CONCLUSION
The Holy Quraan states that
Allah has sent His Prophets to every tribe and nation on this earth from the
time Man was first created, in order to teach among other things, the oneness of
Allah. It also states that Hazrath Mohamed SAW is the final Prophet. As the Seal
of the Prophets there will be no more prophets after him and no more birth of
new religions. However, reformers, warners and mujaddids will be sent from time
to time to remind the people that they are going astray from the Straight Path,
the Path that was shown to them by all the Prophets of Allah.
Such a pesonality was Hazrath
Soofie Saheb RA who was sent to South Africa by Divine Providence. He did not
make an appearance in this part of the world merely by accident, he was sent by
Allah on a special mission - to spread and strengthen Islam. And how successful
he was in his objectives. He showed not by words, but by example what service to
Islam and mankind is.
His love for his spirited
leader, Hazrath Habib Ali Shah RA was so immense that he named all the Khanqahs
that he founded, “Habibia”. His spiritual leader had so much love for him
that today all these Khanqahs are known by the name “Soofie.”
Even after a hundred years he
is held in high esteem and his name is mentioned with great reverence and
dignity. Whether it be in Durban or Lesotho or Cape Town, throughout the length
and breadth of South Africa his spirit lingers on, bringing rays of sunshine and
hope in people’s lives. If he were a politician, a monument would have been
erected in the form of a statue which would have disintegrated in the dust of
time. But Hazrath Soofie Saheb RA would remain alive forever in the hearts of
people, even by those who have not physically seen him, till the day of Qiyamah.
His mosques stand as a monument to him
What makes Hazrath Soofie
Saheb RA such a unique personality? He was a Sufi, a Wali of the Qadiria and
Chistia Order, and carried out the instructions of his Sheikh to the letter. He
made tremendous sacrifices in order to serve Allah by serving Mankind from the
cradle to the grave, by rendering assistance in almost every aspect of Man’s
life in body and soul. He placed great emphasis on salaat, the twelve Musajids
that he built are living proof of this. Even today people visit his Mazaar
Shareef to receive spiritual blessings and guidance from him thus confirming
that the benevolence of a Beloved of Allah is infinite. He has left behind a
fountain of spiritual legacy from which future generations may quench their
thirst, a concept which is aptly expressed by Hazrath Moulana Jalauddin Rumi RA
in his immortal Mathnavi:-
“When a lamp has derived
its light from a candle,
every one that sees the
lamp certainly sees the candle.
Either behold the light of
Allah
From the lamps of the
saints,
or behold His light from
the candle
of those who have gone
before.”
May Allah shower His choicest
blessings upon him. Ameen.