"Never seek any help, charity, or favors
from anybody except God.
Never go the court of kings,
but never refuse to bless and help the needy and the poor,
the widow, and the orphan, if they come to your door."
- Message of Khwaja Gharib Nawaz for his disciples
This message has been followed perhaps by all Chisti teachers. Therefore, no leader or individual holding a position of power has ever been able to visit Nizam ud din Awliya in Delhi, India. This was told to me by one of the many caretakers of his tomb.
Another example of a wali is that he did not let a ruler of a certain province visit him to pay his respects. His response to him was something along the lines: We, Sufis, have two doors. One from which you shall enter, the second from which we shall leave.
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