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Chapter Ninedhikr reverberated everywhere, creating a wonderful and ecstaticfeeling that made the dhākirīn oblivious of everything besidesAllah u. The effect of the gatherings of dhikr attended by hundredsof people is indescribable; this is in addition to the spiritual aurathat can only be felt by the people of spiritual insight [baśīra] thatdraped the attendees in its folds. The effect and benefit of Ĥađrat’svisit and stay here are so great they can neither be expressed inwords nor put in writing. Below some of the glad tidings aboutthis event are reproduced for the benefit of the reader:Some glad tidings about the journey to South AfricaOn the 27th of Rajab, 1401 Hijri/May 30, 1981, one of the elderswent by the blessed grave of the Blessed Prophet s, said the śalātand salām, and requested that du‘ā be made for Ĥađrat’s health andhis journey to South Africa. He suddenly saw the Blessed Prophets standing and the sun rising from the other side of the horizon.The Blessed Prophet s said, “He [Ĥađrat Shaikh] is the key oftruth”, then added,اِنَّهُ‏ مِفْتَاحُ‏ اْلقُلُوبِ‏ وَبِرُ‏ ؤْيَتِهِ‏ تَنْجَ‏ لِي الْ‏ ‏َقَائِقُ‏He is the key of the hearts and the realities are manifest through him.After some time, he raised his blessed hands and supplicated,اَلَّهُمَّ‏ مَظْ‏ هَرَ‏ الْ‏ ‏َقَّ‏ بِالْ‏ ‏َقِّ‏ أَظْهِرِ‏ بِهِ‏ الْ‏ ‏َقَّ‏Oh, the One who manifests truth through the truth! Make the truthevident through him [Ĥađrat].The Blessed Prophet s read this du‘ā three times loudly.On the 28th of Ramadan, Shaikh Muĥammad Sulaimān Pāndorsaw the Blessed Prophet s in his dream. The Blessed Prophet slooked over the whole masjid [Stanger Masjid] and saw two placesempty near Ĥađrat’s quarters. The Blessed Prophet s objected105