Silsila-e-Chistiya - Noore Madinah Network

Pir-o-MurshidMeeting With Hadrat Khawaja Uthman Harooni (Rahmatullahi Alaihi)Khawaja Sahib (Radi Allahu ta'ala anhu) undertook a journey to a place calledHarwan or Haroon. He became a disciple of Hadrat Khawaja Uthman Harooni(Rahmatullahi alaihi) a great Sufi of his time. Hadrat Khawaja MuniuddinChisti (Radi Allahu ta'ala anhu) was then consigned to a hujra[9] to worship Allah(ibaadat) and strive on the path (riyaazat). A day later his Guide asked him as towhat he could see and he replied, “I can see the seven heavens and the seven earths.”Khawaja Uthman Harooni (Rahmatullahi alaihi) said, “You are not ready yet.” andsent him back into the hujra. Another day passed and he was asked as to what hecould see and he replied, “I can see the abyss of the earth (tahtus sudra) and up to theDivine Throne (arsh).Again he got the reply “You are not ready yet” and was sent back into the hujra.Another day passed and on being questioned by his Pir he replied, ‘ I can see up tothe Glorious Veil (al-Hijab e Azmat) that veils the Creator from us and beyond theveil.” Khawaja Uthman Harooni (Rahmatullahi alaihi) then held out two fingers andasked him to look through them and say what he sees. He replied, “I can see the 1800universes.” Although some reports say the training lasted three years many say itlasted three days, and I favour this, since Khawaja Uthman Haruni (Rahmatullahialaihi) is reported to have said in Anis al-Arwah[10], “in our followers there isSpiritual Striving (mujaheda) of one day and one night only.”Allama Iqbal says:Har kasse az ramze ishq aga a nesstHar kasse shayane ee dargae nesstThe secret of love is not for everyoneSo the kissing of this great courtyard is not in everyone’s destiny.He remained in the company of his Peer-o-Murshid for 21 years and travelled withhim carrying his Murshid's belongings on his head. They travelled to Makkah,Madinah, Iraq, Syria, Samarqand, Afghanistan, etc. meeting many great saints. Whilethey were in Makkah in 562 AH, Hadrat Khawaja Uthman Harooni (Rahmatullahialaihi) took Hadrat Khawaja Muniuddin Chisti (Radi Allahu ta'ala anhu) tothe Ka'aba Shareef and prayed for him and a voice was heard declaring: "We haveaccepted Muhiyuddin as one of our beloved devotees."