, life and death are in the hands of
Allah”. Qari Khushi Muhammad Sahib had been afflicted with Maraz-ul-Mout359,
because of which he departed to eternity. May Allah raise his ranks. Ameen
Qari Sahib initially gained his fame as a Qari, but his fame soared enormously
after reciting Qaseeda Burda Shareef. Now his son, Qari Najam Mustafa recites this
Qaseeda with intense love in a very pleasant tone. Qalandar Pak(RA) always said
that people must listen to Qaseeda Burda Shareef with intense absorption. Later,
Sarkar(RA) also cured and healed people with the help of Naat. He(RA) used to ask
a Naat reader from his(RA) village to read a Naat repeatedly and then used to speak
in praise of Sarkar-e-Madina, Fakhr-e-Anbia SAWW and did Mast Mast with people
on the peculiar magnificence of that sheer embodiment of Noor SAWW.
Let it be known as well, that production of such a program was indeed a
blessing of that Faqir. He(RA) always said that quit these dramas and work for the
humanity. It is my good fortune that to execute this task, Allah Pak selected me
through the benevolence of His Beloved SAWW and protected me from all forms of
rebellious Nafs in its making. In the domain of television, the manner of
presenting Naat-e-Rasool Maqbool simply transformed after production of
twelve programs of Qaseeda Burda Shareef. Hereafter, people
concentrated on this aspect and made this pure indulgence of recital
praise in the honour of Nabi Sarkar SAWW more popular through such
beautiful manner of presentation. I say it again with full conviction that
the patients of paralysis must listen to it with intense love and focus. The
disease itself is a narrow dimension; the real thing is love and abidance of
Syed-ul-Anbia SAWW. To establish any method of treatment and to create
possibility of its acceptance, some apparent complexity is focused. But in
fact, the real purpose is to unleash the hidden veils360. Confusion is quite
common among us; we resort to good deeds for the sake of turning away

359
Maraz ul Mout - the disease which is destined to cause death by the will of Allah SWT. Ibid.
360
Batin.
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our troubles, a disease or a difficulty, whereas we remain oblivious to the

divine love and abidance of Rasool-e-Kareem SAWW.
Just look, the beloved SAWW of Allah Pak who possess all the treasures of
the universe, a blessing for all the realms, in pursuit of His Qurb all the time and for
the sake of tranquility, indulged in such intense Mujahadat361 that he SAWW would
not eat food for days, fasted and remained awake so enormously through the night
that a statement came from Haq Ta’alla. Surah Al-Taha:
‫ش َق ٰى‬ َ َ‫َما أ‬
َ ‫نز ْلنَا َعلَ ْيكَ ا ْلقُ ْر‬
ْ َ‫آن ِلت‬
“O’Nabi, the Quran was not revealed onto you so that you take upon yourself
so much difficulty”.
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Taha, 20:2)
Hazrat Abu Huraira RA cited that when Rasool Allah SAWW was picking up
bricks for construction of the Mosque and was enduring intense hardship, I said that
O’Rasool Allah SAWW you may please leave this work; instead, it would be done by
me. He SAWW replied that O’Abu Huraira, you may help someone else, as for me
nothing is better than the comfort of afterlife. Hazrat Hayan Bin Haris RA cites that
he asked Hazrat Abdullah Bin Umar RA about Jihad; he (RA) responded by saying,
“If you die while being happily engaged in Jihad, then Allah SWT will raise you
happily on the day of resurrection, if you die while engaging in Jihad as a show off,
then Allah Pak will raise you as a show off, if you get killed with intent to seek
reward, then Allah Pak will raise you as a seeker of reward”.
Hazrat Ibne Abbas says, “When Rasool Allah SAWW passed by the Ashab-e-
Suffah, he SAWW stopped there and having looked at their Faqar, struggle and the
Hal-o-Maqam of their hearts, he SAWW said, “O’Ashab-e-Suffah, I reveal to you that
all those who tread your path from the community and remain content with their
Faqar, they would also be my companions in Paradise”.

Its written in the book Kashf-ul-Mahjoob, the existence of a Wali Allah and
nurturing his love is a blessing and is abidance of the command of Allah. Just as it
has been said in the Holy Quran: َ‫“ َوكُونُوا َم َع الصَّا ِد ِقين‬And seek the company of the
righteous people (Sadiqeen)” (Al-Quran, Surah Al-Taubah, 9:119) Righteous people
are Aulia Karam RA. At another place it has been said: َ‫سيلَة‬
ِ ‫“ َوا ْبتَغُوا ِإلَ ْي ِه ا ْل َو‬And seek the
means of [nearness] to him” (Al-Quran, Surah Al-Ma’idah, 5:35) i.e. that find a

361
A plural of Mujahada. Ibid.
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source362 or a facilitator for reaching up to Allah SWT. This Ayah Mubaraka also
bears proof of the Qurb and communion i.e. reaching up to Allah SWT; to which the
people of this apparent world give no importance and make obligatory prayers and
fasting as merely the means of getting to Paradise and regard the achievement of
Paradise as the reason of their existence, whereas in the following Ayah Mubaraka,
the desired objective is Allah Pak:

“With thy Lord, is the limit fixed there for.”

(Al-Quran, Surah An-Nazi’at, 79:44)

Just as, Aan Hazrat SAWW enjoined on the exalted companions, Hazrat Umar
RA and Hazrat Ali RA to meet with Hazrat Awais Qarni RA, and it was also said that
he is a young man on whose intercession, as many people of my community363
would be granted deliverance as the number of sheep held by the tribes of Banu
Rabbi’a and Muffar. Hence, it also gets proved that through the intercession of Aulia
Karam, their disciples would get deliverance.
“Murshad da Ihsan Meray te sahar laey sab Mohtajan
Oho Rakhwala sada Muhammad, osahay nun sab lajan”
“I am indebted to my Murshad, who carries all such helpless people like me
Listen Muhammad! He is the true custodian of all times and deserves all the praise”
(Hazrat Mian Muhammad Bakhsh RA)
Allah SWT has said in the Holy Quran:

َ ‫َو َما َخلَ ْقتُ ا ْل ِج َّن َو ْ ِاْل‬

ِ ‫نس إِ ََّل ِليَ ْعبُد‬
‫ُون‬
“I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve (understand) Me.”
(Al-Quran, Surah An-Nazi’at, 51:56)
So therefore, the very purpose of us all is to seek understanding and
realisation of Allah SWT364; to this end, the given command says that whoever
recognized the Nafs, recognized Allah. Now, if we marked the gain of this world as
main objective of our worshipping, then you decide it for yourself. Nabi Pak SAWW
said, “I have been sent down to make you bow only in front of Allah SWT”. Then the
Holy Quran commanded, ً‫الس ْل ِم كَافَّة‬
ِ ‫“ يَا أَيُّھَا ا َّل ِذينَ آ َمنُوا ا ْد ُخلُوا فِي‬And enter Din-e-Islam,
completely (Wholly)” (Al-Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:208).

362
A Shaikh or a guide.
363
Ummat.
364
Ma’arifat-e-Ellahia.
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We, through our free will, chose and pick out whatever is deemed easier by
us and the remaining part is dropped considering that it was the task of Fuqara
Karam365; and on our part, we think that we were here only to seek the world. I say
that we are first of all Muslims and with reference to the acceptance of Kalma,
abidance of all injunctions is mandatory. Hazrat Junaid Baghdadi(RA) said, “I have
not found anything more difficult than acting in line and as per the dictates of the
knowledge”.
Qalandar Pak(RA) did say exactly, “The time of stories and legends
had gone past, now the action was needed. Be it known that we would be
held accountable for our every single breath, that we take”. When Hazrat
Umar(RA) and Hazrat Ali(RA) met Hazrat Awais Qarni(RA) and gave him(RA) the
message of Syed-ul-Anbia SAWW, requested him to pray for the Ummat (The
community or nation of the Holy Prophet SAWW) and kept sitting with him for some
time. Hazrat Awais Qarni(RA) said that you suffered quite a bit in coming here,
please return now, since the doomsday was near, and we shall meet there and that
no one shall return from there; since I am engaged in preparing for the day of
judgment at this time – Subhan Allah -- Please ponder, as some fifteen centuries
have gone passed ever since. Imagine his love and extent of desire to meet Allah
SWT!
Upon asking by both Exalted Companions RA, the people said that a person
by the name of Awais lived away from the settled area, he is insane, does not sit in
anyone’s company, he does not eat what people eat, neither does he know
merrymaking or happiness, he weeps when people laugh, and he laughs when they
weep.
Laughing of the people is on account of their oblivion and weeping is the sign
of their love for material wealth. Hazrat Imam Hanbal(RA) says, “A person who
laughs loudly is actually unaware of the Day of Resurrection”. I was told by my
friend Shabbir Sahib that when the earthquake of 2005 struck, a Syed
Majzoob who lived in the area, went to his house and tried to awaken his
elder brother and said to him, “O’brother, O’brother, wake up, the Angels
are about to strike, if you so wish then I will stop them”. The elder brother
scolded the younger and said, “Can you not see that I have just lied down after

365
A Plural of Faqir. Ibid.
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keeping the fast and offering my prayers, get lost you idiot”. That Syed Majzoob
Sahib gave the same message thrice to his brother and each time endured disgrace,
finally he left the house. A devastating earthquake struck which turned everything
topsy-turvy. Agonizing voices of people crying, and moaning were heard in all
directions and Syed Sahib was smiling in the dust that had been kicked up and was
saying that it was just a smaller film; the bigger film was yet to come. Qalandar
Pak(RA) said, “We have not been sent just to attend the marriages and
funeral of people, abstention from people results in strengthening of
relation with Allah SWT”. Hazrat Khawaja Awais Qarni(RA) said, “Peace lie in
solitude”. Anyone who adopts solitude, he remains safe from the evilness of people.
In all situations, they remain hopeless from people and they join truly as being one
with The Only One by turning away from all. Hazrat Ali Hajveri(RA) said: ‘Unity of
Solitude366’ does not imply living alone, because devil dominates so long as Nafs
continue to rule the heart, the concerns of the world and everything therein continue
to distract, and the inspiration of people keep influencing the heart; and therefore,
real solitude (Seclusion) is not achieved for this reason. Because, the company of
the people of Allah or its inspiration in the heart; both mean the same and are alike.
It is called Wahdat, when a person’s indulgence with Haq Ta’alla does not get
affected despite being in the company of people. A person who is engaged with
people, he would remain deprived of the indulgence with Haq Ta’alla despite his
solitude. For this reason, True Unity367 is only granted, when a person gets fully
engrossed in the company of Haq Ta’alla and the inspiration of people is eliminated
from his heart. Just as Allah SWT said that, Allah alone was sufficient for a person.
For this very reason, Qalandar Pak(RA) commanded to adopt
solitude and cautioned to keep away from all kinds of gathering, since
with a load on the soul, one could not assail in Wahdat. Gathering of the
people will disorientate you and Nafs would continue to play on you. When the
inspiration of worldly dependence is thwarted by the heart, only then the inspiration
of Shaikh would assume firmness in the heart and be able to overwhelm the Nafs;
eventually, it would become possible to discover one’s self. The sole purpose of
meeting the people should only be to please Allah, and in our case, it is
delivery of the message for alleviating the pain-stricken humanity i.e.

366
Wahdat-e-Tanhai.
367
Haqiqi Wahdat.
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delivering the message of Surah Al-Rehman, which in fact is abidance of

the command of Murshad; and not the gathering of adorers for the sake of
personal fame. The service is delivered to humanity only when a person regards
himself as a servant and considers all people368 as Makhdoom. This implies that all
those whom a person meets, without any prejudice, should be regarded as better
than oneself. It cannot be taken as a service, when on one hand a person
regards someone as being a Makhdoom, whereas on the other hand, he
considers himself to be higher than the Makhdoom, because it is a clear
loss and is deceitful; and is a disaster from among the disasters of time.
The rights of Haq Ta’alla could only be realized when the inspiration of worldly
desires and pleasures therein are taken out of the heart and when the worshipping
of Haq Ta’alla is done purely for the sake of Haq Ta’alla (and not for the fear of Hell
or the greed of Paradise); because, a person who worships for the sake of Paradise,
his object of worship is Paradise and not Allah SWT.
Such as on a day people saw that Hazrat Rabia Basri(RA) carried a bowl of
fire in one hand, and a bowl of water in the other. When someone asked her about
the reason, she(RA) said that I would burn paradise with this fire and put off the fire
of Hell with this water, as the people worshipped for the greed of Paradise or the
fear of Hell and no one bore love for Allah SWT.
The highest virtue in the universe is the Kalma-e-Pak369, meaning thereby the
love of Allah SWT and abidance (following) of Shehenshah Rasool-e-Kareem SAWW.
To this end, salutations are offered to all Fuqara Karam, who illuminated our hearts
on this aspect. Before I advance any further, an important point came to my mind.
One day, a dear fellow of mine, Sohail Cheema came along with his niece
when I was in my house and said that Shah Ji, please pray as my niece
had missed the admission to the Medical College even though she scored
higher than the required merit. I conducted Dua for her during which she
feinted. I just spoke out when she regained consciousness, “Daughter! If
you do not get the admission, then no one else will and that Medical
College where you are seeking admission will cease to exist on account of
denial of admission to you”.

368
Khalqat.
369
Kalma e Pak - One of the five basic tenets of Islam. The acceptance of oneness of Allah SWT and Prphethood
of Muhammad SAWW.
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The issue was forgotten with time within a few days, something
happened, and all the admissions were cancelled. A new policy was
formulated as per which the niece of Cheema Sahib got the admission.
Qalandar Pak(RA) phoned me when someone mentioned this incident to
him(RA) and said that son whatever you said it was in a state of ‘Sukar370’.
Most certainly, I did not understand it at that time. Later, after having found
solitude, I did understand a bit of it, when I read about the subject of ‘Sehev and
Sukar’ in the context of ‘Tassawuf’. But it was just a momentary state, the true
understanding came only through the relationship and blessed glance of Qalandar
Pak(RA).
‘Sukar’ is defined as that feeling of Bekhudi371 and Mehviyat which
persists on the Salik in a state of nearness with The Haq. It is the reward
of total absorption, annihilation and indulgence of oneself for the sake of
Qurb-e-Ellahi. ‘Sehev372’ means consciousness. A Salik is said to be in a
condition of Sehev, when he comes out of the domination of Istaghraq373
after being granted acquittance from Maqam-e-Fana374 and when he
returns to Maqam-e-Doi375. As per the terminology used in the knowledge
of spirituality, this kind of Qurb is called as Fana Fi Sifatillah. A step higher
than this rank is Fana Fi Zaatillah, and after this is Fana Fil Fanah, whereat
a Salik even loses the understanding of this perception that he is Fana
Fillah. After this, lie the stage or the station of Baqa Billah376, which is
when a Salik descends and returns to his conscious state377 and conforms
to the usual obligations of life. Maqam-e-Fana is Maghloob-ul-Hali,
whereas Maqam-e-Baqa is Ghalib-ul-Hali. Now, let it be remembered that

370
Sukar - A state of existence in which a person (ascetic) is overwhelmed by divine love and connection and in
which the person bears no apparent control over his acts or speech, a kind of trance. Sukar is also explained in
the Holy Quran.
371
Bekhudi – ‘Be’ is a prefix which means without, and khud means self, so bekhudi basically is a state where
one is not oneself really, and hence the meaning. It is an ascetic state of unconsciousness of the apparent world
(Zahiri Duniya) and full consciousness in divine love.
372
Sehev - Antonym of Sukar, sobriety, a state of being aware.
373
Istaghraq - A state of total absence of self realization and a state of absorption in Mushahda-e-Haq. Ibid.
374
Maqam e Fana - The stage, a station, a status or a rank, where one attains the state of passing away, total
self-annihilation and absorption. It is not self imposed, it is indeed a blessing of Allah SWT – a subject that has
already been discussed at length, earlier in the book. Ibid.
375
Maqam e Doi - The stage, a station, a status or a rank, where one gets reverted in the apparent world after
the acceptance of Haq Ta’alla, a state of total consciousness and realization of Haq Ta’alla on account of
Mushahada-e-Haq.
376
Consciousness, awareness, sobriety, and as explained, the state of ‘Sehev’.
377
Zahir ki Duniya.
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a Salik of Fana Fillah always lives in Fana and a Salik of Baqa Billah always
in Baqa, rather he can enter Fana and can come back to Baqa at will.
Maqam-e-Fana is known by the name ‘Ascension378’, whereas Maqam-e-
Baqa by the names ‘Descent’ and ‘Abdiat’379. Maqam-e-Abdiat or Abodiat is
a specialty of Rasool-e-Akram SAWW. In the earlier communities, Fana
Fillah was the last and highest Maqam; whereas in Islam, Baqa Billah is
the last and highest Maqam. At the Maqam of Baqa Billah, a Salik at a time
enjoys the pleasure of communion with the Ultimate Truth and remains
safe from sorrow and grief on account of parting and disunion. (An extract
from the Book Kashf-ul-Mahjoob)
Hazrat Bayazid Bastami(RA), who was Maghloob-ul-Hal, cites that once Hazrat
Shaikh Yahya Bin Muaaz(RA) wrote a letter and asked him as to what did he say of
the one who became intoxicated380 by just taking a single drop from the ocean of
love?
He(RA) replied: -
What would you say of the one, who drank all the oceans filled with wine of
love and still cried and yearned for more?
Hazrat Ali Hajveri(RA) says, “Sukar is of two kinds, one is with the wine of
Friendship381 and the second is, with the wine of love382. The first kind i.e. Sharab-e-
Moa’addat is the result of blessing or benefit, meaning thereby that it is gained on
account of a blessing and benefit. The second kind i.e. Sharab-e-Mohabbat is gained
without a cause, since it arises from the vision of The Benefactor383. He who
regarded the blessing or benefit, saw through himself i.e. through Nafsaniat and
remained selfish; and the one who regarded and saw through the Benefactor and
the Creator, abstained from seeing through himself or from selfishness. Such a
person, although is existent in a state of Sukar, but his Sukar is his Sehev.

Sukar and Sehev is not gained by willful effort384, and it is wrong to relate
something with oneself which is beyond one’s capability; and its following is
impossible by any willful effort. But the dwellers of Sehev are free from the state of

378
Urooj.
379
Nazool and Abdiat – Wherein the sole purpose of one’s existence is to serve in the best interest of humanity.
380
Mast and absorbed in the inspiration of Allah SWT.
381
Sharab-e-Moa’addat, Mal-e-Mast.
382
Sharab-e-Mohabbat, Hal-e-Mast.
383
Muni’em.
384
Kasbi.
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Sukar, however, this state of Sukar could not be willfully mounted on oneself.
Maghloob-ul-Hal cannot focus towards the creation of Allah i.e. the people
or Makhlooq till the time he comes out of Istaghraq and assumes the
Maqam-e-Sehev. For instance, have a look at Qalandar Pak(RA), he(RA)
stayed in the realm of Istaghraq during the novitiate times. Later, he(RA)
got out of Maghloob-ul-Hali and focused on people to the extent that
he(RA) said in the last remaining days, “Pray that every breath of Baba
turns useful for the humanity”.

It must also be remembered that Sukar is not akin to Fana. Sukar means
‘Bekhudi, Mehviyat and Istaghraq’ and it may be experienced during the initial
stages of the mystic path, prior to being granted Maqam-e-Fana Fillah. Rather
sometimes, prior to treading the path of mysticism, an ordinary person may
experience this phenomenon; such as, shivering on listening something pleasant and
feinting or unconsciousness. As Qalandar Pak(RA) said about me when that girl who
feinted during Dua that whatever I said to her was in a state of Sukar.

But Fana means, such an exalted and onerous station whereupon a

Salik while treading the ascetic path of Allah SWT ascends to final stations
and perishes the influence of Nafsaniat and loses/ annihilates own
existence and intensely gets absorbed into The Pure and The Most
Beautiful Being i.e. Zaat-e-Haq. Qalandar Pak(RA) used to express in these
words about the contemporary Faqirs, “Your Baba was raised in the ranks
by the blessings of Allah and Baba reached a place, to which the other
Faqirs were oblivious”. He(RA) did speak out such terms off and on, such as ‘Mal-
e-Mast and ‘Hal-e-Mast’. He(RA) was at such a distinguished station in the state of
Ghalib-ul-Hal that he(RA) formally wrote columns in newspapers and always showed
deep concern for the pain-stricken humanity. Once, he(RA) said by handing me a
piece of paper and a pen, “Syed Baba, write down what I speak”.

He(RA) would roam inside the room in utter desperation by hitting his(RA)
walking stick on the floor and would get the contents written. He(RA) would attend
the phone calls, which would often interrupt in between, and then later would ask
me to read aloud the previously written part, and in this way he(RA)would give out
the remaining text afterwards. I said, when this situation persisted for quite a
while, “Baba, if you so command, may I write the columns for you”.
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He(RA) smiled after having listened to it and said, “That time too, shall
come”. After his(RA) departure to eternity, I did write columns in the newspapers
with the title of “Al-Rehaman”. Qalandar Pak(RA) pointed out the social evils and
recommended options for their remedy. The objective of my articles was the
listening of Surah Al-Rehman for the sake of salvation from all kinds of social
complexities; though, all this was realized and became possible through his(RA)
blessed vision and concern.

In his(RA) capacity as a duty bound Faqir, he(RA) performed the

duty with main procession on the day of Ashoora, till the time it finally
culminated. He(RA) would endorse on the register which was kept in
Bhaati Gate Police Station prior to initiation of the procession of Ashoora,
“The Muharram Procession will reach its destination safe and sound”. We
phoned him once in the afternoon, when myself and Raja Majid were heading
towards Baba Harley Street(RA) on the day of Ashoora. We realized that he(RA) was
in his(RA) peculiar state of Mauj and Masti and was performing the duty as always. I
requested him(RA) that Baba, please quit this duty and hand over this
stick to me, as I would perform the duty myself. He(RA) smiled on
listening to it and said, “Sure Syed Baba, this time would also come by”.
Imagine the state of my love that I was even willing to fearlessly enter into such a
dangerous and sensitive matter. Although, today I do think that I should have not
said such a thing. But just gauge the extent of my simplicity and then I realize that
this force of love is also a blessing of Allah SWT and my passion was nurtured
through someone’s blessed vision. He(RA) did say, “First, Syed Baba became
Parwana385, he became Farzana386 after having been fully immolated and
thereafter, he entered Dewangi387 and transformed into absolute dust”. I
used to often visit Lahore to meet with Qalandar Pak(RA). Many Kakis,
who adored him(RA) had gathered around one night and Qalandar
Pak(RA) said, “Today, Syed Baba would do Mast Mast”. At once, I told all
Kakis to turn their faces towards me and I started speaking in praise of
Allah Pak; soon, the subject of my conversation shifted to the love of Sufia

385
Parwana - Moth that circles around the light or candle.
386
Farzana - One who gains the knowledge of truth by pursuing the light through self annihilation and
immolation.
387
Dewangi - A state of intoxication which is the outcome of realization of Truth.
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Karam. Here, Qalandar Pak(RA) intervened and stopped me by saying, “My

daughters, turn your faces towards the Baba”. When they had turned their
faces as commanded, he(RA) said, “One who is most intoxicated388 in love,
he surely is ‘the Waris’ of Baba”. Then he(RA) ordered me to resume the
conversation, as previously; and that is how the conversation which began with the
praise of Allah, continued till very late. This surely was the blessed outcome of the
loving glance of Qalandar Pak(RA) on me and which is reflective even today in the
fluency of my speech, as well as in the flow of my pen. My drink is nothing but the
love of Shaikh. I do not vouch for any status, nor there exists in me any love for a
position. The mention of him(RA) alone, is the peculiarity of my worshipping. It did
happen during the initial days that when he(RA) used to be made the
object of criticism and Malamat and if someone vilified him(RA) in my
presence, my eyes used to turn red with fury in breach of that dishonour
and due to my deep regard and passionate love for him(RA), my body
would get heated up as it was on fire; and realizing the mistake, the
person ultimately begged pardon on his behaviour. This situation
continued to intensify, till one-day Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Syed Baba,
taking you out of fire, I have placed you in the ice, one who gets burnt
with fire does get cured; whereas, one who gets bitten by ice, does not
survive”. I do realize today that the task of cleansing is certainly the art of a skilled
person. A Buzurg has very aptly said, “Nafs is such a rebellious dog whose skin could
only be washed by a Tanner389”. Here it implies Mujahada-e-Nafs or Shaikh-e-Kamil
i.e. the Tanner.

When something is heated up on fire, the purpose is to melt it down and give
it a new shape. When the new shape is formed, it is finally put in the cold water so
that the new shape takes firmness. Since, what is in the beginning, exists in the end
too, therefore the love took a new form. This form is called ‘Safi390’. The one who
got perished in love, as well as the one who got perished in the way of his beloved,
gained salvation from everything except Allah SWT i.e. the salvation from Ghair
Allah; he is called a ‘Sufi’. Perishing in love means approaching Haq Ta’alla by way of

388
Dewana.
389
Dabagh.
390
Something that is clean and pure.
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Mujahadat and perishing in the way of the beloved means indulging in Fana Fillah
i.e. Sair Fillah391 after having been granted the accession to Haq Ta’alla.

Perishing in the love is a blessing, just as Allah Pak commanded

everyone to move towards peace, “Allah calls everyone to the abode of
peace”. Having said this, He differentiated the manner of divine guidance,
“Whomever He so desires, He directs him towards Sirat-e-Mustaqeem i.e.
the straight path”. Implying that though, it is an open invitation to all, but
the grant of direction or guidance is solely contingent upon His wish and
will.

Just realize the loving concern and vision of Qalandar Pak(RA) on

this humble and ordinary person (The Author). One day, Samia Kaki rang
up from Karachi and stated that last night, Baba Ji said this, “Syed does
not require Baba at all, it is his kindness that he walks alongside Baba”. My
heart gets filled with sorrow when I think about it, even today. For me, bringing out
the feeling of his(RA) magnificence in peoples’ hearts is just the love of only one
Shaikh-e-Kamil. He(RA) said to me once on an occasion, “Nobody perishes and pulls
out the plant that has been sown with one’s own hands”. The nurturing of a plant,
that too with love is only and wholly, the specialty of the People of Allah; it is such a
blessed and huge relation which is far from being a hereditary or some physical
connection and is absolutely pure and free from any interest or purpose. Our
respectable friend Zahid Jhangvi Sahib mentioned one day that Qalandar Pak(RA)
once went to his office where our religious scholar Hakeem Syed Surv Saharanpuri
(Late) was also present. Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Syed Baba is that priceless
Jewel (diamond) whose buyer is also priceless, today if Baba so desired,
whole of Pakistan would follow him with love and reverence; though,
Baba would not do so. It is because of Syed by which PTV stood strong,
this institution would tremble and go down in six months after the day he
left”. Listening to this, dear Surv Saharanpuri said that Baba, what if the
TV people got to know as to who was Shah Sahib...…Qalandar Pak(RA)
said, “Did someone find out as to who is Baba? Today if people get to
know of my reality, then out of sheer reverence, they would tear off my
flesh and keep it in their houses for the sake of blessings”. He(RA) often

391
Dwelling in the blessed company of Allah SWT.
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said that those living in Indo-Pak Sub-Continent were the killers of their
deliverers, they always hung their benefactors. Cutting a stone to give it a
shape of diamond is only the job of a lapidary392. The purpose of writing all
this is that a person cannot advance towards Qurb-e-Haq on his own accord; this all
takes place through the blessed vision of someone. Today if we talk about Nafs, it
also goes to the credit of his(RA) loving vision. Today when we talk about imbibing
severity in opposing Nafs, then it does not mean to become pious, rather for the
love of friend of Allah, it is the understanding of the path to awareness. Our
awareness to the delusion of Nafs and the wealth of regret, is the outcome of the
concern of Shaikh-e-Kamil.

‫ميں نيواں ميرا مرشد اچا ميں اچياں دے سنگ َلئی‬

‫صدقے جاوں انہاں اچياں توں جنہاں نيوياں نال نبھائی‬

“Main Neewan Mera Murshad Ucha, Uchian Day Sang Laai

Sadqay Janwaan Ainhaan Uchiaan Toon Jinhaan Neevian Naal Nibhai”
“I am lowly; my spiritual guide is the exalted one, I am made to join him.
I, the lowly one, I am so honoured to have gained the acceptance of the exalted
one. As a disciple and follower, I shall ever remain lower in regard to the Murshad,
who stand exalted. The disciple feels elevated on having been connected to a person
of high rank and Maqam. The intrinsic aspect of this statement hinges on the fact
that one’s following could never bear fruit till such time the Murshad is not regarded
in high esteem. A Murshad always stood at the highest pedestals and endowed with
superlative qualities and abilities”.
(Hazrat Mian Muhammad Bakhsh RA)
Qalandar Pak(RA) foretold future incidences and disasters in such a
subtle manner that the listeners would not understand. For example, once
he said with reference to a female Prime Minister of Pakistan, “The make-
up of beautiful Kaki is getting removed, flood is about to approach, is
there anyone who can put her make-up right”. People would listen and laugh
it out. Then one day when a lady make-up artist came in for Dua, he(RA) said the
same to her as well, “My dear daughter, the make-up of your beautiful Kaki is
getting off, can you do this make-up”. She replied in her simple innocence, “Baba Ji,
she has extremely high-end make-up people, I am no match to them”. Qalandar
Pak(RA) only said, “O’daughter, they cannot put her make-up right”. That make-up
artist kept guessing and went away after Dua. Qalandar Pak(RA) said the same to
everyone and no one had any answer to this. The he(RA) would say, “Who

392
Johri.
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would offer salutations to those, who are about to depart, everyone

worships the rising Sun”. When the command of Allah arrives then the
Faqir heralds the appearance of that command. On another occasion, he
repeatedly read this verse everyday: -

“Jis dour mein lut jaey Faqiron ki kamai

Uss dour kay hakim se koi bhol hui hai”
“The times in which the Faqir is put to trouble and meted out with disrespect, surely
the ruler of the time has erred in discharge of his duties and hence would be held
accountable for the lapse and would face the consequence”
{Qalandar Pak(RA) purposefully changed the original word ‘Sultan’ with ‘Hakim’ so as
to meaningfully conform to his(RA) time. Originally the verse was said by a great
poet Sagar Siddiqui}
One day, he(RA) went to Islamabad Hotel in the same state of mind.
He(RA) met Nasir Zaidi Sahib there. When he read the same verse (as
mentioned above) there too, Nasir Zaidi Sahib pointed out that the verse
did not have the word ‘Hakim’ and instead, it was ‘Sultan’. He(RA) said,
“Now is the turn of Hakim, the turn of Sultan would come later”. People
were at a loss to understand his(RA) metaphor. People did question him(RA)
regarding the situation which prevailed in the country and asked about their
personal problems as well; as though, he was a soothsayer or a specialist of
numerology. He(RA) always smiled and said, “Baba is praying”. He(RA) spoke in his
peculiar Mauj on the happenings of later time and after that he(RA) would keep
silence and did not speak out on what was said by him(RA) in the beginning. Having
heard about some Baba Multani, he(RA) came to Islamabad. Looking at the huge
rush of people around him, he smiled because among those people, many high-
ranking government officers were also present. While looking at the crowd of
people who had gathered there, he(RA) said to Baba Multani, “Baba
Multani, tell the beautiful Kaki that her make-up is getting off. She must
get it redone; otherwise floods would wash it away”. On this, Baba Multani
said that why should I say this, go and say it yourself. Qalandar Pak(RA)
said, “Read the writings on the wall, these writings are visible
everywhere, and remember this, if this statement of Baba turns out to be
untrue, then you are truthful, but if this statement was found to be true,
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then someone else is truthful”. In few days time, CDA (Capital Development
Authority - Islamabad) demolished all encroachments surrounding the house
of Baba Multani and then the floods did finally devastate the country’s
infrastructure and consequently, the government of Prime Minister was
sacked. The decision written by him(RA) on this occasion was, “Allah is
smiling on Southern Punjab, this time Musa will come only from Southern
Punjab”.

Few days had just passed when he(RA) said to me, “Syed Baba, I need to go
to meet Baba Multani”. When we reached his house, we found that nothing existed
there except devastation and destruction. We saw a person clothed in Lungi393 who
was basking on a charpoy394 when we entered the house; and he was Baba Multani.
He got up on seeing Qalandar Pak(RA) and said, “I have seen you present
in the Court of Rasool-e-Akram SAWW”. Baba smiled and said, “You had
no knowledge about it till a few days back, why suddenly you began to see
the truth”. He(RA) stayed there for few moments and then commanded,
“Let us go, Syed Baba”. He(RA) said, “Whoever holds Faiz, Baba does
necessarily go there to check whether the Faiz was being misused, and if
it was so, then Baba would seize the faiz, seize the Faiz, seize the Faiz
(spoken thrice)”. Such as this, there were innumerable incidences, wherein
he(RA) would go and check the activity. Once, someone told Baba Ji that there was
a Majzoob who sat behind Jinnah Super Market (located in Islamabad) and many
people continued to gather around him. They were hot summer days. Qalandar
Pak(RA) took me along as well and reached the place. We saw that there was a rush
of people, and some animals such as cow, oxen, goat and monkey had also been
tied there. That Majzoob was engaged in grinding the seeds of Cantaloupe (Garma)
and whoever went near him, would also be put on the same task of grinding the
seeds. Qalandar Pak(RA) first called him politely, then suddenly shouted
with Jalal395, the Majzoob immediately got up and fell in his(RA) feet.
After kissing the feet, he did not leave them and held them, instead.
He(RA) said, “What is this show all about, now all these people and
animals would be taken along by Baba”. Saying this, he(RA) sat in the car

393
Lungi – A traditional dress made from a piece of cloth wrapped around lower half of the body.
394
Charpoy - A traditional bed, woven with different natural and artificial materials.
395
Spoke in a majestic tone with force.
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and left the scene. The same evening, CDA raided the area and took away
everything. Qalandar Pak(RA) said after sitting in the car, “This Majzoob is
a Syedzada and a government servant as well. He has been overtaken by a
Jazbi condition, that is why he is in such state”. Few days had just passed,
and we were going to Peshawar when he(RA) said, “Syed Baba, I need to meet that
Syed”. When we reached there, we found that it was all quiet and utter silence
prevailed all around. Out in the open, I saw a sheet of cloth stretched in a corner.
Baba said, “Syed Baba, bring him to me”. As I closed in, I saw that the Syed Sahib
was lying, and a disciple kneaded his feet. I asked him to please get up, you have
been called for a posting. That Majzoob Syed got up electrically and started moving
ahead of me. He kissed the feet in the honour of Qalandar Pak(RA). Qalandar
Pak(RA) directed him, “Go to Chakwal, go to Chakwal, go to Chakwal (spoken
thrice)”. While saying this, he(RA) sat in the car. Syed Sahib looked at me and
gestured me for something to eat. I offered him some money from the pocket and
moved away with Qalandar Pak(RA). The invitation of visiting Peshawar was
extended by a Police Officer. He offered us lunch and mentioned to Qalandar
Pak(RA) about a Majzoob Baba Mastaan Shah, who sat at a particular place during
the day and stayed the night at a house. We did not find him there when we
reached that specified place. After asking his whereabouts from the people,
we reached the place where Baba Mastaan Shah used to live; however,
people in the house did not allow us to meet. Many attempts were made,
but citing one reason or the other, the people of the house did not agree.
Finally, Qalandar Pak said, “Now, Baba was about to write the decision,
took out the card and as he(RA) began to write something, an earthquake
struck and the power of Qalandar Pak’s(RA) Jalal was worth experiencing
and he(RA) said, ‫“ کس شير کی آمد ہے کہ رن کانپ رہا ہے‬Kis Sher ki amad hai ke ran
kamp raha hai”, “Which Lion has arrived because of which everyone was
shivering”. He(RA) wrote on the card, “Now this door shall remain closed
– Time: 2 minutes past 5”. There lay a secret in striking of the earthquake on
completion of this sentence. Raja Majid and Doctor Asad Gillani also accompanied in
that journey. Just as this, once he(RA) was conducting Dhamaal at the Tomb of
Hazrat Bari Imam(RA) and repeatedly said this, “Four lamps continue to remain lit,
and the blessed lovers had come to light the fifth one”. Within a while, the
earthquake struck whose epicenter was in Islamabad. It must be remembered that
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Aulia Karam(RA) are of two kinds. Some are ‘Ashiq396’ from the ultimate beginning
(i.e. by birth) and some, who are very less in numbers, are ranked as ‘ Mashooq397’.
In the terminology of Tassawuf, an Ashiq is called a ‘Mureed’ and Mashooq
is called a ‘Murad’. Murid is the one who is a seeker of Allah SWT, and
Murad is the one who is sought by Allah SWT and is blessed with the
exalted status of ‘His beloved’. It has been said in The Holy Quran, ‫َمن يَشَا ُء‬
‫“ َويَ ْھدِي َمن يَشَا ُء‬Allah regards as desirable whom He pleases and shows the
path towards Him to whom, who is a seeker” (Al-Quran, Surah Fatir,
35:8).

Dear readers, since my early age, I used to take pleasure in listening to

Kalam-e-Bahu. One day the phone bell rang while I was listening to it with full
concentration, and I heard the voice of Qalandar Pak(RA) from the other side;
he(RA) said, “Syed Baba, I have found for you a person who recites Kalam-e-Bahu,
here he goes! Listen to him” and handed him the phone. Just imagine, what else
could have happened thereafter, the person immediately began all at once and he
kept reciting the Kalam for next 10 minutes. Taking the phone from him,
Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “In the beginning, Sultan Bahu had the status of
being my beloved, now Baba has become his beloved” and wishing me
‘Allah Hafiz’, he(RA) put down the phone. Hazrat Ali Hajveri(RA) says that Allah

ُ َّ ‫ف يَأْتِي‬
Pak has said in the Holy Quran: ُ‫َّللا ِب َق ْو ٍم يُ ِح ُّب ُھ ْم َويُ ِح ُّبونَه‬ َ َ‫“ ف‬Allah loves them, and
َ ‫س ْو‬
they love Allah” (Al-Quran, Surah Al-Ma’idah, 5:54), so that people regard him due
to Haq Ta’alla and consequently, he turns away from Ghair Allah; till he becomes a
friend of Allah and other Muslims also become his friends. This Wilayat of Haq
Ta’alla is also of two types; one is to stand firm on abidance and refrain
from disobedience, so that the devil abandons and runs away upon seeing
the passionate worshipping. The second type is such a Wilayat in which
one is vested with the authority and administration of matters ( Hal-o-
Aqad) and he becomes Mustajab-ul-Dawa’at398. It means that disclosures,
intuitions and miracles399 occur on his hand by the will of Allah and he exercises the
authority to dispose and administer400, whatever is prayed by him gets granted. Just

396
The blessed lovers.
397
The blessed beloveds.
398
Such people whom every prayer is answered by Allah SWT.
399
Kashf-o-Karamat.
400
Tassarufat.
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as has been said by Rasool-e-Maqbool SAWW, “There are some dirty and dusty
people with worn out and torn dresses, if they swear on something then Allah SWT
grants them swear401”.

The word ‘Wali’ is popular among the people and has also appeared in the
Holy Quran and Hadees-e-Mubaraka. The Holy Quran said, ‫علَي ِْھ ْم َو ََل‬ ِ َّ ‫أ َ ََل إِنَّ أَ ْو ِليَا َء‬
ٌ ‫َّللا ََل َخ ْو‬
َ ‫ف‬
َ‫“ ُه ْم يَحْ َزنُون‬Listen, verily friends of Allah are those people who are neither fearful, nor
they grief” (Al-Quran, Surah Al Yunus, 10:62). He said again, ‫نَحْ نُ أَ ْو ِليَا ُؤ ُك ْم فِي ا ْل َحيَا ِة ال ُّد ْن َيا‬
‫“ َوفِي ْاَل ِخ َر ِة‬I am your friend, in this world as well as in the afterlife” (Al-Quran, Surah
Fussilat, 41:31). At another place He said, ‫َّللاُ َو ِل ُّي الَّ ِذينَ آ َمنُوا‬
َّ “Allah is a friend of
Momineen” (Al-Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:257). Hazoor SAWW said, “Surely, there
are such people of Allah, who are admired by the Prophets and Shuhada”. When the
Companions RA desired to know about them so that they could love them, then
Shehenshah-e-Mohtaram SAWW said, “They are such people, who love each other
for the sake of Allah and not for the sake of wealth. Their faces glitter with Nur and
they are aboard the Pulpits of Nur, and they carry no fear, when others are fearful,
and they bear no grief, when others are aggrieved” and then he SAWW recited this
Ayah Mubaraka:402 َ‫علَي ِْھ ْم َو ََل ُه ْم يَحْ َزنُون‬ ِ َّ ‫ أ َ ََل إِنَّ أ َ ْو ِليَا َء‬And again, Rasool Allah
ٌ ‫َّللا ََل َخ ْو‬
َ ‫ف‬
SAWW said, “Allah Pak says that whoever hurt My friend, is like as though he
declared war with Me”403.

There is also a difference between the ranks of Aulia Allah, just as it has been
there in ranks of the Prophets AS. Like the precedence held by Hazoor Pur Noor
SAWW over all other Anbia and Mursaleen AS; as he SAWW lead the prayers of all
Anbia and Mursaleen on the night of Mairaj Mubaraka. Similarly, the precedence
among the Companions RA; Hazoor Nabi Kareem SAWW said, “You can never be like
my Companions”.

In all time periods, the ranks of Aulia Karam(RA) is a blessing of Allah and
only He knows better, however their respect and regard remains a binding condition.

401
As cited in Sahih Bukhari and Muslim, The Holy Prophet SAWW said: "There are some among Allah's
servants who, when they swear by Allah, He vindicates them".
402
It is written in Majma’ Al-Zawa'id: "Imam Ahmad RA relates it, and Imam Tabrani RA relates something
similar, and the men in its chain of transmission has been declared trustworthy." Also related through several
chains by Abu Dawud RA, Ahmad, Baghawi RA in Sharh Al-Sunna, Al-Hakim RA, Ibn Abi Al-Dunya RA in Kitab Al-
Ikhwan, Ibn Jarir Al-Tabari RA, Ibn Abi Hatim RA, Ibn Mardawayh RA, and others.
403
The position of Aulia Karam RA in relation to Allah SWT on the Day of Judgment is even described likewise,
as an object of desire for the Prophets (SA) in a sound hadees mubaraka of the Holy Prophet SAWW related by
Hazrat Umar RA and others, as a narration of Hazrat Abu Malik Al-Ash`ari RA in Masnad of Imam Ahmad.
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Haq Ta’alla has ensured the continuance and permanence of the truthfulness of Nabi
SAWW for all times and has regarded the appearance of Aulia Karam as its
manifestation. Therefore, till today, the Ultimate Truth of Haq Ta’alla and
the truthfulness of Rasool-e-Maqbool SAWW is being continuously
affirmed through the persistence of Aulia Karam RA and they have been
duly blessed with Tassarufat by Haq Ta’alla to an extent that they have
surrendered themselves wholly on the path of truth (Rah-e-Haq) and are
beyond the abidance of Nafs. It is stated in the written works of Aulia
Karam RA as to who are Aulia-e-Mastoreen or Rijjal-ul-Ghaib404. The rain
pours down from the sky through their benevolence, they number at 4000 (four
thousand). They are hidden from the people, neither do they recognize each other,
nor are aware of their own state. Those Aulia who have the delegated authority and
power to administer through Tassaruf number at 300 and they are called ‘Akhiar’,
there are forty more who are called ‘Abdal’, there are seven more who are called
‘Abrar’, still another four who are called ‘Autad’, there are three called ‘Naqba’ah’
and there is one called ‘Ghaus’405.

The purpose of mentioning all this is to promote understanding among the

people with connection406 and develop realization of the respect and ranks of Aulia
Karam. Let me make a mention of an incident, when I vacated that house in Satellite
Town where Qalandar Pak(RA) had come; the vacation of the house resulted in its
sell out. We shifted to a comparatively smaller house. It was a winter night at
around quarter to twelve and at around twelve (midnight) the door bell buzzed,
when I peeped out from above, I saw that Qalandar Pak(RA) stood outside and
another person was paying the Taxi driver. I felt as though it was a dream, because
he(RA) never came without prior information, and more so it was a new house, and
by then the address had not been sent to him(RA). I was still in that astonishment
when I heard the voice of Qalandar Pak(RA), “Syed Baba, open the door, what are
404
Rijjal ul Ghaib - ‘People of unseen’, the reality of these Aulia Karam is little known. Ibn Arabi (RA) said that in
every age there is a spiritual pole, Allah has appointed Him at that station, that Wali (the spiritual pole) is
unknown to many and known to very few, even if you do not know of His existence, He knows of yours.
405
Ranks of Aulia Karam RA - Many sayings of the Holy Prophet SAWW mention the various types and ranks of
the saints, as Imam Suyuti RA has shown in his collection of these sayings in his Fatwa titled: Al-Khabar Al-
dall`ala Wujud Al-Qutb Wa’al-Autad Wa’al-Nujaba' Wa’al-Abdal (In English - The Reports that Indicate the
Existence of the Pole, the Pillars, the Leaders, and the Substitutes) in his Hawali Al-Fatawi. These and other
types of perfected individuals form the khawass or elite of the pious, whom Allah SWT also calls
the siddiqin (saints, literally "Most Truthful Ones") and ranks directly after the Prophets(SA) and before the
Martyrs in the Holy Quran, Surah An-Nisa, 4:69.
406
Nisbat.
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you thinking”. I reached downstairs with an electric speed and after kissing his(RA)
feet, brought him(RA) upstairs. He(RA) introduced the accompanying person and
commanded me to make arrangements for his stay in the room which was to the
outer side. Hence, when I came back to the TV lounge after having settled the guest
in the room, I found that Qalandar Pak(RA) was lying down and conversing with my
Begum smilingly. Immediately on seeing me, he(RA) asked, “Syed Baba, what is the
rent of this house”. I told him(RA) that it was Rs. 5000/- per month. He(RA) said,
“Syed Baba, this is way too much, you should have told the landlord that we are
Faqir people”. I stated that if I had told him about this, he would have never rented
the house to us; since love and respect was non-existent and this mad race for the
love of worldly matter had deprived us of the ethical values.

Qalandar Pak(RA) smiled and said, “Allah does the best”. Later on, the
conversation continued till quite late after which he(RA) fell asleep. This time during
his(RA) stay, the month of Rabbi-ul-Awwal came, in which your Maa Ji used to
organize Milad Congregations at various places and used to recite the whole Milad.
As she returned from such gatherings, Qalandar Pak(RA) used to ask her about the
proceedings of Milad and conversed about as to how one felt and the state of mind
in such sacred gatherings. Then he(RA) would ask my Begum Sahiba to knead
his(RA) feet. Actually, he(RA) knew very well the art of saving someone from the
incitement of Nafs, as well as pride; although, the person would think that he acted
in an appropriate manner. Hazoor Nabi Kareem SAWW said, “Do not regard a good
deed of yours as enormous, it may be regarded as a very tiny act in the Court of
Allah; and do not consider your sin as being a smaller one, it may prove to be a very
big sin in the Court of Allah”. The practice of organizing Milad Congregations
continues till to-date, however, the difference is that she now organizes them at
home and prepares Niyaz407 herself. In the current times, Kakas hailing from Lahore
and Islamabad also participate and offer their respects with full reverence and
regard. On this occasion, the expression of our love and affection with Hazrat Nabi-
e-Kareem SAWW is done with full concern, dignity and poise. Qalandar Pak(RA) used
to get up very early in the morning and without waking up anyone, he(RA) would
get the newspaper quietly and read it. Then he(RA) used to give a call at 7 AM and
your Maa Ji then served him tea which he used take with two Rusks. While the
407
Niyaz - The presentation of food for the gatherings and at sacred ceremonies as rites, in commemoration of
events; in this case, the celebration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad SAWW.
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breakfast was being readied, I would gather all the newspapers from the
Commercial Market and place them before him(RA). I did exactly so on that day, as
well. When I returned, I went to the accompanying guest to ask him if he wanted
bed tea or anything and found that he seemed somewhat overly worried. He asked
me as to how many people lived in the house? It was a strange question, but still I
replied that we were three people in the house and with him and Qalandar Pak(RA),
we were now five people. He kept silent; I asked him if everything was alright. He
said that someone tried to pull away his blanket when he went to sleep last night.
He said that he held the blanket tightly with his hands, but the blanket was taken
away forcibly in his sleepiness, as he tried to pull it back again, someone again
pulled it away from him with force; and then he woke up from sleep due to the
laughing voices of many people. He said that he saw men, women, kids by the
hundreds and they all looked at him and laughed aloud, and a girl stood there
holding the blanket. All were fair skinned. He begged all of them, but they did not
listen, and he kept shivering throughout the night. he said that they threw back the
blanket at him when the call for morning prayers was sounded and they vanished
while laughing. I recalled that many such instances had already been
mentioned by your Maa Ji; and my son saw someone in the previous
house, wearing Coat and Pants, tying the knot of his tie and having looked
at him, he waved and disappeared by entering the wall. I tried to console
the guest and offered him breakfast and later narrated the incident to
Qalandar Pak(RA). He(RA) said, “His sixth eye has opened up, Syed Baba,
take him along when you go to your office and drop him at Pir Wadhai Bus
Stand and tell him to return to Lahore”. When I asked him(RA) as to what did
he do, he(RA) said, “He has made a sort of ‘Cream’ and in that connection, he
wanted to meet Raja Majid; do also tell him that his job would be done”. In short, I
dropped the guest at the Bus Stand and went to the office and no further
discussions took place later with reference to this incident. But such incidences do
occur even now and with the blessings (Mauj) of Qalandar Pak(RA), the astonishing
journey of life is moving forward. The blossom and Mauj of life is all due to Qalandar
Pak(RA). It was the same house whose rent, with continuing raise, reached upto Rs.
25000/- per month. I acquired its ground floor as well soon after it was vacated by
the tenants. Those people who vacated the ground floor suggested that it would be
good if I did not acquire it because strange voices came, and frightful incidences
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happened at night in that portion of the house. Sometimes the fans would begin to
blow themselves; TV would get switched on by itself and sometime the water tap
would begin to flow. I ignored their suggestion smilingly, as it was necessary for me
to take it on rent owing to the number of people who visited my house. We lived in
that house for 14 years. A room was dedicated for Qalandar Pak(RA) where a
Russian AC was fixed. After shifting to the ground floor, the upper portion was
dedicated for the adorers of Qalandar Pak(RA).

Just ponder on it, Qalandar Pak(RA) did not have the address and still he(RA)
reached there. The state of the friends of Allah is known to Allah SWT only and Haq
Ta’alla has blessed them with all kinds of knowledge and means. I will write another
incident with reference to this house. One day while travelling from my office in a
van, I got down at Rehman Abad Bus Stop, Murree Road and taking a walk on foot
from there; I was passing through Commercial Market when suddenly I looked at a
Motor cyclist. When I carefully looked at him, he was Saleem Akhtar Sahib, who had
been my student a long time back. I asked about his well being, and that
whether he had married and asked him as to how many kids, he had?
Saleem Sahib replied that he did not have kids. I told him to visit the
house along with Kaki and gave him the address. Saleem Sahib appeared
to me, a bit tentative. Then he moved on and I headed my way to the house. He
came to our house with his wife after a few days and I conducted Dua for both. The
response of Saleem Sahib’s Kaki was very good. Hardly two days had passed when
he came back again. At that time, I was conducting Dua to a lady doctor who
suffered from Hepatitis. After getting free from her, I called in Saleem Sahib
and asked him as to what he wanted to say? He read out a list of ‘Wazaif’
which he recited, and his manners reflected agitation and a kind of Nafsy
rebellion. A session of my sharp rebuke ensued thereafter, without any
pause and I asked him to leave the house. He had changed altogether,
when he returned to me after three days. He said that the day he met me
while he was riding the motor bike, he became afraid on seeing my
outward condition, the drool which trickled down from the mouth and my
eyes which had turned red. He said that he had a teacher who happened to be
an ‘Aamil’ and he worked as a bus driver. His quality was that no matter what one
asked, he would do something with Tasbeeh and would give out the whole thing and
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explain everything. He insisted me that I must meet him since his whole blood has
been burnt out with Jalal. These were the days when my entire body and every pore
of it, recited ‘Ali Haq’. I said inquisitively, “Then what”? Saleem Sahib tried to
explain that he too was in search of Allah and to that end, he intensely
recited the Kalam, but the day he was sternly rebuked by me and was
asked to leave the house, on getting out of the house he felt as though he
did not exist and did not feel any consciousness. He said that though he
rode back on his motor cycle, but he did not remember as to how he
reached back. He said that he went into a trance and then slept for hours.
He further explained that next day, upon reaching the office when he
sipped tea, his body trembled and kind of gained back the consciousness.
Qalandar Pak(RA) dearly loved Saleem Sahib; he(RA) said, “Baba does not need
lakhs (number of people), one Kaka like Saleem Sahib is needed”. Both husband and
wife have a big share in spreading the message of Surah Al-Rehman. May Allah bless
both - Ameen. The illuminating process of lighting lamp by lamp continues with
reference to Surah Al-Rehman.

