knowledge and worshipping, to be very prominent in the Seerah of the blessed Awliya.

In order to increase the passion of worship and intending to follow the footsteps of the righteous predecessors, let us listen to two parables regarding abundant acts of worship of the blessed Awliya رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی.

Worshipping in the entire night and observing Sawm throughout the day

1. It is narrated that Sayyiduna Habeeb Najjar رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would worship in the entire night and keep Sawm throughout the day. Moreover, whatever food was presented to him for Iftar, he would distribute that too among others and spend the entire night hungry in Qiyam. When the time of dawn would approach, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would supplicate in the court of Allah Almighty with extreme humbleness and humility: ‘I remained drowned in the oceans of heedlessness and trod in the valleys of sins. O, Allah! This contemptible, sinful and humble slave of Yours is present in Your merciful court and seeks Your refuge.’ (Ar-Rauz-ul-Faiq, pp. 246)

Luminous lamp would enlighten!

2. Waliyyah of her time, Sayyidatuna Hafsah Bint-e-Seereen رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهَا was an extremely devout worshipper living in Basra. She رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهَا is the sister of the great eminent scholar who possessed the knowledge of the interpretations of dreams, Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Bin Seereen رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. She رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهَا would spend the entire night offering Salah and recite half of the Holy Quran in Salah. Quite often, she رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهَا would remain standing in Salah at her Salah-offering place for so long that her lamp would turn off, but her home would remain luminous for her (without the light of the lamp) until morning. (Ruh-ul-Bayan, vol. 6, pp. 242,Taht-al-Ayah 64)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد