astrology, mathematics, lexicology, Nahw [grammar], etc. It is said that the number of his books is more than 300. Many of them consist of many volumes and some booklets are also included in them.

(Muqaddamah: ‘Uyoon-ul-Hikayaat, part 1, pp. 16)

Imam Ibn Qudaamah Hanbali رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: Imam Ibn Jawzi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was the expert in oration. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه wrote best books on different arts and sciences. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would also teach and was also Haafiz-ul-Hadees, (Haafiz-ul-Hadees is the person who has memorized one hundred thousand blessed Ahadees with their references), but despite being so great Imam of his time ‘Allamah Ibn Jawzi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه knew about only 11 exegeses out of 40 exegeses mentioned by Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. From this, the great depth of the knowledge of Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه can easily be judged.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Good news given by Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was born in Jeelan near Baghdad [Iraq] on 1^st Ramadan, 470 AH, on Friday. It is stated on page 21 of ‘Ghaus-e-Pak kay Halaat’ a 106-page book published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah. On the night of the blessed birth of Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه his father, Sayyid  Abu Saalih Musa Jangi Dost رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه, had a dream that the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم along with blessed companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی عَـنْـهُم and blessed saints visited his house and gave him the following good news: O Abu Saalih, Almighty Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has blessed you with the son who is a pious saint;  he is my beloved and the beloved of Allah Almighty and his rank among the pious saints and Aqtaab رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی is similar to my rank among the Ambiya and Mursaleen عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام. (Seerat Ghaus-us-Saqalayn, pp. 55)

Good news given by blessed Ambiya عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام

In addition to the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, other blessed Ambiya       عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام also gave this good news to the father of Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه that all the Awliya (Saints) of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will be obedient to his son and his son’s blessed foot will be on their necks. (Tafreeh-ul-Khaatir, pp. 57)

Dear Islamic sisters! You must have realised that our Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has such great status and dignity that just after his birth, the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم – who would give the news of the Ghayb [i.e. unseen] – gave the good news of the great status and dignity of Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه and also told his father that his son [i.e. Ghaus-e-A’zam] will be the leader of all the Awliya. Therefore, blessings started to appear just after his blessed birth.

Blessed birth and astonishing events

Many amazing events took place when Sayyiduna Shaykh ‘Abdul Qaadir Jeelani رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was born. It is something highly unusual that the blessed mother of Ghaus-e-A’zam, Sayyidatuna Umm-ul-Khayr Fatimah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهَا was sixty years of age when Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه came into the world; an age when women usually lose hope of having a child.

(Bahjat-ul-Asraar, pp. 173)

This was the special favour of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ that the mother of Ghaus-e-A’zam gave birth to him at this age. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ blessed every that woman of the [village] Jeelan with a son, who gave birth to a child that night in which he  رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was born, and every new-born child became the Wali [pious saint] of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. (Tafreeh-ul-Khaatir, pp. 57)

Appearance of Ghaus-e-A’zam

Describing the appearance of Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه, Abu ‘Abdullah Bin Ahmad Bin Qudaamah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: Shaykh-ul-Islam, Sultan-ul-Awliya, Muhyiddeen, Sayyid ‘Abdul Qaadir Jeelani رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه had a graceful body, medium height, broad chest, wide and long beard, and a wheatish complexion. His eyebrows were touching each other, blessed voice was