The Spiritual Rank of Amir Khusro
Salman Sheikh from Gujrat, India asks:
''Khuda khud meer-e-majlis bood andar la makan khusro,
Mohammad sham-e-mehfil bood shab jaye ke man boodam''
Please tell me what this verse means and who Amir Khusro was.
This verse means that
there is a gathering held at ‘La Makaan’
and this gathering is being presided by
God himself
and the light of the gathering
who is being circumambulated around by the lovers,
like moths around a flame, is Prophet Mohammad (saw).
''Mohammad sham-e-mehfil bood shab jaye ke man boodam.''
Amir Khusro's rank is amongst those
who are loyal to their Spiritual Guide.
When Nizamuddin Auliyah
completed the training of all his disciples,
God’s command for him
was to choose one of them to give the rank of sainthood.
God had chosen Chiragh Dehlvi.
God instructed for him to become the vicegerent.
Chiragh Dehlvi was granted sainthood
and Amir Khusro was not granted sainthood,
however, Nizamuddin Auliyah said,
‘If God has not granted you sainthood,
I give you half of my sainthood .’
Although Amir Khusro was not granted sainthood by God,
however, the love of the Spiritual Guide
rewarded him with the close proximity to the Spiritual Guide.
And through the close proximity of the Spiritual Guide
he became worthy of seeing Prophet Mohammad.
It’s all about the love of the Spiritual Guide.
There are four Sufi Orders:
Qadri, Naqshbandi, Soharwardi and Chishti.
The Chishti family
You must know that I speak about Moula Ali frequently.
The Chishti Family dates back to Moula Ali.
The Spiritual Benevolence in the Chishti Family began from Moula Ali.
Among the four Sufi Orders,
the Chishtis are those who are more colourful
and the love of the Spiritual Guide prevails among them.
The Qadri Sufi Order is a bit unromantic.
But the Chishti Family is romantic;
they only talk about the love of the
Pathanay Khan also wrote for Baba Farid
'You are my Ishq, you are my beloved.
You are my Soum, Salat and Namaz and Koran
They believed the Spiritual Guide to be everything
and I really admire this.