Khwaja Muhammad Baba as-Samasi

A story about Khwaja Muhammad Baba as-Samasi (may God sanctify his innermost being), the fifteenth Shaykh in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain and at the same time, the sixth Khwaja in the ‘Khwajagan’ – the Masters of Wisdom of Central Asia:-

The venerable Khwaja Bahauddin Shah Naqshband related, “When I wished to get married, my grandfather sent me to the venerable Khwaja Muhammad Baba, in Samas, so that through his blessed grace, events may take their proper course. When I had the honour of meeting him, the first charismatic marvel that I witnessed was the following:

One night I had an experience in which the spiritual state of humility and supplication came upon me. I got up and went to his place of worship. I performed two cycles of prayer. Then I put my head down in prostration, displaying a complete state of humility and supplication. At that point, these words streamed from my tongue:
‘O my God, grant me the charismatic gift of strength to bear the weight of trial and endure the test of love.’
When the morning came, I entered the venerable Khwaja’s presence, and he said to me, ‘O my son, this is what should be said in the prayer of supplication:
‘O my God, by Your gracious favour and Your noble generosity, make this feeble servant firmly committed to that in which Your good pleasure resides.’
If the Lord of Truth (Exalted is He) decides, by virtue of His wisdom, to inflict tribulation upon a servant, He will endow him by His providential care and the strength to bear that burden. He will also reveal to him the wisdom of the affair. Choosing to seek tribulation is a difficult matter, and arrogance is unseemly.’
After this, he prepared the meal. Once we had eaten the meal, he gave me a loaf of bread. The following thought occurred in my mind: ‘We have eaten enough here to satisfy our hunger. We shall reach the house in an hour, so why do we need this bread?’ He then set out on the road and I followed in his footsteps with perfect courtesy. If a distraction arose within me as we went along, he would say, ‘It is necessary to guard your mind.’

On the road, he reached the dwelling of one of his loving friends. That person was greeted with perfect delight and respect. When we alighted at his home, an uneasiness was apparent in that poor dervish. On observing this, he asked him, ‘What is troubling you?’ The poor dervish replied, ‘There is an amount of clotted cream, but there is no bread here.’ On hearing this, the Khwaja turned to me and said, ‘Fetch that loaf of bread, for it will serve its purpose at last.’
After witnessing these spiritual states of his, my belief in the venerable Khwaja Baba as-Samasi was increased.”