Abu Said Abu Khair: The Sufi Who Was Predicted From His Childhood To Be A Wali

 

Abu Said Abu Khair: The Sufi Who Was Predicted From His Childhood To Be A Wali

"Be like a grain of dust that rolls around in a sweep. And don't be like a stone left behind." ~Abu Said Abu Khair

Abu Said Abu Khair was born in 978 AD in the city of Maihana, an area in Iran. He is a great Sufi. His father was a medical expert who had an interest in the world of Sufism. It is said that Abu Said himself had met with Ibn Sina. In a narration it is stated that Abu Said claimed that whatever Ibn Sina had regarding a science he also had it. That is, he wants to say that he is also a scientist.

Since childhood he loved classical literature. About this, he once stated directly that he had memorized 30,000 verses of Jahiliyyah era poems. One day and when he was 26 years old where he was studying with his teacher, Abu Ali, he heard the verse: Say: "Allah", then let them play in their misguidance (QS Al-An'am: 91)

Abu Said said that the verse was always ringing in his ears until he opened the door of his heart which seemed to remind himself to throw away everything he had. Since then he has been alone at home. For seven years he secluded himself just to mention his asthma. Lafadz Jalalah or Asma Allah for the Sufis is a path to mortal '.

It is predicted that a Shaykh will become a Wali

Muhammad bin Munawwir bin Abu Sa'id, who is still the grandson of Abu Said, in his work “Asrar at-Tawhid” reviews a biography that also explores the stories of his grandfather. One of them is a story that tells that since childhood Abu Said had been predicted by a Shaykh that one day he would become a wali.

Once, my father invited me to go to the Mosque to perform the Friday prayer. In the middle of the journey, we met Sheikh Abu Qasim Bisyr Yasin. He was a famous scholar in his time and was the head of the sheikhs. He lives in Maihana.

When he saw me, he asked, "Whose son is this little boy?" My father replied, "my son". Then he approached me and sat in front of me. Looking at my face, I saw tears running down his shadowed face. Then he said to my father, "O Abu Khair, I am not ready to leave this mortal world yet because I see that today's world is experiencing a void of people who have reached the position of guardianship. Dervishes are so rare. However, now I see that your son will soon reach the position of guardianship." He whispered to my father, "After the Friday prayer, bring your son to me," asked the Shaykh.

After performing Friday prayers, my father brought me before Shaykh Abu Qasim. I sat opposite the Shaykh where there was an open window. Then he said to my father, "Raise your son Abu Said on your shoulders so that the bread above the window falls down." Then my father lifted me up and not long after I reached out my hand the bread above the window fell into my hand. The bread is hot. I feel it because the bread is in my hand. Then Sheikh Abu Qasim took the bread from my hand while shedding tears he divided the bread into two. He gave me half a loaf of bread and said to me, "Eat, son!" He himself ate some of the others. While my father did not get a share. Then my father asked the Shaykh, "O Shaykh, why don't you give me that part of the bread so that I can get your blessing?" Shaykh Abu Qasim replied, "O Abu Khair, I have put the bread on the window for thirty years. And I promise that whoever can hold the bread in a hot state, he will later become the pride of the world and become a complement to the world of Sufism. Now, this happiness has manifested itself in front of us. Your son is that person. Then Sheikh Abu Qasim said to me, "O Abu Said, memorize this practice: Subhanaka wa bihamdika 'ala hilmika ba'da Allamaka, subhanaka wa bihamdika 'ala afwika ba'da qudratika." Then I memorized the practice and practiced it consistently. I have put the bread on the window for thirty years. And I promise that whoever can hold the bread while it is hot, he will one day become the pride of the world and a complement to the world of Sufism. Now, this happiness has been manifested before us. Your son is that person. Then Sheikh Abu Qasim said to me, "O Abu Said, memorize this practice: Subhanaka wa bihamdika 'ala hilmika ba'da Allamaka, subhanaka wa bihamdika 'ala afwika ba'da qudratika." Then I memorized the practice and practiced it consistently. I have put the bread on the window for thirty years. And I promise that whoever can hold the bread while it is hot, he will one day become the pride of the world and a complement to the world of Sufism. Now, this happiness has been manifested before us. Your son is that person. Then Sheikh Abu Qasim said to me, "O Abu Said, memorize this practice: Subhanaka wa bihamdika 'ala hilmika ba'da Allamaka, subhanaka wa bihamdika 'ala afwika ba'da qudratika." Then I memorized the practice and practiced it consistently. Then Sheikh Abu Qasim said to me, "O Abu Said, memorize this practice: Subhanaka wa bihamdika 'ala hilmika ba'da Allamaka, subhanaka wa bihamdika 'ala afwika ba'da qudratika." Then I memorized the practice and practiced it consistently. Then Sheikh Abu Qasim said to me, "O Abu Said, memorize this practice: Subhanaka wa bihamdika 'ala hilmika ba'da Allamaka, subhanaka wa bihamdika 'ala afwika ba'da qudratika." Then I memorized the practice and practiced it consistently.

The most important contribution in the study of Sufism according to Mojdeh Bayat (2000:27) is the establishment of Sufi centers or what is commonly called khanaqah as a formal place dedicated to teaching and spiritual education as well as building ethics and manners and manners for dervishes.

Abu Said's advice: Be dust, don't be stone

Mojdeh Bayat tells a number of anecdotes about the story of Abu Said. One of them is the following story:

A dervish was sweeping the yard of the khanaqah and Abu Said saw him and said to the dervish, “Be like a grain of dust that rolls away in the sweep. And don't be like a stone that's left behind." With these words, Abu Said wanted to show his students that in order to continue on the spiritual path, one must become like dust, which has no will of its own but goes everywhere following the orders of the broom (the spiritual guide) and the Jagan as the stone (ego). ), who is adamant about his own will and even against his guide.

 

Wallahu A'lam bis-Shawab