When Ustad (master) Abu Ali Dakkak (rahmatullahi alaihe) arrived at a place called Nasa where there were many mazars or holy tombs of pious Muslims, there were no living quarters for the Sufis.
On the night of his arrival, Abu Ali Dakkak (rahmatullahi alaihe) was blessed with the auspicious vision of the Beloved Prophet of Allah (sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) in a dream. In the dream, the Beloved Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) stated: “Build a house here for the Sufis.” At this, Abu Ali Dakkak (rahmatullahi alaihe) stated: “Please designate an area on the land upon which the house is to be built.”
In the morning, Abu Ali Dakkak (rahmatullahi alaihe) saw the exact demarcation on the land that the Beloved Prophet of Allah (sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) had drawn with his own blessed hand in the dream. Others also witnessed the demarcation on the land. The living quarters for the Sufis were built according to this demarcation.
There are about four hundred tombs of pious Muslims close to the living quarters built at the foot of a mountain. For this reason, the Sufis often call Nasa “The Little Syria”. In other words, Nasa contains the mazars of Aulia just as
