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Question: I
have long suffered the wounds of a step‑parented childhood, bereft of maternal
tenderness. By my own exertions, I completed my matriculation despite
relentless domestic mistreatment. Upon leaving home, I secured a position in
the private sector, where for a few years I found relative ease and a fair
wage. Yet, in late 1971, moved by the plight of the afflicted and
oppressed—echoes of my own upbringing—I rose in solidarity. My conscience was
at peace in that cause, but sustained, self‑sacrificial endeavour proved
untenable, and after four years I relinquished even that service.
He
embarked for Arabia on borrowed funds but fortune again eluded him, and after
one year he returned virtually destitute. On his return he acquired an auto‑rickshaw
on an installment plan, only to be beset by recurrent accidents, mechanical
failures, and personal illness; after two and a half years his nerves
collapsed, forcing him to sell the vehicle at a substantial loss to satisfy
creditors, yet he remained burdened by thousands of rupees of debt. Following a
further year of precarious endeavour, he secured private‑sector employment at
1,350 rupees per month, and Allah has blessed him with two children.
Contemplation of his family’s future drives him to contemplate even the haram
extremity of suicide, and he is beset by the conviction that, since marriage,
his life has known only failure—so much so that he wonders whether his union
itself is cursed. His paramount need is dignified, sustainable employment so
that he may provide, if not for himself, then at least for his wife and
children.
Answer:
Immediately
after performing the Fajr ṣalāt, he should recite the
Divine Name Yā Wahhāb one hundred times, each repetition
accompanied by a focused du‘ā’, and persist in this practice for ninety
consecutive days. Inshāllah you will be granted enduring psychological
tranquillity.
Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi
Nearly three decades ago, the esteemed spiritual scholar and blessed guide, Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi (R.A), inaugurated a mission of public service with the objective of liberating humanity from afflictions, psychological distress, and physical ailments. For ten years, he remained in contemplative retreat, silently advancing this sacred commitment to the service of creation (khidmat-e-khalq). As the hearts of the people began turning toward him, he employed the medium of mass communication. In 1969, this initiative was formally introduced to the public through newspapers and spiritual journals. According to conservative estimates, through written correspondence and face-to-face interaction—particularly via national publications and the Roohani Digest—Hazrat Azeemi has extended spiritual guidance and healing to over 1.4 million men and women, addressing intricate personal crises and intractable medical conditions. Today, it is not uncommon that wherever a few individuals gather, and a seemingly insoluble dilemma or incurable illness is mentioned, someone inevitably suggests: “Establish contact with Azeemi Sahib—the matter will be resolved.”
Through the grace of Allah the Almighty, the spiritual affinity with the Prophet (P.B.U.H), and the continued beneficence of the blessed guide, four volumes of Roohani Daak (Spiritual Correspondence) have now been compiled. The first volume is hereby presented to you for contemplation and benefit.
