Madinah Munawwarah ke is mubarak safar ki kal aakhri shab thi

Ulama ki mehfil mein Hazrat Murshid-e-Muhtaram ki guftagu
goya anwaaraat ki barsaat thi.

Jab fazaon mein judaai ka karb aur aqeedat ki khushboo aik saath rachi basi thi.

Faqeer Hazrat Murshid-e-Muhtaram (Daamat Barakaatuhum) ki wheel chair thaame
Roza-e-Rasool ﷺ par wadaai salaam pesh karne ja raha tha.
Dil bojhal tha aur aankhen pur-nam,
ke isi dauran kisi ne arz kiya:
“Hazrat! kya yeh aakhri salaam hai?”

Hazrat Murshid-e-Muhtaram ne judaai ke is lamhe ko umeed ki tadap mein badalte hue farmaya:
“Nahin, yeh aakhri nahin balkay wadaai salaam hai,
In shaa Allah phir bulaawa aayega.”

Phir farmaya:

“Jis tarah aik mazdoor din bhar ki sakht mashqqat ke baad
thak haar kar sukoon ki talaash mein apne ghar lotta hai,
bilkul isi tarah deen ki khidmat mein thak kar, choor ho kar,
aakhri aaraam ke liye Aaqa ﷺ ke shehar hi mein aana hai;
yahi tamanna honi chahiye ke maut aaye
to isi diyaar-e-Habib ﷺ mein aaye
aur isi mitti ka paiwand naseeb ho.”

Jis waqt Murshid-e-Muhtaram ki zaban-e-mubarak se
yeh dard bhare kalimaat nikal rahe thay,
Faqeer Bab-us-Salaam ke qareeb bheer ko dekh kar
aik ajeeb kaifiyat mein doob gaya.

Dil ne gawahi di ke Allah ke deen ke jitne bhi khadim hain,
woh duniya mein mehnat ki thakan utha kar hi
qabr ke sukoon tak pohanchte hain.
Ambiya-e-Kiraam ‘alayhimus salaam bhi
mashakkat ke baad qabr mein aaraam farma rahe hain.

Magar hamare pyare Aaqa ﷺ ne kis tarah
din raat ummat ki fikr mein apne wajood-e-mubarak ko thakaya
aur phir is duniya se rukhst ho gaye.
Aaj sadiyan guzar jaane ke baad bhi
chaubees ghantay aashiqon ki qataarein lagi hoti hain,
log toote dilon ke saath salaam pesh kar rahe hotay hain.

Qurbaan jaiye us Kareem Aaqa ﷺ par
jo aaj bhi apni qabr-e-athar mein
chaubees ghantay hum gunahgaaron ke salaam ka jawab dete hain,
hamari gawahi sunte hain
aur hamare sifaarshi bante hain.

Yun mehsoos hota hai
jaise Aaqa ﷺ aaj bhi ummat ke gham mein tadap rahe hon
aur Roza-e-Athar se rehmaton ki musalsal barsaat ho rahi ho.

Allahu Akbar Kabeera!
Yeh judaai ka dard bhi ajeeb hai
aur Aaqa ﷺ ki hum par yeh inayat bhi be-misaal hai.

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Phir wahan se Madinah Munawwarah mein muqeem
Hindustani Ulama-e-Kiraam ki da‘wat par jaana hua.

Wahan pohanche to Hazrat Murshid-e-Muhtaram
aik haftay se beemaar thay,
kamzori bohot thi,
sirf kuch waqt ke liye tashreef le gaye thay.

Ziyafat ke baad Ulama-e-Kiraam ne arz kiya ke
“Hum Madinah mein muqeem ulama hain,
hamare liye kuch naseehat farma dijiye.”

To Hazrat Murshid-e-Muhtaram ne
mukhtasir naseehat is tarah shuru farmaayi:

Wa Usoikum bi Amrayn:
Dawaam-it-Taqwa,
wa Dawaam-iz-Zikr

Main tumhein do baaton ki wasiyyat karta hoon:
hamesha taqwa ikhtiyaar karna,
aur hamesha Allah ka zikr karte rehna.

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Phir Hazrat ne farmaya:

Hum yahan aane ke liye niklay thay,
Madinah ki parking mein
mezbaan ke aane mein taakhir ho gayi
aur hum intezaar mein thay.

Itne mein aik sahib aaye jo Haidaraabaadi thay,
hamare liye ajnabi thay
magar Madinah mein muqeem thay.

Unhon ne sawaal kiya:
“Huzoor ﷺ ka faiz kaise haasil hota hai?”

To Hazrat ne unhein samjhaya:
Dawaam-e-Taqwa,
aur Dawaam-e-Zikr.

Phir Ulama ko is ki tafseel yun bayaan farmaayi:

Agar dawaam-e-taqwa naseeb na ho
to Madinah mein reh kar
jitna bara khasara hota hai,
duniya ke kisi aur muqaam par reh kar
itna khasara nahin hota.

Aur dawaam-e-zikr ki tafseel yeh farmaayi ke
zikr ka ta‘alluq qalb se hai,
aur faiz aik noor hai.

Allah Ta‘ala ne khud is noor ka zikr farmaaya hai
ke yeh kahan hota hai,
kahan se aata hai,
aur kis tarah milta hai.

Fi Buyootin Azinallahu an turfa‘a
wa yuzkara feehasmuhu
yusabbihu lahu feehal ghuduwwi wal aasaal

Tarjuma:
Un gharon mein jin ke buland kiye jaane
aur jin mein us ke naam ke zikr ki Allah ne ijazat di hai,
subah-o-shaam usi ki tasbeeh ki jaati hai.

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Rijaalun la tulheehim tijaaratun wala bay‘
‘an zikrillahi wa iqamis-salaati wa eeta’izz-zakaah
yakhaafoona yawman tataqallabu feehi al-quloobu wal absaar

Tarjuma:
Aise mard jinhein na tijarat aur na khareed-o-farokht
Allah ki yaad, namaz qaim karne
aur zakaat dene se ghaafil karti hai;
woh us din se darte hain
jismein dil aur aankhen ulat palat ho jaayengi.

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Hazrat ne farmaya:

Allah ka faiz Allah ke gharon mein milta hai,
aur dawaam-e-zikr se milta hai.

Isi liye Allah Ta‘ala ne
Ulool-Albaab ki alamat yeh bayaan farmaayi:

Insaan ki teen hi haalat hoti hain:
ya khara hota hai,
ya baitha hota hai,
ya leta hota hai.

Allazeena yazkurunallaha qiyaaman
wa qu‘oodan wa ‘ala junoobihim

Yahi dawaam-e-zikr ki kaifiyat hai.

Phir farmaya ke
dawaam-e-zikr walay dil ko jo noor milta hai,
us ke baare mein Allah Ta‘ala ne khud farmaaya:

Ya ayyuhallazeena aamanoo
uzkurullaha zikran kaseera

Tarjuma:
Aey imaan walon! Allah ka zikr kasrat se kiya karo.

Wa sabbihoohu bukratan wa aseela

Tarjuma:
Aur subah-o-shaam us ki tasbeeh bayaan karo.

Huwallazee yusalli ‘alaykum
wa malaa’ikatuhu
liyukhrijakum minaz-zulumaati ilan-noor
wa kaana bil-mu’mineena raheema

Tarjuma:
Wohi hai jo tum par apni rehmatain naazil karta hai
aur us ke farishte tumhare liye dua karte hain
taake tumhein andheron se nikaal kar roshni ki taraf le aaye,
aur woh mominon par nihayat mehrbaan hai.

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Hazrat ne farmaya:

Dawaam-e-zikr aur dawaam-e-taqwa ke saath
Aaqa ﷺ ke darbaar mein
jitna durood pohanchta hai,
utna hi noor aur faiz naseeb hota hai.

Magar jis tarah uloom-e-zaahirah mein
hadees ka ilm ittehaal-e-sanat se milta hai,
isi tarah yeh faiz Aaqa ﷺ se
ittehaal-e-quloob ke zariye milta hai.

Mashaikh ke quloob se
hamare quloob ka ittehaal hoga
tab ja kar hamara qalb
Qalb-e-Athar ﷺ se faiz paayega.

Isi dauran Hazrat Murshid-e-Muhtaram ne farmaya:

Aaj hi mere farzand, bhai Bilal ne
isi mauzoo par sawaal kiya
ke “Abba! zikr mein dawaam kaise rakha jaaye?”

Hazrat ne farmaya:

“Beta!
koi banda aaj hi se
dawaam-e-zikr ki niyyat kar le
aur koshish shuru kar de,
phir agar yeh ni‘mat
pachchees saal baad bhi naseeb ho,
to Allah Ta‘ala
mehnat karne walay ke naam
poore pachchees saal ka dawaam-e-zikr likh dete hain.
Shart yeh hai ke niyyat ke saath ibtida kar de.”

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Ulama-e-Kiraam par is baat ka ajeeb asar hua.
Sab ne afsos kiya ke kaash yeh baat record ho jaati.

Faqeer ko bhi sakht hasrat hai
ke kaash yeh sab record ho jaata.
Apni kotahi thi, Allah maaf farmaaye.

Allah kare jo kuch qalam band ho saka
usi ko nafa‘ bakhshay,
aur us ke sadqay Faqeer ko bhi
dawaam-e-zikr aur dawaam-e-taqwa ki ni‘mat ata farmaaye.

Allah hum sab ke is safar ko qabool farmaaye,
aur hum sab ko baar baar maqbool haazri
aur apne mashaikh ki sohbat naseeb farmaaye.

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Khaak-e-Paaye Murshid-e-Muhtaram
Muhammad Suheb Usmani Qasmi
Musafir-e-Madinah

The Last Night of the Journey to Madinah

Last night was the final night of this blessed journey to Madinah.
In the gathering of scholars, the words of our respected Murshid were like a rain of light and mercy, while the air itself carried both the pain of separation and the fragrance of deep love and devotion.

