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| Baba Fareed ud Deen Ganj e Shakar |
Golden Words of Wisdom
Hazrat Saiyyidina Baabaa Fareed ud Deen Mas’ood Ganj e Shakar
[Rahamatul Laahi Alaieh]
was indeed one of the most brilliant stars of the Chishtiyya Order and is held in high esteem by one and all.
On the 5th of Muharram, during the Ieesha prayer while in the act of Sajdah, he uttered "Ya Haiyyu Ya Qaiuyum" [O Self-Subsisting, O Eternal] and with these words on his lips his soul disappeared into the eternal bliss of his Lord Almighty [Allaah Kareem].
After the untimely death of Hazrat Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki,
[Rahamatul Laahi Alaieh]
the mantelpiece of India's spiritual leadership within the illustrious Chishti Order fell upon the shoulders of Hazrat Khawaja Fareed ud deen Mas’ood Ganj shakar of Paak Pattan Shareef, popularly known as "Baba Fareed" and "Baba Ganj e Shakar".
[Rahamatul Laahi Alaieh]
Who is a true Dervesh Soofie?
According to Hazrat Baba Fareed, a Spiritual Aspirant [Soofie] must possess the following:
1. He must forget himself and the world in the love and devotion of God.
2. He must overlook the faults of others however serious.
3. He must close his eyes, ie. He must not look towards things declared haraam (forbidden) in Islam.
4. He must become deaf also so that he may not hear all things undesirable.
5. He must become dumb too so that he may not be able to speak about things which must not be spoken about.
6. He must cut off his legs i.e. he must act lame so that he may not be able to move himself to comply his Nafs-e-Ammara [Self Desire] which tries to take him to undesirable places.
Regarding these qualities, Hazrat Baba Fareed
[Rahamatul Laahi Alaieh]
says:
“ If any of these qualities are absent from the character of a Soofie, then he is a mere liar and hypocrite, A Dervish who aspires to acquire worldly wealth and honor is not a dervish; he is a cheat who brings only disgrace to the noble Order of spirituals aspirants Dervishes”
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| Baabaa Fareed ud Deen Ganj e Shakr |
"Toleration and forbearance", the saint says" should be the salt of an aspirant's life, even if a naked sword were put upon his head, he should be forgivingly happy and should never curse the persecutor."
"There are 3 important qualities of a Spiritual Aspirant:
1. To know the world and then renounce it.
2. Faithful obedience to God.
3. Fear of God and His retribution.
Hazrat Baba Fareed [Rahamatul Laahi Alaieh]
has stressed upon the maintenance of a Soofie's character which, he says, "can only be built if he stays away from the world and refuses to eat what is forbidden in Islamic law." Quoting Hazrat Yahya,[Alaiehis Salaam] he says:
“Divine Light descends upon a heart that has no love for the world, that is free of envy and jealousy and that does not yearn for wealth and honor. ”
On the dress of Soofie’s, Hazrat Baabaa Fareed
[Rahamatul Laahi Alaieh]
says:
“ The dress of Soofies is the dress worn by great prophets and religious founders of the world and hence it must be given utmost respect, and that only deserving dervishes should wear it. One who adorns a Soofie's dress must break up all relations with the world. If he uses this sacred garb to pursue or acquire worldly prosperity, he not only deceives himself but also deceives the world and Almighty Allaah. ”
Defining a few other important characteristics of a Soofie,
Hazrat Baba Fareed
[Rahamatul Laahi Alaieh]
says:
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