Hadhrat Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani(May Allah be well pleased with him) - Life and Teachings

Indifference towards the ruling class

Hadhrat Khidhr says: I have been with Hadhrat Ghouse-Ul-Azam for13 years.  I never saw that Hadhrat Ghouse-Ul-Azam ever stood up (as a sign of respect or reverence) for any ruler or noble, or that he visited any king or that he ever sat on a royal rug.  Excepting once, he never partook of the food of rulers.  Whenever any ruler came to meet him, he would go to his house.  When they would come and sit, then he would come and meet them, so that he (Hadhrat Ghouse Azam) would not have to stand up to meet them.  When he would talk to them, he would be very stern and he would advise them in a commanding way.  They used to remain humble before him, with their eyes lowered and head down.