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ABU L-QASIM B. ALI B. ABDALLAH AL-GURGANI (may God prolong his

li! or "h! #!n!i" o $s and o all Mosl!ms%&

In his time he was unique and incomparable. His beginning (ibtida) was very excellent

and strong, and his journeys were performed with punctilious observance (of the sacred

law). t that time the hearts of all initiates (ahl-i dargah) were turned towards him,and all see!ers (Taliban) had a firm belief in him. He possessed a marvelous power of

revealing the inward experiences of novices (kashf-i waqi muridan), and he was learned

in various branches of !nowledge. ll his disciples are ornaments of the society inwhich they move. "lease #od, he will have an excellent successor, whose authority the

whole body of $ufis will recogni%e, namely, bu lf al&'adl b. uhammad al&

'armadhi (may #od lengthen his days),*who has not omitted to fulfil his duty towards

his master, and has turned his bac! on all (worldly) things, and through the blessings ofthat (renunciation) has been made by #od the spiritual mouthpiece (zaban-i hal) of that

venerable $hay!h.

+ne day I was seated in the $hay!hs presence and was recounting to him myexperiences and visions, in order that he might test them, for he had unrivalled s!ill in

this. He was listening !indly to what I said. -he vanity and enthusiasm of youth mademe eager to relate those matters, and the thought occurred to me that perhaps the

$hay!h, in his novitiate, did not enjoy such experiences, or he would not show so much

humility towards me and be so anxious to inquire concerning my spiritual state. -he$hay!h perceived what I was thin!ing. y dear friend,/ he said, you must !now that

my humility is not on account of you or your experiences, but is shown towards Him

who brings experiences to pass. -hey are not peculiar to yourself, but common to all

see!ers of #od./ +n hearing him say this I was utterly ta!en abac!. He saw myconfusion and said0 + my son, an has no further relation to this "ath except that,

when he is attached to it, he imagines that he has found it, and when he is deposed fromit he clothes his imagination in words. Hence both his negation and his affirmation,both his non&existence and existence, are imagination. an never escapes from the

prison of imagination. It behoves him to stand li!e a slave at the door and put away

from himself every relation (nisbat) except that of manhood and obedience./fterwards I had much spiritual conversation with him, but if I were to enter upon the

tas! of setting forth his extraordinary powers my purpose would be defeated.

fter the death of Ha%rat 1hwaja bul 2asim #uargani (3..). He passed on the $ecretof the #olden 4hain to bu 5li al&'adl bin uhammad al&'armadhi at&-usi (q).

Ref: Khasful Mahjub