Aulia's are the chosen friends of Allah. They are
the one who have drunk from the fountain of eternal life
during their life time on earth. They are those devotee and
sincere bondsman on the earth who remember Allah ceaselessly
and spend their life seeing inner purification through
endeavor, toil, abstinence and prayer. They are the one who
cease to depend on the "creation" and give them selves unto
the creator, seeking sustenance from sources unimaginable,
attain nearness to the divine light through constant worship
and service to humanity. Their journey is endless. They are
shore less sea with out any bottom and craving for Allah with
out any limits.
Each part
of their body is completely rid of non-divine influence. Their
heart become like a clean mirror reflecting back the reality
of things. Their judgment does not err. Being giving the
divine light, they see the things in their true perspective.
They see every thing including Angles, Souls, Divine Thorns,
the "Lohe-e-Mahfooze", the guarded tablet in the seventh
Heaven containing records of all events distinct to take place
from the beginning to the end of the universe. They see the
past, the present and the future before them.
In the Holy Quran Sura "Yunus" Ayat 62 the verse says:-
Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) has said in
Hadith Qudsi quoted below:-
Allah has said " The most value worshiper of my
bondsman, seeking my nearness, is the one I have opposed on
him; and my servant continues to draws me near Me through the
work of supererogation, until I love him. And when I love him,
I am his ears so that he hears Me, and his eyes so that he
sees Me, and his feet so he walks by Me, I am his hand so that
he do work by Me. When he raises his hand in the
prayers,I grant
his request, when he seeks refuge unto Me, I protect
him".
The most Merciful Allah has bestowed powers in them by
which whatever Aulia Allah thinks and says become " KUNFA YA
KUN" ( be and it become). Hundred of people have been declared
as dead have been brought to life by these Aulia Akram back to
life again. Dead animal and birds has been also restored to
life again although their bodies have been deteriorated since
long. Thousand have been cured by them with out medicines
including those living far away from them. Prophet like Hazrat
Easa and Hazrat Moosa would envy their super-natural
phenomena. They all are humble followers of Prophet Mohammed
(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) so low before the Prophet how
great would be they are. One wonder why people hesitate very
much to pay due respect to these great personality,
spiritually perfect and enlightened ones------the Saints, who
have been laid to rest after their last breath on earth. Such
people had a strong feeling that to visit the shrine of a
Saint tantamount of a sin of "Shirk".
According to their belief, these Prophet & Saints
who have been laid to the rest has gone forever and nothing
can be achieved from them. Even their bodies have been eaten
up leaving no trace behind the grave. Further they have in
their minds as to why should they seek any assistance or
fulfillment of their desires from them or from any one else
even they have enough of faith on Allah who the giver of
Raizaq (food), cure (shifa), IIlm ( knowledge). No one can
deny their on Allah of getting all the things from Him, but do
they all the things from Allah. If not, then why not? Few
example and conversation will convince them for change in
their approach. To visit the Aulia's (saints) to go to their
Mazar (Durga, Tomb, Shrines), or to kiss their hand, feet's,
or their "Chaddar" covering place on their Mazar or even to
their request them for grant of wishes (Murad) or to seek
their help to solve the problems does amount to Shirk or
Bidat. Remember that Saints are alive and alert and have
innumerable powers bestowed to them to them by the Grace of
Allah even though laid to rest. Similarly, It have been proved
I our other articles " The prove of Aulia (Saints)". A little
bit of more explanation will make people overcome the gross
misunderstanding in their minds who are allergic in matter of
Shirk and Bidat.