FASTING
Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya Raḥimahullāh was totally dependent on his pir (spiritual guide) Hazrat Baba Fariuddin Ganjshakar Raḥimahullāh, but he still maintained a very high level of riyazat (asceticism).
They say that when he had passed 80 years of age, he would still fast continuously. At the time of breaking the fast (Iftar), he would eat very little. When food was brought to him in the early morning, he would usually refuse it.
His servants would beg him to eat more so that his health did not get worse. But Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya Raḥimahullāh would reply “Think about how many poor people and beggars are suffering hunger, huddled around the masjids, and sleeping in the streets of the city - how can this food go down my throat?” After a while, the servants would take the food away.
Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya Raḥimahullāh maintained a very strict personal lifestyle. He had an intense regimen of night prayers and seclusion, and he would use the daytime to fulfill the needs of others.
Ref: Siyar al-Awliya / Sufi Martyrs of Love, pg. 74.
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