Qasim Nanotwi transports people to the Arsh
Ashraf Ali Thanavi:
“Maulana Mansur Ali Khan Sahib (marhum) Murabadi was a student of Hazrat Nanotwi…he told his own story: I had ‘Ishq (passionate love) for a boy, and his love had such an effect on me that I was thinking about him day and night, and my state was such that I was disturbed in all my works. Hazrat came to know this with his Firasat and Subhanallah, this is education and taking care of someone, he increased friendship with me without any difficulty in such a way that we were talking like two friends, until he himself made a glimpse to this love (for the boy), he asked: Brother, does he (the boy) come to you or not? I was in a state of shame and he said: brother, this state comes to human, why do you want to hide it? So in this why he talked to me and made me admit this love, and did not manifest any anger or dissatisfaction…
One day, I had enough and started to think in my heart that this had made me worthless of any work, what to do? Where to go? ... Finally I went to see Hazrat and said in a polite way: Hazrat help me, I have enough of this, I am powerless, make du’a for me that I should forget this boy, and he said smiling: Molvi Sahib, are you are tired, is your enthusiasm finished? I said: Hazrat, I became worthless of any work and I cannot stand it anymore. Invoke for me please by Allah. He said: right come after the prayer of Maghrib.
I came after the prayer of Maghrib in the mosque of Chathah, and when Hazrat had completed the prayer of Awabeen, he called me: Molvi Sahib. I said: I am present, he replied: come here. And I sat there. He said: give me your hand, and I gave my hand, he put it in his right hand and pressed it…By Allah, I was seeing with my eyes that I was under the throne and in the four directions light had encompassed me, I was present in the Darbar of Allah…and when he ceased to press on my hand, this state finished, and he said: you can go, so I stood and left. One or two days later, Hazrat asked me: Molvi Sahib, how are you? I said: What about love for this boy, I do not even think about him. He said: Thank Allah for this.”
Ashraf Ali Thanvi commented the words “I was seeing with my eyes that I was under the throne”: “This was an effect of Tasarruf (Sufi control) that was similar to the effect mentioned on Sahih Muslim…”
Arwah Thalathah pages 196-198 story number 251
Qasim Nanotwi can show the Rasulullah (s) to the people
Ashraf Ali Thanavi:
“Diwan Muhammad Yaseen Sahib Deobandi said that Hazrat Nanowti went in Qadhipur in the ten first days of Muharram, and the Rawafids had invited Hazrat to their Majlis. Hazrat accepted this on the condition that after the people have given their speeches, he would also say something, and they disagreed with this. And after some religious talk, all these Rawafid said: if you show us the Prophet (saw) in a state of being awake, and Huzur (saw) tells with his tongue that what you are saying is right, then we will enter Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama’ah. He replied: if you are committed to this, then I am ready to show you the Prophet (saw) in a state of being awake, but the Rawafid flew away.”
Ashraf Ali Thanvi wrote in note: “Either he had the power to do this Tasarruf (control) or he relied on “If he takes an oath upon Allah, Allah will make him free from it (oath)”
Arwah Thalathah pages 210-211
Cure from the sand of Ya’qub Nanotwi’s grave
Ashraf Ali Thanavi records this event:
“Molvi Mu’een ud Deen Sahib was the eldest son of Hazrat Maulana Muahmmad Ya’qub Sahib and he mentioned a Karamat of Hazrat Maulana (after he passed away): he said that once in Nanotah the fever of Jarah spread a lot, and whoever would take the sand at the grave of Maulana and attach it, would get better, and they would take so much sand that whenever we will put some, it would be finish almost at that time.
I had put some (sand) many times, and once I went on the grave of Maulana Sahib and said: (this son was very bright) “This Karamat happened for you, but for us it is a problem, remember that now if anybody take some, we would not put any sand, and you will remain like this, people will walk with their shoes on you like this” And after this day, it (sand) did not bring any good (to the health) and people stopped taking it.”
Arwah Thalathah. pages 326-327
Qasim Nanotwi returns from the dead
Ashraf Al Thanavi writes:
“A dispute arose between Molvi Ahmad Hasan Sahib Amrohi and Molvi Fakhr ul Hasan Sahib Ganghohi, and Mahmud ul Hasan Deobandi took one side and entered the dispute, and this matter remained for a long time, so: “One morning after the prayer of Fajr, Maulana Rafi’ ud Din Sahib (rah) called Maulana Mahmud ul Hasan Sahib in his room (which is in Dar ul ‘Ulum Deoband) and Maulana came…the weather was very cold. Maulana Rafi’ud Din said: first look at my condition, and Maulana looked at his condition and he was wet (because of sweating), he said: The fact is that Maulana Nanotwi (rah) came with his physical body (Jasad ‘Unsuri) which made me sweating this much…and he said to tell Mahmud ul Hasan not to enter this dispute, so I called you only to tell you this. Maulana Mahmud ul Hasan said: Hazrat, I make Tawbah at your hand and after this I will not talk about this issue.”
Ashraf Ali Thanvi wrote in notes: “There can be two possibilities: one that it was a Mithali body which was resembling the physical (‘Unsuri) body, and the second possibility is that the soul did Tasarruf (some Sufi control) and prepared a physical (‘Unsuri) body.”
