Baba's Advance Intimation on Termination of His Physical Body

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BABA'S ADVANCE INTIMATION ON

TERMINATION OF HIS OWN FLESHLY BODY.

 

Baba said:

 

Laila illilah

Kya Bada Darbar hai

Munshiji to Andai hai

Sardarji Chuthai, Allah Malik Hai,

Alla Acha Karega.

 

As Baba said these, Baba was pointing to the Buty wada which was then

in construction in 1917-18. It was that Buty wada which is the Bada

durbar now, and the Munshijis and Sardars are all coming here.

 

In 1918, some months before Baba passed away, Baba made some

preparations for the approaching termination of life. According to

the Islamic practice, Baba made the following preparation. To Bade

Baba's son Kasim, Baba gave some Poli with boiled fowls. Then Baba

told him, `Go to Aurangabad and see Fakir Shamshuddin Mian. Give him

this Rs.250. Let him do Moula Kowali and Nyas. Moula is the vocal

singing of songs about Paigambar, Kowali is beating the tabla and

singing songs about saints, and Nyas is preparing food and

distributing it to people. Then Kasim was to go to Banne Mian Fakir

to garland him and to tell him,

 

Navdin, Nav tarik : Allah Meyane Apna Dhunia Lagaya, Merji Allaki.

 

This means, `Ninth day. Allah himself take away the lamp which Allah

has placed. Such is Allah's mercy'. Saying this, Baba handed over

Rs.250 and one garland of Javandi flowers. But as Kasim pleaded that

he was a stranger at Aurangabad, Baba asked Chote Khan to accompany

him. So, these two went along with a servant of Kasim, namely Ameer,

and when they were at Aurangabad station, Fakir Shamsuddin, whom

Chote Khan knew, had come to the station. He asked, `Who are the

guests that have come from Sai Fakir'. Chote Khan and also Kasim then

prostrated. Then Shamsuddin himself repeated the words of Baba word

by word, just as they were delivered at Shirdi. He took these three

to his house at the fort and fed them. Then the Rs.250 which Baba

gave were handed over. Then he did Nyas, that is, feeding a large

number of people with it. He also performed Kawali, which is beating

of the tabla, and Moula – that is vocal music. By night all this was

completed.

 

The next part of their duty was to go to Banne Mian's house. Next

morning they reached that house. There Mian was standing with one arm

raised and one arm held down. The Arabs there at the spot told Chote

Khan and his friends not to approach Banne Mian as he would fly at

them. They waited for one hour, and then Chote Khan plucked up

courage, took Baba's garland in one hand and put it round Mian's

neck. Then Banne Mian lowered his upraised arm also. Then Chote Khan

repeated the words,

 

Navdin, Navtarik : Allah Meyane Apna Dhunia Lagaya,

Merji Allaki.

 

Banne Mian gazed into the sky and tears rolled down his eyes. He felt

a slight sadness evidently at the approaching loss of Sai from the

living world. Four months after that, Baba passed away. Navdin

Navtarik meant ninth day of the ninth month. Baba's passing away was

on the 9th day of the 9th month

 

(Imam Bhai Chote Khan, aged about 65 years and resident of Vajapur,

Aurangabad district, told to His Holiness Pujyasri B V Narasimha

Swamiji)