Stories of H.S.H. Prince Aly Khan’s 1956 Visit to the Sidhpur District

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Prince Sahib advised them not to disturb the bees.He said: “These bees are the Jamat of my grandfather. They will not bite you. I will ask them to leave the Jamatkhana and build their hives outside. Don’t disturb them and they will not give you trouble.” Prince Aly Khan was referring to one of the titles of Hazrat Mawlana Ali, Amiru’n-Nahl, that is, Prince of the bees, which was given to him by Hazrat Nabi Muhammad Mustafa (sallallahu `alayhi wa alihi wa sallam). The Prophet once said to the people that just as the honey produced by bees is sweet and has medicinal properties to cure ailments, in the same way Mawlana Ali possesses the secrets of haqiqat and ma`rifat, which are medicines for the spiritual sicknesses of his followers.

This excerpt has been taken from page 4.