I went and saw an old man wearing woolen clothes sitting...

I went and saw an old man wearing woolen clothes sitting there and inquired of him. He said, “One day I was seated outside my hut gazing at the river and adoring it. Suddenly I saw a huge bir having the head of a donkey descending from the sky. It came down and sat on a bowlder. It spitted something from it's mouth and flew away. I observed properly and saw that it was a quarter part of a human body. The bird returned again and spitted another quarter part of the human body.

This happened four times. When all the four parts collected together, a man arose from it. I was astonished, when I saw the bird coming again. The bird started biting the man and severed a quarter part of his body and swallowed it without chewing and flew away. It returned four times until it had swallowed the whole body in parts. I wondered as to what was happening and who the person might be. I regretted not having asked the person when the bird was away.

On the second day I saw the same thing happening and gathered courage and went up to the person and asked him as to who he was, and why was he being troubled in such a manner. He replied that his name was Abdul Rehman ibne Muljim, the murder of Ali ibne Abi Talib, and the bird was sent by Allah to punish him regularly for the grievous crime (murder of Hazrat Ali) which he had committed. Having got the reply, I left my hut and came about to inquire as to who this Ali (A.S.) was.

People told me that he was the cousin, son-in-law, and the Vicegerent (Wasi) of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S) of Islam. I have thus accepted Islam because of this event and have come to mecca to perform the Pilgrimage (Haj), Lesser Pilgrimage (Umrah), and the Ziarat of the grave of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S).

Those A'mal which prove helpful for the people in Barzakh Allamah Qutubuddin Rawandi quotes from ‘Lubbe Labaab’ that it is related, that on the night of every friday, the spirits (Rooh) fo the dead ones come to the doors of their houses and call out: “O my children! O my relatives! Favour me by performing such acts which may prove helpful to me, and may also become the cause of Allah's blessings to be bestowed on you.

Give us a place in your hearts, and do not forget us, Have mercy on our wretched state. Surely we are in a state of imprisonment, loneliness, and anxiety. So donot hold your hands from giving alms (Sadqa) on our behalf, and pray for our forgiveness.