welfare of the Muslim Ummah. He established his (monastic) system in Siyal Shareef on a great scale and spread all around the blessings of the great spiritual chain of the Chishtiyyah Nizamiyyah way.

Special arrangements for food were made there. Those who visited it would get food from the Langar Khana (assigned kitchen for distributing free food). Doors of his Langar Khana were always open for the poor and helpless people of the city. Excellent arrangements were also made for people to stay there. Every visitor was provided with a charpoy and bedding. (Faizan-e-Sham-ul-‘Aarifeen, pp. 39)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic sisters! You have heard that what great system Sayyiduna Khawaja Shams-ud-Deen Siyalvi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه had set up for the welfare of Muslims and fulfilment of their needs.

Just ponder! Today, what we like for ourselves is that no one should harm us, everyone should speak the truth to us, we shall be respected, our rights shall be duly fulfilled and we shall be looked upon with honour and dignity. The way we like all this for ourselves, likewise, we shall like the same for our Islamic sisters too.

Similarly, when we dislike the fact that someone deceives us, backbites us, accuses us, steals our belongings, oppresses us, insults us; similarly, we shall dislike the same for our Islamic sisters too and refrain from these acts.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Different forms of welfare

Dear Islamic sisters! Now, in order to develop the passion of the welfare of the Muslim Ummah, let’s hear about different forms of how the welfare for the Ummah can be carried out; by the virtue of acting upon which, we can attain the great reward of carrying out the welfare of the Muslim Ummah.