The Chishti Nizami Habibi Soofie
Sufi Order
Pietermaritzburg
Kwa Zulu Natal
South Africa
"I (Allah) Become Their Faculty Of Sight…"
Uthman ibn Affan (Radiallahu anhu), the third Caliph of Rasulullah (Salla'llahu'alaihi
wa sallam), once said to a person who came into his presence. "Go and
perform ghusl (full ablution) before you come here again. Do not sit next to me
in a state of major ritual impurity!" The man protested, "But I am not
in that state, Commander of the Faithful!" "How can you say
that?" said Hazrath Uthman (Radiallahu anhu) "On your way here, did
you not look at a woman and commit adultery with your eyes?" The man
blushed with shame. "Yes," he confessed, "I did gaze with lust at
a woman who is not my wife." He then went and performed a complete
ablution, after which he was accepted in the Caliph's presence.
Those who are close to Allah (Almighty and Glorious is He) have insight like
Hazrath Uthman (Radiallahu anhu). In a Sacred Tradition (Hadith Qudsi), Allah,
the Knower of the Unseen tells us: "Through the supererogatory acts of
worship My servant performs for Me, I draw so close to him that he sees through
Me and hears through Me."
Hazrath Umar (Radiallahu Anhu) 's Spiritual Sight
Hazrath Umar ibn al-Khattab (Radiallahu anhu), the second true Caliph, was delivering a lecture one-day in Madinah the Illumined when he suddenly said"0 Sariya! The mountain! 0 Sariya! The mountain!" Thereafter he continued with his lecture.
The Muslim army was fighting a battle with the Persians at Qadisiya at that
very time, hundreds of kilometers away. Hazrath Sariya (Radiallahu anhu) was the
Commander of the Muslim army. The unit under his command was under heavy
pressure from the Persian forces at the time of Hazrath Umar (Radiallahu anhu)
's outburst. Hazrath Sariya (Radiallahu anhu) heard the voice of Hazrath Umar
(Radiallahu anhu) saying, "0 Sariya, the mountain!" He instructed his
troops to face their backs to the mountain to prevent a rear attack.
Madinah and Qadisiya were a distance of three months' marching time apart, yet
Allah (Almighty and Glorious is He) made Umar (Radiallahu anhu) aware of the
state of his army as if that distance meant nothing. The friend of Allah is
given a "spiritual radar" and "spiritual microphone". Allah
enables them to scan events and transmit their voice to far of distances.
All the Rightly Guided Caliphs were Intimates of Allah and loved by The Holy
Prophet (salla' llaahu'alaihi wa sallam). Any human being that worships Allah
above and beyond the call of duty can attain such high degrees, where the eye
sees with God and the ear hears with Him.
The Holy Qur'aan tells us of the many miraculous powers possessed by the
Prophets of the Children of Israel and the saints who were their heirs.
The Aulia or Saints of Allah are the Heirs of our Beloved Holy Prophet (salla' llaahu'alaihi wa sallam). Their presence in towns, cities and countries protect these places from Divine Punishment. Any community that despises the Saints and true Ulema will surely suffer some affliction.