हज़रत शैख अमानुल्लाह अब्दुल मुल्क पानी पती कुद्दस सिर्रहू (997 हि.) ने फ़रमायाः
दुरवैशी मेरे नज़दीक दो चीज़ों में है, एक ( 1 ) खुश अखलाकी और (2) मुहब्बत एहले बैत । मुहब्बत का कामिल दर्जा यह है कि महबूब के मुतअल्लिकीन से भी मुहब्बत की जाए, अल्लाह तआला से कमाल मुहब्बत की निशानी यह है कि हुज़ूर से मुहब्बत हो और हुज़ूर से इश्क की अलामत यह है कि आप के एहले बैत से मुहब्बत हो। अगर आप पढ़ते पढ़ाते आपकी गली से सैयद जादे खेलते कूदते निकलते आप (सूफी अमानुल्लाह पानीपती) हाथ से किताब रख कर सीधे खड़े हो जाते और जब तक सैयद ज़ादे मौजूद रहते आप बैठते न थे।” ( अख़बारुल अख्यार फी इसरारुल अबरार )
The children of Israel came to Egypt during the days of Joseph and flourished with wealth and large progenies. Their growth in wealth and power became a threat to the rulers of Egypt. The adviser of the pharaohs devised several ways to reduce this threat. This brought great hardship to the children of Israel. Around the time of the birth of Moses there were rumors that a great prophet will be born that year amongst these people and that he will challenge the might of the Pharaoh and liberate the children of Israel. The Pharaoh ordered all male babies born. to these people to be killed so that the prophet may never challenge his power. This was extremely painful for the parents of many ill-fated infants who were slain as a result of this cruel decree.
God has His Divine Wisdom and nobody can avert what He has planned or designed.
Moses was born in the house of Imran, in the clan of Lavi (one of the twelve clans of Bani Israel). Fearful of the destiny of her child at the hands of the rulers of the time, his mother laid him in a basket and set on the waters of the mighty Nile. The basket drifted towards the gardens surrounding the palace of the Pharaoh. The maids in attendance to queen retrieved the basket and saw a handsome child in it. The queen who had no child of her own developed immediate love for the baby. She adopted him as her son. He was named Moses, which, in the old Egyptian language, meant, “pulled out of water.” God has His own ways of protecting and providing fo His chosen servants.
The hungry baby needed to be fed but he did not accep any of the fostered mother: brought in. The sister of Moses ha followed the basket to the palace. She offered to bring one of th new mothers whose babies had recently been slain. She did no reveal her and her mothers association with the baby. The quee
agreed, as she had no other choice. When the mother of Moses was presented in the palace as one who had been deprived of her baby, Moses responded immediately to the nursing. The queen. hired her to nurse the baby in the palace and at her own home as needed. The infant prophet, a servant of God was thus returned to his own mother and household for care and for nurturing.
Moses as a teenager in the palace of Pharaoh
The Pharaoh saw the intellectual brilliance in this youth and appointed his top astrologers, magicians, scribes and priests to educate Moses in all aspects of the royal faculties. He must have intended to appoint Moses as his special advisor, or high priest, or even his successor. However, this could also be the Will of God to have Moses gain all the secrets of the Pharaoh that made him so powerful.
Moses in the service of Sho’ayb
Moses was naturally inclined to help his people. One day, while trying to free an Israelite in a scuffle with an Egyptian, Moses killed the Egyptian with one blow. This incidence reached the elite circle of the ruling class who branded Moses as a friend of the wretched Israelites whom the Egyptians hated from the core of their hearts. They passed a unanimous resolution to have a public trial of Moses to get him killed for his deed against an Egyptian. A noble person in the clan of the Pharaoh (called Mo’mine Ale-Fir’on in the Qur’an) informed. Moses of the plot and he helped him escape into the desert.
The desert journey was arduous. Moses reached the city of Midyan. He came to rest at a well where several shepherds. were busy watering their herds. He saw that there were two young and beautiful women waiting for their turn to serve their herd. The men took their turns assertively while the ladies waited patiently. Moses could not remain passive at the sight. He offered to help the young women by pulling the water from the well. They told him that their father was old and since he was unable to do this work, they had no choice but to come out to
serve their herd. Sometimes it could be quite late in the evening when they returned to their home.