Though, the number of people joined together with love of Qalandar

Pak(RA) are huge, however those with the ability to cause a change of
inspiration are a specific number, for whom the process of character
building is ongoing. One day, he(RA) said to me, “Syed, Baba is tired of
spotting and searching408 the Kakian here, let us go to Europe and spot (or
search and locate) White kakian there; they would understand the point
more ably or quickly”. The underlying meaning of this statement was that
in-here existed a plethora of problems, and nobody was willing to talk
about Allah SWT. They only wanted their issues to be resolved and were
only interested in finding the solutions, thereof; the realization of love of
Allah SWT was nowhere to be found. The Kakis of this place are engaged in
Black Magic, looking for ways to gain control of their husbands or are aspiring to
bear children. They do not see that how intensely Allah loves, and His love is
apparent on them in the shape of blessings and kindness. Whereas, the expression

408
Spotting or searching (Tarh Tarh kar in vernacular) - The process of spotting, searching and locating people.
A metaphorical expression used by Qalandar Pak RA in relation to find those people who were in dire need of
the message and blessings of Surah Al-Rehman and were required to be salvaged from the tyranny of the
worldly pursuits, hoplessness, diseases and other torments.
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of our love towards Him lay in being thankful, in showing our gratitude and abidance
to Him and not in either complaining or cribbing. People invite Faqirs to their houses
with a view to gain beatitude and benevolence. Whereas, a Faqir illuminates this
blessed inspiration inside us that the only requirement was to seek the dependence
of Allah. Hazoor Nabi Kareem SAWW said, “I have come only to bow you all in front
of Allah, alone”.

Sometime before his(RA) Wissal, he(RA) said to my other Begum, whom

everyone calls as ‘Mom’, “Baba is leaving by giving your Syed, the fame of the
Western Skies”. Now the truth of this statement has begun to appear, when
foreigners are listening to Surah Al-Rehman and having listened to Surah Al-
Rehman, few Kakis residing in Germany and Czech Republic are whole heartedly
engaged in disseminating the blessed message and their lives have transformed in
the love of Qalandar Pak(RA). Enthrallingly, pictures of Qalandar Pak(RA) are
displayed in their houses. Among these Kakis, Renata, Hilda, Petra, Lucie, Klara,
Marketta and Svetlana are note worthy. Likewise, Hilda’s husband Martin Hildy,
Roman and Moltin Walsh are also aboard this journey of love. I will mention their
inspirations and concerns in the later part, as expressed by them in their own words,
so that our people realize that the Holy Quran is a blessing for the entire humanity
and how the inner-self gets illuminated through the love of a Faqir.

Let me write down an incident with reference to the initial days, since an
important character of this incident, Tassawar Mir, who was an artist and who
departed to eternity recently on 28th of April in an accident. May Allah bless the
departed soul - Ameen. As it happened, Qalandar Pak(RA) ordered me, “Syed
Baba, recording of Dhamaal is to be done for WTN on the desire of Nawab
Kaifi. They want to see as to how we cured people through Dhamaal and
therefore in this regard, you come over to Lahore”. I along with a friend
boarded a bus and reached Lahore. I phoned Qalandar Pak(RA) and he(RA) said,
“Come straight ahead, here at Astana”. We reached there. Kaki Ghazala Nazar was
also present there and she was kneading Qalandar Pak’s(RA) feet with closed eyes.
We sat down there. Some time had elapsed when he(RA) said, “Syed, give a phone
call to Nawab Kaifi, why has he not reached”. I found out over the phone that he
was on the way. I tried to explain him the way to Astana, but he was insistent that
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someone should be sent to the main Chowk409 as he was not familiar with the place
and he feared that he may get lost. I took the permission from Qalandar Pak(RA),
went out and stood at the designated place. People kept passing by and the vehicles
did also continue to cross. People from the interior city passed through the same
route while going towards Taksaali Gate and outwards. In the meanwhile, a
vehicle stopped and from it came out Tassawar Mir and his elder brother
Arif Mir, and questioned me, “Dear Shah Sahib! What commitment brought
you here? you are a gentleman”. I said to him, “One got Wilayat from
here, stand with me here if you so desired; without the blame of Nafs, The
Ultimate Truth could not be approached”. He kept listening to my madness for
quite some time and then Nawab Kaifi reached there with his team. We took him to
Astana, and the recording of Dhamaal, as well as the recording with reference to the
cure therein, was carried out there. It was 10:30 PM. When everyone had left, I
asked Qalandar Pak(RA), “May I have the permission to leave, since we
were due to depart via Daewoo Bus at 12 AM and prior to coming here we
had already purchased the tickets; Arif Mir Sahib will drop us at the Bus
Stand”. Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Kaki Ghazala says that Syed Sahib cannot
leave without having dinner, and she wants to offer you ‘Phajjay Ke
Paye410’”. We sat down on the order of Qalandar Pak(RA). Soon, the dinning
spread was laid. My friend kept suggesting that the time was short and that it would
take quite a bit of time for us to reach the bus stand; and he feared that we may
miss the bus. We consumed the meal with ease. There is blessing and benevolence
in the abidance of the command of Faqir. It was such a tasty food and so difficult to
resist, I could not hold back. It was 11.45 PM when we got out of Astana, sat in the
car and moved to the Bus Stand. It seemed to us that nobody plied on the road,
empty roads were astonishing and in 15 minutes we reached the Bus Stand. It just
felt as if someone pulled the ground underneath and reduced the distance. The Bus
was ready, and we boarded it. I kept thinking throughout the journey about the
people whom we had met. Allah Pak alone knows as to how many people benefitted
from the kindness of Qalandar Pak(RA). We are incapable to think of our own good,
it is only Allah Who showers the blessings upon us. In a marketplace of filth, what
an intense enlightenment could be created in one’s inner self by the disgrace of

409
A crossing on the avenue.
410
A famous delicacy associated with that area.
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Nafs; whoever endured, would certainly know it. We have to dedicate all our
energies to seek the company of a Faqir. Any rhyme or reason is a deadly
poison for us. I used to quit all undertakings, whenever Qalandar Pak(RA)
called me. Taking refuge in different excuses is the flaw of Nafs and it
highlights to us the deficiencies and flaws in other people. Focus is
extremely necessary to rein in this rebellious dog of Nafs. Instead of
finding flaws in others, one must strap this mischievous dog. One must
keep others safe from one’s evil of Nafs. The love of Qalandar Pak(RA)
does not simply mean the advancement of his(RA) Faiz, alone; it also
demands that one achieves the correct focus through intense and selfless
love. Without total annihilation of one’s self, it was not possible to enmesh
with the fearless411. That is why it is said that Wilayat is not by intent or
personal desire412; rather it is awarded as the bounty413. It is a blessing of
Allah SWT. Just as someone said, “Sufi is neither by the word of mouth414,
nor by physical dwellings415”. The whole world is endeavoring to know the
reality of a Sufi, whether they find out or they do not, it does not affect the
station416 of a Sufi; hence people of marvel are called Sufi. The people, who are
linked with or are disciples, they are called Mutassawuf; a Sufi as Sahib-e-Wasool
and Mutassawuf as Sahib-e-Asool, because he is determined to tread the path of
Sufia Karam.

To understand this point, it is extremely essential to first understand Fana

and Baqa; but even before this, one must know Ma’arifat-e-Ellahi. Allah SWT says,
“Those people did not realize the reality of Allah, as was necessary to know the
Ultmate Truth”. Shehenshah Mohtaram SAWW said, “If you people had gained
Ma’arifat of Haq Ta’alla, as was the right to understand The Ultimate Truth, then you
would have walked on waters, and mountains would have trembled on your call”.
Ma’arifat-e-Ellahi is of two types, one is knowledge based417 and the other is
Hali. Everyone understands, such as there is Illm-ul-Yaqeen, Ain-ul-Yaqeen and Haq-

411
Faqir.
412
Kasbi.
413
Wahbi. The grant of some reward and bounty as special blessings of Allah SWT.
414
Ibarat.
415
Isharat.
416
Maqam.
417
Illmi.
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ul-Yaqeen. ‘Ilmi’ i.e. knowledge based Ma’arifat418 is what one gains by reading and
seeking knowledge; for instance, a person could realize the existence of Allah SWT
by reading and understanding the Holy Quran. ‘Hali Ma’arifat’ is the realization of
Allah SWT through personal experience in physical form and by visual evidence i.e.
by physically observing something through the eyes419. Hazrat Ali Hajveri says,
“Personal experience is a status of Haq-ul-Yaqeen, which implied achievement of the
station of Fana Fillah. The Holy Quran tells us that Allah SWT is closer to his person
than his Jugular Vein. When the Nafs gets tamed420 and the inner eye421 gets
illuminated, and then whatever is seen through the spiritual eye is called Ain-ul-
Yaqeen. When a person ascends to the station of Fana Fillah, it is regarded as Haq-
ul-Yaqeen. Illmi Ma’arifat is the basis of all good deeds and pious undertakings and
is extremely necessary. However, the most important of all to Haq Ta’alla is
Ma’arifat-e-Hali. It was stated in the Holy Quran:

ِ ‫نس ِإ ََّل ِليَ ْعبُد‬

‫ُون‬ ِ ْ ‫َو َما َخلَ ْقتُ ا ْل ِج َّن َو‬
َ ‫اْل‬
“I have only created Jinns and men, that they may worship (understand) Me.”
(Al-Quran, Surah An-Nazi’at, 51:56)
Here the word ‘Worship’ means ‘Ma’arifat’. But many people are erring with
regard to it and remain oblivious to the purpose of their creation. Except Aulia
Karam who were ‘Befriended422’ by Haq Ta’alla, and He while taking them out of
oblivion423, gave life of enlightenment to their hearts with with His Ma’arifat. Hence,
regarding Hazrat Umar RA, He said in the Holy Quran:

2 ۚ ‫ْس بِ َخ ِارجٍ ِم ْن َھا‬ ِ ‫اس َك َمن َّمثَلُهُ فِي ال ُّظلُ َما‬

َ ‫ت لَي‬ ِ َّ‫شي بِ ِه فِي الن‬ ً ُ‫َو َجعَ ْلنَا لَهُ ن‬
ِ ‫ورا يَ ْم‬
“We created a light for him with which he moves around among the people”, and He
said about Abu Jahl in the same Surah, “His state is such that he is surrounded by
darkness and that there is no way out (for him)”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Inaam, 6:122)

Thus, Ma’arifat means the life of heart with Haq Ta’alla and turning away
from Ghair Allah. The value of every person is according to the degree of Ma’arifat
which he holds, he who does not possess Ma’arifat, does not carry any value. Hali

418
Illm-ul-Yaqeen.
419
Ainy Mushahada.
420
Tazkiya-e-Nafs.
421
Batini Aankh.
422
Barguzida.
423
Darkness.
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Ma’arifat is unachievable without Illmi Ma’arifat, meaning thereby that in the

absence of Ma’arifat, a person could be an ‘Aalim’, but not ‘Arif’. Prior to the
departure of Qalandar Pak(RA) to eternity, his(RA) disciples were unaware of the
aspect of Illmi and Hali Ma’arifat. It was because the person of bounty424 must dole
away the message of bounty; now if the one being sought i.e. Matloob never desired
so, how could the light spread. By virtue of this truth of Ma’arifat, realization of the
magnificence of Qalandar Pak(RA), Aulia Allah and Sahaba Karam RA gets
illuminated inside us. Allah SWT says, “Whatever is existent in this world would
perish, and what would ultimately remain would be the existence of your Lord (Allah
Pak)”.
The knowledge of Fana is that you get to know the mortality of this world,
and the knowledge of Baqa is that the Afterlife would ultimately remain forever425,
just as it was said:

‫َو ْاَل ِخ َرةُ َخ ْي ٌر َوأَ ْبقَ ٰى‬

“The future world is better and more lasting”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al A’la, 87:17)
Fana and Baqa are commonly defined as, “Fana means vanquishing
of the darkness (the oblivion) and existence of knowledge and
disappearance of disobedience and existence of abidance”. Hazrat Ali
Hajveri(RA) writes, “the Fana and Baqa of Mashaikh-e-Tareeqat means the miracles
and high spiritual stations of Aulia Karam; meaning thereby, the miracles of these
blessed people which are free from the pains of Mujahadat and above the transitory
states of existence, those blessed people, who have gone past from the stage,
wherein they sought the seekers of truth426 and have reached the final and ultimate
objective427. Such people, who observed428 all that which was worth seeing, and
heard all that which was worth hearing, and understood all that which was worth
understanding and have achieved all the achievable hidden knowledge429; and
having realized all the disasters of this realm, they have gained salvation from it and

424
Faiz.
425
Abqah.
426
Mutlib.
427
The Matloob i.e. Haq Ta’alla.
428
Mushahada.
429
Israr.
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all their wishes stood granted, and are beyond any further exploration 430, and their
miracles431 have become their veils (for others)”.

Just as Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Miracles lag behind from Baba’s

feet”.
Hazrat Abu Saeed Kharaz(RA) says, “Fana means the inability of a
person to look at his own existence; and Baqa means, continue to remain
existent, while in sight of the Ultimate Truth”. Now please consider this
statement, the motivation and urge for every good thing is by the will of Allah SWT,
therefore taking pride in one’s good deeds is certain death, and salvation from it is
only through the kindness of Allah SWT. This means that one cannot reach Allah
SWT by your own willful act, rather it is only possible for a person through His
kindness, blessing and beneficence; and this is called salvation. Hazrat Ibrahim
Shebani(RA) says, “Understanding of Fana and Baqa is contingent upon the
acceptance of purity of The Ultimate Unity432 and resort to correct worshipping
(Abodiat) and anything beyond this is wrong and is straying or wandering away from
the path433”. This implies that on account of confession of The Ultimate Unity434, one
sees himself as overwhelmed by Haq Ta’alla, and whose meaning is this: The
overwhelmed435 is mortal before The All Predominant436 and when a person
confesses his mortality, it is regarded as his humility and there is no escape except
resort to His adoration. Hazrat Ali Hajveri(RA) says, “On account of realizing
The Ultimate Power, the appearance of His Magnificence and the
dominance of His Power, the concern for the world and hereafter gets
obliterated from his heart and his own spiritual states and stations and
miracles seem insignificant to him, to an extent that he loses
consciousness of his life, intellect and Nafs; then it is called Fana437 of a
person. This station is known by the name of Fana Fil Fanah. Here, he
speaks through the tongue of Haq Ta’alla, humility and submission438
abounds his heart and body, and this state of existence is the testimony of

430
Mustaghney.
431
Karamat.
432
Wahdaniat.
433
Be-deeni.
434
Aitraf-e-Wahdaniat.
435
Maghloob.
436
Ghalib.
437
Fana - Total annihilation of self and overpowering of ego.
438
Khushu-o-Khuzu.
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the pledge of Abodiat439 that was taken by the souls on the day of Al’ast,
at the time they were linked with the generation of Adam”.

Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “No matter how magnificent friend of Allah

SWT a person may be, he still remains a person, afterall; and he could
never be regarded as a god”.

The citation of all these references is aimed at building

understanding of Illmi Ma’arifat’, so that if someone vows to become
Sahib-e-Mutasawwaf, then this Illmi Ma’arifat may enable for further
dwelling towards Hali Ma’arifat. Self-praise or mere utilization of the
granted bounty440 is neither regarded as Ma’arifat, nor can it be Fana-o-
Baqa. All those worried people whom we meet and those who have been bitten by
the love of material world, some fulfillment of their wish or their riddance from some
diseases is the blessing of Allah SWT and should not be attributed to our excellence,
whatsoever. The gathering of people in the surrounding or willfully gathering people
around ourselves is merely an indication of our subservience to Nafs. Hazrat Imam
Shafi(RA) says about the one who assails on this journey of divine love: -
“If you have assailed on the path of Allah, then run faster
If you feel difficulty in running faster, then run slowly
If you feel tired, then just walk
If none of this is possible, then crawl. But must never think of turning back.”

Just as Qalandar Pak(RA) said to me, “The admission into the

University of Ishq is granted with utmost difficulty, and whoever gets it,
does not get leave, either”. Then he(RA) said, “Ishq is like a vast ocean,
from which even a sparrow cannot take a drop of water. One could not
take even a sip, if there was no permission and if permitted, one may drink
the whole ocean”. As per the statement of Imam Shafi(RA), one needs to tread
the path of Allah with singular focus, continuance and full energy. We all begin the
endeavours with full zeal and zest, but soon lose interest. In fact, the love of this
world shakes our resolve. Any form of propensity or greed results in exhaustion of
our energies. Just as on an occasion, once I was engaged with Qalandar
Pak(RA) till quite late and when it became difficult to ignore the hunger, I
asked for the food. My younger Begum Sahiba asked him(RA) the

439
Ahd-e-Al’ast.
440
Faiz.
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permission to give Syed Sahib some food, he replied, “It is not easy to
become a Commando, if Syed Baba was to be made a Commando, then he
would be made un-concerning to all his needs, the energy of Baba was to
be his food”. On this, I recall something about a Faqir that he was in a journey and
when he became tired of continuous walking, he felt overwhelmed by hunger and as
the desire of eating food came up, he heard a voice, “Do you need bread or
energy?” He was a Faqir of high ranks, he immediately replied, ‘‘Energy”. The reply
came, “Then get up and commence walking, you have been given energy”. Now
with this, it becomes easier to realize that the crying of Nafs in a condition of hunger
is understandable; to cause distraction in focus and interruption in journey. The
company of Faqir is necessary because something which we regard as a necessity, it
is him who shows us that it was Nafs and tells us that the source of strength is in
remembrance of Allah SWT. A Faqir was travelling through the desert and he fell in a
blind well. Nafs incited him intensely to cry out and call for help otherwise you will
die here with hunger and thirst. After some time, few people came close and he
heard them talking. His Nafs cried out again that help was here, call them; but the
Buzurg kept silent. Those people said that since it was a blind well and there was a
chance that somebody may fall in it, so they decided to close it down by fixing
wooden planks, and they did so. Nafs kept agitating and terrorizing with death.
When the mouth of the well was finally closed, the Buzurg entered into focus and
got absorbed in the remembrance of Allah and with humility of heart i.e. with such a
conviction that even the hidden would become visible before the eyes, got
engrossed. Nafs became meek and helpless. When the night fell after passage of
one day and one night, something just tore off the woods and the tail of a giant
snake came downwards. He understood that it was the help of Allah SWT. He held
the tail and the snake moved forward taking him out of the Well. A voice was heard
when the snake and that Buzurg moved in different directions, “We granted
salvation to death from another death”. The trust in Allah SWT is the real secret.
Hazrat Abu Muhammad Bin Jaffar Bin Naseer Khalidi(RA) says, “Whether
subsistence is granted or otherwise, the trust is that the heart does not
get afflicted with concern”. It means that neither the gain of subsistence
should become the reason of happiness, and nor its absence should result
in the gloom, because this body is in the ownership of The Actual Lord and
He understands better on its nurturing or dying. In whatever condition He
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may keep, you must remain content and should not interfere in it. The
territory should be surrendered to The Ultimate Ruler and you should
exercise, no right in it. Hazrat Sultan Bahu said:

“Keetee jaan havaale Rabb de,

Aisaa ishq kamaaiaa hoo.”
“I then placed my soul in his protection-
Such was the love I cultivated in my heart.”
(Hazrat Sultan Bahu RA)
Mian Muhammad Bakhsh(RA) says:
“Jo Chahain so likhain saiyan, Tu Malik Loh-o-Qalam da
Mein maskeen hawalay teray, tu zamin har har kam da”

“You are the Ultimate Sovereign and the Holder of Pen and the Sheet, You can write
my fate as You may please, this lowly is in Your custody, and it’s Your domain and
Right”

Before departing to eternity, Qalandar Pak(RA) said this to some

people, “Always remember Baba and stay behind Syed 441”. In this context,
the first example is that of Abdullah Sain (Late) who met with Qalandar Pak(RA) just
five months before he(RA) departed to eternity. He was very sad and remained
confined to his room after his(RA) departure from this worldly abode. Though, I
had met him before, but after Qalandar Pak(RA) departed to eternity, my
first detailed and initial meeting with him took place in the house of Ishrat
Aliya Sahiba located in Model Town which held an important centrality.
During this meeting I came to know that what instructions had been given
to Abdullah Sain by Qalandar Pak(RA). Other than Abdullah Sain, Tahir
Abbas Kazmi is there in Rawalpindi, who is a Police Officer and he(RA)
said the same thing to him, as well. On other occasions also, he(RA) used
to remind this and ask from all who met him, “Have you met Syed Baba?”
If anyone said ‘No’ then he(RA) used to say, “Then consider that you have
not met anyone”.

Abdullah’s love for Qalandar Pak(RA) was intense and it held

consistency. The best quality and good thing among all was that with
reference to Qalandar Pak(RA), Abdullah Sain was fully focused and

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An injunction of Qalandar Pak(RA) that, “Never forget Baba and persistently follow Syed (Syed Baba Ji – The
Author of the book ‘Qurb e Haq’)”.
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beyond any doubt or suspicion. People often ask as to what is the concept of
Faqir? The answer is to dedicate oneself to that inspiration and do not let Nafs take
over the mind irrespective of the situation; and the beautiful inspiration of the friend
of Allah gets purified in the inner self when all doubts and suspicions are cleansed.
Advancing claims of Nisbat from the word of mouth is a lot easier, but in fact, this
inspiration should get beyond the concern for any gain or loss and one is enabled to
fight the rebellious Nafs only with full force of conviction and dedication. Till the
last breath of life, Abdullah Sain spent his time in the inspiration of
Qalandar Pak(RA) and in all difficulties, he maintained the grace of his
steadfastness. He remembered Qalandar Pak(RA) every moment and
mentioned only this very aspect to everyone. When people would be sick
or confronted complexities, Abdullah Sain through the beautiful
inspiration of Qalandar Pak(RA), would give hope and concern to the
despondents and dejected ones; he would conduct Dua and convince them
to listen to Surah Al-Rehman. It did not end there; rather he would follow up
and ask about their condition. The climax of 32 blossoms of his life was spent in
such an inspired manner, which is seldom achieved by people in such short span of
life. The abidance of the second part of Qalandar Pak’s(RA) command was
exemplary. Whenever I visited Lahore, he would quit all his engagements.
All the time he remained with me and extended invitation to everyone for
coming to the house. Upon my arrival in Model Town, he would take along
everyone and would stand outside for the reception. He would invite even
the newest ones to ensure that they met me. During my service, upon
waking up in the morning after the breakfast, he would start the engine of
my car and would wait for me after having put on the AC. He would then
accompany me to PTV Lahore Centre and while sitting towards the rear in
GM’s office, he would tackle the usual issues of his job over the phone.
Abdullah Sain was quite popular in PTV Lahore Centre, and I came to know this fact
after Sain departed from this worldly abode. While I was engaged in my
commitments, he would meet people quietly, and give them the message of Surah
Al-Rehman which was a sign of his strong inspiration of Qalandar Pak(RA). In regard
to Ramzan Transmission, Mr Noor-ul-Hassan was called in for a meeting and he got
introduced to Abdullah Sain in the process. During the conversation, Noor-ul-
Hasan realized that Abdullah Sain was an adorer of Qalandar Pak(RA). He
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asked Sain, “Abdullah Sahib, are you aware as to whom you are
following”. Sain said, “As per the command of Qalandar Pak(RA), I am
behind Syed Baba”. Noor-ul-Hasan said, “Do you not fear, this Jazbi and
Jalali Syed is very dangerous. A fear associated with these people is that
there were lesser chances of any gain and more chances of damage from
them”. Abdullah Sain smiled and said, “Those who love, do not fear, love is
beyond any concern for gain or loss, and loss is confronted by those who
carry hatred and indulge in hypocrisy”. Noor-ul-Hasan was rendered
speechless, and it continued like this. Qalandar Pak(RA) did always visit the
house of Kaki Ishrat Aliya in Model Town and met people. Kaki Aliya is an extremely
loving person and is enlightened with the love of Faqir. She kept all the young
people together and united with her and I used to stay in her house whenever I
visited Lahore. Then all these kids would gather there and all night the gathering
would continue to revolve around Zikr-e-Qalandar442. She served as the Principal in
Beaconhouse School System and passionately spread the message of Surah Al-
Rehman. Whether it was the organization of a seminar or the task of taking
the message of Surah Al-Rehman to different individuals, her
wholehearted efforts are always reflective of her dedication and concern.
Her love for Qalandar Pak(RA) is unending. Despite the vicissitudes of life,
the resolve and focus of Kaki Ishrat Aliya did not diminish. When unease
began to set in amongst the adorers of Qalandar Pak(RA) after his(RA)
departure, Ishrat Aliya Ji kept the contact with me at every step. She kept
everyone together and ensured the organization of Dua through mobile
phone till such time that we could gather the adorers of Qalandar Pak(RA)
within Pakistan and those living in other countries, initially through
‘ooVoo’ and later through ‘Ustream’ to ensure that they did not fall victim
to any kind of confusion. It so happened that, after the departure of Qalandar
Pak(RA) some degree of uncertainty did spread, but it settled down quickly through
the blessed vision of Qalandar Pak(RA). The role of Abdullah Sain would continue to
hold prominence among the Kakay and Kakian of Lahore. Meeting everyone and
listening to their concerns with full attention was a hallmark of Abdullah Sain. The
strengthening of the inspiration of Qalandar Pak(RA) in everyone’s heart was a

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daunting task, but Abdullah Sain turned the impossible into possible through his
passionate love of Qalandar Pak(RA). Today, the Kakas and Kakian of Lahore that
were illuminated by Sain, are all exemplary. The love of Qalandar Pak(RA) and my
reverence was taught to everyone by him. When Abdullah got married, I still
remember that I could not attend his marriage ceremony due to some bodily
ailment, I phoned him on the third day of his marriage and asked him, “Son, what
are you doing”, he replied, “As you command me”. I told him to just come over to
Islamabad. Abdullah Sain reached my house in next four hours along with his wife
Natasha, his brother Mano Bhai and sister-in-law Mina. Abdullah’s parents did ask
him as to where he was going, he replied that the command of Syed Baba had
come, and no engagement could obstruct him. I recall an incident with reference to
the love of Abdullah Sain. One day, Qalandar Pak(RA) phoned me and said,
“Syed Baba, arrange a computer for Baba”. I bought a computer after
consulting Kakay and Kakian of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. An audio
system, a new intercom, TV Set and a CD Player were also bought and I
reached Lahore after getting a cabinet made through Mahmood Sahib who
was the owner of Comforta Traders. Mahmood Sahib, through the help of
his workers completed the cabinet, whereas we did the cabling. In the
afternoon, Qalandar Pak(RA) called for me and said, “Syed Baba, Allah
tests a person through wealth, physically through the body and through
one’s children”, and his(RA) face carried a smile. There is not even a single
incident when Abdullah Sain cited an excuse or did not come to Islamabad, he would
quit all engagements on my call and would reach Islamabad. Your Maa Ji loved him
dearly and she would prepare his favourite dishes whenever he would come. In the
summer days, he accompanied us during our journey to Naran Valley. He was very
brave and caring. Abdullah Sain used to serve in Star.Com Advertising Group and the
people in that company loved him intensely. After the demise of Abdullah Sain, we
came to know that with respect to his abilities and intellect, he was regarded as
Steve Jobs of his company. I was surprised to meet his friends and the people who
loved him; Sain had transformed their lives. In the middle of 2014, the problem
which began with pain in his leg finally proved to be ‘the ailment of death’. During
this time, I shifted the house from Satellite Town to Islamabad and despite the
ailment, Abdullah Sain came to visit me in Islamabad. Later, when the problem
increased, an abscess appeared on his back. Worldly people of reason got worried
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quickly, they got it operated and the substance taken from it was sent to the
laboratory of Shoukat Khanum Cancer Memorial Hospital. They soon declared it as
Cancer and consequently the doctors began administering him strong doses of
medicines. My view was that Abdullah did not suffer from Cancer and it was
a misdiagnosis which soon would be realized. I repeatedly asked Abdullah
to come to Islamabad and that I will get your treatment done. I told him
that all everyone around him was a victim of infirmity and considered the
doctors as liberators in that worrisome state. I reminded him that we
were the followers of Qalandar Pak(RA) and whose liberating Faiz had
granted peace to despondent humanity. A loving friend of Abdullah Sain,
Ali Shahid told me that Abdullah often said, “Dear Ali Shahid, I have
committed a big mistake of not listening to Syed Baba, I should have gone
to him much earlier”. Then one day, Abdullah Sain, his mother and brother Uzair
came to Islamabad. Before taking the journey to Islamabad, Abdullah Sain listened
to Surah Al-Rehman for seven days. When he reached me, I took him to Homeo
Pathic Clinic of Dr Abdul Ghafoor along with Major(R) Eftikhar. Dr Sahib has met
Qalandar Pak(RA) and was part of the first program of Surah Al-Rehman. Dr Sahib
checked Abdullah in standing position and said that his body frame had been tilted.
His condition was such that neither he could sit or lie down. The problem soon
vanished with the medicine of Dr Sahib and loving care of your Maa Ji. Slowly and
gradually, he got rid of Allopathic medicines and his health improved. One day in
the evening, Abdullah’s mother received a phone call in which she was
told by the laboratory people that the report given to Abdullah was wrong,
actually it was of some other patient and Sain did not suffer from cancer.
Happiness came on everyone’s face and they felt satisfied. But Abdullah’s
manner of talking revealed something else. Sain told me that before
coming to Islamabad, one night two people came to me in Lahore during
my semi-conscious state and said that they had come to take me along
and soon will take him. Abdullah Sain scolded them and asked them to
leave. After this incident, all veils were taken away, walls vanished,
inward and outward became one, everything became visible, strange
creations became visible all around. Having listened to it, I just ignored as
I was sensing something else. In October on the way back from Lahore
when I stopped over and showed my presence at the blessed Tomb of
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Qalandar Pak(RA), your Mom appealed in the Court of Qalandar Pak(RA)

for the recovery and health of Abdullah Sain, but in her utter focus she
saw Abdullah Sain wrapped in Shroud (Kafan). Despite all this, Mast Mast with
Abdullah Sain continued and one day when I took him out for a stroll, looking at his
helplessness, I told him to close the eyes and read ‘Sirf Qalandar’ and then walk.
Just in few moments, as though an electric current ran in Abdullah Sain and he
began to walk at a fast pace. Later, Sain asked me if he could read similarly with
eyes closed in his own time; why not, he may do so, I replied. The urge to meet his
son and wife became stronger when his condition had improved significantly.
During this time, when I had returned from the office, Sain told me that he
essentially needed to talk to me on something. Everyone was asked to
leave the room. Though a bit surprised to see a kind of never ending smile
on his face, but I felt happy too. He said that in the afternoon that day,
while lying on the bed he was staring at the roof and in his heart reciting
‘Sirf(Only) Qalandar’, he felt as if the door suddenly opened and Qalandar
Pak(RA) holding a stick entered in the room and said, “Get up Abdullah,
Syed Baba has looked after you very well, in happiness of Syed lie the
happiness of universe, let us go”.

Listening to this, my heartbeat sped up. The command to return has come, I
said this smilingly. Abdullah, get ready you will go to Lahore after two days and I will
arrange the car for you. Abdullah could not sit for very long, therefore we decided
that a van should be booked, and its seats be removed and instead a foam mattress
should be laid so that he could travel comfortably. They were the winter days of
December. Junaid Cheema said that the seats of his car were foldable and that he
would encounter lesser jerks if he travelled in it. But this effort failed. I told Abdullah
to go inside the room and take rest, soon the van would come. We all sat outside
when my phone rang, this was the call from Abdullah Sain, who called me inside and
asked me whether I approved of his leaving for Lahore, and whether I agreed on it
happily. I nodded in affirmative and finally Abdullah Sain left for Lahore in an hour. I
kept calling him during the journey and continuously got the updates from Uzair.
Abdullah Sain reached Lahore safely and they did not encounter any fog despite that
the condition on Motorway was densely foggy in those days. A similar incident
happened when we went with Qalandar Pak(RA) to Talwandi and in addition to give
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the message of Surah Al-Rehman, establishment of a free clinic had also been
planned there for which many doctors also accompanied us. There were around 50
people with us during that journey. In Talwandi, the Christian Community also got
their Church inaugurated from Qalandar Pak(RA). Before cutting the ribbon, he(RA)
called me over and said, “Syed Baba, get here quickly”, and placed my hand over
his(RA) and then cut the ribbon; and all people present in the Church specially the
Priest participated in Dua by reciting ‘Ali Haq’. The husband of Kaki Aliya, Tariq Sahib
began shouting before evening to move back as he feared that fog would set in. But
Qalandar Pak(RA) was busy, and a landlord of the area had also extended an
invitation for the dinner which had already been accepted by Qalandar Pak(RA).
Tariq Sahib suggested me to quit the dinner and instead recommended that we
consume it at his house in Lahore, else we might get stuck in the fog. I asked him
that despite being a follower of Qalandar Pak(RA), why he seemed worried and
shrouded in doubts and suspicion. The dinner finished at 9 PM and thereafter
we departed for Lahore. We reached Model Town and there was no fog in
the way. The fog did spread around, but only after when we had reached
the house. Travelling with Faqir is a blessing. The friend of Allah does not
roam at his own will, rather he(RA) was Jahan Gasht and travelled on His
command. Just as he(RA) said to me while returning, “Syed Baba, what is
the secret of journeying to Talwandi, that would be known in the later
time, Allah only gets the work done”.
In the path of Ishq, the element of fear among the people of intellect is due
to their rebellious Nafs.

Similarly, why would the fog disturb when Abdullah Sain, the endearing Kaka
of Qalandar Pak(RA) was travelling. When Abdullah Sain got down from the van,
before entering the house he said that hold back the Van, as he had to go back to
Islamabad. I received the phone call and was told about what he had said. I talked
to Abdullah and told him to go inside, he must have food and then go into his room.
Only one day and a night had passed, when a problem developed in Abdullah’s
stomach; the night after that, he called me. I asked Dr Shehzad to prescribe a
medicine for him. Frequent bowel motions due to diarrhea did not stop. I called
Mano Bhai early next morning and inquired about his condition. He told me that, he
was sleeping. I told him to rush and ensure that he is not de-hydrated. What could
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have been done at the time, Mano Bhai called me after a while and said that his
condition had deteriorated. I asked him as to what had happened. Mano Bhai told
me that when he went to his room, he had just gotten out of the bath
room and supporting him with my hand, he laid on the bed in a half lying
position, and looking instantly to his feet said, “They have come again”.
That is how the final moment arrived and Sain left for the final abode. He
was laid to rest in his family compound in Miani Sahib Graveyard and later
a beautiful Tomb was constructed on it. It is also a strange aspect that soon
the dilapidated graves surrounding his, also got repaired. It appears that through his
benevolence, their prayers were answered too. There was much chit-chatting around
on the demise of Abdullah Sain. Some said that he followed a Faqir and why was he
not helped by him? And one would not know, as to what all was said, but soon by
visiting all such people in their dreams, Abdullah Sain cleared the haze of confusion
in their minds. People do not know that the follower of a Faqir always lives
under fear of Allah. Death is inevitable and is a command of Allah SWT.
When Faqirs turned dead into living, they were hung on the cross and got
their skins peeled off. For this reason, Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Not for
bringing dead to life, rather we are here to bring life to dead hearts”.
Despite being dead, Abdullah is still alive, whereas despite being alive, people are
dead. Abdullah had come to life the day he had met Qalandar Pak(RA). Always,
those who live truly, could realize the sufferings; the one who gave life to the people
of dead hearts, resides today in the hearts of the living. Abdullah Sain set a
matchless example of love and passion for Qalandar Pak(RA) by choosing to fight
the Nafs in his prime youth. His understanding and realization of the delusion of Nafs
made him successful. After the departure of Abdullah Sain, one of his relatives
dreamt that he was going somewhere on a scooter and he met Abdullah and he
wore white dress. Abdullah requested him for a ride and after a while they arrived at
a very beautiful place which he had not seen earlier. There was a beautiful door in
which when Abdullah was entering, he stopped with the door open and spoke with
his relative. He said that there are two orchards here in the Paradise and I am the
supervisor of both. The one who dreamt said that get me also employed here.
Abdullah Sain said, “Why not”. Next day, that person went to his Tomb and showed
his presence. The following night, he dreamt of him again. Abdullah Sain said that
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he had checked the register and that his time had not yet reached, and that he will
surely fulfill his promise when the time would arrive.

The parents of Abdullah Sain, elder brother Mano, younger brother Uzair, and
his bhabhi Mina are exquisite people. Abdullah fondly loved his elder bhabhi and
brother. After the departure of Abdullah Sain, both are now distributing the love of
Abdullah Sain and are illuminated with the love of Qalandar Pak(RA). In my view,
‘exquisite’ is a lesser expression, these people are magnificent lovers of Qalandar
Pak(RA) and are unparalleled. Lighting a row of lamps with lamp is an example
which best fits on this house. Other than this, Ali Shahid, Hamza, Murad Shahid,
Anum Murad, Aqsa, Natasha, Hassan Chaudhary, Asim Shah Sahib, Aqsa, Wasif,
Jawad Ellahi, Umer Chaudhary, Asad Khan, Shiraz Anwar, Junaid Cheema, Amna
Cheema, Ahmed Khan, Mohsin, Asif and thousands more are Mast Mast with this
passion. To cut it short, I move ahead, otherwise if I mention all names and write
with reference to everyone then this write up will never end. May Allah Pak, through
the benevolence of His friend, Qalandar Pak(RA), continue to always keep
illuminated the marvelous Ishq of Abdullah Sain.

Your Mom and Maa Ji have a big role in the grooming of all these kids of
Lahore, specially Abdullah Sain. Equally so, the love and respect of these kids for
your Maa Ji and Mom is exceptional; the fight against Nafs is only possible through
the strength of connection443. Under all circumstances, keeping a watch on oneself
and guarding every inspiration is no easy task. The love of Qalandar Pak(RA) laid the
foundation of such a forceful will power in Abdullah Sain, which stands tall as an
example to all of us. Such was the example of a servant of the servants of Qalandar
Pak(RA). Now I wish to write an incident which carries a unique nature with
reference to Nafs. Hazrat Ibrahim Khawas(RA) says that I heard about a Christian
Monk in Rome who had cloistered himself for the last 70 years. I was astonished to
know that, because the duration of Rahbaniat444 was forty years, why this person
was cloistering for the last 70 years. Hence, I decided to meet him. When I reached
near him, he opened up the window and said that Ibrahim, I have come to know
as to with what intention you have come to me, I did not sit here in the
context of Rahbaniat, I have a dog of Nafs inside me who is heinous, I am

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Nisbat.
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Rahbaniat - Tark-e-Duniya, one remains in the world, but the world does not exist in him i.e. the worldly
desires, Mujahada-e-Duniya.
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sitting here so that the people remained safe from this dog; I am not
worthy of cloistering, otherwise. Having listened to this, I said that O’God,
You are so powerful, despite disbelief of this person; You have given him
the motivation to do the righteous act. On listening this, he said that
O’Ibrahim, for how long you would remain in search of other people, go
and seek yourself. When you are able to conquer yourself then keep it
secure, because this lust appeared in 360 different prideful forms every
day to sway the person from the righteous path. The devil does not hold
the power to enter a person’s heart, till such time the desire to commit a
sin evokes in a person’s heart.

Other than Abdullah Sain, Qalandar Pak(RA) commanded the same to Syed
Tahir Abbas Kazmi, that is to keep following Syed Baba. Kazmi Sahib is a Police
Officer and is adorned with intense love and reverence for Qalandar Pak(RA). I met
him accidentally. It was when the car of Syed Jamal Shah, a friend of mine and an
adorer of Qalandar Pak(RA), was stolen. Shah Sahib went to Banni Police Station
(Rawalpindi) to file a report to that effect. There he met Kazmi Sahib. The report
was filed. Kazmi Sahib was the SHO there. One day, Shah Sahib said that let us go
to the Police Station to find out about the progress. I told Shah Sahib to tell the SHO
Sahib that it was our vehicle and we would not let it go out of the city. When Shah
Sahib met with Kazmi Sahib, he said that we are making all efforts and that he
feared the vehicle may have gone to Tribal Areas. Shah Sahib gave my message to
him and came back. Next day, Kazmi Sahib called Shah Sahib and told him that his
car had been found parked in Shamsabad area and that he may come over. That is
how the stealing of car became a reason and Kazmi Sahib expressed his desire to
meet me. Then a meeting with Kazmi Sahib did take place and with his reference,
we also met SHO Shabib Abbas Naqvi, SHO Malik Tariq and DSP Raja Basharat. They
were all outstanding people. SHO Malik Tariq Sahib devotedly spread the message of
Surah Al-Rehman and in whichever Police Station he was appointed, he widely
distributed the CDs and cards. Shabib Abbas Naqvi was an immaculate Syed and a
friend to Faqir. He was very fond of meeting Faqirs. He narrated to me many
incidents of his meetings with Majzoobs and Fuqara Karam. He used to come to my
house and stayed for quite some time whenever he confronted any issue. He would
only ask for a Jug of water and a glass and would say that he felt intense heat here
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and his thirst soared. These both Police Officers have departed to eternity. May Allah
Kareem raise their ranks - Ameen. Raja Basharat had his own Murshad. He is an
honest Police officer and these days performing as Superintendent of Police. He
often came to me along with Kazmi Sahib and Malik Tariq after midnight and
listened to the conversation quietly. The first meeting with him was kind of strange;
he came and sat down in silence. The discussion revolved around The Magnificence
and Mighty Strength of Allah SWT and suddenly I realized that my heartbeat
had hugely and uncontrollably soared. I said Raja Sahib; are you not
continuously reciting Darood-e-Pak in your heart? You are a good human
and a perfect Muslim. Do believe that I keep a relation with a friend of
Allah and myself a descendent of Nabi SAWW. My heart has synced with
your heartbeat in such a way that my heart is getting out of control due to
the astounding beauty of Darood-e-Pak. For the moment, just listen to my
conversation, so that you achieve that purpose for which you had come.
Raja Sahib just looked around and smiled. The connection with Raja Sahib
never broke. He met quite often and said this to Kazmi Sahib, “These are
dangerous people”. Kazmi Sahib would smile on that but imagine the regard of
Raja Sahib that he is very cautious in calling me directly even today and asks about
me through Kazmi Sahib and sends his regards. May Allah SWT keep Raja Basharat
Sahib happy. There are uncountable incidents with reference to meeting Kazmi
Sahib, but one incident is extremely essential to be quoted, when he was SHO of
Police Station Saddar (Beruni). They were summer days and Qalandar Pak(RA) went
there at night. Palangs were laid in the open area within the premises of Police
Station. Qalandar Pak(RA) conversed about Tauheed and perfection of Risalat. When
he(RA) silenced, a Havildar445 said that your highness, I have a wife and kids, the
house is rented as well, and it is difficult for me to make the ends meet and if I
acted on your thoughts then I would die of hunger. Qalandar Pak(RA) smiled and
said, “When Islam would have been enforced, only then would you come under its
bounds”. Tahir Kazmi Sahib always met with a smiling face and spoke in undertone.
Whenever Qalandar Pak(RA) visited Islamabad, Kazmi Sahib would quit all
undertakings and showed his presence to him. When Shabib Abbas Naqvi Sahib
was martyred in a suicidal attack, Kazmi Sahib came to Qalandar Pak(RA)

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in a state of grief and requested that they were in search of the murderers
and no clue was being found. He(RA) commanded Kazmi Sahib to close his
eyes and read through his heartbeat, ‘Adil…. Adil…. Adil (The Judge –
spoken thrice)’.

Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “The Court is being held, Justice would be

served, every oppressor will meet its fate”. He(RA) often said that a Faqir
was one, who held the court. It is such a court where the Judge is Allah, as well
as the Lawyer, too. All the culprits were apprehended one by one after this Dua, in a
manner as if they were thrown out themselves by the ground.

Kazmi Sahib is a very dutiful Police Officer. When I called in Saddar Police
Station one night upon my return from Wah Cantonment, I was told that he still sat
in the station. I went to him and said that his wife and kids also had their rights over
him, please go to the house and be it known that everything is in the ownership of
Allah SWT, he should entrust Allah SWT this area for which he remained so
concerned; and after having performed the duty for twelve hours without fail, he
must give it in custody of Allah SWT and go to his home and must relax. Allah Pak
is The Best Custodian. Kazmi Sahib performed Dua with closed eyes and
concentration and left for his home. No incident of theft or dacoity took
place in the area during his tour of duty there. Whenever people lauded
him for his work, he always said that it was the miracle of the blessed
vision of Baba Ji, I only did my duty.

All brothers and kids of Kazmi Sahib are captivated by the love of Qalandar
Pak(RA) and are enjoying Mauj through special concern446 of Qalandar Pak(RA) in all
undertakings of their lives. Yawar Kazmi Sahib, one of his brothers who happened to
love Qalandar Pak(RA) very dearly, died in Dubai recently. Graceful acceptance of
the will of Allah SWT by Kazmi Sahib and all his family members is indicative of
Allah’s special blessings on them. Often, Qalandar Pak(RA) visited PTV. One day
he(RA) asked that, does Syed Waqar Azeem Sahib also have his son in PTV? I told
him that he is my Director Program, Syed Akhtar Waqar Azeem Sahib. He(RA) said
let us go, I wish to meet him. The reward of the services of his father is to go to a
son. We went to Akhtar Sahib’s office. Akhtar Sahib possesses a wonderful
personality. He has a pleasant demeanour and he speaks in undertones. No one ever

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saw him in a state of anger. Akhtar Sahib received Qalandar Pak(RA) very warmly
and treated him with intense love. Qalandar Pak(RA) conversed in his(RA)
immaculate mystic Mauj and then later took out the card from his(RA) pocket and
wrote something on it. Giving that to Akhtar Sahib, he(RA) said, “One day I shall
come here to take this card back”. Akhtar Sahib did not comprehend anything,
though he took the card smilingly. It is said that sometimes a person is though
asleep, but his luck remains awake. Qalandar Pak(RA) left the place. I went to his
office the next day and asked him to show that card, so that I tell him as to what it
meant? I could not make out anything by reading it; however, a voice did come from
inside me which said that this Syed would become MD PTV, one day. I did say so to
him. Akhtar Sahib smiled and said, “I have just been made DP and becoming MD
PTV could only be a dream. Usually the Government appointed someone on this post
in PTV, as it deemed appropriate, otherwise the maximum ceiling of a Producer was
up to Director Programs; whereas, that too was a matter of luck. Since, I too had
reached that post through the benevolence of a Faqir, therefore this expression of
Akhtar Sahib apparently seemed appropriate. But if Allah’s Will is to become
apparent then the sequence of reason is caused into motion through His all
Prevalent Might. In the realm of this world, every complicated issue gets resolved
amicably if Allah SWT stood with the person; and in case it is the other way, all
simple and straight matters become complicated and topsy-turvy. An ordinary
person cannot even imagine as to what all a Faqir could see. Finally, that day did
come when Akhtar Waqar Azeem Sahib became MD PTV; and I went to him in the
garb of congratulating him and asked to return the card. He asked me as to what
would I do with it? I replied that he needed to be given the card of his return, too.
Perhaps he did not understand that, and he smiled; and it happened exactly so. I
will write it in the later part as to what happened apparently in regard to non-
televising of the program of Surah Al-Rehman, and what was actually the hidden447
aspect of it?

In 1999, your Maa Ji wrote a Drama Serial whose name was “Ain Ishq”. It
was written with its focal point resting on a Quatrain of Khawaja Ghulam Farid(RA);

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that how Allah Pak through His sheer will select a person and deputes him as a
‘Doctor448’ among His creation449.

“Ishq tainday de nehr wagay, Kai tariyan karman walarhian

Kai kojhian langh par gaian, Te rowan shaklan walarhian
Shaklan dikhan bhaleen, Bahron chittian te andiron Kalarhian
Yar Farid, cha bhaal bha’alay, Aiban walian de mathay Lalarhian”

“The river of divine Ishq is flowing wide open and many fateful swam through.
Though apparently flawed, many a person were accepted, and they crossed,
however, those who boast immense piety and beauty are dismayed and weeping.
It is not the question of how one looked from the outside, that is a fallacy to be
detested. What is visible is not there, inside; the innerside is horrific and
contemptuous.
Dear Farid, it is all about the Will of The Mighty Lord, when He accepts then even
the lowly would become truly distinguished”
(Hazrat Khawaja Ghulam Farid RA)

There was some controversy between your Maa Ji and myself regarding
casting of this Drama Serial. Qalandar Pak(RA) came to Islamabad during this time
and stayed in our house. Qalandar Pak(RA) listened to the whole thing and asked as
to when the recording would commence. My Begum Sahiba told him(RA) that your
Syed Baba is not agreeing with me and wishes to cast an artist from Karachi,
whereas in her view, a female artist from Peshawar fully suited the character.
Qalandar Pak(RA) came to me in the other room and asked my views on it. I
mentioned to him(RA) about all those practical issues which were likely to be
confronted regarding that Drama Serial, and that considering those aspects, there
was a need for me to cast such a female artist who did not pose problems and dealt
with difficult nature of the task with an open heart. Qalandar Pak(RA) returned and
sought the approval of my Begum Sahiba amicably. This Drama Serial had numerous
characters and an exclusive dwelling of Gypsies450 was created for it. Qalandar
Pak(RA) also visited during the recording session and witnessed it for a long time
while sitting in the same dwelling on a Charpoy. The same evening, Qalandar
Pak(RA) asked me when I got freed from the recording, “Syed Baba, how
do you manage to do this recording?” I told him that it was my profession.
He said, “I know this very well, what I mean to ask is that how do you
manage to do it, despite your such intensely mystic state of mind, it

448
Doctor - In Arabic and Urdu languages: Tabib.
449
Makhlooq.
450
Pakhi Wason ki Basti.
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required a conscious effort, whereas I am certainly watching you and that

is why I ask of you”. I could not respond to this, since it was certainly
his(RA) blessing and I was oblivious to my Haal451. Many issues were
confronted during its telecasting; having denied its due merit, it was
telecasted on Channel 3. All those who saw it were amazed. Finally, a
Television Drama Production Contest was held in Iran during which the
Drama Serial “Ain Ishq” was awarded the prize. One faces difficulties in siding
with the ‘Truth’ (Haq), however, as opposed to any worldly acclaim, the pleasure
one gets in remaining clung to the ‘Truth’ is only realized by the one who sails
through it. Qalandar Pak(RA) would say this, “Syed Baba, you give it in
writing to your high ups that you cannot work anymore”. I said to him(RA)
smilingly that it was a government institution, if I did that then they
would simply ask me to leave. Having listened to this, Qalandar Pak(RA)
smiled and said, “Right Syed Baba, let the time come” and it happened
exactly like this. Immediately after his(RA) departure to eternity, first I
was promoted as the Program Manager and then after 15 days as the
General Manager. Next, remaining on the appointment of General
Manager for more than seven years, I was promoted as Director Programs.
By that time, the work of production finished, and everything became possible for
me with the blessing of Allah SWT and all the necessary work was undertaken and
completed without my intellectual input or even an iota of conscious effort. It
appeared that every obstruction was surmounted by the bounty of Allah SWT. The
problems would get resolved and the shifting of PTV Home and the colour of its
success remained prominent. Every incoming Head of the institution loved me
intensely and appreciated my work. The jealous did resort to intriguing
and chicaneries, but the blessing and bounties of Allah always protected
from such conspiracies. This all was due to the blessed vision of Qalandar
Pak(RA) and astounding beauty of Allah Kareem’s bounty on me, which
can hardly be explained by me; rather, this could be better expressed by
those people who happened to work with me. Energized with positive
inspiration, virtuous manners and continuous shower of kindness, kept my
mind safe from the devilish maneuver of Nafs.

