HIS HOLINESS RIAZ AHMED GOHAR SHAHI

EXPLAINED ABOUT THE STATUS OF

FAMOUS POET ALLAMA IQBAL
Question: Many organizations call Allma Iqbal evil and consider him to be a drinker.
Whereas, the members of your organization praise him as a Saint?

Answer; There was an incident. He (Iqbal) was student of fourth grade. His mother had
already passed away. He had father and two brothers. His father used to make pancakes,
one for each of two brothers. He used to make in the morning and keep as they would
come in the afternoon and eat.

One day when Allma Iqbal came, a bitch too came along with him, following him. When
he (Iqbal) looked, he realized that she must be having some necessity as she was
following him. The bitch must be having the necessity of hunger. What else necessitate
could be? While he started climbing up the stairs of his house, that bitch sat down and she
started staring at him with wistfulness. He (Iqbal) went upstairs. He gave half of his
pancake to the bitch and kept other half for himself, without letting his brother and father
know, thinking that he would eat half, but she ate quickly. She kept staring at him again
wistfully.

He (Iqbal) thought that she was too hungry, even hungrier than him. He then fed her the
remaining pancake, and remained hungry for the whole day. He didn’t tell his father also
as he (father) might beat him.Remained hungry for the whole day, then at night father
had a vision that "your son did such a work that we got very pleased. And we the people
of Allah will make him a Saint".

This is a proper anecdote. This is an incident of childhood. Thereafter his youth was
spent somehow.

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After this there is another event. There was his (Iqbal’s) servant who used to serve him.
He was quite aged. After his (Iqbal's) death, he told this incident. This incident is
commonly known. He told that, one night he saw that he (Iqbal ) was sitting alone. But at
the same time he saw an old man had come to him (Iqbal). He became shocked as he
used to open the door. Where did he come from? Stared at him very deeply.
Now Allama Iqbal said that, “go and bring two glasses of lassi (yogurt drink)”.
I said "now it’s about one or half past one (A.M.), where will the lassi (yogurt drink) be
found around this time? Shops are very far away, far away from the city".
He (Allama Iqbal) said, “No! You bring lassi”. Servant said "I took a jug and went out
and started thinking from where will I get lassi? When I went ahead, a bulb was
lightened. When I saw there was a shop of lassi (yogurt drink). Then I started to think
that I often come across over here, there was no shop here. How come the shop appeared
suddenly? There was also no costumer. I went to him, lassi was there, asked for lassi. I
gave a five rupee note/bill.

He said “NO, take this back, we have our dealing / computability with Iqbal”
Servant said "I gave lassi (to Allama Iqbal). They were talking inside and I was waiting
for that old holy man to come out so that I can kiss their feet. But neither I opened door,
nor did I come to know when he came out and went away”.

Then that servant says " After many days while I was serving him (Iqbal). I was giving
massage to his hands and feet. Then I asked that there is a disquisition, if you can solve
that. Who was that old holy man that day? And who was that who had the lassi? Because
thereafter and before that I have never seen that shop of lassi. Neither I have seen that
afterwards, nor have I seen that before. Now I have that disquisition in my heart, so you
tell me that”.

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That time he (Iqbal) said:-

“The old holy man who came, was Khawja Sahib (Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti) and, when
he (Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti) asked for lassi, Datta Sahib (Abul Hassan Ali Hajvery
also known as Data Ganj Bakhsh) opened a shop of lassi”. Saying that “Hospitality is my
duty".

These anecdotes are very famous. As far as the question is concerned that do we consider
him a saint? That is correct. He was not in the category of Gouse or Qutab. But he
definitely was in the category of Nqba, Zanjba. Nqba and Zanjba use to hide themselves.
He had hidden himself. Up till Abdal, they use to hide themselves but Gouse or Qutab
reveal them self. Up till Abdal do not make anyone Mureed (disciple), Gouse make
Mureed (disciples).

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