اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Our blessed Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه, in the pursuit of knowledge of Deen (Islam) embarked on long journeys, his entire life was completely devoted to showing true faithfulness and submission to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and His Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, obedience to parents and truthfulness; besides that the praiseworthy virtues like loyalty, allegiance and commitment had fully adorned his life. His perseverance and determination upon performing deeds according to the blessed sayings of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was firmer and stronger than a mountain. Inspired and spell-bound by his awe-struck virtues, hundreds of non-believers embraced Islam on his hands and countless sinners sought repentance of their sinful lives. Hence, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said about himself that more than 500 non-believers embraced Islam on my hands and more than one hundred thousand (100000) thieves, transgressors, innovators and sinful people sought repentance.

(Bahjat-ul-Asraar, pp. 184)

Let’s listen to a remarkable parable of Shaykh ‘Abdul Qaadir Jeelani قُـدِّسَ سِـرُّہُ الـرَّبَّـانِی when he was travelling in the pursuit of knowledge and how the spiritual gaze of this blessed saint brought about a revolution in the life of thieves.

Robbers repented

Sarkar-e-Baghdad, Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-Pak رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: I left for Baghdad from Jeelan along with a caravan. On the way to Baghdad, the caravan was attacked by sixty robbers who started snatching valuables from the travellers of the caravan. They plundered everyone but no robber asked me [Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه] for anything because I seemed to have nothing. Then a robber asked carelessly while passing by me: ‘O boy! Do you also have anything?’ I bravely replied: ‘Yes! I have forty dinars.’ The robber considered it a joke and moved ahead. After a short while, another robber asked the same question while passing by me, and I gave the same reply. Both robbers informed their chief about me.

Calling me [Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه], the chief asked about the dinars. I gave the same reply as before. The chief searched me and really found forty dinars hidden in an inside pocket of my Qamees (shirt). All the