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Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Do resort to love..love…love (spoken

thrice), if you are unable to love, then do not hate as well”. Hatred is the
main cause of our many bodily ailments, mental diseases and spiritual
complications which weaken us from inside like a termite and the peace of
our lives is burnt in the hellish fire of disquiet. I am essentially giving an
account of such incidents off and on which have a bearing towards the relation and
love of Qalandar Pak(RA) to ensure development of our understanding; so as to
explain that based on our linkage452 alone, the claim of physical connection carry no
value, rather this relation guarantees high virtues and character. His(RA) love and
regard is in fact the regard for entire humanity and loving everyone is the real fight
against Nafs. The gain of real understanding ultimately leads to true
worshipping, and without Ma’arifat, neither there was any pleasure in
worship; nor one could achieve excellence in character. Hazrat Fazeel Bin
Ayaz(RA), who has been a marvelous Buzurg from among Taba’a Taba’een, says,
“Whoever gained the knowledge of Haq Ta’alla, as is the righteous way, he got
engrossed with his full strength in His worshipping”. Because a person who achieves
the knowledge of Allah SWT, it is on account of His blessings, kindness and
graciousness that one gets the knowledge of The Ultimate Truth. When His
understanding is achieved then the person loves Him, and abidance becomes easier
because of the love. Hence, it is the knowledge of Allah, which gives him the
pleasure in worshipping, and Qalandar Pak(RA) always gave the lesson of
understanding. He said that the lesson begins with “La”, meaning thereby
to negate oneself. Keep an eye on your shortcomings and flaws. Quit just
one bad habit of yours. The love of Allah means that such a strength and
force is created inside you which overwhelms your Nafs and without any
fear or anxiety, you assail with strength on the righteous path. In the
context of Murshad, being able to overpower one’s Nafs is the true
essence of following:

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“Tan main yaar daa shaihar banaaiaa, Dil wich khaas mahallaa hoo.
Aan alif dil vasson keetee, Hoee khoob tasallaa hoo.
Sab kujh mainoon piaa suneeve, Jo bole maasawaa allaah hoo.
Dardmandaan eh ramz pachhaatee, Bedardaan bhallaa hoo.”
“For my friend I made my body into a city,
Where I built for him a special home in my heart.
When the one Lord took abode in it,
I was blessed with profound peace.
I now hear His Voice echoing in everything,
Even in voices other than His own. *
Only those who suffer the pangs of love,
Can realize this divine secret;
Others will be rebuffed from the Lord’s court.”
* (Allah’s own voice is the Holy Word or Kalma, which is too subtle a sound to be
perceived externally. But once that Kalma is realized within, its pervasiveness
becomes manifest in everything – even in the grosser sounds of the Creation).
(Hazrat Sultan Bahu RA)
Hazrat Zun Noon Misri(RA) was among the Mshaikh-e-Tareeqat. His(RA)
undertaking was ‘Trouble’ and energy was ‘Malamat’. The people of Egypt were
surprised at his(RA) condition and were unable to realize the glory of his(RA) rank
and they negated him(RA) on these accounts. All his(RA) life, people remained
unaware of the magnificence of his high position. Seventy people dreamt the blessed
sight of AanHazrat SAWW the night he(RA) departed to eternity, and in which he
SAWW was saying that today the friend of Allah, Zun Noon has left the worldly
abode and I have come for his reception. People saw written on the forehead of
Hazrat Zun Noon Misri(RA), “He is friend of Allah, who gave up his life and embraced
martyrdom for the love of Allah”. All the birds in the surroundings gathered and
created shade on him(RA) when his funeral was lifted during the summer time.
Having seen all that, the people of Egypt greatly repented their acts and sought
forgiveness on the excesses they caused to him. He(RA) said, “The one who
understands Allah, is always fearful of Him, because every moment, he gets nearer
and nearer to Him”. This means that as the Qurb of Haq Ta’alla increases, a person’s
fear (of Allah) and his astonishment increases, because he gets to know the
magnificence of Allah more closely. Just as Hazrat Musa AS asked Allah SWT,
“O’Allah, where shall I find you”, it was replied, “Find me in the broken hearts”. After
this Hazrat Musa AS said that O’Ellahi, who has a more broken heart than mine”, the
reply came that He was surely with him. It is evident that such a claimant of
Ma’arifat who is not afraid of Allah in his heart is an ignorant, and not an Arif.
Qalandar Pak(RA) always said, “Living under fear of Allah was the true and exact
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worshipping”. Whereas, in his(RA) life, people denigrated him and failed to

understand him. Despite his(RA) departure from this world, the people are
benefitting from his(RA) benevolence453. He(RA) always said, “You all must
always regard yourself as being Roobaroo with Allah SWT”, so that the
fear of Allah remains dominant over you. He(RA) said this in 1998, “I
completed the research on Surah Al-Rehman and transferred it to the
heart of Syed Baba”. One day, he(RA) said this to me that Syed Baba,
though, the possibility of healing through Dhamaal and music has been
shown, but its acceptance is low on account of narrow-mindedness.
Therefore, it is my decision that now the healing would be done with the
Quran, which is the holiest book of Allah SWT and a Book over which all
factions of the society have consensus. The aspects of cure and the
remedy would be kept in the prominence so that people listened to it for
getting riddance from their troubles and diseases, whereas in fact it would
illuminate their inner-self454; their character would be built, and thinking
would change, and improvement would set in consequently. Therefore, on
the command of Qalandar Pak(RA), we began to act for giving a practical shape to
this inspiration. It was a unique inspiration of its kind and soon the permission was
granted for working on it. Whatever I imagined could only be realized through the
benevolence of someone (Qalandar Pak RA). This was the excellence of the one
who gave the inspiration and the Program Al-Rehman began. I pondered
over it for many days, so as to visualize its practical shape on the TV
screen. I went to the market and bought few cassettes of Surah Al-
Rehman on the orders of Qalandar Pak(RA). In addition to recitation by
Qari Abdul Basit, the recitations of other Qaris were also contained in
those cassettes. I listened to them one by one, but I realized a very strong
feeling when I listened to the recitation of Qari Abdul Basit with eyes
closed, the heartbeat began to speed up, with closed eyes I saw an ocean
of light, the whole body trembled, I was sweating profusely and felt such
a heat like I sat in a heated furnace. When I drank water as per the
method given by Qalandar Pak(RA), it cooled down and the taste of the
water changed. The whole body felt very light. Now I decided to search for a

453
Faiz.
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Batin.
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religious scholar who could host the program. I soon got the services of Sahibzada
Sajid-ur-Rehman Sajid, who was a professor in Islamic University and a well known
religious scholar. After doing few programs, the responsibility of hosting the program
was entrusted to famous religious scholar Hakeem Syed Mehmood Ahmed Surv
Saharanpuri Sahib. After playing it to doctors and patients, their views were
recorded, and the first program was prepared. After recording it in my own voice, I
attached the procedure of listening at the end of the program. First program was
telecasted and was appreciated by everyone being the very first program on
listening of the Holy Quran. After seeing the program, Qalandar Pak(RA)
smiled and gave some suggestions and later referring to the last part of
the program, he(RA) said, “Syed Baba, you have said that it should be
listened three times, whereas I told you two times”. I told him(RA) that
we will change it in the next program. He(RA) smiled and said, “No,
listening three times had become a condition now”. That is how the Program
Al-Rehman began. An important thing to be highlighted here is that it was all due to
the kind vision of Qalandar Pak(RA) which lay behind the popularity of this program.
I remember one day I came across a well-known artist Mr Syed Masood Akhtar,
while I was passing in front of Al-Hamra Hall with Qalandar Pak(RA). Qalandar
Pak(RA) asked him, “Tell me one thing as to why you artist people die in such
agony?”. That artist could not reply anything except requesting, “Baba, please pray”
and took to his way. Qalandar Pak(RA) took a deep breath and said, “After all, why
people do not realize”. This exactly was the point, whoever got the realization in
him, developed the regret and begged for ‘Tauba’455.

Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Is it possible that radiations could be transferred

through the screen”. Qalandar Pak(RA) wanted to transfer the inner pain 456 through
the sound waves. That means the transfer of passionate sincerity through sound
waves which should shake the inner-self of those listening and watching it. Based on
the same passionate idea, we produced Qaseeda Burda Shareef and this time the
objective was to bring life to dead hearts through Noor-e-Rabbani457. The purpose of
doing the program of Surah Al-Rehman was just the same, that we listen to it in a

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Repentance.
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A feeling of concern or sense of realization for the people in pain and agony.
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way that our lives change, the characters are formed, sincerity illuminates the
beauty of the society and our society gets transformed into an abode of peace:

“Sunaya sukhan gaiyan khul akhiyan, Assan chit Moula wal lai Hu
Keti jan hawalay Rabb de, Assan aisa Ishq kamaya Hu”

“The effect of listening is being highlighted and acknowledged here. It was the
sincerity and passion that touched the very core of the heart and as consequence a
divine connection was established. It is now a total surrender of my existence to the
Mighty Lord and complete annihilation of Nafs therein; such is the enormity and
overwhelming force of divine love which has been bestowed by Almighty, that
neither one is concerned with his life, nor anything that exists in this world”
(Hazrat Sultan Bahu RA)
A WHO Report came in 2003, which stated that out of a population of 140
Million, 25 Million suffered from the disease of Hepatitis. These were the registered
cases; the exact numbers were unknown. This was only one of the diseases being
confronted and the treatment were expensive too. As per the WHO, even if the
treatment was given, the ratio of successful curing was 17 percent. What
is to be done with the remaining patients? They are in huge numbers, and
we were just talking about one disease. Hence, Qalandar Pak(RA) said,
“This Surah Al-Rehman, which has been regarded as the bride of Quran”.
It is to be listened with closed eyes, listen to it in such a way, and listen to
it with full focus, as if it is being revealed onto your heart. I carried out
recordings for this program in different cities, villages, hospitals and
houses. Hugely successful results came in. Somewhere, the Frozen
Shoulder became all right after listening to it only once, at another place a
highly chronic disease got cured and elsewhere the atmosphere of discord
and quarrel in the houses transformed into that of love and affection.
People started searching for the cassette. The patients of Hepatitis would
get cured in 7 days. Few doctors did crib to us. I exactly told them to
continue with their treatments but along with it they must tell their
patients to listen to Surah Al-Rehman. During the recording sessions of
the program, Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Syed Baba, do not let the
metaphysical aspect come in discussions during your program; rather, the
focus should be kept on the treatment alone”. Whereas, the people who
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met me spoke about their amazing experiences and observations which

they encountered after listening, but I used to cut them during editing, as
only the aspect of listening was to be stressed, initially. Allah Pak says in
the Holy Quran, ‫ارا‬
ً ‫س‬َ ‫شفَا ٌء َو َرحْ َمةٌ ِل ْل ُم ْؤ ِمنِينَ ۙ َو ََل يَ ِزي ُد ال َّظا ِل ِمينَ إِ ََّل َخ‬ ِ ‫“ َونُنَ ِز ُل ِمنَ ا ْلقُ ْر‬We
ِ ‫آن َما ه َُو‬
revealed Quran because it is a blessing and a remedy for the believers and
only the devastation increases with it, in case of transgressors” (Al-Quran,
Surah Al-Isra, 17:82). Who are these transgressors? Qalandar Pak(RA)
said, they are those who react on listening to this message of Nur and
refute it. It is because; the person who brought the message to you is actually
giving you the message of Holy Quran and not giving some personal message.
Hazoor Pur Noor SAWW said, “I am leaving behind a book, Quran-e-Pak which is the
light (Nur) and guidance, for you”.

Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Every letter of the Holy Quran is Nur, it is blessing
and a cure”. I gave a presentation on listening of the Holy Quran in Kasur (Punjab),
which I want to include here so that the context is amplified as to why listening is
essential; thereafter, I will explain later. This presentation was prepared some time
back and was given in a seminar held in Kasur (A city close to Lahore). It is being
included here as a service and for larger benefit, so that our complexities are
alleviated.

PRESENTATION

Nabi SAWW said:

“A Muslim is the one, who likes the same for his brother, what he likes for
himself”

So we start with this presentation in order to establish a sound clarity.

People ask that after all why specifically listen to Surah Al-Rehman alone, why
not Surah Yasin or some other Surah?

Why only listen to the recitation of Qari Abdul Basit; why not some other Qari.
Before answering these questions, I will first proceed with the presentation.
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“The Ultimate Remedy” Every letter of the Holy Quran is a remedy, it is a

blessing, it is Nur, it is a bounty. The Creator, Who created all of us, The Creator of
this universe, the Ultimate Owner owns everything, Who is Supreme and the
Magnificient. It was said:

“Alif Allah Chambay Di Booti Man Vich Murshad Laee Hoo”

“My master has sown in my heart the jasmine of Allah’s Name.”
(Hazrat Sultan Bahu RA)

Allah SWT created Angels, and they were created from Noor (the divine
light); they are Noori Angels. Noor is their source of creation. Human was created by
Allah SWT and it was created from clay. After this are Jinn who were created from
Fire and the devil which was also created from Fire and is called Nari (Fiery). All
these creations have their respective purposes. Angels are very much goodness,
embodiment of goodness, because they are a Noori creation (Makhlooq). When it
comes to the human, it is the composite of parallel forces. It is the name of a
combination of goodness and as well as evilness. Just as there is this clay; we will
talk about clay, as to what it is (Productive, non-productive and barren). What do we
mean by Productive, non-productive and barren. There are good and bad categories
among the Jinns. Whereas Satan, to whom you call Shaitan or Iblees, it is pure evil.
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Pure evil means that it has no capacity for goodness, it is only evil. Such as it is said
َ ‫“ ِإنَّهُ لَ ُك ْم‬He (devil) is your open enemy” (Al-Quran, Surah
in the Holy Quran: ٌ‫عد ٌُّو ُّم ِبين‬
Al-Baqarah 2:208).

These are the characteristics of human. Human is also a composite being. In

it there is a Soul and a body. What is the Soul in it? Why there is a Soul? The Soul is
the driving force, it is the medium of divine light.
“Fear the acumen of a Momin as he sees with the light of Allah SWT”
(Tirmzi Sharif)
Seeing with the light of Allah SWT implies that the soul is the medium of Nur
and it contains those codes through which it attains the nearness (Qurb) of Allah
SWT, through His blessing and motivation.

There is a mind in the body which is a thinking faculty, it thinks and reflects,
it does analysis, it starts calculating everything. There is a heart, which has the
ability to take decisions. It is this heart which is ‘The Real Secret’.

Doctor Iqbal(RA) says:

“Hazar khauf ho lekin zaban ho dil ki rafique

Yehi raha hai azal se Qalandaron ka tareeq”
“There may be many a threat to the existence, the threats of deviation, of
devil, of death, of reason, of material, of gain or loss, but as long as the words
which are spoken by the tongue in consonance to the heart, one may not fear, if the
fear is that of Allah SWT alone. Then the heart is the abode of peace and ruled by
the Soul, this is purity, the purity of soul which has been the hallmark of Qalandars,
ever since the inception”
(Hazrat Allama Doctor Muhammad Iqbal RA)

The body is regarded as the Execution Machine, the hands, the tongue, the
nose; these are the faculties of senses. We must see, we need to hear, we have to
move and use our hands etcetera. When the sync is created between the soul and
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the body, it results in harmony. Perfect harmony of body and soul makes the person
as the best creation. Every person carries something inside which is called Nafs and
it is the source of evil. This gives birth to the desires, the body acts like a playing
field for it. It is always aspiring to take control of the body. Whereas, the soul is
expected to subdue this Nafs, to create harmony between the soul and the body.
‫لقد خلقنا اْلنسان في أحسن تقويم‬
“We have indeed created man in the best of moulds”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Tin, 95:4)
We have created the humans as the best creation of all, with sync between
soul and the body. It implies that there can be no perfection without a sync between
the body and the soul.

We need to see that what the basic nature is; that of the clay which we are
talking about. The clay carries an aspect of fertility. Fruit, flowers, vegetables,
everything grows in the clay. Then from the same clay, thorns also grow, this clay is
barren as well, it is arid. So, if there is fertility in the clay, then it is productive for
the society and very useful. And what is useful? When the existence of a human,
that is to say, this clay of human becomes productive, only when it proves to be
utterly positive and pious for the society and produces a pure feeling of selflessness,
which is above any personal interest or gain. But if negativity increases in us, then
this clay i.e. this body becomes barren. It is regarded as negative and un-productive
after becoming barren and it gets limited to itself. It is no more productive and
contributing to the society. It promotes self-interest and self-interest acts as poison
in the breakup of any society.
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What is our code of life? Anbia Karam AS and Mursaleen were sent. Holy
books were revealed and also other scriptures. What was the message? The basic
message was Love, peace, tranquility; just as the Islam, which is peace. It is the
religion of peace, a religion of love and a religion of tranquility. If we follow this
message of love and peace and adopt these attributes, and we do it without any
ٰ
doubt, as is said by the Holy Quran, ‫ْب ۛ فِي ِه‬ ُ َ ‫ذَ ِلكَ ا ْل ِكت‬, a Book from among the Books
َ ‫اب ََل َري‬
which does not bear any doubt; if we carry no doubt then why do we not follow it.
When we follow it, then what is it that we would achieve? It is ‘Happiness, Peace
and Prosperity’ that we achieve. Prosperity does not imply ‘Money’, rather prosperity
means that such a beautiful and civilized society where the people feel for each
other’s pains, take care of each other, such people exist in that society who prior to
taking food themselves, first take care of their neighbours. Such a society is created
which becomes the source of relief for the humanity
Now, what if we oppose it. The nature reacts to it, Allah SWT is unhappy with
us, our non-acceptance pushes us into different troubles, devastation will ensue
which will increase frustration. Righteous following458 has such a positive thinking
that it takes you towards ‘Rehmaniat459’. But if one rejects righteous following and
resort to defiance, then negative thinking emerges. What is the negative force
(negativity)? I mentioned earlier that we have both parallel forces within us. Such as
there is this fertility as well as barrenness. If this graph gets disturbed, then please
remember, if the balance remains at say 19/20 then its fine rather good, but if it
gets to 20/80, meaning thereby that negativity at 80% and positivity at 20%, then
imagine what would happen in a house. I will tell you as to how we get afflicted to
all kinds of diseases.

458
Taqleed.
459
Mercy.
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What is positive thinking? Submission – A person always submits to Allah and

surrenders to His will, as being helpless in the Court of The All Powerful. As a
person reposes his trust and reliance on Allah SWT, his willpower gets strengthened,
he is filled with love, he develops tolerance, nurtures patience, all of which is
extremely necessary, as well as the ability to forgive i.e. forgiveness grows in him.
Allah SWT likes those who ignore and forgive (those who resort to forgiveness).
A person gets contentment, he becomes concerning and caring, develops
unity, faith and discipline. These are some small aspects, some points which have
been written for the ease of understanding. Beginning from the physical existence,
how can one ascend to the excellence of Ma’arifat (the knowledge of Allah SWT). I
am also pointing to the physical level, i.e. the condition which is visible and
apparent.
I am simply talking about scientific explanation of Quranic Radiations.
The knowledge of Allah SWT (Ma’arifat-e-Ellahia) is the path of guidance, and
it is Wahbi (A blessing of Allah SWT).

“Ishq dam-e-Jibrael, Ishq Dil-e-Mustafa

Ishq Khuda ka Rasool, Ishq Khuda ka Kalam”
“Love is the mainstay of Jibrael, Love is the heart of Prophet Muhammad (SAWW)
Love is the Messenger of Allah SWT, Love is the Message of Allah SWT.”
(Hazrat Allama Doctor Muhammad Iqbal RA)
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Something which is called positive thinking, what happens with it? Positive
thinking develops love for the humanity; it is the fulfilling of Haqooq-ul-Ibad. No
deliverance would be granted if one failed in fulfilling Haqooq-ul-Ibad460. Save
yourself from hurting people, do not be contemptuous, do not hurt people’s feeling,
do not break their hearts and do not disappoint them. Numerous Ahadees-e-
Mubaraka, there are many, read them and ponder on them. People have been
commanded to love other people. You have a single-story house, whereas the other
wants to construct a three-storied house; as per the Hadees-e-Mubaraka, it is
incumbent upon the one wanting to build a three-storied house, to first seek
permission from the single storied neighbour.

Number one – We will develop into the most superior of all the creations of
Allah SWT i.e. Ashraf-ul-Makhlooqat, only by fulfilling the obligatory Haqooq-ul-Ibad
and by imbibing positive thinking within our minds.

460
Haqooq ul Ibad - The social and ethical rights of other people on oneself.
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What is negative thinking? hatred, jealousy, grudge or envy, greed,

humiliation or belittling, enmity, backbiting, hypocrisy; when all of these or any of it
begin to grow inside us then it causes disharmony between the Soul and the Body,
the sync between the soul and the body gets disturbed, it diminishes. It results into
complete disharmony; the soul gets separated and the body goes the other
direction. What happens with it, what is generated out of it?

Four things that emerge out of this disharmony are social illness, physical
illnesses, mental disorders and spiritual disturbances. Keep this in your mind, as I
have mentioned earlier about the body and the soul, when we develop a focus then

as it was expressed ; focus on this aspect. We got into a focus

and closed the eyes. What are we asked to imagine as we stand to pray? Stand in
such and such manner, this is how one must present him or herself, to develop an
inspiration that Allah SWT is looking upon the person. So, that is how one is
expected to get into a complete harmony i.e. the harmony between the soul, the
body, the mind and the heart. Now when this harmony does not exist, and
negativity grows stronger, then imagine as to what would happen to us?
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What are social ills? In them are two kinds of diseases, Primary and
secondary. Amongst the primary ills include, disrespecting the parents and teachers;
a person disobeys his parents, or show disregard towards the teachers. Hazrat Umer
Farooq RA said, “First learn the manners and then seek knowledge” The Holy Quran
says:

ٍ ُ ‫سانًا ۚ إِ َّما يَ ْبلُغَ َّن ِعندَكَ ا ْل ِكبَ َر أَ َح ُد ُه َما أَ ْو ِك َال ُه َما فَ َال تَقُل لَّ ُھ َما أ‬
‫ف‬ َ ‫َوبِا ْل َوا ِل َد ْي ِن إِ ْح‬
“And to parents, accord good treatment. Whether one or both, reach old age [while]
with you, say not to them [so much as], uff or Ah”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Isra, 17:23)
These are the primary social ills (The deficiency and decline in the moral
values) or low morality. Cheating and lying, inhuman behaviour and recklessness are
also part of it and regarded as primary social ills. They manifest in our behavior
when we do not accord due respect to other human beings, show indifferent
attitude, ignorance and disregard or could not care less for anyone, whatsoever.
These ills become evident when we begin to feel that whatever we did was all right
as long as it benefitted us, even if it harmed anyone or was at the cost of someone;
no matter what, we must achieve our objectives, may that be in total disregard to
other fellows, whether someone is benefitted or otherwise.
What is the secondary aspect of social ills? Corruption, lawlessness, total
disregard for the law, theft, robberies, murders, rapes; these all are social ills. The
list is quite long, let alone these few which have been mentioned. But let us not
dwell in this any further since they have all been mentioned at different places in the
book. The basic intention is to highlight two different dimensions of social ills, and
we get to the point.
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Physical illnesses, to name a few, these are Hypertension, Ulcer, Cardiac

Problems, Renal diseases, Neurological disorders and Arthiritis are quite common.
Women and all those above the age of 40 and 50 years often complain of pain in the
joints, knees or backache etcetera or their shoulders become painful. Doctors opine
that it is Arthiritis or some Allergy etcetera.

Pulmonary diseases, from Tuberculosis to Cancer, Hepatitis A, B & C, AIDS,

Epilepsy, General weakness and various other diseases. Irrespective of what their
nature is, we are encountering such diseases that we hardly know and understand,
we do not know whether there has been some research on them or otherwise; they
did not exist in earlier times, but now people are often afflicted with them. What are
mental disorders? Around 80% population in Pakistan is suffering from Depression.
They take medicines, they cannot sleep at night. I came across a family which was
very affluent, but none out of them could sleep at night, they would take huge
chunks of tablets, tranquilizers, but still could not sleep; why?
This is Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Pain Attacks, Phobias. We have
restlessness inside us, we want to do something. We want to become rich overnight;
we do not wish to follow the natural course. Sun rises in the morning and sets at a
fixed time. What would happen if it set as soon as it rose? The universe will break
down. What if a child taking birth in the morning becomes a young man by the night
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and gets married; the pleasure of life would cease. The religion of Islam is exactly
akin to the nature. We have been attuned to a natural system and sent down in a
pre-designated place, so therefore we would have to wait. Just recall the assertion
made earlier, contentment in us is utterly necessary.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorders; every person is confronting strange types of
difficulties and complexities. If someone washes the hands, he gets continuously
engaged in the act. Someone has the habit of looking at the doors, and at night
would go ten times to check the lock. These kinds of diseases are actually different
states of mind. There are these Personality Disorders. Psychotic Disorders and
Schizophrenia are also diseases.
Some people are indulgent in Drug Addiction. We have slid under medicinal
dependency. The usual explanation, “What to do, we cannot sleep”. Why does the
sleep not come? This is not the cure. The problem lie in our thinking and it could not
be cured with drugs; rather, the cure lies in correcting the thinking faculties. Please
remember! There is only one treatment in the universe which is The Holy Quran, it is
The Ultimate Remedy. It must be remembered that The Holy Quran is for the entire
humanity. I will tell you later as to what happened when a Christian suffering from
Cancer listened to it.
When we say that the Holy Quran is a complete remedy, then do realize that
it has been said by Allah SWT. This does not mean at all that we are absolutely
negating the significance of treatment; rather our purpose is to point towards the
Hadees-e-Mubaraka, “A Jew ‘Tabib461’ came to Shehenshah-e-Mohtaram Syed-e-
Alam SAWW and complained that ever since he SAWW came and the people got
converted to Islam, they stopped visiting him for their medical treatment, perhaps
because he was a Jew. Syed Alam SAWW said, “It was not so, the fact is that we do
not get ill”. Just imagine, whom hearts are illuminated with the light of acceptance,
the excellence of positive thinking fills their body with the true love of Allah SWT and
no sign of any conflict of thought exist in them; and where there is abidance of
Rasool SAWW and love of Allah SWT, no sign of any conflict exist in their thoughts
and imaginations. Whereas on account of negative thinking, the diseases begin to
eat up the body from inside just like a termite does to a wood. Therefore, not just
the acceptance from the tongue462, acceptance by the heart463 is a must condition;

461
Tabib - A traditional doctor of herbal medicine.
462
Iqrarum Billissan.
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this is the true attribute of faith. So, it should be remembered that the diseases
occurring because of one’s thinking could never be cured by medicines, the conflict
of this love and reason pushes a person towards the worldly matter and takes them
away from spirituality.

Take for instance, the Spiritual Disturbance, we are extremely paranoid

people, the Black Magic; everyone says that he is afflicted with Black Magic, “My
subsistence has been blocked”, “The marriage proposals of our daughters have been
blocked”, “My job has been blocked or taken away”. These are very strange
superstitions that haunt our lives. Such statements, “he has taken over the
possession of him, it is a Jinn”. He would feel helpless and continue to lurk in the
darkness; strange stories are being formed in our society. It is a Jin, or a Demon.
Our faiths have become shaky; they have become shaky in a significant way.

What are the remedies? For all these things that exist, such as the social ills
whose first part is primary social ills and for these, there is a nature’s course,
meaning thereby that one gets punished through the natural course of events464. If
one does not respect and regard the parents, then we are calling for Allah’s wrath. If
you and me would disregard the social norms, then this mill of nature’s course would
certainly churn us and surely, we would be accounted for all these in the Court of

463
Tasdeequm Bilqalb.
464
Mukafaat-e-Amal.
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Allah SWT. Those which are secondary social ills, in case if someone commits a
robbery and looted someone, committed a crime, then there is a physical remand, a
fine, imprisonment and he would be sent to jail etcetera.
In case of medical problems or diseases, that is the physical illness, for them
are the medicines, surgeries and other therapies are resorted such as physiotherapy
or chemotherapy. When someone is diagnosed with Cancer, he begins with
chemotherapy, a two-hour injection, there will be sessions, and hair would fall and
so on.
Medicines are administered, psychotherapy begins, and electro-convulsive
treatment is resorted, since a person was mentally imbalanced.
For Spiritual disturbances, people resort to Dum465, Darood etcetera,
Taweez466, Tasbeehat and other traditional and popular practices 467. What happens
with all these treatments? The diseases would be termed as either incurable or the
treatment would show marginal results. Allopath and science says that 17% would
get cured. Hence, out of 100, only 17 should survive and remaining 83 should die,
irrespective of the fact whether the individual has financial resources or not. This is
what medical science says, and not us. We say that till such time that there is no
command from Allah SWT for someone to die, no one can die. No one dies of the
disease, rather one recovers from the disease. No one however, can escape the
disease of death468. So, what is the solution?
Where to go? These thousands of our problems stand before us, we are
extremely disturbed. We lack resources, but we want to buy a car and build our
house; these all are the difficulties. These difficulties continue to haunt us and
irritate us in our minds throughout the day. We look towards the Nazim 469 and owing
to our negativity, we begin to hate him, we look towards the Chief Minister and we
hate him too, we hate the President as well, we find flaws in the Prime Minister also,
we begin to criticize Police. Hence, every other person except ourselves is
considered as bad, it could be either due to their perceived dishonesty or some other
bad habit; as though we were the only honest people around.
These are the negative thoughts and they need to be corrected.

465
Exorcism.
466
Charms etcetera.
467
Totkay.
468
Maraz-ul-Mout.
469
Administrator of the District.
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What is the solution? The Quran, The Ultimate Remedy is the solution. Hazoor
Nabi Kareem SAWW said, “I have left you a Book revealed by Allah SWT. The Quran
which is light and Guidance”. It is a blessing, it is all bounty and kindness of Allah
SWT. What Allah says, “We reveal of the Quran which is healing and mercy to true
believers. Though it adds nothing but ruins the evildoers”. Who are these evildoers,
the refuters? Those who react and express defiance against this blessed message or
refuse to accept. They are evildoers, because the one who has brought this message
is in fact giving you the message of the Holy Quran and he is not giving you any of
his personal message. Qalandar Pak(RA) said:
“Every alphabet and word of the Holy Quran is Noor”
Every alphabet of the Holy Quran is Noor. His book is visible and apparent. Its
physical appearance is through the letters. The alphabet ‘Alif’ denotes Allah, this
appears as ‘Alif’ and in actual fact, this is The Unity of Existence470. In its physical
appearance, it is an alphabet, but its hidden form471 is ‘Noor’. Just as Doctor Iqbal
said:

“Yeh raaz kisi ko nahin maloom ke Momin

Qari nazar ata hai haqeeqat mei hai Quran”
“This secret yet none has grasped that Muslim scripture reads so sweat
He seems to be professing and practicing what is prescribed in Holy book, but the
hidden part lay within him as an enlightenment. This is the will of thy Lord, who
reveals onto the people’s heart such as He considers necessary. What is apparent is
not the reality, rather the reality lay hidden in the message; the message of Holy
Quran.”

470
Wahdaniat.
471
Batini form.
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“Har Lehza Hai Momin Ki Nayi Shan, Nayi Aan

Guftar Mein, Kirdar Mein, Allah Ki Burhan!”
“A true Muslim gets a newer grandeur with every passing moment; his status
changes every hour:
By words and his deeds, he gives a proof of Mighty God, His reach and power.”
(Hazrat Allama Doctor Muhammad Iqbal RA)

Our research is based on Surah Al-Rehman.

After all, why Surah Al-Rehman? Hazrat Ali RA cites that Shehenshah-e-Pak
SAWW said that Surah Al-Rehman is the bride of the Holy Quran. It has been
regarded as a bride, a remarkable imagination, of blessings and of bounties. What
is actually, Rehman? The One Who is Kind towards all, that is to say that
whether they be, sinful, or people with low morals, Muslims, disbelievers,
Hindus, Sikhs or Christians, The One Who is equally Kind towards all, He is
called ‘The Rehman’. “Bin Mangay Barsat472”, The Rehman, The One, Who
show kindness on all. He does not bother, whether you regard Him or not, whether
you praise Him or not, whether you recite Tasbeeh (of His Name) or not, Allah SWT
is continuously showering His blessings. When the rain pours down, it does not see
that being a Bazar-e-Husn and as it was a place of filth, it would not fall there and
would only pour on Badshahi Mosque, instead; the rain would certainly pour on
Bazar-e-Husn as well, it will also pour on the dwellings of the pious. This is the
Mighty Grace of The Great Rehman as He is the Lord of everyone.

Why to be listened? Why must not I read it? Some say that they do recite. If
their concern is limited to gaining the reward, then please know it that the reward
for listening and reciting is alike. Then why it is only Surah Al-Rehman? Why not
Surah Al-Yasin or other surahs of the Holy Quran? Every alphabet of the Holy Quran
is a blessing and a remedy (the cure). Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Baba has

472
Bin Mangay Barsat - A metaphor used by Qalandar Pak(RA) to express the quality of Allah SWT, as being the
One, Who grants subsistence and bounties without even asking for them.
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conducted the research with intense focus and concern and this point got
revealed by the will of Allah SWT that the remedy be found in Surah Al-
Rehman. It is possible that in future, Faqirs may resort to treatment
through other Surahs of the Holy Quran”. More so, always a person achieved
utter focus in listening; it is listening which makes it happen.

In the Holy Quran, Allah SWT says:

ِ َ ‫ست َ ِمعُواْ لَهُ َوأ‬

َ‫نصتُواْ لَعَلَّ ُك ْم ت ُ ْر َح ُمون‬ ْ ‫ئ ا ْلقُ ْرآنُ فَا‬
َ ‫َوإِ َذا قُ ِر‬
“When the Quranic verses are recited, listen with fullest concentration and in silence
so that you are blessed with fullest mercy”
(Surah Al-Araf 7:204, Al-Quran)
Silence and concentration, deep concentration, so that blessings are
bestowed onto you.
Nabi SAWW said, “I prefer to listen the recitation of Quran”, meaning thereby
that he SAWW liked listening to the Quran. Whenever someone from amongst the
group of Companions RA recited the Quran, he SAWW also listened to the recitation
with full focus. He SAWW said on an occasion, “In relation to your brothers, You
people will enter Jannah 500 years prior to them”.

Now, something about the method of listening to Surah Al-Rehman. You

should close your eyes, free your mind from all other indulgence, concentrate in
your heart, listen to it through the ears of heart, and not the physical ears that we

see on the body, just as Sultan-ul-Arifeen(RA) said: Which

eyes opened up? These are the eyes of the heart. Which is this ‘Kalam’? This is the
only and ultimate ‘Kalam’. So therefore, having closed the eyes, strengthen the
inspiration deep in your hearts; It should be listened through the ears of the heart.
This light would not be absorbed through our physical ears, rather this light will
enter the entire body. We went to a hospital as father-in-law of a very respectable
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government officer became unconscious and went into Coma. The doctor told us to
be seated when we reached the hospital. We asked the doctor as to how many days
had passed in that condition and he replied that 12-13 days had already passed. We
told him to please get us a cassette player. The doctor started laughing; thinking
that despite the best treatment, the patient did not gain consciousness and these
people say that they would treat him with the help of a cassette player! he said that
O’ dear people, he is in Coma and he cannot listen. We played Surah Al-Rehman for
ten minutes and the patient opened up his eyes. This is my experience. I have been
visiting Nephrology Ward as well. To all patients in Coma, the recitation of Surah Al-
Rehman in the voice of Qari Basit should be played alongside their bed and then
experience the result. The Holy Quran is such a blessing; it is such a Nur, which is
not dependant on anything. Blessing does not rely on any particular form, please
remember, it illuminates a person from inside, it is to be listened in a manner that it
is being revealed on to your heart.
One must consider oneself as standing in front of Allah SWT, and that Allah
SWT was watching us and that we are Roobaroo with Him, with realization of regret,
with realization of blame. All these things can be felt and realized inside a person,
when we focus our imagination only towards The True Lord. We are never out of His
sight. We should not think that when we would go to Mosque only then He would
watch us. He is watching us in our houses too. We are under His protection every
moment and He is certainly watching us.

‫َو ََل يَئ ُو ُدہُ ِح ْف ُظ ُھ َما ۚ َو ُه َو ا ْلعَ ِل ُّي ا ْلعَ ِظي ُم‬
“He is never weary of preserving them. He is The Sublime, The Tremendous.”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah [Ayatul Kursi], 2:255)
It is only Him, who brings up and nurtures everyone; becoming oblivious to
The Ultimate Inspiration is sheer blindness, as if one was under a cover of veil. Sufia
Karam RA call it ‘Hijab-e-Ghain’ and ‘Hijab-e-Raen’. Ghain is called darkness, if there
is darkness.

Light emerges and comes through in the darkness. After every night there is
day, which is light. Quran is Noor, it is light. When it goes inside, then darkness gets
obliterated. The word ‘Raen’ has been used for the disbelievers. Raen is the word for
Rust, which eats up even the iron.
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The immediate result; what happens when we listen to the Words of Allah by
this method?
Today, I will leave after making you all listen to Surah Al-Rehman. Whatever I
say is not just theory or the words alone. This is the reality, the biggest truth.

When connection with the divine light is achieved the following things are
manifested: -

As soon as you would close your eyes and present yourself before Allah SWT,
ِ ‫ت َو ْاْل َ ْر‬
what will happen? See white light with closed eyes. ‫ض‬ ِ ‫اوا‬
َ ‫س َم‬ َّ "Allah SWT
ُ ُ‫َّللاُ ن‬
َّ ‫ور ال‬
is the Noor of this world and the skies” (Al-Quran, Surah Noor, 24:35). The light has
spread; as we closed the eyes, the light spread. A feeling of peace and relaxation,
just get relaxed; you will gain tranquility. One would become weightless. You would
feel elevation. What had happened? The harmony between the soul and the body
had vanished. As the light spread, the soul comes back, and when the light comes, it
creates a harmony, because of which one feels elevated. The heart desires that
there should be no work after this. The body develops shivering inside. I said ‘Allah’,
the whole body begins to tremble, one feels tremors. It is no ordinary Kalam. Let me
share this with you. I went to a Cancer Ward. There were 17 people there. This is
the incident of PIMS Islamabad. They stopped me from doing it. The doctors said
that I must put on the mask, I should not go inside, Shah Ji you will catch the
disease. I told them to sit calmly, nothing will go wrong. I went inside. I saw that all
were victims of Depression. Someone had kept the Holy Quran alongside the pillow;
another was reciting the Holy Quran. I told them that I was there in relation to a
program of PTV. I have a got a secret and the secret is this that you do not have to
be disappointed, recovery from a disease could only be granted by Allah SWT. Your
job is to present yourself before Allah SWT and ask Him. Let us see what happens.
Please give me only 10 minutes and close your eyes. I will play the cassette. You will
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tell me afterwards as to how you feel, and I will record it. I will show it on the
Television. I have to spread this spirit, this mission that the dejected people of my
country, this pain-stricken humanity does not need money rather they need the
passionate concern. How will they get cured, all could not be rich people, everyone
does not own big properties? Alas! despite having such a big treasure in our hands,
we put our reliance and roam around in search of properties. Despite keeping it in
our houses, we still remain oblivious to it. Everyone’s eyes were closed, and they
were asked to open their eyes after 10 minutes and told to explain what they felt.
Someone said that it is a good Book, truthful Book. I told them that I did not ask
this. I told them that if I abused you, how you would feel. They said what are you
talking, “I will get annoyed and then I will tell you as to what I would do”. I told
them that an abuse had such a reaction that you would satisfy your anger by sorting
me out. I have played to you the recitation of the Holy Quran. Is it not such a Book,
has such a Kalam not entered your ears which should cause your heart to tremble,
with which a vibration is caused in your body, with which you would have felt
relaxed. Nobody replied anything. A Christian was lying down. He raised his hand
and said, “Yes, I am a Christian, but if you permit me, I would say something”. I
asked him to speak up. He said that you told me to close the eyes. Now I am telling
you that no trust is needed, no faith is required. It is about the truthfulness of the
Book. I am talking about Allah SWT. That Christian said, “You told me to close my
eyes, I did that, as soon as you played Surah Al-Rehman, I felt as if an earthquake
had struck, though my eyes were closed but I felt light everywhere, and I felt some
pleasant fragrance, just after that I heard you say to open the eyes, and I opened
my eyes. I am astonished that there was such intense pain in my body and there
was no relief despite all the medicines, but now there is no pain in my body, as
though there was nothing. He said, “I tell you this day that this Book is the Truth, I
will surely recover, and these brothers would also recover from their agony”. When I
played that expression on the Television, many organizations asked me as to how
did I manage to record it. I told them that I had done nothing; it was just the
blessing of this Great Book. I am myself astonished on seeing it at so many places, it
has rather changed me altogether.

Shivering, trembling in the body, palpitation and rising heart beat as though
the heart will come out, it gets out of control. One starts to sweat. You will feel
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warmth and heat. You will feel as the summers had begun. What kind of heat was it,
despite good weather, the summers are not here yet, what has happened. The heat
that one feels is that of The Ultimate Power (Jalal), of that light and of that Nur.

Vibrations, as if there was an earthquake. Many people see different visions.

Someone roams in Khana-e-Ka’aba, somebody finds himself in Medina-e-
Munawwara, someone here, whereas others feel their presence somewhere else.
Some feel numb and some get no feeling at all. There are two types of human
existences. One existence is such that it realizes even the smaller things, just as you
sit in your house alone and suddenly you hear a sound or knock, and a hair rising is
actuated in the body. There are people who do not feel anything. This is not a flaw
in them. These are two different kinds. They feel after quite some time.

What are the ultimate results? Finally, what would happen?

Darkness in the heart would be replaced with light. Heart would get
illuminated. When the hearts are illuminated then our thinking would become
positive.

Mind gets relaxed and physical energies get restored. I have spoken for
hours, I have attended many seminars. I have never read a book. This energy is
light, only sincerity is needed. It is not mine, it is that of this Baba, who is called
Qalandar(RA). Makhdoom Syed Safdar Ali Bukhari(RA). I saw him in this age.
He(RA) says that every breath would be accounted for, remember this, protect every
breath of yours, one day you will be strictly accounted for your deeds. So, realise the
concern selflessly in every breath; and like I said, selflessness is productive towards
society.

What is selflessness? We must have sincerity in ourselves, not for the sake of
any interest, we neither wish to seek donations, nor do we ask for money, and we
do not intend selling our cassettes; we rather distribute the cassettes for free, also
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the CDs are free, we also forward it through WhatsApp. We say, brother please
listen for your own sake, take it with you. When you recover from your pain and
disease, in order to pay for its cost, just hand over these CDs and cassettes to
someone who may need it. We have also made a website for this:
www.alrehman.com. If you cannot buy a CD from the market, then download the
recitation from it.

Willpower is enhanced that generates the positive thinking. What is generated

by Willpower? You get positive thinking; positive thinking emerges from inside of
you. Harmony between the soul and the body is restored through the light; as I had
discussed earlier, the disharmony that came about due to non-sync. Through this
light which you saw when your eyes were closed, the harmony will get back and get
better.

Now the question is that it is not just for the diseases.

I am not talking about the diseases. This is just an example given to you. I
am talking about character building; positive thinking is the name of character
building.

Character Building: How to build the character? Not through sermons, I

cannot build someone’s character through sermons. Character is formed by the
Quran-e-Mohkam. This Pure Book builds it. The Book is saying, “Listen to My Kalam
with silence and concentration so that you are blessed”. I do not know as to what
we think about blessing. Perhaps, “I will get my health back, or I may get a house or
may be able to get some property”. These are not blessings. Hadees-e-Mubaraka
says, “Every community had a conflict, the conflict of my community is material
wealth”.

This material wealth is the conflict. What is the effect of the blessing, it
develops positive thinking, and character would be built. What was done by Sufia
Karam RA?

Why every non-Muslim respect the Sufis? Why so? On seeing a Sufi, they put
their hands together and sit down. The reason is that a Sufi always gives the
message of love to the humanity. He does not say that you fight, he only says that
do not hate, do not complain, do not crib; just only love. This is the formation of
character. What do you think, whether we can follow Shehenshah-e-Mohtaram
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SAWW so easily; dear fellows, he SAWW is a blessing for all the worlds and he
SAWW came down to transform us into the best creation473. We must have a
character and not just the face; we may not have a proper dress, but a character
must be possessed. The fragrance of our character should be felt. When we go
somewhere, the people should say that such good people have come here. We don’t
have to speak; it does not spread by simple talking. The vibration which I mentioned
earlier; it spreads through vibration.

All social, physical, mental and spiritual illnesses are cured. All diseases had
gone, I have done it myself. Cancer patients recovered. Hepatitis patients, after
having been got cured 100% with fitness; they are living their lives and spreading
the message to others.

We produced program of 50 minutes. We did a program on Surah Al-Rehman,

in which we had gathered the patients; their doctors were called in along with them.
We told them that they declared these patients as beyond any cure as per their
diagnosis. We made them listen to Surah Al-Rehman and after that got their Medical
Tests redone. We showed them their latest reports. Then we asked them as to what
they say, is this not a cure. We tell them to go and get yourself treated, first. Do not
push this humanity towards dependency. Do not force them to repose their trust on
medicines. If you want to make a person dependent on something then look to the
statement of Shehenshah-e-Pak SAWW, “I have been sent down to make you bow
only in front of Allah SWT”.

That is the dependency. It is the real dependency, the dependency of Allah

SWT; thereby laying the foundation of real character building. The character building
starts from this point onwards. Did I not say that there was a requirement of
character building? If we do not have a character, then we have no reckonable
deeds. Do remember, if we offer five Prayers, we Fast, give Zakat and perform Hajj
as part of worshipping, it is not a reckonable favour, not a claim, by any account.

“Parhnay da tu maan na kerein ay na akhin mein parhaya

Oho Jabbar, Qahar sadhaway, matan rorh daway doodh karhaya”
“Do not claim to have understood the point. Do not take pride in your worshipping in
a manner that you begin to count it. Claiming an act is not worthy of a person. All
claims are attributed to thy Lord. He is Al-Mighty and All-Powerful, if not accepted;

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the whole effort would be discounted. All acts of worshipping and acknowledgement
of His Ultimate Might are caused by His blessing, alone”
What one could claim in front of it? Dear friends, if you wish to do something
then try and love a person (for the sake of Allah SWT). Do not be curious about
other people, focus on yourselves, please bother about your own selves and ponder
on the fact that Allah alone, is The Most Beneficent.

What is the conclusion? Since the year 2000, this method of remedy has been
applied in all walks of life. We put our energies in disseminating this message person
to person, in all areas, such as to the nearby houses, agriculture sector, workplaces,
hospitals, educational institutions, industry in urban and rural areas and in all the
world; and today, we stand here before you for this very reason.
The message should also go to your heart. One to fifty, fifty to fifty thousand
and then imagine about next 50 years time, this marvelous attribute and truth of the
Holy Quran would be able to illuminate so many hearts with the Noor.

The programs produced on PTV on this subject i.e. “Al-Rehman” were not
only shown nationally, but also internationally through Prime PTV and it attracted
millions of people.

Hundreds of thousands of people watched the program. Even today, the

Radio Channels of Europe and the Radio Channels of America broadcast this truthful
message of Surah Al-Rehman through my telephone.
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My Muslim brothers and Pakistani brothers there, need this message. They
are very disturbed; though, they have gained wealth, but in the process, they have
lost peace. Let us now buy peace. Where from one could buy peace? Nothing gives
peace. There is only one place where one would get peace. Where you bow and
submit yourself, off-course to The Al-Mighty; we all must bow our heads there.

It was conveyed through Newspapers, articles were published, seminars were

organized in Lahore and as well as Islamabad and in other cities wherein people got
a positive sense of direction.

Successful results have been obtained with treatment of incurable diseases

such as Hepatitis B & C and Renal failure. A lady with Kidney failure was presented
in the program, whose both kidneys had failed. The kidneys of that 70 years old lady
started functioning after listening to Surah Al-Rehman. Dear friends, it is a minor
thing, when Fuqara Karam gazed at dead with their concentration, the dead would
come to life again. Our Baba(RA) said, “There is no need to bring dead to life, rather
bring life to dead hearts, these people who walk around are actually not alive”.

That deadness is to be removed which has penetrated our hearts in the form
of Depression and is now inside of us.

Most remarkable results were obtained in Character Building and personality

development through process of attaining positive thinking.
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Ladies and gentlemen! All this could be realized through this great Sufi:
(----Standing ovation-----Clapping all around---)

Please be seated, I have not done anything. I say it everywhere and I say it here. All
that you see is all his(RA), he(RA) is the one who has done it. This expression of
mine is certainly through his(RA) benevolence. This all is his(RA) marvelous effort, a
Faqir of ‘Malamatia Order of Sufia Karam’. Those who understand Tassawuf and if
they have gone through the book ‘Kashf-ul-Mahjoob’, they would know that
‘Malamati’ is a group among the Fuqara Karam, who under the garb and cover of
Malamat hide themselves in such a place where they have to achieve some objective
or for the assigned task. A Faqir with an assignment, very powerful and mighty, he
was beyond the reach of an ordinary person. His(RA) world did not just revolve
around kith and kin; for him, there was no father, no children, no sister, no daughter
i.e. his(RA) concern was beyond all the worldly relations. When he(RA) would sit in
his(RA) mystic excellence, the Mauj, nobody would dare get any close to him(RA).
He(RA) has a long history, what kind of decisions he(RA) used to make and what all
he(RA) used to do, I am incapable of explaining all this to you, as well as what is
his(RA) rank and station i.e. his(RA) Maqam; I am a very humble person and bear
no capacity in this regard. (Note)…. This presentation was delivered roughly 10
years back; an endeavour has been made now through this write up to throw some
light on the personality and the spiritual aspect of Qalandar Pak(RA); and may the
Lord accept the humble effort. Sultan-ul-Arefeen has very aptly said:

“Sacha Ishq Hussain, Ali da Bahu, Sir deway per raaz na bhannay Hu”
“The love of Hussain and Ali was true, O Bahu.
They sacrificed their lives,
But not their love for Allah SWT and the Prophet.”
(Hazrat Sultan Bahu RA)
This is that secret: -

“Raaz Mahi da Ashiq Janan

Ki Janan Log Athori Hu”
“Only lovers know the secret path to The Lord.
How can people driven by blind impulse find it?”
(Hazrat Sultan Bahu RA)
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He(RA) took along this secret too with him(RA); as to what is this secret.
He(RA) came down to our levels of understanding and guided us. He(RA) changed
our thinking through his(RA) vision, which Iqbal RA is referring to as:

“Nigah-e-Mard-e-Momin se badal jati hain taqdeerain”

“By the glance of the man who is a true believer, even destiny is changed”
(Hazrat Allama Doctor Muhammad Iqbal RA)

He gave us a direction and showed us a way, a path:

Sacha rah Muhammad (SAWW) wala, Jain wich Rabb labeway Hu

Aye tan hujra, Rabb sachay da Bahu, Aithy pa Faqira jhaati Hu
Na kar mintan khawaj Khizer diyan, Teray andar aab hayati HU”
“The path indicated by the Prophet is true,
O Bahu: Following it, one can find Allah SWT.
This body is the temple of The True Lord;
Peep within it, hermit!
You need no help from Khawaja Khizar: *
The water of life (Abe Hayat) is already within you.”

