The blind was blessed with eyesight

Once, the king of his time, Sultan Aurangzeb ‘Aalamgir رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه visited the blessed shrine of Sultan-ul-Hind, Sayyiduna Khawajah Ghareeb Nawaz رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه. A blind beggar was raising his voice in the compound, ‘O Khawajah Ghareeb Nawaz رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه! Bless me with sight.’ He asked the beggar for how long he had been asking for his eyesight. The beggar explained that many years have gone by, but his wish had not been fulfilled. The king then said, ‘I am coming back to you shortly after I visit the shrine. I will have you executed if your vision is not restored by the time I come back.’

Having said this, the king proceeded towards the shrine and appointed a guard by him. The beggar began to ask anxiously, ‘O Khawajah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه! Earlier, it was only the problem of my eyesight, but now my life is in danger. If you do not help me, I will be killed.’ When the king returned after visiting the shrine, the eyesight of the beggar was restored. The king said smilingly, ‘You were asking half-heartedly and inattentively before, and when you begged from the bottom of your heart in fear of losing your life, your wish was fulfilled.’

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers, we have learnt that the du'a which is sincerely made from the heart in proximity to the shrines of the pious saints are accepted with their wasilah. We should also visit the shrines of the pious saints from time to time, and we should make du'a to Allah with the wasilah of the shrine and the pious person buried there. Talking about the manners of du'a, the blessed father of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan, ‘Allamah Naqi ‘Ali Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه has said:

One should present the blessed names of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, His Attributes, His