The
Deobandi’s
claim
that
entire
books
may
be
inspired
by
way
of
dreams
and
Ilham.
It
is
claimed
that
the
book
‘Mathnawi’,
which
is a
collection
of
poems
based
on
Sufism
was
inspired
to
the
author
Jalaluddin
Rumi
from
Allah.
The
commentary
on
‘Mathnawi’
by
the
name
‘Marif
al-Mathnawi’
by a
Deobandi
scholar,
Moulana
Hakim
Muhammad
Akhtar,[1]
mentions
on
page
26,
‘the
Mathnawi
was
an
inspiration
is
alluded
to
by a
verse
of
Muhammad
Rumi.’
It
is
also
mentioned
that
the
inspiration
came
to
an
end
and
the
Mathnawi
remained
incomplete
upon
Jalaluddin
Rumi’s
death
however,
“…Moulana
Rumi
had
foretold
that
after
him
shall
come,
‘Light
of
Soul’
who
would
complete
the
Mathnawi,
(i.e.
it’s
sixth
unfinished
path)
which
has
been
mentioned
in
the
following
verses:
“The
commentary
on
this
(story)
remains
unfinished,
but
the
innermost
has
been
closed
and
nothing
more
is
coming
forth
(now).
-
The
remainder
of
this
story
is
going
to
be
said,
speechlessly,
unto
the
heart
of
someone
who
would
possess
soul-sight.”
Accordingly,
that
man
of
‘sighed-soul’
became
Moulana
Mufti
Ilahi
Baksh
Kandhalvi…
and
it
was
he
who
witnessed
on
his
(blessed)
soul
the
inspirations
of
the
soul
of
Moulana
Jalaluddin
Rumi
and
was
subsequently
able
to
complete
the
Mathnawi.’[2]…
“Mufti
Ilahi
Baksh
is
the
man
of
the
12th
century
while
Moulana
Rumi
lived
in
the
7th
century
(of
the
Islamic
calendar).”[3]
It
is
further
mentioned
that
since
the
soul
of
Jalaluddin
Rumi
inspired
the
soul
of
Moulana
Ilahi
Baksh
Kandhalvi,
the
saying
of
Moulana
Ilahi
Baksh
are
in
reality
the
saying
of
Moulana
Rumi,
just
like
the
Qur’aan
is
the
speech
of
Allah,
though
it
has
come
to
us
upon
the
lips
of
His
Messenger
(sallallahu
alaihi
wa-sallam).
According
to
Moulana
Zakariyah,
Mufti
Ilahi
Baksh
Kandhalvi
acquired
the
knowledge
of
Mathnawi
in
Aalam-e-Ru’yaa
(the
Realm
of
Visions
and
Dreams)
from
the
author
Moulana
Rumi
himself,
who
has
also
appointed
him
(Mufti
Sahib)
to
compile
the
Seventh
Dafter
of
Mathnawi.”[4]
Haji
Imdadullah
Muhajir
Makki,
the
Shaikh
of
the
most
prominent
Deobandis
was
extremely
fond
of
the
Mathnawi
and
would
recite
it
often,
as
has
been
mentioned
in
his
biography.
These
above
passages
are
self-explanatory
and
speak
of…
An
entire
collection
of
poems
on
Sufism
being
inspired
by
Allah.
A
dead
Sufi
Shaikh
soul
inspiring
the
heart
of
living
Sufi
after
500
years.
These
‘inter-Sufi’
inspirations
being
compared
to
Allah’s
revelation
to
His
Messenger.
Knowledge
is
transferred
from
a
dead
Sufi
to
a
living
Sufi
via
dreams
(Moulana
Zakariyah’s
version)
A
dead
Sufi
appointed
a
living
Sufi
to
complete
his
book.
“Woe
to
those
who
write
the
book
with
their
own
hands
and
then
say,
‘This
is
from
Allah,’
to
purchase
with
it a
little
price!
1.
The
Qur’aan
and
the
Sunnah
strictly
rejected
ascribing
the
knowledge
of
the
Unseen
to
anyone
except
Allah.
2.
The
Messengers
are
the
only
clear
and
only
source
of
the
knowledge
of
the
Unseen,
which
they
receive
through
inspiration,
revelation,
or
dreams.
3.
Though
guidance
may
be
received
after
the
Messenger
(sallallahu
alaihi
wa-sallam)
in
the
form
of
inspirations
and
dreams,
they
are
neither
independent
sources
of
knowledge
nor
additions
to
the
religion.
Their
function
at
the
most
is
to
provide
glad
tidings,
optimism
and
hope.
[1] This commentary has the commendation of many of Ashraf Ali Thanvi’s Khulafaah and of Moulana Zakriyyah Kandalvi, the author of Fazaail-e-Aaamaal. See, Maarif-eMathnawi, p.10-17.
