Naqliyat-e-Miyan Syed Alam RH (English) - Khalifatullah Mehdi

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Ultimately, an Amir, Alam Khan, who was present there requested the Nawab, “If you
permit, I will answer them.” Raje Ali Khan permitted him to answer. Alam Khan said, “Once
an idolater met Hazrat Murtuza Ali RZ on the way and said, ‘O Ali, this religion which you
have taken to and it is not as you think it is. The affair of the world is as you see it. This talk
of dying and then coming to life again is nonsense.’ In answer to this Hazrat Ali RZ said, ‘If
the matter is as you say, then we and you are equal because the era is same for both and what
Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa SLM says is the truth. And I am one among those who follow the
Prophet SLM and you do not follow. So you understand your situation.’ The idolater was silent
on hearing this.” Alam Khan then said, “O Nawab, we say that we have the excellence
(fazeelath) of reciting the kalima (Islamic testification). So we and they (Jalal Khan and
Bayazid Khan) are equal in the recitation of the Islamic testification (kalma go’i). And if
what these people say is the truth, then we know what our condition will be.” After this
Nawab Raje Ali Khan said, “Is there anyone before whom we can put forth our problem and
achieve our purpose?” Alam Khan answered, “Yes, Bandagi Miyan Syed Mahmood RZ is a
good and venerated person.” Raje Ali Khan told Alam Khan, “Make preparations to send
someone to convey a report of our circumstances to Hazrat RZ .” These people were with these
thoughts when news of the demise of Bandagi Miyan Syed Mahmood RZ reached them.
Ultimately this matter remained as it was.
300. One day a Mughal came to Hazrat Mahdi AS and said, “O Syed! The sign of Mahdi is that the
sword will not overcome him.” Imam AS gave his sword to him and said, “Try it.” The man
took the sword in his hand and intended to raise it, but felt that his hand did not have the
strength. He said that he felt as if a stone was tied to his hand and he could not lift his hand
due to the weight of the stone. Imam AS told him, “O Brother, the work of the sword is to cut,
the work of water is to sink and the work of fire is to burn, but these will not overcome
Mahdi and Muhammad Mustafa SLM .”
301. The glad tidings (bisharaten) given in favour of Awwal Meeran Syed Mahmood Sani-e-
Mahdi RZ by Imam AS are as follows:
a) When eighty-four migrants passed away Hazrat Mahdi AS gave glad tidings of the status
of prophets AS in their favour. At that time, Miyan Salamullah RZ was writing a letter to
Sani-e-Mahdi RZ . The letter was yet to be completed when Hazrat Mahdi AS saw it and
said with his holy tongue, “Miyan Salamullah, tear this paper and instead write that
Meeran Syed Mahmood is here and this servant is there.”
b) The second glad tiding (bisharat) is that (Hazrat Mahdi AS said) that “the son becomes the
son and comes” (Poot poot ho kar aata hai).
c) The third glad tiding is that he (Hazrat Mahdi AS ) said, “The skin, flesh and bones of
Meeran Syed Mahmood, all have become La ilaha Illa Llah”.
d) The fourth glad tiding is that he (Hazrat Mahdi AS ) said, “This servant (banda) is Mahdi
and Meeran Syed Mahmood is also Mahdi (the rightly guided).”
e) The fifth glad tiding is that he (Hazrat Mahdi AS ) said, “The stroll (sair) of Brother Syed
Mahmood is at the station (maqam) of Muhammad Mustafa SLM .”