The Generosity of Ghaus-e-Aazam

The Generosity of Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-Aazam RadiAllahu Anhu

Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-Aazam RadiAllahu Anhu was entirely free from worldly greed and desire. His blessed heart overflowed with compassion and generosity. The spirit of giving was so deeply rooted in his blessed nature that acts of kindness flowed from him with effortless grace.

A beautiful incident of his generosity is recorded in Akhbaar-ul-Akhyaar:

One day, Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-Aazam RadiAllahu Anhu noticed a poor man sitting in a corner, sorrowful and dejected. Huzoor Ghaus-e-Aazam RadiAllahu Anhu gently asked him, What troubles you, and what is your condition? The man humbly replied, I went to the riverbank but had nothing to give the boatman as fare, so I could not cross the river.

Before the man had even finished speaking, someone arrived and presented a pouch filled with thirty gold coins as a gift to Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-Aazam RadiAllahu Anhu. The Shaikh Abdul Qaadir Jilaani RadiAllahu Anhu immediately handed the pouch to the poor man and said, "Take this and give it to the boatman." (Akhbaar-ul-Akhyaar, Page 51, Lahore Edition)

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