‫بسم اللہ الرمحن الرحیم‬

Khatam Sharif
In honour of the venerable

Introduction

During the early Makkan periods of Islam, there was no one more opposed to Islam than
Sayyiduna Umar ibn e Khattab . He openly rejected the Muslims and their digression from
the traditions of their ancestors. Though of noble character and a man of integrity, he
severely punished people from his clan for converting to Islam. He was not unfair or biased
in his punishment, all amongst his clan were meted the same punishment; and no leniency
was given to anyone who might be related.

Irrespective of his stance, he somehow caught the attention of Rasulullah who began to
mention him in his prayers,’

'O Allah! Strengthen Islam by Umar bin Khattab or Amar bin Hashim (Abu Jahl)'.

For the companions who had embraced Islam, they found this prayer surprising since they
knew both these two to be staunch in their disbelief. However, they did not doubt the
acceptance of Rasulullah’s prayer. Just as the Awliya (Friends of Allah) do today in their
assemblies, by mentioning people who are not present, Rasulullah was the forerunner in
this practice. By doing so, something begins to take place, which is clearly not apparent to
anyone.

Hadrat Umar after hearing snippets from people, became curious about Rasulullah .
One day he covertly followed Rasulullah to his meeting place. As he followed on the
same footpath, his footsteps were heard by Rasulullah who without turning around,
asked, “Umar, what's your problem?” Without replying, he quickly scattered to avoid a
confrontation.

These covert excursions were miniscule compared to his most daring mission; to kill
Rasulullah . Put up to it by the leaders of the Quraysh, he decided to put an end to this

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matter once for all. With this resolve and no fear of retribution, Hadrat Umar drew his
sword and set out to kill Rasulullah . On the way he met Hadrat Sa'ad bin Abi Waqqas
who asked him why he looked so upset. He replied, "I am after finishing Muhammad." "You
had better first set your own house in order. Your sister and brother-in-law both have
accepted Islam," said Hadrat Sa'ad .

Hearing this, Hadrat Umar flew into a rage and turned his steps towards his sister's
house. The door of the house was bolted from inside and both husband and wife were
receiving lessons in the Qur’an from Hadrat Khabbab . He knocked at the door and
shouted for his sister to open it. Hadrat Khabbab hearing the voice of Hadrat Umar ,
hid himself in an inner room, forgetting to take the manuscript pages of the Holy Qur’an with
him. When the sister opened the door, Hadrat Umar hit her on the head, saying: "O,
enemy of yourself. You too have renounced your religion."

He then went inside and enquired, "What were you doing? Have you also forsaken the creed
of your forefathers and gone over to the new religion?" The brother-in-law replied, "What if
the new religion is better and on the path of truth?" Hadrat Umar got beside himself with
rage and fell on him, pulling his beard, and beating him savagely. When the sister
intervened, he hit her on the face and she started to bleed. She was, after all, Hadrat Umar's
sister; she burst out: "Umar, we are only being beaten because we have become
Muslims. We are determined to die as Muslims. You are free to do whatever you like."

When Hadrat Umar had cooled down, he felt ashamed over his sister's bleeding, and
then his eyes fell on the pages of the Qur’an left behind by Hadhrat Khabbab . He said,
"Alright show me, what are these?" No, said the sister, "You are unclean, and no unclean
person can touch the Scripture." He insisted, but the sister was not prepared to allow him to
touch the leaves, unless he washed his body. A thousand swords could not accomplish what
the few teardrops of his sister were able to achieve; Hadrat Umar at last gave in. He
washed his body and then began to read the leaves. It was Surat Taha.

"Verily, I am Allah: there is no god but I: so serve Me (only), and establish regular prayer for
My remembrance." (Quran 20:14)

The fear of Allah gripped his heart and the prayers of Rasulullah had come to fruition. He
wept and declared, "Surely this is the word of Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the
Messenger of Allah."

Throughout history Hadrat's Umar conversion story has captivated Muslims and non
Muslims alike. Even today in the modern times, it still maintains a mental imprint on people,
like no other conversion story. Maybe that is the reason why it has been dramatised as a
serial on Arab TV.

He was the staunchest of the unbelievers and yet slowly he was coming closer to his
inevitable fate. Though outwardly his actions increased in intensity, internally he was being
broken down piece by piece. It is precisely this part of the story that appeals to the sub
conscience; that inward journey.

