The Chishti Nizami Habibi Soofie
Sufi Order
Pietermaritzburg
Kwa Zulu Natal
South Africa
Hazrath Sabir Allauddin's Patience and Obedience
Hazrath Baba Farid ud-din (Rahmatullah-alai) asked his disciple, Hazrath Ali
Ahmad Ala ud-din Saabir (Rahmatullah-alai), who was also his sister's son to
distribute food (langar) and to take charge of the kitchen (langar khana) at the
spiritual center (khanqah).
After a few months Hazrath Saabir (Rahmatullah-alai) 's mother came to visit her son and was shocked to see that her son was gone very thin and weak. She immediately went to her brother Baba Farid (Rahmatullah-alai) and complained as to why he did not feed her son. Hazrath Baba Farid (Rahmatullah-alai) called Hazrath Saabir (Rahmatullah-alai) and asked him, "Dear son, were you not in charge of the kitchen. Why did you not eat anything?" Hazrath Saabir (Rahmatullah-alai) replied," My beloved Hazrath! You asked me to distribute the food, not to eat it, how could I trespass upon your order?"
Hazrath Baba Farid (Rahmatullah-alai) could not resist joy and love on hearing this beautiful reply. He embraced Hazrath Saabir (Rahmatullah-alai) and said that he was a dutiful disciple. It was after this incident that Hazrath Ala ud-din Saabir (Rahmatullah-alai) enjoyed the popular title of Saabir (patience personified).