وَ  مَا  تِلۡکَ   بِیَمِیۡنِکَ   یٰمُوۡسٰی    ﴿۱۷﴾

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: O Musa! What is this in your right hand?

(Part 21, Surah Taahaa, Ayah 17)

You gave many answers to it such as: This is my staff; I lean against it and pluck leaves for my goats with it; in addition, I also perform many tasks with it. Though the answer to the question of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ was, ‘This is my staff’, but actually, when you were privileged to converse with Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, you prolonged your conversation so that you could have more and more privilege to converse with Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and fortunately, now I have also been privileged to converse with you, that’s why I also prolonged my conversation with you out of love and pleasure.’

Sayyiduna Imam Abul Hasan Shaazili رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: I was awe-struck by the spectacle that the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, alone, is present on the throne whereas all  blessed  Ambiya عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام and Rasool, specially       the glorious ones, such as Sayyiduna Ibraheem عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام and Sayyiduna ‘Isa  عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام are present on the ground before the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. What a great majesty and nobility it is! In my dream, I was lost in my thoughts observing the greatness and eminence of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in my heart. At once, someone shook me by his foot which awakened me. When I saw him, I found that he was the keeper of Masjid-ul-Aqsa and was lighting the lamps of Masjid-ul-Aqsa. He said to me: ‘Why are you amazed at the highest rank of the King of Ambiya, the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم? All of them are created with the Noor of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.’

Having heard this, I fell unconscious. I came back to my senses when the congregational Salah began. I searched that keeper of Masjid-ul-Aqsa, but could not find him until today. (Ruh-ul-Bayan, vol. 5, pp. 374; Kawsar-ul-Khayraat, pp. 39)

Dear Islamic brothers! Through the above-mentioned parable, the great majesty and eminence of our Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم can clearly be observed; together with the greatness, eminence and exalted rank and status of the blessed saints and blessed scholars رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی of the Ummah of the Beloved