This travelogue is an excerpt of the reverend Mufassir of the Quran, Arif Billah (one who recognizes Allah in his true sense) Hazrat Shaykh Maulana Sayyed Mohammed Talha Qasmi Naqsbandi Mujaddidi Damatabarkatahum’s (hereafter referred to as Hazrat DB) travel to the United Kingdom in November 2022.
(Part 3 – Leicester)
Arranged and Presented by: Sayyed Muhammad Talha Qasmi, Khaadim, Silsila-e-Aaliyaa-Naqshbandiyah, Khanqaah Darul-Ehsan
Bismillah-hir-Rahmaan-nir-Raheem
After Zohar, the travellers took to the journey to Leicester to meet Mufti Mohammed Haroon Sindhi Saahab DB who is a Khalifa of Hazrat Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad Saahab DB. The travellers reached the venue in the evening being hosted for dinner by Mufti Sindhi Saahab DB. The evening discourse was scheduled after Isha at Masjid e Umar. The masjid had Hazrat Murshid e Alam, Maulana Ghulam Habib Saahab RH visit often as Mufti Sindhi Saahab DB stated and remembers the attendees would not be able to bear the Tawajjuh of Hazrat Murshid e Aalam RH since it was very strong in its spiritual effect. Taqi, the disciple from Nizamabad in India who was studying in Newcastle, had come to visit travelling for 5 hours to spend some time in the company of Hazrat DB. After the discourse, the travellers were returning to the hotel and had Taqi along in the car who was to catch a bus back to Newcastle later that night. While on the way back to the hotel, the author and Taqi preferred to have some tea which brother Fazal was kind in getting us, while Hazrat DB was not keen on the team (although Hazrat DB did not stop us at the moment). When we reached the hotel the tea was being heated in the kettle being engaged in conversation. Shortly after we noticed the tea in the kettle was heated beyond normal temperate and spilt with tea spurting from the nozzle straining the carpet and the walls a little. The walls were cleaned, however, the carpet had some strain left. The author and Taqi were conscious of the fact that Hazrat DB did not scold or tell us both off (as should have been the case for being negligent, one is filled with gratitude to Allah for such a blessing of a Shaykh) on the contrary Hazrat DB advised us to right the wrong and make corrections (giving us a lesson on not being conscious of correcting mistakes as against only be worried of the wrong one may have done or be the cause for). There was also a passing comment jokingly from Hazrat DB stating, “See I did not want to drink the tea and Allah made it so that none of us could have it”. The author and Taqi spent some time doing some Khidmah of Hazrat DB before Taqi left to catch his bus being very pleased with the meeting and the time he could spend in his Shaykh’s company which otherwise would be not as easy in India given Hazrat DB is surrounded by scores of people.
The morning after the morning routine, brother Fazal noted the stains on the carpet in the room and cleansed them himself washing them with a cloth. May Allah bless him for his kindness and the ability to be of assistance in more ways than one when he is blessed with many worldly bounties by Allah.