Arwah Ath-Thalathah. pages 193-194 story number 246
Abdul Qadir Al-Jilani instructed people to pledge their allegiance to Gangohi
Ashiq Ilahi Mirathi writes “At the time of being student of Hafiz Muhammad Salih Sahib (Dama Majduhu), a lot of people would put in his ears the qualities and virtues of Maulana (Gangohi) (Qudisa Siruhu), but he was not influenced and said that unless the peer of all peers (Al-Jilani) comes in his dream and tells him himself to whom he should give pledge of allegiance, he would not give pledge of allegiance to anyone. And after some little time, he was still sticking to his position, and finally one night, he had to honour to see (in a dream) Hazrat peer of all peers (Al-Jilani) (Quddisa Siruhu) and Hazrat Shaykh (Al-Jilani) said: “In this time, Haqq (Ta’ala) has given to Maulana Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi such a knowledge that whenever someone comes to him and says: “Salam Aleykum”, he knows the intention of this person, and the Zikr and activities that are suitable for him (meaning for this person), he prescribes it.”
Tazkirat ur Rasheed Volume 2, page 312
The pen of Gangohi wrote on the Arsh
Rashid Ahmad Gangohi praises himself as follows:
“At the time when his opponents (that of Gangohi) were making a lot of noise and propagating the Fatwa of Takfir (against Gangohi) because of the topic of Imkan e Kazib (the possibility for Allah to lie), in the sitting of Say Tawakkul Shah Anbalwi, a Molvi mentioned that Imam Rabbani (Gangohi) (Quddisa Siruhu) believed in the possibility for Allah to lie. Hearing this Say Tawakkul Shah lowered his neck and did a Muraqabah (Sufi meditation) for a little while, then he raised his head and said these words in his Punjabi language: "O people what are you saying? I am seeing the Qalam (pen) of Maulana Rasheed Ahmad Sahib writing on the 'Arsh"
Tazkirat ur Rasheed Volume 2, page 322
Gangohi’s sayings pursuant to Taqdeer (what has been divinely ordianed for you)
Rashid Ahmad Gangohi:
"It is written about a student of Imdadullah Al-Makki: “Who was a student of ‘Ala Hazrat Hajji Sahib, and through him he had relations with Hazrat Imam Rabbani Sahib (Ganhohi), rather a profound belief in him, he said: “My belief is that that whatever saying comes from Maulana (Gangohi)’s tongue is according to the Taqdeer of Allah”
Tazkirat ur Rasheed Volume 2, page 219
Gangohi was certain of a person’s death
Rashid Ahmad Gangohi:
Ashia Ilahi Lirathi wrote: “In the days in wonly truhich Nawab Mahmud ‘Ali Khan Sahib (Marhum), governor of Chatari, who had very good relation with Hazrat (Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi) because of sincerity and good intention, became very ill and fell unconscious, and everybody had few hope for his life, at this time, some people were sent from Chatari to Gangoh only to request Hazrat (Rahseed Ahmad Gangohi) to invoke in favour of Nawab Sahib. So they came and mentioned to Hazrat the condition of Nawab Sahib, and requested him to invoke. He (Gangohi) asked the people present there: “Invoke for your brother” and because Hazrat did not promise he would invoke himself, they became worried and requested: “Hazrat, can you invoke?” and then he (Gangohi) said: "The matter has been decreed, there are only few days left of his life"
After this saying of Hazrat, there was no place for any request and everybody lost hope for Nawab Sahib’s life. Yet someone requested: “Hazrat, invoke that Nawab Sahib regains conscience, so whatever he needs to say about matters of Wasiyah and governance, then he can say it and people can hear it” And he (Gangohi) said: “Right, there is no problem in this” and after this he invoked and said insha Allah he will regain conscience. And this is what happened, Nawab Sahib regained conscience suddenly in such a manner, that the news of his good health reached far, and nobody thought what was to happen, his health went down…and he left this world for the other world, Inna lillahi wa Inna Ilayhi Raji’un”
Tazkirat ur Rasheed. Volume 2, pages 208-209
The truth comes from the tongue of Gangohi
Ashraf Ali Thanavi:
“Hazrat Maulana (Gangohi) told Molvi Muhammad Yahya Kandhalvi to look at a topic in “Shami” (the Hanafi book “Rad ul Muhtar” of Ibn ‘Abidin Ash-Shami) and Molvi Sahib said that this topic is not in “Shami”, and he said: “How is it possible? Bring me “Shami”” And “Shami” was brought to him, and this time, he (Gangohi) was blind, and he took two third of Shami on the right side and one third remained on the left, and he opened the book in this manner and said: “Look at the left side at the bottom” and this topic was present there, and everybody was surprised. Hazrat said: “Haqq (Ta’ala) promised me that He would not let (any) error to come from my tongue.” Arwah Thalathah page 230 story number 307
Gangohi only acted pursuant to the command of the Prophet (s)
Ashraf Ali Thanavi:
“Once Hazrat Maulana was very enthusiastic and there was a discussion on the topic of Tasawwur e Shaykh (imagining the face of his Shaykh always when doing Zikr and others) and he asked: “Shall I mention it?” and they said yes, and he said again: “Shall I mention it?” and they said yes, and he said again: “Shall I mention it?” and they said yes. Then he said: “For three complete years, the face of Hazrat Imdad was remaining in my heart, and I did not do anything without asking him. “ Then he became enthusiastic again and said: “Shall I mention it?” and they said: yes surely mention it…: “For 12 years Hazrat (the Prophet (saw)) remained in my heart and I did not do anything without asking him.” And after saying this he became more enthusiastic and said: “Shall I mention it?” and they said yes, but he remained silent, and people insisted and he said: “leave it” and tomorrow they insisted again and he said: “Brother, I remained then in the state of Ihsan”.
Arwah Thalathah page 229 story number 306
Guidance is attained by following Gangohi
Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi said about himself:
"Listen, the truth is only what comes out of from the tongue of Rasheed Ahmad. I I am nothing but in these times guidance (Hidayah) and success (Najat) are based upon my imitation (Ittiba')”
Tazkirat ur Rasheed. Volume 2, page 17
