Enormous difficulties and great patience

Dear Islamic brothers! سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه عَزَّوَجَلَّ, You must have noticed that Sayyiduna Shaykh ‘Abdul Qaadir Jeelani رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه faced great difficulties, hardships and starvation while gaining Islamic 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 keeping in mind the strong desire to help and support others, and would remain patient himself. Expressing the great difficulties and hardships that Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه faced for gaining Islamic knowledge, Shaykh ‘Abdullah Najjaar رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated that Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه told him: I faced even such difficulties that even the mountains would have blown to bits if they faced those difficulties. When those frequent difficulties would go beyond my powers of endurance, I would lie on the floor and 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 satisfied. (Qalaaid-ul-Jawahir, pp. 10)

Passion for Islamic knowledge

Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه had a very unique way of gaining Islamic knowledge. His profound eagerness to gain knowledge can be understood by his experiences which are as follows: After having lessons from my teachers, I would go to the jungle where I would continue my studies in the deserts and wastelands no matter whether it was day or night, hurricane or heavy rain, hot or cold weather. I had a very small ‘Imamah on my head in those days and I would eat ordinary vegetables to satisfy my hunger and sometimes I would not find even those vegetables. When I would see other hungry