“Tell me! What does my Master say?” interjected Jami. “Jami”, continued the rider, “I have been sent to you by the Prophet (Sall’Allahu Ta’ala Alayhi Wa’alihi Wa’sallam) himself" “I will”, said a slightly bemused Jami, “but tell me!”
The man went silent for a while and then answered, “Jami what I am going to tell you, you must promise to hear it with a stout heart.” Jami continued, “Good sir! Tell me, why have you come?” “Wa alaykum as-salam! Who are you? Where are you from and why are you here?” asked the venerable Sufi.Īt the mention of these words the lover of the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam), Jami, took off his turban and placed it the feet of the stranger saying, “May I be sacrificed for these feet! They have come from the city of my Prophet!” The strange rider stopped in their midst and asked the group, “Which of you is Jami?” The disciples pointed out Jami and said, “That is our leader, Shaykh Imam Abdul Rahman Jami!” So the rider guided his horse towards Jami and, alighting, greeted Jami with the words, “Assalamu alaykum!” As they camped for the day, they saw a rider on a horse coming towards them at a galloping pace. So, gathering some of his many disciples with him, he set off on the long and arduous journey to fulfil his vow.Īfter many a month of travel, the caravan led by the Imam of Love, Abdul Rahman Jami, reached the outskirts of the City of the Prophet and Madina was only a few miles journey away.
He composed a wonderful naat in the praise of Allah’s Habib and in the agony of love made a vow to recite that very poem in front of the Prophet’s Mausoleum in Madina. "It so happened that once this ‘ishq' was at its peak and poor Jami became restless.