appointed him as the seventh of the Abdāl. O Abū Ḥasan! Do not mention this incident to anyone whilst I am alive.”^[1]

Efficacy of Saintly duas

Dear Islamic brothers! Allah Almighty explained the rank of the noble saints in the Hadith Qudsī, and at its end, He stated:

                                                 وَاِنْ سَأَلَنِي لَاُعْطِيَنَّهُ، وَلَئِنِ اسْتَعَاذَنِي لَاُعِيذَنَّهُ

“If he asks Me, I certainly grant him, and if he seeks refuge with Me, I certainly grant him refuge.”

It is apparent that the rank of the noble saints is such that their duas are not rejected in the court of Allah Almighty.

Efficacy of the duas of Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه 

Shaykh Abū Muẓaffar IsmaꜤīl Banī ꜤAlī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states:

I had two date palm trees in my orchard, which had dried out and not borne fruit for four years. I was contemplating cutting them down. However, fortune smiled upon me, and Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه came to my orchard. He performed ablution beneath one tree and prayed beneath the other. He then mad dua for me: “May Allah Almighty grant blessings in your land, money, measure and livestock.”

The blessings of his duas were such that my revenue that year was multiplied in comparison to before; if I spent one dirham, I would acquire manifold profit. I gathered 100 sacks of wheat. I gave 50 in charity and used the remainder. When I recounted them, there were still 100 remaining. Similarly, my livestock became so numerous that I was unable to enumerate them. The blessings of his dua remained with me for many years.^[2]