When Moulana Muhammad Maseehullah Khan Jalalabadi (Rahimahullah), also known as Maseehul Ummah (1911–1992/1329–1413), visited Gujarat, we extended an invitation for him to visit our village, Kapodra. We humbly said, “Hazrat, it is a small village, but we sincerely wish for you to come.” He graciously accepted the invitation.
After the Asr prayer, Maseehul Ummah delivered a speech in the Masjid and people from the surrounding areas also came. After the prayer, when we walked out and passed through the neighbourhood, he stopped with an unusual expression and said, “This is a spacious village, and I feel like engaging in Zikr (remembrance of Allah).” I was astonished and said, “Hazrat, this house (here) was my uncle’s house, and he had an association with Hakimul Ummah. Although he was not a scholar, he knew Urdu very well. His routine was that after the Zuhr prayer, he would sit outside his house on a platform, and my father, along with five to ten others who were also connected with Hakimul Ummah, would gather there. They would read Hakeemul Ummah’s discourses, and this practice continued for many years in that house. My uncle was able to read and explain the Masnavi Shareef beautifully.”
I mentioned this to Maseehul Ummah as we passed by that house, where Hakimul Ummah’s discourses had been read for many years. He remarked, “Yes! Now I understand. I was wondering where this illumination came from.” We also lived in the same village; many people would come, but we never felt anything special. However, when Moulana Muhammad Maseehullah Khan Jalalabadi arrived, he immediately sensed the spiritual illumination and said that he felt like engaging in Zikr here.
[Adapted from ‘Caravan of Glory’]
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