SPIRITUAL JOURNEY AND MISSION

After a period, khwaja Uthman Harwani رضي الله عنه embarked on a quest for spiritual insight and harmony towards predecessors and the great charioteers. Their journey led them to a village with clay sports domes where fire worshippers resided. The fire pit in the village burned an amount of wood equivalent to what 20 trucks could carry. Uthman Harwani رضي الله عنه settled on a tree stump not far from the village, accompanied by khwaja Mir Fakhruddin Gardezi رضي الله عنه, who was there to assist him. Khwaja Uthman Harwani رضي الله عنه instructed khwaja Fakhruddin Gardezi رضي الله عنه to collect flour and firewood for making bread to break the fast at night. Fakhruddin Gardezi رضي الله عنه visited the ashram to purchase flour and gather firewood, but the fire worshippers there denied him fire. He returned to his shaikh (pir o murshid)and recounted the incident. Khwaja Uthman Harwani رضي الله عنه performed ablution from a nearby stream and approached the fire pit, engaging in a lengthy conversation with the priests present. Eventually, the fire-worshippers repented and turned to Allah, becoming the followers of Khwaja Uthman Harwani رضي الله عنه. (Seerul Arifeen Page No. 8)