Session Judge Assan
High Court Asaan
Tamam Khooni Raha Beli
One of the honour bestowed to Hazrat Shams Ali Qalandar is
that people were set free by his dua from court cases and sentences, as in the
above mentioned Kalam of Qalandar Pak.
Uptill now thousands of people have been set free, accounts
of all of those would fill books hence only one of the instance is shared as a
tip of the iceberg.
In the village “Shadiawala”, Muhammad Din a 25~26 year old had
some issue with Mian Ali Muhammad who was the Imam (Prayer leader) in the local
mosque, and killed him. When the family of Muhammad Din knew about this they
immediately went to Qalandar Sahib and told them that their boy had killed a
person, Please pray for him that he gets forgiveness from Allah. Qalandar Sahib
asked whom he has killed. “Mian Ali Muhammad the Imam”, they replied. Listening
to this Qalandar Sahib said “He killed Mian(Imam), didn’t he find any infidel”.
The boys family replied that he was a fraudster. After listening to them
Qalandar Sahib said “Go now, I will present your request in the Katchery Paak
and will inform you about the final decision”.
In about a week’s time Qalandar Sahib went to the village
and announced that Muhammad Din has been acquitted in the Katchery Paak. The
news spread to the whole village like a wild fire.
At the time several sikh communities also lived in that
area, one of the sikh who was a landlord of the area and was fiercely against
the killers family called all the heads of area and decided to inquire about
this matter, upon asking who ordered the announcement, one of the servants of
Qalandar Sahib said that, he himself had ordered. So the sikhs went to Qalandar
Sahib, and again asked the same question, he replied “Whatever you have
listened is true, I ordered the announcement to be made and Muhammad Din has
been acquitted”.
The Sikhs returned after listening this, and started
planning how to proceed with the court case, they decided to actively pursue
the case and all testimonies to be presented against the accused by the Sikhs themselves
so that accused receives death punishment or at-least life imprisonment. Hence
they started preparing the court case with the numberdar of the village Heera
Singh, leading the Sikhs. Due to this two parties had formed in the area one
who supported Muhammad Din, and the other against him. In the party against the
accused one of the Nephew of Heera Singh who was a devout follower of Qalandar
Sahib came to him and informed that his community had selected him as a witness
against the killer but Qalandar Sahib had announced the acquittal, what should
he do. Qalandar sahib gave him the permission to do what his family asks, and that
his testimony wouldn’t have any affect.
The case proceedings started and the witnesses gave their
testimonies with full zeal and zest, so that the killer be given severe
punishment. During those days whenever Qalandar Sahib visited the village the Sikhs
would gather around him and ask how did he knew that Muhammad Din would be set
free. Qalandar Sahib gently explained to them that “Muhammad Din has been set
free in the Katchery Paak, whatever Allah shows to me I announce it and that is
never wrong”.
Similarly once Qalandar Sahib visited the village the Sikhs started
saying, although he is a Faqeer and never touches money, but he has made this
an excuse to get bread and butter, nevertheless the killer would get life sentence
and if not life imprisonment is a must, and the faqeer will leave the area at
that moment and as he has no permanent abode no one will be able to prove him
that he was wrong about the announcement he had ordered regarding acquittal.
Listening to this Qalandar Sahib vehemently replied in a load voice,” This
faqeer announces that he will be in this village one day before the final
hearing of the case and will not leave it till the decision is announced”.
Everybody was astounded by his announcement and nobody dared to speak a word
and returned to their homes.
The trial continued and the family of the accused was
instructed by Qalandar Sahib to have firm belief, and not to go to any other
faqeer or Mezar for dua regarding this. But the mother of the accused came to
Qalandar Sahib again, fell to his feets and said that her heart was not
satisfied. He replied you would get satisfaction. That night the lady saw in
her Batin/dream that her son had returned and when she asked her son how he was
freed, his son replied, the Staff/Assaa of Qalandar Sahib had set him free. The
morning the lady returned, thanked and said now I am satisfied.
At last the day of final hearing was there, and Qalandar
Sahib reached the village one day earlier and announced that the faqeer is here
as had promised. The night the Sikhs cordoned all the paths leading out so that
Qalandar Sahib wouldn’t go away at night. But as was the will of Allah the next
day Muhammad Din was set free by the court, he reached the village and fell to
the feet of Qalandar Sahib and became the Ghulam of Qalandar Sahib.
This event had a huge impact on the Sikhs and several of them became devotee of Hazrat Shams Ali Qalandar. Even now people visit the Darbar Sharif to pray for the acquittal & success in court cases.