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Rasulullah mentioned that there is a lump of flesh in the body; and if that is sound, then
the whole body is sound. However, if that lump of flesh is crooked, then likewise the whole
body is also crooked. That lump of flesh is the heart, which is the epicentre of the physical
and spiritual body.

In his state of unbelief, Hadrat Umar’s heart was locked and so his actions reflected that
state; he rejected the truth and also punished others for accepting it.

Rasulullah unlocked each layer of disbelief from his heart, until nothing remained.

This inward journey had taken Hadrat Umar from being a hard, temperamental person to
one who would wonder the streets at night, seeking to help any impoverished people.

The Unlocking

Just as Rasulullah unlocked the heart of Hadrat Umar , the inheritors of his way, have
been doing in similar fashion throughout history. One inheritor of the path, Qibla Alam had
one such disciple who needed the locks removing. Sardar Diwan Ali Khan was the
numberdar (tax collector) of an area named Kulla.

It was Qibla Alam’s practice to visit Kulla because his deputy, Miyan Fadal Ilahi was a
resident in the vicinity. Qibla Alam would usually reside in the local mosque but if this was
not possible, then he would be hosted at someone’s house. When people would come to
see him, he was not in the habit of giving long speeches but preferred to tell anecdotes from
which people could take meanings and morals. His sincerity was enough to pierce through
the hearts of the audience. He would not make demands on the people and was of simple
nature, having no interest but Allah Almighty.

On one occasion when Qibla Alam was in Kulla, Miyan Fadal Ilahi informed Sardar
Diwan and expressed his desire that he attend the gathering. As Sardar Diwan was
more interested in arguments and disputes, he was not eager to attend the spiritual
gathering. He pointed to his heart and said, “This is locked and nothing has any impact upon
it, so what is the benefit of attending the gathering.” Someone later mentioned what he had
said to Qibla Alam , who did not initially comment but enquired whether Sardar Diwan
was married or a bachelor. Qibla Alam was informed that he had two wives and a number
of daughters. Qibla Alam remarked,

“Were it not for the fear of Shari’ah, he would see how we unlock his heart. His state would
become that of a majdhub; and he would roam in the jungles.”

Soon something strange took place and Qibla Alam’s focus began to bear fruit. Sardar
Diwan’s heart was unlocked, which he had thought impossible. Sardar Diwan became
a follower of Qibla Alam . As he entered the spiritual path all his previous negative
characteristics were gradually removed.

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The most stubborn and unruly people are brought to the attention of the Shaykhs and they
have the power and ability to change them and unlock their hearts. In this case, it was Miyan
Fadal Ilahi who had initially made mention of Sardar Diwan to Qibla Alam . He had
mentioned of his influence amongst his tribe and if he were to come to the path, then many
people would benefit. Qibla Alam had already begun the process of unlocking Sardar
Diwan’s heart, even before their first meeting.

The role of the Awliya is to unlock the hearts of people because if we were left to our own
devices, we could not achieve this. This is the reason we face difficulties in life, it is because
our hearts do not function properly and in that state we make wrong choices. A holy person
said,

“The indication that Allah is distant from a servant is that person is preoccupied in useless
activity. If an hour of a man’s life slips by in other than that for which he was created for, then
he will regret it. And if a person reaches the age of forty and his goodness does not
overwhelm his badness, then he should prepare himself for hellfire.”

The Heart

The parable of the heart is like that of a house with multiple doors. Be careful and do not
allow anything to enter through one of these doors, or your home will be ruined. Your heart is
the house and the many doors represent sinning, boastfulness, unrestrained glances, lust,
miserliness, hearing wrong, anger, breaking someone’s heart, bad company, overeating,
arrogance, pride and misuse of the tongue.

The seeker must be careful to not allow any of these illnesses to enter. If they were to settle
on the heart, then this would only increase in locking the heart. Hadrat Ibn al-Mubarak
said, “I have seen wrong actions killing hearts, and their degradation may lead to their
becoming addicted to them. Turning away from wrong actions gives life to the hearts, and
opposing your self is best for it.”

