The Sufi faqirs performed severe penances and practised religious austerities, sometimes even than those performed and practised by Hindu hermits. By such performances and by practice of concentration, they developed their power of will and acquired occult powers. They excelled the Brahmins in cultivation and encouragement of superstition among the people. They would exercise evil spirits by their spells, would feign to avert impending disasters, would promise sons to the sonless and riches to the poor and do a thousand other things to gain power and control over the people's minds. If someone incurred their anger, they would threaten to destroy him by inviting on him the wrath of God. In this way they came to wield great influences among the people. By fair promises and dark threats they obtained converts to their religion. Thus the Sufi Faqirs though no favourites with the orthodox Mohammedan Government, were in their own way, supplementing its efforts towards the spread of Islam in India.
In the city of Sialkot (present day Pakistan) there lived a Muslim faqir named Hamza Gaus. By virtue of the severe penances which he had performed by the occult powers which he was generally believed to possess, by means of spells and charms which he gave to the people for the fulfilment of their desires and by means of other contrivances he had acquired very great influence in the locality.
A Khatri Hindu had no son. He approached the Pir and begged him to intercede for him and to get him the gift of a son. He promised to give the first-born to Pir. Hamza Gaus promised to pray for fulfilment of the Hindu's wishes.
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