-73-Idris and Sheikh Dafallah and Sheikh Khojali. My father, Al-Faqih Dhaifallah, said, "The world is a burden, so bear it." Al-Faqih Sheikh Khojali said, "It is supported by congregational prayer and the recitation of Hizbs." And Al-Faqih Ramli, son of Sheikh Muhammad, son of Sheikh Idris, said that Sheikh Khojali sees the Prophet, peace be upon him, twenty-four times every night, and the vision is wakefulness. This is not far from one whom Allah has granted. He said, may Allah be pleased with him, "My mother prayed for me to reach the rank of Sheikh Idris, and Allah granted me that. One day, while I was in seclusion, my soul left my body, and I traversed the heavens. A paper came to me with the inscription: 'Peace, a word from a merciful Lord, upon Sheikh Khojali.'" And Al-Faqih Sharif, son of Al-Faqih Jadallah, informed me, saying, "In the beginning of my affair, I experienced a divine opening. I went to Sheikh Khojali, and he explained to me in his seclusion, saying, 'A فقير (seeker/dervish) came to me from Hajj and told me that the Messenger, peace be upon him, sends you greetings. The sky was close to me, then it became distant. He said, 'I prayed two rak'ahs and died. Then a righteous man came to me and said, 'Tell him, 'The sky is close to you; your certainty is weak. But if your certainty is strong, the sky is far away.' And the Messenger's greeting to you falls under His saying to His Messenger, peace be upon him, on the night of the Mi'raj: 'Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah.' And you are among the righteous servants of Allah.' And consider this story, what Sheikh Ibn Ata Allah mentioned in his book, Lata'if al-Minan, in the biographies of Sheikh Abu al-Abbas and his Sheikh, Sheikh Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili. He said that Sheikh Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi was asked about Al-Harith ibn Asad al-Hasibi, saying, 'Allah created in me a vein that moves when I am given doubtful food.' And Al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, said, 'I ate food at the house of my aunt, whose origin was from Kinanah, in the pre-Islamic era, and I vomited it.' He was asked, 'Why didn't you leave it?' He said, 'Even if my soul left me, I would not leave it.' So what about Al-Siddiq, who is the best of the people on earth, that he was not created with a vein to warn him?' He said, 'Al-Harith remained with him the remnants and weakness of certainty. And Al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, if his faith were weighed against the faith of the people on earth, it would outweigh them.' The second consideration is concerning his inherent qualities. He was, may Allah have mercy on him, of medium height, leaning towards short. His nose was slightly prominent, with a thick beard, so much so that each hair seemed to say, 'This is truly a saint of Allah.' He was awe-inspiring, and his awe was such that it was said that the greatest scholars and sultans, when they sat in his presence, would become reverent. His mother did not find anything to slaughter for their hospitality, so she brought a young camel and slaughtered it for them. When she saw what he had done, she prayed for him and said, 'I hope Allah gives you as much as He gave my uncle.'"