THE CAT (Miracle of Grandshaykh). Umm Kawthar had a yellow cat that jumped from the highest wall, which was between the homes of Umm Kawthar and Grandshaykh. That cat used to bring down Grandshaykhs anger if he was upset, there was a threat to the area. That cat used to make Grandshaykh angry because it used to urinate on a barrel of water which was there in Grandshaykh’s courtyard in order to mark its territory. Once he saw that cat urinating on it, so he frightened it and threw acorns at it. The cat fled in the other direction and crashed into the lid of the barrel. Dont you remember that yellow cat (Mawlana asks Hajjah Naziha)? That cat also ate the show pigeons of Jibrani! Once on May Day, people gather at Jibranis to watch the pigeons flying in a show, and by coincidence, Grandshaykh was also present for some reason. A policeman, was also there. The cat jumped at one of the smaller pigeons and ate it. Jibrani was so upset, he asked the policeman to shoot the cat and motioned at it with his hands.. The policeman took out his rifle and shot the cat three times in front of Grandshaykh, who was watching, and the cat fell to the ground. Everyone said, We finished the problem with that cat! This annoyed Grandshaykh, for he never wanted that cat to be killed despite whatever it did. Grandshaykh returned and sat in his maqaam like this (demonstrates) and he began to repeat this qaseedah. I dont recall a single qaseedah by memory, but Grandshaykh memorized many qaseedahs and a murshid must do that. Doesnt the qaseedah go laa budda min murshidin, “one must have a guide” (unclear) Shaykh Hisham Effendi: Yes, Sayyidee. Mawlana Shaykh Nazim: Grandshaykh did not want any harm to come to that cat. And it came back and continued to urinate (on the barrel), as its normal habit, to show “ownership.” In fact the policeman’s three bullets had hit the cat, but because Mawlana Shaykh did not want it to be harmed, it was not affected at all by any of those shots. Mawlana Shaykh did not want any harm to come to that cat, and it continued its habit of urinating on the barrel of water. and Mawlana Shaykh would throw at it and shout at it, and it would turn and flee up on Umm Kawthar’s wall. Hajjah Naziha: With Mawlanas barakah, the cat was not harmed. Mawlana Shaykh Nazim: Grandshaykh used to shout at it and it would flee to Umm Kawthars wall. Grandshaykh had many miracles (karamaat) but he never liked to show them. Hajjah Naziha: And you also dont like to show them.
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