The man sold it for a very good sum and returned home...

The man sold it for a very good sum and returned home, but he had hardly entered the house when a destitute person came up to the door and called out, “Provide me from that which God has granted to you.” As soon as the man heard the cry, he brought out all the money and invited the poor man to take as much as he wanted. The beggar picked up some money and started to walk away. But he had just gone a few paces, when he returned and said: “I am not a poor person.

I have been sent by God and have to inform you that the amount of money which has reached you, is your reward for reconciling those two quarrelling persons*.*”[^5] Mirza Jawad Agha Maliki Regarding the mystic, Mirza Jawad Agha Maliki (died 1343 A.H.), it has been recorded that during the initial stages of his journey in quest of spiritual purification and after having studied under his teacher, the great mystic Mulla Husainquli Hamadani (died 1311 A.H.) for two years, he complained to the teacher: “In my quest for spiritual purification, I have not been able to achieve anything as yet!” “What is your name?” asked the teacher.

He replied, “Don’t you recognize me? I am Jawad Maliki Tabrizi.” Husainquli Hamadani enquired, “Are you related to such and such Maliki family?” Mirza Jawad replied in the affirmative, and then went on to speak critically of them*.* “Whenever the time comes for you to place their shoes before them to wear (which you regard as base and lowly), I shall personally come to guide you,” advised Husainquli Hamadani.

The next day when Mirza Jawad went for his classes, he seated himself behind all the other students and from that day on, slowly and steadily, he began to become acquainted and friendly with the students of the Maliki family living in Najaf. This continued until a stage was reached when he would even place their shoes before them to wear.

When the relatives living in Tabriz came to know of this, the dissension and discord that existed among the members of the family, subsided and peace was established amongst them. Later Mirza Jawad approached his teacher, who said to him: “There are no new instructions for you (after that of reconciling the members of the Malikifamily).

Continue to act upon this order of the Sharia’h and derive benefits from it.” Author’s note: Incidentally, the book Miftaah al-Falaah of the late Sheikh Bahaai is an excellent book to actupon.”[^6] Slowly, Mirza progressed in his quest.