16. TRAVELS OF THE GREAT KHWAJA BABA (R.A.)
WITH HIS MURSHID
During his extensive travel with his peer-o-murshid,
the Great Khwaja Moinuddin Hassan Chishty (R.A.)
one day reached Badakhashan. There they met
an old dervesh of 100 years of age who had
an amputated foot. This venerable mendicant
was at one time in attendance upon Hazrat
Junaid Baghdadi (R.A). When asked about his
amputated foot the dervesh said, "O, Khwaja
one day carried away by nafs I put my foot
out of the sorma (monastery) when I was
reminded by a nida (voice) of my pledge to
God. I felt ashamed and immediately cut off
the foot and threw it away for the lapse, as
a token of repentance. I wonder how I can
wipe off this plot and go gracefully before
other derveshes on the day of judgment of
Allah.
The Great Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishty
thereby confirmed that austerities and
sincerity to God are one way of reaching
towards Him and becoming one of his
beloveds.
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