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| Autobiography |
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| Muhammad Ayub Khan |
One time Sardar Meherban Singh Ji went
to see Muhammad Ayub Khan (the president of Pakistan) at his house. After
talking for a while Bhai Sahib noticed a plaque on the wall in which he saw Sri
Mool Mantar Sahib Ji written in Gurumukhi and Urdu. Bhai Sahib looked at Ayub
Khan and said, “Why have you got the Sri Mool Mantar Sahib Ji of Guru Nanak Dev
Ji on your wall?”
Ayub Khan smiled and said, “Sardarji
this Kalaam of Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj has made me what I am today.” Ayub
Khan said, “I was beaten everyday by the Mullah in charge of the Madrasa. One
day I had had enough and after being beaten very badly decided to run away from
the Madrasa. I ran as far as I could. I finally stopped (at the only place in
this world that is open to every single creature) the house of Dhan Dhan Dhan
Dhan Dhan Satguru Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj.
I sat outside on the steps of the
Gurudwara Sahib and began to sob. As I was doing this I felt a hand on my
shoulder. I looked up and saw the beautiful face of a Naam Abiyhaasi Gursikh.
The Gursikh looked at me and said, “Yuba why are you crying today?”
I wiped the tears from my face and
said, “Babaji I can’t take this anymore! Every day I go to the Madrasa just to
be beaten by the Mullah. My heart, mind and body are broken. I don’t know what
to do!”
The Gursikh smiled at me and said,
“Yuba I will give you the Mool Mantar of Satguru Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj.
Whenever you have any difficulties in life repeat this Mool Manatar of Guruji.”
I looked at the Gursikh as he wrote the Mool Manatar in Urdu and proceeded to
teach it to me.
After repeating the Mool Mantar
together for a few minutes the Gursikh told me to go back to the Madrasa. With
hope in my heart I went back to the Madrasa. As I was doing this I realized
that I was late and that the Mullah would be very annoyed but I still repeated
this kalaam of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
When the Mullah saw me he looked at me
and said, “Oh, so you’ve come. Quickly sit down we have a lot to get through.”
I was so surprised that he didn’t tell
me to stand in one spot, or grab me by my ears, slap me or use the long stick
he used to keep to beat me with! This was the first time in my life that I had
not been beaten by the Mullah. From this moment I realized the power of this
kalaam of Guru Nanak Dev Ji and quickly committed it to memory. Anytime I had
any difficulties in life I repeat it.
In this way I came to be the President
of Pakistan. Having felt its power I tell my children to keep hold of this "kalaam.”
May Guru Sahib bless us with the
ability to repeat his Sri Mool Mantar Sahib.
