Directly in front of the Prophet’s blessed tomb.
At the time, the platform of the Ashab e Sufaa was open to the public
I see
I was sitting on [the platform] and I began to cry.
I thought, ‘O Messenger of God, this is the final day of my trip here.
I beg you in the name of my Master, HDE Gohar Shahi…
at the very least, bring to my knowledge, what mistake I have made?
Before I could complete the sentence,
the scene before my eyes changed completely and I was not in my senses.
The golden gates were before me
Like you’re half-awake and half-asleep?
Honestly, it felt…
The Zikr of ‘Ya Gohar’ Initiated from the Tomb of the Messenger (s)
Did you go to Medina first or to Mecca?
We were taken to Medina first
I see
by the travellers, because we went by road from Abu Dhabi.
We befriended someone.
We thought there was no way of knowing what could happen in Medina since we didn’t know anybody there.
So, let’s befriend this man.
And throughout the journey, I maintained a conversation with him
and told him about the incidents relating to various spiritual dignitaries and their trip to Medina.
I basically wanted to prepare him so that if anything were to happen to me when I finally see the minaret of Medina…
then he should look after my belongings, etc.
What did you think would happen to you?
I was of the opinion that as soon as I see the minaret of the Prophet’s Tomb in Medina, I would come under a special spiritual state.
I see.
Such was my naivety.
I was such a fool
-So, did nothing happen then?-
Well, as soon as I got there, I was in utter awe.
And I would keep pinching myself, telling myself, ‘I’m in Medina! I’m in Medina!’
And HDE Gohar Shahi bestowed their blessings upon me there.
- Really?-
On my 7th or 8th day there,
I complained to the Prophet (s) and begged in the name of HDE Gohar Shahi
Oh gosh, now that’s serious business
Yes, I stood right before the Prophet’s blessed tomb
Right in front of the golden gates?
Yes, right in front of them. At the time, the platform of the Ashab e Sufaa was open to the public
I see
So, I was sitting on [the platform] and I began to cry.
I thought, ‘O Messenger of God, this is the final day of my trip here.
I beg you in the name of my Master, HDE Gohar Shahi…
at the very least, bring to my knowledge what mistake I have made
that I felt no sensations, I didn’t feel an increase in Zikr or my faith, etc.
I was about to say, ‘I beg you in the name of HDE Gohar Shahi’ and before I could complete the sentence,
the scene before my eyes changed completely and I didn’t even realise?...
And The golden gates were before me - Like you’re half-awake and half-asleep?
Honestly, it felt exactly as it feels to be speaking to you right now, that’s exactly how I remember it today.
Really? So what happened?
So it felt like a veil was lifted and there was someone of the likeness of HDE sitting on the sofa
and there is another standing right next to them, by their shoulder.
- I see - And both resembled HDE Gohar Shahi.
I was watching, utterly shocked.
The one who were sitting were smiling,
and the other were stood and were very serious; they kept gesturing me to - to kiss their feet?-
Yes, to kiss their feet. - Right -
So I thought that the one standing must be HDE Gohar Shahi
and the one sitting must be Prophet Muhammad (s).
So as soon as I moved towards the one who were sitting, who were smiling, and they said, ‘No, kiss their feet first’
. - Really?! - ‘The one who are standing’.
So I thought -
So, the one standing said to kiss the feet of the one sitting and vice versa? -
As soon as I moved towards the one who were standing, they took hold of me with both hands and strictly said,
‘First, kiss the feet of the one due to whom you’re here.
They are your Master, Gohar Shahi’.
And when I kissed the Lord’s feet, the Prophet (s) said,
‘You begged me in Their name,
and didn’t you ask me to tell you of your mistake?
Your mistake is this...
What do you [think you’ll] obtain here, after leaving that personality?’
That was the first time I came to realise
what a foolish thing I had done.
Despite being given the opportunity to be in the Lord’s company for so many years,
I didn’t realise it?
The Prophet (s) is telling me this,
that my mistake was coming here despite being associated with the Lord.
When this particular incident ended,
I practically heard ‘Ya Gohar’ echoing in the beats of my heart
and that’s when the prayers began
-This began in Medina! - Yes!
Ya Gohar Ya Gohar - Incredible! -
I had never before heard that there is the zikr of Ya Gohar as well.
- Wow! -
During salah, due to the [influence of] the clergymen and my religiosity,
I was troubled by the thought that I had never even felt [the Zikr of] ‘Allah Hoo’ [within myself]
but my heart was beating with ‘Ya Gohar’!
I felt such spiritual ecstasy from this zikr of Ya Gohar and my heart was just racing.
So, when I returned, I had a longing in my heart to tell HDE Gohar Shahi about this incident.
