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Spiritual AwakeningA Madhzoub[4]2 saint, Hadrat Ibrahim Qandoozi (Rahmatullahi alaihi) paid Khawaja Sahib(Radi Allahu ta'ala anhu) a visit at his orchard. Khawaja Sahib (Radi Allahu ta'alaanhu) laid out a sheet for him to sit on and offered him a few grapes from the garden.The saint ate some grapes, and then took out a piece of bread from his sack andchewed on it. He then took out the chewed bread from his mouth and placed it inKhawaja Sahib’s (Radi Allahu ta'ala anhu) mouth. An instant transformationoccurred, in keeping with the Sunnah [5] of the Beloved Prophet (Salla Allahu ta'alaalayhi wa Sallam). It is stated in at-Tabarani, that a slave girl, who was not verymodest, asked the Beloved Prophet (Salla Allahu ta'ala alayhi wa Sallam) for somefood whilst he was eating and he offered her some of the food in his plate. She refusedto accept it saying, “I want the food in your mouth.” He took some food out of hismouth and as soon as she ate it she was transformed into the most modest woman inMadinah.The saints of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) also practice the internal, spiritual Sunnahof the Beloved Prophet (Salla Allahu ta'ala alayhi wa Sallam). On eating the breadfrom Hadrat Ibrahim Qandoozi (Rahmatullahi alaihi), Khawaja Sahib (Radi Allahuta'ala anhu) penetrated the thin line separating the material world from the unseen:the inner organs of perception opened and so did his universe expand. The veil ofworldly imagination was lifted from his mind and he found himself in quite a strangeworld radiating with divine manifestation. The intellectual proof of Islam is foundamong the Ulema or scholars whilst the personification of 'surrender to the Will ofAllah' or the visible proof are the Awliya. The truth of the Beloved Prophet (SallaAllahu ta'ala alayhi wa Sallam)'s integrity is manifested through these Awliya.With this expanded view of the universe, Khawaja Sahib (Radi Allahu ta'ala anhu)went to his mother and with her permission left to acquire more knowledge of Islam(ilme din). Distributing all his worldly belongings to the poor, he went to Bukharaand Samarqand to join the famous Nizamia Universities there for his theologicaleducation. He studied under Hadrat Hussamuddin Bukhari (Rahmatullahi alaihi)and other great scholars. He completed his academic courses brilliantly in 9 years2[4] Madjzoub: One under the influence of Divine attraction (jadhba). The power of this attraction brings aboutspiritual intoxication (sukr) and indifference to all that is other than Allah. In being drawn towards Allah theMadjzoub experiences excessive ecstacy.