Ainul Faqar / Ainul Faqr

HIKAYAT

It is said that Hazrat Sultan Bayazid Bastami Rahmatu-Allahe Ta-aala Alaihe used to keep Fast in the day and remained vigil (the nightlong) every night in worship. One day he felt Khatraat during worship of Assalaat (Prayers). He asked his companions to explore and investigate if Dunya (World) had entered their house that day. Servants replied that "O Sultan! Twelve years have passed that neither we saw face of currency and Dunya (World) nor ate tasty meals. Sultan said that rise of Khatraat** in his Prayers has certainly a link with philosophy of presence of Dunya (World) inside the house. When the servants swept the house, they found a Khurma (dried date) underfoot of one leg of bed. They took it to him. He said that "that house, which has inside it a commodity Dunya (World) even as negligible as a dry date, is house of a trader".

Faqeer Bahu Rahmatu-Allahe Ta-aala Alaihe says that the Faqeers are of four kinds:

One is that Faqeer and in him is Hikmat (philosophy) of Dunya (World) that Outwardly he looks distressed (and agitated) but his Inward is festooned [because of the Anwaar of Ilaahiya] for example Hazrat Khizar Alaihis-Salaam. One Faqeer is such that his Outward condition is decorated and his Inward is perplexed like the condition of Hazrat Musa (Moses) Alaihis-Salaam. One Faqeer is he that his Inward and Outward are both extremely good looking as was the case of the Overlord of Cosmos - Hazrat Muhammad Sal Allahu Alaihe Wa Aa-lehee Wa-sallam! One kind of Faqeer is such that his Outward and Inward are both distressed (and corrupt) like Bal'am Baoor .

Hence, if Nafs demands Dunya (World), the Faqeer should ask his Nafs that "go away and eat one hundred onions from the basket [which you do not like to eat] and go unto the People-of-Dunya and beg from them earning a dishonor because when you have lost hope in Allah, it is your doom. Otherwise, do not go unto the people of world and beg not from them. If the People of world to get the honor of a meeting, you should not entertain and if they still come, tell them they are the People-of-Dunya so be beaten by shoes hundreds of times that the Fitna (dissension and temptation) of the Dunya (World) should leave them and then they should come unto you, otherwise not". If the Taalib (Seeker) is Saadiq (True and loyal) and keeps sincerity for Allah, his Nafs will accept to avert the dishonor and will return after abnegation of Dunya (World). The Hijaab causing his lead astray will destroy and he will become Taarik Faqeer otherwise, Khatraat arise inside the heart of the Faqeer when he gazes upon Dunya (World) which are brigands on the Path of Faqar. We seek refuge in Allah against such situation!

** Khatraat: Menaces that pose threat to integrity etcetera and lure a person to evil. 'Moreover, Khatraat of Evil do not come inside heart, which is Clear and free of bad blood (P189 Ain ul Faqar)'. Also see P06 Ain ul Arifeen, P59 Asraar ul Qadiri

ABOUT BAL'AM BAOOR: He was a renowned scholar and pious person in the Children of Israel in the era of Hazrat Musa Alaihis-Salaam. He had been engrossed in mortification and Mujahida for forty years. He knew the Ism-e-Azam. When he raised his head, he could see up to the Throne. Twelve thousand scholars used to study in his company. He was Mustajaab-ud-Dawaat . Due to his curse, Hazrat Musa Alaihis-Salaam along with his nation remained in problems in the valley of Tiya. When message of Allah came that He had granted him the power of Dawat but he has been unthankful to Allah. Had he shown gratefulness to Allah even once in his entire life Allah would have not been not taken all the bounties back from him. Under lobbing of his nation and after taking from them a lot of wealth and rewards, he wished a curse against Hazrat Musa Alaihis-Salaam and the Children of Israel that fell back on him. And it has come in Holy Quran that his condition became so much worse like that dog which if beaten, would wheeze and if not beaten, it would even then wheeze. He ended in state of Kufr and met ruination due to a curse of a Messenger.