Holy
Ajmer e Sharif Dargah, Mission Khwaja Garib Nawaz, Holy Ajmer e Sharif
Mission of the Greatest
Sufi Hazrat Khawaja Gharib Nawaz (R.A)
(Mission of the CHISHTI Sufi )
Rahmatu Allahi alaih (May the Mercy of Allah be upon him)
It is a well
established historical fact that in spreading the ethical and spiritual values of
Islam, major and effective
works have been Made by the Walis of ALLAH (saints). It was their humanistic grade,
and piety which won over the hearts of millions of people. They made a direct contact
with the masses served and loved them, lived with them in the realization of Eternal
Truth. The proof of this is more than evident from the history of growth of Islam
in India. Although Islam had made major growth in this subcontinent of India in
the first century of Hijra, but the noble task of inspiring the people to its tenets
and values in India was accomplished by Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti (R.A.) popularly
known as Khwaja Saheb and Khwaja Garib Nawaz.
He is Greatly
called “Sultan-Ul-Hind”. He did it all through his great moral power,
glorious and appealing character, with love and dedication to mankind, without any
worldly resources of wealth, power, force and material means.
Khwaja Baba was a scholar a great repute. He interpreted the true Islamic message
of love for mankind and through that, the love for the Almighty creator. He preached
the Quranic philosophy of the unity of religion and worked out its potentialities
for the whole humanity. He was the greatest mystic of his time. He laid the foundation
of the liberal
Chishtia order of
Sufis in India, and inspired millions of souls to be his followers and thus served
the masses of the Indian Sub-continent.
The Holy life and Holy mission of Khwaja Saheb have been of an exceptional character
as compared with any other saint in India. His simple teaching penetrated even stony
heart, his affectionate look silenced the fiercest of his enemies. His matchless
piety and blessings knew no distinction and his "spiritual power", amazed
and did defied his bitterest adversaries who came to harm him but were inspire to
embrace Islam and become his devotees for rest of the life. He brought the message
of universal love and peace.
He chose the
way of non-compulsion in the true spirit of holy
Quran he says : "Let
there be no compulsion in religion, will thou compel men to become believers? No
soul can believe but by the persuasion of Allah". Khwaja Moinuddin Chishty
(R.A.) followed this dictum strictly throughout his mission. It is because of this
reason that he is popularly known as ' Gharib Nawaz' which means the one who shows
kindness to the poor. This was later reinforced by succeeding Chishtia Sufis, who
became religious pioneers in national integration in the country. They fulfilled
the objective of bringing together various castes, communities and races, elevating
the humanity from the morass of materialistic concerns, which is the bane of mankind
even today.
The teachings of Khwaja Baba have been recorded in several books on mysticism. The
Aroma of his teaching is :-
Closest to Allah is one who possesses the following three qualities: (1) Magnanimity
of the river (2) Kindness of the sun (3) Humility of the Earth
Noblest of the characters is possessed by the one who is:
Bountiful in poverty.
Content in hunger.
Cheerful in grief.
Friendly in hostility.
Surest way to keep off the internal punishment in the hell is:
To feed the hungry.
To redress the aggrieved.
To help the distressed.
SACRED SAYING
1. Without performing "Namaz",
none can approach 'ALLAH' (God), because 'Namaz' is the climax (Mairaj) in the process
such approach for pious.
2. If all the rules of Namaz were not
followed properly, it is struck back on the face of him who offers such a Namaz.
3. The heart of a lover (True lover of
ALLAH) constantly burns with the fire of love so much so that what ever intrudes
upon its sanctity is reduced to ashes.
4. A sin committed does not harm an individual
so much as the looking down upon one's own fellow beings.
5. Of all the worship that pleases Almighty
ALLAH, the best is the grant of relief to the humble and the oppressed.
6. Performance of charity is the key
of attaining the state of generosity.
7. One who does not perform devotion
to ALLAH is engaged in the career of attaining a sinful earning.
8. There are four fundamental virtues
of the individual self :
1. Refraining from begging in the state
of penury (poverty).
2. Showing the attitude of the well-fed
when feeling hungry.
3. Maintaining cheerfulness in the time
of sorrow.
4. Befriending in the enemy.
9. That man is true devotee of Almighty
ALLAH, who resigns with pleasure to the misfortune that comes from his beloved (Almighty ALLAH).
10. The path of love of ALLAH is
such a path that who so ever steps into it, loses himself.
11. For a follower of the path of truth
it is worse than a sin to disdain or look down upon any one.
12. Those who are true Lovers of
ALLAH give away both of the worlds for the sake of their Beloved ALLAH and
even then feel that they have done nothing worthy.
13. Perfection in faith is evident by
three things:
(1) Fear (2) Hope (3) Love