Month: March 2023

OATH OF ALLEGIANCE IN ABSENTIA

Our Saint’s way was so simple that it embraced all. Once, Aughat Baba brought the request of a person to become his disciple. Our Saint said “write to him. If he has love, he is my disciple.” Once Syed Namdar Shah requested our Saint to include in his fold of disciples an old lady who is unable to travel but was desirous to become his disciple. Our Saint said, “Let her stay where she is. I have made her my disciple. Then Shah Saheb pleaded to include his children in his fold. Our Saint replied “alright, they are also my disciples.” Seeing our Saint overflowing with generosity Shah Saheb said “Please include my ancestors also,” And our Saint said “Alright they are all my disciples.”

Once Qazi Munir Alam of Darbhanga requested, “I had the good fortune of becoming your disciple, but please include my forefathers in your fold.” So our Saint said “regard them also as our disciples.” Seeing his generous mood Qazi Saheb said, “Include all those who will be born in my family for generations to come.” To which our Saint said, “Munir, with love everything is possible, alright I have also included them among my disciples.”

So much so our Saint at time waived aside all formalities of talking the oath of allegiance and would say that since they had love from the dawn of creation there is no need for any formal entry into the Waris fold.

It is sufficient to say our Saints’s lineage is directly connected with Panjatan-e-Pak (Pious Five). Often our Saint reiterated that his ancestors were Nishapuri and the family blood had remained pure. Apart from this our Saint’s spiritual connection with Panjatan-e-Pak was very strong, and due to this love, its effect can be seen that in this oath of allegiance the name of Panjatan-e-Pak is a.lso included and the glory of our Saint was that he also handed over the care of his devotees to his venerable ancestors and lovingly guided them to their goal

Often our Saint declared “our goal of journey is love. That is why our Silsila (saintly line) of love end on Panjatane-Pak Thus our Saint’s approach which was simple and bereft of all ceremonies was so unique that it cannot be compared to any other in the past.

On request many of their children were also given permission for admission into the fold of his disciples. From these instances it is evident for the oath of allegiance to join the fold of his disciples what is essential is sincerity of intention and pure love. For example Imam Sherani in his book, Tabqat-ul-Kubra states “you can never benefit from your Pir except in the manner of love, and your faith with regard to your pir should be more sublime than any other faith.

This novel kind of becoming disciples was based on true love. This is the result of spiritual grace and urgings of love that worked miracles. The mystics also followed the same procedure for admitting disciples to their cult. To some he said that since they had faith and love from eternity there is no necessity for them to become his disciples.

It was customary amongst the mystics to furnish a genealogical table of saints to intending disciples for their knowledge before they join the fold. But it was otherwise with our saint for he never attached any importance to this kind of procedure and used to connive if at all his name was included in the list of saints.

From our Saint’s sayings, habits and symptoms it is clear that since he was favoured directly with latest knowledge by Amir-ul-Mominin (commander of the faithful Hazrat Ali Ibn-e-Abi Talib) his relationship with the family of the Prophet. Panjatan-e-Pak, (The pious five) was intense and efficacious and which was lacking amongst the other mystics. Hence he had extra ordinary zeal and magnetic attraction. If we skip over the pages of History we come to know with those specially and directly gifted with divine favour, there is an ocean wide gap between their affairs and those of non-Divine gifted person.

Our Saint’s saying and instructions were issued in daily spoken idiomatic language but it was full of spirituality and veracity. His each instruction was beneficial and the gist of which was divine love though difficult and abstruse for us to comprehend was taught by our saint in such a manner that it was clear to all. Moreover he taught them with practical facts and perfect guidance.