Whoever is concerned with the health and life of his heart, must rid it of the effects of such
poisons, and then protect it by avoiding new ones. If he makes any mistake, then he should
hasten to wipe out the effects by turning in repentance and seeking forgiveness from Allah
Almighty, as well as by doing good deeds so that his wrong actions are wiped out.

Sardar Diwan’s heart was locked because he had a bad temper and would get into a rage
over the slightest thing. The whole area knew of his bad temper, and therefore tried not to
upset him. He belonged to the Suddzai’ tribe, renowned for its volatile temper and added to
this, his position of a tax collector, only made matters worse for Sardar Diwan .

Anger

Rasulullah said, “A strong man is not he who defeats his adversary by wrestling, but a
strong man is he who controls himself at the time of anger.”

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Anger is a slippery path, for a person who is overtaken by this state has no control over his
tongue or his actions. In a fit of anger, he might utter kufr, curse his close ones or even
physically assault them. As long as a person is in that state, they are beyond any reasoning.
In some ways this could be best described as a state of intoxication, where the person is
completely unconscious of their actions. At this point, the heart and the brain are no longer
functioning properly.

Hadrat Abdullah ibn Umar narrates, Rasulullah said, “Anyone who can control his
anger, Allah will hide his faults.”

Imam Ghazali gives advice on how to deal with anger;

“The causes which cause anger to grow are self-conceit, self-praise, jests and ridicule,
argument, treachery, too much greed for too much wealth and name and fame. If these evils
are united in a person, his conduct becomes bad and he cannot escape anger.

So these things should be removed by their opposites. Self-praise is to be removed by

modesty. Pride is to be removed by one’s own origin and birth, greed is to be removed by
remaining satisfied with necessary things and miserliness, by charity.”

Keeping Bad Company

Unnecessary companionship is a chronic disease that causes much harm. How often have
the wrong kind of companionship and intermixing deprived people of Allah Almighty's
generosity, planting discord in their hearts which even the passage of time has been unable
to dispel. In keeping such company, one can find the roots of loss, both in this life and in the
next life.

A servant should benefit from companionship. In order to do so, he should divide people into
four categories, and be careful not to get them mixed up, for once one of them is mixed with
another, then evil can find its way through to him:

The first category are those people whose company is like food: it is indispensable, night or
day. Once a servant has taken his need from it, he lets it be until he requires it again, and so
on. These are the people with knowledge of Allah Almighty and His commands, of the
diseases of the heart and their remedies. Associating with this type of person is an
achievement in itself.

The second category are those people whose company is like a medicine. They are only
required when a disease sets in. When you are healthy, you have no need of them.
However, mixing with them is sometimes necessary for your livelihood, businesses,
consultation and the like. Once what you need from them has been fulfilled, mixing with them
should be avoided.

The third category are those people whose company is harmful. Mixing with this type of
person is like a disease, in all its variety and degrees and strengths and weaknesses.
Associating with one or some of them is like an incurable chronic disease. You will never

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profit either in this life or in the next life if you have them for company, and you will surely
lose either one or both of your din and your livelihood because of them.

The fourth category are those people whose company is doom itself. It is like taking poison
and many people belong to this category. They are the people of religious innovation and
misguidance, those who abandon the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah and advocate
other beliefs. They call what is the Sunnah a bid'a and vice-versa. A man with any intellect
should not sit in their assemblies, nor mix with them. The result of doing so, will either be the
death of his heart or, at the very best, it’s falling seriously ill.

Furthermore the great saint of Delhi, Hadrat Mehbub e Ilahi has said on this topic, “when
we want to see if any of our brethren are progressing, we don’t ask them what they read, we
ask them who they associate with.”

This is a better indicator of whether the person is on the right path because if you associate
with a certain category of people it reflects a deficiency in your character, which draws you to
these types of people. You might have convinced yourself of a pious intention, in thinking
you are there to bring them to guidance. However, in fact it is you who is in need of
guidance.

Unnecessary Talk

"The faith of a servant is not put right until his heart is put right, and his heart is not put right
until his tongue is put right." (Hadith Sharif)

This shows that Rasulullah has made the purification of faith conditional on the
purification of the heart and the purification of the heart conditional on the purification of the
tongue. Big personalities, like Sayyiduna Abu Bakr took this matter seriously and at times
he would place stones in his mouth to avoid speaking.

Sayidduna Uthman used to say, “A person slips more with his tongue than he does with
his feet.”

