JEDDAH
Sarkar Waris got down there to continue his journey to the Holy Shrine on foot. It is also
narrated by his devotees that according to our Saint, when he got down at Jeddah, Zia‐ud‐din
Saint was so attached to him that he wanted to accompany but our Saint advised him to travel
by ship, as the time for Hajj was still far off and advised him to go to Medina as none can be
certain of his life. Zia‐ud‐din agreed to abide by his advice. Later on at Mecca our Saint learnt
the sad news of Zia‐ud‐Deen’s death due to heart failure within the precincts of the Holy Shrine
when he bowed to enter it.
MECCA
On the night of 29th Shaban our Saint set his foot into Mecca and stayed in Abdullah Hassan
Makki’s house. Nest day on the 1st of Ramadan he was going to perform circumambulation. At
the “Gate of Greeting”, a venerable person embraced him and conveyed the good news that
after a lapse of centuries God has favoured Sarkar Waris Ali Shah with the capacity and
aptitude to see the Divine lustre.
Consequently our Saint with utmost humility and reverence entered the sacrosanct vicinity
with ardent desire to be graced by Divine favour; saw the reality of the Holy Kaaba which was
revealed to him. He beheld what his heart was aspiring without any veil draping it.
A few compilers of his biography have stated that a venerable saintly personage was awaiting
his coming and embracing him said, “You have come very late,” and breathed his last. Our Saint
arranged his funeral ceremony for consigning his mortal remains to the mother earth.
From that time his program was to enter the Holy Shrine before breaking the fast and after the
Taraweh (special night prayer .during Ramadan) break open his fast. Afterwards standing at
Moqam‐e‐Ibrahim (name of a place in the precincts of Holy Kaaba where lies the stone on
which) Prophet Abraham, (peace be upon Him) placed his feet while building the sanctuary
and conducting supererogatory prayers (nafil) would finish the recitation of the entire Holy
Quran in two Rakats (one set of standing, genuflexion) in cheerful modulation in Egyptian tone.
He spent the whole day in visiting historical and sacred places.
His virtuous deeds attracted the attention of the public bet he was so busy in adhering to his
activities to his activities, he had hardly time to see them but the public wherever they met him were favoured by his benediction. Many prominent persons joined his cult and became his
disciples.
Gradually Sarkar Waris spiritual eminence came to be known through out the city of Medina.
from reliable sources and traditions it is known our Saint had undertaken the arduous travel of
Hijaz and each time he spent three or four years in the holy land of Kaaba. But during the
pilgrimage season every year he performed the Holy Hajj. In this way the number of Hajj
performed is seven or nine.
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 