* (Hazrat Khawaja Khizar AS is said to have drunk Abe Hayat, the water of life, and
to know the secret of the pool of nectar)
(Hazrat Sultan Bahu RA)
The water of life (Abe Hayat) is light. Allah SWT illuminates whomever He so
desires. Whomever He selects, whomever He chooses, then get His work done from
him; thereafter that person continues to roam intoxicated (Mast) with His love in his
mysticism, who is called the uncrowned king of the world of ‘Jazb474’. Fuqara Karam
of the present times call him(RA) a ‘Martial Faqir’. As he(RA) was Faqir of very high
rank and had come with huge assignment and mission. Hepatitis spread in
Islamabad at a time when we had still not produced ‘Qaseeda Burda Shareef’,
he(RA) told me that Syed Baba, get it published in the Newspapers for the people
telling them to take half glass of water in the morning, afternoon and evening with
eyes closed, they must recite ‘Allah’ thrice in their heart and drink it with closed eyes

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in three sips or breaths; Hepatitis would be cured if it is done for seven consecutive
days. I went to all the newspaper people. Someone took Rs. 200/-, whereas other
asked for Rs. 100/- and they put the advertisement on the front page at the top.
Younas Sohail, Chaudhary Wahid and some other journalists greatly assisted in
getting this advertisement published in the print media. He(RA) felt concerned every
time for all types of patients and always said that the Holy Book was the only thing
which had the cure for every disease; why people got disappointed and worried.

All these conclusions are due to the sole efforts of the researcher of this
method.
QALANDAR BABA BUKHARI (RA)
He, who devoted his every breath for the humanity.

Now what is to be pondered on?

Let us save the humanity; and in doing it, first listen to Surah Al-Rehman for
seven days yourselves. Till such time that we do not listen to it ourselves, we would
not be able to spread this message further ahead. If someone did give it further
ahead without having to listen to himself and after having given it further ahead to
someone, if the other person experienced such effects that he saw some light with
closed eyes or his body began to shiver, heartbeat sped up or the person began to
sweat profusely, or the body got filled with heat and with this outcome if that person
asked you what to do next, then you would not be able to say anything, since you
did not listen to it yourself and on this account you were unable to comprehend the
effects one felt afterwards.

Firstly, you must listen to Surah Al-Rehman and thereby strengthen this cause
which is our moral duty.
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First, we listen to it ourselves for seven days, this is our moral responsibity.
Please remember, if there are any further queries, as to what is the message of
Surah Al-Rehman, then please visit: www.alrehman.com.

Ladies and gentlemen! We had been talking on the scientific aspects until
now. Ma’arifat would not be discussed because it is a personal phenomenon and not
a public domain. So long as you do not enter it, till you do not feel it yourself; you
would not be able to realize it. Thousands of books are filled with the incidents of
great Sufi Buzurgan, as to how they lead their lives. Their miracles have been
mentioned as well, it is where our power of reason begins to waver. A Faqir said that
I want to see Allah SWT, without taking any support he remained awake for forty
years. Forty years is a far cry, a person cannot remain awake even for three nights;
whereas, he remained awake, consecutively for forty years and then he fell asleep.
As soon as he slept, he dreamt Allah SWT. He questioned that I remained awake
just to see you and you came in my sight today when I have slept. Allah SWT said, if
you had not remained awake or 40 years, you would not have seen Me in the
dream. We must be concerned with ourselves. We must understand ourselves,
correct own flaws and shortcomings. This is not a one-day work, it is a constant
battle till the last breath. We have to go on till last breath and continue with our
effort; success or failure is only granted by Allah SWT.

We came across a patient during the recording of the programs whose lower
part of the body was numb and motionless, and the doctors had given up hope on
him. He called us and attended the program. He recorded his expression like this
after having listened to Surah Al-Rehman, “For the first time today I felt sensation in
my lower part of the body which is motionless otherwise. Though I am on a wheel
chair, but it seems that my legs have woken up. Electric pulses kept running in my
legs during the process of listening”. I presented the cassette of Surah Al-Rehman to
him and explained him the method of listening. When seven days had passed, he
said that the Holy Quran was truthful; it brought back life to my dead heart and
dead body. I called him to the next recording session and after listening to Surah Al-
Rehman during the program, he said, “While listening to it the first time I felt electric
pulses running in the body and life has come back to my otherwise dead and numb
body after seven days, and today I stand here as a testament to the truth of this
Holy Book”. He then got up from his wheel chair and started walking in front of the
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sitting audience. People were calling out Subhan Allah from every direction, Subhan
Allah. I thought as though I was dreaming. O’Allah, it is such a remarkable truth.
This is a Nuri Kalam, it is the cure and absolute cure, it is a blessing and absolute
blessing. A Jewish practitioner of herbal medicine came to Hazoor Nabi Kareen
SAWW and said, “O’ Prophet of Allah, ever since you SAWW have come and these
people have gathered around you, they have stopped visiting me for the treatment,
whereas they only got medicines from me. Perhaps, because I am a Jew and they
are Muslims”. Syed-e-Alam SAWW said, “It is not so, actually we do not get ill”.
Great (Wah), Darood-o-Salam be on Sarkar-e-Medina that such a Nur was revealed
on his SAWW blessed and pure heart which removes all kinds of deadness. Now,
realize what Hazoor SAWW is saying, “Among us, people do not fall ill”. We all are
Muslims, yet we are surrounded by the web of diseases.

People did argue with me as well during the program of Surah Al-
Rehman to an extent that a scholar said, “Syed, why you are giving this
opium dose to the people”. I was astonished. I was just a Program
Producer. Guiding the people was their responsibility, instead they are
criticizing and even though there was an element of well being for the
humanity in it. Then I got the realization that without Ma’arifat,
knowledge could make someone a scholar, but not an Arif. In my office,
people would ask strange questions about spirituality, and perhaps they
did not even realize as to what they were questioning; either they may
have heard it from someone or would have read it in some book or
whatever. I would only reply them that they should first listen to Surah Al-
Rehman, because it was commanded by Qalandar Pak(RA), “Syed Baba,
no indulgence in the argument, say that it was the research of my Baba,
follow it and benefit from it. The whole of the Quran is a remedy. It is
possible that some Faqir may come later and cure people through some
other Surah of the Holy Quran”.

One day, I went to PIMS Hospital for carrying out recording. The Executive
Director said in the presence of other doctors that what did I wish to prove in these
times of scientific advancements, since the treatment of every disease was possible.
Instead of arguing, I just said that if the process of research was stalled then the
problems would begin to grow. We are only researching on the effects that are
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produced by listening to the Holy Quran, so that the Kalam which has been declared
by Allah SWT as ‘The Remedy’ should be presented before the people with its
practical manifestation. Those officers, who earlier spoke arrogantly, softened up a
bit and got attentive. I told them that tomorrow if the doctors got afflicted with
these diseases then you would realize as to how intense was that trouble. Our
government and common people did not have sufficient resources to administer the
treatment, should we allow people to die in agony? Immediately, cutting the
discussion further beyond, they attached a senior doctor with me. First, he took me
to the ward of Dialysis patients. As we entered the ward, we found that a technician
was talking to a patient very rudely. He silenced on seeing the doctor with me. I
shook hands with that patient and then I told him that Surah Al-Rehman would be
played and that he would be required to listen to it with closed eyes, afterwards he
would be asked to give out his feelings. The technician said that his dialysis was to
be done and we should do all this later. The doctor scolded him, and I played the
cassette of Surah Al-Rehman and started the recording. That technician was also
told to listen with eyes closed. When the recitation of Surah Al-Rehman finished, and
I told the patient to open up his eyes, it appeared as if he had returned from a long
and beautiful journey. The complexion of the face seemed to have changed and
then he spoke in these words, “I have heard Allah Pak’s name for the first time in
this hospital. I felt happy, I feel as though I do not have any problem or pain, and
that I have become all right”. I explained him the method and moved towards the
other ward. We then entered a ward which is called ICU and it had Coma patients,
as well. They were put on ventilators for artificial breathing and were unconscious
otherwise. The accompanying doctor said that he cannot even listen, how you will
make them listen? I told him what Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “It is not listened through
physical ears, rather through hidden ears sub-consciously, the effect of the Holy
Quran transcends all barriers and enters through every pore of the body” and told
him to keep his focus. The recitation of Surah Al-Rehman started and began with the
recording. After a while, one of the patients began to move a bit and after 10
minutes, he called out. We stopped the recitation there. We went to him with a
microphone and camera and asked him as to what had happened. He said that there
was light and as if someone called him and he woke up from a sound sleep. That
doctor was amazed, and later the in-charge of that ward also visited me at my
house. This second incident further strengthened our willpower. I requested the
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doctor to take me to the Cancer Ward. The doctor said that he would take me there
on a condition that I would have to put on a mask. I just insisted, and we reached
there. There were 17 patients there. Everyone had copy of the Holy Quran by his
pillow. Before entering the ward, the doctors said that I must put on the mask and
the gloves too. These patients have dangerous contagious diseases, and anyone
could get affected by them. I told everyone that we had brought with us the
message of the Kalam of Allah Pak, there was no need to worry. There, I wanted to
tell all of them an incident of past, but due to paucity of time, it was not possible.
But here, let me narrate to you an incident. I used to live in an upper portion of a
house in Satellite Town. It was the month of June and it felt in every room as if hot
air blew everywhere. A person came to meet me at 3 PM and said, “I have come to
know that you treated Hepatitis patients. I am extremely ill and for God’s sake tell
me something to do”. Beyond any doubt, his facial complexion was yellow, and
agony appeared from his face. I told him to sit comfortably. He had just drunk the
glass of water and he said to me that your room is very cold and please shut the
door and the windows and switch off the fan too. Having done that, I asked him as
to why he does not get the treatment. He said that he has undergone the treatment
through a doctor and a person was also giving him a spiritual treatment. On the
spiritual treatment, I asked him as whom he visited. He said that he did not go
himself; someone came to his house for Dum and gave him something to drink after
shaking Taweezat. I asked him as to what happened then, and to this he replied
that the person is way to expensive and perhaps for this very reason, his Dum is not
effective. Having listened to it, I told him that I will make him listen to Surah Al-
Rehman and we will do the discussion later. He opened his eyes after 20 minutes of
recitation; I gave him half glass of water and told him to drink as per the method
and then open the eyes. He was sweating profusely. I drank water in the same glass
in front of him so as to make him realize that we were the people who loved and
lived under fear of Allah SWT. Hatred is a curse and itself a very big disease. As he
felt warm after a while, he asked me to open up the windows and the door and even
asked me to switch on the fan. I offered him a cup of tea and later gave him the CD
of Surah Al-Rehman and explained him the method of listening, after which he left.
When he came back after 8 days, his face was filled with happiness and it appeared
as he never had any such disease. There are many such uncountable incidents,
whose mention may not be necessary. The purpose is to spread this message of
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listening to Holy Quran and the blessings of Allah SWT associated with it. Looking at
their faces, I explained the purpose of my visit to all the patients and played the
recitation. I recorded their expressions one by one after the listening. Beyond doubt,
everyone said to me, it was a Kalam of Allah SWT, it was a Truthful Kalam. I told
them that there was no doubt in that, but I want to know as to what they felt. They
all kept staring at my face with blank expressions. I insisted that they just express as
to what their bodies felt? What happened to their heartbeat? Then I also mentioned
the Ayah Mubaraka wherein Allah said about Jinns, “Those Jinns said that we have
heard a Kalam who turns the dead hearts towards the righteous path and we would
certainly not refute it”, and again it is said in the Holy Quran, ‫شفَا ٌء‬ ِ ‫َونُ َن ِز ُل ِمنَ ا ْلقُ ْر‬
ِ ‫آن َما ه َُو‬
‫ارا‬
ً ‫س‬َ ‫“ َو َرحْ َمةٌ ِل ْل ُم ْؤ ِمنِينَ ۙ َو ََل يَ ِزي ُد ال َّظا ِل ِمينَ إِ ََّل َخ‬We revealed Quran because it is a blessing and a
remedy for the believers and only the devastation increases with it in case of
transgressors” (Al-Quran, Surah Al-Isra, 17:82). He again said, ‫ستَ ِمعُوا‬ ْ ‫ئ ا ْلقُ ْرآنُ فَا‬
َ ‫َو ِإذَا قُ ِر‬
ِ َ‫“ لَهُ َوأ‬When the Quranic verses are recited, listen with fullest
َ‫نصت ُوا لَعَلَّ ُك ْم ت ُْر َح ُمون‬
concentration and silence so that you are blessed with fullest mercy” (Al-Quran,
Surah Al-A’raf, 7:204).

I told everyone that we listened to it in silence and with concentration, then

why the effects of this Kalam do not appear on us? Allah SWT is the Ultimate Truth
and His promise and Kalam is truthful. It could be that we may have not
concentrated on it. We certainly are in agony, but we have not listened to it with
humility and the concern for Allah SWT and then a Christian brother talked about its
effects after listening to it, which I have mentioned in the chapter on ‘The
Presentation. The Holy Quran is guidance for the whole mankind475. When this
program was telecasted, many people asked me whether they could get a copy of its
recording. I asked them as to why? Almost everyone said that it was an evidence of
the truth of this Kalam. I told everyone that the truth of this Kalam did not only lay
in the fact that diseases of the people could be cured, but the mere fact that it was
the truth. Because it was revealed on the pure heart of Syed-ul-Anbia SAWW and it
was Nur of Allah SWT. Even the disbelievers listened to this Kalam discreetly and
consequently they would feint after crying out. Therefore, all of you should listen to
it with concentration. Quit the reasoning and freeing yourself from the concern of its
translation, just listen being Roobaroo with Allah SWT and then see what happens.

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It will transform your inner world, riddance from diseases was a smaller aspect. But
the love of people for this world and our dependency on people just like us are the
main causes of our complications. This is the miracle of the Holy Quran that by
listening to it the inner darkness vanishes, and the deadness goes away. The divine
light shapes the character and a person develops positivity. Positive thinking is
extremely necessary for the formation of an Islamic welfare society. I travelled to
many places in the context of conducting recording sessions for the program of
Surah Al-Rehman. To the extent that I even visited the villages and such enormous
incidents took place which gave me the realization that the humanity was suffering,
and its cure lay only in the Holy Quran. During the process, I met with such people
as well who did not suffer from any disease apparently, but having listened to Surah
Al-Rehman, their thinking changed, and they also joined the effort of revealing truth
to the people. The number of adorers of Qalandar Pak(RA) had increased
tremendously, and all laid their emphasis on Dhamaal and music. Many people had
this illusion that perhaps I had entangled Qalandar Pak(RA) into this message of
Surah Al-Rehman, because he(RA) participated in most of the programs, and his
expressions can be regarded as a ray of hope 476 for the humanity. In the meanwhile,
he(RA) commanded me that the recording should also be carried out in Lahore, so
that such kakay and Kakian should also listen to it and their expressions are also
recorded. Soon I finalized the details of the program and informed Qalandar Pak(RA)
regarding the day and time of recording. He(RA) finalized the venue and it was the
house of one of his(RA) adorers in Model Town. We reached there at the given time.
No facilitation was forthcoming, and no one present there told us as to where the
recording would take place. Me and my whole team kept waiting there till such time
that Qalandar Pak(RA) came and he(RA) decided that there was a Drawing Room
downstairs where this recording should be done. Now the problem was that Drawing
Room was to be made empty and the stuff had to be moved out, but no Kaka gave
us a hand. Finally, I along with my team emptied the room by picking up the things.
Beginning from the afternoon till evening no one showed up downstairs and
everyone kept sitting upstairs, then after some time everyone left and later some
Kakian took along Qalandar Pak(RA). We kept sitting and thinking that our recording
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after Maghreb. Qalandar Pak(RA) seemed in great Jalal when I looked at his(RA)
face and was just silent on account of patience. Someone told me that all of them
had prepared some program of birthday of Qalandar Pak’s(RA) grandchild and for
that everyone had left, whereas everyone knew about this recording session.
Perhaps this was the best occasion for me to nurture and strengthen patience and
which helped me greatly in later time. The recording continued till 10 PM and
somehow the hosts finally offered a cup of tea to my team and after seeking
permission of Qalandar Pak(RA), I left with my team. People did not know that this
beautiful and mighty inspiration was the blessing of Qalandar Pak(RA) and my
position in it was just like a small component. After this, a recording session was
conducted in Karachi as well, and as the trend goes, the atmosphere there is totally
different. You invite someone at 3 PM and he would show up at around 8 PM, and it
happened, likewise. As people would pour in small groups, I would play the
recitation of Surah Al-Rehman to them and record their expressions afterwards.
Starting from 3 PM till 11 PM, when finally, Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Syed
Baba, I realized today that how difficult this is, and you have to listen to it
with everyone. This program should now be closed. Now this program will
spread person to person”. Qalandar Pak(RA) used to meet with people for the
promotion of this program. He(RA) specially focused on the Police Department, and
a program was organized and recorded in Police Lines, Lahore which was televised
for 30 days in Ramazan-ul-Mubarak. I saw many worried and preoccupied Police
officers during the recording of this program. After listening to Surah Al-Rehman,
their conversation and contentment on their faces was outstanding and beyond
expression, and many among them spread the message of Surah Al-Rehman even
today. Likewise, a recording was conducted in AWC, as well; where Major General
(now retired) Shahid Hamid Sahib gave us the opportunity, due to his love for
Qalandar Pak(RA). Here everyone was well educated and highly receptive and
everyone’s expression gave a clear evidence of positive thinking after listening to
Surah Al-Rehman. Amongst them, an officer went away after listening to
Surah Al-Rehman, when he returned after a while, I recorded his
expressions. He said, “From where you got this gift”. I told him about
Qalandar Pak(RA). He said that he felt as if his entire body had been
burnt, it was such a Kalam which vanquished all inauspiciousness and
misfortunes; I have become so light, as though flying in the air. Program Al-
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Rehman kept going for 6 months from PTV and this message was spread throughout
the length and breadth of the country. By the telecast of these programs from Prime
TV Norway, it was spread in the entire world. One-day Qalandar Pak(RA) called me
from Karachi and said, “Syed Baba, we must have a website and propose a name for
it as well. Make such an arrangement that if someone could not get a cassette or CD
then he can download it from the website”. I accepted the task and called him(RA)
back after few minutes and said that a name had struck my mind.
“Mast Mast Healers Present
‫( الرحمن‬Al-Rehman)
The Ultimate Remedy”
Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Good (Wah), just finalise it” and I began writing.
Soon its content was drafted, and we got it registered as www.alrehman.com and
uploaded the content. A counter was also fixed on the website, so that the number
of people who visited the website is reflected on that counter. The website of Surah
Al-Rehman was designed by Rizwan Anwer Sahib and Saleem Akhtar Sahib worked
on it with full dedication. This was a very big undertaking and a fee is also deposited
for it on annual basis. Initially, the fee was deposited by contributions from the
Kakas of Saleem Sahib and now since a long time not only that it is looked after by
Waqar Ahmed, but its annual fee is also deposited by him. May Allah Pak keep all
these adorers happy, especially Waqar Ahmed, who are spreading this blessed
message through their financial support and energies of their heart and mind.

Perhaps, it was not known to anyone before this mention, as to who

ran this website. Many people in Lahore asked me to remove these words
of Mast Mast Healers because people did not like them. I was astonished
as in what manner the lovers of a Malamati spoke about it, and Qalandar
Pak(RA) expressed utter displeasure and Jalal when it came to his(RA)
knowledge. Later, everyone was seen searching for password to this
website since they intend to add their comments on the web page. But I
did not let it happen. I kept it safe from all kinds of perversion and the
blessed message of Qalandar Pak(RA) still stands there with its truth and
you can also find out the method of listening to Surah Al-Rehman from it,
as well as download the audio. The number of visitors here on this website has
crossed 2.8 Million. These days, Farrukh Abbas Sahib, who is an adorer of Qalandar
Pak(RA), is creating a ‘Mobile Phone App’ which has been launched in this blessed
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month of Ramazan. This ‘App’ could be downloaded and it contains both i.e. Surah
Al-Rehman, as well as Qaseeda Burda Shareef. If you wish to listen Qaseeda Burda
Shareef, then you just simply touch ‘Qaseeda Burda Shareef on the App and the
method of listening to it would appear on the screen with a tab down below for
playing its audio. Similarly, the method of listening to Surah Al-Rehman and its
recitation is available there. In addition to these, there are some more features of
this App. The name of this App is “The Ultimate Remedy”. With the passage of time,
the App would offer the details in other international languages for the benefit of the
people worldwide. Currently, a printed card containing the method of listening is
being distributed across the world in twelve different languages. May, Allah Pak keep
all these people illuminated – Ameen.

The inception of this website and its continual usefulness to the

humanity is due to the special concern of Qalandar Pak(RA). Some twenty-
five thousand (25000) people got their expressions recorded during the
recording sessions of Surah Al-Rehman. Many thousands of people spread the
message to pain-stricken humanity after listening to it themselves. The disciples of
Qalandar Pak(RA) are advancing the message even today with selfless devotion. Let
me narrate an incident; one day I was commuting to my office in a taxi and during
this time my mobile phone rang up. As I attended the call, I found out that it was
woman and with reference to the program of Surah Al-Rehman, she asked me about
the method of listening to it. When I explained as she had asked and terminated the
call, the taxi driver asked about me as to what was my name? When I gave
him my name, he said, “This world is very small, after having seen your
program ‘Al-Rehman’, I listened to Surah Al-Rehman and then began
advancing it to other; though, I did not seek your permission to do it”. He
opened the glove compartment of his car and I saw that it contained many audio
cassettes of Surah Al-Rehman. He also disclosed that he did not charge any money
and distributed them for free. I told him that nobody’s permission was necessary to
distribute the message of Surah Al-Rehman; however, as a first condition, one
should listen to it for seven days, and second that its cassette should not be sold,
since these were the commands of Qalandar Pak(RA). He requested me to explain
its method of listening; I gave out the details politely and suggested him to visit my
house in order to get the cards which contained the method of listening to Surah Al-
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Rehman. He came next day to my house and took with him many cards containing
the method of listening. By the command and assent of Qalandar Pak(RA), I
recorded an audio cassette in my own voice for general distribution which
explained as to why it was necessary to listen. Prior to anything else, I
desire that all readers should read the inspiration, as explained in the
following verses: -

“Nigah-e-Ishq-o-Masti Mein Wohi Awal, Wohi Akhir

Wohi Quran, Wohi Furqan, Wohi Yasin, Wohi Taha”
“Love’s eyes, not slow to kindle, hail him Alpha and Omega i.e. The Beginning and
The Infinite End, Chapter, and Word, and Book. I would not go”
(Hazrat Allama Doctor Muhammad Iqbal RA)

Hazrat Bibi Aisha Siddiqua RA was asked by people to say something about
the blessed life of Hazoor Nabi Kareem SAWW, she RA replied, “have you not read
the Quran?” The Book of Allah SWT is sheer divine light, from the beginning to end.
It is light, nothing but light and a blessing, nothing but a blessing. Whether it be
the story of human evolution or the incidents of the Prophets SA, the
illuminating words of the Holy Quran carry the beautiful and illuminated
message of The Most Gracious Lord, of His Dignity and Affright, Blessing
and Guidance; and present an urbane picture of social peace and
tranquility.

Just as it is stated in the Holy Quran,

ۗ ‫َّللا ْ ِاْل ْس َال ُم‬ َ ‫إِ َّن الد‬

ِ َّ ‫ِين ِعن َد‬
“Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah, is Islam”
(Al-Quran, Surah Ale Imran, 3:19)
Indeed, we have been enjoined to adopt the way of peace. The Holy Quran is in
Arabic text and every word carries multiple meanings and connotations in Arabic
diction. With utter focus of their love, worthy scholars and blessed Sufia
Karam have carried out translations and have given their explanations
after intense gnostic deliberations, religious concern, study and through
devoted following of the blessed manners of Risalat Maab SAWW; and in
order to advance this beautiful code of life and peace to humanity at large,
they made the blessed life of Syed-e-Alam SAWW and profound abidance
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of the Companions RA as their main focal point. Owing to all these beautiful
translations and explanations, the fact which has ascended to the pinnacle of
testimony and proof, it is the statement of the Holy Quran:

َّ ‫سو ُل فَ ُخذُوہُ َو َما نَ َھا ُك ْم َع ْنهُ فَانتَ ُھوا َواتَّقُوا‬

َ‫َّللا‬ َّ ‫َو َما آتَا ُك ُم‬
ُ ‫الر‬ 
“And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you
- refrain from”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Hashr, 59:7)
Hence, every act of the blessed Companions RA can be regarded as testimonial of
the teachings of Shehenshah-e-Pak SAWW, and through the benevolence of these
glorious personalities RA, the heart by heart journey of the Holy Quran is ceaselessly
moving-on. The Holy Quran says regarding Hazoor Pur Noor SAWW:

ٌ ْ‫ إِ ْن ُه َو إِ ََّل َوح‬- ‫ق ع َِن ا ْل َھ َو ٰى‬

‫ي يُو َح ٰى‬ ُ ‫نط‬
ِ َ‫َو َما ي‬
“Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination. It is not, but a revelation revealed”
(Al-Quran, Surah An-Najm, 53:3-4)
It implies that every breath of his SAWW Prophethood is essence of
the Holy Quran and his SAWW every word is reflective of the truthfulness
of the Holy Quran; his SAWW every statement is the universal truth; and
the central focus of all the truths is his SAWW piety and the best citation
of the Holy Quran regarding his SAWW piety is the statement, that he
(Nabi SAWW) does not say anything by himself (Nabi SAWW), rather it is
by revelation of Allah SWT (as cited above from Surah An-Najm in the Holy
Quran). The emission of fragrance from his SAWW blessed body, the truth of the
Holy Quran which in itself is the embodiment of fragrance; when it was revealed
onto the Purest Heart SAWW477 then the divine light purified and illuminated his
SAWW blessed body. The Moving and Walking Quran SAWW, which in the best
attribute is regarded as ‘The blessing for the entire universe (Rehmatullil Alameen
SAWW)’. He SAWW is Yasin, Ta’aha, Muzammail, Muddasir, he SAWW has been
addressed with such excellent names by Allah Pak that those who recite them, who
contemplate and reflect on them and those who devotedly tread the path and
follow; despite having dedicated their every breath, they still could neither measure
the infinite bounds of his SAWW piety, nor could they ever touch it.

477
Qalb-e-Muthar.
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Every moment of his SAWW righteous life is the biggest truth of this universe
and is the most precious treasure. The Holy Quran stated:

“This is the Book about which there is no doubt”

(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:2)
Dear readers, doubt symbolizes disbelief, it is satanic, a darkness, a
basis for one’s waywardness; hence, doubting Syed-e-Alam SAWW is
synonymous to doubting the Holy Quran and by any measure or count, the
Holy Quran and the pure being SAWW, could not be considered as
separate entities. The elegant description of the attributes of Allah SWT in
the Holy Quran signifies its stupefying beauty; infinite accounts exist
which explain the meanings, connotations and the effects of reciting 99
beautiful names of Allah SWT. Those who explained every attribute with
overwhelming contemplation became the embodiment of divine light,
experienced the true ecstasy, were replete with pure and divine love and
this blessed journey is ever continuing, till to-date. First and the foremost,
the Ayah Mubaraka which was revealed on the Prophets persistently is:

“In the name of Allah, The Entirely Beneficent, The Especially Merciful”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Fatiha, 1:1)
We get to know through the first Ayah Mubaraka that name of The Majestic
Lord is “Allah, and the prominent among His attributes are being The Most
Beneficent and The Most Merciful”; which guarantee His blessings and bounty in the
world as well as on the day of resurrection. His special attribute of being
‘Entirely Beneficent’ portends ‘The Motherhood’; implying that He is the
Mighty Lord Who is kind towards all humans, notwithstanding their
religion, colour or creed and character or undertakings. Irrespective of the
fact, whether someone regarded Him, or otherwise, He showers His
Kindness and blesses them with His Bounties. Whereas, His attribute of
being ‘The Most Merciful’ is dedicated to requital and punishment on the
Day of Judgment. In the Holy Quran, there is a Surah Mubabarka named
Surah Al-Rehman, which has been called as ‘The Decoration of The Holy
Quran’ by Hazoor Syed-e-Alam SAWW. In this Grand Surah Al-Rehman;
the favours, benignity and benedictions of Allah JSH have been
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mentioned. In this Surah Mubaraka, it has been questioned as to which all

blessings and favours of The Lord, Almighty could one abnegate?

“So, which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?”

(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Rehman, 55:38)
The repetitive mention of this Ayah Mubaraka in the surah is a moment of concern
and reflection for all of us. Did we never express our gratitude on the blessings and
bounties, bestowed on us by Allah SWT? Not even close to expressing gratitude on
His blessings, we are incapable of expressing our gratitude on the breaths that we
take, continuously. The gratitude does not only mean to accept it by the word of
mouth, rather it means to align every breath, in line with injunctions and the
concern of the Holy Quran. Its affirmation through our heart, could only evoke
positive thinking in our lives and embrace every breath that we take with The
Ultimate Truth. Hazrat Sultan Bahu (RA) has very aptly said:

“Seene wich maqaam hai kaindaa, Murshid gall sujhaaee hoo.

Eho saah jo aave jaave, Hor naheen shai kaaee hoo.
Is noon Ism-al-Aazam aakhan, Eho sirr Ilaahee hoo.
Eho maut hayaatee Baahoo, Eho bhet Ilaahee hoo.”

“My Master has explained to me. The reality of living in the heart:
It is called Ism-e-A’zam, the Word of God- It is the divine mystery.
This Word is the breath of our lives; other than the Word nothing exists!
It brings life, it causes death; In it lie all the secrets of God!”
(Hazrat Sultan Bahu RA)
The Companions RA, having formed a proper gathering, used to listen to the
recitation of the Holy Quran; it has been cited in Ahadees Mubaraka that even
Ashraf-ul-Anbia SAWW would also sit among them and listen to it with
concentration. Such as this, when a group of refugees478 were engrossed in listening
the recitation, he SAWW arrived and joined them in listening it and later said, “On
the day of resurrection, you all shall enter Jannah, half a day prior to your other
wealthy brothers and the measure of that one day is 500 years”. As per a citation,
478
Muhajareen-e-Mecca.
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Hazoor SAWW said to Hazrat Ibne Masood RA, “Recite the Holy Quran to me”.
Hazrat Ibne Masood RA humbly asked, “Hazoor, shall I read it for you, whereas the
fact is that it has been revealed on your heart”. Then he SAWW said, “I like it to
listen from someone else”. Regarding listening to its recitation, the Holy Quran says:

َ ُ‫ون الَّذِي َن إِذَا ذُ ِك َر ََّّللاُ َو ِجلَتْ قُلُوبُ ُھ ْم َوإِذَا ت ُ ِليَتْ َعلَي ِْھ ْم آيَاتُهُ َزا َدتْ ُھ ْم إِي َمانًا َو َعلَ ٰى َربِ ِھ ْم يَتَ َو َّكل‬
‫ون‬ َ ُ‫إِنَّ َما ا ْل ُم ْؤ ِمن‬
“The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts become
fearful, and when His verses are recited to them, it increases them in faith; and
upon their Lord they rely”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Anfal, 8:2)
After the blessed Companions RA, the practice of listening to the recitation
was kept intact by Aulia Karam as well and they have reflected keenly on the
astounding effects which are created by listening to the Holy Quran; they endorsed
their experiences and observations in Arifana Kalam479 and also in the books on the
subject of ‘Mysticism480’, so that the Community of Risalat Maab SAWW practically
benefits from such works. Allah SWT said in the Holy Quran:

ِ َ‫َوإِذَا قُ ِر َئ ا ْلقُ ْرآ ُن فَا ْستَ ِمعُوا لَهُ َوأ‬

َ ‫نصتُوا لَعَلَّ ُك ْم ت ُ ْر َح ُم‬
‫ون‬
“So, when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention that you may
receive mercy”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-A’raf, 7:204)
The He says at another place:

َّ ‫سنَهُ ۚۗ أُو ٰلَ ِئكَ الَّذِي َن َهدَا ُه ُم‬

ۗۖ ُ‫َّللا‬ َ ‫ون أَ ْح‬
َ ُ‫ون ا ْلقَ ْو َل فَيَتَّبِع‬
َ ُ‫ الَّذِي َن يَ ْستَ ِمع‬- ‫لَ ُھ ُم ا ْلبُش َْر ٰى فَبَ ِش ْر ِعبَا ِد‬
“O’Nabi, for them are good tidings. So, give good tidings to My servants. Who listen
to speech and follow the best of it (sincerely). Those are the ones Allah has guided”
(Al-Quran, Surah Az-Zumar, 39:17-18)
The one who listens to the recitation of the Noble Quran enjoys a higher
spiritual ecstasy; with complete focus and attention, he receives blessings by virtue
of which he gets nearer to Allah SWT and intuitively engages in conversation with
Allah SWT. He, as The Perfect Noble Being and The Exalted, gives the realization of
His existence; no matter how sinful is the one who contemplates on Him with utter
focus, divine focus of even a thousandth part of a moment vanquishes the deficiency
and filth of his acts. The heart of the person is blessed with divine illumination,
darkness gets obliterated and waywardness in a person becomes non-existent. The
person is relieved of all the diseases and complexities (Labyrinth). The kind sight of

479
Mystic poetry.
480
Tassawuf.
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Allah, The Only Majestic, grants salvation from the adversities and misfortunes,
characters are formed and a rare ability to realize the pain and sufferings of
humanity gets developed among these people. The existence of such a person
becomes a ray of hope for the pain-stricken and the diseased; having been freed
from the dependency of means, he gets engrossed in The Ultimate Creator of
Means481. Having quit the pursuance of material wealth, he personifies the strength
of spirituality, he dwells day and night under the divine protection. Owing to His
Merciful Bounties and Kindness, such a person turns into a blessing; Allah Pak grants
him the power of patience and rectitude and elates him with unending blessings of
resolve and determination. Finally, that person becomes the epitome of inner
peace482 for the humanity. Allah SWT says: -

‫س َّجدًا‬
ُ ‫ان‬ ِ َ‫ون ِل ْْل َ ْذق‬ َ ‫إِذَا يُتْلَ ٰى‬
َ ‫علَي ِْھ ْم يَ ِخ ُّر‬
ً ُ‫َان َو ْع ُد َربِنَا لَ َم ْفع‬
‫وَل‬ َ ‫ان َربِنَا إِن ك‬ َ ‫س ْب َح‬
ُ ‫ون‬ َ ُ‫ َويَقُول‬-
“When it is recited to them, they fall upon their faces in prostration. And they say,
Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, the promise of our Lord has been fulfilled. And they fall
upon their faces weeping, and the Quran increases them in humble submission."
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Isra, 17:107-109)
Dear readers, these sentences may perhaps seem merely bookish, but the
truth is that the immortal Ishq of divine focus and research of an accomplished
personality of Dudhi Thal, Lilla Town, Makhdoom Syed Safdar Ali Bukhari(RA),
Sarmast Jahan Gasht, Al-Maroof Qalandar Baba Bukhari(RA) showed us the way to
seek intimacy and Qurb of Allah SWT through his(RA) prescribed manner of listening
The Noble Quran and which enlivened the dead hearts. People’s approach towards
life has changed and their characters transformed positively; the sinful have turned
into a sign of hope and happiness for the pain-stricken humanity and they illuminate
the passage of hope to the aggrieved and dying humanity. Qalandar Pak(RA) was
blessed with this prescription of success through his(RA) outright focus and he(RA)
did not restrict it to himself and remarkably proved in the best way that he(RA) was
truly a descendent of the Benefactor of Humanity, Hazoor Kareem SAWW. This is
indeed the reward of his(RA) hard work and unrelenting endeavours that in order to
seek deliverance from pain and agony, today people listen to Surah Al-Rehman
throughout the world with great interest, fervour, intense passion and love. Since it
remains unchanged irrespective of the time, therefore it is very much regarded as

481
Mussabib-ul-Asbab.
482
Sakoon-e-Qalb.
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the pinnacle of truth. Uncountable numbers of people tried this greatly blessed
method and are engaged in its further distribution to others, for the sake of ever
continuing alms. Qalandar Pak(RA) neither had any inclination towards gathering
money, nor the Malamat that lay in the passage of truth manage to waver his
resolve and passion for the humanity. Other than this, what bigger service to
humanity could there be that remaining above the social narrow mindedness and
religious factionalism, he(RA) induced such rarities into the hearts which initially we
saw in the shape of program ‘Qaseeda Burda Shareef’ and later as the program ‘Al-
Rehman’; not only that these programs won worldwide acclaim, but they also
became a source of blessing and peace to the pain-stricken and suffering humanity.
Qalandar Pak(RA) was a dweller of divine Ishq and in his(RA) self, he(RA) was a
sheer embodiment of someone who felt and realized only the pain that surrounded
the people. Despite lack of any worldly desire and disregard for it, he(RA) was
persistently engaged in the cause of pain-struck and oppressed people. His(RA)
spiritual journey has revolved around the efforts to build and awaken positive
inspirations inside human minds and hearts. Most striking aspect is that his(RA)
intensity of smile increased with increase in resistance to his(RA) efforts; and the
energy and strength of his(RA) inner self483 not only gave prominence to his(RA)
efforts, but also relieved the people from their wretchedness and ominousness.
He(RA) never cursed anyone and always stressed on his adorers to strive
against hatred. He(RA) used to say, “Always remember that the truth is
always denied and condemned, and condemnation always brings beauty
to the struggle in life”. Baba Bukhari(RA) gave the lesson of love to
everyone, “Love people, love people, no matter how intensely someone
hated you, but you should love them, and with your passionate force,
change every single person, who hate you”. One day someone questioned
Qalandar Pak(RA) that where could a friend of Allah SWT be found?
He(RA) replied, “May Allah bless you the vision”. To ensure that the person
did not feel hurt, he(RA) would always respond politely and beautifully against
anyone’s objection, expression of hatred or a question. In his(RA) extreme focus
towards Allah SWT484, Qalandar Pak(RA) most aptly used the print and electronic
media of modern times to further the message of The Ultimate Truth towards

483
Qalbi Jalal.
484
Jazbi Yaksoi.
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common people. He(RA) never made anyone as an object of his(RA) criticism in

newspaper columns, rather pointed out social evils which existed and reminded
everyone to only fear Allah SWT. He(RA) lit the torch as a delightful source of light
for spreading Ishq-e-Risalat Maab SAWW by giving the idea of a beautiful program
featuring ‘Qaseeda Burda Shareef’ through the medium of television. Such a
program, whose physical benefit to the human body is assured, as well as the pith of
the matter i.e. its intellectual, spiritual and inner strength, which is endearing the
whole society even today. Having listened to Qaseeda Burda Shareef, wherein a
patient of paralysis recovers his bodily health, his inner self also gets illuminated
with the blessed name of Muhammad SAWW. Today, the oft emanating voices of
Qaseeda Burda Shareef from every street, locality, school, mosque, radio and TV
Channels is reflective of the climax of Qalandar Pak’s(RA) focus of persistent Ishq.
The readers must also know the fact that Qaseeda Burda Shareef is not merely for
the treatment of a disease, rather it directs the people of intellect towards it. Just
imagine, when Hazrat Imam Boseri(RA) recited this encomium to Shehenshah
Konain Hazoor Pur Noor SAWW then he SAWW smiled, and his SAWW smile is the
biggest blessing and elegance of this universe; it implies that whatever has been
approved and liked by him SAWW, it is regarded as the sheer embodiment of
blessings. Now, it is a matter of sincerity of purpose and passion; whoever listened
to it with immense sincerity and focus, he got immersed and engrossed in it. What
to talk of the disease, it vanquishes darkness which lurks inside a person. Baba
Bukhari(RA) advanced from this point on and with reference to listening the
recitation of the Holy Quran, he(RA) transferred a research in the heart of his(RA)
spiritual Waris and having accepted it, the PTV made it open for the humanity at
large. As per the accepted norms, people are fond of reading it then why did this
inspiration of listening to it come about? Despite that it is recitation which is listened
in the usual prayers i.e. to say Namaz, Taraweeh and Shabeena485; it is with
listening that one ascends in the journey and moves ahead towards the realization.
Such as in the Holy Quran, Allah SWT said about the Jinns:

ۗۖ ‫الر ْش ِد فَآ َمنَّا بِ ِه‬

ُّ ‫ يَ ْھدِي إِلَى‬- ‫س ِم ْعنَا قُ ْرآنًا َع َجبًا‬
َ ‫إِنَّا‬
“And (Jinns) said, Indeed, we have heard an amazing Quran. It guides to the right
course, and we have believed in it.”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Jin, 72:1-2)

485
Shabeena - Different forms and categories of collective prayers offered in the mosques.
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Including Hazrat Umer RA, many of the blessed Companions RA and the Aulia
Karam (RA), became endeared and engrossed on listening to the Holy Quran; and
they became ambassadors of divine light. We all perform good deeds, read and
share Ahadees Mubaraka, not only that we recite the noble Quranic verses, we also
do believe in it as a source of recompense486 on this account. But the disharmony in
our Zahir487 and the Batin488 breeds unease and we fall victim to forlorn,
helplessness, impatience, ungratefulness and get entangled in a tornado of negative
thoughts; in addition to harming our brothers, we also lose the pleasure of our own
lives. We always throw the blame on others for any wrong that is committed, and
eventually one day we are hurled into disgrace by the laws of the nature; and the
society physically gets engulfed in diseases and with setting in of mental discord and
inner dissatisfaction489, it becomes a symbol of reproof. We are inclined towards
eliminating our discomfiture through pursuance of the worldly matter, we wish to
cure our malevolence and ill-will through medicines; our continuous failure in this
regard entangles us in the menace of witchcraft. Here comes the turn of relatives,
jealousy and hatred with friends. We seek help of the practitioners of Black Magic
and indulge in the vicious game of destroying our near relations.

A person may not be aware, as on account of remoteness from Allah Pak, he

may lose the status of being ‘The best of all creations490’ and get propelled into the
horridness and cruelty. Today’s society is surrounded and afflicted by fatal diseases
such as Hepatitis, Cancer, Paralysis, Tuberculosis, heart ailments and depression.
Just as I have said, the available cures do not help, everyone is vying to go abroad
for moneymaking, as if there is a different God ruling there; this is certainly that
unease which needs to be cured. Kalma Pak sits as the bedrock in the creation of
Pakistan, then why do we confront fear and terror; even to the extent that Allah’s
abode seems insecure; what has gone wrong with us? Is there anyone -----------
who would take us nearer to The Ultimate Truth by driving us away from illusory
stories and legends; bring peace to the chagrined heart and induce harmony in the
body and soul. Yes indeed, there is only one remedy to this, which stands as the call
of the current times; listening of the Holy Quran. Based on the research conducted

486
Sawab.
487
Zahir – The apparent, which is visible outwardly or perceptible.
488
Batin – The inner self, which is not visible and is hidden or imperceptible.
489
Qalbi Besakooni.
490
Ashraf-ul-Makhlooqat.
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by Qalandar Pak(RA), the program called ‘Al-Rehman’ brought tranquil to the

wandering inspirations and gave them a specific direction towards the righteous
path. Though it is brief, but worth pondering, listen to the recitation of Surah Al-
Rehman with utter focus and sincerity and feel it yourself; riddance from disease is a
tiny issue, one would rather sail in the ocean of blessings and your generations
would benefit as an outcome. It happened exactly so, peoples’ lives took a U-turn.
After having been relieved from the diseases and other complexities of life, people
began to distribute this wealth of life, hope and blessings. Listening to the recitation
of Surah Al-Rehman where on one hand people get rid of their deadly diseases, on
the other hand, their hearts get illuminated with love and affection; respect and
regard for each other turn the society into an abode of peace. Hazoor Nabi Kareem
SAWW said, “None of you will believe until you love for your brother, what you love
for yourself491". Disregarding any concern for material gains, Qalandar Pak(RA)
spread the message to entire humanity, and to every individual who met him,
worried or afflicted with a disease and pain-stricken, he(RA) would tell him to listen
to Surah Al-Rehman; and when you recover from the agony and begin to smile
again, then endeavour to enliven others with your happiness and contentment. Let
this spreading of the message become your obsession in life. Embraced with
magnetic energy, people have become active in spreading this message. Some
received the message with smiling acceptance, whereas others highlighted the need
for medicinal treatment, as being the recommended practice in line with Sunnah.
He(RA) never restrained anyone from seeking cure through medicinal treatment, but
then listening to the Holy Quran in itself is the cure; medicine acts as just the
means, whereas the Holy Quran is the cure and a blessing. There is no village,
hospital or a city where gatherings were not or are not being held for listening to the
recitation of Surah Al-Rehman and this message of listening to the Holy Quran has
not been sent. All praise be to Thy Lord, The Almighty! The diseases, whether
ordinary or the deadly ones, all kinds of patients recovered. Qalandar Pak(RA),
having braved the tumultuous ocean of ill-fame and repugnance, was blessed with
this precious pearl of hope through his(RA) unrelenting focus and determined effort;
and which shattered the societal cliché of helplessness and disappointment.
Wherever he(RA) would visit and whomever he(RA) would meet, he(RA) stressed on

491
Sahih Bukhari & Muslim.
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the need to listen to Surah Al-Rehman. There is no such department, neither any
officer, nor a politician, who was not given this message by Qalandar Pak(RA). To
gauge practical benefit from his(RA) research, some offices even conducted practical
tests on their employees regarding listening of the Holy Quran; the results were
inspiring. The strength of the body increases manifolds, the speed of work enhances
owing to correct focus and people do not get afflicted with diseases unduly.
Indulgence in wrongdoings stops, people begin to work diligently and like this many
organizations and set ups began to prosper happily. Many hospitals adopted this
manner of listening to the recitation of Surah Al-Rehman and decided for their
patients to listen to the recitation. The ratio of successful treatments soared. Most
astounding fact is that the deadly diseases, such as Hepatitis gets eliminated from
the roots within seven days, on which huge sums of money are spent on the
treatment, otherwise. Qalandar Pak(RA) says, “It is not about curing the
diseases, rather it is about curing the inspirations and perceptions; the
disease is caused by the negative inspirations. One gets blinded in the
mad rush for material gains. The unending desires of Nafs deprive a
person of the real blessing of peace; just as termite to the wood, the body
gets affected and in a short time the human structure gets entangled in
the cobweb of medicinal dependency. Whereas these medicines may be
able to cure one disease, soon another disease takes roots; certainly, this
is no treatment that one continues to take medicines throughout his life”.

Let it be known that whoever turned away from The Ultimate Creator of the
Means and chose to adopt the dependency of just the means, he got distant from
the blessings of Allah SWT; and abundant force of evil would entangle him in
damnation of fear, hopelessness, magic and demon. Qalandar Pak(RA) saved us
from all these illusions and complexities. Firstly, curing the disease, followed by
correcting the mind and finally, the process of character building; a good inspiration
could only play a constructive role in building the society. Seek opinion of the one
Who treaded this path, do not doubt him, rather experience yourself by following it,
test it; feel the inner peace yourself and save your future generations. Please do
realize that so many came to this world before us and they now lay buried
underneath the surface of earth; whose name is remembered even today? Yes
indeed, of those who ruled the hearts, of those who brought life to dead hearts.
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Every alphabet of the Holy Quran is the cure, it is the divine light; when we talk of
the cure, please remember that death is also a cure, if it comes in peace. The cure
does not only mean the riddance from diseases, rather it is the riddance from every
misfortune and evilness which is only possible through the benevolence of the Holy
Quran. This Holy Book is forever existent. Therefore, listen to Surah Al-Rehman and
having achieved salvation from every kind of evilness, illuminate your heart and
mind with the kindness of Allah SWT; and do regard his special blessing of taking
birth in a Muslim family and this privilege alone is higher than all the privileges
granted to Israelites. Present yourself in His Court so that He grants you salvation
from the diseases, such as hatred, vindictiveness, envy, malice, animosity and
abhorrence; and grants you wisdom to choose the illuminated path of peace and
then blesses you with firmness. We have been wailing over the unease and turmoil
which we all confronted in every aspect of our individual and collective lives.
Whether it be a matter of agricultural concern or an industrial and commercial
aspect, a cultural complexity or an economic issue, a bodily ailment or a mental
disorder, a spiritual unease or a heart ailment; just listen to the recitation of Surah
Al-Rehman.

This write up was drafted by me for publicizing the message of Surah Al-
Rehman and to explain the benefits of its listening. The audio recording of this
conversation was also done in my voice and was distributed for free in public. It was
aimed at addressing common queries regarding the message.

Once, Qalandar Pak(RA) phoned me during the summers and ordered me to

reach Lahore, as he(RA) was due to meet the Provincial Secretary of Agriculture and
a briefing was scheduled with reference to Surah Al-Rehman during that meeting.
Therefore, the order was complied with immediately and a meeting with Secretary
Sahib was attended by me together with Qalandar Pak(RA). The secretary was a
very kind person, he listened to the conversation properly with keen interest and
requested for preparation of an audio cassette for easy comprehension by ordinary
farmers. The Secretary requested that audio cassette on one side should have the
recitation of Surah Al-Rehman and on the other side it should have the recording of
my conversation. He assured that copies of this audio cassette would be made by
Agriculture Department for distribution among the farmers. I returned to Rawalpindi
after the meeting and got busy in the usual official commitments. Qalandar Pak(RA)
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did remind me once and I assured him(RA) that after having jotted down the text, it
will be recorded soon. As I was returning from the office in the evening, my foot
suddenly twisted, just outside the house. Apparently there seemed no reason for
that and I did not feel anything at that time. After a while, few people came to the
house for Dua and with whom I kept sitting at one place till 10 PM for Mast Mast
Session. When the visitors were departing, and I tried to get up to see them off, I
could not get up. I looked at my twisted foot which by that time had badly swollen
and I was unable to stand due to intense pain. After having granted leave to all of
them, I dipped my foot in warm water, but to no avail. Next day, having got the
information, all loving followers came to me carrying with them either an ointment
or some oil for massaging the foot. I was now restricted to the bed. It struck to me
during this time that perhaps I should begin to write the script for recording of
cassette; and there could not be a better occasion than that, for the task. Hence, I
wrote a script for next five days by the title of ‘Rizq492’ and recorded it on the
cassette at home. The pain subsided exactly on the day this work finished. By this
way, I understood the point that lax and laziness in compliance of the commands
given by the Murshad is on account of our Nafs and one must strongly guard against
it. More so, Qalandar Pak(RA) had transferred the research in my heart and my
engagements to the contrary were inappropriate. Copies of that audio cassette were
distributed in the villages by many thousands. I am reproducing the transcript of the
same audio cassette so that you gain strength in the process of advancing Surah Al-
Rehman and by the benevolent Faiz of Qalandar Pak(RA), you are blessed with
enlightenment.

Rizq
Allah Pak stated in the Holy Quran:

‫ين‬ ۚ ‫ع َھ‬
ٍ ‫اۗ ُك ٌّل فِي ِكتَا‬
ٍ ‫ب ُّم ِب‬ َ ‫ستَ ْو َد‬ ْ ‫َّللا ِر ْزقُ َھا َويَ ْعلَ ُم ُم‬
ْ ‫ستَقَ َّر َها َو ُم‬ ِ َّ ‫علَى‬ ِ ‫َو َما ِمن دَابَّ ٍة فِي ْاْل َ ْر‬
َ ‫ض ِإ ََّل‬
“And there is no creature on earth but that upon Allah is its provision, and He
knows its place of dwelling and place of storage. All is in a clear register.”
(Al-Quran, Surah Hud, 11:6)
This entire universe solely is owned by Allah SWT, The Possessor of Majesty and All
Honour.

