Reply to a Mockery — Page 127
Response to the booklet entitled Ilh a m i Girgit 127 Sayyed ‘Abdul Q a dir J i l a n i , Hadrat Sheikh Far i d-ud-D i n ‘Att a r and Hadrat Man su r H all a j (may Allah have mercy on them all). There is no need to compile a long list of similar claims made by other saints. We understand that when pious and holy people are absorbed in and completely encompassed by God, they do utter such proclamations. We also know how little is the worth of peo- ple who oppose, reject and hurt these holy men. But Maulaw i Sahib, while understanding these issues well, still does not refrain from his viscous attacks. Therefore, we can present a few more examples from the writings of the saints of Islam. Hadrat Abul H asan Khirq a ni rta declares:. یھب دخاےئ وتق وہں � ی م� I am…also the God of the time. ( Tadhkiratul-Auliy a ’, Far i d-ud-D i n ‘Att a r, p. 418, Abul- H asan Kharq a n i rh , Mumtaz Academy, Lahore) Hadrat B a yaz i d Bis ta m i rh : سُبْحَانِی ْ مَا اَعْظَم ُ شَاْنِی ْ. I am holy with glory and greatness. And: ل َ اِلٰہ َ اِل َّ اَنَا فَاعْبُدُوْنِیْ. There is none worthy of worship other than myself. So