Some incidents from the life of Hadhrat Khaja Azeezaan Ali Ramiyatni

Before entering Khwarizm, when the Khaja reached the walls of the city along with his associates, he sent his associates to the rulers of the city with the request to stay in the city.  The Khaja instructed his associates that they should get a written permission from the ruler.  When the ruler of the city and his nobles heard this request, they started laughing at the naivety of the dervishes.  However, the ruler gave them a written permission with his seal.

 

Now the Khaja entered the city and busied himself in worship and striving in the path of Almighty Allah.  It was the custom of the Khaja that he would bring 2 laborers to his house every day.  He would order them to make their ablutions, to offer Salaat ul Zuhr and Salaat ul ‘Asr with him and to busy themselves in remembrance of Almighty Allah.  Later on, the Khaja would give them their full day’s wages.  The laborers would deem this easy work and do as the Khaja told them to.  The effect of the day’s company would be such that they would come to the Khaja without him calling them.  Gradually, the devotees of the Khaja increased.  A time came that a large throng of people would be present at his doors.  Among them were many influential people of the city

 

When the ruler of the city learned of this, he grew frightened that his rule would be threatened by the Khaja.  He wanted to banish the Khaja from the city.  When the Khaja learned of this, he sent the permission letter with the seal to the ruler with the message:  We are here with your permission.  If you want to break your word, we will go away from here.  The ruler had forgotten his letter.  When reminded of it, he was embarrassed and acknowledged the high statue and the foresightedness of the Khaja and entered his circle of devotees.

 

Once an important guest came to the Khaja’s house.  As it happens, there was nothing in his house at that time.  The guest had to wait a long time and obviously the Khaja was also distressed by this.  Suddenly a young man who sold food for a living and was a devotee of the Khaja came and presented food to the Khaja.  The Khaja entertained the guest.  The young man’s coming at this time with the gift of food pleased the Khaja immensely and he told the young man:  Whatever you wish for, ask, Allah-willing it will be fulfilled.  The young man was very intelligent.  He said:  O Khaja!  I only wish that I should become as you are.  The Khaja said:  It is very difficult.  You cannot bear it.  The young man humbly said:  That is my only wish.

 

The Khaja held him by the hand and took him into seclusion with himself.  He graced the young man with his attention.  Thus, outwardly and inwardly the young man became as the Khaja was.  The young man couldn’t bear it and died after about 40 days.  (A similar incident is also narrated about Hadhrat Khaja Baqibillah)

 

Hadhrat Syed ‘Ata and the Khaja (May Allah shower His mercy on them) were both contemporaries and sometimes they would meet as well.  In the beginning Hadhrat ‘Ata didn’t think well of the Khaja and thus, he ended up disrespecting the Khaja once.  In those very days, Mongols attacked from the desert and took the son of Hadhrat ‘Ata as captive.

 

Hadhrat ‘Ata was convinced that this was due to the disrespect of the Khaja.  He apologized to the Khaja and invited him to a feast.  The Khaja accepted his invitation and went to the house of Hadhrat ‘Ata on the specified day.  In this feast, many famous scholars and Shaykhs were also present.  When the attendants laid the meal-cloth and food was served, the Khaja said:  ‘Ali will not touch the food unless the son of Syed ‘Ata doesn’t come.  The Khaja said this and remained silent for some time.  All those who were present were thunder-struck waiting for something to happen.  Suddenly the son of Hadhrat ‘Ata was at the door of the house.  The whole gathering was in an uproar and people were astonished beyond belief.

 

When people asked the boy how he came to be here, he said that he didn’t remember anything apart from the fact that the Mongols were carrying him away and the next moment he found himself at the door of his own house.  Everybody understood that it was due to the spiritual power of the Khaja.  Everybody fell at his feet and became his disciple.