Enormous difficulties and great patience

Dear Islamic brothers! سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه عَزَّوَجَلَّ, did you notice that Sayyiduna Shaykh ‘Abdul Qaadir Jeelani رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه faced such great difficulties, hardships and starvation to acquire religious knowledge. Even then he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه remained extremely patient, pious, righteous and selfless. Moreover, if he would find anything to eat, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would leave it for others selflessly, having the yearning for helping and supporting others, and would remain patient himself. Expressing the great difficulties and hardships that Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه had faced to acquire religious knowledge, Shaykh ‘Abdullah Najjaar رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated that Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه had told him: I would run into even such difficulties that even the mountains would have blown to bits if they would have run into those difficulties. When those frequent difficulties would exceed my power of endurance, I would lie on the floor and would recite these blessed Ayahs:

فَاِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ یُسْرًاۙ(۵)     اِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ یُسْرًاؕ(۶)

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: So, without doubt, there is ease with hardship. Without doubt, there is ease with hardship.

(Part 30, Surah Alam Nashrah, Ayah 5, 6)

After the recitation of these Ayahs, when I would raise my head, all of my troubles would come to an end and I would feel peaceful and satisfied. (Qalaaid-ul-Jawahir, pp. 10)

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-land 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