Shawahid Al-Vilayat - Khalifatullah Mehdi

At Ahmadabad 85came to him and consoled him. Hazrat Imam ASgave him gladtidings. The difficulties Malik RZ underwent are well known.Hazrat Bandagi Miyan Syed Khundmir RZ 1 has narrated in thematter of the Khilafat of Malik Gawhar RZ that Hazrat Imam AS hadcounted him as his fourth Khalifa. The khilafat of Malik RZ lastedfor four years after the death of Hazrat Imam AS . He died on the 4 thof Zil-hajja, 2 914 AH at Thatta [in Sindh, now in Pakistan]. HazratMehri RZ , a companion of Hazrat Imam AS , has extracted the year ofMalik Gawhar RZ ’s death in the following poem: “Malik Gawhar RZis the mine of Divine Love [‘ishq]. He is among the six ministersof Hazrat Imam AS . He was firm like a mountain in the matter of theImam AS . For him the world was like an insignificant straw. He wasconstantly in the Grand Haj pilgrimage [Haj-e-Akbar]. He died inthis month of Zil-hajja. He was a Khalifa of Hazrat Imam Mahdi AS .The date is: “Za Khulfa-e-Ad’o-il-Allah bud.” The values of theArabic letters totals to 914 AH. There are many narratives aboutthe glad tidings Hazrat Imam AS has given in his favour. We havenot repeated them for the sake of brevity.13.3 Miyan Haji Mali RZHere we are dealing with the event of Miyan Haji Mali RZ ’s meetingwith Hazrat Imam Mahdi AS .Hazrat Miyan Haji Mali RZ was an Arif-e-‘Ashiq, Talib-e-Sadiq. 3He was a seeker of the vision of Allah. He used to be always in1 The titles, the author has given to Hazrat Bandagi Miyan Syed Khundmir RZ atthis point are: Sultan-e-Nasir [Sultaanan-nasiiraa—a helpful authority. —Translation by AMD. Quran, 17: 80 AMD]. In his Tafsir, Nur-e-Iman,Maulana Syed Miranji Abid Khundmiri writes, “For Prophet Muhammad SLMthe helpful authority is the Hazrat Mahdi AS , as the purpose of the advent ofMahdi al-Mau'ood AS is to provide help for the religion of Allah. —Page 401,note 3. Badr-e-Minir [Full Moon]; ulil-‘amri—those in authority: Quran, S. 4:59 AYA.2Zil-hajja is the 12 th month of the Muslim calendar commencing from themigration of Prophet Muhammad SLM from Makkah to Madina.3 Arif means a mystic. ‘Ashiq is a Lover, Devotee. Talib is a seeker and sadiq isTruthful.86Shawahid Al-Vilayatquest of the Vision of God. Whenever he saw or met an ‘alim,faqih [expert in the Fiqh—Islamic Law], mashayakh [preceptor] ora Faqir [a Muslim Holy Man], he would ask him, “Is there anyoneamong you who can show me God?” Nobody ever gave him aproper answer. This was so because as Allah has said, “…I call toAllah resting upon the Vision…” 1 none other than the da’iy [onewho invites people (unto Allah), that is, Hazrat Imam AS ] canmanifest the Vision of Allah in this world. Miyan Haji Mali RZ hadheard that Ka’batullah is called Baithullah [the House of God].Then he decided to go to Makkah and achieve the honour of theVision of Allah. [His reasoning was that there was no housewithout its Owner. On the basis of this, he intended to perform theHaj Pilgrimage.Meanwhile, he was watering the plants in a garden. He saw aperson, clad in the dress of an indigent faqir in the garden. As hewas a seeker of Allah he rushed to the Faqir. He asked the samequestion. The Faqir said, “O crazy man! It is not for everybody toshow God. If you are a true seeker of Allah, go to Hazrat SyedMuhammad Khuda Bakhsh [one who grants the Vision of God]who is staying near this garden. He alone shows God.” When heheard this, Miyan Mali RZprepared two floral crowns and twogarlands and started to meet the Imam AS . On the way what he seesis that the Imam ASis sitting in a palanquin, his companionssurrounding him. He came near him and asked, “Who is the oneamong you who shows God?” Then the Imam AS said, “Come andsee!” Miyan Mali RZ came near the Imam AS and achieved thehonour of seeing the Imam AS . Then he said, “We have achieved ourobjective!” The Imam ASaccepted the two floral crowns andgarlands. The Imam AS put on one floral crown on his own head andthe garland around his neck. He gave the other set to Hazrat MiyanHaji Mali RZ . He lived for three days only after this. He wasinitiated into the Order of the Imam AS . He fell into a divine ecstasyand died in the same condition.1 Quran, S. 12: 108.