When entering into Islam, the tongue proclaims the Shahada, so from a state of kufr the
person becomes Muslim and inevitably closer to Allah Almighty. However, when the same
tongue utters kufr, it takes that person from a state of belief to disbelief and therefore takes
him away from Allah Almighty. If a person utters divorce to his wife, the relationship is no
more irrespective of how much love and affection was between them. There is no turning
back, the arrow has been shot and cannot be pulled back into the bow.

The tongue is a very dangerous thing and many have slipped into the abyss just by its
uttering. Qibla Alam would always use a Farsi poem to illustrate the importance of
controlling the tongue; ‘Silence is better even if what you speak is pearls.’

Rasulullah said, "Whoever can guarantee what is between his jaws and what is between
his legs, I guarantee him the Garden."

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Unrestrained Glances

The unrestrained glance results in the one who looks becoming attracted to what he sees,
and in the imprinting of an image of what he sees in his heart. This can result in several
kinds of corruption in the heart of the servant.

Rasulullah said, "The glance is a poisoned arrow of shaytan. Whoever lowers his gaze for
Allah, He will bestow upon him a refreshing sweetness which he will find in his heart on the
day that he meets Him."

Shaytan enters with the glance, for he travels with it, faster than the wind blowing through an
empty place. He makes what is seen appear more beautiful than it really is, and transforms it
into an idol for the heart to worship. Then he promises it false rewards, lights the fire of
desires within and fuels it with the wood of forbidden actions, which the servant would not
have committed, had it not been for this distorted image.

This distracts the heart and makes it forget more important concerns. It stands between it
and them; and so the heart loses its straight path and falls into the pit of desire and
ignorance.

Too Much Food

The consumption of small amounts of food guarantees tenderness of the heart, strengthens
the intellect, humility of the self, weakness of desires, and gentleness of temperament.
Immoderate eating brings about the opposite of these praiseworthy qualities.

Excessive eating induces many kinds of harm. It makes the body incline towards
disobedience to Allah Almighty and makes worship and obedience seem laborious. A full
stomach and excessive eating have caused many a wrong action and inhibited much
worship. Whoever safeguards against the evils of overfilling his stomach has prevented
great evil. It is easier for shaytan to control a person who has filled his stomach with food
and drink, which is why it has often been said: "Restrict the pathways of shaytan by fasting."

Breaking Someone’s Heart

“The Lord lives in every heart. So if you desire to win your Lord's pleasure, do not break
anyone’s heart”. (Rumi )

Of all the ills and vices that could lead to locking of one’s heart, it is in fact the breaking
someone else’s heart that is considered the worst action. By doing this you automatically risk
locking your own heart. Like Bawa Bulleh Shah says, “Destroy a mosque, destroy a
temple, but don’t destroy a heart.”

A sin against Allah Almighty can be forgiven for he is the Most Forgiving, but to sin against
man becomes a problem if the aggrieved is not willing to forgive. Just as pleasing a heart is
a liked action in sight of Allah Almighty; the opposite is true of breaking a heart.

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Khidmah

One day a person came to Rasulullah and complained, ‘my heart is very hard, I don’t feel
any compassion for anything or anybody’. Rasulullah replied, ‘The thing that can soften
your heart is to give poor people food and to help the masikeen, take care of orphans, this
will make your heart soft.’

This is a clear injunction that khidmah is pivotal in softening the heart. Whether that service
is performed for a relative, stranger or even an animal, it is constantly happening in society.
Khidmah is linked to compassion which all human beings have and Allah Almighty has made
it possible that at every moment they have an opportunity to unlock their hearts. Be it
through a small gesture of kindness or compassion shown.

Unlocking of the Heart

Acts of obedience are essential to the well being of the heart, just in the same way that food
and drink are to the body. All wrong actions are the same as poisonous foods, and they
inevitably harm the heart.

In order to maintain the well being of the body, you have to carefully follow a strict diet. You
have to habitually and constantly eat good food at regular intervals, and must be quick to
free the stomach of harmful elements if the wrong food is eaten by mistake.

However, the well being of the heart, is far more important than that of the body, for while the
well being of the body enables man to lead a life that is free from illnesses in this world, that
of the heart ensures both a fortunate life in this world and eternal bliss in the next.

