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Data Ganj BakshAt the Holy Court of Data Ganj Baksh (Rahmatullahi alaihi)At Lahore Khawaja Saheb stayed for forty days at the shrine of Hadrat MakhdoomSayyad Ali Hujweri (Rahmatullahi alaihi), a descendant of the Beloved Prophet(Salla Allahu ta'ala alayhi wa Sallam) who is popularly known as Data Ganj Baksh(Rahmatullahi alaihi). Hadrat Sayyad Ali Hujweri (Rahmatullahi alaihi) is a wali ofsuch a high status, that it is stated that Ghawth al-A'zam as-Sayyad Shaykh Abd' al-Qadir al-Jilani (Radi Allahu ta'ala anhu) said, when he was once mentioned in hisgathering, “I, Abd al-Qadir, would have taken him as my Spiritual Guide if I was bornin his time.” Khawaja Saheb (Radi Allahu ta'ala anhu) who had reached such a highspiritual status, had such respect for Data Sahib, that he spent forty days at the feet ofData Saheb (Rahmatullahi alaihi). Before leaving Lahore he offered the followingcouplet in appreciation of Ali Hujwiri (Rahmatullahi alaihi)’s status:Ganj Baksh Faize Alam Mazhare Nure KhudaNaqesara Ra Pir e Kamil Kamila Ra Rahnuma.He is a bestower of treasure (Ganj Baksh) reflecting Divine Light for the salvation ofmankind.To the unworthy he is a perfect guide, but to perfect souls, he is still a guideThis couplet has made him famous forever as 'Data Ganj Baksh (Rahmatullahialaihi). In what high esteem must adherents of the Chishtiya Spiritual Order hold thisMazhaar of Data Saheb (Rahmatullahi alaihi) where the Sovereign of the ChishtiyaOrder, Khawaja Saheb (Radi Allahu ta'ala anhu) spent forty days? KhawajaNizamuddin Aulia (Rahmatullahi alaihi) reports that I saw the BelovedProphet (Salla Allahu ta'ala alayhi wa Sallam) entering the Mazhaar of my Shaykh,Hadrat Baba Fariduddin Ganje Shakar (Rahmatullahi alaihi) and he, the BelovedProphet (Salla Allahu ta'ala alayhi wa Sallam) exclaimed:Man dakhala hazihi baaba faqat aminaWhosoever enters through this door will enter paradiseTherefore this door is called ‘The Door to Paradise” or Behisti Darwaza. How greatmust the status of Baba Farid Ganje Shakar (Rahmatullahi alaihi) be ?