Search for the Divine Truth
Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen's Spiritual Awakening and Divine Allegiance
Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen Sultan Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman was only thirty-seven when he devoted himself completely to strengthen his relationship with Allah. Gradually, his soul became more and more anxious to meet its Beloved. This created an upheaval in his inward.
One day, he came across a strange man dressed in a peculiar manner who revealed, "The period of Allah's grace has begun for you. Remain steadfast on your inner state." On hearing about his esoteric condition from an unknown person, Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen got quite surprised and enquired who he was.
Thence, Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen restricted his involvement in worldly matters and absorbed himself in intense worship of Allah. Sometimes the inner restlessness increased so much that he wept for hours.
After reading this statement Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen made it his routine to present his request for the blessing of closeness to Allah in the court of the Holy Prophet through the mediation of Fatimah-tuz-Zahra. He besought her holy grace to consider him a beggar of her court and just as she never returned any beggar empty-handed in her physical life, similarly, bless him fully with her kindness by forwarding his request to the Holy Prophet to show him the Divine path to Allah.
After a month his prayers were answered when, on 12th April 1997, he had a spiritual experience in which he was blessed with presence in the Mohammadan Assembly.
The grandeur of this holy assembly and the magnificent splendour of its members made me spellbound. I was about to collapse with awe when Ali ibn Abi Talib held my hand and let me sit near the feet of the Holy Prophet saying, 'Respected Prophet! This is Najib-ur-Rehman. He is your slave and the spiritual son of your dear daughter (Fatimah-tuz-Zahra) who has chosen him to grant the legacy of Faqr. She has presented him to your court for approval.'
SPIRITUAL TRAINING BY SHAIKH ABDUL QADIR JILANI
After this spiritual experience, Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani began the spiritual training of Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen and enriched him with his benevolence. He gave him the Divine knowledge of all the attributive names of Allah. Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen recited each name millions of times.
تعلیم
Divine Knowledge
All attributive names of Allah
ذکر
Millions of Recitations
Each name recited extensively
اسم
Ism-e-Allah Zaat
Granted in December 1997
دعوت
Ilm-e-Dawat
Spiritual calling knowledge
In search of the perfect spiritual guide, Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen visited different places within and outside Lahore and met a lot of Pirs but his inward was not inclined towards any single one of them.
Divine Meeting
"Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen's search at last met its destination when on the 12th of April 1998 (15th Dhul al-Hijjah 1418 AD), he found his spiritual guide by the guidance of both Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani and Sultan Bahoo."
When Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen saw the face of his dreams in front of him, he felt as if he had found the treasures of both the worlds. The eyes of the lover and the beloved met and covered the distance of centuries in moments by recognising each other. He knew without any doubt that he had found the perfect spiritual guide.
Spiritual Experience
Mohammadan Assembly vision and allegiance to Holy Prophet
Training Completed
Ism-e-Allah Zaat and Ilm-e-Dawat granted by Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani
Physical Allegiance
Pledged allegiance to Sultan Mohammad Asghar Ali in Jhang
اپنے غیر سمجھ نہ سکے، کہتے ہیں کہ کیا سے کیا ہو گیا
No one could fathom, a profound transformation fully emerged."
DIVINE TRANSFORMATION
From that day onwards, he spent each moment of his life devoting all his physical, spiritual and mental abilities as well as his wealth to serve his spiritual guide and support him in his mission of spreading Faqr. Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen annihilated himself in his spiritual guide to such an extent that he became his exact reflection.
یار سے جب یار مِلا، میں میں نہ رہا وہ ہو گیا - When the lover united with the beloved, his essence did adhere,
نجیبؔ کا وجود مٹ گیا، اب وہی یار ہے صاف ظاہر - Najib's existence disappeared, now it's beloved, very clear."
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