A BIOGRAPHY of IMÂM-I- AHMAD RABBÂNÎ ‘quddisa sirruh’ (IV)

People who were about to drown in the sea of remoteness reached the shore of closeness through his favour. Pursuers of haqîqat and ma’rifat crowded around him like ants. Sultans, commanders, governors shone with the light emanating from this source of Hidâyat. The fayz pouring like April rain on the disciples in his presence was an object of envy for angels in the seven skies. Upon hearing about his greatness and kerâmats, learned and eminent people far and near hastened to rub their faces on his threshold, which radiated Wilâyat. Owing to his fruitful tawajjuh and attention, which attracted one towards Allâhu ta’âlâ, they attained spiritual peace and nûr and tawhîd without any mushâhada or effort, without taking pains. Without having to dive into the sea of Wahdat, it became possible for them to disappear into the ocean of Ahâdiyyat without any toil. Slightest care on his part would result in the mushâhada of Wahdat in the kathrat, jazbas (raptures) of love and ma’rifats of heart. The nisbat (order) of Ahrariyya became strong again, so that it spread throughout the world owing to his fruitful efforts. Other nisbats beyond the already known sulûk and jazba were discovered. Self-abnegations, such as fasting without making iftâr (eating at the time of breaking fast), subjecting oneself to mortifications for forty days, doing without food and drink, keeping away from people, methods commonly used by people preceding him, were no longer things to be aspired after for people matured in his company. These arduous methods left their places to moderations such as being temperate in worships and observing the Sunnat strictly in prayers and deeds. Perfections that would normally cost years’ mortifications would be attained in a moment owing to his barakat and tawajjuh. His blessed person ‘rahmatullâhi ta’âlâ aleyh’ became a great gift from Allâhu ta’âlâ and a representative of His Messenger ‘sall-Allâhu alaihi wa sallam’. He was entrusted with the duty of guidance and leadership of unending paths. He became the mujaddid of the second thousand years. Thus, any sort of fayz and barakat coming to anyone till the end of the world will be coming through him. With his quite new teachings, unheard - of ma’rifats, secrets that had never been revealed by anyone before him, and extraordinary kashfs which no one else had attained, he started a new trend; this fact is as obvious as the sun.

At the beginning of every hundred years a Mujaddid (person to reconsolidate, to restore Islam) will come. However, there is a great difference between mujaddids coming every hundred years and those who come every thousand years. Difference between these two kinds of mujaddids is equal to and even more than the difference between a hundred and a thousand.

Mujaddid is the person who serves as the medium for all sorts of fayz and barakat coming to people in his time. Even those lucky people called Qutb, Awtâd, Budalâ and Nujabâ ‘qaddas-Allâhu ta’âlâ esrârahum-ul-’azîz’ receive their fayz through him.