Moses helped them water their herd expeditiously and they returned home early. Their father enquired about their unusual carly return. They told him of the incidence at the well. Sho’ayb recognised the deed to be that of a man of God and sent one of his daughters to bring him home. Moses had nowhere else to go, so he accompanied the lady to her home. Sho’ayb asked Moses the details of his travel. The story of Moses fascinated all in the audience. Sho’ayb offered Moses to stay with him and married one of his daughters to him. He lived in the clan for about ten years and led an extremely simple life in comparison to the comforts of the royal Egyptian palace. He tended the sheep and goats of the family and spent time in the solitude of the desert. Here he contemplated and reflected on his past and present experiences and have discussions with his father-in-law. which enriched his spiritual experience. Ile reflected over the plight of his people in Egypt and made a firm resolve to free them from the servitude of the Egyptians.
The Prophethood of Moses and his return to Egypt
After living ten years in Midyan, Moses left for Egypt, accompanied by his family. On their way, one night, they pitched their tents near Mount Sinai. It was cold and needed fire for warmth. He saw what looked like a fire higher up on the mountain. Moses told the family to stay in the tents while he would go up the mountain to bring the fire for then” comfort.
When he arrived at the site, instead of fire, he noticed a brilliant light emanating from a bush. Moses approached the bush cautiously when he heard a voice calling him to take off his shoes as he was in the presence of his Creator and that he was standing on sacred land. It was here that God bestowed upon Moses the gifts of miracles to be used while confronting the mighty Pharaoh. He was given a brilliant light in his hand (Yade- baiza) and a staff with miraculous powers. God told him that He would give him other great signs to help accomplish His mission. Moses was then instructed to proceed to Egypt
immediately.
Moses said that he was afraid of getting arrested on a previous murder charge and also because he could not speak fluently due to his stuttering. He prayed to God to grant him fluency of speech and had his brother Aaron (Haroon) help him and be a deputy to him in all his tasks ahead. God granted Moses his requests and told him that he could take his brother along with him and told him to be gentle in his language and be patient in all his dealings.
The Moses was overwhelmed by the experience. brilliant light emanating from the bush disappeared. For his own satisfaction, Moses verified the miracles of Yade-baiza and conversion of his staff into a serpent. He knew that it was not a dream and he indeed was in Devine presence.
Moses came down from the mountain, narrated his experience to his wife who acknowledged him to be the prophet of God and gave him the reassurance and comfort he needed. They made their way to Egypt and to the house of Imran. his father. He took Aaron aside and told him about his appointment as a prophet and his vicegerent. Aaron was pleased and assured to help his brother in the task that lay ahead.
The confrontation with the Pharaoh
Moses and Aaron arrived in the court of the Pharaoh and told him that his claim of god was false, for there is but one God who created the king and his people. He controls all that is in this world and beyond. The only reason for his return to Egypt was to obtain the release of his people from their bondage in Egypt.
The Pharaoh was not pleased with the dialogue and said that Moses was a fugitive of their law and was to be hanged for the crime of killing an Egyptian. Moses said that the final justice was in the hands of God and that the Pharaoh himself was committing the worst crime in defying his own Creator by forcing his false godhood over his subjects. Moses produced the miracle of Yade baiza and showed how, with the Will of God. his hand could produce blinding brilliance. The Pharaoh laughed and said that it was nothing but an act of magic. To impress
Moses, his magicians threw stick on the floor that became.
crawling and wriggling snakes. Moses threw his stick on the floor. It became a serpent and devoured all the wriggling snakes. Whereas the magic of the Pharaoh was beaten, he declined to acknowledge the superiority of God over him. As he defiantly refused to allow Israelis to leave Egypt, Moses had to unleash the punishment of God over him and his people. These punishments came in the form of unseasonal floods that demolished their dwellings, swarms of locusts that destroyed the crop, pestilence of lice that made life miserable, toads that croaked and sprang everywhere and the turning of all drinking water into blood. Each time the Pharaoh was subjected to humiliation his defiance became pervasive. Finally, when the first-born sons of all Egyptians started to die from no apparent cause, including the beloved son of the Pharaoh, he finally gave up his defiance and most reluctantly agreed to Israelis leaving Egypt.
