Help me ‘Ya Ghaus-e-A’zam’

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. They could not be found despite my tireless efforts. The caravan left without me. My cameleer also remained behind with me.

The following morning, I recalled that my Murshid, Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه had once said to me, ‘Whenever you are afflicted with an adversity or worry, call me; اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ you will be relieved from that adversity.’ Therefore, I cried for help saying, ‘O Shaykh ‘Abdal Qaadir! I have lost my camels!’ Right away, I saw a saint, dressed in white clothes, standing upon a small hill towards the east. The saint gestured and I approached him. As soon as I approached him along with my cameleer, he disappeared. We began to look around in a surprised and confused state. All of a sudden, we saw our four lost camels sitting at the bottom of the hill. We caught them and re-joined the caravan. (Bahjat-ul-Asraar, pp. 196)

آپ جَیسا پِیر ہوتے کیا غَرَض دَر دَر پِھروں

آپ سے سب کُچھ مِلا یاغوثِ اَعظَم دَست گیر

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! After reading the previous incident, someone might think that we must only ask Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ for help and none other than Him because when Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has the ultimate power to help, why should we turn to anyone else for help? This is a very dangerous trick of Satan with which he has led many people astray. In fact, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has not forbidden to ask help from others, look in the Holy Quran where Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has permitted us, in various blessed verses, to ask others for help. In fact, despite being All-powerful, Allah عَـزَّوَجَـلَّ has Himself provided motivation to His bondmen for helping the true religion. It is stated in the Holy Quran: