Emperor's disease

Maulana Bahauddin Naqshband

was asked 'How is it that ignoble men or infants, as in so many stories, can be spiritualized by a glance or touch, or coming in contact with a great teacher?'
This was his reply:
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The great emperor of Byzantium had a dreadful disease. All attempt to cure the same was futile - no doctor could cure! As a last resort in order to save the life of emperor messengers were sent to every part of the world and to all known great masters with a full list of symptoms of the dreadful disease with the hope of possible cure for the same. One such messenger arrived at the school of El-Ghazali the great sage of the east. El-Ghazli asked one of his disciple, El-Arif, to make the journey to Constantinople. At the court of Emperor El-Arif was to effect a cure. He asked what all remedies has been tried, what further cures were being contemplated, and then he made full examination of the patient. Then he asked for full court to be convened next day, where he was to make a declaration how to effect a cure. When all the nobles were gathered, Sheikh El-Arif said, 'It is better His Majesty better uses faith.'

One cleric answered that it was not true that Emperor did not have faith but unfortunately it no longer had therapeutic effect.
"In that case I am afraid to say that there is only one procedure for cure but it is so dreadful that I can't even mention the same".
All noble men in the court prevailed on Sufi to at least let that be known for the sake of the health of Emperor.

"The Emperor needed to be bathed in blood of several hundred children of age less then age of seven." The Sufi said.

The entire court was stunned. It took quite a while for every one to contemplate, if this cure is indeed worth a try. Several hundred innocent children may be slaughtered without any result. So many prospective future to be destroyed for the cure of the Emperor's disease. How to really effect taking away innocent lives of children from their mothers! After long debate it was however decided
that The Emperors life is more important than several hundred children of age less than seven. The death of Emperor may result in destruction of kingdom itself from unknown enemies who can destroy many millions and effect slavery for thousand years to its people. All the mothers were ordered to send their children in a calendar month to come for the cure of Emperor's disease.
This was most tormenting time for every one and it needed great mental preparation. As the time ticked away and the great preparation was going on for collecting of children of right age, the emperor himself was very confused. The mothers of children all willed a cure for Emperor's malady before the day of blood bath. Slowly it dawned to emperor that his life is not really more important to cause death of several hundred children of age less than seven - he did not mind dying and did not need a cure!

The Emperor soon recovered and was cured of his disease!

El-Asafi explained, 'As he had no faith, emperor needed something equivalent to it, this is his single mindedness coupled with constructive desires of several hundred children's mothers for
Emperors remission before the dreadful day - made the decision for emperor to effect the alternative that he can do without a cure. '

When this was conveyed to El-Ghazali, he said: 'An effect could be devised to operate within the TIME allotted to its attainment.'
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'A Sufi knows how to administer the science of truth not only to his disciple but to ignoble men or infants knowing their inner condition after proper examination' - explained Khawja (the Head of) Maulana (Our Master) Bahaudin (Designer School).