Day: October 1, 2023

मुंशी ज़हूर अली के शिष्य होने की घटना यह घटना उपर्युक्त घटना से मिलती जुलनी है। मुंशी ज़हूर अली बाजीदपुर सूबा बिहार के कुलीन परिवार के थे जो वारसी मत के एक फकीर हैं। वारसी होने पूर्व सैय्यद मोहिब अली शाह मुसाफिर कादिरी कलन्दर के शिष्य थे। वारसी होने की घटना स्वयं लिखते हैं। मैं सरहन में तहसीलदार था । ११ रबीउस्सानी सन् मेरी उम्र चालिस की से आगे बढ़ रही थी। प्रातः मैंने एक स्वप्न देखा कि मेरे पिता के गुरू और मेरे गुरू शाह मुसाफिर कादिरी कलन्दर दोनों साथ आये और मुझसे कहा यदि ख़ुदा के जवाँ मर्दों को देखना चाहते हो तो हाजी सैय्यद वारिस अली शाह जो देवा शरीफ से बाढ़ (बिहार) में आ रहे हैं, मेरे साथ चलो तो मैं तुमको उनकी सेवा में पहुंचा दूं। अतः मैं उनके साथ वारसी दरबार में गया। सरकार वारिस पाक ने अपने अंक में भर लिया और कहा ‘यह महबूब है और मुझ से है ।’ आँख खुल गई और मैं ग्यारहवीं का भोजन लोगों में बंटवाकर सरहन से चल पड़ा। रात में बाढ़ पहुंचा हुजूर जिस कमरे में थे उसका द्वार बन्द था। रहीम शाह साहब पुराने सेवक ने जाकर हज़रत हाजी साहब से कहा कि वह तहसीलदार जो रात अपने धर्म गुरू के साथ आये थे उपस्थित हैं। उसी समय कपाट खुला और मैं हुजूर के सम्मुख हुआ। आप अपने दाहिने हाथ की हथेली मेरे हाथ से मलते रहे। जब तक हुजूर बाढ़ में रहे मैं उनकी सेवा में उपस्थित रहा। इस घटना से कुछ दिन बाद जब सरकार वारिस पाक आरा में नसीरूद्दीन साहब वारसी सी० आई० ई० मंत्री भूपाल की कोठी में विद्यमान थे मुझको फकीरी वस्त्र प्रदान किया और फजीहत शाह नाम रखा। यही फ़जीहत शाह कलन्दर वारसी मशहूर हुए। इनकी फारसी भाषा की जानकारी अच्छी थी इनकी कविता फारसी में होती ।

हकीम सैय्यद अब्दुल आदशाह और फ़जीहत शाह साहब के वाक्यात से जाहिर है कि हुजूर वारिस पाक दूसरे पीरों (धर्म गुरूओं) के चेलों को शिष्य नहीं करते जब तक कि उनके पीर इजाज़त ने देते या स्वयं न कहते। इस प्रकार की बेहुत सी बीती बातें हैं कि उस जमाना के बुजूर्गों ने अपने चेलों को और अपने पुत्रों को हुजूर के शिष्य बनने हेतु भेजा।

Some people gathered in Wadi al Ramal and were planning a surprise night attack on Madina. They were looking for an opportune time to carry out their plan. But one person chanced to know their plans and gave the information to the Prophet (s.a.). These people were not a regularly organized contingent but were a group of brigands and highway robbers. The Prophet (s.a.) gave the standard to Hazrat Abu bakr and sent with troops to quell and disburse this mob. When the troops reached the Wadi al Ramal, the brigands went into hiding. The Muslims looked around for them, and not finding any trace, relaxed thinking that they had fled getting wind of the coming of the Muslim attack. The Muslims were tired of their journey. They decided to spend the night in the valley and slept soundly. After some hours of their sleeping, the brigands came out quietly from their hideouts and attacked the Muslims. In the confusion some Muslims were killed and the rest ran for their lives. When the unsuccessful group returned, the Prophet (s.a.) gave the standard to Hazrat Omer to lead the campaign. The morale of the brigands was high now. When they saw the contingent arrive, they came out of their hideouts and started fighting with such ferocity that the Muslim contingent was forced to withdraw. After these two failures, Umro ibne Aas told to the Prophet (s.a.) to give him the command to control the situation. The Prophet (s.a.) complied with his wish, but the result was the same as before. After these repeated failures, the Prophet (s.a.) appointed Hazrat Ali (a.s.) as the Commander of the contingent and sent him for the campaign. He also asked the earlier unsuccessful commanders too to join the contingent under him. The first strategy of Hazrat Ali (a.s.) was to change the route of advance from that which was followed by the earlier three attempts. He also made the journey during night and rested the troops during the day. This provided them a degree of stealth.in their movement. They thus were able to surprise the enemy by sudden attack. While the first rays of sunlight was about to touch the peaks, the tips of the swords started shining. The enemy fled because of the element of surprise in the attack and the Muslims proceeded to Madina victoriously. The Prophet (s.a.) on hearing of the arrival of the victorious army, came out of the city to give them a reception. He happily said:

“O Ali (a.s.) !

If I hadn’t the fear that some people of my Ummat might say what the Christians said about Hazrat Eesa (a.s),

I would have said something about you that people would pick up the soil from under your very feet,wherever you went!

Ref: Irshad Sheik Mufeed, Page 76

The success of this campaign was because of the leadership of Hazrat Ali (a.s.) in planning the strategy of war. He kept a keen eye on the reasons of the failure of the previous attempts and took care to eliminate them. In the first attempt, they were lethargic and careless in their movement. Havng gone to the den of the enemy, they casually retired to sleep without even posting nominal night vigil. The second and third attempts they made the mistake of following the same route of travel and thus gave early warning of
their arrival to the enemy. Hazrat Ali (a.s.) eliminated all these faults and also added the element or surprise by traveling in the night and reaching the arena just before dawn! If he had made the same mistakes as the first three leaders did, his attempt might have met with the same result as theirs did!