kept the first fast on the day he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was born. He       رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه did not feed on his mother’s milk until sunset. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه kept all the fasts of that month.

When Ghaus-e-A’zam عَـلَيْـهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡاَکۡرَم was sent to a saint to recite ‘بِسۡـمِ اللّٰه’    at the age of five years, he recited ‘اَعُوۡذُ’ and ‘بِسۡـمِ اللّٰه’ and then recited from the first part to the 18^th part of the Holy Quran. The saint said, ‘Son! Continue reciting.’ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه replied, ‘This is all what I memorized because my mother also memorized this much. When I was in my mother’s womb, my mother would recite up to the 18^th part of the Glorious Quran so I had memorized this much by listening to her.’

تُو ہے وہ غوث کہ ہر غوث ہے شیدا تیرا

تُو ہے وہ غیث کہ ہر غیث ہے پیاسا تیرا

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Blessed appearance

Sayyiduna Shaykh Abu Muhammad ‘Abdullah Bin Ahmad رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: Ghaus-e-Pak رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was thin, of medium height, with a broad chest, thick beard, a long neck, of wheat colour, his eyebrows were connected with each other, dark eyes, having a powerful voice and [a saint] of great learning.

(Bahjat-ul-Asraar, pp. 174)

Passion for ‘Ilm-e-Deen

Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه had a very unique way of acquiring  ‘Ilm-e-Deen. His profound eagerness to seek knowledge can be realized from his experiences mentioned as follows: After having lessons from my teachers, I used to go to the jungle where I used to continue my studies in the deserts and waste-lands whether it was day or night; windstorm or pouring rain; heat or cold. I had a very small ‘Imamah (Islamic turban) on my head in those days