This humble servant was holding the wheelchair of our respected Murshid, may Allah increase his blessings, while proceeding towards the Roza-e-Rasool ﷺ to present the farewell salutations.
The heart was heavy, the eyes were moist. At that moment someone softly asked,
“Hazrat, is this the last salam?”

The Murshid turned this moment of separation into a moment of hope and said:
“No, this is not the last salam. This is only a farewell salam. In sha Allah, the call will come again.”

Then he added words filled with deep wisdom and pain:
“Just as a labourer, after a long day of hard work, returns to his home seeking rest, in the same way, after becoming tired and worn out in the service of Deen, one must return to the city of the Master ﷺ for final rest. This should be the desire of the heart: that when death comes, it comes in the land of the Beloved ﷺ, and that this soil becomes our final resting place.”

While these painful yet hopeful words were flowing from the blessed lips of the Murshid, this humble servant stood near Bab-us-Salam, surrounded by a sea of people. A strange realisation settled in the heart: all the servants of Allah carry the fatigue of religious struggle in this world, and only then reach the peace of the grave. All the Prophets, peace be upon them, bore hardship before finding rest.

But our beloved Master ﷺ carried the burden of the Ummah day and night throughout his life, and then departed from this world. Even today, centuries later, lines of lovers stand day and night to present their salutations. How great is that noble Prophet ﷺ who, even today, responds to the salutations of sinful people like us, listens to our testimonies, and becomes our intercessor. It feels as though the Prophet ﷺ is still restless for his Ummah, and continuous mercy pours from the Roza-e-Aqdas. Allahu Akbar Kabira. The pain of separation is deep, yet the mercy of the Prophet ﷺ upon us is beyond measure.

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After this, we went upon the invitation of Indian scholars residing in Madinah. When we reached, the respected Murshid had been unwell for a week and was extremely weak. He attended only for a short while.

After the meal, the scholars humbly requested:
“We are scholars living in Madinah. Please give us some advice.”

The Murshid began his brief counsel with these words:

“Wa ooseekum bi-amrayn: dawam at-taqwa, wa dawam adh-dhikr.”

“I advise you with two things:
Always remain steadfast in taqwa, and remain constant in the remembrance of Allah.”

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Then the Murshid said:
When we were leaving, there was a delay in the arrival of our host at the parking area, and we were waiting. At that moment, a man approached us. He was from Hyderabad, unknown to us, but living in Madinah.

He asked:
“How does one attain the spiritual grace of the Prophet ﷺ?”

The Murshid replied with clarity:
Through constant taqwa, and constant remembrance of Allah.

He then explained further to the scholars:
If constant taqwa is not present, then living in Madinah itself becomes the greatest loss—greater than living anywhere else in the world without taqwa.

Regarding constant remembrance, he explained that dhikr is connected to the heart, and spiritual grace is a form of divine light. Allah Himself has explained where this light is found, where it comes from, and how it reaches hearts:

“Fi buyootin adhinallahu an turfa‘a wa yudhkara feehasmuhu, yusabbihu lahu feeha bil-ghuduwwi wal-aasaal.”

“In houses which Allah has permitted to be raised, and in which His Name is remembered, He is glorified morning and evening.”

And further:

“Rijaalun la tulheehim tijaaratun wa la bay‘un ‘an dhikrillah…”

“Men whom neither trade nor business distracts from the remembrance of Allah, from establishing prayer and giving zakah; they fear a Day when hearts and eyes will be overturned.”

The Murshid said:
Divine grace is found in the houses of Allah, and it is attained through constant remembrance.

Allah describes the people of understanding as those who remember Him in every state:

Standing, sitting, and lying down.

This is the reality of constant remembrance.

Then he explained where the light of dhikr comes from, as Allah says:

“O believers! Remember Allah abundantly. Glorify Him morning and evening. It is He who sends blessings upon you, and His angels pray for you, so that He may bring you out from darkness into light. And Allah is Most Merciful to the believers.”

The Murshid said:
The more constant taqwa and dhikr a person has, the more durood reaches the court of the Prophet ﷺ, and the more light and grace is received.

But just as knowledge of Hadith is obtained through a connected chain, spiritual grace is obtained through the connection of hearts—through linking our hearts with the hearts of our Mashayikh—until the heart connects with the Pure Heart of the Prophet ﷺ.

At this point, the Murshid mentioned that his own son, Bilal, had asked him earlier that day:
“How does one maintain consistency in remembrance?”

He replied:
“My son, if a person today makes a sincere intention to remain constant in dhikr and begins striving, then even if this blessing is granted after twenty-five years, Allah will record the full twenty-five years of constant remembrance. The condition is only this: begin sincerely.”

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The scholars were deeply affected. Everyone expressed regret that these words were not recorded. This humble servant also feels deep sorrow for not recording them, and seeks Allah’s forgiveness.

May Allah make beneficial whatever could be written, grant this servant and all of us the blessings of constant taqwa and constant remembrance, accept this journey, and grant us repeated accepted presence in Madinah and the companionship of our Mashayikh.

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Dust beneath the feet of the respected Murshid
Muhammad Suheb Usmani Qasmi