Allah SWT stated in Surah Yasin:

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Subsistence or providence.
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“His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, "Be," and it is.”
(Al-Quran, Surah Yasin, 36:82)
It means that as He desires, it simply comes to existence. Just think, when Allah
SWT has said openly about the subsistence, then we must believe that claim of The
Creator and The Ultimate Owner is absolute truth, and The Real and The Most Loyal
Being towards a person is The Mighty Lord of the universe. Allah Pak blessed us with
a body and its every attribute and ability holds the status of complete providence.
Our vision, hearing, speech, touch, our emotions and inspirations, our sorrows,
happiness, knowledge, beauty, love, to the extent that even the physical strength of
our body; it is all His providence. Above all, our faith is also the providence, He is
The Perfect Provider, Who before the birth of a child, arranges for his sustenance.
That Beneficent and Merciful Being, Who has co-related Himself with love of the
motherhood, and said that if the creation desires to know about the nature of my
love then they should understand that even if the love of the motherhood is added
up 70 times, the love of This Beneficent and The Merciful is far greater and many
times over. Take the example of a mother, how intensely she loves her child, this
love is immeasurable. Irrespective of colour or creed of the mother, no matter how a
child looked, he is most dear to his mother; no mother throws her child into the fire.
Rather, she willingly put her life in the harm’s way for the sake of her child. Now
imagine, that Pure Being, Who is The Real Creator and The Ultimate Owner, how
intensely He loves the person. This True Lord has kept the Paradise underneath feet
of the mother and gave us the awareness of her glorified status. Hence, it is only
Allah SWT, Who elevates a girl to the renowned status of a mother and at this point,
He is emphasizing on us as to how near He actually is, to His creation. Though the
physical mother does not live forever and life ends, but The Mother, Whose love is
far greater than the love of 70 mother does not meet death and is immortal; He is
forever existent. We received this inspiration and understanding from the code of life
which was revealed onto the most respected and beloved of Allah SWT and our most
dear Prophet Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa SAWW i.e. The Holy Quran; its practical
manifestation is the account of Sarkar-e-Pak’s SAWW blessed life.
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“Nigah-e-Ishq-o-Masti Mein Wohi Awal, Wohi Akhir

Wohi Quran, Wohi Furqan, Wohi Yasin, Wohi Taha”

“Love’s eyes, not slow to kindle, hail him Alpha and Omega i.e. The Beginning and
The Infinite End, Chapter, and Word, and Book. I would not go.
Doctor Iqbal has explained the context of divine Ishq, as that exists
between Allah SWT and His Beloved Prophet Muhammad SAWW”
(Hazrat Allama Doctor Muhammad Iqbal RA)
He SAWW said, “You must show gratitude for whatever has been granted to
you by Allah SWT. The expression of gratitude increases His blessings”. If we remain
grateful to Allah SWT for the qualities and capabilities granted by Him, then He
further refines these qualities and capabilities and grants further prosperity in our
subsistence; and He safeguards this subsistence from the act of devil. He fills our
hearts with love and respect for each other; the home, as well as the society turns
into an abode of peace and tranquility. Allah Pak has decorated this universe with all
kinds of His bounties for our comfort. Beautiful colours, trees, fruits, flowers,
greenery, mountains, rivers, oceans, animals, grazing animals, birds, sun, moon,
stars, clouds, rain, wind, beauty of variable seasons; all these blessings were created
for the human beings, and every blessing was made to act as the means for their
subsistence and livelihood. Animals and birds including the grazing animals were
made to serve each other as subsistence. Animal skins were made to serve the
humanly needs. Trees were created for building homes and furniture. Fruits were
created for eating, whereas flowers for adding to the beauty and serving as
medicines. Mountains were laden with minerals by Him SWT, the rivers and the
oceans with such blessings as fish; and created water for the generation of
electricity and sustaining the crops. He SWT designed variety of fascinating seasons
to embellish the earth with vast array of greenery. Rain is poured down by Him SWT
as an exquisite blessing to adorn the earth with elegance. The providence of each
creation was pre-planned and earmarked. He SWT ensures that everything exists in
respective spheres and orbits. He SWT established the supremacy of humans over
the deadliest of beasts and other crawling creatures of earth. This is only possible
when a person lives his life as per the injunctions of Allah SWT and ensures that he
does not surpass the bounds set by Him; only then he would be able to enjoy these
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blessings. Otherwise, whoever seeks to step outside the given bounds, he seeks to
breakdown the laws of the nature and himself gets defeated in the turn of events, as
a consequence of his wrongdoings; even the tiniest of the creatures would be able
to harm him. Hazrat Habib Bin Saleem Al-Rai (RA) is an accomplished Darwesh
(Sufi) who used to sit with Hazrat Salman Farsi RA. A Buzurg says about him that he
once saw him offering the prayers as he passed by closer to him on the banks of
Euphrates River while a wolf was guarding his sheep. He said that he was
astonished to see that how a wolf could guard the sheep. Hazrat Habib Bin Saleem
(RA) asked me the purpose of my visit after completing his (RA) prayer. I asked him
(RA) that O’ Shaikh, please explain this relationship of wolf with sheep, what does it
mean? He (RA) said, “It meant that the herdsman of sheep held a relationship with
The Ultimate Truth”. After saying this he put a wooden bowl under a stone. That
Buzurg saw that two fountains sprung from it. One of the fountain gave milk,
whereas the other oozed honey; which he (RA) offered him to drink. The Buzurg
asked him (RA) that O’ Shaikh, how you got this blessed rank. He (RA) replied,
“Through abidance of Hazrat Muhammad SAWW”. Then he (RA) said that O’ son, a
water fountain was released from a stone for the community of Hazrat Musa AS,
even though they opposed him AS; the rank of Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa SAWW is
higher than that of Hazrat Musa AS. Why would the stone not give me honey and
milk when I adhered to Hazrat Muhammad SAWW?

I requested him (RA) to bless me with some advice. He (RA) told me not to
make my heart as a receptacle of worldly desires and do not turn my stomach into a
pot of forbidden stuff, since people got wrecked because of these two things and
their salvation also lay in safeguarding against them. You have seen that when a
person is adorned with the divine love and abidance of the blessed manners of
Risalat Maab SAWW, then all creatures become subservient. The blessing of life is a
bounty of Allah SWT and the biggest bounty of The True Lord is to be part of the
blessed community of Risalat Maab SAWW. The blessings of this universe exist for
all, alike; whether they are pious or spoiled, Muslims or disbelievers, but the biggest
of all blessings is the ‘faith’ compared to which all worldly comforts or convenience
carry no value. Through the wealth of ‘faith’ alone, we could be regarded as His ‘Vice
or Deputy’. It is the faith which tells us that Allah SWT has a right over us and it is
that we should understand Allah SWT. Hazrat Muhammad SAWW said:
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“If you people had gained Ma’arifat493 of Haq Ta’alla, as was the right to
understand The Ultimate Truth, then you would have walked on waters, and
mountains would have trembled on your call”

Hazrat Allama Iqbal RA has very aptly said:

“Ye Ghazi, Ye Tere Purisrar Bande. Jinhain Tu Ne Bakhsha Hai Zuaq-e-Khudai

Do-Neem in Ki Thoukar Se Sehra-o-Darya. Simat Kar Pahar In Ki Haibat Se Rayi”
“These warriors, victorious, These worshippers of Yours,
Whom You have granted the will to win power in Your name;
Who cleave rivers and woods in twain,
Whose terror turns mountains into dust;”
(Hazrat Allama Doctor Muhammad Iqbal RA)
Hence, the command of universe is synonymous with true love of Allah SWT,
which is the real purpose of our creation. Just as Allah SWT said:

ِ ‫نس ِإ ََّل ِل َي ْعبُد‬

‫ُون‬ ِ ْ ‫َو َما َخلَ ْقتُ ا ْل ِج َّن َو‬
َ ‫اْل‬
“I did not create the jinn and the humans except to worship (understand) Me”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Zaariat, 51:56)

Today’s society is marred by discomfiture; numerous types of diseases have

surrounded it. The inner hatred, envy, vindictiveness, malice, and hypocrisy have
pushed the people towards animality; they are physically, morally and spiritually
afflicted with pain and agony. The malice of egocentricity has deprived them of the
feeling of love. To achieve personal motives, they are willing to adopt any legal or
illegal means; and by this, not only that they indulge in disheartening the people,
but owing to their ever-persistent negativity, they perish oppressed people under
their feet. Let it be known that providence is destined, and we need to pursue it
positively with correct action and by remaining within the bounds set forth by Allah
SWT. A person’s task is to practically utilize the resources with a sincere intent; for
the efforts to bear fruit, indeed it is contingent upon Allah’s SWT will. Now our
brothers, farmers should think that when they plough the earth and sow the seeds,
in whom they repose their trust and wait for the buds to come about; surely, they
repose their trust in Allah SWT. Let this be known too that The Provider and
Sustainer of all creations is Allah SWT, alone. Then, why do we fear the population

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The knowledge and understanding.
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and growth of animals, birds, insects and humans. It is only Him, Who creates; and
arrangement of the providence is His task which absolutely and entirely not a
َ ‫ت َو ْاْل َ ْر‬
difficult thing for Him. Just as it is said in ‘Ayat-ul-Kursi’: ‫ض ۖ َو ََل‬ ِ ‫اوا‬ َّ ‫س ُّيهُ ال‬
َ ‫س َم‬ ِ ‫س َع ك ُْر‬
ِ ‫َو‬
‫“ يَئ ُو ُدہُ ِح ْف ُظ ُھ َما‬His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation
tires Him not” (Al-Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:255). He has gathered all the
creations on the same earth and subsistence of each one of them is earmarked
separately. Allah is All Perfect (Subhan Allah).

It is that very aspect, in which by reposing trust, we can get rid of

disappointment and uneasiness; consequently, we can feel the pleasure in the
blessings of Allah SWT. Today, if our brother farmers are confronted with pest
attacks, shortage of rainfall, diseases among the animals, uneasiness in the homes
and hopelessness, then they must understand that the situation would further
worsen by being worrisome or untrusting and it will not improve. It is The Same
Lord, Who rules the universe even today; they are the blessings of The Same Lord
that continue to shower upon us to this day. We only need to establish a relation
and contact only with Allah SWT. He SWT is running the affairs of this universe and
it is only Him SWT who can affect betterment. Surely, we have forgotten the lesson
of true understanding. He SWT awaits us, even today. Our negative aspirations have
distanced us from the blessings of Allah SWT. There is again a need for us to imbibe
positivity, pure inspirations and sincere intent. Let us come and delve in this state of
divine trust so that we get the inner peace. Allah SWT has blessed us with such
bounty as The Holy Quran and by turning away from it, we have lost our peace and
have fallen victims to incurable diseases. We do take medicines but tend to forget
that The Real Curer is Allah SWT.
In the materialistic world of today, it is the strength of The Holy Quran that
people are turning to Islam by listening to it. It must be properly ingrained in mind
that verses of Allah SWT i.e. The Holy Quran is the finest and the best thing for
inner strength and purity. All Muslims have been directed to listen to it. Among other
miracles of the Holy Quran, one of the miracles is that because of being so deeply
touched, one does not experience languor while listening to it. To the extent that the
disbelievers of Quresh Tribe used to come discreetly at night and on listening to the
recitation of the Holy Quran during the prayers by Aan Hazrat SAWW, they would
get keenly interested and amazed. One night, Utaba feinted when he was discreetly
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listening to the recitation of Holy Quran by Aan Hazrat SAWW; he told Abu Jahl that
he had come to know about its divinity. Similarly, Allah SWT sent Jinns to Hazoor-e-
Akram SAWW and thereafter they began to visit him SAWW in big numbers and
listened to the verses of Allah SWT (The Holy Quran). Hence, Allah SWT said:

َ ‫س ِم ْعنَا قُ ْرآنًا‬
- ‫ع َجبًا‬ ْ ‫ي أَنَّهُ ا‬
َ ‫ست َ َم َع نَفَ ٌر ِم َن ا ْل ِج ِن فَقَالُوا ِإنَّا‬ َّ َ‫ي ِإل‬ ِ ُ ‫قُ ْل أ‬
َ ‫وح‬
‫ش ِد فَآ َمنَّا ِب ِه َولَن نُّش ِْركَ ِب َر ِبنَا أ َ َحدًا‬
ْ ‫الر‬ُّ ‫يَ ْھدِي ِإلَى‬
“Say, [O’ Muhammad], "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened
and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Quran. (Then Allah informed us about
the statement of those jinn, that) Quran guides the heart of the spiritually sick to the
right course, and we have believed in it. And we will never associate with our Lord,
anyone.”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Jinn, 72:1 & 2)
The Holy Quran, in addition to be an embodiment of subtle beauty, perfect
expression, purity and effectivity, it gives guidance to the creation that Allah SWT
condemns those who seek praise in the world and He raises the respect of those
who are condemned by seekers of the world. Prior to his conversion to Islam, when
Hazrat Umer Farooq RA heard that his RA sister and brother-in-law have converted
to Islam, he RA picked up the sword and decided to kill them by freeing the heart
with their love. Hazrat Khubab RA used to teach recitation of the Holy Quran to his
RA sister and brother-in-law. When he RA reached at the door of their house, he
heard Hazrat Khubab RA reciting Surah Taha to them; he RA entered the house and
beat both, his sister and brother-in-law. Seeing blood on the face of his RA sister, his
RA heart turned tender. On the instruction of his RA sister, first he RA bathed and
then recited the same Surah Taha from the Holy Quran. Allah says in The Holy
Quran:

‫ إِ ََّل تَ ْذ ِك َرةً ِل َمن يَ ْخش َٰى‬- ‫شقَ ٰى‬ َ ‫علَ ْيكَ ا ْلقُ ْر‬
ْ َ‫آن ِلت‬ َ َ‫َما أ‬
َ ‫نز ْلنَا‬
“[O’ Nabi] We have not sent down to you the Quran that you be distressed. But only
as a reminder for those who fear [Allah].”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Taha, 20:2 & 3)
Having recited this, Hazrat Umer RA got engrossed in its deeper aspects and his RA
heart abound the subtle truth contained in it; and he RA began to think about the
following and its acceptance. Finally, he RA went to present himself RA in the court
of Nabi SAWW to accept Islam; Later, he RA came to be known as ‘Farooq-e-Azam
RA’. It is famously known that when the Companions RA recited this verse of Holy
Quran in the presence of Rasool Allah SAWW:
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‫عذَابًا أَ ِلي ًما‬ ً ‫إِ َّن لَ َد ْينَا أَنك‬

ُ ‫َاَل َو َج ِحي ًما – َو َطعَا ًما ذَا‬
َّ ‫غ‬
َ ‫ص ٍة َو‬
“Indeed, with Us [for them] are shackles and burning fire. And food that chokes and
a painful punishment”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Muzzammil, 73:12 & 13)
Then having feinted with grief, Hazoor Pur Noor SAWW fell. It is said that a person
recited this verse in presence of Hazrat Umer RA:

ُ‫سو ًءا فَ َال َم َر َّد لَه‬ َّ ‫َوإِذَا أَ َرا َد‬

ُ ‫َّللاُ بِقَ ْو ٍم‬
“And when Allah intends for a people ill, there is no repelling it.”
(Al-Quran, Surah Ar-Ra’ad, 13:11)
Then, Hazrat Umer RA shouted the slogan and feinted. After having lifted him RA,
the people took him RA to the house where he RA remained sick for a month due to
fear of Allah SWT. Allah SWT says:

ِ َ ‫ست َ ِمعُواْ لَهُ َوأ‬

َ‫نصتُواْ لَعَلَّ ُك ْم ت ُ ْر َح ُمون‬ ْ ‫ئ ا ْلقُ ْرآنُ فَا‬
َ ‫َو ِإ َذا قُ ِر‬
“When the Quranic verses are recited, listen with fullest concentration and in silence
so that you are blessed with fullest mercy”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Araf 7:204)
In whatever manner a person may recite the Holy Quran; people have been
ordained to listen with complete silence and proper attention. Then Allah SWT said,
“O’Nabi, so give good tidings to My servants. Those who listen to speech and follow
the best of it” (as quoted above: Al-Quran, Surah Az-Zumar, 39:17-18). And Allah
SWT said this as well, “And the people, in front of whom, when Allah SWT is
mentioned, their hearts get filled up with fear” (as quoted above: Al-Quran, Surah
Al-Anfal, 8:2). Allah SWT again said:

‫وب‬ ِ َّ ‫َّللا أ َ ََل بِ ِذ ْك ِر‬

ُ ُ‫َّللا ت َ ْط َمئِ ُّن ا ْلقُل‬ ِ َّ ‫ِين آ َمنُوا َوت َ ْط َمئِ ُّن قُلُوبُ ُھم بِ ِذ ْك ِر‬
َ ‫الَّذ‬
“Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of
Allah. Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah, hearts are assured."
(Al-Quran, Surah Ar-Ra’ad, 13:28)

Please do remember, as against the above assertion, Allah SWT has also
objected to those people who do not listen to the Holy Quran, as per the injunction
and by listening through the ears, they do not absorb it in their hearts: Allah SWT
said:

‫اب َع ِظي ٌم‬ َ ‫س ْم ِع ِھ ْم َو َعلَ ٰى أَ ْب‬

ٌ َ‫ص ِار ِه ْم ِغش ََاوةٌ َولَ ُھ ْم َعذ‬ َ ‫َّللاُ َعلَ ٰى قُلُو ِب ِھ ْم َو َعلَ ٰى‬
َّ ‫َختَ َم‬
“Allah has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their hearing, and over their vision
is a veil. And for them is a great punishment.”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:7)
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Allah SWT then said:

“And they will say, "If only we had been listening or reasoning, we would not be
among the companions of the Blaze."
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Mulk, 67:10)
Sarkar-e-Dojahan SAWW said to Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood RA, “Recite for me
Quran, so that I listen”. He RA enquired that should he RA recite it for him SAWW,
whereas it was revealed onto him SAWW? He SAWW said, “I like to listen to its
recitation from someone else”. This is a clear evidence of this fact that compared to
a reader; a listener is in a better state of perfection. These happenings tell us that
our success lie only in connecting to the Holy Quran. Our connection with the Holy
Quran blesses us with the nearness of Allah SWT, and eventually we get salvation
from misfortunes, evilness, disquiet and disappointments by the blessings and
bounties of Allah SWT.

PTV Islamabad recently produced a program named ‘Al-Rehman’. It has been

revealed in that program that the patients suffering from incurable diseases recover
by listening to the Holy Quran, even today; this holy book is a living miracle. Even in
the current times, one can get rid of the spiritual complications and can find relief
from mental agony and torment. The research and basic theme of the program was
given by Makhdoom Syed Safdar Ali Bukhari Sahib (RA). Makhdoom Bukhari Sahib
(RA) is known among the people as Qalandar Baba Bukhari (RA). For a long time,
he(RA) personally carried out practical tests on innumerable disappointed and
distressed people to realize the effects created by the recitation of the Holy Quran.
Later, this research was handed over to PTV by him(RA) for conceiving a program
called ‘Al-Rehman’. The program ‘Al-Rehman’ was telecasted for six months by PTV
and it drew tremendous acclaim and applauds, both inland and abroad. Each
program featured the expressions of people who listened to Surah Al-Rehman with
full concentration. Slowly and with great care, people were explained the method of
its listening i.e. how to listen and for many days. Consequently, uncountable number
of people followed that method and later got their medical examinations redone.
These people participated in the program along with their medical reports. They
confirmed as to how Allah SWT bestowed mercy on them and they recovered from
their diseases. The patients included those suffering from heart and liver ailments,
cancer, paralyses, tuberculosis, mental and spiritual incongruities and maximum
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numbers among them were the patients of hepatitis. The recordings of the program
were done in different cities, villages and hospitals. Significant results were achieved
among the patients in hospitals and thus many hospitals instituted arrangements for
listening of the recitation of Surah Al-Rehman by the patients in different wards.
Later, when the results were compiled, it was revealed that ratio of successful
treatment in the hospitals had risen manifolds. In this manner, the research of
Qalandar Baba Bukhari (RA) and his(RA) compassionate love for human society
provided comfort to distressed and dying humanity. He(RA) said, “Majority of the
people are unable to purchase expensive medicines and lack of finances
for undergoing various surgeries should not result in enduring pain and
agony. Instead, people can just buy an audio cassette worth Rs. 30/- only,
to get riddance from their diseases. Likewise, well to do people can avoid
incurring expenditures of travelling abroad and it is better that they
undergo treatment available within the country and along with it seek
approval of Allah SWT by listening to the recitation of Surah Al-Rehman.
Surely, recovery of health is granted by Allah SWT.”

The program ‘Al-Rehman’ was shown in all European and American States by
Prime TV Channel through satellite coverage and many people benefitted from it. All
listeners, our brother farmers may note down the method of listening to Surah Al-
Rehman.

Buy the audio cassette of the recitation of Surah Al-Rehman in the voice of
Qari Abdul Basit. All people and those in the family should gather around. Water and
the glass should be kept on person. Close your eyes and free the mind from all
concerns and imagine that Allah SWT is watching, hearing and is showering
blessings, expressing kindness and granting relief (from the diseases). Thereafter,
listen to the recitation with full concentration through the ears of the heart. Open
your eyes when the recitation is finished and take half-filled glass of water. Close
your eyes once again and call out ‘Allah’ thrice through the depth of your heart and
drink the water in three sips. This practice should be undertaken once in the
morning, afternoon and evening for seven consecutive days; listening the recitation
three times a day, in the morning, afternoon and the evening; and drink water as
per the explained method after each listening practice. Play the audio cassette of
Surah Al-Rehman in the fields to safeguard the crops from pests and other natural
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disasters. In the west, people are enhancing the yield of crops by playing music in
the fields; this has been proven through scientific research that growth of plants
increases through music. Now imagine, if the recitation of Surah Al-Rehman is
played in the fields, not only that a better yield would be gained, by the blessings of
Allah SWT, the crops would also remain safe from all kinds of evilness. Other than
this, in case of sick animals, please remember to put your hand on the sick animal,
close your eyes and after saying ‘Allah’ thrice, supplicate fervently through the heart.
Open the eyes after the supplication and blow air through the mouth on the animal.
In addition to this, take some water in a utensil, close your eyes after having dipped
the hands in water say ‘Allah’ thrice and supplicate fervently through the heart.
Open the eyes after supplication and blow air through the mouth on the water. Let
the animal drink this water. In addition to recovering from the disease, the quantity
of daily milk production would also increase among the milk producing animals.
Surely, recovery of health is granted by Allah SWT. This method is proven by proper
tests; you may try it as well.
When I went to Lahore after the release of this audio cassette, Qalandar
Pak(RA) showed me to a farmer who was visiting him(RA) at the residence. He said
that he gathered some people in his house after listening to the recitation for seven
days, prepared for them a dessert with only 125 grams of semolina (Sooji ka Halwa)
and played to them the recitation of Surah Al-Rehman. After a short time, people
began to pour in from adjoining villages and gather around to listen to Surah Al-
Rehman. That is how the 125 grams Semolina dessert increased to 1000 grams and
despite this increased load, the farmer continued with his beneficent act. After some
time, I happened to visit Multan for attending the marriage ceremony of Mian Saeed
Sahib. During this time, we asked Saeed Sahib to arrange for us a Van so that we all
could visit the Shrine of Hazrat Baba Farid Shakar Ganj (RA) located in Pakpattan
Sharif. During that journey, I saw wall chalking done everywhere on the walls and
big boulders which said that, “Play the recitation of Surah Al-Rehman in the fields for
healthy crops”. I got invigorated on seeing the astounding effect of the audio
cassette prepared by the blessings of Qalandar Pak(RA). I had been visiting the
Shrine of Hazrat Baba Ganj Shakar (RA) earlier as well and we used to stay at the
residence of Raja Akhtar Sahib, located in Arifwala. The father of Raja Akhtar Sahib
was a devout adorer of Faqirs. Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Two types of people
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follow behind a Faqir, one is called as ‘Faqir Dost494’, he meets the Faqir
occasionally and leaves after having requested for prayers or Dua;
whereas the other one, who is called a ‘Faqir Parast495’, he is Sahib-e-
Asool and he fully submits and annihilates himself in the love of a Faqir”. I
also met a Nanga Majzoob Baba Essa in Arifwala. On one occasion, I stayed in
Arifwala for over 20 days and even Eid-ul-Azha was spent there; then Qalandar
Pak(RA) rang up and ordered, “It is enough Syed Baba, just return”. I called Doctor
Mubashar Sahib once for the recording of Surah Al-Rehman. Doctor Sahib is a
famous and an accomplished psychiatrist. I told him that I want to play the
recitation of Surah Al-Rehman in a particular ward of psychiatric patients in his
hospital. He accepted our request and to start with, we first recorded the
expressions of Doctor Sahib. Doctor Sahib is a Faqir Parast person. The element of
love and pain is prominently felt in his conversation. Doctor Sahib regards Mohtarma
Abida Parveen as his Murshad, everyone knows that life of Abida Sahiba revolves
around loving the Sufia Karam and singing their Sufiana poetry496. After recording
the interview of Doctor Sahib, I requested him to gather most dangerous patients of
your ward in a hall. Doctor Sahib opined that some patients were extremely violent
in their behaviour and gathering them would be risky. He did however make the
arrangements on my insistence. I conversed with the patients when they had
gathered and told them that I had come to make them listen to Surah Al-Rehman. I
realized that they were expressionless on my conversation; as though, no one had
listened anything. Thereafter, I commanded them in a louder tone, “Close your eyes
and listen to Surah Al-Rehman”. We then played the recitation. When we asked
them to open the eyes after 20 minutes, all of them showed signs of softness and
carried a subtle smile on their faces; whereas few had tears dripping down from
their eyes, all of them were asked to drink water, after which followed the session of
recording their expressions and feelings. When I asked the first patient who
was a dangerous psychiatric patient, as to what did he feel; he first looked
at me and then towards the hospital staff and said, “It is for the first time
that someone spoke about Allah here, it was pleasurable, I felt peaceful”.
Everyone was astonished and said that he never used to speak and only resorted to

494
Faqir Dost - A person who respects and regards a Faqir, momentarily for his love of the world.
495
Faqir Parast – A devout adorer and follower of a Faqir who seeks to tread the path of truth & ultimate glory.
496
Arifana Kalam.
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aggressive behaviour. We experienced through this recording that Surah Al-Rehman

was a great blessing even for the psychiatric diseases. The people of logic ask from
us the reasons; as to how did it happen? Or, as to how would it happen?
Doctor Allama Iqbal has very aptly said:

“Aqal-o-Dil-o-Nigah Ka Murshid-e-Awaleen Hai Ishq

Ishq Na Ho Tou Sharaa-o-Deen, Bott Kadda'ay Tasawwarat
Sidq-e-Khalil(AS) Bhi Hai Ishq, Sabr-e-Hussain(RA) Bhi Hai Ishq
Maarka'ay Wajood Mein, Badar-o-Hunain Bhi Hai Ishq”
“Intellect, heart and vision, all must take their first lessons from Love
Religion and the religious law breed idols of illusion if there is no Love.
The truthfulness of Abraham (AS) is but a form of Love, and so is the patience of
Husain (RA). And so are Badr and Hunayn, in the battle of existence.”
(Hazrat Allama Doctor Muhammad Iqbal RA)

In the year 2000, I got the opportunity to visit the house of Captain Mannan
with Qalandar Pak(RA). The wife of Captain Mannan was a devout adorer of
Qalandar Pak(RA). Mannan Sahib used to take around Qalandar Pak(RA) for Gasht in
his car. Captain Tahir, the eldest son of Mannan Sahib is also a fond adorer of
Qalandar Pak(RA). Doctor Erum, who is the daughter of Mannan Sahib and whom all
Kakas and Kakian call as ‘Mom’, is a Clinical Psychologist. She is the only one in the
family who zealously adores Qalandar Pak(RA) with her heart and soul. It was to
acknowledge this ardent love that Qalandar Pak(RA) visited this house. Then people
began to gather routinely in their house which was in F-8/4 (Islamabad). The house
would always remain filled with people who were desirous to meet Qalandar
Pak(RA). Your Mom used to cook Lungar for everyone and that is how Mast Mast
Sessions with people continued till late at night. Whenever Qalandar Pak(RA) needed
to take rest, he(RA) would always do so in your Mom’s room; and he(RA) would
always take her along to meet the visiting people. This routine was followed till I got
married to Doctor Erum Sahiba. A house was rented in G-11 (Islamabad) after the
marriage; the visits of Qalandar Pak(RA) then shifted to this house. He(RA) even
passed his(RA) last days in the same house and departed to eternity from here.
Doctor Erum Sahiba is my younger wife, whereas everyone’s Maa Ji is my elder wife.
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The efforts and services of both are praiseworthy. However, regarding

your Maa Ji, there is no doubt in saying that my elder wife has a
prominent role in strengthening my relation and ardent following of
Qalandar Pak(RA). Owing to our connection with a Faqir of Malamati
Order, when all the people and relatives had cut their ties, your Maa Ji
always sided with me determinedly; which she does so till today with
same fervour. The love of my younger wife with Qalandar Pak(RA) is also
intensely beauteous. Qalandar Pak(RA) told her, “Dear daughter, no
matter you are right or wrong, Baba would always side with you”. Socially,
the second marriage is generally not received well, but the acceptance
meted out to it by your Maa Ji is commendable, rather it stands as an
example. On the other hand, your Mom’s love and assent is indeed
matchless and she is forever engaged in propagating the message of
Qalandar Pak(RA). Whether it was prior to the marriage, or after it, every
breath of her life is and was dedicated to the sincere love of Qalandar
Pak(RA).

The establishment of Astaana in the house located in F-10/2

(Islamabad) and preparation of Lungar during oft sessions of Dua
superbly exhibits the enormous love of my elder wife towards Qalandar
Pak(RA) and it is an excellent evidence of her earnest relation with
him(RA). It is a strange fact that the house where we are presently residing, is the
same house where a staunch Kaki of Qalandar Pak(RA) used to live. A very dear
person, Doctor Armaghan is the owner of this house. Doctor Sahib has a very strong
bond with Qalandar Pak(RA). His love and consistency could be gauged from the
fact that he pursues the command of Qalandar Pak(RA)till today which was given
during his(RA) lifetime to all doctors who adored him(RA), that they must visit Lilla
Town once a week to attend the patients. He(RA) had also established a dispensary
there which administered free medicines to the visiting patients. After the departure
of Qalandar Pak(RA) to eternity, only two doctors complied to this command and
continue to visit regularly till to-date; they are Doctor Shehzad and Doctor
Armaghan. Whether it is summer or winter time, irrespective of the harshness of
weather, they never miss the day. Their manner of abidance reflects their sincere
love with the Faqir, which is indeed an exquisite quality of these two doctors. We
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shifted to the house of Doctor Armaghan in 2014. Let me narrate an incident

regarding this house. Once, I received a call from Qalandar Pak(RA) during
the daytime, he(RA) said, “Syed Baba, a person has come to me who
desires to become the Chief Minister and says that please get me the
onerous position. I have told him that this task is performed by Syed Baba.
Therefore, you come over here”. He(RA) then handed the phone over to a
Kaki who explained to me the location. When I reached there, I saw that
Qalandar Pak(RA) was lying and a person was kneading his(RA) feet. As
soon as I entered, Qalandar Pak(RA) introduced him and said that he was
Arbab Ghulam Rahim and he awaits my Dua in his favour. He(RA) then got
up and moved outside. I sat with him and conducted Dua. After some
time, he was made the Chief Minister of Sindh. Qalandar Pak(RA) then
reminded him to spread the message of Surah Al-Rehman and said that
other than this, he(RA) had no business with him. The worldly
commitments in relation to his position kept him from attending to this
injunction; so, one day, Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Arbab would become
Rubab”. He was removed from the position after some time”. The Chief
Minister, once visited Islamabad and over the phone expressed his desire for a
meeting. I told him that there was no need for him to visit and that I would visit him
myself. Taking along Zahid Jhangvi Sahib, who is a fond adorer of Qalandar
Pak(RA), we proceeded to Sindh House in his Suzuki Car; in such a car, whose
windows would not even shut properly. When we reached Sindh House, we found
the Chief Minister stood waiting for us along with many other people. The people
present at the reception were surprised to see us arriving in a shabby old car and
the fact that the Chief Minister eagerly awaited us, so they took us to a room with
great warmth. They kept repeating that in my voice and accent, there was a
semblance of the voice and accent of Qalandar Pak(RA) and they were amazed to
see that. I told him exactly that the purpose of visiting him was nothing but to
further the message of Surah Al-Rehman and asked him to convey to the Education
Department for ensuring that Surah Al-Rehman was listened in colleges and
universities. He kept asking me as to whether there were any services to be
rendered or orders for him; but I reiterated my message to him which was exactly
as per the command of Qalandar Pak(RA). What could the worldly people give us;
truly, everything is granted and blessed by Allah SWT, alone. I say this even
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today that whoever has been granted with whatever bounty, the sole
provider of that is Allah SWT. One may ascend to any position; the actual
thing is striving to ease the pain of humanity. One needs to serve the
purpose in a manner that tomorrow after death; he can face the
accountability. Qalandar Pak(RA) had no personal business with the
people holding high positions. He(RA) used to only stress on them, “Listen
to Surah Al-Rehman and deliver this message to the people in your
surroundings”.

While staying in Islamabad, Qalandar Pak(RA) used to keep me with him(RA)

either during the evenings or sometimes from morning till late night. People would
come and go back afterwards; the foundation which was laid by him(RA) evoked
positivity and now someone was to build the character for which one needed to be
casted after due heating up in a fiery furnace. I recall that everyone used to leave by
midnight. During a winter night after when everyone had left, Qalandar Pak(RA)
went into the state of Istaghraq in a room. I kept sitting in the drawing room as a
guest, repeatedly reading the newspaper many times over; Nafs also tried to cause
agitation. Nafs advanced all kinds of inspirations inside me, as to what I
was doing there when everyone had already left and that they must be
resting in their beds and for what purpose I sat there, what would I get
out of it and what have you got thus far; the Nafs kept up its effort and as
soon as the intensity of its maneuver grew harder, the voice of Qalandar
Pak(RA) came, “Syed Baba, you can call someone to bring the car, then we
leave”. I looked at the watch, it was 3 AM. I immediately called up Saleem
Akhtar Sahib and instructed him to come over. He arrived in half an hour.
Then Qalandar Pak(RA) voiced, “Saleem Kaka has arrived, Baba would just
be there after getting normal”. Qalandar Pak(RA) came back in the room at
around 4 AM and we moved from there. We went to the house of Chaudhary
Sikander Sahib where Qalandar Pak(RA) got down and granted me leave after which
we drove towards Satellite Town. There are many more such instances; I gather
that one could tackle his Nafs only when the soul was fully energized to subdue it. I
lay no claim on anything; neither any act, nor any quality. Whether it happened
then, or is occurring now, it was all and is the blessed vision of that Faqir. The
battle against Nafs is not a story or a tale to be told, it is rather a practical
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affair and it is beyond the capability of a single person to deal with it.
Success is only possible through the blessings of Allah The Almighty; and a
Faqir who epitomizes the blessings of Allah SWT, his endeavouring turns
the impossibility into possibility. Just as Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Ishq
turns impossibility to a possibility”.

Friendship with Raja Majid Sahib carried a different colour, such as I

have mentioned earlier as well; one-day Raja Sahib asked me, “Do you
people have something like Shajra497, such as there exists in other Sufi
Orders?”. I replied him instantaneously, “Syed puttar Bukhari da aye,
Bukhari puttar Maula Ali498 (spoken in local Punjabi language)”.
This discussion was conveyed to Qalandar Pak(RA) and thereafter one day, I
reached Lahore together with Sohail Cheema and Raja Sahib. It was the month of
August and humidity was at its peak. Having entered through Bhaati Gate, we
parked the car in the premises of Police Station and from there travelled on foot
towards Bismillah Street. While passing in front of a Milk and Yogurt shop in the
way, we all unanimously decided to drink Lassi before moving further ahead. While
preparing Lassi, the shopkeeper kept listening to our conversation keenly.
When we asked him for the bill before leaving the shop, he said, “You all
are guests of Baba Ji, forget about payment of the bill”. However, he took
some money on our insistence. There was no electricity when we reached the house
of Qalandar Pak(RA). There were already 3-4 people present in the room. The
windows were also shut. Just as when Qalandar Pak(RA) turned towards us, an
adorer of Qalandar Pak(RA) present there and who happened to be a senior officer
in WAPDA, began talking and drew our attention towards him. He tried to make us
realize, rather understand that we were just an ordinary kind of adorers; whereas,
he was the real devotee and we could never love him(RA) as he did. He kept
repeating the same chorus, each time in different words. Suddenly, when I looked
towards Qalandar Pak(RA), I saw that he(RA) had put his(RA) face in the pillow and
on realizing that I was looking at him(RA), he(RA) showed the face slightly; he(RA)
was smiling. He(RA) gestured me not to reply and continue to listen and started

497
Shajra means identification chain. Every true Tariqa or a Sufi Order (spiritual path) has a continuous history
of origin. The root of which is Prophet Muhammad SAWW. The transmission of divine message has been
continuing from him SAWW and through various Companions RA to the Aulia Karam (perfect spiritual guides)
of the present day. The process of this transmission is not physical, rather spiritual by a way of heart.
498
Translation: Syed Baba is the son of Bukhari (Qalandar Pak RA) and Bukhari(RA) is the son of Maula Ali RA.
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laughing again. That person continued to indulge in self-praise and kept us at bay.
Qalandar Pak(RA) removed the pillow after a short while and straightened up
his(RA) sitting posture, he(RA) said, “Syed Baba, read out your Shajra”. I said, “Syed
puttar Bukhari(RA) da, te Bukhari(RA) puttar Ali da”. He(RA) asked me to repeat it,
to the extent that he(RA) asked me to repeat it 4-5 times. That person silenced, and
he left in a few moments after seeking the permission. I never saw him again after
this meeting. Wherever he may be, may Allah SWT keep him happy. Let me also tell
you that in addition to the crop fields, recitation of Surah Al-Rehman is also being
played in the poultry farms which is giving out marvelous results. Usually the
numbers of dead chicken rise because of virus attacks. My adorers, Waqas and Asim
Sahib are engaged in running poultry business. They once took me to a Controlled
Shed where they told me that the recitation of Surah Al-Rehman was played every
morning and evening. They do not cheat in feeding the chicken. I saw with my own
eyes that the chicken flew like birds and their meat tasted like domestic poultry.
Both these persons have spread this message everywhere in their surroundings.
More so, because many people would come and ask them as to how did they
manage to keep such a low rate of mortality and which medicines did they
administer? No one believed them when they told them the fact. However, they
remain firm in their mission to spread the message. Just as I said earlier, a person’s
thinking gets transformed. Having gotten out of the malice of greed and selfishness,
the person gets rewarded with the wealth of contentment. Smiling face add to the
charm of his personality. Just imagine, as to how peaceful is the heart of a person,
who is unconcerned to the vexations of loss or gain.

The onset of the month of Ramazan-ul-Mubarak was closer when

the TV Program ‘Al-Rehman’ ended after having been on the screen for six
months. Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Syed Baba, it would prove to be a
marvelous undertaking with reference to the upcoming blessed month, if
short duration programs were shown during Sehri Transmission; besides,
it would also serve as a reminder (of the Program ‘Al-Rehman’)”. Keeping
this in mind, we took out expressions of people from the bigger programs and
requested the honourable Hakeem Syed Mahmood Ahmed Surv Saharanpuri to
highlight the significance of listening to the recitation of the Holy Quran with
reference to the month of ‘Ramazan’. Hence, the recording was carried out and
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having included the expressions of people after they had listened to Surah Al-
Rehman, we produced 30 programs of 12 minutes each. Likewise, we again invited
Saharanpuri Sahib and produced another 30 programs next year on similar lines with
addition of some fresh recordings. After that, Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Syed
Baba, the moment had arrived when we would give out our point of view
openly and therefore, a program should be produced with proper results
of the medical tests to prove to the people of reason that whatever we say
is not just an inspiration, but a true reality. Let the people be invigorated
with production of this paper evidence i.e. the Medical Reports, so that
their thinking is transformed on the subject”. Qalandar Pak(RA) always
reiterated, “The actual issue lies in our thinking, the system would evolve
and change when this thinking gets transformed; merely by changing the
faces would not create the effects. The true colour of our social and moral
ethos would get energized only through metamorphoses in our thinking
and to this end, the Holy Quran was the only blessing with which this
effect could be achieved”.

While keeping this inspiration in perspective, I conceived an idea again and

having prepared it, I forwarded it to PTV Headquarters for their approval. 50
minutes duration was kept for this program. During that time, Mr Shoukat Pervez
(Late) performed the duties of Director Programs. Shoukat Sahib was a kind person
and he gave the approval of the program. Thereafter, we began to work on the
program. Qalandar Pak(RA) had commanded us to work with intense concentration
and focus, and so did it happen. We located the patients in the first phase and
Saleem Akhtar Sahib was very forthcoming in this effort. Medical tests of those
people were undertaken. Some suffered from Hepatitis, whereas others had heart
ailments and still others confronted psychological complications. All of them listened
to the recitation of Surah Al-Rehman for seven days and after which their medical
tests were carried out. We collected their fitness reports. Let me just highlight that
there was an old lady among these patients whose kidneys did not function at all
and imagine the extent of Allah’s benevolence that her kidneys started to function.
On completion of this phase, we began to search for an appropriate host for the
program. Many names came to mind for the task. Among them, there was the name
of Noor-ul-Hassan Sahib as well; besides, he had also met Qalandar Pak(RA). He
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possessed tremendous regard for the Faqirs. Despite all that, I carried an inner
desire for searching someone who was unknown, and I could not understand. One
day it so happened that when I was engaged in writing down the script for the
program, a compeer who was a doctor by profession entered the room. His name
was Syed Asjad Bukhari. As he entered, I observed a certain strain on his face, as if
he was in agony. I offered him a seat and asked him as to why he seemed so
worried? He replied that he had quit night transmissions since his fever was not
subsiding and he spate blood while coughing. I consoled him and said that he was a
doctor himself. He said that he caught the infection from a patient in Holy Family
Hospital, a scar developed on the lungs and it had now spread. He said that he had
come to say goodbye and seek forgiveness for any wrongdoing which he may have
done. He said that he was leaving for England to undergo the treatment and surgery
was to be performed on him. He asked me to pray for him. I instantly asked him as
to when was he was due to leave? He told me that he would be travelling after 9
days. I immediately offered him the recitation of Surah Al-Rehman and told him that
he should listen to it for seven days; every morning, afternoon and evening. I said
that I was confident, there would not be a need to undergo surgery and said that he
would recover by the blessings of Allah SWT. Syed Sahib went back after taking the
audio cassette, and as well as understanding the method of listening. I resumed
writing down the script for the program. We got the set designed for the recording
of programs in next 3-4 days. Saeed Sahib put in a fine and hard effort in creating a
perfect design. In my heart perhaps, I waited for Syed Asjad Bukhari and that he
may host the program; the fact that I had already conveyed to Syed Sahib, I would
wait for him. He was to get the medical tests done after seven days and tell me
about the reports. It happened exactly like that, the door opened in the afternoon
and a smiling face entered the office holding sweets in his hands; he was Doctor
Asjad Bukhari who said that Shah Ji, the Quran is truthful. He said that today he was
told after redoing of tests that the black spot on the lungs had vanished. He said
that his fever subsided the very next day and he was fine now. He told me that he
would go to England anyway for his job, but firstly he would do my program; that is
how Syed Asjad Bukhari became the first host of the program. We prepared for
some days by sitting together and informed Qalandar Pak(RA) after deciding the
date of commencing the recordings. The patients, as well as the doctors participated
in the program. Doctor Erum (Mom) also participated in the program as a Clinical
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Psychologist along with her patient who had recovered after listening to Surah Al-
Rehman. A special care was taken to ensure that every aspect of the program was
presented with a scientific point of view; with all the proofs and it may not be just
simple conversation or based on mere claims. Since, we had planned to advance it
up to world level, therefore it was also necessary to include the medical analysis of
the patients.

Invitations for the program were sent to the guests and some 500 guests
finally participated in the program. This program was recorded in Chaghi Auditorium
of PTV Islamabad Centre. An OB Van was used for recording and Qalandar Pak(RA)
sat with me in the OB Van during recording of this program; he(RA) kept giving me
instructions at every step and was smiling all the time. Our host, Mr Syed Asjad
Bukhari could not keep a hold of himself when all the attendees were
made to listen to Surah Al-Rehman in the studios; due to overpowering
sensations, he was unable to stand firmly while listening to the Holy
Quran. Qalandar Pak(RA) told me to stop the recording and instructed,
“Tell Syed (The Host) to drink water in three sips with closed eyes after
saying ‘Allah’ thrice in his heart; all other attendees should be asked to
drink water, likewise”. The instructions were acted upon and in this manner that
water neutralized the prevalent Irta’ash. The condition of Syed Sahib normalized,
and he completed the program. Qalandar Pak(RA) came to the Hall after the
program had finished and met with people. Everyone gathered around him(RA) and
expressed their emotions and gratitude. I never saw him(RA) happier than he(RA)
seemed on that day; it appeared as if some very big success had been achieved.
He(RA) left the office while being surrounded by the people and said, “Syed Baba,
get to the house of Chaudhary Sikandar Sahib after when you get free from here”. I
went to my room after that and arranged for serving tea to Doctor Asjad Bukhari.
Some patients also sat there and conversed with me on the subject and asked me
different things such as, when would this program telecast etcetera. Raja Majid
Sahib also entered my room along with Doctor Shehzad during the same time and
which happened to be my first meeting with him (i.e. with Doctor Shehzad). Doctor
Erum Sahiba kept sitting there in the room since I did not have a car and she
wanted to drop me at the house of Chaudhary Sikandar Sahib. We moved to the
office after getting free from there. I drove the car while I was in such a
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state of mind that having completed the program, I hardly knew whether
I drove on the road or perhaps, in the air; and meanwhile in the same
state of mind, I got lost on the roads of Islamabad. I could not locate my
way and your Mom was also grappling with a similar condition. Having
failed to comprehend anything, I stopped the car and tried to gather my
thoughts but could not understand a bit despite looking around here and
there. It was then, when I recalled what Qalandar Pak(RA) had once
remarked, “Syed Baba, how do you manage to do this recording, despite
your such intensely mystic state of mind?” (as mentioned earlier). I
received the call from Qalandar Pak(RA) during that time, he(RA) said,
“Where are you, Syed Baba? Come over quickly as everyone was waiting
for you at the dinner”. I could gather myself and realize the correct route as soon
as this call ended; I felt like transcending from being Maghloob-ul-Haal, to the state
of Ghalib-ul-Haal. Hazrat Maulana Rumi(RA) said, “Whoever is desirous to seek the
company of The Mighty Lord, tell him to join the courts of Aulia Karam, as they are
the Israfil AS499 of their times”. The people who are dead from inside, are brought
back to life by them. Whether someone is a stone-hearted and that may be a Marble
stone from inside, when that person reaches an eminent person of heart500, he will
become a jewel. In this world, a person does not carry the worth of even a tiny
straw, till he is associated with a Wali Allah. When the divine light of a Lamp
absorbed and pulled the light of candle, then whoever looked towards it, factually
saw the candle; in the same way, even if a hundred lamps were lighted, looking at
the last lamp was just like seeing the original candle. We found Qalandar
Pak(RA) waiting outside for us when we reached the place of Chaudhary
Sahib. He(RA) received me and offered me sweets from his(RA) own
hands; I was taken to the dining table with applaud. I am incapable of
explaining in words the extent of happiness and feelings of Qalandar
Pak(RA) on that occasion. He(RA) put some part of the food from his(RA)
dinner plate into mine and said, “Syed Baba, please eat”. Qalandar
Pak(RA) kept engaged in discussing the effects created by the Program
‘Al-Rehman’ till very late after the dinner; Mast Mast Session ensued till
late night.

499
The Angel of Trumpet.
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Wali Allah.
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We commenced editing of the program and finished it soon in the following

two days. Qalandar Pak(RA) was informed about the progress, he(RA) commanded
that the program be dubbed and presented to him(RA) on a VHS Cassette. Now
came the stage when the program was to be shown for seeking the approval. It was
to be recorded as a series of thirteen programs. Its telecast time was to be decided.
But, there lay a huge river of fire ahead, which awaited me. There was an ocean of
opposition and this resistance came from within the office by some influential
officers. Indeed, as was said by Qalandar Pak(RA) that the opposition is by the will
of Allah SWT and it conjures refinement. Since, the intrigues of devilish powers give
birth to firmness of conviction; the stage was all set to prove the ultimate reality.
Lack of balance between positive and negative inspirations always give rise to a
clash; and exactly so, did it happen-----.

Many days had elapsed since the completion of the program. Mr

Akhtar Waqar Azeem was holding the appointment of MD PTV. Nobody
was willing to telecast this program. Qalandar Pak(RA) finally stated,
“Syed Baba, wrap up the shroud501, it is a command from your
grandfather502 to go and tell MD PTV in plain terms that either this
program will telecast, or you will part with your seat”. Having received the
signal, I got fully mobilized as though I lied there in wait. Initially, while being in the
office, the inspiration of following the command simply fumed all the apprehensions.
Taking it as perhaps the day of my resignation, your Mom reached my office with all
her savings, to be taken as sustenance of life by me after I quit the job. I reached
the PTV Headquarters and headed straight towards the secretary of MD Sahib to find
out if the gentleman was in the office. He smiled and told me that he was
consuming the lunch. I barged into his office only to find the smiling face of Mr Syed
Akhtar Waqar Azeem; he immediately said, “Join in and have food”. I gestured in
negative, then he said, “Take some dessert, instead”. I told him, “I have neither
come here to have food, nor have I come to taste the dessert, the sole purpose of
my coming here is to ask you as to why were you disallowing the telecasting of the
Program ‘Al-Rehman’. I am here this day on the command of my Murshad and my
head is wrapped in ‘Shroud’. I do not need this job, neither do I have the fear of
losing it. Either the program would be telecasted, or else you must remember what I
501
An idiomatic expression of ‘Do or die situation’.
502
In reference to Hazrat Ali RA, being the descendent of the same bloodline.
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had told you that I was here to get that card which was written and given to you by
Qalandar Pak(RA) and having read that card, I had told you that you would become
MD and on which you simply smiled, as though it could never happen. Then, you did
become the MD and now the command was to ensure telecasting of the program,
else the command of your ouster would be initiated. I kept speaking without a pause
in a strange state of mind; however, I do remember that breaking all the bounds of
order and discipline, I became the proponent of truth and the fear of losing the job
did not cross my heart and waver my conviction. I was just utterly focused on a
single point; now, either the program would be telecasted or else, the MD would
lose his position. Worldly people do not realize the power of Ishq due to their
reliance on logic and always remain clung to the idea of securing means to an end;
MD Sahib stood aghast on hearing my conversation. He responded immediately by
saying, “Who had consented for this program, to which I replied that it was Shoukat
Pervez Sahib who happened to be the Acting Director Programs at that time. Then,
Syed Sahib said that I must talk to him as he was still the Director Programs. I told
him that I had delivered the message as it was meant to be delivered to him and
rest was his own wish. Having said all that, I got out of his office and headed
straight to the office of Shoukat Pervez Sahib. He said, “Please tell your Baba to get
me the appointment of Director Programs and then I will ensure the telecasting of
this program”. Seeing my condition and state of mind, he requested me to be seated
there in the room, offered me a glass of water and tea. We were busy in taking tea
when the phone bell rang; MD had called in an emergency meeting and wanted him
to rush to his office. Shoukat Sahib got up from his seat and said that Syed, it
seemed to him that I had probably caused huge ripples in the pond and trouble
somewhere. The phone buzzed again as he was about to leave the office; his face
sprung a smile as he listened to the phone call. He hung up the phone and in his
peculiar mischievous style said, “Please join me as you have also been called in”. We
reached the MD’s office and so did other officers, one after the other. MD and PM
from my Centre were also present there, while Akhtar Sahib went through various
files and was initialing them in an intensely serious mood. Complete silence prevailed
in the office. Everyone gestured towards me to know the reason and I intentionally
showed my unawareness. Finally, someone broke the silence and asked him the
reason for calling in everyone and if it was alright? Akhtar Sahib pointed towards me
and said, “Ask him the reason”. Initially, I kept quiet, but suddenly something
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happened to me and I began to talk relentlessly and informed the audience about
the Program ‘Al-Rehman’. Akhtar Sahib spoke out, “If I now grant the approval, then
this worthy gentleman would ask for showing it at the prime time of 8 PM”. I replied
that I would not object even if it was shown at 11 PM. He then pointed out that
duration of the program was 50 minutes and he considered it quite long. Shoukat
Sahib interjected and explained that the format of program was such that its context
could not be covered in 25 minutes. Mr Khawaja Najam-ul-Hassan, my own GM from
Islamabad Centre opined that it was not a big issue as its duration could be reduced
to 25 minutes. I suggested to him that it would be better if he had not intervened
into this matter, less he may also fall victim to the issue. Everyone considered it to
be a usual program, whereas if it was to be such then why there was that
opposition? People had failed to comprehend its significance. Materialistic approach
to life acted as a strong veil over the true reality and was thus giving rise to conflict.
They held the unchallenged reins of power, whereas I only carried the passion for
truth and this passion was being relegated as mere stubbornness; everyone in that
meeting acted as a sycophant and chose to side with the MD, none supported the
program. Despite long discussions and time, the meeting ended without a decision.
Akhtar Sahib concluded that since the Director Program was away, a decision would
be reached after discussions on his return to office. I returned to my office in that
high state of mind. Everyone respected me as a producer in PTV, but it was
something beyond my personal respect. I called Qalandar Pak(RA) and
narrated him(RA) the whole account of the matter. After listening to me,
Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Syed Baba, you are now in a very high state of
mind, it would better if you had gone home”. He(RA) instructed all the
Kakas and Kakis to refrain from meeting me and that no one should be
calling me for the next 3 days as he was in a majestic state of mind and
was being cast in a fiery furnace. After three days, Qalandar Pak(RA)
commanded me to remind MD Sahib on daily basis by calling him on his
cell phone. Therefore, I began to call him thrice on daily basis till he
stopped answering my calls and fifteen days passed in this manner. Then,
Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Syed Baba, do not call him again, the writing of
the destiny could not be prevented”. After few days, I received a
telephone call at my residence from the MD office. The Director Program
(a lady) spoke from the other side, she asked, “How are you, Peer Sahib?”.
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I was just about to reply her when she said, “Please talk to your MD, over
to him”. He said that he had scheduled my program after two days and
asked me to request Baba Ji(RA) to pray for him as he was in a trouble at
that time. I was extremely delighted on the scheduling of program and
called Qalandar Pak(RA) in excitement. When he(RA) listened to what I
had to say, he(RA) said, “It is of no consequence now, Syed took a lot of
time in understanding, that too when the decision had already been
taken”. Syed Akhtar Waqar Azeem was ousted from the appointment in
the afternoon of the day when the program was to be telecasted.
Whatever could be the apparent reason, I was aware of the reality as to
who ultimately caused such a thing to happen. The program created much
reverberations among the people. Everyone appreciated it and DVDs of the
same program along with audio recitation of Surah Al-Rehman is being
distributed till today for free to all the listeners.

