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Chapter Sixand Ĥađrat left for India. Shortly after, I received the booklet ofdaily devotions [without request] from Ĥađrat, a clear sign thatĤađrat had accepted me in his bai‘a.This was the beginning of my correspondence with Ĥađrat. In1386/1966-67, I went to visit Ĥađrat in Sahāranpūr and stayedwith him for 21 days. Everyone I met asked why I had come afterRamadan and that I should have been here for Ramadan. Ĥađratalso asked Abū al-Ĥasan to show me the place where he [Ĥađrat]performed i‘tikāf during the month of Ramadan. After this, Ileft Sahāranpūr with the firm intention to return the next year toperform i‘tikāf with Ĥađrat for the whole month of Ramadan.I had known Sufi Iqbāl since 1957 when we had became acquaintedthrough the work of tablīgh. We became good friends and Imentioned to him my intention of spending the next Ramadanwith Ĥađrat. He was a little hesitant about leaving the blessed cityof Madina for India but as I insisted, he decided to accompany meon the trip.In Sha‘bān of 1387/1967, we departed from Madina and arrivedin Sahāranpūr on the 29th of Sha‘bān via Riyadh, Dhahran,Karachi, Mumbai and then Dehli. Malik ‘Abd al-Ĥaqq also joinedus from the center of tablīgh in Niżām al-Dīn with his three sons.We left on Friday, the morning of 29th of Sha‘bān and arrived inSahāranpūr at about Jumu‘a time. After Jumu‘a, we came forwardto shake hands with Ĥađrat. I was the first to hug Ĥađrat. Heshook and trembled. Then everyone moved forward one by one tohug him. Ĥađrat remained in this state [crying] the whole day. Hecried profusely and said repeatedly, “Look! These people left theBlessed Precincts [Makka and Madina] to visit me” and cried as hespoke. He remained in this state throughout the night.An Amazing IncidentWhen Sufi Iqbāl and I left Madina for Sahāranpūr we informedĤađrat throughout the journey of our whereabouts. During thejourney, one woman from Ĥađrat’s family saw the Blessed Prophets in her dream. The Blessed Prophet s told her, “Tell Shaikh al-29
the ramadan of shaikh muĤ ammud zakariyyĀĤadīth that two of my special guests are coming. Make sure youtake care of them”. [I don’t remember the exact words but this wasthe gist of what the Blessed Prophet s said].Ĥađrat interpreted this to mean that the Blessed Prophet s wasreferring to Dr. Ismā‘īl and Sufi Iqbāl. Our elders were head overheels over the smallest gesture from the Blessed Prophet s. Ĥađratwas profoundly affected by this instruction; he treated us with theutmost respect and took special care of us in every way, spiritually,financially, externally and internally. His special blessings andaffections for us are not something I can put into words. Throughoutthe month, he granted us his time and special attention and on thenight of Eid during tahajjud time, he granted us successorship. Allpraise is due to Allah u and gratitude is owed to Allah u alone.That night I was sitting in Ĥađrat’s presence and a few otherswere also nearby. Bismil Śāĥib, a well-known chanter [na‘t khāń]of na‘at (hymns in praise of the Blessed Prophet s) came in. Heasked Ĥađrat if he could recite a na‘at but Ĥađrat declined saying,“This is how innovations [bid‘a] are born. The purpose of thesegatherings [where na‘at were chanted and dhikr was held] wasgood in the beginning. When a shaikh passed away, his successorsand devotees would come together and say, ‘when shaikh was alivewe gathered here [at the shaikh’s khanqā], but how will we cometogether now?’ They finally agreed to meet once a year, but werestill undecided as to when and where. They decided the best placeto hold their annual gathering would be by the shaikh’s grave, andthe best time, the day the shaikh passed away since no one wouldever forget that date. This was the beginning of these festivals[urs] 24 , but look at them now?”A similar incident took place in Madina. The program was thesame in Madina as in India, with the common gathering being heldafter ‘Aśr. I don’t know the exact year, but I do remember that24 Festivals held around the graves of elders. Shaikh Zakariyyā explains thatthe beginning of these festivals were simple gatherings where the students of ashaikh gathered by his grave. But as time passed these gatherings became festivalsthat bred innovations and pagan customs [shirk].30
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