The Exodus of Israel people from Egypt
Moses issued specific instructions for his people to collect all their belongings leave their homes before sunrise and gather outside the city periphery. The remains of Joseph had already been collected in a coffin box, which was hauled out the city with caution and respect. As the people had little time to cook their normal food early in the morning, they could only eat the bread baked from rapidly kneaded dough. Moses led his people out of the city and headed straight for the shores of Red Sea. When the day dawned and the Egyptians saw that their city would be devoid of the work force, they reported it to the Pharaoh. He could not believe that Moses could achieve this mobilisation so fast. His defiance resurged, into mad rage. He mounted his fastest chariot and in the company of his swiftest horsemen, chased Moses and his people and caught up with them at the Red Sea.
Towards the close of the nineth year of Hegira, embassies from all parts of Arabia came uninterruptedly to the Holy Prophet at Medina, to profess Islam and to declare the adherence of their tribes to Prophet Muhammad. (Mention is made in the Holy Quran about this in Sura CX AN- NASR) (The Help).
Uptill now, the Christians of Najraan (a city in the province of Yemen) had kept themselves aloof. The Holy Prophet sent a letter, inviting them to embrace Islam. In response to that letter the Christians counselled among themselves as to what their course of action should be and ultimately sent a representative deputation of four- toen members to Medina to study the facts pertaining to the Prophet of Islam and his Mission. The deputation was headed by three scholars of repute. These were Abdul Masceh Aaquib, Sayeed and Abdul Haris.
When these deputies reached Medina, they changed their clothes which they had worn on the journey, dressed themselves in silken garments, put rings of gold on their fingers and went to the moscue to greet the Prophet. All of them greeted the Prophet traditionally, but the Apostle of God did not respond and turned his face away from them. They left the mosque and approched Osman and Abdul Rahman Ibn Auf, complaining “your Apostle wrote to us and invited us, but when we went to see him and wished him, he neither reciprocated our wishes nor replied to us.. Now what do you advise us to do? Should we go back or wait for another opportunity?” Osman and Abdul Rehman could not comprehend the situation. At last they took deputationists to Ali, who advised them to
remove the clothes of silk and the rings of gold that they were wearing and to put on their priestly robes. The Holy Prophet would then willingly see them. Thereupon the Christian delegates changed into humble garments and presented themselves to the Apostle who then responded to their salutations and said, “By the Lord who has appointed me His Messenger, when they first came to me they were accompanied by Satan”,
Thereafter the Apostle preached to them and requested them to accept Islam. They asked, “What is your opinion about Jesus Christ?” The Apostle said, “You may rest today in this city and after being refreshed you will receive the replies to all your questions from me.” The Apostle was awaiting a revelation in this matter, and the next day the verses of the Holy Quran Sura 3 (A1-E-Imraan) verses 58-59-60 were revealed to him to show the true nature of Jesus Christ.
Verses 58 and 59 read as follows:-
“Surely the likeness of Jesus is with Allah as the likeness of Adam;
He created him from dust, then said to him “Be’, and he was.
This is the truth from your Lord, so be not one of the disputers.”
When they reappeared before the Holy Prophet, he informed them of the above verses, explaining that Jesus Christ was a Prophet like Adam, he was created from dust and therefore could not be the son of God. After this, the Holy Prophet invited them to embrace Islam. The Christians would not agree and refused to be convinced. Thereupon the following verse No. 60 from Sura 3 was revealed
“If anyone disputes in this matter with thee, now after (full) knowledge hath come to thee say: Come! Let us gather together, our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves; Then let us earnestly pray and invoke the curse of God on those who lie!”
The unexampled sinlessness and purity of Ali and his family was clearly proved by their selection for the contest out of the entire community of the Muslims.
When the Holy Prophet had informed the deputation of what had been revealed to him by God, he again urged them to accept Islam. As they did not believe his words. he challenged them to a ‘Mubahala. Mubahala’ means a ‘maledictory conflict’, and is derived from its Arabic root ‘bahlah meaning ‘Curse’. So literally ‘Mubahala” means. cursing one another. After private consultations, the Christians agreed to the challenge.
