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The Shaikh saves from the torment in the Grave
Once Hazrat Haaruni attended the burial of his spiritual brother
(Mureed of the same Shaikh). After the burial when he left, Hazrat
remained there for a while and the state of the inmate revealed to
him. When the Angels of punishment approached the inmate,
Hazrat Haaruni informed them that the inmate of the grave was
his associate. As a result of his intercession the mayyit was saved
from the punishment. 596
Once, Ashraf Ali Thanvi asked Rasheed Ahmad Gungohi, “Hazrat
is it allowed to keep a Shajarah (a list which mentions the names
of all the saints of a particular Sufi Tareeqah) in the grave’. He said,
‘Yes’. … Ashraf Ali Thanvi asked, ‘Is this of any benefit?’ He
replied, ‘Yes’. He then mentioned that Shah Gulaam Alee (a Sufi)
made a will that the shoes of his Pir (Shaikh) should be put with
him in his grave.” 597
You cannot be like your Pir
A baker once prepared meals for the guests of Hazrat Khwaajah
Baqi Billah. Out of gratitude Hazrat said to him … “Ask whatever
you wish for.” The Baker replied, “Make me like you”. Hazrat
said, “You will not be able to bear it”. But the baker insisted…
“Hazrat took the baker to his room and cast Tawajjuh Ittihadi 598 on
him. When they emerged from the room, the Tawajjuh had
permeated even his external appearance. The baker’s appearance
was identical to that of Hazrat. The difference was that Hazrat was
conscious and alert and the baker was semi-conscious … on the
third day, the baker died” 599
596 Mashaikh-e-Chist (Eng. Trans.) p.144.
597 Tazkirat ar-Rasheed (a biography of Rasheed Ahmad Gungohi by
Aashiq Ilaahi Merathi) vol.2, p.290.
598 Moulana Zakariyah explains, “In this type of Tawajjuh, the Shaikh
diffuses his Ruh into the Ruh of the mureed (deciple) to such a degree
that both souls are united into a single soul. “ Mashaikh-e-Chist, (Eng.
Trans.), p.16.
599 Mashaikh-e-Chist, by Moulana Muhammad Zakariyah, p.16.
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