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Chapter SixĤađrat had spent a significant amount of time in Madina beforethis Ramadan. Once, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Sharqī, a reknowned poet andchanter, came and sat in the gathering. Shaikh ‘Abd al-Razzāqcame up to Ĥađrat and requested, “Ĥađrat, Sharqi Śāĥib is present.His na‘ats are beautiful, maybe he should chant something in thegathering.” Ĥađrat replied, “No my brother, no.”After that, I spent my Ramadan from 1388/1968 to 1399/1979 inSahāranpūr, except for the Ramadans of 1389/1969, 1393/1973, and1398/1978, which I spent in the Blessed Precincts.Ramadan of 1391/Oct, 1971The Ramadan of 1391/1971 was spent in Sahāranpūr. The programswere the same as in the previous Ramadan. Shaikh Taqī al-Dīnwrites:Most people woke up an hour and a half before dawn, ate seĥrafter tahajjud and recited Qur’an or prayed voluntary śalāt untildawn. Fajr was prayed in the earliest time. Everybody rested until9 or 10 a.m; at that time, the morning took on the semblance of thenight. At 10 a.m. or 10:30 a.m, either a talk is delivered or Shaikh‘Abd al-Qādir Jilānī’s discourses are read in the reading session. Then,everyone recites the Qur’an until Ẓuhr. Khatm-e-khawājagān 25 anddu‘ā is held after Ẓuhr, followed by the gathering of dhikr until‘Aśr. After ‘Aśr, Imdād al-Sulūk or Ikmāl al-Shiyam are usually readin the reading session until 15 to 20 minutes before Maghrib. Then,everyone makes du‘ā individually. After ifţār and some time afterMaghrib, food and tea are served.Shortly after, everyone gathers by Ĥađrat’s room and he advisesthose gathered [most of his sayings from the book Suĥbat-e-bāAuliyā (Company of the Friends of Allah u) are transcriptions25 The method of khatm-e-khawājagān is as follows:First, one recites śalāt and salām three times.Recite الحول والقوة اال بالله الملجأ والمنجأ من الله اال اليه counting each reading on a seedRecite Sūrat al-Inshirāĥ counting each reading on a seed.Repeat والقوة اال بالله الملجأ والمنجأ من الله اال اليه ‏,الحول each reading counted on a seed.Complete the khatm with śalāt and salām three times.31