THE ONE WHO GREETED OTHERS WARMLY

One of the most beloved practices to the beloved Prophet Muhammad was the greetings of peace. Whenever the Prophet would meet others he would be the first to greet them with the greetings of peace and he by shaking their hands.² He would meet them enjoined on his followers to greet each other in the same way and to spread the greetings of peace to those they know and those they do not know.³

It was reported that the Prophet would smile when he would meet others. Whenever he knocked on someone’s door, he would never stand in front of the door, but he would keep a little distance and stand on its sides so as to not frighten the person opening and to give them space.4 If someone called out to him, he would not turn his face only, but he would turn his whole body towards that person and give them his whole attention. 5

I Set forth by al-Tirmidhi in al-Shama’il al-Muḥammadiyya, p. 38 $8. al-Tabarānī in al-Mu’jam al-Kabir, 22:156 $414.

2 Set forth by Abū Dawūd in al-Sunan, 4:354 S5214. 3 Set forth by al-Bukhārī in al-Ṣaḥīḥ, 5:2302 $5882. Abū Dāwūd in al-Sunan, 4:348 S5186. al-Tirmidhi in al-Shama’il al-Muḥammadiyya, p. 38 $8. al-Tabarānī in al-Mu’jam al-Kabir, 22:156 S414. 4 Set forth by 5 Set forth by

TARIQATHAY-BAIYATHOR THE WARIST OATHOF ALLEGIANCE

The WARISI oath of allegiance has its origin in the oath of allegiance taken by Our Holy Prophet (peace be on Him) from his faithful followers at AL-HUDEY-BIYEH. In the sixth year of the HIJRAH, the prophet set out with some one thousand five hundred Muslims from AL-MADINAH and the country round in the garb of pilgrims not for war but to visit the Kaabah. When they drew near Mecca, they were warned that Qureysh had gathered their allies against them and that their cavalry under Khalid-ibn-e-Waleed was on the road before them. Making a detour through gullies of hills they escaped the cavalry and encamped at Al-Hudey-Biyah. The prophet resolutely refused to give battle and persisted in attempts to parley with Qureysh who had sworn not to let him reach the Kaabah. Finally Osman-Ibn-e-Affan was send into the city, as the man most likely to be well received on account of his relationships. Osman was detained by the Meccans and a rumour that he had been murdered reached the Muslims in their camp.

It was then that the Prophet, sitting under a tree took from his comrades the oath of allegiance that they would hold together and fight to the death. It is mentioned in Surah-Al-Fatha or the ‘Victory’ verse 10. “Lo! Those who swear allegiance unto thee (Muhammad) swear allegiance only unto Allah. The Hand of Allah is above their hands So, whosoever breaketh his oath breaketh it only to his souls hurt; while whosoever keepeth his covenant with Allah, on him will he bestow immense reward. Verse: 18. ‘Allah was well pleased with the believers when they swore allegiance unto thee beneath the tree, and He knew what was in their hearts, “and He sent down peace of reassurance on them and hath rewarded them with a near victory.

Thus in the Warisi Silsila, the same message travelling through the centuries has been passed down and repeated, “Hath Pakda Pir Ka, Panjatan-e-Pak Ka, Khuda Rasool Ka” meaning I grasp the hand of my pir, of Panjatane-Pak (the Pious Five) of the Holy Prophet and of God Himself.” Oath of allegiance is of two kinds-Physical and spiritual. Of the two the spiritual oath of allegiance demand complete faith and love of the disciple for his pir without which it is useless. In it love is everything.

Thus the research scholars of mysticism, as the basis of their thought do not depend on their personal conjecture and earnest effort but the Holy Quran is the true witness, that God the expected Preserver for His recognition clarified and taught this mode.

Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique also declared, “If your object of love is the magnificent Beloved of the world adored, then you can see Him, if you make the Holy Prophet’s chaste descendants as mirror and see in their sacred face our Prophets graceful figure, you will be blessed.”

Even to this day the blessings of Sarkar Waris the direct descendant of our Holy Prophet rectified, the life of his devotees and his spiritual gifts are still continuing to sprinkle on all who have taken the oath of allegiance.

The manner of taking the oath of allegiance to our Saint was simple and facile, bereft of elaborate and arduous ceremonies. In fact it was unlike the ritual of different classes and sects of mystics. It was performed even in absentia or through correspondence, others became disciples in a state of dream which was later on confirmed by our Saint when it was brought to his notice.