So then why are miracles manifested?
Sometimes when the saints are under a special spiritual state,
they will have no recollection of what is going on
and in such a moment, they may release a miracle involuntarily.
When Do Saints Perform Miracles?
The most fascinating thing that common folks find about saints is that they perform miracles.
The saints have the power to do certain things that common people cannot do.
It's a glamour attached with sainthood.
There is no separate power for a miracle.
There is a saying in spirituality: isteqama fouq ul karama
It means: remaining steadfast and observing patience is greater than performing a miracle.
Concealing your identity, your powers is the ultimate form of patience.
It is even greater than a miracle. And saints are not permitted to perform miracles.
So then why do they manifest miracles?
Sometimes when the saints of God come under a majestic spiritual state, their intellect is veiled
and they don't remember what is happening.
In such a moment, they unwillingly manifest miracles.
Otherwise, no saint has ever intentionally performed a miracle.
It has never been done intentionally.
Performing miracles is forbidden in spirituality.
Moreover, there are many types of saints.
There are saints of various ranks and each has a different calibre and power.
One type of saint is a Sultan ul Fuqra.
A Sultan ul Fuqra has the power to take one to God with his spiritual concentration, without the help of spiritual austerities.
They also have the power to terminate anyone's faith.
Or even their life.
They can end anyone's life with a single glance.
They can command the angels to do their bidding.
They can turn a pauper into a king with just a glance.
And with a wrathful glance, turn a king into a pauper.
A Sultan ul Fuqra has all these powers.
So imagine the power Imam Mehdi holds.
Miracles are insignificant, they are nothing grand.
We had an office in Manchester, and one day during the month of Ramadan
I was reciting a qawwali after holding a ceremonial Zikr gathering.
It was Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's qawwali and while reciting it, I became quite overwhelmed with emotions
and began to chant His Divine Eminence's name and in that moment it felt like there was no distance between me and God.
All of a sudden, a great spark and light shone from my eyes and I was able to see as far as Bait al Mamoor and Sidra tul Muntaha with my eyes open.
Sometime later, I went to America to meet His Divine Eminence.
Do you know what happened?
His Divine Eminence told me to tell someone present there about that special state I experienced.
Now, I had forgotten about it so I asked, 'Master, which special state?'
The Lord said, 'When you were reciting the qawwali at the office in Manchester that day'.
I had not spoken of this incident with His Divine Eminence.
And the Lord said, 'Go ahead and tell them about the special state in which man becomes God'.
And this is what His Divine Eminence said at that time.
A lady from Canada had come to meet His Divine Eminence. She was a Sikh.
Diljeet Kaur.
She believed in His Divine Eminence.
She had asked His Divine Eminence to manifest a miracle.
His Divine Eminence replied, 'Hold on, I will show you a miracle in just a moment'.
That's when the Lord asked me to tell her about that special moment, and I did.
Then They said, 'These servants of mine, these followers...'
Actually, They did not use the word 'servant' because it is against Their temperament.
They said, 'These followers of mine, there are some among them who have the power to revive the dead'.
In my own words, I say: there are some servants of the Lord who have been given the power to revive the dead.
The Lord said, 'Carving such disciples is my miracle'.
'Carving such disciple...'
Such an incredible statement.
You want to see a miracle...
'Carving such disciples is my miracle'