T A S A U W U F - Zinda Nawaz

correctly.They insisted on their original statement only. The king inquired about their abode. It was learnt
that the place was in proximity of the holy shrine. The king ordered to stop right at the present place only
and he personally visited their place of stay. Having reached there he endeavoured with his inquiry. There
was surely a plenty of goods and wealth was recoved and located book etc. lying there. However nothing
substantiating the dream was traced. The king was tremendously Perplexed and worried. The inhabitants
of Medina had been pouring in a big number with recommendations that the said saintly persons were
fasting by day and punctually offer every prayer inside the holy-shrine only; they were daily visitors of a
jannatul Baqui all Saturday they would go to Masjid-e-Quba; they do not turn away anyone demanding
something, that during the prevalling famine they had strongly stood in sympathy of the inhabitants of
Medina. Listening to all this the king used to express his surprise yet he would keep on looking here and
there. At last he lifted their praying carpet which was spread over a gunny bag. He saw a stone beneath
there, once the same was removed a tunnel was seen underneath which had been dugged out very deep,
and it was a far reaching one, even it had almost reached upto the holy-grave,peace be upon him.On
seeing this every one was taken aback. The king started beating the two some furiously demanding of
them the truth behind the incident .They said the two were christians,that the Christian king had Supplied
them with bulk of wealth and promised for more, that they had made an entry in the garb of pilgrims with a
mission to carry away the holy body of Hazoor-e-Akam, Peace be upon him, from the holy –grave, that the
two some used to dig the place at night, the coming soil they used to stuff in two leather pitchers, which
they were possessing in Maghrebi design, and carry them to Jannatul Baqui where they used to dump.
The king wept profusedly upon himself being selected for a service by Allah the Glorified and his
Noble Messenger, peace be upon him, and got the two persons executed and got a canal dug around the
holy-celler, which was so deep that it had reached the water-level and made the same filled up with lead so
that no body could gain an acess to the holy-body (PBUH)
The holy hand of Huzoore-e –Akram came out of the holy-grave: -
It is reported in a Hadeeth that if some one stands besided the holy-grave of Huzoor-e-Akram, peace be
upon him, and recites Durud and Salam, the eminent master (PBUH) listens to it in person and even
replies to it. And the history stands witness to the truth that there are many lovers of the messenger
(PBUH) who have surely received replies, and they had kissed the holy hand of the eminent master too. A
reproduction of all these incidents shall become a cause of prolonging this work. However, there is a well
known and famous incident, enjoying a big number of witnesses which I figure out a must to be reproduced
herewith.
When the famous saintly soul, Hazrat sayed Sultanul Aarfeen Ahmed Kabeer Rafaee
Mashooqullah, may Allah’s blessings be upon him, in the year 555A.H. visited Medina Munauwara for a
piligrimage to the holy shrine of Huzoor Pur Noor, Mohammed, peace Be upon Him, and at the green-
dome said with respect in a loud voice: “Assalamo Alaikum Ya Jeddi!” (I.e. Salutations upon you O my
ancestor) then immediately came an answer from the holy-shrine: “waalaikumus Salaam Ya Valedi “i.e.
and the salutations be upon you too, my son) the reply to the Salam directly from the Huzoor-e-Akram,
Peace Be Upon Him, was heard by all the piligrims present there. It caste a spell on all. After a while
Hazrat Sultan Ahmed Kabeer Refaee, in a state of crying and wailing presented the following two couplets
towards the eminent master (peace be upon him) (Couplets in Arabic):- “O messenger of Allah! (Peace Be
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