replied, “Let the travellers come in, and accept whatever they present.” We allowed them to enter, and they presented many gifts in his court. Amongst these things were the clogs of the shaykh رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه. 

We were astonished upon seeing them, so we asked the travellers, “Where did you find these?”

They replied, “On 3^rd Ṣafar al-Muẓaffar, we were ambushed by bandits who killed many of our companions and stole our belongings. They were taking our items aside and distributing them amongst each other when the thought came to us that if Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه aids us and we are saved from this situation, we will present a gift in his court.

We were in the midst of discussing this when two raised sounds were heard from the jungle, which reverberated in the wilderness. Even the highway robbers were overcome with fear. A few moments later one of the bandits came to us in a terrified state and said, ‘Come, take your possessions and look what has become of us!’ We quickly drew near to the bandits and saw that their two chiefs were sprawled out dead, and the blessed clogs of Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī were lying next to them. We picked up the clogs, gathered our possessions and set off to present our gifts in the court of Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه.”^[1]

Seeking help from other than Allah Almighty

Perhaps the thought has arisen in one’s mind that help should not be sought from other than Allah Almighty, because when Allah Almighty is able to help, why should one seek help from Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه or any other saint?