passing, Sayyidī Quṭb-e-Madīnah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه did not eat anything. When it was mentioned that the Merciful Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم liked milk and honey, he said, “Alright, bring it,” and then took a few sips.^[1]

Whenever he was informed that so-and-so person passed away in Madinah and was laid to rest in al-BaqīꜤ, he immediately raised his hands and prayed for the deceased. He also said, “May Allah Almighty unite us with them.”^[2]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                          صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Quṭb-e-Madīnah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه Recognised the Secret

Once, there was a mawlid gathering at the residence of Quṭb-e-Madīnah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, and a well-known poet from Hyderabad, India, Mirzā Shakūr Beg, was also present. He recited a naat that he composed himself, and the meaning of the final couplet was: “There must be some virtue in Mirzā due to which the Holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم calls him to Madinah every year.”

After some time, by the decree of Allah Almighty, Mirzā Shakūr Beg, who visited Madinah every year, was unable to travel for two or three years. He became very distressed, unable to understand why he was deprived. Then he sent a message to Sayyidī Quṭb-e-Madīnah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, “Your eminence! I am restless; make dua that I am able to visit Madinah.”

Sayyidī Quṭb-e-Madīnah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, being a Walī of Allah, understood the subtle matters that ordinary people do not perceive. He drew Mirzā’s attention to that couplet, and he realised that he attributed his annual visits to Madinah to his own merit. He repented from this, and by the grace of Allah, he travelled to Madinah the following year. Mirzā met Sayyidī Quṭb-e-Madīnah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه and recited the same naat, but the meaning of the final couplet was:

Har Saal Bulanay me hai raaz ye hi mirza

Sarkar Jagate hain taqdeer kamine ki^[3]