At the appointed time and place, when the Christians saw that not only Muhammad, but his daughter Fatima, his son-in-law Ali, and his grandsons Hasan and Husain, (styled as the Holy Panjetan) also came out for this ma- ledictory conflict, they were dismayed and overwhelmed. “Verily I see a divine light on the face of our combatants,” said the leader of the deputation to his fellow-priests. “Truth shines in their eyes, I am sure that should they pray for anything. God would hearken to their solicitations, and even move mountains if they ask for it. I sincerely advise you to refrain from this ‘Mubahala’. To invoke the curse of God with people like these is to invite sure death.”
Having thus changed their minds, they went to the Holy Prophet and informed him of their inability to proceed
with the contest. The Holy Prophet again extended to them the invitation to accept Islam. The Christians replied, “We have not the conviction of your faith, nor the strength to fight against you. Let us make a compromise and come to terms.” At last a treaty was signed by which the Christians of Najraan agreed to pay annual tribute to the Muslims, in the shape of two thousand garments of the value of forty Dirhems each, thirty camels and thirty horses, thirty coats of arms, and thirty lances, every year.
Authentic Proofs are quoted below regarding the Ayat of the Holy Quran-Sura 3-verse 60 as given on page 73 Imam Fakhruddin Razi writes in his “Tafseer-e-Kabeer” (Volume 2) “When this verse was revealed to the Holy Prophet, the Christians of Najraan accepted the challenge of ‘Mubahala’ and the Holy Prophet took along with him Imam Hasan, Imam Husain, Janab-e-Fatima and Hazrat Ali to the field of ‘Mubahala’ “. Alama Zamakhshari writes in his ‘Tafseer-e-Kashshaf”: “There can be no more authentic and stronger evidence for the holiness of Ashah-e- Kisa, i.e., Hazrat Ali, Janab-e-Fatima, Imam Hasan and Imam Husain, than this Quranic verse. For in compliance with the order of God, the Holy Prophet summoned his Ahl-ul-Bait, took Imam Husain in his arms, grasped Iman Hasan’s hand in his own, asked Janab-e-Fatima to follow him, and Hazrat Ali to follow her. This proved that the Holy Ahl-ul-Bait were those to whom the Quranic verse was directed.”
Saad Ibne Waqqas relates: “When this verse was revealed, the Holy Prophet sent for Hazrat Ali, Janab-e- Fatima, Imam Hasan and Imam Husain, and prayed to God thus: “O my God! These are the very Ahl-ul-Bait of mine. (Sahih Muslim, volume 1, Sahih Tirmizi)
It is maintained by the generality of Muslims that only these members of the Prophet’s house comprised of his permanent or unchangeable family, whom the Prophet loved dearly and who were distinguished from the rest of the Muslim world, on account of their having been declared purified by God as sinless and faultless in the revelation contained in Sura XXXIII-33, “It has always been the Will of Allah to keep off from you all stigma (of sin, ignorance and disbelief), O people of the house, and to purify you with the most perfect purification.” This verse is meant as a guarantee and a reassurance regarding the purity of the Ahl-ul-Bait, so that all Muslims should recognise their excellence.
It has been stated that when Amir Mihdar went for Hajj, he stayed there for 40 days. During these 40 days he did not eat anything nor did he drink a drop. Even so he didn’t lose any of his strength and didn’t become weak from walking. He would recite the names of Allah al Lateef and al Hafeez 1000 times each in one breath.
When Shaykh Amir would become angry with anyone they would be inflicted with leprosy or some other illness after three days. Somebody once asked him with regards to this, “Do you not fear Allah?” Shaykh replied ‘I do not hold any ill feeling towards anyone but when I become angry with anyone a fire burns up in my stomach. The fire remains until the subject of my anger hasn’t been inflicted with an illness or they repent.”
Amir had all his possessions but hadn’t appointed anybody as a guard to look after it. Nobody was able to take anything from his wealth or his land, as he would be punished immediately. Even if an animal belonging to somebody else ate from his land without his permission it would be killed instantly. (Jame’ Karamaatul Auliya)
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 