So, when Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani arrived,
he had expertise in Shariah, Tariqah, Haqiqah and Muarifah.
Therefore, he was appointed to be in charge of all the ranks as the Ghaus uz Zaman and was thus granted the title of Ghaus ul Azam, meaning the greatest helper.
Why Abdul Qadir Jilani was Bestowed the Title of Ghaus e Azam
Ghaus e Azam is a title.
Prophet Muhammad (s) has a spiritual system in place
and this spiritual system was created by Prophet Muhammad (s) for the sake of the purification of the lower selves of his nation.
You can be taught exoteric Shariah from anywhere,
however, esoteric Shariah can only be taught by the Prophet (s).
For this purpose, Prophet Muhammad (s) created a system in which there are 360 saints.
Every era is graced with a cabinet of 360 saints which is supervised by a leading saint called the Ghaus uz Zaman, meaning the Helper of the Time.
What does he help with?
He helps with ‘qad aflaha man tazaka - successful is he who purifies his lower self’.
For instance, the Verse of Purity was revealed in the Qur’an for the Prophet’s Household, right?
‘’All forms of impurity, dirt and filth have been removed from the Prophet’s Household and God has purified them completely’’.
So for the Household of the Prophet (s) was revealed the Verse of Purity, what about you and me?
We must endeavour to purify ourselves.
They were purified by God,
they are pure of all flaws.
Who said it? The Qur’an.
The Qur’an states: ‘We purified them completely’.
If God purified the Prophet’s Household, would any flaws remain?
Therefore, we can say with conviction regarding the Prophet’s Household that they are free from all forms of impurities.
There is absolutely no chance of any impurity, physical or spiritual.
And what about a common ummati?
They are laden with impurities, from the beginning to the end.
For this, the Qur’an commands us - it is not for the Prophet’s Household because they were rendered purity.
We were told ‘qad aflaha - who amongst you shall be successful?’
‘Man tazaka - the one who purifies the lower self’.
Prophet Muhammad (s) created this system for the purpose of purifying the lower self.
A cabinet of saints was created and 360 saints were appointed.
The leader of those saints is called Ghaus uz Zaman, he has three subordinates known as Qutb.
Qutb means compass.
Those three Qutb come together to direct people towards the Ghaus.
For example, what do I do? I direct you towards Sarkar.
If I had Satan occupying my heart, I would direct you towards myself.
The day you feel as though I am directing your attention towards me, understand that I have become misguided.
For as long as I am directing you towards Sarkar, understand that I am guided.
The day I say to you that I have become something, I am eminent, I am great and come towards me, serve me, follow me then understand I have become misguided.
I have ended up in the Devil’s lap.
Similarly, there are the Qutb and their job is to direct people towards the Ghaus.
Below them are 40 Abdaal.
The Abdaal are also mentioned in the ahadith.
Then there are the Akhyaar, Abraar, Zunjba, Nuqba
- all these various types of saints are part of the esoteric cabinet.
So, [the leader] is known as Ghaus uz Zaman.
So, when Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani, he had expertise in Shariah, Tariqah, Haqiqah and Muarifah.
Therefore, he was appointed to be in charge of all the ranks as the Ghaus uz Zaman
and was thus granted the title of Ghaus ul Azam, meaning the greatest helper.
For instance, we bestowed the title of Quaid e Azam to Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
The greatest ‘quaid (leader)’.
Then People’s Party gave the title of Quaid e Awaam (the leader of the people).
Q: What should Imran Khan’s title be?
What difference would a title make to Imran Khan?
It makes no difference.
Why?
Give any title to Imran Khan, the public, the nation is already dead.
Such a great leader and it has been 23 days since he has been locked up in jail.
They have installed cameras above his toilet so that when he goes to relieve himself, everyone can see him in the state of undress.
He has no door for privacy,
they released insects into his cell,
he has no clean water to drink
and yet there is only one thing Imran Khan declares: I will die before I concede!