Shaykh Jami'u: A "crazy" lover of Barham!


This picture is among a set of epic pictures of Shaykh Jami'u Bulala I recently shared on my Facebook page (Shittu Olanipekun) It was gratifying to note how the pictures easily went viral on various social media platforms like a rage of wildfire. Several reactions cum comments trailed the pictures among which is the one on the above caption. The submission of the commenter may not be unconnected to the way Shaykh dressed in a round T-shirt inscribed with the picture of Barham (Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse, d.1975) and a short knickers with a hat to match. He was in company of his loyalist, Late Alhaji Yusuf Alabi Temidire.(May Allah shower His mercy on both of them)
It is not a gainsay to admit that Baba Bulala was an Enigma. His eccentric way of life has left several speculations about his real identity. However, a point is worthy of note that Baba spent the most important part of his life on ibadah (worshipping Allah) and thus, he was acknowledged Amirul Awliyah(Leader of saints) Hey! Ghawth az-Zaman!(succor of his time)
The attainment of the status of Ghawth is considered the Apex in the echelon of sainthood. On the verification of whether Shaykh actually attained this status or not is a debate for another time (watch out for details in the next edition of the Book, Who is Shaykh Bulala), but it is apt to say that Shaykh himself attested to being a Ghawth, albeit his acknowledgement of the superiority of Shaykh Ibrahim in the following poem:
ورثت المقام غوث برهام قدوتى  ##  قطب الوجود عند رب رافع.
"I inherited the status of succour (Ghawth) from Barham(Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse), my exemplar. The Pole of Existence in the exalted presence of the Lord"
*For more poems of Shaykh, get the book, Who is Shaykh Bulala.

Be that as it may, regardless of the different lifestyle both the shaykhayn(two Shaykhs) lived, Baba Bulala acknowledged Barham. His love for anything that is associated with him is unquantified. This is depicted through the way he dressed. Though the actual date the picture was taken cannot be adequately ascertained as to whether it was taken before Shaykh Barham died in 1975, nevertheless, the submission of the commenter adequately describes Baba Bulala. Being a crazy lover means one's love for someone is out of control, it is unquantifiable. That's how spirituality works. The souls of Awliya'Allah are intertwined. May Allah sanctify their precious secrets.
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