I can recall, still the scheduling of program had still not been done and we all
had gathered in a house when Shigri Sahib came over and tried to interject in the
discussion without knowing the context by saying, “What was the issue, brother
Shakir, you could play the program by reducing its duration to 25 minutes. Let me
just talk to Baba Ji(RA) on this, I would get his(RA) consent”. Despite my
insistence on not doing so, he dialed the phone and had said only a few
sentences when Shigri Sahib silenced; his face turned pale and he seemed
horrified. He looked towards me and handed over the phone to me,
Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Syed Baba, tell everyone to refrain from aimless
talking503, rather they must resort to practical undertakings”. I asked for a
pen and a paper after the phone call and started to write; a write up was ready
soon. We decided that the write up should be put up on a poster which should be so
captivating that when hanging on a glass, it must attract everyone’s attention
towards it. Later, we got it designed and the poster was printed. All Kaka and Kakian
started to display it in their shops and offices. We sent posters to Qalandar
Pak(RA) as well. He(RA) became very happy on seeing them and called me
to say, “Very good Syed Baba, the posters are very nice, could you tell me
as to which part of the write up produced Irta’ash”. I replied, “Who could

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say that there was no remedy to a disease, complexity, agony, misfortune

or evilness; please remember, the Holy Quran is the ultimate remedy”.

Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “You are absolutely correct. Now make use of this
statement”. Hence, we got the smaller black cards printed on which you see this
statement. This card on one side give the write up in Urdu language, whereas the
other side gives the same write up in English language. Web address is also
mentioned at the bottom of the card. Let me also tell you that we made different
cards with the passage of time.
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The Program of Surah Al-Rehman of 50 minutes duration was telecasted.

Now, the actual task of expanding the message lay ahead, before us. To this end,
Qalandar Pak(RA) decided to hold seminars at various forums so as to ensure that
the method of its listening permeated through peoples’ minds. In this regard, first
experiment was conducted in Islamabad, wherein a seminar was held with reference
to make-up. Qalandar Pak(RA) reached an understanding with the organizers that
after when their part was over, they would give us some time to deliver the
audience, a message of blessings. Qalandar Pak(RA) ordered me to reach
Community Centre located at Aabpara (Islamabad). I along with Mr Zahid Jhangvi
and Qalandar Pak(RA) reached there. As part of the sequence of events after some
speeches, a Dhamaal was also performed, following which came my turn. I
delivered a talk with reference to Surah Al-Rehman which imposed a
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complete silence in the hall. After my talk, Qalandar Pak(RA) sent in Zahid
Jhangvi Sahib on the stage who expressed his views on the message of
Surah Al-Rehman in a peculiar journalistic manner. Qalandar Pak(RA) said
to me when I returned to the seat next to him(RA), “Syed Baba, I have
contemplated today on your manner of speech and metaphor which was
highly unique and difficult, there was a need to make it more lucid so that
a common person was able to grasp the content of your speech. Besides
some intellectual reasoning, you must also cite practical examples from
everyday happenings in the speech”. What could I have understood, I kept
mum by simply saying, “Yes Baba Ji, sure”. I realized that there did exist a
certain rhythm in the speech, but my outward link would get cut off and I would lose
track of time. How could this outward link be blended with time? I gave a deep
enough thought and having failed to understand anything, I quit it by saying that
the one who has pointed out, he(RA) would also show me the light and the way out;
and even earlier, I did not speak anything based on my own intellect or wisdom, it
was certainly his(RA) benevolence. It happened exactly like that. Soon, a seminar
was arranged by the brother of Doctor Shazia on Hepatitis and its
treatment at Lahore. Qalandar Pak(RA) called to invite me and said that
where people were suggesting different methods of treatment and were
explaining numerous ways of preventing this disease, why should we not
tell them the real treatment. He(RA) also told me that the chief guest on
the occasion was Mr Hasnain Dareeshak, who happened to be a provincial
minister. He(RA) said that the minister’s speech was also to be written by
me, therefore I should write it down and send it across to him(RA) via fax.
I may add here that Mr Nasrullah Dareeshak, a dear and fond adorer of
Qalandar Pak(RA) and happens to be respected father of Mr Hasnain
Dareeshak. He is a seasoned politician and his passionate love for Qalandar
Pak(RA) is beyond the concern for any gain or purpose. He participated in the
closing ceremony of the Urs Mubarak, this year and tears kept flowing down from his
eyes on the mention of Qalandar Pak(RA). Whenever he mentioned Qalandar
Pak(RA), his voice turns mournful and eyes become tearful. May Allah SWT keep
intact the strength of his love and connection – Ameen.
We reached Lahore to participate in this seminar which had been organized in
Al-Hamra Hall. The doctors initially highlighted the dangerous aspects of the disease
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and recommended some measures to prevent its spread. Being bored with the
subject, I noticed that people had begun to thin out and soon half the hall had been
emptied. Many young boys and girls suddenly joined in and the hall filled
up again just when it was time for my turn. The announcement was made
and in the meanwhile, I reached the dais. Everyone silenced in the hall, as
though they were waiting to hear from me. As I looked towards Qalandar
Pak(RA), he(RA) smiled and with a twitching movement took a jerk and
gestured me to begin. I was unable to recall as to what I had said, though
I was told later that I made use of Urdu, English and Punjabi languages.
The audience in the hall seemed non-existent to me, I could only feel that
some light came over me and I was engaged in conversation with
someone. The affliction and despondency of humankind and related
concerns remained the focus of their discussions; just as all those folks
joined together to entangle all the people in deadly and fearsome facts
about this disease, it seemed as if the disease could not be cured. The
curers were terrorizing people as if they themselves did not possess a
body and they had no relation with that disease. Hence, those who were
terrorizing, as well as those being terrorized were found to be ignorant of
the most special magnificence of Allah Pak. In any case, my point of focus
and concern was that recovery from the diseases was purely a blessing of
Allah SWT and by quitting commercialist tendencies, complete focus had
to be laid on serving the humanity; to that end, all must individually listen
to Surah Al-Rehman to get riddance from that deadly disease. In the
presence of the Holy Quran, why should there be any despondency,
helplessness or a feeling of deprivation-------I remember that perhaps 2
hours had elapsed when I was prompted by someone, who put a chit in
front of me on the Rostrum which read, “Mr! a stage drama would also be
performed here after this function”. It seemed to me as if the connection
had been cut off. The audience, which seemed non-existent earlier,
became visible, then. I tried to resume the conversation but could not do
so and sat down after saying ‘Allah Hafiz’ and ‘Thanks’. The entire hall
filled with applauds. Then came the turn of the chief guest, who got up came to
me and said, “Shah Jee, you covered everything, what should I say now”. I told him
to speak exactly as per the script which had been given to him. He began his speech
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while I was seated alongside other speakers on the stage. Meanwhile, a person
handed me a visiting card and said that the he wanted to meet me on the right side
of the stage. I found out on reading the card that the gentleman was head
of the English department in Government College, Lahore. His name was
Mr Yousaf Butt. I immediately went to him and asked him as to how could
I be of any help to him, he said, “I have never given applause in my life to
anyone while standing. I did it today, please tell me as to where from did
you get this enlightenment?”. Pointing towards Qalandar Pak(RA), I
explained that I got it from him(RA) and if he was desirous, he could only
get it from there. Then he said something about the cure of diabetes, but I could
not understand his point owing to my mental and inner state at that time and
quickly begged his pardon and took a stroll behind the stage while smoking a
cigarette. I could not even comprehend as to why I acted in that way and for how
long did I stroll over there. At the same time, a person came up while calling for me
and said, “Baba Ji was calling you”. I rushed towards that direction only to find out
that the seminar had ended, and a big crowd had gathered around Qalandar
Pak(RA). As soon as he(RA) looked at me, he(RA) said, “Here comes Syed Baba, all
of you should talk to him”. Few journalists volunteered and said that they were
willing to comply and awaited my orders, as to what was to be done and how? I
explained to everyone the method of listening to Surah Al-Rehman and sought
permission of Qalandar Pak(RA) for the return journey. He(RA) said, “Syed Baba,
Kaki Shahida had invited you over dinner, so you may leave after that”. I nodded in
compliance and after quickly meeting the people, we moved towards the house of
Shahida Sahiba in a car. Qalandar Pak(RA) also accompanied us and he(RA)
kept saying, “Today I realized as to how Jal Tarang504 was played; Syed, if
Baba had not told them to send that chit over to you, this Al-Hamra roof
would have collapsed and consequently, we all would have been Mast
Mast. This roof had already collapsed once at the hands of Baba and this
time it would have fallen by your hands”. He(RA) was continuously
repeating the same chorus, we soon realized that we circled around the
same road and we did not know for how long it went on. We were lost in
the way. Qalandar Pak(RA) was repeating the same chorus, “Today I

The Jal Tarang (Urdu: ‫ )جل ترنگ‬is an Indian melodic percussion instrument. It consists of a set of ceramic or
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realized as to how Jal Tarang was played”. Suddenly he(RA) asked the
driver to stop, looked outside and called Kaki Shahida Ji on his phone to
ask her the address, even though Qalandar Pak(RA) possessed a fine
sense of direction. On her insistence, when Qalandar Pak(RA) explained to
her the surrounding land marks, we found out that we were close, and her
house was located just after a right turn. Hence, Qalandar Pak(RA)
ordered to turn in that direction and said, “Just imagine, what was one’s
condition when Jal Tarang is played”. What a strange phenomenon it is, it is
his(RA) own vision, his(RA) own light which illuminated the way; whereas, I just
acted as a medium and only spoke by virtue of his(RA) benevolence. We reached
her house where Qalandar Pak(RA) stretched out on the sofa in a relaxing way.
Some other people were also present there and discussions ensued with reference to
the seminar. After consuming the dinner, I left the place with permission of Qalandar
Pak(RA). I felt during the return journey to Islamabad that my whole body ached, as
though I had come back from an arduous journey; just like the cracking sounds
which are produced by the rocks in the scorching heat of June, when water drops
fall over them while a cool wind is touching them. Exactly in the same way, cool air
coming from the AC vent blew over me as I sat on the front seat and my whole body
had perhaps become a heated furnace; though, it began to normalize gradually. In
that moment of contemplation, I found myself at a loss to gauge the
extent of focus and nearness of Qalandar Pak(RA) with The Almighty Lord.
Just one aspect kept striking the mind that Qalandar Pak(RA) enjoyed the
accedence in the court of The Almighty Lord; he(RA) has quitted the
worldly pursuit. We thrived in the same world of existence and being
enlightened by someone’s blessed vision, situated the purpose of life in
the correct perspective; whereas, a Faqir is unconcerned with the world or
hereafter. Hazrat Maulana Rumi (RA) said, “Whoever got the company of
Peer-e-Kamil505 even for a moment, this moment of his weighs heavier
over hundred years of sincere abidance. The Companions RA were also
called the Companions of Rasool Allah SAWW on account of their virtuous
company and were stationed higher than other worshippers in the entire
world because of this blessed company”. He (RA) further states, “Throw

505
The Perfect Mentor, Sufi or a Faqir.
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hundred books and hundred pages in the fire and turn the focus of your heart
towards your Murshad (The spiritual beloved)”. Hazrat Abu Suleman Daud Ibne Tai
(RA) says, “If you desire safety506 then quit pursuing this world and if you desire
nobility and excellence507 then quit the concern for hereafter”. It implies that
both, the world and hereafter are a veil and the reality lay hidden.
Between you and The Mighty Lord, the secret of salvation lay in quitting
the pursuance of both. Anyone who is desirous to seek salvation from
bodily comforts should quit the pursuance of this world; and the one who
seeks the salvation of heart should quit the concern for hereafter. This
means that the comfort of life lay in abdicating pleasures of the world; and
spiritual excellence lay in shunning the temptation of paradise. Qalandar
Pak(RA) kicked this world; it is his(RA) statement, “The value of this world
is even lesser than a half kick”. His(RA) ever-existent love for Allah Pak
illuminated his(RA) personality so graciously that anyone who saw him,
could not forget his(RA) allure. On a day, we were together at some place
and while leaving he(RA) said to a politician, “I do not ask of you to
remember me, I would rather say that you may go on and try to forget
me”. On another occasion, he(RA) said to a politician, “We both are
descendants of the same grandfather, one circled around the chair,
whereas the chair itself circled around the other”. All those people who
adored and loved him(RA) regardless of any greed or purpose, they became
enlightened; when I talk of enlightenment, it implied that they tread the path of true
understanding i.e. the understanding of self. Whomever was looked upon by
Qalandar Pak(RA) with sheer love, he very much lost even the track of himself.
Qalandar Pak(RA) never advanced any claim of Faqiri and always mentioned about
Allah Pak; he(RA) never showed concern for miracles, rather stressed on reality.
He(RA) accepted wholeheartedly, whatever Allah SWT destined for him(RA); he(RA)
never resorted to slackness or showed any leisure in abidance of The Ultimate Truth,
nor did he(RA) ever show signs of exhaustion. He(RA) expected a similar behaviour
from all his(RA) admirers, but the love of the world always acted as a barrier. Those
who loved him(RA) but being unable to shun worldly pursuits, could see nothing but
themselves and considered the blessed Faiz as a miracle of their own. He(RA) said to

506
Salamati.
507
Karamat.
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me one night when he(RA) was staying in the house located in Sector G-11, “Syed
Baba, I plan to go to Lilla Town tomorrow, I have asked the Kaki to cook minced
meat for elder Bukhari Sahib, you task somebody to bring fried fish”. I nodded in
compliance and I returned to the house located in Satellite Town after seeking
his(RA) permission. I woke up at around 11 AM next morning and called Doctor
Shehzad to find out whether Qalandar Pak(RA) was there or had left. I thought that
Qalandar Pak(RA) would have left by then. The cell phone was attended by
Qalandar Pak(RA) himself and said, “Syed Baba, I have decided that I
would not go to Lilla Town without you. Please get ready quickly, call
some Kaka and hurriedly reach here”. I called Qaiser Sahib and instructed him
to come over and bring the car; consumed the breakfast and readied myself. Qaiser
Sahib came over and we reached the house in G-11. As though Qalandar Pak(RA)
just awaited me, he(RA) got up and said as soon as I entered the house, “Syed Baba
has arrived, let us go”. Soon Qalandar Pak(RA) approached the vehicles
along with some other people. He(RA) asked, “Syed, in which car would
you travel?”. When I mentioned about Qaiser Sahib’s car, he(RA) said,
“Come here and sit in this car”. I told him(RA), “Baba, you may sit with
ease there”. Let me mention here that I had an important task to attend at
the office and on this account my Nafs was constantly pricking me and I
was overtaken by disinterest. I travelled in Qaiser Sahib’s car for this
reason. Anyways, our ignorance notwithstanding, nothing was hidden
from Qalandar Pak(RA). Exactly so did he(RA) command, “Syed Baba, you
will move ahead, and I shall follow behind”. I realized that he(RA) alone
understood my state of mind, in the most appropriate way. My distractions
eliminated by the time we reached Chakri and I felt light hearted; by the
mercy of Allah SWT, I could realize the significance of blessed company of
a Faqir and I felt energized. The feeling of affection with Qalandar
Pak(RA) had just ascended the bounds of sincerity, when his(RA) car
overtook us and following behind in a constant pull by a magnetic force,
we reached Lilla Town. I truly felt on that day as to how helpless was a
tiny iron particle, in the face of a magnetic force. We had our lunch on
reaching Lilla Town. It was revealed on reaching there that people from an American
Company by the name of ‘Sweet Water International’ were to come, they were
carrying out research on brackish water in that area. Travelling in the car of Saleem
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Akhtar Sahib, my younger wife Doctor Erum Sahiba also reached there after some
time. Qalandar Pak(RA) was extremely delighted to see her there. The American
people came in the evening. Qalandar Pak(RA) ordered me to brief them on the
message of Surah Al-Rehman and as to how we endeavored to serve the humanity.
Many people had gathered in the Haveli of Dudhi Thal when I stood up and
began my speech. They listened quietly, even though I spoke in English
language, those village people were so deeply engrossed, as if it was in
their own native language. An American, who happened to be their leader,
came near me when I finished the speech and said, “I suffer from severe
backache, I sought its treatment back in America, but to no avail. Could
you do my treatment and recover me from this pain?”. I turned towards
Qalandar Pak(RA), who smiled and said, “Syed Baba, administer him a
sound treatment”. I told that person to close his eyes and he did so. I
moved my right hand up from his shoulders down on his back five times. I
then told him to open the eyes and find out whether he felt any pain or
not. He checked himself by making different postures, he tested himself
by quickly sitting down and getting up suddenly, turned around swiftly by
putting his hands on the back and cheered up in amazement, “My pain has
subsided”. He said that it was difficult for him to sit even on a chair; rushing
towards Qalandar Pak(RA), he touched his(RA) knees and embraced him(RA). In his
joy and love, he almost lifted Qalandar Pak(RA). The happiness and smile on the
face of Qalandar Pak(RA) was worth a sight. All the guests got themselves
photographed with Qalandar Pak(RA) and then taking along the guests, we moved
to the dispensary and they were shown as to how the less abled and poor people
were administered free medical treatment for the sake of Allah SWT. They were
served sumptuous tea and refreshments after the tour. All those guests were
presented with CDs of Surah Al-Rehman. The person who recovered from the
backache asked me that since he stayed in the Marriot Hotel, could he begin
listening to Surah Al-Rehman from tonight. I told him that yes, he could do that, and
he must listen to it for seven days; take it to US, it was a remedy for all diseases and
was a complete cure. They also accepted the CDs with great love and reverence and
kissed them while they were being handed to them. We sat down in a room with
Qalandar Pak(RA) after seeing them off. I saw Qalandar Pak(RA) extremely
happy on two occasions, once during the recording of grand program of
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Surah Al-Rehman and the other was this day when those foreigners
accepted the message of blessings with great love; it seemed that perhaps
his(RA) mission had been achieved. For this reason, he(RA) used to say,
“Syed Baba, let us travel abroad, they would rather accept this message of
blessings more quickly”. He(RA) was in such intense excitement (Mauj)
that whenever I asked the permission to leave, he(RA) would say, “Keep
sitting Syed Baba, it was an eventful day”. In the same mood, he(RA)
continued the conversation till late night on the grandeur of The Mighty Lord, till
he(RA) permitted us to leave on his(RA) own accord. We left the place after kissing
his(RA) feet. I feel today when I recall those nostalgic moments of past that perhaps
it is all happening now in front of me.

“Murshid ain hayaatee Baahoo,

Loon loon wich samaaiaa hoo”
“My Master is to me my very life, he is living, O Bahu;
He has permeated every pore of my being”
(Hazrat Sultan Bahu RA)
To work on a person like me was no big feat for that Shehenshah (RA),
despite the fact that my Nafs was like an obdurate horse. Taming such a Nafs was
only possible through the blessed glance of Qalandar Pak(RA): -

“Kaa

“Kamil murshid howe, Jayrha dhobee vaangoon chhatte hoo.

Naal nigaah de paak kare, Sajjee saaban na ghatte hoo.
Mailian noon kar deway chittaa, Zarraa mail na rakkhe hoo.
Murshid hove Baahoo, jehrhaa Loon Loon de wich vasse hoo.
“A perfect Master scrubs his disciples
As a washer-man rubs and beats dirt out of clothes.
But unlike the washer-man who needs soap,
The Master purifies with his glance,
Removing all traces of dirt from the disciple’s soul.
Let the one who can permeate every pore of my being Be my Master, O Bahu!”
(Hazrat Sultan Bahu RA)
My speech, writing and everything else stands today in testimony to
his(RA) special and affectionate glance on me; it is that blessed light
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which is not gained by any knowledge, rather one achieved it as a

bestowal and a blessing.
The second seminar in Lahore was held after one week of the first
one, its title was ‘Alternative Therapies’. Qalandar Pak(RA) phoned me and
said, “Syed Baba, you should be here on Thursday, this seminar would
begin at 11 AM. You must reach Al-Hamra Hall by 10 AM”. We departed
Islamabad early in the morning and reached Al-Hamra Hall earlier than the given
time and met with Qalandar Pak(RA). Someone amongst the organizers noted down
my bio-data and seated me on the stage with some other people. They were all
those people who were to converse on their respective methods of treatment and
therapies. Some were Yoga Masters, others practiced traditional medicine or were
either physicians. Everyone delivered their speeches. After the beginning of every
speaker, a bell rang with a lapse of exactly five minutes which meant that the
speaker was then required to sum up his talk; the process kept going in the similar
way till 4 PM. My turn was at the end. I observed strange happenings during every
speech. Some people were bringing flower bouquets for the speakers, there was
an awkward noise and gross misdemeanour. The people who entered or
left the hall lacked any discipline and mismanagement was at its peak.
Therefore, on my turn, I snubbed all those who moved around in the hall,
told them to sit calmly and should pay attention to what I had to say. Then
I looked up to the one who rang the bell and cautioned him no to do so;
and I spoke on the message of Surah Al-Rehman by the strength gained
through the glance of Qalandar Pak(RA), pin drop silence prevailed in the
hall. I mentioned about mental and inner peace and highlighted the issue
of moral degeneration and revealed to them as to how treatment of all
diseases could be done without spending a penny, simply by listening to
Surah Al-Rehman. The context was conveyed with such dexterous flow
and high-mindedness that everyone felt as though they gasped for life. I
vividly recall that a doctor who sat next to me and in his own way treated the
ailments of heart, he had also administered a physical exercise by asking the
audience to close their eyes and then asked them to hold their breaths followed by
repetitions of taking deep breaths; before my turn, he continuously kept questioning
me as to whether I was a physician, practiced traditional medicine (Hakeem) or a
homeopathic doctor? Each time I would reply that he would find out when my turn
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came; and it happened exactly in that way. I asked from the people after when
I had explained the message of Surah Al-Rehman with clarity that they
talked of success in the world and, yet they were restless. They considered
others as sick, whereas they were sick themselves. They robbed people of
their hard-earned money which was like peeling off their skins with blunt
knives; I cautioned them that before someone peeled off their own skins
in similar way, they must save themselves and should listen to Surah Al-
Rehman. I ended my speech and when I returned to my seat, the same
doctor said that he suffered from a breathing problem and whether he too
could listen to Surah Al-Rehman? Just realize the inward condition of our
society, loot and plunder is a common phenomenon. The curse of hatred,
hypocrisy, envy, malice, rancour and enmity has caused uneasiness within
ourselves and the love of this world has blinded us. I told that gentleman with
great affection that he should listen to Surah Al-Rehman for seven days, thrice a day
and drink water; later, he should advance this message to others. At least they must
do something in this world disregarding any personal interest. After the seminar was
over, young doctors both ladies and gents surrounded me, posed with me in
photographs and in a muted way asked about the method of its listening. I moved
behind the stage after getting freed from them and people got busy in
having food. After a while Qalandar Pak(RA) searched for me and took me
around in the crowd, whenever the doctors would meet, he(RA) said, “I
am the descendent of Haider-e-Karrar RA, I am moving away after hitting
your seven generations”. Such an enormous power he(RA) possessed,
hardly anyone survived his(RA) dash there. Later, he(RA) moved to the place
of Kaki Shahida along with me. After seeking his(RA) permission and taking some
refreshments, we moved to Islamabad. Among the people who attended these two
seminars with me were Doctor Asad Gillani, Raja Amer, Saleem Akhtar, Qaiser
Mobeen, Captain Mannan and many others. Their love and affection with Qalandar
Pak(RA) is not only unmatched, but immortal too. Owing to the sheer flow of my
thoughts, I may have not been able to mention all the people and might
have skipped few names, for which I seek their pardon; the actual purpose
is to explain the exquisiteness of Qalandar Pak(RA) and it is not an
exercise to name the people who were present around him(RA), at the
time. Other than these, there was another seminar which was held in Al-Hamra
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Hall. Then there are many such stories of a speech delivered in Chakwal wherein
many religious scholars and experts of Islamic jurisprudence, lawyers and other
people were present; but the mentioning of these two seminars was imperative so
that the readers realized the extent of concern and focus of Qalandar Pak(RA)
regarding the message of Surah Al-Rehman and that he(RA) did so purely for the
sake of Allah SWT. He(RA) had been appointed as a Tabib508 for His creation by
Allah SWT. He(RA) pursued the assigned task selflessly and remained focused on
this single agenda till the last breath. Likewise, he(RA) once phoned me from
Karachi and summoned me there for delivering a speech on Surah Al-Rehman
following an Iftari509 at an Air Force Base. I reached Karachi and stayed at the house
of Junaid Cheema Sahib. Qalandar Pak(RA) always stayed in their house. Junaid
Cheema’s mother, sisters and his cousin Amna deeply adored Qalandar Pak(RA). The
atmosphere turned into a moment of jubilation after my arrival there and it caused a
celebration. We reached Faisal Base and my turn to speak came after consuming
Iftari. The Chief Guest on that occasion was Lieutenant General Moinuddin Haider. It
turned out to be an inspiring and heartwarming gathering and everyone there was
dazzled as Qalandar Pak(RA) spoke in his(RA) peculiar mystic manner, after my
speech. He(RA) conducted Dua for all and that is how the message of Surah Al-
Rehman was advanced to those people. Though, they apparently were highly
educated and belonged to affluent class, but after all they were human beings like
any other and everyone needs Allah Pak’s approval and acceptance. Disquiet and
disease enter our lives in the absence of this divine connection and we fall victim
and become hostage to medical science due to egotism and our inordinate opinion.

Qalandar Pak(RA) travelled to Karachi again after some time. After passing 3-
4 days there, he(RA) began to mention to me on daily basis that Baba had gone to
the office of Shaheen Airlines to ask them the ticket fare of their flight from
Islamabad to Karachi. I kept guessing as to why was Qalandar Pak(RA) repeating
the same thing for the last 3 days; he(RA) always travelled by the will of Allah SWT
and only advanced the message of Surah Al-Rehman, why was he concerned about
the ticket fare from Islamabad to Karachi. So, when he(RA) called me the next day, I
told him(RA) myself that after getting the ticket I was arriving in Karachi. He(RA) felt

508
A Doctor, but here the title of ‘Tabib’ means a spiritual healer.
509
Iftari – The meal eaten by Muslims after sunset during the holy month of Ramazan-ul-Mubarak, as per
Islamic Calendar.
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very happy on listening to this. I called Samia Cheema Sahiba and informed her
about my arrival. I also instructed her not to mention the program to Qalandar
Pak(RA) as I wanted to give him(RA) a surprise. Just imagine the simplicity as to
what I was planning? When I got out of the Arrival Lounge of Karachi Airport, I saw
Amna, Samia and Junaid waiting to receive me. I understood that they had followed
my instructions and had not shared the details of my program with Qalandar
Pak(RA). Suddenly, a person came out from behind a pillar with his face covered in a
Shawl, as I moved forward by taking just a few steps and he(RA) smiled after
removing the Shawl from his(RA) face; I kissed his(RA) feet while repenting my
ignorance. I was decked with garlands and presented a flower bouquet on that
reception. We all reached the house. Doctor Asad Gillani was studying (MBBS) in
Karachi during that time. We all got together and went for an outing at Sea view
area. Next day, Qalandar Pak(RA) took me to the offices of ARY Channel where my
fellow producer, Iqbal Ansari Sahib was serving as an officer in QTV. He was eating
an apple when we entered his office. Qalandar Pak(RA) said to him, “Ansari Sahib, if
the age of a person extended by eating apples, then people would never have died”.
In fact, he suffered from a heart ailment and ate apples for that reason. He served
us tea and then said to Qalandar Pak(RA), “If you spared Syed Sahib for
some time and he takes leave from the office and joins me, then he could
help him in earning a huge amount of money”. Initially, he asked for one
year, but later he reduced the time to six months. Qalandar Pak(RA) said,
“We got riddance from this world after great efforts and gained
tranquility, do you want that we spoil all this for the sake of few coins”.
He(RA) got up from there after saying this and then we moved to Muhammad Ali
Jinnah University where the Administration had collected the students in a Hall so
that we could talk to them regarding Surah Al-Rehman. My turn came first, and
we engaged in an intense and inspiring discourse on the subject. Later, I
introduced Qalandar Pak(RA) and invited him(RA) to the stage. An
astounding occasion that it was, an amazing atmosphere filled with
mystical ecstasy prevailed all around in the Hall from the moment
onwards when Qalandar Pak(RA) arrived at the stage and all students got
engrossed in his(RA) conversation. He conducted Dua for everyone and
distributed CDs and cards to all. Qalandar Pak(RA) came back to
Islamabad next day with me. He(RA) said to me during the journey, “Syed
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Baba, Karachi has been ignored, restiveness was prevalent all around; in
my earnest view, people of this city desperately need to receive the
message of Surah Al-Rehman”. I said that it was observed by me during
my air travels to Karachi that as soon as the plane entered the airspace of
Karachi, I felt as if the evil of disquietude had spread all around; it is an
important city and its people respected and adored Faqirs. Many persons are
now advancing Surah Al-Rehman in this city and they also share with me the
recordings of expressions which people show after listening to it. This is how the
journey goes on, heart to heart.
Qalandar Pak(RA) eased my tribulations through his(RA) Ma’arifat. As
enlightened as he(RA) was, he(RA) wished everyone to be enlightened in the same
way. He(RA) endeavoured to adorn peoples’ hearts with the dignity and
magnificence of The Mighty Lord. People would come to him for their worldly desires
but he(RA) would always stress on fearing The Ultimate Lord.
It is famously accounted regarding Hazrat Shiekh Shibli (RA) that he threw
four thousand Dinars in River Euphrates. When people asked the reason for that act,
he(RA) said that water was rather better for these stones. When people questioned
him (RA) that was it not more appropriate that he (RA) gave them to some needy
and poor person, he (RA) said, “Allah be praised (Subhan Allah), what right do I
possess that taking off the veil from my heart, I put it on the heart of a Muslim
brother; acting in detriment to Muslim brothers was not the spirit of our religion”.

Qalandar Pak(RA) always vowed, “We need to reinvigorate the dead

hearts”. His(RA) Karamat is alive, even today. He(RA) explained everyone
the importance of meditation and by asking them to close the eyes,
he(RA) would give them the realization of standing in the Court before
Allah SWT. After assuring them that they were in the Court of Allah SWT,
he(RA) would evoke the realization that He was looking upon them and
was hearing them. He(RA) would then ask them to say ‘Allah’ thrice in
their heart and surely feel that blessings of Allah SWT were befalling them
in the shape of divine light and were illuminating their existence and
everything that lay in their surroundings. Hazoor Nabi Kareem SAWW said, “A
moment’s meditation was better than the worshipping of sixty years”. Now just
ponder on this aspect that he(RA) advanced this Faiz publicly and allowed everyone
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so that they could focus in ‘The Court of Our Creator’. The wealth of his(RA)
Ma’arifat acts as an illuminated path for all his(RA) admirers. His(RA) presence at
such an exalted status in The Court of The Ultimate Truth acted as a call of blessings
for the pain-stricken humanity. The teachings of Qalandar Pak(RA) and his manner
of reflection carry the bright reality and magnificent expression of uncontested
Oneness510 of Allah SWT. Haq Ta’alla said:

ِ ‫َو ِإ ٰلَ ُھ ُك ْم ِإ ٰلَهٌ َو‬

‫اح ٌد‬
“And your god is one God”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:163)
‫َّللاُ أَ َح ٌد‬
َّ ‫قُ ْل ُه َو‬
“Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One”
(Al-Quran, Surah Al-Ikhlas, 112:1)
‫اي‬ ِ ‫َّللاُ ََل تَتَّ ِخذُوا ِإ ٰلَ َھي ِْن اثْنَي ِْن ۖ ِإنَّ َما ُه َو ِإ ٰلَهٌ َو‬
َ ‫اح ٌد ۖ فَ ِإ َّي‬ َّ ‫َوقَا َل‬
“And Allah has said, “Do not take for yourselves 16:51 ِ ُ‫ار َهب‬
‫ون‬
two- deities. ْ َ‫ ف‬He is but one God"
(Al-Quran, Surah An-Nahl, 16:51)
Haq Ta’alla has called Himself somewhere as ‘Wahid’ and in another place as
‘Ahad’. They have different meanings; Wahid means ‘The Only One’ and Ahad means
‘Alone’. The meaning of word ‘alone’ is that other than Him, there did not exist any
other deity and He exists Alone; This is the concept of Wahdat-ul-Wajood511 which
means that there existed ‘Only One Being’ and that is Allah SWT and everything else
in the universe is like His shadow. (Book Kashf-ul-Mahjoob). Hazrat Rasool-e-
Maqbool SAWW said, “Long ago, there was a person who did no good deed except
that he believed in Allah to be One (Tauheed). He willed to his people that when he
had died, his body be burnt down, and the ash be scattered in waters and on the
land. When they had complied to his will, Allah bade the wind and the waters to
preserve the ash which they had received till the Resurrection. When that person
would be produced before Haq Ta’alla, then He will ask him as to why did he wish
so. He will reply that he was extremely sinful and was ashamed to appear in His
Court and that is why he so wished. Then Allah will pardon him”.

Let it be remembered, Tauheed implies that The Only One does everything
and to believe in the existence of The Only One; which means to keep the belief that

510
Tauheed – Concept of Monotheism in Islam is a fundamental belief which is uncompromising.
511
Ibid.
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Allah Pak is The Only One and no one paralleled His essence and attributes and that
no one shared His Acts.

Hazrat Syed Ali Hajveri (RA) has very aptly said: -

One must remember! Allah SWT is One, such a One that nothing could be
joined with and any kind of union or separation was impossible, not admitting to
duality; that His unity is not a number which could be made two by joining another,
He is not finite so as to have a form of existence in some shape; and that He is
neither restricted to any space, He is beyond the bounds of space and no space
could suffice Him, and if there was any space then there would have been a need
for substance, He is not a substance either, which cannot exist without another like
itself, nor a natural constitution, in which motion and rest originate, nor a spirit so as
to need a frame, nor a body so as to be composed of limbs; and that He does not
become immanent in things, for then He must be homogeneous with them; and that
He is not joined to anything, for then that thing must be a part of Him; and that He
is free from all imperfections and exalted above all defects; and that He has no
similar or match, so that He and His similar or alike should make two; and that He
has no child whose begetting would necessarily cause Him to origin and union; and
that His essence and attributes are unchangeable and do not cast in any process of
evolution; and that He is endowed with those attributes of perfection which believers
and Unitarians affirm, and which He has described Himself as possessing; and that
He is exempt from those attributes which heretics or disbelievers arbitrarily impute
to Him; whereas He does not possess such attributes as they(heretics) propound
and that He is Forever Living, The All-Knowing, The Clement and All-Pitying, The
Entirely Merciful, The Most Capable and All-Able, The Only Hearing, The All-Seeing,
The Best Speaking, and The Ever Enduring and Immutable; and that His knowledge
is not a state in Him, nor His power solidly planted in Him, nor His hearing and Sight
so detached in Him, nor His speech divided or punctuated in Him; and that He
together with His attributes exists from Eternity; and that objects of cognition are
not outside of His knowledge, and that entities are entirely dependent on His will;
and that He does which He wills, and Wills that which He Knows, and His creations
have no cognizance thereof, whatsoever; and that His decree is an absolute fact and
is impeccable, and that His friends have no resource except resignation, in whole-
souled compliance; and that good and evil are preordained by Him, and is the Only
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Being that is worthy of hope or fear; and that He is the Sole Creator of all
benedictions and perditions; and that He alone gives judgment, and His judgment is
all Wisdom; and that no one has any possibility of attaining unto Him, and that the
inhabitants of Paradise shall behold Him, though it will not be a direct sight; such a
sight which is beyond any contemplation or comprehension and no relation with any
figure, shape, form or substance can be applied to His Being and that He is free of
any simile or imagination; and His saints may enjoy the contemplation of Him in this
world (not from the physical eyes, rather through the inner and hidden eyes).

Qalandar Pak(RA) stressed similarly, “Things happen exactly as

Allah, The Almighty so wants them to happen, it is only Him Who can do it,
whatever He so desires, however it may be, whenever and wherever it
must, it is He Who does it. He is The Ultimate Owner of everything that
exists. No matter how magnificent friend of Allah SWT a person may be,
he still remains a person and he can never be regarded as a god”.

Now this thing should brighten up inside the hearts of all adorers and
admirers that the company of friends of Allah SWT lays the foundation of the purest
belief on the unity of Allah SWT512 in their every heartbeat; greater and deeper the
strength of your love for the friend of Allah SWT, equally stronger conviction and
fragrant would be the understanding of Allah Pak’s Magnificence and Purity in your
heart and mind. The statement of Qalandar Pak(RA), “Advance the message of
Surah Al-Rehman and say that it is a research and it would cure the physical
diseases and that I was also suffering and was consequently blessed with recovery,
so you should listen to it, as well and advance it further”. It would rather breed
parochialism, if one advanced the message by pretending to be a pious person.
Instead, it is the right of every person that we do not try to intervene between the
bounties and blessings of Allah SWT and His people. This exactly is the purpose of
this elaboration on unity of Allah SWT. All the creatures have been created by Allah
SWT and He Alone takes care of them, He Alone nurtures them, He Alone grants
recovery from the afflictions; it is He Alone Who gives pardon. Our conceitful
attitude towards others is the cause of our failure. It is a huge blessing of Allah SWT
that He broadened our horizon by creating acceptance of His friends within our
hearts and minds; and which ultimately lead to the illuminated path of true

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understanding and knowledge513. We are at least selflessly advancing this immortal

message of The Book of Allah SWT. There is Only One Allah SWT for all. He Alone
holds the supreme, pre-eminent and sovereign power to take all the decisions. We
must not indulge in decision making on others, so that the fear of Allah SWT gets
fortified and we must remain watchful and guard against our Nafs, comprehend its
maneuvers; true understanding and love of Allah SWT lay in its rejection. It is this
enlightenment which has dawned upon us through Qalandar Pak(RA) and it is to be
advanced towards others. The strength of connection with Qalandar Pak(RA)
is not just owed to these occasional instances and happenings, rather in
actual fact, all these recitals of various events would always assist seekers
of truth in their journey on the righteous path. The basic purpose of
mentioning all these narrations is to gain salvation from the evilness of
Nafs. How did we look from inside i.e. our true face? Haq Ta’alla gave us
the realization of our imperfections and flaws through His sheer blessings;
the grant of the company of His friend514 is also The Divine Will. All these
imperfections and flaws came to fore only because of loving and following
His friend; and it is him(RA) who gave us the strength by his(RA) blessed
glance with which we are now engaged in gaining salvation from the filth
of Nafs. As being his(RA) Waris515, it did not imply in any manner that I
take the place of that exalted person of high ranks and a friend of Allah
SWT; but being his(RA) Waris reflects the enlightenment with his(RA)
specific and special concern so that the correct perspective of his(RA)
order reached the people. For instance, I do come across such people who
reveal to me that they have been asked to listen to Surah Al-Rehman for
41 days. Promoting such controversy is akin to negating that truthful
message in which Qalandar Pak(RA) bade us to listen for only seven days.
He(RA) also said, “One time listening to the recitation may suffice, but due
to enormity of our distractions and inspirations and resulting lack of focus,
one must listen to it for seven days; and one would get a thousandth part
of a moment during these seven days when the continuity of distracting

513
Ma’arifat.
514
Wali Allah.
515
Ibid, as explained in the introduction.
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inspirations would die down and divine light would emerge, consequently
one would get salvation from misfortune and evilness.

He(RA) said this as well, “If someone did not experience such a
moment till seven days, then he may listen to it again for seven days. Still,
if someone found himself to be deficient of such an experience, then as a
last attempt another listening may be undertaken for seven days.
Thereafter, nothing could be said about the ill-fated person, it would be
only his misfortune”.

Now it is to be seen that with what intent this message is being advanced to
someone. It is imperative to convey to the person at the receiving end that he/ she
must only listen to the recitation and consider oneself to be in The Court of Allah
SWT. If somebody prescribed its listening for 41 days then he/ she was accountable
per se, in The Court of Allah SWT. We all are Muslims and seven days are enough
for us. I am evidently observing as to how the people in Europe and other countries
of the world transformed by listening to it for seven days; they are now whole-
heartedly engaged in advancing the message in their surroundings. The spirit of
loving Qalandar Pak(RA) demanded that no excesses be made in his(RA) injunctions.
Just be reminded that we all would meet death and with what face we would stand
in the Court of The Ultimate Lord, since He had commanded to seek the company of
His friends; would such a company be deemed to have been granted, wherein
contrary to his(RA) precepts, people drew over themselves the blinding veil of their
Nafs. Which enlightenment could we claim? What is our concern? We should know
that the friends of Allah SWT are never dead, rather they are alive. The Holy Quran
forbids to call the martyrs as dead, since they are alive. When the Holy Quran ranks
the stations of different people, it gives the sequence as: -

‫س َن أُو ٰلَ ِئكَ َرفِيقًا‬ َ ‫صا ِل ِح‬

ُ ‫ين ۚ َو َح‬ َّ ‫ش َھدَا ِء َوال‬ َ ‫الصدِي ِق‬
ُّ ‫ين َوال‬ َ ِ‫أَ ْنعَ َم ََّّللاُ َعلَي ِْھم ِم َن النَّبِي‬
ِ ‫ين َو‬
“Those will be with the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favour of the
prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs and the righteous. And
excellent are those as companions”
(Al-Quran, Surah An-Nisa, 4:69)
So, the prophets AS are stationed at the highest rank, thereafter, it is the station of
the affirmers of truth i.e. the friends of Allah, the martyrs are ranked at the third
station and the righteous ones, meaning thereby that the pious people are ranked at
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the fourth station. Now when in the Holy Quran, Haq Ta’alla declares the martyrs as
alive, then those who are ranked at two stations above them, implying the prophets
AS and the affirmers of truth are exceedingly alive, as well.

Perhaps, it may now be understood that (Murshid ain

hayaatee Baahoo), translation: “My Master is to me my very life, he is living, O
Bahu”. Therefore, with the inspiration of him(RA) being living, we must refrain from
indulging in any kind of controversy. We must endeavour to pass on this wealth of
Faiz in its correct form.
There always remained a constant flow of visitations by the people who
wanted to meet Qalandar Pak(RA) and he(RA) used to converse with each one of
them, individually. He(RA) stressed on them for keeping their focus and conducted
Dua; and granted them leave after giving them the message of Surah Al-Rehman. In
addition to this, he(RA) used to personally visit government, semi-government and
private offices and set-ups to meet the people to evoke fear of Allah SWT in them.
Hardly there would be any government or semi-government office, where
he(RA) did not visit. He(RA) met with people from every segment of Fine
Arts; he(RA) always stressed on one aspect, “Listen to Surah Al-Rehman
and enjoy the Mauj by the blessings of Allah”. One of our senior colleague,
a poet and literary person, Sarmad Sehbai Sahib had also met him(RA) at
PTV Lahore Centre, I heard from him one day, “Such a person came after
centuries who carried Malamat, so boldly”. Amongst the people in the field of
journalism, he(RA) met with Zahid Jhangvi Sahib, as well. When Qalandar Pak(RA)
asked him as to whether he had met with Syed Baba? He replied in a typical
journalistic style and in could not care less manner that who was Syed Sahib?
Qalandar Pak(RA) then remarked that he had surely wasted his time and taking him
along, he(RA) came to my office. This was my first meeting with him, whereas I had
strong ties with other journalists working in the newspaper ‘Pakistan’. Just that one
meeting with Zahid Jhangvi Sahib proved as a strong relation and to this today, he is
ever committed and engaged in advancing this message of blessings. The number of
his(RA) admirers are so huge that I can write separate volumes to explain the love
of each one of them. I pay my tributes to all the adorers living in Rawalpindi,
Islamabad, Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta etcetera and with
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their hearts filled with love of Qalandar Pak(RA), they are advancing the message of
Surah Al-Rehman.
Among the people in foreign countries, I especially pay my tributes to people
in Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, England, India, Scotland, Bangladesh,
Ukraine, Czech Republic, Germany, Mexico, USA, Italy, Holland and Canada who are
translating this message in their local languages, getting it printed on cards as well
as preparing DVDs and advancing them to the pain-stricken and dejected humanity.
You can see all such cards here: -
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Abdul Rahim Bajwa Sahib and Asim Lashari Sahib, who are residing in Dubai
have distributed the DVDs of message in Arabic language. Seema Kaki has done
likewise in Bengali language. Hilda, Petra, Klara, Lucie, Shahid, Marketa and Svetlana
got the cards printed in German, Czech, Slovakian, Dutch and Russian languages
and that is how the message is being spread there.
I deem it appropriate to convey to my dear readers the feelings and
expressions of people living in foreign countries so that our conviction gets
strengthened and affirmed that the Holy Quran was a universal truth and bore
guidance for the humanity, at large. Wherever and whoever listened and then
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spread it, his/ her life got transformed. Their love is awesome and matchless. Just
realize the concern of a Kaki of Qalandar Pak(RA) residing in Bangladesh, whose
name is Seema Iqbal; despite being physically blind, she is more enlightened than
those who possess all the vision. Not a single day passed when she did not go and
spread the message of Surah Al-Rehman to others. She got the message published
in English and Bangla Newspapers many times from her own pocket. Alongside her,
many other Kakis in their love for Qalandar Pak(RA) are advancing the message in
Bangladesh and other countries. An adoring Kaki of Qalandar Pak(RA), Bushra
Zulfiqar who is working these days in ‘Save The Children International’ in Bangladesh
told me that people in Bangladesh feared magic. In this context, she focused her
attention towards influential people in the beginning. She conducted Dua and made
them listen to Surah Al-Rehman. About her organizational work, Bushra Sahiba visits
different places and meets all kinds of people to lend them physical assistance and
while doing so, she gives them the message of Surah Al-Rehman, as well. Everyone
is being presented a card containing the message and a DVD. This message is
spreading at a fast pace in Chittagong, Silhouette and Dhaka.
Now let us read their expressions: -

Shahid Mahmood
The message of Qalandar Pak(RA) surely acts as a good tiding for pain-
stricken and writhing humanity. It is regarded as a beacon of hope for the
despondent people in their fight against incurable diseases. Despite the astounding
beauty of this universe that lay hidden underneath this elegant message, it is plainly
simple and extremely easy to act upon. Just anyone from anywhere could follow it
without any complication. Qalandar Pak(RA) has kept it free from all restrictions and
bounds. It is solely for this reason that even in Europe, this blessed message has
relieved pain of thousands of people and has brought smile to their faces without
any discrimination of colour, creed and religion. This message of Surah Al-Rehman
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has salvaged me from the hellish inspirations and has evoked deep and sincere love
for the people who exist all around in my life. It is not a hearsay, rather the truth
that this message has brought new life to dead and despondent hearts and has
profoundly taught the people to selflessly love others. By this message, not only that
even an ordinary person could get serenity and inner peace but could also help
others without any referral or permission. In Czech Republic, the heart of Europe
where people on account of being fearful have parted themselves from all religions,
the message of Qalandar Pak(RA) has guided despondent, dejected and the
distressed in forming fine character attributes within them; and that too in line with
their thoughts and manners. The message found its own way to the hearts of the
people owing to its truthfulness, the implicit love contained therein along with its
allure and its vast restless ocean of beneficence. This all is solely owed to the
benevolence and Mauj of Qalandar Pak(RA).

Hilda

In the beginning, first I would like to say something about my life prior to
meeting you and later, I would like to tell you about the miracles of Surah Al-
Rehman. I was born in a remote village which is located at 3 KMs from the Airport.
My parents belonged to a labour class who worked in a factory and I was the only
sister of my four brothers. My childhood passed in an instant and I could not realize
it as I was very fond of participating in sports; the time passed while playing all
around. I graduated from a college to become a Hairdresser, got married at the age
of eighteen and was blessed with two beautiful daughters. Sadly, my married life
was a disaster from the beginning. I had never felt happy since the age of 25 years.
I sought divorce after 20 years of marriage. I only had a bag of clothes and two
daughters when I left my husband and I had to part with everything else, there in
his house. I kept working at three to four places ever since the age of 24 years,
decorated many flats and my life kept passing in work and facing the hardships. In
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my life, neither did I ever taste true happiness from inside, nor did I ever get the
opportunity to relax.

I experienced troubling times till the age of 40 years which comprised

depression, continuous altercations with my first husband and other vexations of
daily life. The time passed in rearing up of children and my both parents passed
away very early; burial rites of both were performed in the same year. There was no
possibility of becoming blissful during those days. Then with the passage of time,
love sprung in my life when I met with my second husband; thereafter the usual
engagements of life did not let us relax; either the financial issues or we faced
illnesses. I worked with diligence and after some time started construction of my
house close to where I was born. I was not fortunate here too and did not get any
happiness. The construction company unscrupulously fleeced away my one million
Czech Korunas and fled from there. I fell under heavy debts. I was not mentally
prepared to face it and fell ill. I underwent a surgery of Gallbladder and they had to
remove it. We expected to get some peace after this surgery, but yet another bigger
trouble lay ahead of us to be faced. When I turned 50 years, the doctors told me
that I had cancer in my kidneys. I could hardly gather myself and lost my nerves.

I had sincerely and intensely loved everyone who lived around me and
endeavoured to keep them happy. My beauty parlour was my passion too. I sought
education in alternative therapies i.e. other than Allopathy and because of which I
always would meet many people. One day a customer gave me a CD and explained
a little bit about it. I kept that CD in the drawer for about a year. I thought about
that CD again during my illness, a month prior to my cancer related surgery. I
started listening to it and the very next day called on the given phone number,
which was of Shahid Sahib.

