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One day Hazrat Bayazid Bastami while in meditation, saw himself in a synagogue dressed as a Jew. At
first he was confused, but when he kept on seeing the same vision over and over again, he decided to
put it in to action. So, he dressed himself as a Jew and went to their synagogue.
When the Jews and their scholars were present, their chief Rabbi stood up to speak. But when he stood
up, his tongue became stuck and he could not talk. After he had been standing quietly for some time,
the Jews started to complain. The Rabbi said, “In this gathering there is a follower of the Prophet
Muhammed and I cannot speak because he has come to examine us.”
On hearing this, their anger fled like wild fire and they asked the Rabbi to give them permission to kill
this follower of the Prophet Muhammed The Rabbi replied, “He cannot be killed without proof, so we
must talk to him peacefully and respectfully and then we can decide.”
The Rabbi then said, “Oh Muhammadi. For the sake of your Prophet please stand up in your place. If you
can remove our doubt about Islam then we shall accept Islam, but if you can't, then we shall kill you.”
On hearing this, Hazrat Bayazid stood up and gave permission for them to question him.
Rabbi: What is one and not two?
(The darkness of the night and the brightness of the day, sometimes one and sometimes the other is
bigger or smaller. Then in the night, the increasing and decreasing of the moon, and the cool and soft
moonlight. The sharp hot sunlight in the day, all these are examples of the power of Allah (God) from
which their arrangements are separate and from which thousands of benefits come.)
Bayazid: The six days in which the Earth, the sky, and whatever is in between them was created.
Qur’aan chapter 50 verse 38:
And we created the Sky and the Earth and whatever is between them in six days.
(There is a difference of opinion on whether the six days are of this world or of the next world as Allah
(God) says,
And one day of your lord is equal to one thousand years here.
Meaning that one thousand years here is equal to one day in the Hereafter.)
(It comes in narration of the Prophet Mohammed that on top of the first sky is the second sky, and on
top of that is the third, all the way up to the seventh sky. And the distance from one sky to the other is
five hundred years of travel).
And they will lift their Lord's throne on themselves on that day, eight persons.
(Now only four Angels are holding up the Throne, whose piousness or virtue only Allah (God) knows. But
on the day of resurrection another four will be added to make eight).
Bayazid: The villagers of Hazrat Salih (AS) in which the mischief mongers lived.
And in that city there were nine persons who created mischief on the Earth, and they didn’t amend.
(It is possible that those nine persons are like nine groups whose work was to spread mischief in the
kingdom. For correction they never lifted a foot. In Makkah there was also nine chief who in the time of
the beginning of Islam, endeavored to create more enmity between the Prophet Muhammad s and his
enemies.)
Bayazid: The person who performs a minor pilgrimage along with the major one and doesn't have the
capacity to sacrifice an animal, he has to keep ten fasts.
So keep the three Haj (Pilgrimage) days and seven fasts when you return.
Rabbi: What is eleven, twelve and thirteen things which Allah has mentioned?
I saw in a dream eleven stars, the sun and the moon, I saw them (for my sake) prostrating (to me).
Rabbi: Which is that nation which lied and went in to paradise and which is that nation which said the
truth and entered hell?
Oh father! We went out to run and we left Yusuf (Joseph) with our belongings, then he was eaten by the
wolf.
The contradiction between the Christians and the Jews was true but they went to hell.
Qur’aan chapter 2 verse 113:
And the Jews said that the Christians are not on any path, and the Christians said that the Jews are not
on any path, even though they all read the book.
(The Jews read the Torah and understand that when the Christians made Hazrat Isa (Jesus) son of God,
then without doubt they became unbelievers, and the Christians saw clearly in the Bible that when the
Jews refused to accept Hazrat Isa as a Prophet, then they became unbelievers.)
In the name of those flying scattered ships, then weight carrying ships, then calmly sailing ships, then
those angels which share out (with the order of Allah (God)?
Bayazid: The meaning of flying scattered ships is air, the meaning of weight carrying ships is a water
filled cloud, the meaning of calmly sailing ships is boat, and the meaning of those angels are the angels
which distribute the sustenance.
Rabbi: What is that thing which has no soul nor any connection with breathing, yet it breathes?
Then He said to it and to the Earth, come both of you with happiness or hardly, They said we will come
happily.
Rabbi: Which is that water which didn’t come from the earth nor rain from the sky?
Bayazid: The water which Hazrat Sulaiman sent to Bilqis, Queen of Sheeba, it was the sweat of a horse.
Rabbi: What are those four things which had no father nor were born from a mothers stomach?
The she camel of Hazrat Salih (as) Hazrat Adam and Eve.
Rabbi: What is that voice which Allah created and then spoke bad about?
(Speak with humbleness. Don’t talk without need. When you speak don’t go over the limit, and if you
want to speak loudly, then remember the voice of the donkey. It takes its voice out loudly and it is
undesirable.)
Rabbi: What is that creation that Allah created and from it greatness created fear?
(It is about the story of Hazrat Yusuf , when the women tried to blame him of raping her.)
Rabbi: What is that thing that Allah created and then asked about?
And what is that in your right hand, Oh Musa? He said “This is my staff.”
Rabbi: Who was the most pious of the women and what are the blessed rivers?
Bayazid: The most pious women are Hazrat Eve, Hazrat Khadija (The fist wife of the Prophet Muhammad
), Hazart Aisha (The wife of the Prophet Muhammad ) and Hazrat Fatima (The daughter of the Prophet
Muhammad ).
The most blessed rivers are Oxus, Simwon, Tigris, Euphrates and Nile.
Rabbi: Which is the most blessed mountain and the most blessed animal?
Rabbi: Which is the best of all months and the best of all nights?
(To do worship on this night is as if worshipping for a thousand months, rather, it is even more).
Rabbi: There is a tree which has twelve twigs, each twig has thirty leafs, and each leaf has five fruits, two
in the sun and three in the shade. What is the meaning of this tree?
Bayazid: The tree means one year, the twigs mean the twelve months, the leafs means thirty days, and
the fruits means the daily prayers. Two of which are prayed in the day and the remaining three which
are prayed in the morning, at dusk, and at night time.
Rabbi: What is that thing that circled around the Ka’bah (The House of God) in Makkah even though it
had no soul?
Bayazid: The boat of Hazrat Nuh (Noah) in the time of the flood it arrived in Arabia and circled around
the Ka’bah.
Bayazid: Only Allah knows, but in narrations it is said that Allah created 126.000 prophets from which
313 were Apostles.
Rabbi: What are those four things whose roots are one but their colours and tastes are different?
Bayazid: So remember the pure Allah and all praise are for Him.
Rabbi: What is that thing which Allah sent revelation on, but it was not human, Jinn or Angel?
After this the Rabbi couldn’t ask anymore questions and became quiet. Hazrat Bayazid said, “Now you
give me the answer to my one question. What is the key to paradise?” The Rabbi replied, “If I give the
answer to this question, this gathering will kill me.”
The gathering shouted in one voice “We shall not do anything. Now tell us the true answer!”
The Rabbi then said, “Listen! the key to paradise is: There is no God worthy of worship except Allah and
Muhammad (saws) is His Messenger.” On hearing this the whole gathering accepted Islam and Hazrat
Bayazid returned giving thanks to Allah.
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