Ghaus-e-A’zam gained knowledge in the mother’s womb

On page 4 of his booklet ‘Munnay ki Laash’ [Corpse of a Child], Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, ‘Allamah Maulana Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qaadiri Razavi Ziyaee دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـه has stated: When Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه 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.’ (Al-Haqaaiq fil-Hadaiq, pp. 140)

میرے مرشِد مِری سرکار ہیں غوثِ اعظم                     میرے رہبر مرے غمخوار ہیں غوثِ اعظم

ہو کرم! حُسنِ عمل آہ! نہیں ہے کوئی             نہ وظائف ہیں نہ اَذکار ہیں غوثِ اعظم

حشر کے روز ہماری بھی شَفاعت کرنا              آہ! ہم سخت گنہگار ہیں غوثِ اعظم

Early education

Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was still a small child when his father, Sayyid Abu Saalih Musa Jangi Dost رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه passed away. Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was brought up by Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Sawma’ee رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه, his maternal grand-father. Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Sawma’ee رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was one of the noble Islamic scholars of Jeelan who also possessed great spiritual characteristics and attributes, besides being extremely pious and righteous. Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه acquired the early education and Tarbiyyat from him.

Someone asked Shaykh ‘Abdul Qaadir Jeelani رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه: ‘Since when did you come to know that you are a Wali?’ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه responded: ‘I was ten years old. When I would leave home for going to the Maktab [i.e. school] for studying, I would see the angels who would say to the boys: Make space for seating the Wali of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.’ (Bahjat-ul-Asraar, pp. 48)