Sufi saint Mian Mir and Mughal Emperor Jahangir
Anbu
Hazrat Mian Mir was a great Sufi saint from the Qadiri order. He lived
in Lahore during the 15th Century. Apart from his numerous
humanitarian messages, he is also known for cordial relations with the
Sikh Gurus, so much so that he was invited by Guru Arjan Dev-ji
himself to lay the foundation stone of Sikhism's holiest shrine, the
Harmandir Sahib (ie Golden Temple) at Amritsar, an offer Mian Mir-ji
happily accepted.
Emperor Jahangir once paid a visit to Lahore to meet the saint and
seek his blessings for his forthcoming conquest of the Deccan.
Jahangir and his royal party reached the saint's house when they were
blocked by one of his disciples who was appointed as a door-keeper,
asked them to wait there patiently while he would seek his Teacher's
permission to let them in. This left Jahangir seething with anger but
he controled his emotions as he did not want to disrespect the saint.
Once he got Mir-ji's consent, an egoistic Jahangir who felt insulted
for being asked to wait at a Fakir's doorstep, entered, and asked the
saint why a Fakir like himself needed guards. Mir-ji answered:
"They are there so that the "dogs of the world" do not enter."
("dogs of the world": - "selfish people.")
Jahangir felt ashamed and sought Mir-ji's forgiveness. With a humble
but greedy heart, he decided to fulfill the purpose for which he had
come to Lahore...he asked the saint to pray for his success in his
forthcoming Deccan conquest.
Just then a poor man entered, bowed before Mir-ji and offered him a
coin in donation. Mir-ji refused to accept it and asked him to donate
it to the poorest man present there. He turned to each of Mir-ji's
disciples, but all of them refused to accept it.
Mir ji then pointed towards the emperor and said to the man: -
"Go and give this coin to him. He is the poorest and the most needy of
the lot! Not content with a big kingdom, he covets the kingdom of
Deccan. For that, he has come all the way from Delhi to be! His hunger
is like a fire that burns all the more furiously with wood; it has
made him needy, greedy and grim! Go give the coin to him!"
parameswaran ramaswamy
Dear Anbuji,
Nameshkar,
Very nice posting of Sufi Saint Mian Mir. It reminds me the other Sufi story. A Sufi went to the king's palace in order to seek some help from him. When he went, he was told by a King's close associate that he needs to wait for some time as the King is in Prayer. Sufi decided to wait till he completes his prayer. In the mean time, he just walked around some places in the palace. At one place , he saw the King is praying. Out of curiosity, he peeped through a hole in the wall and just listen his praying. The King was asking God,' Give me some more wealth, Power and spme more countries to rule etc.,'. After some time, the Sufi was leaving the palace. Seeing that the King's close associate stopped him and told,' Now the King wants to see you'. For which, the Sufi replied,' I have changed my mind now. I don't want any help from him. When I saw the King
himself was begging, I thought that there is no use of seeking help from a begger. Hence , I had decided to seek help from the Source itself, to whom the King was begging.'
Thanks with regards,
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