Ihsan Center – Islam From The Heart

HAZRAT KHWAJA HASAN BASRI. was the spiritual descendant of Hazrat Ali (ra) in the Chishti silsila. He comes after Ali (ra) and before Hazrat Kwaja ‘Abd al-Wahid Bin Zayd who was his student in Basra.

In his childhood Hazrat Hasan was fortunate enough to drink the water that was left in the cup by the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (saw). When the Prophet knew of it he remarked, “This child will receive from the Lord an amount of knowledge equivalent to the water drunk.” When they brought Hazrat Hasan, as a newly born child before Hazrat Umer (ra), he said, “Call him by the name of Hasan, as he is beautiful. He was initiated by Hazrat Ali (ra).

Initially, he was a non-Muslim, but even as a child, he had great love for Islam. He used to always spend his time in the company of Muslim children, and often talked to his parents about accepting Islam. His father was not pleased with this, and enrolled him to study under a Christian Priest. The first question the priest asked him was,

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