Hazrat Maulana Abdur Rahman Jami : On the Way to Madinah Al Munawwarah

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

والصلوة و سلام على سيد المرسلين و حبيب رب العلمين

Hazrat Maulana AbdurRahman Jami (رحمة الله تعالى عليه) - a great alim and poet who was devoted to love of Rasoolullah صل الله عليه وسلم. (Born in Khorasan, 23rd Sha'aban, 817H). Hazrat Jami (عليه الرحمة) wrote many poems in praise and love of Rasoolullah صل الله عليه وسلم. As time passed his yearning for the ziarah to the place of  Rasoolullah صل الله عليه وسلم (Rawdah Mubarak) grew stronger and he composed a famous naat (Tanam Farsooda Jaa para...) which he vowed to recite in the presence of Rasoolullah صل الله عليه وسلم in Madinah.  Finally, he gathered a group of companions and travelled for months in a caravan to reach the Holy city.

As the caravan reached near the city, a government officer riding  a horse came towards them and and asked: "Who amongst you is Jami?" Maulana Jami responded and asked the rider: Where have you come from? He replied: "From Madinah Al Munawwarah" Upon hearing this Hazrat Jami رحمة الله تعالى عليه overwhelmed with love and respect took off his turban( imamah shareef ) and placed it at the feet of the rider saying "“May I be sacrificed for these feet! They have arrived from the City of my Prophet صل الله عليه وسلم!”

Hazrat Jami asked him the reason for his coming, he said  “Jami, the Beloved Prophet صل الله عليه وسلم, has sent me to tell you that he has forbidden you from entering Madinah Al Munawwarah.” Upon hearing this Hazrat Jami رحمة الله تعالى عليه got shocked and lost consciousness. He cried bitterly after he regained consciousness and then asked the rider (who was waiting patiently) "Tell me why is my Beloved Master displeased with me? What wrong is it that I have done?” 

The man replied that the case was actually the opposite and  "Rasoolullah صل الله عليه وسلم is highly pleased with you". This further confused Hazrat Jami : the man continued explaining, that Rasoolullah صل الله عليه وسلم said "if he (Jami) comes to Madinah with such devotion and recites his naat with such intense love in his heart, I will feel a necessity to come out of my tomb and greet him in person – such would be the recompense for his love! So convey the message to him that he should not enter Madinah, and that I will meet him myself.”