Many people ask why we say ‘Subhaan RaRiaz’ instead of ‘Subhaan Allah’.
Why Do We Say ‘Gohar Shahi Marhaba’?
Look, if God says something, what will we say?
‘This is what God said’
and what will you say if you say something? ‘This is what I said’.
So, what does ‘Subhaan Allah’ mean?
For God to take someone from point A to point B.
And if HDE Gohar Shahi do this,
if RaRiaz do this, then we shall say ‘Subhaan RaRiaz’.
This has nothing to do with rank and status.
Then they ask us why we say ‘Insha Riaz’.
Come on, do you even know what ‘insha’ means?
Insha means ‘to will’.
Insha Allah - if God w ills.
Now, [suppose] you are hungry and we ask you,
‘Alright, what would you like to eat?’
If you say biryani, that’s what you want to eat, right?
Would you then say, ‘Insha Allah, biryani’?
God doesn’t want biryani. You want biryani.
So you would talk about yourself, right?
Subhaan Allah is the rosary of the Sun.
And what is the reason for that?
[The Sun] hops around.
Then they say, ‘Why do you say ‘’Gohar Hafiz’’?’
Well, we are just saying may Sarkar protect you.
So, saying ‘may Sarkar protect you’ is a long phrase,
so how can we shorten it?
‘Gohar Hafiz’.
Gohar Hafiz means may Gohar be your protector.
They say, ‘No, we have always said Allah Hafiz’.
‘Allah Hafiz’ was not a Muslim custom.
Check any hadith.
Even today, when Arabs say goodbye to each other,
do they say, ‘Okay, Allah Hafiz’? No, they say, ‘Ma Salama’.
They say ‘Ma Salama’.
So, it is the Muslims from India and Pakistan
who have devised this phrase of supplication, ‘Allah Hafiz’.
Now, our association is with HDE Gohar Shahi
and we have complete faith in HDE Gohar Shahi,
just as every disciple would in his spiritual guide.
So, their spiritual guides protect them.
For example, Ayat ul Kursi.
What do we believe about Ayat ul Kursi?
That Ayat ul Kursi is for protection?
So, we would say, ‘Recite Ayat ul Kursi, it will protect you’.
So, we have no issue accepting that Ayat ul Kursi will protect us
but on the other hand,
‘[don’t be fooled by the momin] he may look like an orator, but is in fact the Qur’an’.'
The momin who is the Qur’an, could he not protect you too?
Then they say, ‘Why do you say ‘’Gohar Shahi Marhaba’’ as a greeting?’
What happens when we say ‘salam’?
It means ‘peace be upon you’.
Isn’t that what they say? ‘May peace be upon you’.
And what happens when we say ‘Gohar Shahi Marhaba’?
A hadith states:
tanaz zalul rehma inda zikrul saliheen
God showers his divine mercy when the names of the Saliheen are mentioned.
Who knows if my saying ‘Assalamu Alaikum’ shall definitely render blessings,
I could only render peace to you if I had any.
However, if I take the name of any divine personality,
then blessings are guaranteed.
There are many people who greet each other by saying
‘Maula Ali Madad’.
What happens when you say ‘Maula Ali Madad’?
There are blessings and divine energy in the name of Maula Ali
and perhaps saying ‘Assalamu Alaikum’ does nothing whatsoever
but when you say ‘Maula Ali Madad’,
it will render blessings upon someone.
Similarly, we say Gohar Shahi Marhaba
and we wholly believe that this renders the divine blessings
because Prophet Muhammad (s) said,
‘tanaz zalul rehma inda zikrul saliheen’.
But we also say salam. It’s not like we don’t say salam.
When we come and sit here, what do we say?
Gohar Shahi Marhaba.
Assalamu Alaikum.
Namaskar.
Satsriakal.
Good evening.
We say a few traditional and religious greetings.
It’s not like we have to mention the greetings from all 313 religions.
We please a few and the rest shall become pleased by themselves.