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A DIARY OF A DISCIPLE OF NIZAMUDIN AULIA
by Rajkumar Hardev
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CONTENTS PAGE
- THE DIARY OF RAJKUMAR HARDEV 1
PERSIAN EDUCATION 2
MY CAPTIVITY 2
SPIES IN DELHI 3
REQUEST FOR HOMAGE 5
ATTENDANCE AT THE KHAWAH 7
LANGAR KHANA (FREE PUBLIC KITCHEN) 8
DINING WITH HAZIRAT 9
EVERY KING IS A BANDIT 11
SYEDI MAULA 12
DELHI'S BAZAAR 16
HAZIRAT'S BLESSINGS 19
ABOUT THE NIGHT 21
REASON FOR THE NAME CHISHTIYA 27
MORE ABOUT HAZIRAT NIZAMUDIN AULIA (RA) 29
TIME OF HIS ARRIVAL IN DELHI 30
BAIAT AND KHILAFAT 31
THE STORY OF MULLA YUSUF 31
ATTESTATION OF KHILAFAT 32
GAVE A SHRIEK 32
ABOUT HAZRAT'S CHILDHOOD 32
ANECDOTES OF THE PIR 35
THE RULER'S PROCESSION 35
A HINDU 35
THE REMEMBERING OF BEING THE GUESTS OF GOD'S HOSPITALITY 37
KEEPING THE COMPANY OF THE SPIRITUAL GUIDE 37
EVENTS OF THE MORNING 41
SENT FOR US 46
SHAIKH NASEERUDIN MEHMOOD (RA) 49
AN INCIDENT 49
NAMAZ 50
INVASION OF TARGI MOGHUL 51
THE REPLY FROM TARGI 53
THE MOGHULS LEAVE 55
PEARL LADEN TRAYS 55
HAZRAT'S ADDRESS 58
ALL ABOUT HAZRAT'S PIRS 59
AN ANECDOTE 63
MAULANA NAJIMUDIN SUGHRA 64
HAZRAT KHWAJA QUTUBUDIN BAKHTIAR KAKI (RD) 65
THE NARRATION ABOUT THE ZIARAT OF THE PROPHET (SA) 67
THE EID INCIDENT 68
DEPARTURE 69
HAZRAT SHAIKH UL ALAM BABA FARIDUDIN GANJE SHAHKAR 73
EDUCATION 74
DEVOTION AND FAITH 74
THE ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT ONES 74
BAIAT 75
BENEFICENCE 75
THE LAST TABARRUKS (GIFTS) 75
RUPEES FOUR CRORES 76
NAMES OF THE CHILDREN 77
DAILY ROUTINE 77
A LETTER TO THE KING 78
A WALKING STICK 78
THE STORY OF A MULLA 78
ANOTHER ANECDOTE 83
IFTAR 83
THE STORY OF THE QALANDER 84
DEMISE 85
THE MIRACULOUS HANDKERCHIEF 85
A STORY ABOUT THE PROPHET 87
A HINDU GUEST 89
EVERYONE'S FOOD SUPPLIED FROM THE KITCHEN 89
THE STORY OF THE HALWA 89
SETTING OUT THE MEAL 90
THE GUESTS RELATE AN INCIDENT 90
A BABY 91
KIRMANI FAMILY LINEAGE 91
THE GIFT OF A VILLAGE 92
HE BROUGHT US HERE 92
STRAINED RELATIONSHIP 93
SYED HUSAIN KIRMANI 93
A VISIT TO SYED MOHAMMED KIRMANI 94
A DISH 94
SYED SAHIB'S REASON FOR RENOUNCING THE WORLD 95
WHAT DO YOU WISH TO DO? 96
PREDICTION 96
UNENDURABLE 97
THE ORIGIN OF URDU 97
MY INQUIRY 98
HAZIRAT REPLIED 98
AFTER -FORTY DAYS 99
MUJAD AND MAHLOOQ (LONG HAIR AND SHAVEN HEADS) 102
KALAH CHAR TARKI (FOUR THINGS OF ABSTINENCE) 103
MAKRAZ RANI 103
A JOURNEY 103
HAZIRAT'S MOTHER 104
