came to an end when the windstorm of death overcame them and all their hopes of living long lives in the world were dashed to the grounds. Their happiness and joyous moments were abandoned by death. Their illuminating and glowing palaces turned into pitch-dark graves.

Ah! Those people, until yesterday, were amidst great hustle and bustle and passing their lives with their families and today they are amidst awful horrors and loneliness of grave. Such serious thoughts help people to remove the love of world from their hearts and they will be blessed with the absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and feeling of contentment, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

اَجَل نے نہ کِسریٰ ہی چھوڑا نہ دارا        ہر اِک لیکے کِیا کِیا نہ حَسرَت سِدھارا

اِسی سے سِکَندَر سا فاتِح بھی ہارا         پڑا رِہ گیا سب یُونہی ٹھاٹھ سارا

جگہ جی لگانے کی دُنیا نہیں ہے          یہ عِبرَت کی جا ہے تَماشا نہیں ہے

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Sayyiduna Ibn Najjaar Baghdadi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: Sayyiduna Shaykh Muhyuddin ‘Abdul Qaadir (Jeelani) رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: When any child was born in my house, I would take him/her in my hand and say, ‘This is the will of Allah [i.e. whatever Allah wills about the child, I am pleased with the will of Allah’]. When any child died, his death would not have any effect on me. During the speeches and sermons of Shaykh ‘Abdul Qaadir Jeelani رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه, his own sons and daughters would die, but he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would not discontinue his religious gathering. Bath used to be given to his deceased sons and daughters. Thereafter, the deceased used to be brought in the religious gathering and Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would get out of his chair and would lead the funeral prayer. (Seerat Ghaus-us-Saqalayn, pp. 83)