In the same way, while the death of the body cuts the servant off from this world, the death
of the heart results in everlasting anguish. A righteous man once said, "How odd, that some
people mourn for the one whose body has died, but never mourn for the one whose heart
has died; and yet the death of the heart is far more serious!"

Thus acts of obedience are indispensable to the well being of the heart. It is worthwhile
mentioning the following acts of obedience here, since they are very necessary and
essential for the servant's heart: Dhikr, recitation of the Noble Qur'ân, seeking Allah's
forgiveness, making du’a, invoking salawat on Rasulullah .

“Verily! Only in the Dhikr of Allah will your heart find peace.” Qur’an (Surah 13: Verse 28)

The principal effect of dhikr is to bring the heart back to awareness of Allah Almighty. So
there are various forms of dhikr that can achieve this reconnection; silent dhikr, loud dhikr
and to recite the Holy Qur’an. To recite the Holy Qur’an is the greatest of all dhikrs and many
people have come to Islam just by reading the Holy Qur’an.

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Supplication (du’a) is the most honourable act of worship in the sight of Allah Almighty, as
Rasulullah said: “There is nothing that is more honourable in the sight of Allah than
supplication.”

The benefit of du’a cannot be overemphasised as even an old lady who had made up her
own du’a in her local dialect was forgiven because of it.

Mawlana Rumi speaking about Rasulullah say that he is like a magnet, and mankind is
a like a piece of metal, the stronger the connection the closer you get to the magnet. So the
more a person is sending blessings upon Rasulullah , the more his connection gets
stronger. And without a doubt Rasulullah is the unlocker of the hearts, with one glance
Rasulullah can unlock the hearts of a whole nation.

The Awliya always encourage people to read salawat at the beginning and the end of their
awrads. Qibla Alam and Hadrat Sahib prescribed numerous salawats for their murids.
For some have to read Durood Mustagath Sharif once in the morning and once at night.
Others have been told to read a chapter of Dalail Khayraat every day.

Sardar Diwan used to read all the waza’if that Qibla Alam had instructed him. His daily
practices consisted of dhikr of ‘Allah’, ‘Allah’, tahajjud, ishraq and awwabin. Hadrat Sahib
states that, “I had the opportunity to stay at Sardar Sahib‟s home and he used to read the
Panjabi shajarah tariqat with such great passion and devotion that during the recitation his
long tresses would sway from one side to the other. When Sardar Sahib would reach the
point where Qibla Alam was mentioned he would shout ‘ill lallah’ with such a force that
often his cap would fall off his head”.

Sardar Diwan would read the Dalail al-Khayrat and in the copy that was in his use, the
Monday section was worn out whereas the rest of the week was unused. This indicates that
perhaps he was only instructed to read the Monday section.

The Lion Child

Once Sardar Diwan had become a murid and was steadfast on the path; Qibla Alam
asked him if there was anything he regretted in life. His one regret was that Allah Almighty
had blessed him with numerous daughters but he had no son to carry on the lineage.
Though being of advanced age, Qibla Alam reassured him that Allah Almighty will grant
him a son. He then advised him to marry his late brother’s wife, Mai Kalu, who was also
advanced in age.

When she heard of this proposal, she did tawba, and quickly fled to the adjacent village
hoping that when Qibla Alam had left, she could return. The thought of marrying her late
husband’s brother was too much to bear.

Qibla Alam , however, prolonged his stay in the hope of formalising this marriage.
Messages were being relayed back and forth but she was not relenting. She felt hard done
by her late husband and could not come to marrying the temperamental Sardar Diwan .

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Even after reassurances from Qibla Alam that this would be a good and blessed
marriage, she was not convinced. Qibla Alam then invited her to meet him; an invitation
she accepted. Upon meeting her, Qibla Alam said, “We have been waiting for fifteen days
for you, please accept our proposal and if you do so, then Allah Almighty will make this life
and the next life good for you.”

She finally consented and was married to Sardar Diwan . Her acceptance pleased Qibla
Alam , who in return gave her many du’as.

When Qibla Alam left the village, he stated that he would return once they have a son. On
returning home Qibla Alam said to his wife, Qibla Mai Sahiba , “I have made a promise
to my sangi, that Allah Almighty grant him a son. There was no child written in his naseeb,
so I have taken a cub from a lioness and granted to him.”