The characteristics of HDE Gohar Shahi are so unique;
as soon as I began speaking, the Lord said, ‘Don’t worry, I already know what happened’.
I was restless, I wanted to tell the Lord everything.
So I availed the opportunity one day.
[The Lord summoned me] and I went running to Them and They said, ‘I already know what happened, what will you tell me about it now?’
I said, ‘Master, this and that happened’,
and They said, ‘Well, you begged [the Prophet (s)] in my name, didn’t you?
So they had to listen,
although this was supposed to be a secret’.
That is the day I found out about the zikr of Ya Gohar.
However, I never knew of what you told us in mehfil the other day,
or what HDE Gohar Shahi said - What was it? -
That there is a manifestation of the Lord in the Realm of Jabrut. - Yes -
When the Zikr of ‘Allah Hoo’ ascends from someone’s heart,
and traverses the Realm of Nasut, the Realm of Malakut,
and finally collides with the Lord’s manifestation in Jabrut, and the zikr of ‘Allah Hoo’
transforms into the zikr of ‘Ya Gohar’, and this is the sign that one’s zikr has been accepted by God. - Yes -
That this is a sign of acceptance.
Sayyidi, then we began to desire the Zikr of ‘Ya Gohar’ and we wanted to hold Zikr Circles of ‘Ya Gohar’.
Many people began experiencing incidents as such. - Yes -
And at that time, the hypocrites in ASI -
whom we considered to be of highly elevated spiritual statuses
- Which year did this incident of Medina occur? -
Either 1994 or 1995. When the opposition had reached its peak.
- No, no, I’m asking about what happened in Medina. - That happened in ‘91. -
In ‘91, when you had left America after leading the Taraweeh prayers? - Yes. -
So this happened after you lead the Taraweeh prayers in America?
- Yes. -
I remember this.
- Yes, Master -
You were leaving - and I met with you - yes, we met -
I remember this.
What happened then?
So the things the hypocrites would say would reach HDE Gohar Shahi, they were busy in their opposition,
that the zikr of ‘Ya Gohar’ must not be done as the common people would come to the spiritual lodge,
and HDE Gohar Shahi made the recitation of Darood Sharif a customary practice, therefore,
we must only recite hymns of saints or conduct a Zikr Circle, and that’s it.
- Right -
That we can neither sing devotional songs in honour of HDE nor can we engage in the zikr of the Lord’s name because,
God forbid, this would destroy the faiths of the common people, etc.
- God forbid. God forbid -
So, as the opposition continued to reach the Lord,
these people conspired, just as the hypocrites in the era of the Prophet (s) would conspire,
to pose this question to the Lord not in private
but in a mass gathering on the 15th of Ramadan, when we would celebrate Jashan e Shahi and the Court of Shahi shall be staged.
I remember to this day, it was on the 21st of Ramadan that HDE Gohar Shahi gave the date for the celebration. 21st of Ramadan.
So, when the Lord announced that They would attend on that day and all may ask their questions on that day,
so they conspired to gather people from different areas
and they were told to ask these questions aloud,
‘Sarkar, they do zikr of your name’ or ‘Sarkar, they hang your pictures [in their homes]’, ‘People respect you and this respect they give you harms the mission.
So please, tell us in light of Sharia, is this right or wrong?’
- Yes. -
So they created this atmosphere,
however, HDE Gohar Shahi honoured [us].
And then, they actually implemented restrictions upon us;
they wouldn’t allow us to enter that mosque and attend that programme.
So they had the Lord tell us that we cannot come there.
- Which mosque was it? -
The Ghausiya mosque on the top - Oh, the one on the hill? - Yes. -
You were not allowed to enter? - Yes, when the Court of Shahi was staged, and they had the Lord tell us that we cannot enter.
All those that would engage in the zikr of ‘Ya Gohar’ were strictly forbidden.
- That’s cruel. -
So, the Lord were smiling when these people called us and said, ‘The Lord has summoned you’.
And the Lord said, ‘Son, don’t come to the mosque.’
So me and him thought that we won’t enter, but we still stand outside.
So, since we weren’t allowed in, we were standing outside.
But from where we were standing, we were able to look inside and see where the Lord were sitting on Their throne,
we were on the back side of the altar, watching from the window
that these hypocrites are standing and questioning the Lord.
And at that point in time, HDE Gohar Shahi was so benevolent,
They decreed, ‘It is worship enough to gaze upon those that become the apple of my eye, let alone [what you’re implicating]’
If just seeing them is considered worship… that’s an incredible benevolence of the Lord.
Sayyidi, this is what happened.
I am grateful that you gave me the opportunity to speak about it.