The year 1412 AH held immense significance in my life. After facing numerous challenges, I managed to secure a US visa to pursue computer graphics courses. In the same year, during my time in Dubai, I was blessed with the khidmat sharaf of transcribing the collection of Syedna Taher Saifuddin’s RA Qasaid Sharifa.
Life seemed to be going perfectly, and I was engulfed by happiness and satisfaction.
Ashara Mubarakah in 1413 AH was held in Pune. After completing half of the project in Dubai, I returned to India for the occasion. Unfortunately, my Dubai visa had expired, and I was in the process of renewing it while continuing my work at Badri Mahal in Mumbai.
One fateful Wednesday at Victoria Terminus station, as I bid farewell to my sister, a pickpocket snatched my passport from my kurta pocket. Panic and sorrow overwhelmed me as I realized the loss of not just my identity but also my dreams.
With a heavy heart and tearful eyes, I went back to the station and searched the entire place relentlessly, hoping against hope to find the passport. I continued doing rounds of the station and asking people through the next day.
On Friday, in the depths of despair, I went to Raudat Tahera, put my head on the Qabr Mubarak, and pleaded with tears rolling down: “Ae Moula, mane koi bhi tarah si aaj naj din ma mari passport mili jai, aap mari muraad koi bhi tarah poori kari aapye”.
With my heart laid bare, I was walking around the Qabr Mubarak when an acquaintance approached me and inquired about my distressed state. I informed him what had transpired to which he replied: “Taher Saifuddin Moula si maango, aap no waseelo lo, ye kai bhi kari sake che”.
After zyarat, I went to Badri Mahal to continue the work. Shortly afterward, I returned home for lunch as I was unable to lift myself up to continue the work with the same energy.
Then, at around 2:30 PM, an unexpected call came from my office colleague. A person had come with my passport and insisted on handing it over to me personally. Overwhelmed with shock and gratitude, I rushed to the office, but the person had already left, leaving an address behind.
Following the address, my colleague and I met a Madrasi hawker with a stall near VT station. He handed me my passport with a calm smile, seemingly curious about my reaction. As I stood there, puzzled, he began recounting the sequence of events leading to the recovery of my passport.
He had found the passport two days ago, after witnessing a man across his stall trying to hide and flipping through its contents. The man eventually discarded it near his stall, and the Madrasi Bhai picked it up, safeguarding it until the next day. That morning, he noticed the picture of me wearing a topi in the passport and asked his neighboring Mumin Bhai, who wore a similar topi, if he recognized the owner. The Mumin Bhai replied negatively but told the Madrassi Bhai that he would certainly ask around.
All of this was happening while I was at Raudat Tahera.
According to the norm, the Mumin Bhai went to the Badri Mahal masjid for Jumua namaz. He sat right next to the person I had met a short while ago in Raudat Tahera. Amidst a usual conversation, the Mumin Bhai mentioned the passport with his Madrasi neighbor having the name ‘Saifuddin’. The person who knew me curiously inquired if the name was ‘Shabbir’ and not ‘Saifuddin’. The Mumin Bhai said that he was not sure. After the namaz, they both went to the Madrasi Bhai which led to the serendipitous return of my lost passport.
For some, it may appear as a series of fortunate coincidences, but for me, it was a divine intervention, a testament to the power of Moulana Taher Saifuddin’s blessings. As my friend had said, “Moulana Taher Saifuddin kai bhi kari sake che”.
Moulana Mohammed Burhanuddin RA once stated “mumineen tamara sagla paase walayat nu passport che”.
And indeed, it does wonders.
Sheikh Shabbir Bhai Saifee
Houston, USA
In the means of shukr and zikr, anyone who is willing to share his/her’s acquaintance, incident, or any experience with Moulana Muqaddas RA or Moulana Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS can mail it to dm@tazkerat.org & md@tazkerat.org
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