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Qalander Baba Auliya unlike typical saints was a very simple person.
No one could guess his geniuses by his appearance. Each and every word that he
uttered was a treasure of knowledge for me so whenever I had an interview with
him I would pen down was he would tell me. I wish to share with you some of the
excerpts of noting. Once I asked Qalander Baba Auliya to give me some written
testimony of my induction in. the Silsala. He said, "My words are more
authentic than any writing." I felt sorry for my disrespectful behavior
but at the same time I still wanted to be blessed with something from him, which
he could notice easily and the next day he gave it to me and told me to wear it
on my arm.
Once I asked Qalander Baba Auliya that how many have the authority
to induct people into. Silsila Azeemia and that who they are? He said,
"Other than me, Khwaja Sahib, Dr Qadir Sahib and Badar Sahib and Ubaidullah
whom you haven't met."
Then I asked. "And, besides you, is anyone of them associated
with Administrative duties too." He replied in affirmative saying,
"Yes." And explain the word 'Khanwada' and said,"The difference between
Khlifa and Khanwada is that the latter one is a replication of Imam-e-Silsila as
Imam transfers his mind to him."
One day I submitted to him that I saw Holy Prophet in my dream but
his face wasn't clearly seen."
Qalander Baba Auliya said, "Who can withstand the radiant face
of the Beloved of God, when the veil drawn upon your mind will be lifted then
you will be able see him clearly according to your ability."
One he talking about the holy Quran Qalander Baba Auliya said,
"Those who say that few of the verses of the holy Quran stand annulled, is
not right because' if you accept even one verse as cancelled, it would make the
entire Quran as dubious therefore it would have been better to compare and consider
the verses that appears to be annulled and the verses that are canceling them
to reach some conclusion."
Later I had quite a debate on this topic with Maulana. Anwar Shah
and he couldn't has any sound arguments so he concluded saying that this is
what people before us used to think so we have accept it.(Gulam Rasol Qadri)
Once I inquired about the beard as what does Quran and Hadiths say
about this and what was the size and shape of the beard of Holy Prophet (PBUH)
and those of his companions.
Qalander Baba Auliya said, "there hasn't been said anything
about the beard in the holy Quran and we find only one Hadith about, rest
everything is a conjecture only." After that he said, "I have to be
present in the court of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), at least twice a week. All the
four Caliphs are also present there. When I see is that the beard of Holy
Prophet is thick, curly and is a finger-long and looks very pretty on him. Abu
Bhakar (RA) has a small beard, beards of Umar Farooq (R.A) and Usman are comparatively
longer than his whereas, beard of Hazart Ali (KW) is even shorter."
This also is indicated that he is one of the attendants of the Court
as an office bearer; Diwan-us-Saleheen.
In his last sickness when he completed the course of
electro-therapy, referring to the pain suffered Qalander Baba Auliya told me,
"I had submitted to God that you blessed me and appointed me the chief of
Abdals and then put me into such an agony? If my life is over then send the
death so that I be released of the pain. God told me to shut up and said,
"We make our special people, too, to suffer like a commoner." And then
He inquired, "Do you want to live?" I said, "Not for my
sake."
God said, "Ask Owais." And when I asked Owais Qarni, he
did say anything so I also kept quite because once Junaid Bughdadi was
suffering from fever badly. Seeing his state of agony he asked him to pray for
the health. He had said I did request Him but He had replied, "Quite!
Junain and fever both belong to Me, who are you to interfere?"
(Contributed by Qadri Alazeerni)
Qalander Baba Auliya: An Introduction
Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi
Dedication
To that young generation that would 6ring an end to the dark shadows of grief and fear by acquainting mankind- with peace and tranquility after equipping itself with the teachings of Qalander Baba Auliya…. and man would-able to enter the heaven after reclaiming his eternal distinction.
