(to him). As soon as the thought invoked in my mind, Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه looked at me with a smile.
Suddenly, people started rushing to shake hands with Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. There were so many people that a huge crowd interfered between me and my kind Murshid رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. Now I thought to myself it was much better before. As soon as it appeared in my mind, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said, ‘O ‘Umar! It was you who desired the crowd. Don’t you know that the hearts of the people are in my fist! If I want, I can lure their hearts towards me and if I want, I can turn them away.’ (Bahjat-ul-Asraar, pp. 149)
Kunjiyan dil ki Khuda nay tujhay deen aysi ker
Kay yeh seenah ho mahabbat ka khazinah tayra
Allah gave the keys to the heart in your hand
With your love and devotion, make our hearts withstand
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Sayyiduna Bishr Qarzi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: Once, I was [travelling] with a business caravan along with 14 sugar loaded camels. We all camped in a terrifying jungle during the night. In the first part of the night, four of my loaded camels got lost.