Shahid told me to concentrate while listening and he would be meeting her

after seven days. As I listened to Surah Al-Rehman, my heart pounded right at the
outset, as though it would fall out. It was an inexplainable realization which bore
Nur, light, peacefulness and symphony and this all seeped through my body and
soul. After seven days, I felt as if I was taking my first breath in my new life,
altogether. Shahid came for a meeting after I had listened to Surah Al-Rehman for
seven days and he began explaining to me different aspects of this experience; as if
that humble soul had got a new task because I carried a long list of queries.
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Thereafter, he would meet on daily basis and he would answer all my questions and
would then elaborate on his answers. I realized after some time as to who was my
teacher and how important he was to me; his utter confidence, love and patience
which I had not experienced in my entire life. Specially the calmness which he bore
to an extent of my sheer amazement; it was a new experience altogether, as though
he took me through a series of open doors to a delightful life. I was not at all
inclined to undergo the surgery since I felt energized and fortunate. I had entered a
new life after listening to Surah Al-Rehman and having numerous meetings with
Shahid, I had also begun to feel satisfied about my life. Shahid opined that I should
not undergo surgery, but this decision should be taken by myself. Since my body
contained Tumors and the biggest of them lay in my Kidney, I pondered over it a lot
and finally underwent the surgery. I began explaining Surah Al-Rehman to doctors
and nurses right from the day one in the hospital. Despite that the surgery had been
performed and I did not feel well, the doctors sent me back to my home. I started to
feel uncomfortable since the third day of surgery. Shahid came to visit me then and
kept sitting by my bed side for four hours. He tried hard to get me up, but I showed
lesser signs of life in me and I wanted to quit life. Shahid wrote a message to Syed
Baba and connected a video call with him. I would never be able to forget that
moment till my death when I had the sight of Syed Baba for the first time. On his
instructions, I repeated those words by which I got up from the bed within next two
minutes and Syed Baba stated to me that I had recovered absolutely.

A strange happening indeed that alongside my Sugar problem, the problem of

Thyroid also subsided. I was back to work, right after three days and continue to
stand on my feet till today. This is what I was blessed with and blessed enormously
in such a form that I got a new life from within, through the heart. I believe that
every pore of my body has been brought back to life. I find it hard to explain the
emotions and my feelings in words that Surah Al-Rehman, Syed Baba Ji and my
teacher are carrying me and moving me around every passing day and I cannot
imagine life without them. I get new life and love, I am living happily, and I wish to
live on. After some time, I began to get the blessed opportunity to attend Duas of
Syed Baba Ji and through these I started gaining more knowledge on Baba Ji.
Through these occasions, I also got to know more about Qalandar Pak(RA) and
matters pertaining to initial days of Syed Baba Ji. I was overwhelmed with
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astonishment by the series of Duas. Besides, breeding a kind of wisdom in my life, I

also developed the sense of battling with self. I have begun to realize the flaws
which exist in me, an aspect I am deeply conscious now. The occasion of Dua of
Syed Baba is always a moment of great happiness for us, since it brings with it
immense energy; such as some kind of clean intoxication. After every Dua, we turn
into a bomb of energy. With renewed vigour and passion, we endeavour to spread
the message of Surah Al-Rehman, meet new people and tell them about Baba Ji and
convince people to listen to Surah Al-Rehman. Baba Ji shines like the Sun, a pure
inspiration. I pray that this message of Surah Al-Rehman reached the right people,
my friends, relatives and their lives transformed, as did mine.

Petra

I met Shahid through my aunt in Czech Republic. I was ill at that time and
was seriously concerned. I had lost my appetite due to depression and I was unable
to eat anything. My life came as an agony for me. I was mentally strained when I
listened to Surah Al-Rehman for the first time, I thought as if I was trying to save
myself from something. I was dominated by many concerns and because of which I
was unable to correctly focus my thoughts. I was talking with myself that Oh God!
How lengthy was this audio? During that time, when I concentrated and listened to
it for a moment then I felt an intensely gentle feeling almost instantaneously and I
also realized that God did exist. Finally, I had got riddance from worrisome attitude
and was free right after listening to Surah Al-Rehman for the first time. I wanted to
listen to it once again, immediately after that. Later, I would anxiously wait for that
moment when I would be listening to it again and each experience of listening to it
used to be unbelievably scintillating. My face bore smile after a very long time by
listening to Surah Al-Rehman and I began to regard myself as able and an
accomplished person with full satisfaction. I was sad on the seventh day of listening
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Surah Al-Rehman since it was the last day of its listening and imagining that I would
not be listening to it with that sequence again and would miss this activity.

The idea of advancing the message of Surah Al-Rehman appeared to be a

difficult proposition to me. I did not know what to say and how to explain it to
others; and how to conduct myself when I talked about it, etcetera. Many fears had
accumulated in me. Then I contemplated and realized that when Surah Al-Rehman
had rescued me, then others also possessed the right to be cured and feel the
happiness and for this reason I must endeavour to pass this benefit to others.
Keeping this inspiration in mind, I committed myself to this undertaking. As a first
step, I translated the procedure of listening Surah Al-Rehman from Czech language
to German language and after getting the covers printed in German language, I put
the CDs given to me by Shahid in them and I felt very happy by this act. I had found
the reason of my existence in this world and this enormously pleasing task of caring
for others granted me the wealth of bliss and tranquility.

I roam the city whole day and distribute CDs and cards of Surah Al-Rehman. I
offer Dua for all irrespective of where I am and whomever I come across. I often
visit hospital and advance the message of Surah Al-Rehman, I offer Dua for
everyone so that they recover from their afflictions and return to their homes. One
got such a huge feeling of satisfaction when one advanced the message of Surah Al-
Rehman and conducted Dua to unknown people in agony; for the sake of my Lord, I
urge on everyone to feel this unique experience by indulging in it, themselves.

The process of learning about my Nafs commenced when I started to attend

Duas of Syed Baba Ji. I would never be able to thank him enough, for his kindness.
It is a daunting task and a battle, but I am thankful to Baba Ji for educating me; it is
like, he gave me a mirror with which I could reflect upon myself and that I feel the
presence of Qalandar Pak(RA) every moment.

Now, the life is beautiful. I often meet my sister Lucie, Aunt Hilda, Klara and
their teacher Shahid; just exactly as it is expressed ‘to be Mast Mast’, so all the time
we become Mast Mast, too. Shahid shares with us magnificent things about Syed
Baba Ji, Qalandar Pak(RA), Aulia Allah (RA) and Nabi Pak SAWW and then we
collectively carry out Dua. I never came across such a beautiful time in my life.
Irrespective of where we were, all of us continue to spread the message of Surah Al-
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Rehman, while doing so we only focus on one aspect, as to how the message of
Qalandar Pak(RA) be advanced to people and the element of happiness be created
in their lives. We have only learnt this from Shahid, as we have seen him doing it. I
pray that everyone in this world listened at least once to Surah Al-Rehman,
acknowledge Syed Baba and Qalandar Pak(RA), understand their message which is
for all humankind; it is beyond any discrimination of colour, creed, nationality,
religion and is free from all kinds of exceptions. I pay my tributes and salute the
exaltation of Qalandar Pak(RA).

Klara Millerova

Every person among us differed from one another. No matter how

distinguished a person may be, he carried no value in his own right. This is also true
that everyone did carry some troubles with them and that they are insistent on
resolving them in their own ways; but none was capable enough to resolve their
respective issues or gain total salvation from them. My difficulty lay in my school,
but the issue was totally resolved with the help of some rare kind of people. I could
not believe that my problem would get settled, but there were people in this world
who could transform one’s destiny and gave other people a clean and peaceful life.
My father took me to an extraordinary person, who appeared very positive right
from the first instant or perhaps I cannot explain, but he was very different from
others. His name is Shahid Mahmood and if he was not an extraordinary person,
then today I would not be writing all this to invaluable Syed Baba Ji. Not just my
English teacher, Shahid Mahmood rather became my parents (my mother and
father, both), for this reason I respected him immensely and trusted that he would
always be there to help me. My teacher gave me the CD of Surah Al-Rehman and
with it my life also changed, exactly as it transformed the lives and luck of other
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people who listened to Surah Al-Rehman. I had not listened to it till 42 days had
passed since getting it, but one day I got the inspiration to listen to it. My teacher
went to Pakistan for a few days and I began listening to Surah Al-Rehman during
this time. Truly speaking, I had listened to the biggest fortune that existed in this
universe, called Surah Al-Rehman. I listened to it for seven days and thrice each
day. Every passing day turned out to be better than the previous.

While listening to it, I saw some light during those seven days. I would
sometimes lose cognizance of my surroundings and would find myself in a kind of
trance at the end of recitation. I had no explanation or understanding of this state as
to what was happening to me and there was only one strong inspiration existing in
my heart that I must listen to it in the prescribed way for seven days. Thereafter,
everything changed. I learnt how to read and talk with people, in what manner
should I trust them. My teacher told me about those people who blessed us with this
method of listening to Surah Al-Rehman and without whom, no one knew about this
method of listening and the treatment contained therein. I was educated about a
person to whom my teacher called Qalandar Pak(RA) and he told me about the
loving Syed Baba who is the Waris of Qalandar Pak(RA). Qalandar Pak(RA) got this
blessed and divine light from Nabi Pak SAWW and spread it around without any
prejudice or discrimination. I was told that Qalandar Pak(RA) lead an arduous life
and he(RA) sacrificed everything he had for others; and that the noble task which
he(RA) initiated and took upon himself, it is now being performed by his(RA) lovely
Waris, Syed Baba Ji. My teacher told me to further advance this message to other
people, but I could not immediately act upon his advice since I lacked due
confidence. However, I began advancing the message to others when I had been
fully educated by him on the method of spreading this blessed message. I never
compare myself with others and do not compete to become the best in spreading
the message, rather I thank Qalandar Pak(RA) each time for my ability to do it.

I do not regard myself as any person of recognition, I am nothing, but

certainly I know for a fact that whomever the message of Surah Al-Rehman reached,
and he was able to listen; then he must know that the biggest fortune of the world
had reached him.
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Lucie

I would begin my talk by expressing the sincere gratitude and thankfulness

for being granted that beautiful moment when I received the message of Surah Al-
Rehman. Though, a serene wave of tranquility passed through me on the very first
time of listening to Surah Al-Rehman, but it also resulted in stiffness. I felt a kind of
battle that was raging inside during the initial two days; however, everything
changed thereafter, and I felt better with every passing day. In addition to an inner
transformation, my outward and physical pattern of life also changed; and it is that I
was addicted to drugs. I threw that drug right after listening to it for the first time
and quit it for good. The amazing fact about it is that I never even felt its urge or
deficiency. At that time, I did not know that it was just the beginning. Everything
changed completely after listening to Surah Al-Rehman. My friends, residence, work,
my family, as well as myself, I changed into a different person. The biggest issue
with my life was not just drug addiction, but I also faced many psychological
complications which included depression and dysphoria. Surah Al-Rehman
introduced me to a new world, it gave me new salvation by broadening my vision
and specially the heart. As I began to look at myself with a new vision, I also began
to look at the surrounding world with a new vision. Then on, the state of depression
and anxiety could not find its way up to me. Just as God had removed the darkness
which earlier lurked inside me and because of the renewed vision I could see the
pleasance of outside world and more freely began to breathe life; I could now love
my life, and as well as the people. Now I regard myself as a thankful and happy
person who was not fearful about the future, because the message of Qalandar
Pak(RA) has granted me a new opportunity to live a tranquil and beautiful life. My
inner and outer world has gained such vastness that I no more feel afraid of worldly
challenges and striving to become a better person with time. I have now come to
realize that love is a truth and I pray that the whole world gets to know that there
was no reason to be fearful. Everything in life is moving on with this truth, by itself
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and the life for me has turned into a great miracle. Surah Al-Rehman has enabled
me to realize that love transforms the whole life, people and the conditions.

Marketa Cezkjova
My link was established with the CD of Surah Al-Rehman through Hilda and
Shahid, who became my guide, teacher and friends. Alongside them, I am also
profoundly thankful to you for a new message and the inspiration which is full of
love. I shall never be able to forget the enormous feeling which I experienced during
the seven days of listening Surah Al-Rehman and I anxiously awaited those pleasing
moments, when I would listen to it again. The pain of my body and soul gradually
diminished, and in its place love, humility, tranquility and thankfulness seeped
deeper in my heart. The listening of Surah Al-Rehman evoked a severe passion in
me to pass on this message, as well as those things which I came to know from
Hilda and Shahid, to others. For this reason, I decided to help others by way of this
message. After a few weeks I got the beautiful message of Shahid that I could
establish a direct contact with Syed Baba Ji and could request him for his permission
to attend Duas. Till that moment, I could not conceive in my wildest imaginations, as
to in what marvelous manner this connection would bring colours in my life; though
I had an intensely delightful feeling, as if the soul knew, “Yes indeed, it was that
way on which I wish to move on, and not only that it would help me, but it would
also prove to be path of salvation for others”. Syed Baba Ji! This is that
unforgettable reply from you to my first SMS:

“WALAKUM ASSALAM
My dearest daughter
Welcome to the world of great mystic Sufi Qalandar Pak(RA). Your
message reflects your inner truth and a fragrant commitment with Qalandar
Pak(RA). You are most welcome to listen to online DUA. Remember! Your absolute
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focus and consistency is the key of this service to humanity. I am always praying for
you.”
And with it had many hearts filled with love.

I remember that the feeling I got while reading this message was utterly
beautiful. This happiness caused my heart to rejoice. Dua was still few days away
but I waited and counted each day anxiously. I would think about Dua everyday as
to when it would be held; while waiting for Dua to be held, I gave CDs of Surah Al-
Rehman in those days to many people and kept mentioning to them about the
miracles of listening to Surah Al-Rehman which were experienced by me. I shared
with the people about the improved condition of my health and told them about so
many pleasant changes that were affected by listening of Surah Al-Rehman in my
whole family, which I loved very dearly. What happened after listening to Surah Al-
Rehman; a fascinating change occurred, every day was a delightful day for me.
There was never an iota of doubt in me that in future too, this rejoicing time would
continue to remain as delightful. I received everyday your astoundingly beautiful
message which carried the answer to my question; sometimes the message used to
be in the form of a video, which after having brought smile on my face, it would take
me back into the limpid and positive inspiration, filled with love.

Finally, the day arrived; Shahid told me that Dua would be held today. The
Dua was exactly as excellent as I had thought. I tried to understand every word of
it, pondered over my every thought; the truth is that one by one, I gradually kept
understanding many things in the week after Dua. I expressed my deepest thanks to
you after the Dua. Certainly; I had never spent such a marvelous evening in my
entire life. It was an evening filled with purity and love and for the sake of
coherence in emotions, gave exquisite moments of participation in Dua alongside a
host of distinguished people; other than a miracle, what could it be related with?
There is no denying this fact that ever since that day, I anxiously await Dua as
impatiently, as I desperately waited for the first Dua. Not only that each Dua grants
me awareness which I need on that day, but it also answers all my questions that
lurk in my mind and provides me the explanation of different aspects of life. Every
Dua is different from the previous and in its essence, it is extremely necessary and
special; I am hugely obliged to Syed Baba Ji for this kindness and for having granted
me this opportunity to attend all these Duas. Another exceptional incident happened
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few days back. Shahid contacted me on the phone and said that a person close to
my home badly needed a CD of Surah Al-Rehman, he also instructed me to conduct
Dua with him, as well. It was a big challenge for me, but I also felt a blessing in it,
as I would also be able to help someone; though I realized that it was a big
responsibility and was apprehensive as to whether I would be able to shoulder it, or
not. When that person came to the designated place then I explained him the
method of listening to Surah Al-Rehman and conducting Dua. That person carried
many inspirations and he tried his best to share them all with me. I listened to him
patiently by looking him in the eyes while keeping the focus of my heart towards
Qalandar Pak(RA), exactly as was instructed by Shahid; I laid full emphasis on Dua
which I had to conduct for him towards the end. Truly speaking, an assurance was
felt that Dua had been answered, immediately as the inspiration of Qalandar
Pak(RA) emerged. That person silenced, and I said to Qalandar Pak(RA) in my heart
that Dua did get truly accepted. Thereafter, joined by him, I conducted a peaceful
Dua; warmth persisted after Dua, he was peaceful and satisfied when he left. It was
a very big experience for me which possessed blessings and a concern to feel
someone’s pain. In the end, I would extend my deepest thanks with due reverence,
regards, humility and passionate love that I was able to write my feelings for your
book and was able to participate somehow in this beautiful work; I regard it from
the core of my heart.

Renata
Shahid insisted me many times to listen to Surah Al-Rehman but I did not do
so. Once, I was going through a complication and I accepted his advice and listened
to it; I felt very good after listening to it. Immediately after listening to it, I could
conveniently face most difficult of all the times. I began to spread the message of
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Qalandar Pak(RA) so that I could help others. It is such a beautiful inspiration which
I have not come across earlier; that one should take away other’s pain and instead,
give smile to their faces.

I am very happy that I could learn something even in that age, wherein
nothing caused any astonishment. Despite the age, I could still help my people and
this thing gives solace to my soul.
I wish to share with you, an experience of mine. Shahid gave me two photos
of Qalandar Pak(RA). I hung one in the drawing room of my home and I placed the
other in my office, facing me on the table. I look at the photo of Qalandar Pak(RA)
whenever I am faced with a difficult task, I suddenly get relaxed and feel his(RA)
smile. Qalandar Pak(RA) is always with me. A lot of time has passed since I began
distributing the CDs of Surah Al-Rehman. I myself passed the message to some
people in my office and for others, I have kept the CDs in a room where everyone
gathers. There I requested Qalandar Pak(RA) that help all those who took CDs from
here.

An astonishing incident happened about two weeks back. I put the CDs of
Surah Al-Rehman in the kitchen of my office and they remained there for next two
days. No one took them, and I could not understand the reason for it. Next day
when I went to the kitchen, I saw that people of other department were standing
there and talking about the CDs. I faced towards them and told them about the
message of Surah Al-Rehman. Suddenly, seven male persons who aged around 40
years, gathered around me. They listened to my conversation very attentively; they
listened to me like the obedient children from the school. I sensed a great feeling of
being fortunate.

Baba Ji, I am obliged to you through my heart for affording me excellent

opportunity to help dying, distressed and despondent people.

Svetlana

My name is Svetlana and I am extremely obliged to you for helping the

humanity, giving the people a purpose in their lives; and it is not just a mere hope,
rather in real terms, you are continually bringing happiness in their lives and I myself
stand as a living example, to this fact. I met with Baba Ji’s Kaki Hilda, just by the
way. My friend told about Hilda and recommended that I go to her so that she could
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style my hair in a good way. As I reached her, right in the first instant, I sensed a
very pleasant fragrance and I asked her as to where from that fragrance came? At
that same moment, I realized that certainly the house carried this fragrance due to
the presence of pure and positive energy there. Although, I had mentioned it to her
but at that moment I did not know the meaning of what I said. I told Hilda that I
suffered from the disease of Thyroid Glands. She gave me the CD of Surah Al-
Rehman and assured me that it would help me and also told me about how you
helped her in recovering from that illness and in getting riddance from all the
diseases. I began listening the CD of Surah Al-Rehman after going home; on
listening to the audio, I was amazed to feel its power. I listened to it thrice a day
and every time the same picture kept appearing before me. I thought that
something else would be seen later, but whenever I listened to it, the same picture
kept appearing before me, each time. At that time, I found out that what I saw was
not an inspiration of mine, rather it was real. I saw a desert, in the center of which
existed a date tree and a person was sitting under it who was looking towards the
sea to the other side. The Sun was shining and all the time he kept sitting with his
back towards me. I did not see his face. I am saying this while seeking pardon that
he was Qalandar Pak(RA) who gave that light which was saving lives of millions of
people and the same light saved my life too. I asked Hilda after few months if she
had more CDs of Surah Al-Rehman, then Shahid gave me many CDs which while
driving Tram in Prague, I give to those in need of help as well as hope. I have
understood that the CD of Surah Al-Rehman is not just a CD, rather it was
something way above than that. It acted as key to a beautiful door in every person’s
life which no one had seen even in the dreams. If we say that a human being is like
a treasure and it is the key to it; such a treasure which holds the fortune of entire
universe in it; and everyone must know that this good fortune and wealth which has
been kept in it was not even the size of a particle, compared to the whole galaxy.
Now we need to understand as to how this enormous wealth must be utilized, which
we have got as a gift. Then we would understand that everything is possible, we
need to only wish for it, make Dua for it and then repose full trust in that Dua.
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Martin Novotny

Prior to listening Surah Al-Rehman, I used to confront criticism even on things

which I had not done and had no relation with. Despite the urge to reply, I would
choose to remain silent. On the third day of listening Surah Al-Rehman, an instant
arrived in my job when my supervisor began to scorn me in a louder voice. I tried to
make him understand politely that he must not do this, and never should he talk to
me in a louder tone or in a scornful manner. I want to say that listening to Surah Al-
Rehman evoked confidence in me and I realized that my supervisor should not mete
out such a treatment with me, as he used to do before. I felt a certain kind of peace
inside me while listening to Surah Al-Rehman and I would tend to go to sleep and
did not carry concern for anything in this world. It was peaceful and comfortable
everywhere. I am very happy that I got to know all this, regarding which I would
always think and used to ask myself that if it existed in this world or not? Presence
of Shahid around us is blissful and many thanks to him; my wife, whom I love a lot
is with me because of his visit to our home and whatever happened thereafter.
Irrespective of the nature of relationship with my wife which has its ups and downs,
but I am thankful at least something is happening all the time. I heard about the
existence of someone else (Nafs) inside me during today’s Dua. Yes indeed,
everyone had one like this on the inside and everyone including me, battles with it;
but whatever good or bad happens by these two beings, we are called human, after
all. The existence of both is extremely necessary. If there was only one of them,
then there would have been intense boredom in this world. I love you intensely. I
anxiously await that time when you would arrive here.
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Martin Welsh

I got connected to Syed Baba Ji through Shahid Mahmood, who gave me the
opportunity to listen to Surah Al-Rehman by his selfless love and sacrifice and which
changed my life altogether.

Shahid! I am deeply indebted to you for having taught me the way of

conversing with Syed Baba Ji and sensing the positivity. The CD of Surah Al-Rehman
has blessed me with the strength and luminosity of Baba Ji through which I can
brighten up my life and can focus on myself. Additionally, I can also pass on this
enormous gift to others, as well. I offer my gratitude and thanks to Syed Baba Ji at
numerous times during the day for his efforts, love and help and which reached me
at multiple occasions during my difficult moments, or those people who came across
me during their difficult times; and I requested Baba Ji for guiding and helping them.

This year, my friend’s daughter got lost during summer vacations while on a
Croatian beach. We requested and turned to Qalandar Pak(RA) and consequently
found his daughter. In this regard, all those people who were there and myself, we
all are extremely grateful. In addition to this, I am deeply obliged for the help and all
the rest for which I frequently request Qalandar Pak(RA). I extend my thanks for
having granted the opportunity of contacting you and your Kaka and because of
which I frequently come across many delightful moments in my life.

I give thanks for all the amazing moments and experiences which I have
enjoyed, thus far.
I am also grateful to those difficult and inconvenient times which gave me the
opportunity to improve myself and encouraged me to tread the righteous path.
I stand beholden to Syed Baba Ji for each day that he has allowed me to pass
with him.
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Sasha
(Message from Ukraine through the words of Svetlana)
Assalam-o-Alaikum! Sasha listened to the CD of Surah Al-Rehman and he has
messaged me to convey his greetings to you all, on his behalf.

He felt very pleasant while listening to Surah Al-Rehman and he has

requested me to pass on his feelings to you. He was saying that he understood
about Qalandar Pak(RA) that he(RA) was an exquisitely chosen person; he(RA) was
chosen so that this message could be given to the humankind. That very message
which came down through the galaxy from The All-Wise and The Creator of All-
Wisdom, and from The One Above, Whom we all call-out by different names. Having
listened to this message, I realized that nothing in this world could be regarded as
impossible; and people have confined their imaginations due to self-imposed
reasoning based on hearsay and resultantly have lost any ability to challenge the
status quo. This CD of Surah Al-Rehman is proving to the people that anything was
possible. Qalandar Pak(RA) was auspicious and a blissful person, whose task was to
show the people that miracles were a reality; and a person was also among these
miracles.

Seema
(Bangladesh)
Where no one existed to tend to hundreds of thousand people with all their
vision, how could there be one for a blind girl? Who could usher a person into an
illuminated world, when one lived in constant darkness? It is not difficult to form
inspirations and dreams about something which could be seen by a person, but how
could one get the vision back, when all rays of hope are diminished. But marvelous
is the system created by The Lord of Universe, His every blessing is for entire
humanity. Allah SWT is such Exalted, nothing can hold Him while showering the
bounties, He does not care and continues to distribute. The divine light of the heart
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of Nabi Pak SAWW is surely a blessing for all the worlds. I certainly do think that the
word ‘impossible’ reflected people’s own ineptness; why would Allah SWT be
concerned with something being possible, or for that matter impossible. Its proof lay
in the fact that originating from Pakistan and after passing through number of
countries, the message of Qalandar Pak(RA) reaches the house of a blind girl living
in Bangladesh. Not only this, but the fact that this message was perhaps designed
by The Lord of Universe exclusively for her; as indeed, a new world gets created
inside this girl. The girl who was herself dependent on others, she now is asking all
the others as to whether they had seen a Baba like her Qalandar Pak(RA)? Did they
ever hear about it? Who does not hesitate for even a moment in granting his(RA)
benevolence to a person like me. Did you ever hear that someone regarded a blind
girl as his daughter and enabled her to see light, far more than what people could
feel with all their vision; this is indeed a unique example of kindness and blessings in
the universe.

It would have been just this that Qalandar Pak(RA) turned me into a self-
reliant personality after I quit all the cribbing and whining by the blessings of his(RA)
message, but not only just in every corner of Bangladesh, he(RA) gave me the
courage and motivation to spread the message of Surah Al-Rehman in the entire
world. In addition, he(RA) has blessed me the honour of visiting his(RA) Shrine. The
message of Qalandar Pak(RA) was the best and complete remedy for any
predicament in this world and it carries with it answers to all the questions, whether
spoken or otherwise. Qalandar Pak(RA) proved to the world that those who rule the
hearts never part with you and indeed, it is his(RA) beneficence.

Passionate gratitude for Qalandar Pak(RA) and Waris-e-Qalandar.

Naheed Abid

I was leading a normal person’s life when a surgery of Nasal Polyps was
performed on me about three years back. A swelling had emerged on the left side of
my neck when the message of Surah Al-Rehman came from my younger brother
Shahid. I took it lightly as the doctors recommended me to get the medical tests
done from Shoukat Khanum Cancer Hospital. I got the tests done up there and
expecting the results to be normal, I did not share about it with either my mother or
with sisters and brothers in the house. I started listening to Surah Al-Rehman the
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same day. The results of the tests were received in two days and which did not bring
me good news.

Nobody mentioned it to me but next day when I went to the hospital, I

understood that nothing was alright; and my thoughts shattered. They told me on
my insistence that another surgery would have to be performed. I got to know later
that the cancer had spread right from the bone of my left eye through to the neck
and from there into my entire chest. The surgery was performed thereafter which
lasted for nine hours. I was unable to speak after the surgery and I conversed by
writing down.

It was like, everything had finished for me in life; I had given up hope,
despite that everyone stood by my side, to include my mother, husband, brothers,
my sister-in-law who happens to be my first cousin, too. My sister-in-law tended to
me day and night, but I believed that it was all futile. I had begun to forget the
relatives, during that time. My world had plunged into darkness and I was not
thinking about my husband, kids, mother or brother. Shahid told me to listen to
Surah Al-Rehman, once again, but I refused to do so due to my hopeless condition.
He insisted that I must listen to it for seven days without any loss of time, since
earlier I could not complete seven days. Shahid kept conveying to me about you
over the phone from Prague. The first test after the surgery was somewhat
unsatisfactory. Thereafter, I listened to Surah Al-Rehman thrice a day for complete
seven days and after that all the tests showed satisfactory results; the patient who
was earlier carried to the wash room by two people began to recover gradually. I
would distribute the cards of Surah Al-Rehman to other patients after the Radiation
Therapy. One day, Qalandar Pak(RA) blessed me yet again when I thought about a
printing shop of cards and I thought that why should I not get these cards printed
myself from that shop. All by myself, my first undertaking after recovering from the
disease was for the cards of Surah Al-Rehman. My whole body shivered due to
weakness after the disease, but I managed to reach the place. Ever since that day,
The Ultimate Lord has kept me engaged in this work.

It is my good fortune, Allah’s blessing, the blissful and perfect glance of Baba
Qalandar Pak(RA) and you Baba that I receive your kind prayers through Shahid.
These prayers bring me such strength that my meek existence gets energized;
otherwise, I had lost all interest in this world. I distributed the cards first at the
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Emergency Ward of Meo Hospital both, inside as well as outside the ward. Allah
willing, the series of unending flow of energy, blessings and kindness, emanating
from Duas of Syed Baba will continue to persist, as long as the life remains.

Where to find those words that would suffice Your praise.

My hand bag remains full of CDs of Surah Al-Rehman and its cards; by the
blessings of Qalandar Pak(RA), it would continue to remain such. Qalandar Pak(RA)
said, “After having granted something, a Faqir never takes it back”.

What a miracle shown by the mercy of Allah Pak, the luminous and divine
light of the heart of Nabi Pak SAWW and Surah Al-Rehman. This humble person,
who laid at the last stage of Cancer and regarding whom the doctors opined that to
spend money on this patient would be a wasteful effort, is becoming Mast Mast
today in Duas of Syed Baba by the sheer benevolence of Qalandar Pak(RA), his(RA)
love and on account of your prayers.

Saman Akbar
(Dubai)
I felt such a peace and tranquility in my heart by listening to Surah Al-
Rehman which I had not experienced before; as if a long carried heavy burden was
let off my head and the heart was relieved from all its heaviness. Just as everything
is cleaned up after the season’s rain and a new beginning is taken in the morning.
Such a bright light deep down inside, which is eager to brighten up everything
outside; as if the life got a new purpose.

The passing away of my mother and after some time moving to Dubai to start
a new life with my husband away from the near and dear ones, I believe that one
got the courage and energy to endure everything, all by himself. Everything settles
down with time. I spread the message of Surah Al-Rehman in Dubai by joining
WhatsApp and Facebook groups. I gained tremendous love, courage and an
inexplainable positive inspiration by clinging to the relationship with Baba Ji. Living in
peace and amity has kind of become a part of my personality. I join social
gatherings of ladies from the group and the ladies know me there as a “Giver of
Surah Al-Rehman”. I received so much love which I had never imagined. I could
never have imagined in my thoughts that life would get transformed so beautifully in
my relationship with Qalandar Pak(RA).
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While in Dubai, I met with marvelous Kaka and Kaki of Baba Ji, Abdul Rahim
Bajwa, Fozia Baji, Beenish Aapi, Sadaf Kaki. I am amazed every time after meeting
them that such hugely loving people existed in the world.

Then Allah SWT granted us with a beautiful blessing and despite the absence
of any near one at that time, Baba Ji did not leave us alone there. The love and
companionship of my teacher, Shahid Mahmood has accompanied me in every
moment of my life. All Kakay and Kakian of Dubai have been on my side in my
difficult times in such a manner that I did not feel any complexity, while I passed
through it. It was like Allah had sent down angels in the shape of these people. This
is the special kindness and love of Baba Ji which appeared in them.

Listening to Baba Jan in Dua, listening to Qalandar Pak(RA) through the voice
of Baba Jan, clinging on to the love are extremely exquisite feelings which remind
me every moment that our souls were together.

I pray that I always remain clung to this beautiful relationship and the
message of Qalandar Pak(RA) is spread in the entire world.

David Moryossef
(Mexico)
In the world we live in today, we usually mobilize ourselves due to some
agony which we come across or experience. After having been afflicted with some
pain or agony, we seek to explore and find something within us, regarding which we
have awareness that it is there, but are at a loss to realize it.

We are incapable of expressing that situation into words. One could not
develop any realization of such a situation without having to experience it himself.
Love and soul lie in such a domain of cognition that their perception was impossible
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in the absence of a tangible thought or awareness. As per a maxim, it is said that if

someone explores enthusiastically, he does find a teacher.

Few years back, I got acquainted with Faisal Malik, who was a computer
programmer. In the middle age, I was looking for an online career. We both had
never conversed on religion or politics. I named Faisal as ‘Pilot’ and sincerely
regarded him as my brother. In real terms, the meeting between me and him was a
meeting of souls and we were oblivious to this aspect, earlier. By a stroke of luck,
Faisal introduced me six months ago to a very kind person whom we recognize by
the name of ‘Shah Ji’. I found Shah Ji to be a very sincere person and he devoted a
lot of his time for me. I sensed a serious change in me after engaging with him in
two lengthy phone calls. I felt as if I had returned, back to my home. The manner of
my thinking completely transformed when I shared my spiritual complexities with
Shah Ji. His asserted, “Hand over all your fears and apprehensions to Qalandar
Pak(RA)”. In fact, I needed such a reply. Whenever I am entangled in any
complication now, I pass on all my adversities to our beloved Qalandar Pak(RA) as
per his advice; thereafter, my inner tumultuous state gets settled immediately and I
become peaceful and calm.

When I attended Dua of Syed Baba Ji for the very first time, I gathered such
a feeling which I had never experienced in my entire life. I shut my eyes as soon as
Syed Baba Ji began his conversation and I entered in a state of meditation. Though I
do not understand Urdu and neither did I take birth in a Muslim family, but each
word spoken by Baba Jan gave me a feeling which is beyond me to express in
words.

I had come to realize that it was certainly the soul which gathered all of us.
Everything created by Allah, The Almighty seems as part of our existence and for
this reason, language, creed, religion, colour, status, education and all other such
labels become insignificant and they lose any value after acquiring the knowledge
about the soul. A sense of acceptance and ownership is evoked, and pure love
emerges out as an outcome.
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Qalandar Pak(RA) mandated, “Syed Baba, prepare a presentation

with reference to Surah Al-Rehman for the educated class so that we
could approach the people of reason, as they relied on logic to understand
something”. I contemplated over it for five days and then prepared the
presentation which in reference to the listening of Quran-e-Pak acts as a wholesome
response in scientific domain to all the critics till to-date (You have already gone
through the presentation in the earlier part of this book). One of the main reason for
this was that people argued as to why should they listen to it, when they could read
it; why was it necessary to listen, then? Where did this new method come from,
when the treatment of diseases through medicines was well established? Then, why
should it be only in the voice Qari Basit? These were the questions which
people would advance, even to me. I delivered this presentation at many
places and let me share a fact with you that in the end, when the picture
of Qalandar Pak(RA) was shown and when I said on it, “Whatever has
been made possible, it is because of this beloved friend of Allah on whom
He has bestowed His bounties”. All the people in the Hall would stand up
and gave roaring applauds and my heart rejoiced on seeing all that”. I
always feel that I stood in the court of Qalandar Pak(RA) while he(RA) is
smiling, exactly as I said to Doctor Asad Gillani at the time of his(RA)
departure to eternity, “It was indeed, an extreme blessing and kindness of
Allah SWT that He kept us in our firmness of faith and conviction till
he(RA) breathed the last. The first phase completed successfully and now
the second phase lay ahead which necessitated holding this firmness
persistently till we breathed our last”. All praise be to Allah SWT, Who is
granting this ability to remain firm. Your Mom not only contributed in making of this
presentation, but she encouraged me at every step for the sake of strengthening the
resolve. Indeed, this is also a kind blessing of Allah SWT that your Maa Ji always
remained by my side in laying strong foundation for this journey; she kept up with
me, even when everyone else had parted with me. She also gave her unflinching
support as well as worthwhile suggestions at every step with outright positivity in
publicizing and advancing the message of Qalandar Pak(RA).

Qalandar Pak(RA) developed coughing in November 2004 which occasionally

subsided, but otherwise it relapsed. He(RA) came to Islamabad in the same
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condition and went to Lilla Town, as well. When I told him(RA) during his(RA)
stay in Lilla Town that a person while wearing a shawl was visiting
different houses and giving this message that how would he shoulder this
responsibility after Qalandar Pak(RA) had departed to eternity, I observed
a feeling of remorse and disprove on his(RA) face. He(RA) said in
response, “I have only distributed among the disciples my Faiz and no one
was granted Faqiri, if Baba decided to part with them then all their
feelings and imaginations would disappear in thin air”. It did happen exactly
like this and the words spoken became immortalized. People went astray at the
hands of their Nafs. Their well-founded confidence and safety lay in advancing the
message of Surah Al-Rehman with unstinted love and sincerity. Kaki Ishrat Alia
informed my Begum Sahiba during the third week of January 2005 that the condition
of Baba’s health had aggravated and he(RA) was admitted in ICU Ward of Ittefaq
Hospital. At that time, I was preparing to leave for the office, but my Begum Sahiba
suggested that I rather left for Lahore, immediately; so, without any further loss of
time, we immediately left for Lahore. The physician opined that he(RA) was suffering
from heart ailment. Having reached the hospital, I saw that putting on the
oxygen mask, he(RA) was lying on a bed in ICU. He(RA) smiled while
looking at me and my Begum, removed the oxygen mask and commanded
all the followers gathered around him(RA) to leave. He (RA) then said to
me, “Syed Baba draw the curtains and sit beside me”. After when I had
complied as desired, he(RA) said, “All these knowledgeable people think
that I am unwell or suffering from a disease, whereas it is not a disease
that I suffer from, rather it is Maraz-ul-Mout, every other disease is
curable but not Maraz-ul-Mout”. As for me, I was gasping and felt as if the
earth had burst and lay wide open. My existence got reduced to only the
heartbeat and the state of incognizance had sapped the ability to think;
my very existence seemed meaningless to me. There were no words to be
found for what it was. While my whole body and soul were in a state of
utter shock, I realized that my ability to speak had been taken away.
Meanwhile, Qalandar Pak(RA) began to speak on the subject of ‘Creation
of Universe and its Very Purpose’ in a manner as if he(RA) was conversing
with The Beloved Creator SWT. He(RA) spoke with such tremendous
strength and dexterity on the greatness of Allah Pak, His Might, Forever
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Existing and Unmatched Beauty and His ownership, which gave me control
over myself and took me out of that state of amazement and helplessness
and blessed me with sudden strength to feel and realize the eternal reality
of truth and enlightenment. His(RA) passionate expression of utmost love
for Allah Pak signified the conversation between the true lover(RA) and
the Beloved SWT and exposed the true meaning and reality of love. Hazrat
Bayazid Bastami(RA) said, “I kept engaged in conversation with Allah SWT
for 32 years and people around me thought that I was talking with them”.
This great blessing of kind intimacy was granted to all Ashab-e-
Nooraniat516. During this conversation, I looked at him(RA) as if I was seeing
him(RA) for the first time. In that moment of my sheer concentration, he suddenly
called out, “Syed Baba…. the command from Allah Pak for my return has
arrived. The moment of joining The Beloved SWT is the greatest blessing
in this universe and so, be it known that your Baba will soon leave this
impermanent and temporary abode {Dar-e-Fani}”.

After this he(RA) said, “Syed Baba! The place outside Lilla Sharif should
be the place of my burial, whereupon as per my desire, you got a plan
made for constructing an Auditorium for undertaking research work on
Surah Al-Rehman; and in case my family objects to it then find a place in
Kallar Kahar, and if you do not find any suitable place even there, then
Syed, be it your wish, bury me wherever you may deem appropriate. Syed
Baba, you are my Waris and from here on Baba comes in your custody.”
With shaking hands and shivery tongue, suddenly this was spoken by me
to him(RA), “Place your hand in my hand and close your eyes”. I do not
know as to how long it took. I could only hear a singular wish through my
heartbeat, “O’Allah! Bless my Baba with infinite strength and highest
virtue of Ishq517 and prevent this distributor of the wealth of salvation and
the one who brings life to languid hearts from human dependency. O’Allah
SWT! Bless my Baba with everlasting state of his Ishq, You are The All-
Compassionate, The All-Merciful, The Generous, The Magnificent, The Only
and All-Powerful, please grant Baba the infinitude of the Ishq”. Despite a

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All such great people (Aulia Karam RA) who are blessed with divine light (Noor) and who by the Will of Allah
SWT act as a source of light or a beacon for the humanity at large.
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blurred memory, I know that it was like I stood in front of Allah SWT as a humble
petitioner, and do not know exactly as to how long did that state last. In the
meanwhile, the voice of an intensely loving Kaki 518 of Qalandar Pak(RA), Doctor
Memona Sahiba interrupted the course; she was saying, “Brother Shakir, am I
seeing tears in your eyes, do you really weep, too?”. On her pointing, I
realized that my shirt was wet till the hem with tears. Qalandar Pak(RA), rather
sternly ordered her to leave and said, “Syed Baba! Once again get into that
similar focus”. It was a repeat situation for me again. I heard the voice
that came through every pore of my body and soul, “My Gracious and
Beneficent Lord! Grant my Baba the infinitude of the Ishq, keep him away
from all forms of human dependency, O’My Owner, my Generous Lord,
grant eternity to the Ishq of my Baba” …. During this time, my wife (Doctor
Erum) also came in and called out, “Baba Ji”. Qalandar Pak(RA) then said, “Syed,
open your eyes, it is rejoicing, remove the curtains and tell everyone that
Baba died long before and now Baba will never taste death again”.

“The taste of death had to be endured, come what may, but I chose to put an end
to my worldly desires earlier, hence a death before the actual one. Only then did I
realise the true perspective.
I have earned such intense state of Ishq and nearness of the Almighty SWT only
through total submission of my body and soul to the Will of Allah SWT.”
(Hazrat Sultan Bahu RA)

He(RA) then commanded that all doctors of the hospital must be

gathered there, all curtains in the room to be put aside, everyone must be
informed about Baba and the message of Surah Al-Rehman should be
explained to all. And that is how all doctors and patients present in the ICU were
enlightened on the bounties and blessings of listening to Surah Al-Rehman. This was
followed by a session of Dua. In the evening, he(RA) said, “Syed Baba! Once
again get into that similar focus”. Hence, once again I presented myself in
the court of The Lord of Majesty with utter devotion and indulgence. A
similar voice came out from every pore of my body, O’ my Owner, O’ The
Creator, The All-Compassionate and All-Merciful, The All and Ultimate

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Powerful, O’ The Compeller, The All-Subduer, O’ The Gracious and The

Magnificent Lord, You are the biggest witness of my Baba. This great
friend of Yours dedicated every breath of his life for the cause of humanity
and awakened likes of us whose hearts had been dead. O’ The Creator,
please grant my Baba the infinitude of the Ishq and grant eternity to his
Ishq. Then again, I do not recall as to how much time elapsed in that state, till
when Qalandar Pak(RA) commanded me to open the eyes. It was like as if the
energy and life had been drained out of my whole body, as though someone was
heated and burnt out in a fiery furnace. After seeking his(RA) permission, I kept
standing outside of the hospital and do not remember as to how many cigarettes did
I puff. At around midnight when I sought permission to leave for the house, he(RA)
said, “Syed Baba! get into the focus once”. I held his(RA) hand in my both
hands and presented myself again in the Court of Allah Pak. I simply could
not realize this time, I can only recall a slight impression that in the same
rhythm, I myself along with Qalandar Pak(RA) were present in the Court
of The Generous SWT. When Qalandar Pak(RA) asked me to open the eyes,
it was 1:30 AM. He(RA) gave me the permission to leave and instructed,
“Come back early in the morning after consuming the breakfast”. Next
morning, I reached the hospital again and till up to the afternoon, on the desire of
Qalandar Pak(RA), we went into that similar focus thrice. It was such a feeling of
intense heat, as if the flames came from every hair and pore of my body. My whole
body felt so light, just as it had no weight. An enormous and ecstatic feeling of
satisfaction519, it was like moving above the ground. He(RA) gave me the
permission to leave for Islamabad in the afternoon and said, “We shall
now meet in Islamabad”. Having arrived in Lahore from Karachi after my
departure, Doctor Asad Gillani presented himself in the honour of Qalandar Pak(RA).
Later, he(RA) went to the house of Doctor Javed but on insistence of Doctor Hassam
went to the hospital again for some medical tests. He(RA) phoned me from there
and said, “Syed Baba! I have decided to present myself to the order of The
Ultimate Judge. Your Baba has decided to depart. Now you stand as the
heir of Baba and rest all who have already listened to Surah Al-Rehman
should spread the message of Surah Al-Rehman”. After this phone call he(RA)

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returned to his(RA) house located in Bhaati Gate and said to his(RA) Begum Sahiba,
“Baba’s Visa has been stamped and Baba is leaving”. Early next morning,
he(RA) moved to Lilla Sharif in the company of Doctor Asad Gillani, Doctor Javed,
Doctor Hassam and some other disciples. Here (in Islamabad), Doctor Shehzad
arrived at my place and I narrated to him the whole account of events. After taking
permission from your Maa Ji, we reached the house in Sector G-11 where Mr Saleem
Akhtar, Mr Qaiser Mobin and all others had gathered. They were the winter days; we
decided to depart the house by 5 AM so as to reach Lilla Sharif by 7 AM; it happened
exactly so. Qalandar Pak(RA) carried the usual smile on his face, when we met
him(RA); though signs of exhaution were obvious on his(RA) face. In the meanwhile
I asked for a Palang to be laid outside as the Sun had begun to shine and upon
which Qalandar Pak(RA) lied down. After resting for a while there, he(RA) called me
and said, “Syed Baba! go and meet the elder Bukhari Sahib (the father),
prepare the environment, I will also join you later”. When I was sitting with
his(RA) respected father, he(RA) also joined in along with Chaudhary Sehsar.
He(RA) said (in native punjabi language) when the elder Bukhari Sahib inquired
about the health, “whatever The Almighty desired of me that has been
fulfilled and now its time to return”. He(RA) meant to say that whatever work
The Ultimate Owner wanted to take from him, He has taken that and now it was
time to return to Him. He(RA) further said,”Baba could accept anything, but not
hypocrisy”. The meeting with his(RA) father lasted for sometime in which Mansha
Sahib and Farhat Shah Sahib were also present. He(RA) said to his(RA) childhood
friend Chaudhary Sehsar when he(RA) got out, “Chaudhary! This happens to be
Baba’s last visit to Lilla in living state and after this only Baba’s dead body
will return here”. Chaudhary Sahib, in his fit of emotions could not control tears
from falling down and he wept. Qalandar Pak(RA) said to him, “You need not
weep, the whole sky would weep, instead”.

He(RA) signalled me to move during the evening. He(RA) got seated in the
front of my car after meeting with everyone. When we got out of Village Dudhi
Thal, he(RA) asked me to stop the car exactly where his(RA) Shrine exists
now and said, “Syed Baba, only those could be regarded as Baba’s
generation, who loved Baba, passionately. In the domain of Ishq, there
was no concept of succession based on bloodline or family. This was
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rather, the purity of passions”. We took a break enroute at Kallar Kahar where I
served him(RA) ‘Wheat Biscuits’ and a bottle of ‘Cindy520’ which he(RA) drank fondly.
During the journey, he(RA) kept conversing on The Magnificence of Allah and the
honour and purity of Rasool-e-Maqbool SAWW. I said to him(RA) on reaching
Islamabad that if he(RA) considered it appropriate then we may get some medicine
from one of his(RA) adorers, Hakeem Syed Mahmood Ahmed Surv Saharanpuri
Sahib whose clinic was located in Saddar, Rawalpindi. Since, he(RA) never broke
anyone’s heart, he(RA) agreed to the proposal. Although, he(RA) went there for my
sake, but I realized when he(RA) reached the stairs that his(RA) body had kind of
become very heavy and he(RA) was unable to move any further. One of my friend,
Farhat Anwer who was present there with Hakeem Sahib, came running and
together with Doctor Asad Gillani, he(RA) was taken to Hakeem Sahib, who already
stood there and awaited him. He(RA) often conversed metaphorically with Hakeem
Sahib, who used to respond in affirmation, smilingly. Qalandar Pak(RA) said when
he(RA) came back and sat in the car after getting the medicine, “Syed Baba, did you
notice that while climbing the stairs, Baba’s weight had increased so much that it
was even difficult to be lifted”. Intentionally, I was reluctant to reply, what he(RA)
wanted to say and ask. Though, my act pertained to strivance which was motivated
by reason and logic. But, I desperately did not want people in the surroundings to
feel demoralized and dejected. Obviously, he(RA) had already shared with me the
whole fact, but it was still hidden and under a cover from others. He was unwell and
ill for all the other people. Many people had perhaps already predicted that he(RA)
was due to depart from this temporary world; though, no one could say with
conviction. We reached the house located in G-11 at night. Qalandar Pak(RA) had
dinner and thereafter, went to take rest. Next day, Shigri Sahib came along with his
wife, who after seeing Qalandar Pak(RA), suggested that he(RA) be admitted in the
hospital, instead. Therefore, in that regard, we first went to Shifa
International Hospital and despite being in their Emergency for a long
time, the formalities of the hospital were not completed being very long
and agonizing; Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Nobody got Shifa (healing) from
Shifa521” and moved from that place. Taking Qalandar Pak(RA) along, we
then reached Heart International Hospital. Imagine the pleasant

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A cold drink made from Barley.
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coincidence, Qalandar Pak(RA) was given the same hospital room in which
Baba Harley Street (RA) had spent last remaing days of his (RA) life. Now,
there was a constant rush of visitors, who poured in to ask about his(RA)
condition. Qalandar Pak(RA) said after the dinner, “Syed Baba, seek that
focus and concentration once again”. I shut my eyes by holding his(RA)
hand with my both hands and presented myself in The Court of Allah SWT.
Through the depth of my heartbeat with intense focus and attention, I
began conversation with The Mighty Lord, The All-Beneficent, The All-
Merciful. I kept repeating the same Dua, “O’Lord, The All-Compassionate
and All-Merciful, The Highest and The Magnificent, please grant my Baba
mercy and infinitude of the Ishq. I do not remember as to how much time
passed like this. He(RA) said when I opened my eyes on his(RA)
command, “Syed Baba, assign your two Kakas who should remain with
Baba”. I deputed Doctor Shehzad and Doctor Asad Gillani and cautioned them to
remain attentive and look after Qalandar Pak(RA). Next day, Qalandar Pak(RA)
said when I reached the hospital, “Both these deputed persons were
sleeping on Baba’s bed and Baba kept sitting on the chair”. I knew for sure
that Qalandar Pak(RA) would have asked them to do so, he(RA) possessed a brilliant
sense of humour. Then he(RA) got me seated on a chair close to him(RA)
and said, “Place your hand on Baba’s shoulder and seek the focus and
concentration”. Hence, the act continued till the time a nurse came and got us out
of that focus. She checked Qalandar Pak’s(RA) blood pressure. Despite winter days,
I was sweating profusely, and heat radiated from every pore of my body. After
seeking his(RA) permission and getting down from the stairs, I took a chair outside
the hospital and sat there. Though, it rained very heavily at that time, but my body
felt like it was oozing out fire. In the meanwhile, Doctor Asad told me that Qalandar
Pak(RA) is asking us to enquire from Syed Baba as to how many more days? I
looked at Doctor Asad Gillani in astonishment and said, “If it was in my power, I
would not have let him(RA) leave”. Doctor Asad said as to what should be answered
to Baba Ji(RA). I replied, rather unintentionally, “Three days”. After listening to the
reply, he moved towards the room of Qalandar Pak(RA). This question was put
across to me by Qalandar Pak(RA) once directly-----due to presence of other people,
I did not reply and then the same question was advanced through Doctor Asad
Gillani, twice. I would get a strange feeling but did not have any reply to that. I
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would simply utter, whatever came to my mind. The same day in the afternoon
when I, Qalandar Pak(RA) and Doctor Asad Gillani were present there, he(RA) began
to stroll in the room and began to converse on The Magnificent and The Greatest
Lord. When he(RA) started to mention about fine subtleties of Faqar, I saw that
Doctor Asad started to record it on his cell phone. I had just thought about stopping
him, but Qalandar Pak(RA) instantly stopped and asked Doctor Asad not to do any
kind of recording. Owing to the young age, everyone wished to save those moments
in their own way. But there are few things regarding which the unawareness
is considered dangerous; because, while in the nearness of Allah SWT, a
Sahib-e-Haal is in blissful Mauj and engrossed in conversation and the one
who stayed in this physical world of existence is oblivious to his(RA) state
and condition. When the night fell, he(RA) granted leave to all his(RA)
adorers and said, “Syed Baba, come here and sit close to me, so that we
present ourselves with full focus and attention in The Court of Allah SWT”.
He(RA) continued by saying, “Baba was so fortunate that he(RA) was
lying on a comfortable bed of the hospital, likes of me and even better die
in agony on foot paths”. He(RA) said this with such a painful concern that my
whole existence shivered on its mere thought. Tears began to pour down from the
eyes and the body came under the spell of shivering; there was a strange silence
which prevailed. He(RA) said, “Syed Baba, lock the door”. When I had locked the
door and turned back, he(RA) said, “Syed Baba, Baba stood at the crossroads”. I
uttered, almost immediately:

“Iman mujhay rokay hai jo khinchay hai mujhay kufar

Kaaba meray peechay hai kalisa meray aagay
“Faith retards me, where idols lure me
Kaaba is behind me; the church is before me.
Mirza Ghalib’s (The poet) metaphoric explanation of conflict in life; struggle to keep
the faith while exercising the right of freewill by Allah SWT. The challenge faced by
the humankind in the effort to follow the righteous path. The dilemma of standing at
the crossroads.”
(Mirza Asad Ullah Khan Ghalib RA)
He(RA) asked as to whose verse was this. I told him(RA) that it was Ghalib’s.
He(RA) smiled as if this explained his(RA) inner condition. Then I placed a pillow
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behind the back and sat on the bed by keeping my hand on his(RA) back
and closed my eyes; I presented myself in The Court of Almighty Lord, The
Possessor of Majesty and Honour. I only remember of that moment that I
got mesmerized in the sublime and most beautiful attributes of The Most
Exalted Being; thereafter, only one voice emanated through every pore of
my body, “Please grant infinitude to my Baba’s Ishq”. It was the same
prayer which I kept repeating during my state of extreme focus and
meditation, even after meeting him(RA). Unknowingly, this prayer got
immersed in my heartbeat. As soon as the eyes closed, or sometimes even
with open eyes too, whenever in his(RA) thought ----- the same voice
emerged from the heart beat ----- I do not know as to what occurred that
night; whole energy drained out of my body. It seemed that my whole
body was being burnt in a furnace which had some special kind of fire.
When Qalandar Pak(RA) told me to open the eyes, it was like someone
had put me in chilled water after taking me out of fire; with a jolt I caught
up with my breathing, and Qalandar Pak(RA) took the support of head rest
on the bed and seemingly went to sleep. I stayed there for a while and then
advised Doctor Shehzad and Doctor Asad Gillani to remain awake and take care of
him(RA). I came back to the house and kept inquiring about the condition of
Qalandar Pak(RA) after every 10 minutes by calling on the cell phone of Doctor Asad
till around 3 AM. Every time, Asad told me that he(RA) was asleep and it appeared
to him that he(RA) was in a sound sleep. He(RA) had not slept like this in days.
Next day, I went to the office first, and from there came to G-11 at your
Mom’s place and said that we would take the car as I was sensing that
he(RA) would ask me as to whether I brought it, or not. It was exactly like
that, Qalandar Pak(RA) asked as soon as he(RA) looked at me when I
entered the room in the hospital, “Syed Baba, did you bring the car?”. I
told him(RA) that yes, I did bring it. He(RA) said, “Syed Baba, I enjoyed
very much last night, I saw such sights”. I looked around in the room
where many people had gathered, as soon as he(RA) began to share those
sights. Qalandar Pak(RA) silenced after the words “Saw the sights” and
said, “Syed, get into the same focus, but while sitting on a chair today”.
So, by placing the chair near Qalandar Pak(RA) with my arm and forehead
resting on his(RA) shoulder and during the day time presented ourselves
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in The Court of Allah Pak”. It was all very gentle and pleasant this time; I
felt like flying in the air and my connection with the apparent world had
been cut off. At that time, Doctor Shehzad, Doctor Asad Gillani, Baji
Mussarrat, Doctor Erum (Mom) and Raja Majid were also present in the
room. Everyone had closed their eyes. After some time Qalandar Pak(RA)
commanded all to open the eyes and said, “So, Syed Baba, what decision
did you take?”. I kept my silence and left the room. Few people also came
and met him(RA) during this time. Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “It was enough,
Syed would not visit you people anymore, you all would rather be visiting
him”. He(RA) sent Doctor Asad Gillani and Shigri Sahib to other rooms for
conducting Dua to the patients there. The downpour had continued
ceaselessly, ever since he had arrived in Islamabad. He(RA) told Raja
Majid to arrange and serve dinner to all after the evening and said to my
Begum, “Let us go my daughter, Baba would go with you in the car to your
house”. He(RA) said, “Syed Baba would get back to the house after the
matters had been settled”. Tahir Kazmi Sahib arrived in the meanwhile
and a senior Police Officer, Abbas Hussain Malik also came in after him to
inquire about his(RA) health. He was holding a bag which contained
apples. He narrated some incident which was cited by Hazrat Imam Jaffar
Sadiq RA regarding the heart ailment and as to how one could recover
from this ailment. He was surely unaware of the fact that Qalandar
Pak(RA) did not suffer from heart ailment, rather it was the ailment of
death522. Therefore, he(RA) only replied as much, “Son, one could get
apples from the market, as well”. Suddenly, Shigri Sahib entered in the
room and said, “Baba, your Ameer Mukhtar was quitting”. Qalandar
Pak(RA) said, “Whoever stood behind your back, the same stood behind
him, as well; and if there was none behind him, then there stood no one
behind you, either”. Shigri Sahib became worried, on that. Then, Qalandar
Pak(RA) said, “Have some concern for this country”. Tahir Kazmi Sahib
began to knead the feet of Qalandar Pak(RA). He(RA) spoke in the praise
and honour of Allah Pak and then, for a long time in that room, it was only
the resonance about Allah; since during the Zikr, he(RA) would twitch

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strongly and the word ‘Allah’ used to resound. In the end, he(RA) said,
“The secret of Pakistan’s rise lay in Balochistan, no matter what was
needed to be done, for the peace of this country, you will see that Baba
would ensure it, write it down and must remember it”.

