Habits and Uniqueness
He was a real devotee, wise and, had a keen foresight. He used to pass the whole night in the prayer of Allah. He had very good control over anger (for this, he was known as Kazim-one who drinks out his anger). He used to find out the needy people in Medina and send them money during nights. The beneficiaries never came to know where from the money used to come. Whenever any needy person came to him, before his speaking a word, he used to give him money. He was so humble and polite that he would offer his good wishes to the person before the person greeted him. If he came to know that the person who came in front of him had come with an intention to hurt him, he would help him and give him money.
(Masa’alik-ul-Sa’alikin)
Hazrat Shafiq Balkhi’s Narration
Let us quote a description of a high-grade seer about Hazrat Imam Musa Kazim’s unique virtues like worship, submission, oneness and purity of heart. Hazrat Shafiq Balkhi says, “While going to have a holy visit to Harmain Taiyyebin during Hijri 149, I halted at Qadisiya. I was observing the habits and way of life of the people there. My eyes touched a handsome young man. He had a white sack-cloth covering his dress. He was shoed and, was sitting a little away from the people. I thought he must be from the group of seers, Sufls. I thought he did not want to obstruct the people’s activities. Oh my Allah! I thought I would pursue him. I went to him with this thought. When he saw me going towards him, he said, ‘O’ Shafique!’ And he went away. I was wonderstruck that he took my nameand told me what was there in my heart. (He never knew me). Thinking that he must be a real seer, I thought to follow him and tell him, beg him to pray for my forgiveness. I hurriedly followed him, but, he disappeared from my vision. Even after many efforts, I could not find him. After that, when we were offering our prayer in the valley of Fiza, I saw him praying. His eyes were full of tears, and the whole body was trembling. I again went to him with a view to requesting him for my forgiveness. At that very moment, he completed his prayer, turned to me and told me, ‘O’ Shafique
Translation: “Undoubtedly, I am the forgiver for one who begs from the bottom of heart, who has faith in Oneness of Allah, the Almighty, who does
good deeds and avoids the forbidden means and ways.” “He recited this verse and went away from there. I thought him to be an Abdal (One of the stages of seer’s path-Sufi Manzil). He declared the thought of my mind, twice. When we reached Mina, I saw him standing there with a glass in his hand. He wanted some water. All of a sudden, the glass was fallen in the well. He stared towards the sky and recited this verse, ‘O’ Allah, you only are my sustainer. You do give me water when I am thirsty and food when hungry. You know, I have nothing more than this glass of water. Please do not deprive me of it.’ I swear by Allah! I saw that the water of the well came up to his toe, he extended his hand and took a glass of water from it. He performed ablution and offered four Raka’at prayers. Then, he filled the glass with the dust, stirred and started drinking. I went to him and offered greetings. He responded. I said, ‘Can you please give me something from the blessings of Allah, the Almighty if left’? He said, ‘O’ Shafiq, Allah has always been kind and blissful towards us openly and internally. You maintain good faith in Him. He gifted me the glass and went away. I tasted it. By Allah! It was as delicious as nectar, fragrant and sweet gram-flour liquid. I had never tasted such a sweet food throughout my life. I totally quenched my thirst with it and got absolutely contented. Due to its divine richness, for many days after that, neither I was hungry U Mukarrama. When thirsty. I did not see him till I enter Mecca people reached Mecca Mukarrama, one night, he was seen near the Zamzam well, weeping and offering his prayer very
respectfully till dawn. Then he offered his morning prayer, took tawaf around Baitullah Sharif. After this, when he was going out, I followed him. When we were out, I saw that he was absolutely in a different form. I saw that there were his friends and slaves with him. All of them encircled him and started paying their greetings and respects. I asked one of those people, ‘Who is this young man?’ He said, ‘He is Musa bin Jafar bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Hussain bin Ali bin Abi Talib.””(Ravaz-ulRaiha’an, Ma’akhuz Az Raah-e-Aqidat and Jaame’-ul-Manaaqib). This episode is narrated by, Ibn-e-Javazi in his book-Masiyar-ul-Giram, Janabzee in his book, Ma’almul Atartul Nabuvvat and Amharmazi in his book, Kara’amat-e-Auliya.
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 