What Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya’s life says about moral conduct and service to humanity
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Gar nik aayam mara az Ishan girand
Dar bad basham mara badishan bakhshandIf I am noble, I may be counted with them;
If I am bad, I may be forgiven on their behalf.
Constant vigil on moral conduct and seeking forgiveness from God are critical features of Sufism. Here, the focus will be on the conversations of the foremost Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, in Fawa’id-ul-Fu’ad, on this topic. The anecdotes or hikayats presented in some detail address a spiritual fraternity of people with a heart (ahl-i-dil), which was soaked in love for God and everything around. As Nizamuddin Auliya said, dervishes (members of Sufi orders) were seen to be so graceful in arguing their case that people wondered how elegant they might be when expressing their love for each other. Examples of conversations between Nizamuddin and his followers, given below, will further establish the emphasis on moral and ethical conduct in Sufism as well as the complete submission to the will of God.
Nizamuddin Auliya once told his audience that Prophet Muhammad had foretold that the five generations (tabaqat) of people after him, with each of the generations lasting for 40 years, would gradually fall into ruin. The first generation was that of the companions of the...