also sought help from other than Allah. If مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ seeking help from other than Allah would have been Shirk (polytheism), how could have blessed Ambiya عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام do it? Our pious predecessors also had the same belief when the righteous bondmen of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ are called out for help in any difficulty, calamity and trouble; they help people by the power bestowed on them by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Therefore, when they would call out Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه in trouble by saying ‘Ya Ghaus Al-Madad’, their trouble would get removed. Let’s listen to a parable about it:

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 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, but the camel driver stayed with me.

The following morning, I suddenly recalled that my Murshid, Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه had once said to me, ‘Whenever you get into trouble, call me out, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ your trouble will be removed.’ Therefore, I cried for help saying, ‘O Shaykh ‘Abdul Qaadir! I have lost my camels!’ All of a sudden, I saw a pious man, dressed in white clothes, standing on a small hill towards the east. The pious man was calling me towards him by gesture. As I approached him along with my camel driver, he disappeared. We were looking around astonishingly. All of a sudden, we saw our four lost camels sitting at the bottom of the hill. We caught them immediately and joined the caravan. (Bahjat-ul-Asraar, pp. 196)

کیوں نہ جاؤں میں غوث پر واری، آفتیں دُور ہوگئیں ساری

جب تڑپ کر انہیں پکارا ہے، واہ کیا بات غوثِ اعظم کی

سُلطانِ وِلایت غَوثِ پاک         وَلیوں پہ حکومت غَوثِ پاک

شَہبازِ خِطابَت غَوثِ پاک          فانُوسِ ہِدایَت غَوثِ پاک

مَرحبا یا غَوثِ پاک   مَرحبا یا غَوثِ پاک   مرحبا یا غَوثِ پاک