He(RA) went in the car with your Mom to the house at around 9 PM.
We all dealt with every essential thing which was needed to be done and
thereafter, I headed towards the house along with Tahir Kazmi Sahib.
He(RA) sat on a chair when I reached there and was saying to his(RA)
daughter and Baji Mussarrat that Baba was now in a very strong state and
sheer purity had overtaken and that they would not be able to bear with
Baba. Baji Mussarrat desired that Qalandar Pak(RA) moved to her house,
but he(RA) granted them leave with due regards and commanded all of us
to gather in the drawing room. Among those present in the house at the
time were Saleem Akhtar and his wife Shahida, Tahir Kazmi, Doctor
Shehzad and Doctor Asad Gillani. We all began the conversation on the
magnificence of Aulia Karam. In a short while, Qalandar Pak(RA) came in,
all by himself. When he(RA) joined in, I was narrating an incident of Baba
Lal Shah (RA) Murree Walay which had been told to me by someone.
He(RA) desired that I narrate it afresh. The crux of the incident was that
one night, childhood friends of Baba Lal Shah (RA) asked him (RA) as to
what was the reason for his(RA) profanity? Baba Lal Shah(RA) said, “By
Allah, I never debase the honour of people, I only throw my foul language
at the evilness and misfortune that surrounds those people”. He(RA) kept
smiling at my narrations and granted leave to some people when it was
quite late in the night and asking for a blanket to be placed on his legs,
he(RA) sat down on a chair which was lying in the room. Holding by the
stick, he(RA) closed the eyes; and we all went to sleep. When my Begum
served him(RA) tea early in the morning at 7 AM, he(RA) said, “Betay
Baba, what do you inspire always, do not think like that, we Faqirs were
also humans and we also commit mistakes. Do not just think like that;
less, the distance between you and me might increase”. Prior to this,
he(RA) said this to my Begum, “Do not cause inconvenience to Syed
Baba”. He(RA) said to Doctor Asad Gillani after the breakfast that Syed
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Baba has eased a concern of mine. Baba also resorted to foul language in
the Jazbi state. Then he(RA) said to me, “Send Doctor Shehzad and Doctor
Asad back to their homes. Doctor Shehzad should get flat tyre of his car
repaired, since we would need the car”. After seeing them off, Qalandar
Pak(RA) came along with me to the drawing room. Preparations for lunch
were under way. Since Qalandar Pak(RA) was on special diet, a separate
food was prepared for him(RA); and Doctor Erum got busy in preparing
the food. Qalandar Pak(RA) stood up in the drawing room taking the
support of stick with both hands; and it was such a strong focus that the
body seemed devoid of energy. I also stood there on a side with my eyes
closed. He(RA) called out after a while, “Syed Baba, why do you not sit
down”. I said that it was not possible for me to sit down, when he(RA)
was standing, besides, it did not suit me and was against the manners;
else, however you may command me. He(RA) said that let us do like this
that you stand while holding my both hands; and taking few steps, he(RA)
came close to me. I put aside the stick and held his(RA) both blessed
hands and closed the eyes. I do not know for how long we stood and
he(RA) asked me to open the eyes and taking up the stick, he(RA) went
back to the same point where he(RA) stood earlier. He(RA) said to me,
“Watch closely, whether Baba had become ‘Alif’ or not”. I was just looking
at him(RA), when he(RA) said, “Over a thousand ‘Mast’, there became one
Qalandar. It was a very difficult task; one did not require a body (for
existence)”. Then, he(RA) sat down and said, “When the body of Baba
would go underneath the soil of Lilla, the place of Lilla would become a
source of blessings”. His(RA) statement became an enlightenment
because it was said by him(RA) indeed, “When Baba’s Faqar was accepted
then it was asked as to what I needed”. I had said that turn the place of
Lilla into Nurpur Shahan. Now the time was getting nearer for the signs of
its acceptance and enlightenment becoming overt. Then he(RA) said,
“Baba would go to meet the friend by riding on Burraq”. He(RA) ordered
me to make phone calls to some senior Police Officers and tell them that
Baba was calling for them. I called everyone. The doorbell rang at around
1:30 PM and when I opened the door, I found Nasir Khan Durrani Sahib
standing there holding a fruit basket, he was SSP at the time. I called him
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in and with great reverence he shook hands with Qalandar Pak(RA) and
sat there. Qalandar Pak(RA) began the conversation, “Baba did not go to
you people to seek a personal favour, I was actually bound by the Will of
Allah, I served The Only Real Creator and The Owner just as you people
served the state. You all did not acknowledge the Faqir. This was the irony
of a Faqir that the worldly people failed to recognize him. Whatever task
My Owner and The Creator wanted to accomplish through me, He has
accomplished that, now was the call for me to return”. Then he(RA) asked
from me as what day it was? I told him(RA) it was Tuesday. He(RA) said,
“Durrani Baba, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, if you manage to reach
Lilla in three days then your seven generations will flourish. Tea was
served in the meanwhile and Durrani Sahib began sipping it. Qalandar
Pak(RA) said, “Syed Baba, write down the address and telephone number
of the residence in Lilla and hand him the chit”. I wrote that chit and
handed it to Durrani Sahib. He sought leave from Baba(RA) and I
accompanied him to see him off; he questioned me outside as to what was
he required to do there? I replied that though, I was unaware, but knew
for a fact that if call of a Faqir was answered then its reward was
enormous; perhaps you did not hear properly, he(RA) said your seven
generations would flourish. Wearing a broad smile on his face, Durrani
Sahib left by saying ‘Khuda Hafiz’. It was time for lunch and it had been
laid. Qalandar Pak(RA) said while looking at the food, “Today, Baba would
not take special diet, rather would eat what others were eating”. We both,
husband and wife smiled on this and my Begum laid every dish in front of
him(RA). After the food, he(RA) sat down on the sofa in drawing room,
where he(RA) was seated before lunch. Doctor Rubina arrived during this
time. She loved Qalandar Pak(RA) very dearly and she continues to live
even today in the same inspiration. Qalandar Pak(RA) had specially
instructed my Begum to always keep Doctor Rubina by her side. I sat
down close to the feet of Qalandar Pak(RA). He(RA) said, “Baba’s inward
condition had sped up, intensely”. When I offered him(RA) a massage of
his(RA) legs, he(RA) said, “Just rub the legs with hands in downward
direction without applying oil”. He(RA) continued by saying, “You people
have caused over-radiation in Baba, even my beard oozed out light, now”
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and smiled. I closed my eyes and as per the instruction, started to knead
him. Qalandar Pak(RA) never asked for a massage in line with usual
practices, he(RA) would say that politely place your hand and just do not
put any force. I saw that Captain Mannan and Captain Tahir had also
joined in when he(RA) asked me to open the eyes. I asked him(RA) as to
how did it feel and he(RA) replied that it was very delightful. Then he(RA)
got up and held the hand of my Begum with one hand and that of Doctor
Rubina with the other and told them to close their eyes. It felt like the
earth moved in a circular motion with speed; despite winters, the room
was warm. After some time, He(RA) asked both Kakis to open their eyes
and said, “Fastness of my inward condition is still persisting”. I advised
him(RA) to take a cup of tea and later would give him(RA) a round of the
area in the car. He(RA) agreed to the proposal. As soon as I just got out to
puff a cigarette, he(RA) called out, “Shall we move, Syed Baba?”. I picked
up the keys of the car and in the meantime, Doctor Asad also arrived. I
seated Qalandar Pak(RA) on the front seat of the car and asked Doctor
Asad to sit exactly behind him(RA) on the rear seat. The rain began to
pour down, as we drove off. I turned the car on Margalla Road. He(RA)
said, “Syed Baba, drive slowly, these trees looked very beautiful today”.
We rode in the car at very slow speed. I observed the fuel tank gauge and
thought that I should get the fuel filled up near Ayub Chowk; I was not
sure as to where would Qalandar Pak(RA) might ask us to go. I was just
thinking all this when Qalandar Pak(RA) started coughing. I hurriedly
gave him(RA) a Tissue Paper. When he(RA) spit out the phlegm onto the
Tissue Paper, I saw it; it was all his(RA) blood. Thereafter, he(RA) asked
me as to what time it was; and then he(RA) seemed in a strange state of
restlessness, as if he(RA) wished to get up from the seat. I asked Doctor
Asad to hold Baba(RA) by the shoulders. Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Syed
Baba, let us go back home, Baba would like to depart from your house and
not while in the car”. I changed the direction of the car. I could not drive
any faster, as it was a very heavy downpour. He(RA) repeatedly kept
saying, “Baba would like to leave from your house, did the house come or
not?”. Owing to his(RA) continually aggravating condition and repeated
questioning about the distance to the house, it appeared to me as if the
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house was in some other part of the world. I called home and asked them
to leave the door open. As soon as the car was parked and before he(RA)
entered the room, he(RA) began to put off the shoes; my Begum said,
“Baba Ji, leave it, and just lie down here on the bed”. He(RA) said, “Baba
would go to his own room” and thereafter he(RA) put off the shoes. I saw
on our return that Farhat Shah Bukhari, Baji Mussarrat, Chaudhary
Sikander and his son Fahad had also reached there. Doctor Shehzad had
also arrived, by then. Qalandar Pak(RA) commanded Doctor Asad, “Make a
call to Doctor Javed and tell him that Baba did take the medicine as
prescribed by him; otherwise, they would say that Baba died because he
had not taken the medicine”. Thereafter, he(RA) commanded to shut the
door of the room and everyone to leave the room. I along with Doctor
Asad were the only ones in that room. He(RA) stood up and said, “Syed
Baba, place your hand on my back and close your eyes”. I felt as if
everything flew in air. As, the heat and anxiousness began to rise, he(RA)
asked me to open the eyes and said, “Lie me down on the floor; No, just
get me seated on the bed”. Then he(RA) commanded me to close the eyes.
I sat, right in front of him(RA). Doctor Asad was seated just behind
him(RA) so that he held him(RA) by the shoulders. I felt as if a strong
tremor jolted everything when I had closed my eyes. I instantly opened
the eyes in my nervousness and saw that he(RA) was looking at someone
who was entering through the door. His(RA) face bore a wide smile, as
though it was a very cheerful moment. I heard the resonance of what
he(RA) had said, “Baba would go to meet the friend by riding on Burraq”.
The voice of ‘Allah’ came from his(RA) mouth and it seemed that the floor
began to revolve speedily; then, it suddenly stopped. Qalandar Pak(RA)
ِ ‫ِل َو ِإنَّـا إِلَ ْي ِه َر‬
had departed to eternity. َ‫اجعون‬ ِ ِ ‫ إِنَّا‬, "Surely we belong to Allah and
to Him shall we return". An extremely exalted person and a friend of Allah,
peace of the hearts, comfort of the eyes, a bright and luminous lamp of
guidance had departed to meet The Ultimate Creator. He(RA) had said,
“Baba’s physical existence (Zahir) would disappear and the hidden (Batin)
would become apparent”. We laid down Qalandar Pak(RA) on the bed and
having opened the door, I went out of the room and said something by
way of gesture. I felt as if my heart would burst. Whereas, I moved out,
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everyone rushed inside; I broke into tears and cried like a child. But these
tears only expressed the sadness of my heart. My heart wanted to cry out
loudly and then I felt as if Qalandar Pak(RA) voiced in me, “Syed Baba, be
watchful, gather yourself”. I calmed down, instantly; though, my eyes
would become tearful after every two minutes. I called my elder Begum
Sahiba. Sensing the mournful voice, she asked me whether Baba was all
right? Her voice revealed that she was fidgety, despite that she would
always keep a track of his(RA) condition and would regularly talk to
Qalandar Pak(RA), as well. She silenced on hearing about his(RA)
departure to eternity and on listening to my grief-stricken voice, she
consoled me by saying that Qalandar Pak(RA) is a friend of Allah and the
friends of Allah existed forever. I got energized by her consolation. Your
Maa Ji lovingly addresses me as ‘Shah’; she kept repeating, “Shah, it was
certainly the Will of Allah, gather yourself, and bury the blessed and pure
body of Qalandar Pak(RA) with courage and fortitude. Thereafter, we laid
the blessed body of Qalandar Pak(RA) on the rear seat of Captain Tahir’s
car and took it to PIMS Hospital. Just to satisfy the worldly wisdom, we
did not declare the death, all by ourselves. Doctors did their check-up and
then handed us the ‘Death Certificate’. We arranged an ambulance from
the hospital, seated Farhat Shah alongside the blessed body and told him
to leave as we were following him after closing the house and informing
everyone. Everyone was informed about it, individually. Zahid Jhangvi
Sahib also arrived and immediately said, “What kind of a friendship was
that, just shook his(RA) hands and having quit us, he(RA) departed to
eternity”. I said that I would reply him on this later, but first let us move.
We moved to Lilla Town in different vehicles. Allah be praised, it was a
heavy and drenching downpour; it was so horrendous and stormy that
nothing could be seen on the road. Farhat Shah Sahib called when we
were close to Chakri, he seemed distressed and nervous by his voice which
was quite natural. He was endearingly close to Qalandar Pak(RA). Farhat
Shah told us that he had reached Kallar Kahar and he refused to go
beyond alone and all by himself; he stressed that we joined him, at the
earliest. I assured him and told him to wait for us there. Finally, we
reached Kallar Kahar and placed the Ambulance in between the convoy of
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cars; we all moved slowly towards Lilla Town. Salt Range was entirely
smocked in fog and the visibility was very poor. We kept moving at a very
slow speed. Mansha Bukhari Sahib had already been dispatched by
Qalandar Pak(RA), a day prior for undertaking necessary preparations at
home. Own children, indeed carry a special concern. I found Mansha Sahib
possessing tremendous fortitude and emotional strength; though, he was
tearful on hearing the command of Qalandar Pak(RA). Mansha Sahib is
very sensible and possesses personality of high mental capacity. He
handled everyone and controlled all the matters immaculately; it was only
him, who could have done it so smoothly. Everyone was already there at
the time when we reached Lilla Town. His(RA) blessed body had been
brought to the family. The rainfall persisted without any relenting. We all
sat down on the Palangs that were laid inside the Haveli. Tahir Kazmi,
Colonel Arshad, Saleem Akhtar, Qaiser Mobin, Chaudhary Sharif, Doctor
Shehzad, Doctor Asad, Captain Tahir and all other people kept engaged in
conversation on the life of Qalandar Pak(RA); the whole night passed in
this manner. His (RA) father called for me early next morning to finalize
proceedings of the burial. At that time, his(RA) sons, Syed Mansha Abbas
Bukhari and Syed Farhat Abbas Bukhari were also present. In view of
sheer love and respect for his(RA) mother, his(RA) father initially decided
to bury Qalandar Pak(RA) next to his(RA) mother’s grave. I then apprised
the elder Bukhari Sahib regarding the Will of Qalandar Pak(RA). His(RA)
father held a very dominating and strict personality; everyone feared him
and Mansha Sahib kept a highly obedient demeanour in his presence. He
listened to me with care and attention. In the meanwhile, Chaudhary
Sahsar also arrived and attested the will of Qalandar Pak(RA) and said
that whatever has been conveyed to him by Syed Baba, were the exact
words of Qalandar Pak(RA) and said, “Qalandar Pak(RA) also spoke to me
likewise”. Listening to all this, his(RA) father nodded in acceptance and
asked, ”After him(RA) who will ascend and run his(RA) order”. Chaudhary
Sahsar replied that Qalandar Pak(RA) told him, “Syed Baba would be my
Heir (spiritual)” and strictly cautioned, “No one was allowed to come in
and intervene between him(RA) and Syed Baba; whoever did so would be
at a loss”. Having listened to this fact, his(RA) father rose up and said to
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me, “Now it is incmbent upon me to rise in your honour”. After touching

his knees immediately, I respectfully held his shoulders and requested him
to sit. I vowed that he would remain an elder for us and explained that
this desire of Qalandar Pak(RA) did not imply in any way that people
should rise for me. I further asserted, “You are father of my Murshad(RA)
and thus are highly respectable for me”. Elder Bukhari Sahib smiled in
response and said to me, “You have all the liberty to proceed with the
burial as per his(RA) command”. It was 6:30 AM in the morning; the spell
of rain which began to pour down soon after his(RA) arrival in Islamabad
was continuing unabated, even at that time. The assertion made to
Chaudhary Sahsar by him(RA) kept reverberating in the air, “You need not
weep, the whole sky would weep, instead”. Nevertheless, myself
alongwith Mansha Abbas Bukhari and Raja Majid – a devoted admirer of
Qalandar Pak(RA), reached the site of burial. Asking both respected
persons to keep following, I stepped forward till I reached a point
whereon I could not move my feet any further and I stopped. A voice
came through my heart, “It was the place”. On reaching back at Dudhi
Thal, we found that People had begun to gather there; there was no space
to sit by 10 AM because of the rush of people. I called for a Drum Major at
around 11 AM and all the admirers and disciples began to participate in
Dhamaal; it went on for quite some time, till a person came in to inform
me that Durrani Sahib had arrived. when I went towards him after getting
out of that area, I found that Durrani Sahib stood there in grave
astonishment. I told him that Qalandar Pak(RA) departed to eternity last
evening. Durrani Sahib became tearful on listening to this. I told him that
he had come there on the command of Qalandar Pak(RA) and whatever
he(RA) foretold would be seen by your seven generations. Later, Dhamaal
ended prior to Zuhr prayers. Some people sought the permission from me
to commence bathing of the blessed body of Qalandar Pak(RA), as part of
the death rituals. After the ritual had been performed, we all lifted the
blessed body of Qalandar Pak(RA) and funeral procession got out of the
house. The funeral was first placed in the Haveli where his(RA) respected
father took a last glance at him(RA) and then the procession walked 2
Kms to reach the place of burial. His(RA) funeral prayers were offered
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there. The rain persisted relentlessly throughout, except when it stopped

momentarily during the funeral prayers. His(RA) burial was undertaken.
During this time, a Kaki of Qalandar Pak(RA) came and said that a person
sometimes erred, so did we and got cut off from him(RA). I said to
her(RA) that Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “A leaf which got detached from a
tree, could not be reattached with it”. Many people got detached from
Qalandar Pak(RA) because of their rebellious Nafs; understandably so, it
was difficult to keep up with a Malamati Faqir. Such as it is mentioned in
Hadees, “Allah Pak said that My friends are under the cover of my veil,
which no one can recognize, except Me and My friends.” One had to strive
and fight against the Nafs, somehow or the other, to keep the love of a
Faqir; what bigger blessing could a person have other than getting the
love of a Faqir. But realize the misfortune of a person when he or she gets
overwhelmed and surrounded by doubts; and then following the rebellious
Nafs to such a far extent that they quit the company of a friend of Allah
SWT. Despite all this, Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Nobody pulls out the plant
that has been sown with one’s own hands”. We reached back Dudhi Thal
after performing the burial rites. Mansha Sahib had arranged Lungar for
all the people. After staying there for some time, we departed for
Islamabad after Maghreb time. The rainfall commenced once again
enroute and it was so intense that hardly anything was visible on the road.
We had dinner at roadside restaurant close to Islamabad and came to the
house located in G-11. As soon as we entered the house, it seemed that
we had entered a world of silence and suspense. When I went to the room
of Qalandar Pak(RA), I saw that everything was lying there, as before.
His(RA) watch, stick, cell phone, clothes, oxygen cylinder, medicines and
even the medical reports were there on the table. We went to sleep at
around 1 AM. I placed his(RA) mobile phone by my bed side which kept
ringing constantly every moment with incoming messages. After a while, I
sensed as if it was noisy and many people moved in and out of the room.
Those noises silenced immediately as I got up and lit his(RA) room. I kept
sitting there for some time and later my Begum joined in as well. She
attested me that she also felt as if people moved in and out and some
noise, as if someone turned the pages. I switched off the light after some
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time and came back to my room. Hardly an hour had passed when similar
noises were heard again and this time the noises kept increasing. I got up
quietly and went to his(RA) room in the darkness; everything calmed
down, immediately. I switched on the light and lied down on the bed of
Qalandar Pak(RA). During this time, I went to sleep but soon got up,
switched off the light and left the room to sleep back on my bed. Later,
many times I woke up due to those noises, but then I ignored them. Next
day, I gathered all belongings of Qalandar Pak(RA) and my Begum got the
room cleaned properly. Qalandar Pak’s(RA) mobile phone, stick and some
other things are still held with me. Then a continuous series of visits
began by the adorers of Qalandar Pak(RA) which kept going till late night.
it was raining during the morning of the next day, but we left to attend
the rituals of Qul523. Doctor Shehzad narrated to me the dream which he
had, the previous night; he saw me that I stood, and a light descended
from the sky and got absorbed in me. I told him that alright, at least his
confusion should now be settled with this dream. The time of his(RA)
departure to eternity was strange and extraordinary. Everyone got
unsettled and parted. Everyone announced his Wilayat and rebelled.
Someone laid the Palang upside down near the blessed grave and sat on
it, saying that he was a Faqir, henceforth. Somebody said that Baba came
in the dream and said he was afraid of the darkness and therefore, lie
down besides my grave. Someone insisted to take out the water from near
the head of the grave and that sweet water would come out of it. But the
effort was futile. The evil of Nafs became stronger, and the evilness
unleashed its maneuver; every person in his own right advanced the claim.
To the extent that Shigri Sahib also came to me and said, “Do not mention
as being the Waris, people do not approve of it”. Some people tried to
incite Mansha Sahib and Farhat Shah Sahib by saying that they were
his(RA) children, how could someone else be a Waris? It was a strange
mix of odds, so to say. There was already a sense of deprivation and in this
situation, matters became more complicated and situation worsened. But,
I would not hold back myself in praising Mansha Bukhari Sahib and Farhat

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Bukhari Sahib, who removed their complexities by coming to me and by

expressing their unmatched love whose practical manifestation is visible
till to-date. I announced Farhat Shah Sahib as the Gaddi Nasheen of the
blessed Shrine, because Mansha Sahib was already Gaddi Nasheen at the
Shrine of Hazrat Syed Sher Ali Shah (RA) in Kasur. Indeed, the responsible
manner and conduct of Mansha Shah Sahib is highly exquisite and he is
always at the forefront in every event and activity related to the Shrine. In
the early days, some people also expressed their desire to acquire land in
the surrounding of the Shrine for constructing their houses. However, for
every undertaking, one needed to have steadfastness, and not just plain
emotions. After the Chehlum524, once during summers, I visited the
blessed grave while on return journey from Lahore and I observed that a
very small room was being built over the grave. When I asked as to who
was getting it constructed, it was informed that mother of Doctor Javed
was doing it. She had lot of regards for Qalandar Pak(RA). I said that her
love and regards is well acknowledged but the size of the room did not
match the grace of the Shrine. The walls were demolished, and a sketch of
the Shrine then came in my inspiration. All my admirers, whom I have
mentioned in the beginning, followed as I had enjoined to them and soon
a beautiful Shrine emerged. Few Kakas and Kakian from Islamabad,
Rawalpindi, Multan and Lahore took part in the construction of this
blessed Shrine and expressed their love towards Qalandar Pak(RA). (you
have already read about the construction of the Shrine in the beginning).

“Naam faqeer tinhaan daa Baahoo,

Qabr jinhaan dee jeeve hoo”
“Only they may be called faqirs, O’ Bahu,
Whose very graves breathe Life”
(Hazrat Sultan Bahu RA)
Faqirs say that love is of two types. First type is the love between the
creations i.e. the love of a human being with another human being. This love is
motivated by Nafs in which it is possible to embrace and touch one another. The
second type of the love is between different beings, in which the seeker525 gets

524
Chehlum - Religious rituals performed on the fortieth day of death.
525
Talib.
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satisfaction and comfort by some attribute and quality of the beloved526. For
instance, show abidance to Him and experiencing His sight. This kind of lovers are
also of two types. One is that type of lovers who seek love of Haq Ta’alla after
experiencing His blessings and bounties; whereas the other types are those who
having come under the influence of this divine love, do not regard bounties and
blessings as the objective and rather consider it a distraction and a veil 527. Rather,
they turn the bounties and blessings of the Beloved in to the means, they approach
their Beloved; this is a more exalted position and a station.

Hazrat Samnoon-ul-Muhib (RA) says, “The divine lovers528 carried the test of
the world successfully, because Rasool-e-Maqbool SAWW has said that a person
would be with him, whom he loved the most”.

The above-mentioned statement is sufficient for the love of the admirers of

Qalandar Pak(RA). Those carrying his(RA) reverence and connection are surely
unparalleled. The people whom I am now going to mention are those who have not
seen Qalandar Pak(RA) through their physical eyes and due to their hidden sight of
him(RA), they are so consummately captivated by his(RA) love that they appear to
be with him(RA) since the day of creation. They carry such immense spontaneity of
their regard and are enlightened by unending blessing of love, that it is difficult to
draw any parallels. I met with all these admirers through Saleem Akhtar Sahib.
Among them, Khurram Naeem Faridi Sahib, Irshad Kazmi Sahib, Jamil Janjua Sahib
and Javed Iqbal Sahib are highly noteworthy. Not only that these admirers heartily
accepted the message, they indeed became enlightened and their lives transformed.
Each one of them practically proved their love towards Qalandar Pak(RA) through
their conduct. Extremely well-mannered and brimful with passionate love of
Qalandar Pak(RA). I happened to visit Kashmir, two years back. During the journey,
Jamil Janjua Sahib showed me to different people everywhere. The message had
reached everyone. Just imagine the extent of his passionate determination and
proper focus in spreading it. He simply deserved acclamation and acknowledgement.
This entire write up is being typed through him, then he brings it for proof reading
and corrections. Javed Iqbal Sahib is translating the whole write up in English. Since
last three years, the responsibility of organizing the Urs Mubarak is also held by

526
Mehboob - or the one being sought and loved.
527
Hijab.
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Ushaq-e-Allah.
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Khurram Naeem Faridi, Irshad Kazmi, Jamil Janjua and Javed Iqbal Sahib. The Urs
Mubarak is held with such immaculate discipline and order that one gets delighted.
Qalandar Pak(RA) strongly believed in discipline and order; and likewise, are his(RA)
admirers. Irrespective of their official positions, they always regarded themselves as
no more than servants. They are such passionate admirers, who best explain the
attribute of Ishq. Other than them, Major (R) Eftikhar Saeed Janjua, whom I call as
‘Mujahid’ and who has annihilated his self in the love of Qalandar Pak(RA). Then
Shahid Mahmood in Prague, as I mentioned earlier as well, whose luminosity acts as
a beacon and who has delivered Surah Al-Rehman to uncountable people. The
spreading of the message by Asghar Ali, Badar Ali and Leena Kaki in England and
becoming enlightened with the love of Qalandar Pak(RA) is extremely admirable.
The passionate manner of advancing the message and determination of Hilda, Klara,
Lucie, Svetlana, Marketa, Martin, Renata in Czech Republic and Petra in Germany. All
of them do not hold back and wait for the people to contact them, they rather reach
out to people at different places and spread the message. They all have the photos
of Qalandar Pak(RA) hung in their houses. Their respectful manner of conversation
about Qalandar Pak(RA) signifies the magnificence and glory of The Holy Quran. In
Mexico, Dave is Mast Mast in love of Qalandar Pak(RA) and his feelings and
expressions bear testimony to his love towards Sufism. Quran Pak brought life to
millions of people who were dead at their hearts. A separate book would be needed
if I just begin to mention all the names of people; suffice it for me to say that peace
and salutations be on all. Though, you did not meet this magnificent Faqir, your love
and regard for him(RA) is no less than those who met him(RA); I would rather
confess that it is even more than them. The journey of love continuingly moves on,
relentlessly. Many hundreds of thousand would get enlightened by each of these
admirers and would be benefitted by the blessings and bounties of Allah SWT. Just
as Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Hundreds of thousands are not needed, just one is
sufficient who could bring life to hundreds of thousands of languid hearts”.

The real issue after the departure of Qalandar Pak(RA) to eternity was to
gather everyone on a singular concern and focus; though, apparently it seemed
difficult, but gradually with the passage of time holding of Dua was made possible,
initially with the help of ooVoo and then with U-stream. At that time Dua was held
online through the website of Tohfa-e-Qalandar and streaming. This website has
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been made by Faisal Malik through which people in the entire world get connected.
The significance of Dua could be gauged by the fact that everyone participates in it,
even if it was morning time in USA or Canada. This Dua is held consistently and
through the mention (Zikr) of Qalandar Pak(RA), the inspirations get positivity and
they get reassured. Astana-e-Mehviyat was inaugurated in 2016. Here people come
and attend Dua. When Qalandar Pak(RA) expressed the desire to live with me,
he(RA) did talk about this idea and it practically exists today as the manifestation of
his(RA) inspiration. This Astana is being kept illuminated and active day and night by
Qaiser Mobin, Major (R) Eftikhar Saeed and Jamil Janjua and all the adorers take an
active part with full devotion and love in keeping it clean and tidy. The responsibility
of running the Lungar is entrusted to your Maa Ji and she prepares Lungar with
utmost love and care. Your Mom has also made an excellent arrangement for Dua in
the basement of the house and all the adorers gather there as well. Often, Dua is
also telecasted from this place. Both houses act as the trustees of the love of
Qalandar Pak(RA) and are taken as a place of reverence and regard by all the
adorers of Qalandar Pak(RA). While spending time in the blessed Shrine of Qalandar
Pak(RA), Mansha Sahib purchased the adjoining land and the process of expansion
is ongoing with his love and care. The renovation work at the Shrine is a regular
feature and continues to take place. Beginning from the sweeping of Shrine of
Qalandar Pak(RA), up to the persistent activity of publicizing and spreading the
message, the whole activity is being run by his(RA) adorers. The essence of loving
Qalandar Pak(RA) lie in advancing the message of Surah Al-Rehman. The abidance
of a Faqir can be regarded as the real effort (Mujahada) to eliminate low morality in
a person. We do manage to listen to Surah Al-Rehman and with it we also get
riddance from physical, mental, psychological and spiritual diseases and
complexities, but it is not just the matter of getting oneself relieved from these
issues; it is to be advanced to others so that our Nafs is overpowered, and we resort
to the real effort for eliminating low morality. Now the message of Surah Al-Rehman
is to be spread in such a manner that it takes the form of struggle 529 against the
Nafs. The balance between good and the evil is achieved within ourselves; the
struggle against our Nafs is indeed the beginning of our journey towards the
realization and attainment of true understanding. Last year, we took a journey to

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Gilgit, Skardu, Hunza and other parts of Northern Areas under the administration of
Javed Iqbal Sahib. The objective of this journey was not just to undertake excursion,
but the focus remained on advancing the message of Surah Al-Rehman. Various
gatherings were held for 12 days at different places and the message of Surah Al-
Rehman was extended. Considering it as our supreme responsibility, we reached
there at numerous places to give the message; no matter how intensely and
energetically we acted, our actions to relieve the pain and suffering of humanity
would remain wanting and we would be required to do more relentlessly. One may
never think that he had done enough and consequently pass on the responsibility
onto one’s admirers to undertake the remaining task and get engaged in gaining
services of admirers for personal comforts such as asking them to knead their
shoulders or feet; and purport themselves as Makhdoom530. They all are enlightened
by the Faiz of Qalandar Pak(RA) and do not resort to make them one’s dependent or
beneficiary, rather consider them as better than one’s self and hand them over to
the blessed custody of Qalandar Pak(RA). Please do keep in mind, as well that
without proper knowledge, one could not achieve Ma’arifat. Being blessed with
salvation from their conflictions and issues and getting recovered from some disease
by listening to Surah Al-Rehman was not to be regarded as one’s own
miraculousness or exalted status; it was rather the blessing of The Holy Quran which
is the ultimate remedy.

People used to gather during the life of Qalandar Pak(RA) and he(RA) used to
individually ask about their condition and feelings. He (RA) later conversed and what
a marvelous conversation that used to be; the same very manner of conversation
and approach is being followed by us and we call it Dua. People join and participate
in it by giving out their expressions, conditions and feelings. Later on, in the ensuing
part, the author of this book converses on the magnificence and truthfulness of Allah
Pak, Rasool-e-Maqbool SAWW, the blessed Companions RA, Aulia Karam RA and the
hidden context of the message of Surah Al-Rehman is highlighted by the
benevolence of Qalandar Pak(RA). There has been a significant change and
transformation with the passage of time in thinking as well as in the hearts and mind
of the people. The apprehensions which may have lurked in the minds of adorers
have settled and we stand guard against the distracting maneuvers of our Nafs.

530
Makhdoom - The one who is to be served, Ibid.
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Qalandar Pak(RA) did not seek Bai’at from anyone and neither do we see any
reflection of the usual and traditional practices of Pirs and Faqirs, as are in vogue in
the society, nor do we profess any such conduct. Our objective is the same, we have
a unified approach and a singular point of focus, selfless and passionate love is our
delightful energy and the main inspiration. We must create a sync in our lives by the
purity and glory of Surah Al-Rehman. To be a Sahib-e-Asool, we must follow the
footsteps of Sahib-e-Wasool (Qalandar Pak RA).

The advancement of the message of Surah Al-Rehman by all the adoring

Kakis of Qalandar Pak(RA) is an extremely unique aspect. Qalandar Pak(RA) always
mentioned that to effect a change in the approach and thinking, it was ever more
necessary to educate the mothers. Effecting a positive change in the approach
of a Kaki would be regarded as educating a whole generation. After
ridding themselves of their usual and wishful concerns, these Kakis are
busy today in educating their next generation and indulgent in spreading
the message to other Kakis. Qalandar Pak(RA) is known as Kakian Wali
Sarkar. He(RA) said, “A Kaki is reminiscent of pain and concern, the
motherhood, selfless love and purity of existence”. Though the journey is
long and arduous, still the inspiration of Qalandar Pak(RA) is keeping us enlightened
and going. Those Kakis who work in different offices, they have advanced the
message to the people in their surroundings. As a special focus, positivity must be
evoked among the younger generation. The sole reason of ultimate salvation in this
never-ending battle against our Nafs is nothing but the blessing of Allah SWT. May
Allah Pak bless the adorers of Qalandar Pak(RA) with His special bounties and
beneficence so that they can take this enlightened message of astounding beauty
and kindness to the suffering humanity.

You may also know! That this wealth of Faiz is someone’s benevolence and a
blessing and we have neither struggled determinedly for its attainment, nor were our
manners so sublime that we could have indulged in some Mujahada to become
eligible for its award. The sole credit of publication and printing of the eternal
essence of the message of Surah Al-Rehman could only be owed to Qalandar
Pak(RA). We did not put in any effort, advancing the message to some other person
may not be the only undertaking, we must also struggle against our Nafs; securing
the wealth of outright sincerity is regarded as the struggle against the conflict of
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Nafs. Firstly, our apparent and physical complexities and diseases would be
eliminated by this, then an inspirational transformation would take roots; finally, it
would enter the phase of character building. When the inspiration would transform,
it would also result in re-alignment of objectives i.e. the mobilization towards noble
objectives. When the hopelessness and irritation of Nafs had been realized, one
would move forward in the domain of selfless and divine love; and our consistence
and conviction would enable us in becoming a ‘Seeker’ possessing the wealth of
luminosity; only then a companionship is formed between Talib and Matloob. The
veils that cover the individual and spiritual concern as well as focus of Qalandar
Pak(RA) could neither be explained or removed through our part time and occasional
verbosity or deftness, nor one could approach it in any such way. Negation of one’s
thought is the negation of one’s self; the understanding and recognition of the
reality of Baqa could never be gained without a resort to Fana.

We do have people afflicted with worries and different diseases in our

surroundings. Their diseases are to be dealt with first. If someone is suffering from
paralysis, he must be given audio of Qaseeda Burda Sharif recorded in the voices of
Qari Khushi Muhammad and the children.

The correct method of listening is that all paralytics should listen to the audio
of Qaseeda Burda Sharif once during the morning, afternoon and evening with
closed eyes. Prior to listening, first feel your heartbeat and regard yourself as being
present in The Court of Allah SWT; and only listen to the sound of this Qaseeda
Burda Sharif. It must be listened in this manner and routine for seven days. Every
time, open your eyes after having listened to it completely and hold a half-filled
glass of water in your hand and then close the eyes once again. Then feel your
heartbeat and focus on it and visualize yourself as being present in The Court of
Allah SWT. Now say ‘Allah’ thrice with intense feeling of His love and affection and
then drink this water in three sips or breaths. It is surely Allah SWT, Who grants the
the recovery of one’s health.

We are often told that the paralysis was chronic, and no effect was created in
seven days. The first thing that comes to mind on listening this argument is that the
effect is only created by Allah SWT and it is Him Who keeps us going till our last
breath, and then ordains death to us and would bring us back to life on the day of
Resurrection. No matter how dangerous and chronic our diseases may be, what
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worth they have in the face of the cure that is granted by Allah SWT? Therefore, we
need to strengthen our trust in Allah SWT and ensure that we listen to it with
humility and submission. We should get into correct and singular focus, we must try
to free our mind from the concerns and distracting inspirations; feel happy and bring
smile on realizing the magnificence and allure of The Supreme and Ultimate Owner,
it is Him Who would bless and cure everything. Just imagine and think yourself as to
what extent the quality of our faith has weakened. By all accounts, Allah Pak is
surely The Very First and The Infinite Last One, The Perceptible and The
Imperceptible, The Magnificent and The Majestic, The Only Omnipotent and The
Possessor of The Ultimate Authority; then our helplessness and despondency is due
to constriction of Nafs. No matter how sinful we may be, He is The Only Forgiver;
our inspiration is the key to our success and salvation. Indeed. The inspiration of
The All-Best and The All-Beautiful Allah SWT is the only way to achieve salvation.
Despite all the effort, a paralytic may resort to listening again for seven days and
then again for seven days if the distracting inspirations persist; but nothing more
than twenty-one days. Thereafter on getting relief, this message must be spread to
others only to join the community of thankful and blessed people by practically
advancing this bountiful act of kindness.

All those people who are confronted with physical, spiritual complications,
mental agony or any psychological diseases, or desire to seek salvation from any
kind of black magic or any evil spell of Jinns, they should first place a half-filled glass
of water close to themselves. They should now sit comfortably and normalize their
breathing before closing the eyes, then close the eyes and form the inspiration of
being in the presence of Allah SWT. By quitting the inspirational illusions, present
yourself in The Court of The All-Beneficent Lord. Now listen to Surah Al-Rehman and
there is no need to bear the stress of anything, because you would be presenting
yourself for grant of cure to the disease, it is all about humility and submission. Now,
one must ensure reverence and patience and listen to the pure verses with love and
imagine as if it is being heard at heart. Open your eyes when the twenty minutes of
recitation ends. Now take up the half-filled glass of water and close your eyes again.
Get into the same imagination about being in The Court of Allah SWT and say ‘Allah’
thrice through the heartbeat. Thereafter, drink this water in three sips or breaths
with closed eyes. Please remember, people who are seriously ill should listen to it
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thrice a day and those who are not afflicted by any disease should listen to it twice a
day, people who are healthy and fine should listen once a day; this practice should
continue for seven days without a break and enjoy the Mauj with blessings of The
Ultimate Lord. Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Surah Al-Rehman is to be listened through
the ears of the heart and not through the physical ears”. The Holy Quran is the Nur
which penetrates the body of a person and within a thousandth moment of a
second, it brings harmony in the body and soul which causes the disease to flee the
body, evilness and misfortune quits. Please do remember! The method which I have
given out is the correct way of listening to Surah Al-Rehman which came to me from
Qalandar Pak(RA) and based on which I produced programs on Surah Al-Rehman
from PTV. If someone suggests any different method, then it is surely his own
creation. Any attempt to deviate from or causing confusion in Faiz of Qalandar
Pak(RA) could be nothing but ignorance of a person or his own devious inspiration.
Whatever and however, one has been enjoined, the success lie in its following and
abidance. The real effect lies in changing the inspirations and not in creating
illusions. More so, the correct method could only be given out by the one who is the
sole reason for this Faiz and to whom(RA) it is associated. Regarding listening to
Surah Al-Rehman, it is often asked by people that whether they could listen to it
daily, or after a person got cured then he or she is insistent to listen to it again due
to some fear or apprehension, or if someone says that it created no effect on me.

Firstly, you have read only a part of the message, and have also
acted upon it, now listen to the other part.

Qalandar Pak(RA) spoke in these words, “We gave you the CD of Surah Al-
Rehman for free. You listened to it and Allah Pak cured you by His blessings. Now
you must pay its fee, and it is that you must take this message of blessings to
others. You must first take it to the one whom you hate the most, or conflict with”.

You must advance this message to your other brothers, this is

perpetual charity. Qalandar Pak(RA) called me once and said, “Syed Baba,
what had you been thinking last night”. I replied him(RA) that when I had
thought a lot about patients of Diabetes, a voice emerged from the heart,

ُّ ‫( ”ا ْلعَ ِل‬Al Ali ul Azeem), The All-Sublime and The All-Magnificent.

“‫ي ا ْلعَ ِظي ُم‬
Qalandar Pak(RA) said, “Very well, Baba was also focused on this point
and a rare treasure has been granted for the people and that all diabetics
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should take first three morsels in each of their meals i.e. breakfast, lunch
and dinner, in this way that they should first make a morsel and close
their eyes and say ‘Allah’ once and eat it with closed eyes, chew it and
should open the eyes after swallowing it. Similarly, next morsel should be
prepared, the eyes should be closed and then after saying ‘Allah’ it should
be eaten, chewed and swallowed with closed eyes, after opening the eyes
third morsel should be prepared taken in the same way. They must
remember that while doing so, they must form the imagination of being in
the Court of Allah”. What a marvelous prescription of blessings, Qalandar Pak(RA)
said, “Syed Baba, put this method and what has been inspired in your heart on the
website. I tried this method given out by Qalandar Pak(RA) on different people and
their sugar levels normalized. Follow this practice for seven days and then check the
level of sugar. This practice should continue till the normal level of Sugar is
achieved, therefore this practice should be discontinued. Other than these, Qalandar
Pak(RA) also worked on Thalassemia patients. We met many such people whose
children recovered from it by the grace of Allah Pak. You may meet me in person for
this type of problem and I will accompany you for the task. Once, a doctor by the
name of Asif Sahib came to me along with Waqas Sahib, an adorer of mine and who
runs a poultry business. Waqas Sahib gave his introduction and said that Doctor Asif
visited them for medical care of the chicken and prescribed different medicines. He
said that one day, he looked at the picture of Qalandar Pak(RA) and you in his office
and questioned as to who were those persons? On this, he conducted a Dua for
them and gave him Surah Al-Rehman which he listened for seven days and now he
was engaged in advancing this message to others.

When I asked the doctor sahib, he said that his mother was very ill, and he
was deeply concerned for her. He was constantly surrounded by worldly concerns
and desires. He felt extremely at ease after when he had listened to Surah Al-
Rehman. He said that suddenly everything calmed down which amazed him. He then
gave it to his mother who also listened to it and consequently, recovered from her
illness in such an astounding way that she became even more active than him. He
told her mother that she must also now spread this message of blessings. In this
connection they thought about his uncle’s family, despite that their connection with
them was cut off. His uncle’s young son came back from the office one day and just
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fell on the bed and despite all kinds of treatment, he was unwell and unable to get
from the bed. He asked his mother as to why should they not give this message to
them. Doctor Sahib told me that they went there and after seeking forgiveness from
everyone, they gave the message of Surah Al-Rehman. That young man recovered
by the blessing of Allah SWT after listening to it and he now moved around
everywhere and had resumed his job, as well. Thereafter, all in the family listened to
Surah Al-Rehman and the gulf which existed in their relations also got removed and
they were now connected in a bond of love. There are uncountable number of such
incidences, if I begin to write them down then perhaps this life would become short.
Mentioning of this incident here is aimed at highlighting the blessed effect one would
achieve by simply following the injunctions of Qalandar Pak(RA). A big responsibility
lay on the shoulders of the person taking the message forward, he is not expected
to speak anything from his own mind; since everyone listened to it himself first due
to some problem or disease and was spreading it afterwards. One should keep away
and secure one’s family from the divergence of Nafs and strive to do the same for
others. Listen to Surah Al-Rehman and motivate others, as well for listening to it.
Spread the message with love and must keep in mind that whomever you give the
message is also the creation of Allah SWT, and it is His desire that the message
reaches him or her; therefore, that person should be regarded as better than you,
and share your own experience of getting the riddance from diseases and other
complexities. I end my book with this statement of Hazrat Khawaja Banda Nawaz
(RA), he (RA) said that there are five stations of Ishq: -

First Shariat: Listening to the quality of elegance of The Beloved, so

that one became more eager.
Second Tareeqat: To seek The Beloved and tread the path towards
The Beloved.
Third Haqeeqat: Ever existing in the inspiration of The Beloved.
Fourth Ma’arifat: Wholeheartedly aligning one’s own desires with that
of the desires of The Beloved.
Fifth Wahdat: Total and outright disregard to one’s own physically
apparent, as well as inner i.e. hidden existence and believing
only in the existence of The Beloved, alone. Believing in the
notion of uni-existence.
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When these five stations are fulfilled than all the undertakings end and what
remains thereafter is the Ishq of The Beloved. The Mauj531 of Aashiq and Mashooq
gets dissolved in the ocean of Ishq. A Buzurg said that one’s existence stayed
between two Ishq, and the eternal end is indeed not devoid of Ishq; hence, one
could niether exist, nor could last without Ishq. So, whether the ultimate
beginning532 or the end533, either the perceptible534 or the imperceptible535, the only
thing which exists, existed or would exist is nothing but Ishq, alone.

“Ishq dam-e-Jibrael, Ishq Dil-e-Mustafa

Ishq Khuda ka Rasool, Ishq Khuda ka Kalam”
“Ishq is the mainstay of Jibrael, Ishq is the heart of Prophet Muhammad SAWW.
Ishq is the Messenger of Allah SWT, Ishq is the Message of Allah SWT.”
(Hazrat Allama Doctor Muhammad Iqbal RA)

“Eh tan meraa chashmaan hove, Murshad wekh na rajjaan hoo.

Loon loon de mudh lakh lakh chashmaan, Ik kholaan ik kajjaan hoo.
Itniaan dithiaan sabar naa aave, Hor kite val bhajjaan hoo.
Murshad daa deedaar hai Bahu, Lakh karorhaan hajjaan hoo”
“Were my whole body festooned with eyes,
I would gaze at my Master with untiring zeal.
O, how I wish that every pore of my body would turn into a million eyes –
Then, as some closed to blink, others would open to see!
But even then, my thirst to see him,
might remain unquenched. What else am I to do?
To me, O Bahu, a glimpse of my Master,
is worth millions of pilgrimages to the Holy Ka’ba!”
(Hazrat Sultan Bahu RA)

531
Indulgence.
532
The time of creation of Souls.
533
Eternal end i.e. The Hereafter.
534
What is physically apparent in the existing world.
535
The veiled and hidden aspect of existence.