Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Makhdoom Ali Mahimi




In the Name of Allah, the Benevolent, the Merciful

Qutub-e-kokan Makhdoom-e-Mahimi

"Ali, fetch me a glass of water", said the mother after finishing her Isha prayers. Her son Ali rushed to bring water. The pious lady lay in her bed and soon went to sleep. When at Tahajjud time she woke up she saw Ali standing by her bedside with a glass of water in his hand. She said: Ali, why you did not wake me up? The obedient son said: I thought I should not disturb your sleep. I wanted to enjoy this Khidmat(service). The Mother said: Your Khidmat would one day bring you the title of Makhdoom (the master) and your sincerity would make you Faqih, the scholar of thelogy.




Ali was eager to attain the knowledge of religion. This was the time when Baghdad and Madina Sharif were the centers of learning. Ali wanted to go to Baghdad or Madina to quench his thirst of islamic learning. But the mother loved him so much that she was hesitant to part with him
for such a long journey. So she prayed to Allah: O Lord! arrange for my son a source of knowledge here itself so that he may not go away from me.And her prayers were answered. Hazrat Khizr was appointed as his teacher. Ali used to go to the seashore and learnt his spiritual lessons from Khizr. Hazrt Khizr had instructed him specifically not to reveal to anybody the arrangement of teacher and disciple.





The spiritual Madressa went on smoothly. Ali was very sharp in attaining the knowledge. One day the mother asked: Ali, I have noticed that you remain absent from house after the Fajr prayer. Where do you go? Ali could not dare to hide the truth from his mother and told her all about Hazart Khizr and his tuitions. From that day Hazrt Khizr stopped coming. Ali was very much depressed on discontinuation of his classes with Hazrt Khizr. He sought his mother's permission to go to Baghdad for future studies. The mother prayed to Allah: O Lord! Ali is innocent. He did not tell a lie to me. please don't punish him for his truthfulness. The pious lady's prayer was once again answered and Hazrt Khizr started to come to teach Ali till he attained full knowledge of religion.




He became the scholar of Faqih and seekers. Makhdoom Ali Faqih wrote many books including a commentary on the Holy Qur'an entitled Tafseer-e-Rahmani. His scholarHadith and aquired proficiency in Qur'anic learning. His contemporaries gave him the title of Faqih. He was also called Makhdoom for his service to the knowledge liness has been recognized far and wide.
Makhdoom Ali Faqis is the Qutub of kokan, a great Wali of Western India. It is really very important to know about him and his services to the Islamic faith.





I have the pleasure of seeing the Qur'an hand-written by Makhdoom Sahib. It is really a master piece of calligraphy. On every 28th day of Ramadhan, the Qur'an written by Makhdoom Ali is displayed to general public at the Dargah at Mahim where Makhdoom Ali Faqih lay buried by the side of his beloved mother.




I hope that this will help People to know about Makhdoom Ali Mahimi, who reigns even today over the hearts of millions through his spiritual achievements.

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