6th Shawwal | Hazrat Khwaja Usman Haruni Quddisa Sirruhu
Hazrat Khwaja
Usman Harooni was born in Haroon, which is in Iran. According to some, he was
born in 526 AH (1131 AD) and according to others, he was born in 510 AH (1116
AD). He is also known by his nicknames as Abu Noor and Abu Mansur. When he was
rather young, he came in touch with an absorbed mystic (majzub) by the name of
Chirk. This association with Chirk brought about a significant transformation
in his life. As a result, the material world lost its charm for him and he
decided to embrace a higher moral and spiritual life. Khwaja Usman Harooni went
to meet Hazrat Haji Sharif Zindani, a renowned mystic and saint of the Chishti
Order, with a request to be enrolled as his spiritual disciple. Khwaja Haji
Sharif Zindani found him to be a fit person and accepted the request, by
placing a four-edged cap upon the head of Khwaja Usman Harooni. He then told
him that the four-edged cap implied the following four things: First, is the
renunciation of this world; Second is the renunciation of the world hereafter; Third
is the renunciation of the desires of the self; Fourth is the renunciation of
everything other than God. Khwaja Usman Harooni spent over thirty years in the
company of his spiritual guide. During this period, he was engaged in ascetic
practices and prayers. As time passed, he gained many spiritual
accomplishments. He was then asked by his spiritual guide to move on and to
spread the Gospel of Truth.
Travels:
Khwaja Usman Harooni undertook many
tours and travels to preach the Gospel of Truth. In the process, he visited
many countries and cities. Prominent among them are; Bukhara, Baghdad, Falooja,
Damascus, Mecca and Madina. During the course of his travels, he performed the
Hajj (the annual pilgrimage to Mecca). In almost all cities,
he enjoyed the company of renowned sufis and accomplished dervishes. And while
on the way to Oosh, he met Sheikh Bahauddin of Oosh. When he reached Badakshan,
he met a saintly man who was one of the attendants of Hazrat Junayd of Baghdad.
He
reached Baghdad once again, and there he stayed for a while. During all the
travels, he was accompanied by his close and dear spiritual disciple, Khwaja
Moin-ud-din Hasan Chishti, who carried his tiffin basket.
After
a while, Hazrat Usman Harroni visited India, during the rule of Sultan
Altamish.
Sad
Demise:
Khwaja Usman Harooni breathed his last
on 5th of Shawaal in the year 617 AH (1220 AD). His blessings are still invoked
by thousands of people belonging to every strata of society and every school of
thought. While his tomb lies in Mecca, there is also a symbol of his strength
and source of his blessings at the Usmani Chilla at Ajmer.
Messages and
teachings:
According to Khwaja Usman Harooni, a
great man is one who is endowed with virtues like contentment, sincerity, self-abnegation,
self-sacrifice and above all, spirit of renunciation. He said that the ego in a
man was an enemy, as it did not allow him to think rationally, act wisely and
live happily. He emphasised that unless a man loves human beings, it is
impossible for him to love God. His advice was simple and his message was just
as simple which was "Live". To exist is one thing but to LIVE
another. To exist means to merely breathe, but to live means to keep the
welfare of fellow beings uppermost in priority. To live a good life requires a
serious effort on one's own part. No exterior agency, legislation or act can
make the man a moral being. Inner discovery is very important. To help his
disciples live a better life, Khwaja Usman Harooni gave discourses at times to guide
them towards a better path. Of his many teachings, prominent are:
1. Once the Friend
becomes your friend, the whole universe becomes yours. Then it is necessary
that you should become unmindful of everything else except the Friend, should
ever be with Him and should follow Him faithfully.
2. According to him, the
faithful is one who keeps three things dear to his heart; mendicancy, illness
and death.
3. It is best to not
weep or wail in times of difficulty. In fact, according to the witness of
Hazrat Abdullah Ansari, Holy Prophet Mohammed has laid down that the one who
weeps and wails in times of trouble and tribulation invites the curse of God
upon himself.
4. The one who feeds the
hungry is dear to God. God fulfills a thousand wants and frees such a person
from hell-fire.
5. He who gives food to
a dervish becomes free from all sins.
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