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- Some persons believe that it is Shirk (associating
partners with Allah) if you call to the Awliyah Allah (Saints) for help, for
example, "Ya Ghous, Assist me" or "Ya Khwaja, Assist me".
- The Ahle Sunnah Wal Jama'at believes that it is
permissible to call to the Awliyah Allah (radi Allahu anhum) for
assistance or help as this is not associating partners with Allah Taala. We
believe that Allah Taala has given the Awliya Allah special powers to assist
the creation with His permission.
- The following verse of the Holy Quran proves that one can
also seek the assistance of the Awliya Allah: "Your helpers are Almighty
Allah and His Rasool and those Muslims who perform Salaah and give alms and make
Ruku" (Part 6, Ruku 6) This verse refers to the Helpers as "those
Muslims" who are in reality the "Awliya".
- The Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) has
stated, "There are certain of Allah's servants that have been set aside to
fulfil the necessities of the people. People will call to them in their times of
need. They are protected from the punishment of Almighty Allah". (Jame Saghir)
This Hadith Shareef clearly proves that one may call the Awliya Allah for
assistance.
- Hazrat Allama ibn Juzri (radi Allahu anhu) states,
"If one is ever in any need then He should say, 'O servants of Allah, assist
me! O servants of Allah, assist me! O servants of Allah, assist me'." (Tibraani)
- Hazrat Imam Naudi (radi Allahu anhu), the
commentator of "Muslim Shareef", quotes an incident: "One of my
superiors narrated an incident to me, 'My mule ran away and I had known the
Ahadith and I immediately said, 'O servants of Allah, assist me!' Almighty Allah
immediately stopped the mule (from running away)'." (Kitaabul Azkaar)
- Hazrat Shamsuddeen Muhammad Hanafi (radi Allahu anhu)
was performing ablution in his room. He suddenly threw his wooden sandal into
the air. It disappeared although there was no way for it to exit through the
room. He gave the other sandal to his disciple and asked him to keep it until
the first one returned. After some time a certain person from Syria arrived with
the sandal and some money as gifts and said, "May Almighty Allah give you the
thanks for this. The actual incident, which occurred, was that once when a thief
sat on my chest and was about to slaughter me. In my heart I said, 'Ya Sayyidi
Muhammadin Ya Hanafiyu.' Then suddenly, this sandal came and fell on the chest
of the thief with such force that he became dazed and collapsed and Almighty
Allah has saved me through your blessing." (Tabqaatul Kubra)
- Hazrat Allama Abdul Wahab Shu'raani (radi Allahu anhu)
when explaining the status and significance of Hadrat Moosa Abu Imran (radi
Allahu anhu) states: "When any of his Mureeds would call to him from
anywhere, he would answer them even if he is in a years distance away or even
more than that." (Tabqaatul Kubra)
- When Hazrat Sayyidi Shamsudeen Hanafi (radi Allahu
anhu) was on his death-bed, he called his Mureeds and said: "If anyone
has any wish or need, he should come to my grave, I will indeed help him in
fulfilling it. Remember between you and me, there is merely a handful of sand,
and how can a mere handful of sand be a screen between a Murshid and his Mureed.
If the sand does become a screen, then the Murshid cannot be a perfect Man
(Insaan-e-Kaamil)."
- Sayyidi Mohammed Farghal (radi Allahu anhu)
states: "I am indeed amongst those Saints who can assist you from the grave.
If, therefore, you have any wish or need come to my grave and facing me, mention
your requirements. I will fulfill them."
- It is recorded that while Hazrat Sayyidi Madeen Ahmed
Ashmooni (radi Allahu anhu) was performing the Wudhu, he suddenly threw
his sandal towards the eastern side of the city. A year later a man arrived and
described a strange incident. He said: "My daughter was once walking in the
jungle, when an evil man tried to entrap her. She did not at the time remember
the name of her father's Murshid, yet in panic, she screamed, 'O Murshid of my
father, save me! Suddenly, a sandal appeared from thin air and rendered the
evil man unconscious." It is stated that the sandal is still in the
possession of the mentioned family.
- Imaam Arif Billah Sayyidi Abdul Wahab Sha'raani (radi
Allahu anhu), in his book, "Lawaaqi-ul-Anwaar Fi Tabqaatil Akhyaar",
records a strange and miraculous incident. It is recorded that a Mureed of
Sayyidi Mohammed Khawri (radi Allahu anhu) was once passing through the
market, when the foot of the animal he was riding slipped. In extreme panic he
screamed, "Ya Sayyidi Muhammad, Ya Ghamri!" Co-incidently, in that very
market place, the captured ruler, ibn Omar Sa'eed, was also passing through. He
inquired from the Mureed as to who was Sayyidi Mohammed. When he was told who he
was, he asked permission to use the name of the Murshid so that he could also be
released. As soon as he had proclaimed the name of the great Wali, the spiritual
master appeared and driving away the capturers, freed the ruler. The Shaikh then
blessed the ruler, and thereafter departed.
- Among the excellences of Hazrat Sayyidi Moosa Abu Imraan (radi Allahu anhu), it is recorded that whenever his Mureeds used to call
to him, he immediately use to assist them, even though the Mureed was as far
away as a year's journey or even more.
- Before the passing away of Moulana Rumi (radi Allahu
anhu), he revealed to his Mureeds a startling secret. He said: "Whatever
conditions you may be in, remember me, so that I can be your protector and
helper, irrespective of what state I may be in. In this world I have two types
of relationships, one with my body and the other with you, and when, with the
Mercy of Allah I am freed from this contact with my body and the world of
loneliness is exposed to me, I will divert the attention of my soul to you."
- Hazrat Shah Wali'ullah (radi Allahu anhu), records
a method for achieving and fulfilling one's needs and wishes in his book, "Al
intibah fi Salasil-e-Awliya". He states: "One should first perform two
Rakaats of Nafil Salaah. After completion he should recite the following - 111
times Durood Shareef, 111 times Kalima Tamjeed and 111 times 'Shay an Lillah, Ya
Shaikh Abdal Qaadir Jilaani'." From this book, it has been proven that all
the great Luminaries believed in the proclamation of "Shay an Lillah" as
being a valid and a great solution to many unsolved problems.
- Hazrat Ahmed Zarooq (radi Allahu anhu) said: "I
indeed bless my (Mureeds) with tranquillity during times of difficulty and
perplexity, when cruelty and evil oppresses them and in times of misery and
fear. Therefore (during these times) call to me 'Ya Zarooq', I will immediately
come to your assistance."
- Allama Ziyadi, Allama Ajhoori, Allama Dawoodi and Allama
Shaami (radi Allahu anhum), have all prescribed a method for finding
mislaid items. They state: "One should climb on to a high spot and offer
Faatiha for Hazrat Sayyidi Ahmed bin Alwaan Yamaani (radi Allahu anhu).
Thereafter invoking his name one should say, 'Ya Sayyidi Ahmed, Ya ibn Alwaan'."
- From all of the above narrations one will see that to
call upon the Awliya for assistance is permissible even if they are thousands of
miles away. With the permission of Allah Taala they certainly assist those who
are in need.
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