clothes. Ghaus-e-Pak رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: I examined all of my deeds and I found feeding others the greatest of all. (Qalaaid-ul-Jawahir, pp.37)

Similarly, Shaykh ‘Abdullah Jaba`ee رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: Once Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-Pak رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said to me: To me, feeding the poor and treating people with good manners are excellent and perfect deeds. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه further stated: I do not save any money; if I have 1000 dinars in the morning, I would have no dinar in the evening because I would distribute them among the needy and the poor, and would feed the hungry. (Qalaaid-ul-Jawahir, pp. 8)

ترے در سے ہے منگتوں کا گزارا یا شہِ بغداد              یہ سن کر میں نے بھی دامن پسارا یا شہِ بغداد

مِری قسمت کا چمکا دو ستارہ یا شہِ بغداد           دکھا دو اپنا چہرہ پیارا پیارا یا شہِ بغداد

غمِ شاہ مدینہ مجھ کو تم ایسا عطا کر دو                  جگر ٹکڑے ہو دل بھی پارہ پارہ یا شہِ بغداد

مجھے اچھا بنا دو مرشدی بے شک یقینًا ہیں               مرے حالات تم پر آشکارا یا شہِ بغداد

Let’s listen to an excellent parable about how generous our Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه and how he would help the poor:

All this is the blessing of that night

Shaykh ‘Abdur Razzaq Qaadiri رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه, the blessed son of Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: After my blessed father became famous, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه performed only one Hajj. During the Hajj-pilgrimage, we reached a city situated in the south of Baghdad. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه ordered us to look for the poorest family of the city. Hence we went to a deserted area in which there was a set up camp. With the permission of the owner of the camp, Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه spent the night there. An elderly man, woman and a girl lived in that camp. Mashaaikh, many rich and affluent people invited him to stay at their house but he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه did not accept their invitations. The mayor of city also sent many cows, goats foods, animals, gold and silver to Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه gave everything to the poor family and left the area in the morning.