“When I bowed solemnly before my religious
master Hazrat Khwaja Osman-e–Harooni (R.A)
in the mosque of Khwaja Junaid Bagdadi in
Baghdad, there were other spiritual
luminaries also present at that time. My
peer-o-Murshid asked me to offer two Rakaat
Namaaz (Prayer) twice. I did so. He then
asked me to sit facing towards Quaba Sharif
(Macca) and I obeyed him. Afterward I was
directed to recite Sorra- e - Baqara (a
Quranic verse). Then I was guided and
commanded to read Darood Sharif (praise for
the Holy Prophet Hazrat Mohammed Mustafa
(S.W.), which I did. Then I was asked to
recite Subhan Allah (God be praised) a
number of times, I did as I was told. Then
Hazrat Khwaja Usman - e- Harooni (R.A) stood
up and took my hands in his own and
forwarded towards the sky and said, Let me
present you before the Almighty Allah, the
Omnipotent and Omniscient."
"Subsequently, my Peer - O - Murshid cut off
my hair with a pair of scissors and then he
placed a four-edged cap over my head and
instructed me to sit down. At this moment he
asked me to recite a thousand times Sura –e
–Ikhlas. I did so. He then told me that
among our followers there is a custom that
the new entrants must undergo for one day
and one night Mujaheda (worship probation)
and ordered me to go and complete the duty
that day. According to the orders of Peer-O-Murshid,
Hazrat Khwaja Usman-e-Harooni (R.A.), I
performed one day and one night in prayers
and worship and re-appeared before my
Murshid on the following day. When I
presented myself before the Murshid he asked
me to sit down and repeat Sura - e - Ikhlas
(A quranic verse - Purity of Faith) again
one thousand times. I did so. He then asked
me to look towards the Sky, and I obeyed
him. He enquired how far I had proceeded. I
replied, Up to Arshe - Y - Moalla (the
highest throne of the Almighty according to
Islamic belief). Next, he asked me to look
below. I did so. He enquired again, "How
deep do you see?” I replied, up to Tahtus
Sara.”
“After I had done these exercises, he asked
me again to recite Sura –e –Ikhlas (Purity
of Faith - A quranic verse) one thousand
times and I did. He then asked me to look
towards the sky and I did so. He enquired
me, 'How far do you see now?' I replied, "Up
to Hijab - e - Azmat, (Dazzlement of Allah
Almighty's glory). He asked me to close my
eyes. I did so and after a moment he ordered
me to open my eyes. Next, he showed me his
two fingers and asked me “What do you see
therein?” I replied eighteen thousand Alams
(Worlds). When he heard this he told me,
“Now your course of work is over.”
Afterward, my Murshid showed me a brick
lying nearby. He asked me to pick it up.
When I picked it up I found some Diners
(gold coins) underneath. He asked me to go
and distribute them among the needy and the
poor, I complied with the order. I was then
told to live in his company for some time."
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