A man bought a gaddha from a maulvi. The maulvi told the man that this gaddha had been trained in a very unique way (being the gaddha of a maulvi).
The only way to make the gaddha go was to say: “Alhamdulillah!”
The only way to make the gaddha stop was to say, “Amin!”
The man was pleased with his purchase and immediately got on the animal to try out the maulvi’s instructions.
“Alhamdulillah!” shouted the man. The gaddha began to trot. “Amin!” shouted the man. The gaddha stopped immediately.
“Bahut khub!” said the man. With an “Alhamdulillah!” he rode off, very proud of his new purchase.
The man traveled for a long time through the mountains. As he headed towards a cliff, he tried to remember the word to make the gaddha stop. “Rok,” said the man. “Stop!” he cried. The gaddha just kept going.
“Oh, no…Bismillah!..Qul huwallah!..Allah rahm kar!..Please! Stop!!” shouted the man. The gaddha just began to trot faster. He was getting closer and closer to the edge of the cliff.
Finally, in desperation, the man said a prayer: “Please, Allah Mian, please make this gaddha stop before I go off the edge of this mountain. Amin!”
The gaddha came to an abrupt stop just one step from the edge of the cliff.
“Alhamdulillah!” shouted the man.