The sufi saint, Nizamuddin Auliya used to avoid meeting tyrant kings and rulers who shed the blood of innocent subjects and looted them. Amir Khusro was the only person who was a disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya and was also serving in the court of Gayasuddin Tuglaq.
The king sent a number of messages through Khusro and others that he wanted to come to Nizamuddin Auliya’s khankah (abode). Each time Auliya refused. One day, he went to the extent of saying, “If the king enters through this door I shall exit through the other one.”
The king said to Khusro, “If you are not able to make Auliya willing to meet me, I will be displeased with you.”
Khusro said “If you are annoyed, I may only lose my life, but if Auliya is displeased, I will lose the very faith in God.”
The king was so annoyed that even while he was away from Delhi (and it would have taken seven day for him to rich Delhi), he pronounced the order, ‘Demolish the khankha of the Auliya.’
The kotwal, the chief police officer of Delhi was a disciple of Auliya. He would come to Auliya each day and tell him how far off the king was from Delhi. One day, he came running and told Auliya, “In three days, he will certainly arrive in Delhi.”
Each tine Auliya gave the same reply, “Delhi is still far off.”
Finally the kotwal, in a highly depressed mood, come to Auliya and said, “Tomorrow, the king will reach delhi.”
On the same day news came in the evening that Gayasuddin Tuglq was dead, as the heavy gate erected to welcome him collapsed on him and he was buried in the debris. He never reached Delhi..
The king sent a number of messages through Khusro and others that he wanted to come to Nizamuddin Auliya’s khankah (abode). Each time Auliya refused. One day, he went to the extent of saying, “If the king enters through this door I shall exit through the other one.”
The king said to Khusro, “If you are not able to make Auliya willing to meet me, I will be displeased with you.”
Khusro said “If you are annoyed, I may only lose my life, but if Auliya is displeased, I will lose the very faith in God.”
The king was so annoyed that even while he was away from Delhi (and it would have taken seven day for him to rich Delhi), he pronounced the order, ‘Demolish the khankha of the Auliya.’
The kotwal, the chief police officer of Delhi was a disciple of Auliya. He would come to Auliya each day and tell him how far off the king was from Delhi. One day, he came running and told Auliya, “In three days, he will certainly arrive in Delhi.”
Each tine Auliya gave the same reply, “Delhi is still far off.”
Finally the kotwal, in a highly depressed mood, come to Auliya and said, “Tomorrow, the king will reach delhi.”
On the same day news came in the evening that Gayasuddin Tuglq was dead, as the heavy gate erected to welcome him collapsed on him and he was buried in the debris. He never reached Delhi..
It has been aptly said,
‘One who torments a saint loses his power,
strength and family line.
Many have vanished doing this like Ravana,
the Kauravas and Kamsa.’
The Avaricious Alexander Met His Doom in Delhi!
strength and family line.
Many have vanished doing this like Ravana,
the Kauravas and Kamsa.’
The Avaricious Alexander Met His Doom in Delhi!
Alexander died on his way back from India to Babylon. Selucus, his army chief reached Babylon with his dead body. When the people there got the news of Alexander’s death, they were deeply distressed. Seeing this, Selucus requested Aristotle, (Alexander’s Guru) to console the people.
Aristotle said, “I knew my beloved disciple Alexander would be defeated in India, the land of gods, saints and rishis. I had told him that he should never to India with his dream of conquering the world, and that if he would go to India, he should bring the wealth of Knowledge from the rishis and saints. I told him to shun the idea of looting and conquering India and of bring gold, silver and jewels from there. But he never listened to me and so met his doom.”
When the heart and the intellect work in harmony, sadhana becomes a way of life.
Aristotle said, “I knew my beloved disciple Alexander would be defeated in India, the land of gods, saints and rishis. I had told him that he should never to India with his dream of conquering the world, and that if he would go to India, he should bring the wealth of Knowledge from the rishis and saints. I told him to shun the idea of looting and conquering India and of bring gold, silver and jewels from there. But he never listened to me and so met his doom.”
When the heart and the intellect work in harmony, sadhana becomes a way of life.
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