AUDIENCE 105
BAIAT 105
A CALL FROM THE ROYAL COURT 106
THE ARRIVAL OF KHWAJA AHMED 106
ARRIVAL OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE 107
MY REPLY 108
AN AUDIENCE WITH THE KING 109
BASANT (SPRING FESTIVAL) 111
SUMMONS FROM HAZAR DINARI 114
MAJLIS AT BABA TUSI (RD) 117
A YEAR LATER 118
THE KING'S ILLNESS 119
TWO MONTHS LATER 119
SECRET NEWS 119
SAGE 120
NEWLY CONVERTED MUSLIMS KILLED 120
THE EXILE OF THE CROWN PRINCE 120
DEATH OF THE KING 120
THE ASSASSINATION OF MALIK KAFOOR 121
THE ASSASSINATION OF KHIZIR KHAN AND HIS SON 122
THE IMMORALITY OF QUTUBUDIN KHILJI 122
HOSTILITY TO HAZIRAT 122
THE KING'S ILLNESS 123
SECRET CONSULTATIONS 125
THE ARRIVAL OF SHAIKH RUKNUDIN 126
MEETING WITH HAZIRAT SHAIKH 126
SHAIKH SHABUDIN JAAM 128
INVITATION 129
THE KING'S LETTER 130
A MESSAGE TO SHAIKH ROOMI 131
THE DEMISE OF SHAIKH ROOMI 132
SOYEM OF SHAIKH ROOMI 132
MUSA SUHAG 136
ASSASSINATION OF THE KING 136
THE RETURN OF HARDEV 142
NEWS OF THE REVOLT 142
ARRIVAL IN DELHI 144
THE NEXT DAY 144
ABSOLUTE ATTENTION 144
THE NAME, AHMED AYAZ 145
INSTRUCTION IN JAFR (THE OCCULT SCIENCE OF NUMBERS AND LETTERS) 145
ISLAMIC RETICENCE 146
WATER-CARRIERS 147
CONCLUSION 150
THE BOOK ON JAFR 150
PROSTRATION OF REVERENCE 150
QURANIC CORROBORATION 151
SHAITAN DID NOT PERFORM THE PROSTRATION 151
PROSTRATION TO HAZIRAT YUSUF 152
ATTACK DURING A MAJLIS-E SAMA 153
QAZI SAHEB BECOMES ILL 154
THE KING'S COMMAND 154
HAZIRAT'S REPLY 154
MAULANA FAKHRUDIN ZARRADI 155
THE DARBAR (COURT OF SHARIAT) 156
THE MAJLIS THAT NIGHT 160
NAMAZ WITH SHOES 160
AT AMIR KHLISRO'S HOUSE 162
THE STORY OF AMIR KHUSIRO'S BAIAT 162
MOHAMMED TUGLAQ'S VISIT 165
THE ARRIVAL OF THE KING OF THE DECCAN 166
THREE DAYS LATER 167
A POT OF GOLD COINS 168
MY EMPLOYMENT 168
THE DARBAR OF THE CROWN PRINCE 169
DIRECTED TO CONSTRUCT A WELL 170
LETTER FROM TUGLAQ 170
A SECOND COMMAND OF THE KING 171
HAZIRAT'S ILLNESS 172
A THIRD COMMAND FROM THE KING 172
THE WATER BECOMES OIL 173
THE KING'S ARRIVAL 174
WHY HAZRAT HAD NOT MARRIED 175
IN HAZIRAT'S PRESENCE 177
SUCCESSION 178
NEVER ATE MEAT 178
NEWS OF THE KING'S DEATH 179
HAZRAT'S HEALTH 180
CONCERN AND SOLITUDE FOR GUESTS 181
EVERYTHING GIVEN AWAY 181
THE LAST MOMENTS 183
THE PLACE OF BURIAL 184
ARRIVAL OF THE KING 184
MUSIC PRECEEDED THE BIER 184
SPIRITUAL HERITAGE 185
THE KING CARRIES THE BIER 186
SOYEM NIAZ 186
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