A Sufi saint, Mohammad Ghauth, lived in the jungles of Gwalior. He had no home, and he wore no clothes.
When an enemy army threatened to attack Gwalior the king in desperation begged this saint for help. "We are vastly outnumbered by the enemy!" he explained.
"Show me this enemy," the saint replied.
When he saw the enemy, he waved his hand and said, "You are destroyed!"
The enemy army then saw the army of Gwalior vastly multiplied in size, and they fled in terror, thinking they were outnumbered.
For centuries thereafter, the kings of Gwalior honored Mohammad Ghauth's tomb.
Inspired by: Big Tales by Hazrat Inayat Khan, compiled and edited by Mansur Johnson. the Hazrat Inayat Khan Study Database.
Notes: This is a story in Part 1 of the book: Mohammad Ghauth. What he says in the story is "Maktul!" ("Be destroyed!"). You can find out more about Mohammad Ghauth at Wikipedia.
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