Sometime later, Mai Kalu gave birth to a son. Sardar Diwan upon seeing the newborn
was shocked. The child’s eyes resembled that of a lion and furthermore he had a tail.
Frightened by the appearance he sent a message to Qibla Alam , ‘Shaykh, what have you
given us? He is a monster.’

Qibla Alam reassured him and made evident of his pleasure that Allah Almighty had
accepted his du’a. Then he asked Hadrat Sahib who was a young boy to choose a name
for the newborn. Hadrat Sahib named him Muhammad Sarwar.

Qibla Mai Sahiba was also very pleased that Sardar Diwan had been granted this gift.
She once remarked, “People plant trees and eat fruit from it. Muhammad Sarwar is our tree;
we planted him and he will produce fruit.”

The next time Qibla Alam visited Sardar Diwan , a very large crowd had gathered to
see him, all seeking one thing; more sons. Qibla Alam advised them to go to the tree in
the courtyard to grab some leaves. Some grabbed one, some three but one person grabbed
eight leaves and sure enough his wife bore eight sons. That tree still remains to today in the
courtyard of the house.

Broken Hearted

“You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.” (Rumi)

If unable to unlock the heart through the conventional way of reading, praying and sending
salawat, there are always alternatives, which are not for the faint hearted.

If a person’s heart is locked and nothing penetrates it, though it maybe intact, it is a useless
tool. The role of the master is to smash it to pieces so that it becomes alive. When you try
and join the pieces together it begins to function again. This process is very painful but very
beneficial. Allama Iqbal says about this, “The heart is like a mirror. Do not prevent it from
being broken. Its breakage is more dearer in the sight of Allah Almighty.” Unlike a mirror

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which loses value upon breakage, the heart in Allah Almighty’s sight gains value, the more it
shatters into pieces.

Just as a king destroys all in his path after conquering a city because he wants to make his
imprint, Allah Almighty likewise wants the shattered heart, upon which He stamps His mark.
In the life of holy people there are examples of this, be it where a close one has died or a
rejection from a woman. This has spurned them to leave everything and become solely
devoted to Allah Almighty. This results in their hearts functioning properly and being
receptive and sensitive.

There is saying, ‘be crazy with Allah, but with Muhammad be very alert.’ Meaning you can
say almost anything and Allah Almighty will not mind but do not dare to utter anything in the
company of the pious, for they are subtle and can be easily be offended.

Though easily offended, they can easily be pleased by the smallest of things. Once
Rasulullah returned home to perform wudu and found his water jug had already been
filled with water. Upon enquiry, his wife Sayyidah Maymuna informed him that her nephew
had filled the jug. Rasulullah was very pleased with this gesture.

Khwaja Baqi Billah once had some unexpected visitors. A murid who ran a local sweet
shop saw these visitors go inside. He knew of his Shaykh’s humble existence and so
immediately prepared food and presented it before the Shaykh and the guests. This simple
action taken on his own initiative pleased the Shaykh so much that he granted him his wish;
to become like the Shaykh.

Sardar Diwan was no stranger to these types of deeds. He once sent a horse with some
sangis who accompanied Qibla Alam back to Checheyan Sharif. He had instructed them
to present the horse to the Shaykh once they had arrived and not before.

Hadrat Sahib narrates, “Once, I stayed at the home of Sardar Diwan with Qibla Alam
. Afterwards I stayed at his house on numerous occasions. After the demise of Qibla Alam
my main reason of going to Kulla was to visit Sufi Faujdar Khan who was posted at a
nearby customs checkpoint. Sardar Diwan was a very close friend of Sufi Faujdar Khan
and apart from being sangis, both were deputies of Qibla Alam . Once I visited Sardar
Diwan’s home with Qibla Alam . In honour of the visit he presented Qibla Alam with a
very beautiful buffalo but he refused. Sardar Diwan folded his hands and with a grieving
voice humbly requested Qibla Alam , ‘By not accepting the gift you have only increased
this wretched person’s misfortune.’ Seeing his state of despair Qibla Alam was obliged to
accept his gift. This buffalo remained at Checheyan Sharif for many years.”

Sardar Diwan passed away on 18th April 1943 in his ancestral village, Kulla and was
buried near his house, his grave is made with bricks and the headstone is made of marble.

Al Fatiha

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