Hadhrat Data Ganj Baksh Ali Hujweri (May Allah shower His Mercy on him)

 

Hadhrat Data Ganj Baksh ‘Ali Hujweri

(May Allah shower His Mercy on him)

 

The Pole of the world, Hadhrat ‘Ali bin ‘Uthman bin ‘Ali Al Jullabi Data Ganj Baksh Lahori (May Allah shower His Mercy on him), his Kuniyah is Abul Hasan.

 

He came to Lahore when Sultan Mahmood Ghaznawi conquered Hindustan and due to him, Islam was propagated in that area.

 

He is a great saint.  His excellence is known to one and all.

 

His teachers

 

He is the disciple of Hadhrat Shaykh Abul Fadhl Muhammad Bin Husain Khatli and he in turn is the disciple of Hadhrat Abul Hasan Hasri, who is the disciple of Hadhrat Khaja Shibli and he is the disciple of Hadhrat Junaid Baghdadi (May Allah shower His Mercy on them all).

 

The author of "Nafhaatul Uns" says that he is a scholar, a Gnostic and had benefited from the company of a number of Shaikhs.

 

He wrote the magnum opus, "Kashf Ul Mahjub." In this book, he has collected the different gems and pearls of Ma'arifah.

 

What is necessary for a dervish?

 

He says that I asked the Shaykh Ul Mashaaikh, Hadhrat Abul Qasim Gorgani (May Allah shower His Mercy on him), what is the minimum necessary for a "dervish" that he should be worthy of poverty (Faqr)?

 

He said: 3 things are necessary:

 

1.  That he should be able to sow the right piece of cloth.

 

2.  That he should be able to speak and hear the truth.

 

3.  Third that he should be able to step correctly on the ground.

 

When he had said this, a few dervishes were present.  When we reached the destination, I told that each one of you should explain this.  When everybody had done so, my turn came.  I said: To sew the right piece of cloth means that the dervish should sew out of need and not for show             when he sews out of need, then even though it is a piece of fire, it will be correct.

 

Truthful talk means that the dervish should have not only words and his talk should not be bereft of the yearning for Allah Most High ….. and should not be show and ostentation.

 

To step correctly means that he should walk in yearning of Allah Most High and not for useless things.

 

When this explanation reached the Shaykh, he said: Ali has spoken the truth.

 

His worship

 

Hadhrat Data Ganj Baksh (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) remained standing for 20 years and except in Salaat, never sat down.  When he was asked, he said: I have not yet reached a stage in the vision of Allah Most High (Mushahada) that I can sit.

 

He performed rigorous worship of Allah Most High for many years.  There are innumerable miracles of his.

 

Passing away

 

He came to Lahore in his last days and passed away there only.  As per Kashf Ul Mahjub, his year of passing away is 465 Hijri.

 

[Excerpted from Miraatul Asrar]