Sayyid Qana'at 'Ali Shah Sahib was a faint-hearted person. On hearing about a patient's critical surgery, he once became unconscious. Many attempts were made to bring him back to consciousness but in vain. A request was made in the court of A'la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَـيْـه. A'la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَـيْـه came and placed the head of Sayyid Sahib onto his lap with great affection. Then, he placed his blessed handkerchief onto the Sayyid's face. Suddenly, the Sayyid Sahib regained consciousness and opened his eyes. Seeing his head in the lap of a great Wali (i.e. friend of Allah), the Sayyid Sahib became overjoyed and tried to get up in honour but could not do so due to weakness.
May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ have mercy on him and forgive us without accountability for his sake!
اٰمِیْنْ بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْنْ صَلَّی اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
Sar-e-baaleen inhayn rahmat ki ada layi hay
Haal bigra hay to beemar ki ban aayi hay
صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبِیْب! صَلَّی اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
Revealed what was in the heart
In Bareilly, there was a person who did not pay respect to the saints of Islam and believed that saints misuse discipleship and cheat people. Some people of his family were disciples of A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَـيْـه. One day, they persuaded him into meeting A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَـيْـه. On the way, they passed a confectioner’s shop where Amrityaan (a type of sweets) were being fried. Seeing delicious sweets, his mouth watered and he said, ‘I will go only if you give this sweet to me.’ They told him that he will be given the sweets while returning from the court of A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَـيْـه.
Anyway, they all reached the court of A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَـيْـه. Meanwhile, a man entered with a basket full of hot Amrityaan. After Fatihah, the sweets were served to all. It was a tradition in the court of A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَـيْـه that the descendants of the family of the Beloved Nabi صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ and those who have adorned their faces with the Sunnah of beard used to be given two pieces of sweet. Since that person did not have a beard, he was given only one piece of sweet. A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَـيْـه ordered the distributing person to give him two. He said, ‘Your honour! He does not have a beard.’ A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَـيْـه smiled and said, ‘He has a strong appetite for it, give him one more.’ Seeing that saintly miracle, the person became a disciple of A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَـيْـه and began to respect the saints of Islam. (Tajalliyat Imam Ahmad Raza, pp. 101)
May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ have mercy on him and forgive us without accountability for his sake!
اٰمِیْنْ بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْنْ صَلَّی اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبِیْب! صَلَّی اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
Downpour
Once, an astrologer came in the court of A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَـيْـه. He رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَـيْـه asked the astrologer, ‘Tell me when it would rain according to your computation.’ Having made computation, the astrologer said, ‘There is no water in this month. It will rain the next month.’ A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَـيْـه said, ‘Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is Omnipotent. If He عَزَّوَجَلَّ wills, it may rain even today. You are looking at the stars but I am looking not only at the stars but also at the omnipotence of the Creator of the stars.’
There was a clock on the wall. A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَـيْـه asked him, ‘What time is it?’ The astrologer replied, ‘It is quarter past eleven.’ A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَـيْـه further asked, ‘How much time is left in 12 o’clock?’ He replied, ‘Forty-five minutes.’ A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَـيْـه asked again, ‘Can it be 12 o’clock before forty-five minutes?’ He replied in the negative. Listening to it, A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَـيْـه stood up and rotated the hands of the clock. The clock instantly chimed 12 o’clock. A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَـيْـه then said, ‘You said that it cannot be 12 before forty-five minutes, so how is it 12 o’clock right now?’ The astrologer replied, ‘You changed the position of the hands of the clock otherwise it would have taken forty-five minutes to be 12 o’clock.’
A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَـيْـه said, ‘Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is Omnipotent; He عَزَّوَجَلَّ may move a star anywhere at any time. You predicted that it would rain next month but if my Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ wills, it may start raining today at the very same moment.’ As soon as A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰ -هِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَـيْـه uttered that, clouds appeared on the sky and it began to rain! (Anwaar-e-Raza, pp. 375)
May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ have mercy on him and forgive us without accountability for his sake!
اٰمِیْنْ بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْنْ صَلَّی اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبِیْب! صَلَّی اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
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