Category Archives: Chisti Silsila
The Destruction of Cities – From the Malfuzat of Khwaja Uthman Haruni (ra)
The following is an excerpt taken from Session 3 of the Anees ul-Arwah–The Malfuzat of Khwaja Uthman Haruni (rehmatullahi alyhe)–as recorded by Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (rehmatullahi alayhe):
In this session the discussion was about the destruction of cities and so he said that because of the excesses of people, in the last days cities will be destroyed. I heard from the Yusuf Chishti (may God have mercy on him) who heard it from Yahya Samarqandi from Ali (may God ennoble his face) that when the following verse was revealed:
ÙˆÙŽØ¥ÙÙ† مَّن قَرْيَة٠إÙلاَّ Ù†ÙŽØْن٠مÙهْلÙÙƒÙوهَا قَبْلَ يَوْم٠الْقÙيَامَة٠أَوْ Ù…ÙعَذّÙبÙوهَا عَذَابًا شَدÙيدًا كَانَ Ø°ÙŽÙ„ÙÙƒ ÙÙÙŠ الْكÙتَاب٠مَسْطÙورًا
There is not a population but We shall destroy it before the Day of Judgment or punish it with a dreadful Penalty: that is written in the (eternal) Record.
Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that there will be excessive wrong doing in the last days. The city of Makkah will be made desolate by the hands of harsh people. The city of Medinah Munawwarah will be caught up in a famine; people will die there because of hunger. Basra and Mash-had will be destroyed because of drinking and the evil deeds of women. The ruler of Syria will be destroyed because of tyranny. Rome will become desolate because of widespread homosexuality. People will die as a result of a wind from the sky. Khurasan and Balkh will meet their end due to dishonest merchants by whose evil actions Muslims will be consumed.
The master Maudud Chishti (may God have mercy on him) said that Khawarizm and its surrounding cities will be destroyed because of its excesses in certain kinds of music and materialism and people there will murder each other. Suistan will be destroyed by calamity and earthquakes. Egyptian women will be killed because they will be labeled as adulteresses. Their actions will bring upon them the Wrath of God and these people would be consumed by the Earth and destroyed. India and Sind would be destroyed because of pervasive fornication and drunkenness of the people. I heard from the master Sharif Zindani (may God have mercy on him) that close to the Day of Judgment, years, months, weeks and days would become short in duration. Human beings will give birth to dogs instead of their own kind. People will be very far from the teachings from the Prophet (May peace and blessings be upon him). O Disciple! Humanity needs to prepare for the hereafter after considering that such times are very close at hand.
After this, the master engrossed himself in the remembrance of God. This humble slave also left the gathering and thanks to God for that (lesson).
Translated by Sharaaz Khan
28 Shaban 1432 Hijri
On Lunar and Solar Eclipses – From the Malfuzat of Khwaja Uthman Haruni (ra)
The following is an excerpt taken from Session 2 of the Anees ul-Arwah–The Malfuzat of Khwaja Uthman Haruni (rehmatullahi alyhe)–as recorded by Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (rehmatullahi alayhe):
Regarding the matter of eclipse of the Sun and Moon, their reality is so that the bondsmen of God inclines to prayer and piety out of fear of their Lord taking them to task. The master (may the mercy of God be upon him) said regarding the Sun and Moon eclipse that Ibn Abbass (may the mercy of God be upon him and his father) relates that during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) there occurred a Lunar Eclipse. So, someone asked the Final Messenger a question, upon which the Prophet (pace be upon him) responded that when humanity goes beyond its boundaries in wrong actions or sin then Lunar and Solar eclipses occur. The face of the Sun and that of the Moon are darkened so that creation may take heed (from the metaphor).
The Ilm Qiyaafah mentions that if a Lunar Eclipse occurs in the month of Muharram then in that that year there will be much bloodshed and corruption. If it occurs in the month of Rabi ul-Awwal then there will be increased famine, death and floods. If it occurs in the month of Rabi ul-Aakhir then change of leadership and anarchy will occur in the nation. If it occurs during the month of Jamadi ul-Awwal then there will be overflowing rain and unexpected death. In Jamadi ul-Aakhir there will be bumper crops , affordable prices, and people will have a higher quality of life. If it occurs in the month of Rajab on a Friday then in that year there I will be hunger, calamity, along with darkness in the sky. If it occurs in the month of Shaban, then there will be treaties between people and relative calm. If it occurs during the month of Ramadan, on the first Friday, then there will be increased events of thunder from the sky. In the month of Shawwal men-related sicknesses will be inflicted. If it occurs during the month of Dhu al-Hijjah, then the rest of the year will be full of happiness and relative calm. If it occurs in the month of Muharram then the entire year will be in corruption, and humanity will find fault in others, people will destroy their hereafter and hypocritical wealthy people will be honored over others deserving of it.
After mentioning this, the master busied himself in worship and the people returned home and praise to God for that (lesson).
Translated by Sharaaz Khan
26 Shaban 1432 Hijri
In the Footsteps of the Beloved (pbuh): A Brief Biography of Hazrat Badshah Mian Qadri(ra)
Without a doubt, Hazrat Badshah Mian Qadri Hazrat Badshah Mian Qadri (rehmatullahi alayhe) was among the ranks of those who lived in this world solely seeking the pleasure of Allah, Most Exalted, and when he left the world, his prominence became well known as a kamil wali of Allah, a champion of truth, and the righteous—a Qutb of Allah. His life and his other-life was a reflection of the verse of the Qur’an:
Qul inna salatee wa nusukee wa mahyaya wa mamatee lillahi rabbi al-AAa
lameen (6:162)
Say: “Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice,
my life and my death, are (all) for Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds
He passed on to the Realm of Divine Grace on the 19th of Rabi’uth-Thaani 1421 Hijri in the year 2000 A.C. Those who
attended his janazah (funeral) including Dr. Yunus of Karachi University and others witnessed that a cloud hovered above his Janazah wherever it went with a very pleasant drizzle accompanying them throughout the funeral procession in the sweltering heat of July 22 in the year 2000 A.C.
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In the Footsteps of the Beloved (pbuh):Â A Brief Biography of Hazrat Badshah Mian Qadri(ra)
