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heart of someone who would possess soul-sight.” Accordingly, that
man of ‘sighed-soul’ became Moulana Mufti Ilahi Baksh
Kandhalvi… and it was he who witnessed on his (blessed) soul
the inspirations of the soul of Moulana Jalaluddin Rumi and was
subsequently able to complete the Mathnawi.’ 481 … “Mufti Ilahi
Baksh is the man of the 12 th century while Moulana Rumi lived in
the 7 th century (of the Islamic calendar).” 482
It is further mentioned that since the soul of Jalaluddin Rumi
inspired the soul of Moulana Ilahi Baksh Kandhalvi, the saying of
Moulana Ilahi Baksh are in reality the saying of Moulana Rumi,
just like the Qur’aan is the speech of Allah, though it has come to
us upon the lips of His Messenger .
According to Moulana Zakariyah, Mufti Ilahi Baksh Kandhalvi
acquired the knowledge of Mathnawi in Aalam-e-Ru’yaa (the
Realm of Visions and Dreams) from the author Moulana Rumi
himself, who has also appointed him (Mufti Sahib) to compile the
Seventh Dafter of Mathnawi.” 483
Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki, the Shaikh of the most
prominent Deobandis was extremely fond of the Mathnawi and
would recite it often, as has been mentioned in his biography.
These above passages are self-explanatory and speak of…
• An entire collection of poems on Sufism being inspired by
Allah.
• A dead Sufi Shaikh soul inspiring the heart of living Sufi
after 500 years.
• These ‘inter-Sufi’ inspirations being compared to Allah’s
revelation to His Messenger.
• Knowledge is transferred from a dead Sufi to a living Sufi
via dreams (Moulana Zakariyah’s version)
• A dead Sufi appointed a living Sufi to complete his book.
481 See, Maarif al-Mathnawi, p.27.
482 Maarif al-Mathnawi, p.28.
483 Mashaikh-e-Chist (Eng. Trans.) p.219.
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