His Holiness’s own life was a
living example of the mystic experience. Mystic
traditions were inherited from saints and poets
into the whole being of Amir Khusro (R.A). It
can rightly be said that Khusro was the very soul
of His Holiness. As once said by His Holiness
that if it were permissible by Islamic law he
would have willed that Khusro be buried in the
same grave.
The moral teachings found in
the writings of Hazrat Amir Khusro (R.A) and the
feeling of fraternity found in his behavior towards
the common man is an ample proof of the characteristics
of the Chishti Order which he so deeply imbibed
at the feet of His Holiness.
Hazrat Amir Khusro (R.A)
was a great poet, writer and a Sufi fakir till
his last breath. The end came suddenly between
the Master and the disciple. Hazrat Amir Khusro
(R.A) was in Lakhnawti. Upon news of his illness,
Hazrat Amir Khusro came back to Delhi but in vain
to find that the Light was put off. He stood there
seeing his Beloved Master who had left him alone.
With his tearful eyes and heavy mournful heart
he broke down and uttered a loveable memorable
couplet: