4 Safina tul Mujummah Al Bahrain, Jehangiri, Part 3 A, Bangladesh.

Safina tul Mujummah al Bahrain, Jehangiri, Part 3, Bangladesh. Qadri Razaqqi, Chisti Nizami, Chisti Sabri.

2 Ya Nabi ‫ صلى الله َوتَ َعا َل ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬Salaam Alaika. O Prophet ‫ صلى الله َوتَ َعا َل ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬Divine Peace be upon you. Ya Rasul ‫ صلى الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬Salaam Alaika. O Messenger ‫صلى الله َوتَعَا َل ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬ ‫ وسلم‬May Divine Peace be yours. Ya Habib ‫ صلى الله َوتَ َعا َل ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬Salaam Alaika. O Beloved of Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬, we Greet you with Peace. Salawaatulla Alaika. Divine Benediction be upon You. Salawaatulla Alaika. May Sweet Divine Benediction be Yours. Dedicated To All The Masha'ikh e Uzzam ‫ قدس اللہ اسرارہم‬of The Sillsila e Aaliya of The Mujummah al Bahrain Jehangiri, ‘Kasoosan Bil Khasoos’, Hazrāt Mehboob e Subhani, Qutb e Rabbani, Abdul Qadir Jilani‫ رحم ة الله َوتَعَ الَ ٰى عليه‬, Ghaus e Azam‫ رحم ة الله َوتَعَ الَ ٰى عليه‬and Hazrāt Moinuddin, wal Haq, wal Millat, Chisti, Ajmeri, Sanjari, Sakhi Ghareeb Nawaz ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫عليه‬. With Thanks to My Murshid, Hazrāt Rehmat Ali Shah‫ ;رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Hazrāt Abdus Sa’eed‫ ;رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Hazrāt Sajid Sabri‫ ;رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Hazrāt Lal Shah‫;رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬ Hazrāt Samin Shah‫ ;رحم ة الله َوتَعَ الَ ٰى عليه‬Hazrāt Aminuddin Shah‫ ;رحم ة الله َوتَعَ الَ ٰى عليه‬Hazrāt Jan Mohammad; Hazrāt Shahjehani; Hazrāt Abid Shah and Hazrāt Shahid Shah,‫قدس اللہ اسرارہم‬. ﷽ ‫اَاَل ؔ ِا َّن اَ ۫و ِلیَآ َء اللہِ اَل َخ ۫و ٌف َعلَ ۫ی ِھ ۫م َواَل ُھ ۫م یَ ۫ح َزنُ ۫و َن‬

3 Table of Contents: Works......................................................................................................................................................................16 Hizb ul Bahr- The Litany of the Sea- Hazrāt Imam Shadhili .‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬.................................................18 The Story of the Hizb ul Bahr.................................................................................................................................18 40- Hazrāt Syedna Shah Abdul Hayee Shah Jehangir Saani al Muqallab ba Fakhr e Arfeen ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه قدسالله‬ .‫السرح العزیز‬..................................................................................................................................................................21 1. Hazrāt Shah Tajuddin Mir Syed Abdur Razaq.‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬..........................................................................25 Family......................................................................................................................................................................26 Name.......................................................................................................................................................................26 Life..........................................................................................................................................................................26 The Incident of Celestial Beings........................................................................................................................26 Descendants.......................................................................................................................................................27 Spiritual Sufi Order.................................................................................................................................................27 Death and Shrine................................................................................................................................................27 Works......................................................................................................................................................................28 Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki’s‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Background and Education..........................................35 Early Life:..........................................................................................................................................................36 Religious Work and Travels..............................................................................................................................37 Freedom Struggle Against the British...............................................................................................................37 Marriages...........................................................................................................................................................38 Poetry, Examples...............................................................................................................................................38 Passing Away:...................................................................................................................................................39 See Also:............................................................................................................................................................39 Qadianism:....................................................................................................................................................................39 Guiding Principles.............................................................................................................................................41 Practices.............................................................................................................................................................41 The Chishtis follow five basic devotional practices (Zikr)................................................................................41 Literature............................................................................................................................................................42 Spiritual Lineage................................................................................................................................................42 History...............................................................................................................................................................43 Mughal Rulers....................................................................................................................................................44 3. Hazrāt Imam Al Hassan Of Basra.‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬..............................................................................................46 Upbringing...............................................................................................................................................................46 Knowledge and Piety...............................................................................................................................................46 Aphorisms...............................................................................................................................................................47 4. Hazrāt Imam Abd Al Wahid Ibn Zayd.‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬......................................................................................47 5. Hazrāt Khwaja Fuḍayl Ibn Ayaz.‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬...............................................................................................49 The Legend of Hazrāt Ibrahim ibn Adham .‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬.............................................................................51 Ibrahim ibn Adham Goes to Mecca...................................................................................................................52 The Life of Hazrāt Ibrahim’s.‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬...................................................................................................54 Demise of Hazrāt Ibrahim.‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬........................................................................................................55 Quotes and Sayings.................................................................................................................................................55 References...............................................................................................................................................................56 7. Khwaja Amin Ad-Din Ḥubayrah of Basra.‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬................................................................................57 8. Khwaja Abu Ishaq al-Chishti‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬of Sham........................................................................................57 9. Hazrāt Khwaja Abu Ahmad Abdal Al Chishti.‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬..........................................................................58 10. Khwaja Nasir Ad-Din Abu Yusuf Al Chishti.‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬..........................................................................60 11. Khwaja Abu Mohammad Al Chishti‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬........................................................................................61 12. Khwaja Mumshad Uluw Al Dinawari‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬......................................................................................62 Aphorisms...............................................................................................................................................................63 13. Hazrāt Maudood Chishti.‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬..........................................................................................................64 Hazrāt Khwaja Mawdud's‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Khalifa.......................................................................................65 Books.................................................................................................................................................................65

4 Sayings...............................................................................................................................................................65 Miracles.............................................................................................................................................................65 Descendants.............................................................................................................................................................66 Descendants in Baluchistan...............................................................................................................................66 Hazrāt Khwaja Maudood's‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Khulfa............................................................................................69 Hazrāt Khwaja Abu Ahmed.‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬.....................................................................................................71 Hazrāt Khwaja Ahmad Zindani.‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬...............................................................................................71 Hazrāt Shah Sanjan.‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬..................................................................................................................71 Hazrāt Sheikh Abu Nasseer Shakeeban.‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬...................................................................................71 Hazrāt Sheikh Hassan Tibti.‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬......................................................................................................71 Hazrāt Sheikh Ahmed Baderoon.‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬..............................................................................................71 Hazrāt Khwaja Sabz Paush.‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬......................................................................................................71 Hazrāt Sheikh Uthman Awwal.‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬.................................................................................................71 Hazrāt Khwaja Abul Hassan.‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬....................................................................................................71 Books. Chisti's works include two books: Minhaj ul Arfeen and Khulaasat ul Shariah.........................................72 Descendants in Baluchistan, Pakistan.....................................................................................................................75 Hazrāt Syed Khwaja Qutbuddin Maudood Chishti ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬in Chisht Hirat Afghanistan.(B. 430 AH, W. 527 AH).............................................................................................................................................................75 Hazrāt Syed Khwaja Najamuddin Ahmed Mushtaq ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬in Chisht Hirat Afghanistan (B. 492 AH, W. 577 AH).............................................................................................................................................................75 Hazrāt Syed Ruknuddīn Khwaja Hussain Chishti ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬in Chisht Hirat Afghanistan.(B. 545 AH, W. 635 AH)...................................................................................................................................................................75 Hazrāt Syed Qutbuddin Khwaja Mohammad ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬in Chisht Hirat Afghanistan. (B. 584 AH, W. 624 AH)...................................................................................................................................................................75 Hazrāt Syed Khwaja Qutbuddin ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Ibn Khwaja Muhammad ‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬B. 602 AH, W. 680 AH....................................................................................................................................................................75 Hazrāt Syed Aududdin Khwaja Abu Ahmed Syed Muhammad ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬in Chisht Hirat Afghanistan. (B. 635 AH, W. 710 AH)........................................................................................................................................75 Hazrāt Syed Taqi ud din Khwaja Yusuf ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬in Chisht Hirat Afghanistan. (B. 662 AH, W. 745 AH)..........................................................................................................................................................................75 Hazrāt Syed Nassar ud din Khwaja Walid ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬in Chisht Hirat Afghanistan. (B. 727 AH, W. 820 AH)..........................................................................................................................................................................75 Hazrāt Syed Khwaja Mir Shahdad Maududi Chishti ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬in Kirani Quetta Baluchistan Pakistan..75 Shajra e Tariqat.......................................................................................................................................................75 Family Tree............................................................................................................................................................76 15. #H Sharif Zindani Hazrāt Khwaja Haji Sharif of Zindan.......................................................................................77 Early life..................................................................................................................................................................78 Mystic......................................................................................................................................................................78 Spiritual Lineage.....................................................................................................................................................78 The traditional Sillsila (Spiritual Lineage) of the Chishti Order is as follows........................................................78 Disciples..................................................................................................................................................................79 Hazrāt Harwani ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬had many Disciples, including:.....................................................................79 Travels.....................................................................................................................................................................79 Passing Away..........................................................................................................................................................79 Preaching in India....................................................................................................................................................83 Spiritual Lineage.....................................................................................................................................................84 .................................................................................................................................................................................84 Dargah Sharif..........................................................................................................................................................85 Popular Culture........................................................................................................................................................85 Family & Early Life................................................................................................................................................86 Early Life and Education.........................................................................................................................................87 also devoted to Mujahida (devotional practices) for his spiritual training and when Hazrāt Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬visited Awash, during one of his travels, Khwaja Qutbuddin‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, who was then 17 years old, offered himself as a Murid (Disciple) to the great Saint and sought his blessings for a

5 spiritual career. The great Khwaja Sahib of Ajmer, who had already intuitively perceived the divine spark in the young aspirant, accepted him immediately.............................................................................................................87 Initiation..................................................................................................................................................................87 Travels.....................................................................................................................................................................88 Later on, with a view to mature his knowledge and experience in Sufism Hazrāt Khwaja Qutbuddin ‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬proceeded on a prolonged tour to various: places in Afghanistan, Persia and Iraq, the last named being the home of many top-ranking Sufi Dervishes of his time. He himself narrates the stories of this tour, as follows: .................................................................................................................................................................................88 A Strange Incident...................................................................................................................................................88 Hazrāt Khwaja Qutbuddin‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬relates another interesting incident of his travels. He says:..........88 Another Strange Incident.........................................................................................................................................89 Hazrāt Khwaja Qutbuddin‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬goes on:.........................................................................................89 To The Rescue of Multan........................................................................................................................................89 Arrival in Delhi.......................................................................................................................................................90 It is reported that when Khwaja Qutbuddin‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬arrived in Delhi from Ajmer, Sultan Shamsuddin Iltutmish, who was the Ruler of India at Delhi, went out of the city to welcome the Khwaja because he had very great respect for Sufi Dervishes. He wanted to arrange for Qutub Sahib's stay in the city, but the latter preferred to stay at Kelu Kheri, a suburb of Delhi. The Sultan, however, used to wait upon him twice a week in Order to receive his spiritual blessings and guidance. The Sultan, later on, became a regular and most dutiful Disciple of Hazrāt Qutbuddin‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. At this stage, he again requested his Pir to come and stay with him in the city because in attending upon him at Kelu Kheri, which he must do, he had to spend much of his time which he could save to attend to the affairs of his government Hazrāt Qutub Sahib agreed and shifted to the mosque of Malik Ainuddin in the City..........................................................................................................90 Sheikh ul Islam’s Jealousy......................................................................................................................................90 After the death of Delhi's Sheikh ul Islam, Nuruddin Ghaznavi‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, the Sultan wanted Hazrāt Khwaja Qutbuddin‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬to take up this august post but when the latter flatly refused, he appointed Sheikh Najmuddin Sughra‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬who was one of the Murids of Hazrāt Khwaja Usman Harwani‫رحمة‬ ‫ —الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬the great Pir O Murshid of Hazrāt Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. But, due to the great popularity of Hazrāt Khwaja Qutbuddin‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬both at the Sultan's Court and among the citizens of the State, Sheikh Najmuddin carried a serious jealousy against Khwaja Qutbuddin‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬and wanted to get him out of Delhi by any means whatever. He used to defame Qutb Sahib whenever an opportunity presented itself. It is a historical fact that the worshipers of wealth, power and fame have always borne grudge and jealousy against Sufi Dervishes who had no love for money or fame except the love of Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬and selfless service of mankind..................................................................................................................................................90 His Love for his Pir.................................................................................................................................................90 Delhi’s Public Demonstration.................................................................................................................................91 The Parting Scene....................................................................................................................................................91 Parting Affection.....................................................................................................................................................91 Parting Advice.........................................................................................................................................................92 Character.................................................................................................................................................................92 Poverty.....................................................................................................................................................................92 Picture of Forbearance.............................................................................................................................................93 Mujahida..................................................................................................................................................................93 His Titles.................................................................................................................................................................95 His Spiritual Successors (Khulfa)...........................................................................................................................95 Teachings and Publications.....................................................................................................................................95 The Life of a Sufi..............................................................................................................................................…..95 Stages in Sufism......................................................................................................................................................96 Divine Secrets Must Never Be Disclosed...............................................................................................................96 Adherence to Shari'a................................................................................................................................................97 Quotes and Sayings.................................................................................................................................................97 Poetry.......................................................................................................................................................................98 Legacy.....................................................................................................................................................................99 Baba Farid's‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Serai in Jerusalem...............................................................................................100 Chillas....................................................................................................................................................................101

6 Death anniversary and Urs....................................................................................................................................101 Mehfil e Sama (Qawwali live concerts)................................................................................................................102 Honor in Sikhism...................................................................................................................................................102 Commemorative Postage Stamp............................................................................................................................102 Places named after him..........................................................................................................................................102 References.............................................................................................................................................................102 Early Life & Family..............................................................................................................................................107 Initiation into the Sufi Order.................................................................................................................................107 Love for his Pir................................................................................................................................................108 His Pir's Love for him......................................................................................................................................109 Religious Life........................................................................................................................................................109 Later Life...............................................................................................................................................................109 Association with Kings....................................................................................................................................109 Capture by Mongol army.................................................................................................................................110 Demise of his Mother and Brother..................................................................................................................110 Family....................................................................................................................................................................110 Demise...................................................................................................................................................................111 Legacy...................................................................................................................................................................111 Works...............................................................................................................................................................111 Poetry...............................................................................................................................................................112 Pioneer of Urdu................................................................................................................................................112 Biography.........................................................................................................................................................112 Disciples:.........................................................................................................................................................113 ‘Dargah’:..........................................................................................................................................................114 Legacy:.............................................................................................................................................................114 Khanzada Jadubansi Rajputs, their Acceptance of Islam:...............................................................................114 Acceptance of Islam:.......................................................................................................................................114 His Mission:.....................................................................................................................................................116 His role in the Muslim Rishi tradition in Kashmir:.........................................................................................117 His Philosophy:................................................................................................................................................118 The Shrine:.......................................................................................................................................................119 The Town of Uch Sharif:.................................................................................................................................119 The Mela (Folk Festival):................................................................................................................................120 Muhammad Iqbal (widely known as Allama Iqbal) on Him:..........................................................................121 Education, Life, Spiritual Practices............................................................................................................121 A Writer:..........................................................................................................................................................122 A Life Full of Supernatural Practices and Extraordinarily Literary................................................................122 Works....................................................................................................................................................................122 Life:..................................................................................................................................................................126 Legacy..............................................................................................................................................................128 Writings...........................................................................................................................................................129 Other Sources:..................................................................................................................................................133 Shajra e Chishtiya Sabriya:........................................................................................................................................133 Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari..............................................................................................................................................133 Contents.................................................................................................................................................................135 Family & Lineage..................................................................................................................................................136 Birth.......................................................................................................................................................................136 Prophecies of his Birth.....................................................................................................................................137 Early Life & Childhood.........................................................................................................................................138 Meeting with Alimullah Abdal........................................................................................................................138 Initiation as a Murid..............................................................................................................................................139 Tragedy..................................................................................................................................................................140 Title of \"Sabir\"......................................................................................................................................................140 Marriage................................................................................................................................................................140 Death of his Mother.........................................................................................................................................141 Appointment as Khalifa.........................................................................................................................................141

7 Spiritual Chain.................................................................................................................................................142 Appointment to Kaliyar.........................................................................................................................................142 Fatwa from Hazrāt Baba Farid.........................................................................................................................143 Destruction of Kaliyar...........................................................................................................................................144 Arrival of Hazrāt Shamsuddin Turk Panipati........................................................................................................145 Death.....................................................................................................................................................................146 Prophecy of his own Death..............................................................................................................................146 Passing on & Funeral.......................................................................................................................................147 Mausoleum............................................................................................................................................................147 Hazrāt Syedna Makhdum Ali Ala’uddin Sabir Kalyari.‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬...............................................................148 Biography..............................................................................................................................................................148 Sillsila Aliyah in India................................................................................................................................................154 41- Hazrāt Mohammad Nabi Reżā Khan al Muqallab ba Asad e Jehangiri Al Maroof Huzur Dada Miyan ‫رحمة الله‬ .‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه قدسالله السرح العزیز‬.....................................................................................................................................154 Sillsila Aliyah in Bengal. 39- Hazrāt Syedna Shah Mukhlis ur Rahmān Shah Jehangiri Awwal‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه قدسالله السرح‬ ‫العزیز‬. Roza Pakbaz: Mirza Khel Sharif, Satkania, Chatgam, Bangladesh. Wisaal: Do Shamba, 12 Zeeqaad 1302 AH; 23 August, 1885 CE, Sunday (Al Ahad). Hazrāt Syedna Shah Mukhlis ur Rahmān Shah Jehangiri Awwal ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. Darbar Sharif, Satkania, Chatgam, Bangladesh.

8 After finishing his studies, Hazrāt Shah Jahangir I, ‘Sheikh ul 'Arfeen’, Hazrāt Maulana Syed Mukhlis ur Rahman ‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬W. 1302 AH/ 1885 CE), immediately restricted himself to a remote corner of his own village—Mirzakhel, he engaged in editing standard works; commenting on Books of Seminal Knowledge of every kind—his comments and compositions are are said to be between 70 to 100 in number.1 His Predecessors of the Illustrious Family of Mirzakhel Darbar Sharif, enjoyed Honorable positions in various Places in their long march from Central Asia to Hindustan. They were Companions of Shaista Khan and his Son Buzurg Umeed Khan (W. 1105 AH/ 1693 CE). In 1666 CE, Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb placed Hazrāt Mir Syed Jallaluddin Bukhari ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, called 'Baro Syed' with Shaista Khan, and arranged for him to Preach the Religion of Islam, being responsible for Chittagong and Southward; hereafter Chittagong was renamed as 'Islamabad'.2 In the struggle against the local Magh Chief, the age-worn Hazrāt Syed Mir Afzal Bukhari‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, Son of Hazrāt Mir Syed Jallaluddin Bukhari ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫ عليه‬laid down his life. Afterwards, Hazrāt Mir Syed Qutbullah‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, Son of Syed Hazrāt Mir Afzal Bukhari‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ رحمة الله َوتَع‬, asked his youngest Son, called 'Choto Syed' to migrate for his own security.3 On his (Choto Syed's) way out to Arakan, Mohammad Ali, the local Zamindar and Fief Holder, asked him to stop, settled him in his own area, and also wedded him with his Daughter; from whom Hazrāt Mir Syed Habib ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was born in mid 18th Century CE.4 His, 1 'Hazrāt Ashraf *Jahangir* Simnani‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَا َل ٰى عليه‬and his odd encounters in Sultanat e Bangalah: Mirzakhel Darbar Sharif — a case study', Mohammad Maksud ur Rahman. 2 Abdul Haq, Chattasramer Samai O Sanskritir Ruparekha, Bangla Academy, Dhaka, May, 1988, pp. 38-39; cf. Abdul Haq, Chattasramer Itihas Prashanea. Bangla Academy, Dhaka, 1982, p. 19. 3 Mahabub ul Alam, Chattasramer Itihas(Wali Darveshsan), Navalok Prashanea, Chittagong, 1968, pp. 11-12, 27, 58-60 4 Mafzal ur Rahman, Hazrāt Fakhrul Arfeen er Pabitra Jibon Charit, Ms., Mirzakhel Darbar Sharif Library, Chittagong, p. 4

9 (Hazrāt Mir Syed Habib's ‫ ) رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬illustrious Son, Hazrāt Syed Ḡhulām Ali‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, was a noted Pleader and 'Secretary' to the ‘Munsif’ (Justice) in the Satkania Munsif Court (Established in 1802 CE). He Passed Away in 1232 AH/ 1817 CE. He was Blessed with a Son, the most Reputed Sage and Saint, Hazrāt Maulana Shah Mukhlis ur Rahman‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫عليه‬, the Founder of the 'Mirzakhel Darbar Sharif.5 Works. 1. Sharah as Sudur fi Pafi as Shurur. 2. Al Bidayah fi Sharah al Hidavah. 3. Al Nafhat' al Qudsiyya fi Sharah ar Risala tash Shamsiya. 4. Al Fath al Qarib fi Sharh Sharah at Tahzib. 5. Rahmat tur Rabbi fis Sharh Diwan al Mutanabbi. 6. Al Jawhar al Nazim fil Hashiat e 'Ala Tatimmati Abd al Hakim. 7. Usui al Gayah fi Hall e Sharah al Wiqaya. 8. Maqdsid al Wildia fi Sharh Shawhid an Nabuwwah. 9. Ithdf al Afddil bi Sharah Midat e 'Amal. 10. Al Jawahar al Munaddadah did Kitab al Zubdah. 11. Nimas Samir Sharh Saraf Mtr. 12. Al Budur al Mushriqah did al Sawdiq al Muhriqah 13. Al Darajat al Haidanyah fi Shark al Maqamat al Haririyah, 14. Al Tuhfat al Irrifiyah bi Tahshiyat al Sharifiyah, 15. Tarkib al Kafiyah bi Hall Mushkilat at Tarakib al Wafiyah, 16. 'Ata al Habib al Nabibi Shark Mir Qutbi, 17. Itmam al Nimat Shark Hidayat al Hikmat.6 These books dealt with the Arabic Grammar; Philosophy; Islamic Laws and Theology, so comprehensively, that the Publications are still considered as Masterpieces on the related subjects. These books are used by University Teachers, Scholars and Researchers, as References for Thesis and PhD. Degrees. Darbar e Jehangiri. 5 Hazrāt Hakim Syed Sikandar Shah, Op. cit., pp. 27-3 6 Maulana Mohammad Maksud ur Rahman, Al Asal al Musaffa min Nahal al Mustafa, Barik Printing Press, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2009, p. 15.

10 Hazrāt Maulana Shah Mukhlis Ur Rahman‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, Al Muqallab Ba Jehangir Shah was of Syed Descent and the Son of Hazrāt Maulvi Ḡhulām Ali‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬who practiced Shariat Law and Agriculture. He was a Resident of Chatgam Sharif, also known as ‘Shahr e Sabz’ (Green City), on the Sea Shore, in present day Bangla Desh, where Arab Muslim Traders used to halt on the way to China. Their Offspring are settled in Diong District, Chatgam, Police Station Anwara. Hazrāt Mukhlis Ur Rahmān‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was born in 1229 AH in Mirza Khel, Chatgam. He lived for 73 years and Passed Away on 12 Zeeqaad 1303 AH, his Shrine is in Mirza Khel. He was Murid of Hazrāt Imdad Ali ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, whose 'Khanqah' (Hospice) is in Qazi Wali Chak, Bhagalpur. Hazrāt Imdad Ali‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬bestowed the title of ‘Jehangir Shah’ and ‘Sheikh ul Arfeen’ on Hazrāt Mukhlis Ur Rahman‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ رحمة الله َوتَع‬till today the Sillsila is also called Jehangiri and adheres to the Hanafi Fiqh, with primary allegiance to the Qadri Shurwardi Sillsila but attracted to and allowed by the Naqšhbandi Abul A’lai Chisti Sillsila. Details are to be found in ‘Seerat Jehangiri’ and ‘Yaadgar Jehangiri’. Hazrāt Mukhlis Ur Rahman ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬attained Persian and Arabic Education at home, at an early age. For further studies he proceeded to Calcutta and achieved excellence in just a few years. For Esoteric Knowledge he sought far and wide, traveling from Calcutta to Lucknow and finally meeting the renowned Religious Scholar Hazrāt Burhanuddin Ferangi Mehli‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. However, Hazrāt Burhanuddin Ferangi Mehli‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫رحمة الله َوتَع‬, stated that he did not possess 'Tawujuh Muntiqila' (Transferable Concentration) required of a Spiritual Preceptor and directed him to go to Hazrāt Imdad Ali‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. However, he awarded Hazrāt Mukhlis Ur Rahmān‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬with Permission to Recite and Teach “Dua e Hizb ul Bahr”. Hazrāt Sheikh Ali Abul Hassan Ash Shadhili ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬said about the Hizb ul Bahr: By Allah, I did not utter it (the Litany of the Sea) except as it came from the Prophet‫صلى‬ ‫ الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬of Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬, from whose instruction I learned it. \"Guard it;' he said to me, \"for it contains the ‘Ism al 'A'zam’, The Greatest Name of Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬,\" It is not recited in any place without security reigning there. If it had been with the inhabitants of Baghdad, the Tatars would not have taken the city. On his death bed Imam Shadhili gave ‘Nasiha’ (Counsel) to recite his Litany of the Sea (Hizb ul Bahr) often, and he said, “Teach it to your children for the Ism al 'A'zam, The Greatest Name of Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬is in it.” Hizb ul Bahr- The Litany of the Sea- Hazrāt Imam Shadhili ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. For Protection against any harm, Jinn, Sehr, Enemies, Evil Effects, and for the fulfillment of every Lawful Need, Aim and Ambition. Hazrāt Imam Shadhili ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬said about the Hizb ul Bahr: By Allah, I did not utter it (The Litany of the Sea) except as it came from the Prophet of Allah‫صلى الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬, from whose instruction I learned it. “Guard it;’ he said to me, “for it contains the Ism al ‘A’zam -Greatest name of Allah:”- It is not recited in any place without security reigning there. If it had been with the inhabitants of Baghdad, the Tatars would not have taken the City. On his death bed Hazrāt Imam Shadhili‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬gave Naseeha (Counsel) to recite his Litany of the Sea (Hizb ul Bahr) often, and he said, “Teach it to your children for the Ism al-‘Azam Greatest name of Allah is in it.” Hazrāt Sheikh Ali Abul Hassan Ash Shadhuli‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, May Allah sanctify his secret, spoke of this Hizb as “the instrument of protection and prevention.” he said, “if it is read in any place, that place will be preserved from harm, many jinn are dispelled, the fearful are made secure, the sick are cured, and the anxious one is made peaceful.

11 If one desires that his supplication be responded to & his lawful needs be satisfied, he should recite this. This Wazaifa (Spiritual Devotional Practice) showers the rain of light (Nur) and the hidden secrets (Asrar) would be manifest to him. It will also help you Control the heart from temptation of the desire (Hawa) and fantasies and will remove difficulties and will grant both worldly and religious success (to the reader). The Story of the Hizb ul Bahr. The worthy Hazrāt Sheikh Abu al ‘Aza’im Madi ibn Sultan ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬related to me in the city of Tunis, May Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬the Exalted Watch over it, as did also the Worthy and Blessed Sheikh Hazrāt Sharaf al Din‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, son of the Sheikh (ash Shadhili) in the city of Damanhur al Wahsh of Egypt in the year AH 715 that Sheikh was on the point of setting out from Cairo to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca a short time after the departure of the Pilgrims. He said. “I have been Divinely ordered to go on Pilgrimage this year. So find for us a Nile vessel in which to make the journey by way of Upper Egypt:’ They looked about for a vessel, but found only one belonging to Christians on which was an elderly Christian man with his sons”. He said, “Let us get on board:’ We entered the vessel and set sail from Cairo and traveled for two or three days. Then the wind shifted so that we were sailing into it. So we tied up to the bank of the Nile at an uninhabited spot. We remained there about a week within sight of the hills of Cairo. One of the Pilgrims accompanying us asked, “How is it that the Sheikh says that he was ordered to perform the Pilgrimage this year when the time for it has passed? And how long will this journey take?, In the middle of the day the Sheikh slept and awoke, and then offered this prayer (Known as Litany of the Sea). “Where is the Captain of the Vessel?” he inquired. “Yes” he answered, “here I am:’ “What is your name?” the Sheikh asked. “Mismar:’ “O blessed Mismar, unfurl the sail:’ the Sheikh ordered. “O my Master:’ the Captain objected, “(If I do that), we shall come again to Cairo by sailing before the wind:’ “We shall again become travelers:’ the Sheikh replied, “if Allahُ‫ُس ْب َحانَه‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬wills:’ Again the Captain objected, “This Wind will drive us back to Cairo before the end of this day, and, furthermore, with the wind as it is, to get the ship under sail will be absolutely impossible:’ “Unfurl the sail;’ the Sheikh ordered him, “with the Blessing of Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬:’ So we unfurled the sail, and Allah‫[ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬He is exalted] commanded the wind so that it shifted and filled the sail (so quickly that they) were unable to cast off the rope from the stake. They cut it and we departed under a gentle breeze. The Captain converted to Islam, both he and his brother. Their Father did not cease to lament and say, “I have lost my two sons on, this journey:’ “On the contrary;’ the Sheikh said to him, “you have gained them:’ That night the Christian had a vision in which the day of Resurrection, as it were, had come, and he was beholding the Garden and the Fire. He witnessed the Sheikh (ash Shadhili) conducting to the Garden a large crowd of people. Among them were the Christian’s sons. He wanted to follow them, but he was prevented. He was told, “You are not of them until you enter their Religion:’ The Christian related that to the Sheikh, and he (the Christian) converted to Islam. Then the Sheikh told him, “The people whom you saw with me are my companions to the day of resurrection.” We continued our journey easily and successfully with incidents the telling of which would consume a long time. They finished the pilgrimage that year. My Master, Madi, related, according to a report from the Sheikh, The Christian became one of the great Saints of Allah‫الَ ٰى‬sَ‫ ْب َحانَهُ َوتَع‬s‫ ُس‬.

12 Consequently, he sold his vessel and performed the Pilgrimage with us, along with his sons. He had a Zawiya (worship place) in Upper Egypt and was one of those who were endowed with charismatic powers. This blessed journey was an occasion for the manifestation of such a Power. May Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬have Mercy on him and be Pleased with him. He traveled to Bhagalpur, only to find that Hazrāt Imdad Ali‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was in Buksar. Hazrāt Mukhlis Ur Rahmān‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬went on to Buksar and was allowed entrance into the Sillsila Mujummah al Bahrain, Naqšhbandiya Abu A'laiya, Qadriya Shurwardiya, Firdausiya, Qalandariya. Hazrāt Mukhlis Ur Rahmān ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬stayed with Hazrāt Imdad Ali‫ حمت اللہ علے‬for six months and was then told to visit Hazrāt Imdad Ali’s‫رحمة الله‬ ‫الَ ٰى عليه‬ssَ‫ َوتَع‬Spiritual Preceptor, Hazrāt Mohammad Mehdi Qadri Farooqi‫الَ ٰى عليه‬ssَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬ss‫ رحم‬at Chapra Sharif. After a few days stay he returned to Bhagalpur. During this short period of six months he attained unto the Pinnacle of Sainthood ('Wilayat') and was awarded 'Khilafat Ba Ijazat' (the Robe of Permission) by his Spiritual Preceptor and allowed to return home. He began to Teach and spread Esoteric Knowledge and soon acquired an immense following and great repute. Apart from his Titles of Jehangir Shah and Sheikh ul Arfeen, he began to be known as ‘Bade Maulana’ or the Great Teacher. He was virtually a Sea of Knowledge and answered the most obscure questions, fully satisfying his interlocutors. He possessed an Awe Inspiring Presence and Phenomenal Memory, with the ability to retain knowledge of any Book, once read, for up to four years. He Authored a Book “Taqveeat ul Eemaan” also known as 'Sharah as Sudoor.' The Book pertains to the lives of the Prophets (Upon all of whom be The Peace and Blessing of Allah‫ ) ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬and Saints, their Teachings, Beliefs and Miracles as well as Precepts of the Ahl e Sunnat Wal Jamaat. During January 1880 CE, there arose a great Debate between Chaudhry Munshi Rehmat Ali, Inspector Police and Babu Kumar Rai, on whether it was better to burn or bury the dead. As a result, it was decided to hold an open Debate and many Scholars from amongst the Muslims and Hindus gathered together. The Muslims chose Hazrāt Mukhlis Ur Rahmān ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬ to represent them as he was well known for his great Knowledge, ready Wit and Softspokeness. On the day of the Debate, a great Multitude was gathered. Hazrāt opened the Debate, asking as to what the Hindus did with the refuse of their homes? They replied that they burnt it. He then asked them what they did with their Valuables and Jewelry, they replied that they buried it. The Hazrāt declared that there was no need to carry out the Debate any further as the Case was decided. In elaboration he stated that the Muslims considered their dead to be more Precocious then Valuables and Jewelry and therefore they buried their dead, while you (Hindus) seem to consider the dead to be refuse and thus burnt them. No one could answer this statement and all held their peace. After this the Hazrāt delivered a heartwarming discourse on Islam which was attended with amazement and respect by all and sundry. Hazrāt used to spend the entire night in Prayers and Meditation and used to keep his efforts Secret from all. In this manner he spent 30 years and was wont to say that the Spiritual Exercise of the Spiritual Preceptor is of Great Beneficence to his Followers who find it relatively easy to attain Spiritual Stations due to the efforts and concentration of their Guide. He was Love Personified and his Company used to induce a State of Love amongst his Followers so much so that a veritable conflagration of Love for The All Mighty Creator‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬was imbued in their Hearts. His Followers were numbered in the thousands who attained great Sanctity. It is in regard of such Saints of Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬that Hazrāt Maulana Rumi‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬has said: “One sitting with the friends of Allah‫الَ ٰى‬sَ‫ ْب َحانَهُ َوتَع‬s‫ ُس‬is better than a hundred years of Worship without Hypocrisy!”

13 He used to deliver Sermons after the Jumʿah Congregational Prayers and Guided countless thousands towards true Devotion and Worship. He used to often Pray to The All Mighty Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬to keep him away from such riches and ease that led to disregard the Creator and save him from such Poverty that led to disbelief. He disliked laziness and sloth, declaring them to be the Traits of Slaves. The Traits of Decency and release from Imprisonment, are hard work and require agility. The Hazrāt never spent his time free from activity. He possessed great Determination and Perseverance. Once he traveled from Chatgam to Ajmer Sharif, in those days there was no Rail System or Mobile Road Transport and thus his journey took six months. He strictly observed the Sunnah (Example) of the Holy Prophet ‫صلى الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫ عليه و آله وسلم‬and never laughed out aloud but used to smile often like the Holy Prophet‫صلى الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬He walked with measured tread, like a person immersed in thought and used to undertake every action with deliberation. His method of observing Prayers was like a person immersed in devotion and not just acting out an obligation. Many Miracles ('Karamaat') are attributed to him such as being observed under a Pillar of Divine Light; reclaiming a person from death; removal of life threatening sickness with complete recovery and being seen at places where he was not present. He was known to becalm the mentally disturbed and induce complete mental health and balance. Hazrāt Mukhlis Ur Rahmān ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was a ‘Sheikh ul Hadith wal ‘Tafseer’ (Recognized Authority, Permitted to Teach The Holy Prophet’s‫ صلى الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬Saying and Traditions as well as Interpretation of the Holy Qurʾān) as well as ‘Sheikh us Shayukh’. As such, he ensured that all his Disciples were Educated in The Religious Sciences as well as Mysticism. He possessed so much Knowledge and had such a Dignified and Awe Inspiring Personality that even the most Learned of Religious Scholars were hesitant in meeting him Eye to Eye. He had a Photographic Memory and once he had perused any Book, there was no need for him to consult it again. In his day and age, the Religious Scholars were wont to engage in Public Debate regarding the finer points of Religion. In the early years they would challenge Hazrāt Sahib ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬to Debate with them. On the day of the Debate they would arrive with armfuls of Religious Books. When they saw Hazrāt Sahib ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬approaching they would flee along with all their books. One day Maulvi Karamat Ali Jaunpuri arrived with many Books for an engagement to Debate. When Hazrāt Sahib ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was asked that Maulvi Karamat Ali Jaunpuri has come with many Books, what have you brought? Hazrāt Sahib ‫الَ ٰى عليه‬ssَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬ss‫ رحم‬replied, “The Knowledge of ‘Maulvis’ (Scholars of Exoteric Religious Sciences) resides in Books, whereas our Knowledge resides in the Heart (Intuitive Knowledge).” He once said that the title Shah Jehangir that my Pir O Murshid Bestowed upon me, I have laid the foundation and now 'Chotey Mian' (Syedna Shah Abdul Hayee Shah‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫ )عليه‬will carry out this Mission and will be entitled Shah Jehangir 'Saani' (Second). Additional ‘Nisbat’ (Affiliation/ Chain of Transmission) Qadriya Razzaqiya. Additional ‘Nisbat’ (Affiliation/ Chain of Transmission) Chishtiya Nizamiya. Additional ‘Nisbat’ (Affiliation/ Chain of Transmission) Chishtiya Sabriya. 40- Hazrāt Syedna Shah Abdul Hayee Shah Jehangir Saani al Muqallab ba Fakhr e Arfeen‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه قدسالله السرح العزیز‬. Roza Pakbaz: Mirza Khel Sharif, Satkania, Chatgam, Bangladesh. Wisaal: Do Shamba 17 Zilhajj 1339 AH; August 22, 1921 CE, Monday (Al Ithnayn). Hazrāt Syedna Shah Abdul Hayee Shah Jehangir Saani al Muqallab ba Fakhr e Arfeen ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was the Son and Successor of Hazrāt Mukhlis Ur Rahmān ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬.

14 Hazrāt was born in Mirza Khel in 1276 AH. He was named, Mohammad Abdul Hayee ‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬and was called ‘Chotey Mian’ as he was the youngest of all his Brothers. He was admitted in the ‘Madrasah’ at a very early age where he proved to be highly intelligent; quick on the uptake, erudite and active. However, when he had completed his early education he became lackadaisical and casual towards his studies. When his Teachers informed Hazrāt Mukhlis Ur Rahmān‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬regarding Hazrāt's lack of interest in studies, Hazrāt Mukhlis Ur Rahmān‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬replied, “When there are so many well read members in the Family there should also be one who serves them. If Abdul Hayee does not study, he will serve his brothers.” Hazrāt Abdul Hayee‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was listening to this conversation and resolved to leave his home and not return until he had attained Knowledge and Excellence in Studies. He went to his Blessed Mother and informed her that he wanted to go to Calcutta for further studies and asked for expenditure. His Mother gave him Six Rupees and Blessed him. Therefore, at the age of 15 in 1291 AH he left on his Journey to Knowledge with firm conviction in his heart. Hazrāt stayed in Calcutta for three years and during this stay Hazrāt Imdad Ali Bhagalpuri‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬also came and stayed in Calcutta. Hazrāt Abdul Hayee ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬immediately went to see him. Hazrāt Imdad Ali‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ رحمة الله َوتَع‬was extra ordinarily kind to him. After completing his studies, Hazrāt Abdul Hayee‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬went to Mirzapur along with his class fellow, Maulvi Basheerullah, and both enrolled themselves to study with Maulvi Abdus Samih. Maulvi Basheerullah remained in Mirzapur but Hazrāt Abdul Hayee‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬as he was not satisfied with the course offered in Mirzapur, Hazrāt Abdul Hayee‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬ determined to head for Lucknow where a Scholar and Saint who shared his Name, Hazrāt Abdul Hayee Ferangi Mahli‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ رحمة الله َوتَع‬was renowned for his Knowledge and Ability. Hazrāt Abdul Hayee Ferangi Mahli‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬knew the Name and Excellence of Hazrāt Abdul Hayee’s‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Father, Hazrāt Mukhlis Ur Rahman ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬and immediately made arrangements for Hazrāt Abdul Hayee’s‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬stay and education. Hazrāt Shah Jahangir II, Fakhr al 'Arfeen Maulana Abdul Hayee‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬as a student, was extraordinarily influential on his Colleagues, Classmates even his Teachers. It was well known that while his Teacher, Hazrāt Allama Abdul Hayee Ferangi Mahalli‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫ عليه‬was composing the Sharah of 'Al Hisn al Hasin' (by Hazrāt Imam Jazari‫)رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, the participation of his own student, Hazrāt Maulana Abdul Hayee Chaatgami‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬ was incorporated into the draft Arabic version. This joint effort of the Teacher and the Taught was proverbial in those good old days. Hazrāt Maulana Abdul Hayee‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬dared to utter ‘Aqulu’ (I say) in the main statement of Hazrāt Allama Jazari‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬via Hazrāt Ferangi Mahalli‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. This attracted the appreciation of the Prominent Ulema who deemed it a novelty in the exercising of Knowledge.7 In later years Hazrāt Abdul Hayee‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬would recount, “My Father is a renowned Scholar and I too should follow in his footsteps.” With this determination in mind he dedicated himself to his studies. He studied Persian under the renowned Persian Scholar Khwaja Aziz Luckhnavi. Hazrāt Abdul Hayee ‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬was extremely parsimonious in his habits and during his stay in Lucknow only asked for Rs. 40.00 from his home for his expenses throughout two years. During his studies he visited his home once in 7 years, then after 2 years and finally after 3 years. His first return home after 7 years was due to his being called by his Father, who had arranged for Hazrāt Abdul Hayee’s‫الَ ٰى عليه‬ssَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬ss‫ رحم‬Marriage. After his marriage he returned to his studies. In 1302 AH, Hazrāt Abdul Hayee‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬received a 7 'Hazrāt Ashraf Jahangir Simnani‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬and his odd encounters in Sultanat e Bangalah: Mirzakhel Darbar Sharif — a Case Study', Mohammad Maksud ur Rahman.

15 letter from his Father informing him about his (Hazrāt Mukhlis Ur Rahman’s‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬ illness. Hazrāt Mukhlis Ur Rahman‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬had enlisted two points of advice only for Hazrāt Abdul Hayee’s‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬consumption. 1. Always take a brief Nap in the Afternoon. 2. Do not take up Service with the British as it would prove to be Poisonous for you. Sometimes he should repeat and concentrate upon the following Verse. “Maradar Manzil e Jana Che Aman O Aish Chun Hur Dum. Jaras Faryaad Medarad Kay Barbandeed Mehmilha!” ‫مرادر منز ِل جانان چہ امن و عیش چون ہر دم‬ 8 ‫ محملہا۔‬s‫جرس فریاد می دارد کہ بربندید‬ There is no Peace and Joy on the Road to the Beloved. The Camel’s Bells are Tolling the Departure of the Caravan. Before Hazrāt Abdul Hayee‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬could reach Chatgam, his Father had passed away. Before his Passing Away, Hazrāt Mukhlis Ur Rahman‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬had informed everyone that after his Passing Away, His Prayer Rug; Small Box; His Books; His Staff and his ‘Hookah’ (Hubble Bubble) should be given to Hazrāt Abdul Hayee ‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ رحمة الله َوتَع‬as he would be the next Occupant of the Seat of Teaching and his ‘Sajjada Nasheen’ (Successor). Hazrāt Abdul Hayee‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬spent a few days in grief and Religious Ceremonies. After this he returned to Lucknow to complete his studies. He pursued this course (Arabic; Persian; ‘Hadith’; ‘Fiqh’ (Theory or Philosophy of Islamic Law) and ‘Tafsir’ (Interpretation of the Holy Qurʾān))from 1291 AH to 1305 AH and attained complete Mastery in them. So much so that his Preceptor Hazrāt Abdul Hayee Ferangi Mahli‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬would claim Hazrāt Sahib ‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬as his student with Pride. Hazrāt Abdul Hayee‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was in Lucknow when his Revered Teacher Hazrāt Abdul Hayee Ferangi Mahali‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Passed, away in 1304 AH. Hazrāt Abdul Hayee Chaatgami‫الَ ٰى عليه‬ssَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬ss‫ رحم‬was in the process of studying Hadith and just three Books remained. He thought of either going to Delhi to study the remaining Course with Maulvi Nazeer Hussain or go to Maulvi Rasheed Ahmad in Gungo (Saharanpur). He first traveled to Delhi and while there related his experience. Hazrāt Abdul Hayee‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬narrated, “A Disciple should Love his Master with Unalloyed Abandonment. Hazrāt Imam Hussain‫رضي الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عنه‬, ‘The Prince of Martyrs’, is our Sheikh and I have such Love for him with much abandonment. One day I went to the ‘Dars’ (School) of Maulvi Nazeer Hussain and heard one of his students declaiming that in the presence of a Khalifa of the Muslims, anyone who takes this claim unto himself is liable to Death! Maulvi Nazeer Hussain made no comment on this statement as he shared this view. He did not bother to elucidate that the Khalifa has to be without Blame and Universally accepted by the Muslims. No one who takes this August Position with Force is legally the Khalifa. These words were extremely disturbing for Hazrāt Abdul Hayee ‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬and he immediately left the Assembly, resolving to never go there again or even follow people who hold such views (Nejdis) in the Congregational Prayers. On every occasion that Hazrāt Abdul Hayee ‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬used to narrate this episode, he would get extremely 8 Hazrāt Hafiz Shirazi‫رحمة الله َوتَ َعالَ ٰى عليه‬.

16 emotional and would be even unable to speak due to suppressed and uncontrollable tears of anguish. Hazrāt Abdul Hayee‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was so much immersed in the Love and Grief of Hazrāt Imam Hussain‫ رضي الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عنه‬that whenever the Holy Month of ‘Muharram’ (Month in which Hazrāt Imam Hussain‫ رضي الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عنه‬was Martyred along with many members of his Family) would come he would experience extreme restlessness and Grief. So much so that if he had not observed the New Moon of ‘Muharram’ he would understand that it had appeared due to his lapse into Grief. This is the shared view of the Sillsila e Aaliya, especially as it is inclined to the Chisti ‘Tareq’ of Sultan ul Hind, Hazrāt Moinuddin wal Haq wal Millat Sakhi Ghareeb Nawaz Hassan Sanjari Ajmeri‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬who has said: ‫شاہ است حسین بادشاہ است حسین دین اس حسین دین پناہ است حسین‬ ‫حقا کہ بناۓ لاالہ است حسین۔‬ ‫سر داد و ناداد دست در دس ِت یزید‬ Hussain is the King, Hussain is The Sovereign! Hussain is the Belief, Hussain is the Protector of Belief! He gave His Head but never gave His Hand (in Fealty) to Yazeed! Indeed! Hussain is the Foundation of ‘There is No other Allah‫!’ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ In 1304 AH Hazrāt Abdul Hayee‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬went to Gungo in Saharanpur, joined the ‘Dars’ of Hazrāt Maulvi Rashid Ahmad ‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ رحمة الله َوتَع‬and attained his Certificate as Qualified in The Holy Traditions of the Prophet‫صلى الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬. Hazrāt Abdul Hayee‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬stated, “People possess different Temperaments, of these ‘Warah’ (Devotion) is one, ‘Zuhd’ (Renunciation, Austerity, Self Discipline, Self Denial/ Abnegation) is another and ‘Irfan’ (‘Knowledge, Allah‫الَ ٰى‬sssَ‫ ْب َحانَهُ َوتَع‬ss‫ ُس‬-Awareness, Wisdom, Gnosis’) is yet another. ‘Zuhd’ is the ‘Tariqah’ (Methodology) of the ‘Shattariya’ Sillsila while ‘Irfan’ is a Grand and Wondrous Thing. While I was studying ‘Ahadith’ in Gungo, many people began to take ‘Ba’ait’ (Initiation) at the Hands of Hazrāt Hazrāt Maulvi Rashid Ahmad ‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. People asked why I did not follow Suit, but I replied that there is no doubt that Hazrāt Maulvi Rashid Ahmad ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬is the very Picture of Renunciation (‘Zuhd’), however, I have a different Temperament, what can I do?” He would repeat the Verse: ‫زہد و تقو ٰی در فگندم زیر پاۓ آں صنم۔‬ ‫مزہبم عشق است و رندی مشربم جوش و خروش۔‬ Upon My Oath, Renunciation and Piety lie beneath the Feet of My Beloved. My Religion is Love and My Inclination Abandonment in Enthusiastic Passion! While in Gungo, Hazrāt Abdul Hayee‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬would present himself at the Shrine of Qutb al Aqtaab Hazrāt Bandagi Makhdum Abdul Qudus Gungoee‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬and spent hours in ‘Murāqaba’ (Meditation). Whenever he was asked about this practice, he would avoid the issue as he was inclined to hide his Fervor and Devotion. He heard that there were many Rare Books and Manuscripts in the Library of Khuda Buksh' in Patna and he resolved to go there. He went to Patna and spent many months perusing these Books with great zeal and dedication. So much so that Khuda Buksh' exclaimed, “You have realized my Aim in establishing such a Library and I am deeply Grateful!” Thus Hazrāt Sahib ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬spent 14 years from 1291 AH to 1304 AH with dedication and utmost resolve, enduring all the hardships of travel and constant study. He emerged from this period to become a most accomplished and Erudite Scholar.

17 Hazrāt Abdul Hayee ‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬received ‘Ijazat Ba Khilafat’ in the Qadriya Razzaqiya Sillsila from Hazrāt Maulana Maulvi Hafiz Mohammad‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. Shajra Qadriya Razzaqiya. 1. Final Prophet of Allah‫الَ ٰى‬sَ‫ ْب َحانَهُ َوتَع‬s‫ ُس‬Hazrāt Syedna Imam al Ambia Mohammad‫لى الله‬s‫ص‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬bin Abd Allah. 2. Hazrāt Syedna Imam al A'ima, Ali al Murtaza‫كرم الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى وجهو‬. 3. Hazrāt Imam Hassan Basri‫ة الله‬ss‫ رحم‬Hazrāt Syedna Imam Zain ul Abidin‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. ‫ عليه‬bin Hazrāt Imam Hussain‫رضي الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عنه‬. 4. Hazrāt Sheikh Habib Ajami‫ة الله‬ss‫ رحم‬Hazrāt Syedna Imam Mohammad Baqir‫ة الله‬ss‫رحم‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 5. Hazrāt Sheikh Dāʾud Tai‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬Hazrāt Syedna Imam Ja'far Sadiq‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. ‫عليه‬. Hazrāt Syedna Imam Musa Kazim‫الَ ٰى‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫رحم‬ 6. Hazrāt Syedna Imam Hussain‫عليه رضي الله‬. ‫الَ ٰى عنه‬sَ‫ َوتَع‬bin Hazrāt Ali al Murtaza Hazrāt Syedna Imam Ali bin Musa Raza‫ة الله‬s‫رحم‬ ‫كرم الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى وجهو‬. ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 7. Hazrāt Syedna Abu al Mahfouz Asaduddin Ma'ruf al Karkhi‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 8. Hazrāt Sari Saqti‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 9. Hazrāt Syed at Taifa Abu al-Qasim Junaid‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 10. Hazrāt Syedna Abu Bakr Jafar bin Yunas ash Shibli‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 11. Hazrāt Abul Fazl ‘Abdul Wāḥid As’ad at Tamīmī ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Bin Hazrāt ‘Abdul ‘Azīz Yemeni Tameemi ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 12. Hazrāt Syedna Abu al Farah Mohammad Yusaf ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬bin Hazrāt Abd Allah bin Yunas at Tartusi‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 13. Hazrāt Syedna Abu al Hassan Ali‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬bin Ahmad al Hankari‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫عليه‬. 14. Hazrāt Syedna Abu Sa'id Mubarak‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬bin Hazrāt Ali al Mukharrimih‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 15. Hazrāt Syedna Muhiyuddin Sheikh Abd Al Qadir‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬bin Hazrāt Musa Al Jilani al Hassani‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 16. #H Shah Tajuddin Hazrāt Shah Tajuddin Mir Syed Abdur Razaq‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 17. Hazrāt Mir Syed Mohammad bin Abu Swaleh‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 18. Hazrāt Mir Syed Ahmad‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Biradar Hazrāt Mir Syed Mohammad‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 19. Hazrāt Mir Syed Ali‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 20. #H Shah Musa Qadri Hazrāt Shah Musa Qadri‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 21. Hazrāt Mir Syed Hassan‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 22. Hazrāt Sheikh Abul Abbas‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 23. Hazrāt Shah Bahāuddīn‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 24. Hazrāt Mir Syed Mohammad Qadri‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 25. Hazrāt Shah Jallal Qadri‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 26. Hazrāt Meeran Syed Baksh Fareed Bakkheri‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 27. Hazrāt Shah Ibrahim Multani‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 28. Hazrāt Shah Ibrahim Bakkheri‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 29. Hazrāt Shah Amanullah‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 30. Hazrāt Shah Hussain Khuda Numa‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬.

18 31. Hazrāt Shah Hidayatullah‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 32. #H Mir Abdus Samad Khuda Numa Hazrāt Abdus Samad Khuda Numa‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 33. #H Shah Abdur Razzaq Bansvi Hazrāt Syed Shah Abdur Razaq Bansvi ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 34. Hazrāt Maulana Maulvi Ahmad Abdul Haq‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 35. Hazrāt Maulana Maulvi Anwaar ul Haq‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 36. Hazrāt Maulana Maulvi Hafiz Abdul Wali‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 37. Hazrāt Maulana Maulvi Hafiz Mohammad‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 38. Hazrāt Syedna Syed Abd al Hayee Jehangiri Al Maroof Fakhr al Arfeen‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. Henceforth, the Sillsila was renowned as; Sillsila e Aaliya, Naqšhbandiya Abul Aaliya, Qadriya Suhrawardiya; Qadriya Razzaqiya; Chishtiya Qalandariya; Firdausiya. 1. #H Shah Tajuddin Hazrāt Shah Tajuddin Mir Syed Abdur Razaq‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. Hazrāt ʿAbd al Razzāq‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬bin Hazrāt ʿAbd al Qādir al Jīlānī‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫( عليه‬c. Dhul Qa'dah 528 AH – 6 Shawwal 603 AH/ 9 September 1134 – 7 May 1207), also known as Hazrāt Abū Bakr al Jīlī‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬or Hazrāt ʿAbd al Razzāq al Jīlānī‫رحمة الله‬ ‫الَ ٰى عليه‬ssَ‫( َوتَع‬often simplified as Hazrāt Abdul Razzāq Jilani‫الَ ٰى عليه‬ssَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬ss‫ )رحم‬for short, or reverentially as Hazrāt Sheikh ʿAbd al Razzāq al Jīlānī‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬by Sunni Muslims, was a Persian Sunni Muslim Hanbali Theologian, Jurist, Traditionalist, and Sufi Mystic based in Baghdad. As the Son and Spiritual Heir of the renowned Jurist and Mystic, Hazrāt Abdul Qadir Jilani‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬W. 1166 CE), the Founder of the Qādiriyya Order of Sunni Mysticism, Hazrāt Abdul Razzāq Jilani‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬received his initial Training in all the Traditional Islamic Sciences under his Forebear, Prior to setting out \"on his own to attend the Lectures of other Prominent Hanbali Scholars\" in his Region. Hazrāt Abdul Razzāq‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬is sometimes given the Arabic Honorary Epithet, Hazrāt Tāj al Dīn‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Crown of the Religion), in Sunni Tradition, due to his Reputation as an Outstanding Jurist and Mystic of the Hanbali School. Family Hazrāt Abdul Razzāq Jilani‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was born on September 9, 1134 CE (18 Dhul Qa'dah 528 AH) in Baghdad. His Father Hazrāt Abdul Qadir Jilani was recorded as a Hassani and Husayni Syed, i.e. his Maternal and Paternal Ancestry included Hazrāt Hassan ‫رضي‬ ‫ الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عنه‬and Hazrāt Hussain ‫ رضي الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عنه‬ibn Hazrāt Ali‫الَ ٰى وجهو‬sَ‫كرم الله َوتَع‬, the Sons of Hazrāt Ali‫كرم الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى وجهو‬, Cousin of The Holy Prophet Muhammad ‫صلى الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬, and Hazrāt Bibi Fatima tuz Zahra‫رضي الله تَعَالَى عنها‬, The Holy Prophet Muhammad's‫صلى الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫ عليه و آله وسلم‬Daughter. Name His full Name is, Sultan ul Faqr, Hazrāt Abu Bakr Tajuddin Sheikh Syed Abdul Razzāq Jilani‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, the word Syed denotes his Descent from Hazrāt Muhammad‫صلى الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫عليه و آله وسلم‬. The Name Tajuddin‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬describes him as a \"Crown of Religion\" as he was the Mufti of Iraq during his time. The phrase, al Jilani refers to Jilan, the place of his Father's birth and he carried the Family Name. However, Abdul Razzāq‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬also carried the epithet, Sultan ul Faqr, referring to his Spiritual Status. His Patronymic is Hazrāt Abu Bakr‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬although rarely taken as part of his Name. Life He got Religious and Spiritual education directly from his Father, benefiting other Scholars of his time. He got Knowledge of Hadith and Fiqh from his Father, Muhaddiths and learned group of scholars of that time. Being a Mufti of Iraq and due to his excellence as a Jurist

19 and Scholar, he got the title of ‘Tajuddin’ which literally means ‘the Crown of Religion’. He was known for his Abstinence and Renunciation, sending most of his time in Prayers and Zikr. He only met People to Preach, turning many Devotees into Notable Scholars and Mystics. Hafiz Imaduddin Ibn e Kathir writes, \"Hazrāt Abdul Razzāq‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬was a perfectly accomplished Mystic, Ascetic and Pious person. No one among the children of Hazrāt Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was more Learned and accomplished than him. He rejected Worldly riches, status and high posts. He was least interested in Worldly Pleasures and always looked forward to the Hereafter. He listened and learned Hadith from many Scholars and many People learned Hadith from him\". The Incident of Celestial Beings. One day Hazrāt Sheikh Abdul Razzāq‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was Present in the Assembly of his Father. Some Mysterious and Invisible Beings were flying in Sky, he saw them with fear but Hazrāt Ghaus ul Azam‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬told him not to worry as he was one of them. Hazrāt Abu Zura'a Zahir Bin Al Muqaddas Ad Dari‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬is reported to have said, “Today, a few such People are also present here who live across the Mountain of Qa'f Qudas, their foot steps are in the Air, their Cloaks and the Crowns of Love of Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬on their heads are Burning due to the extreme Fire of Divine Passion.\" Hazrāt Sheikh Abdul Razzāq‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫ عليه‬was sitting close to the chair of Hazrāt Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, listening to his words, he lifted his Head and Gazed at the Sky, in a moment his Cloak and Turban started burning and he fainted. Hazrāt Abdul Qadir Jilani rose up and put the fire out with his hands saying \"Oh Abdul Razzāq‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬you are also one of them\". Abu Zura'a says that \"after the Sermon I asked Hazrāt Sheikh Abdul Razzāq‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬about the Incident. He explained that when he Gazed at the Sky he saw some Celestial Spiritual People in the air whose Cloaks and Turbans were Blazing with the Extreme Fire of Divine Passion and they were Circling and Dancing in the Air, they were Thundering like Clouds with the Ache of Divine Love. Seeing them he also felt the same\". Descendants. According to the Author of Tuhfat ul Qadriya, He was Father of five Sons. Hazrāt Syed Abu Swaleh Jilani‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, Hazrāt Syed Abu Al Qasim Abdur Raheem Jilani‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, Hazrāt Syed Abu Muhammad Isma'il Jilani, Hazrāt Syed Abu Mohasin Fazal e Allah Jilani and Hazrāt Syed Jamal Allah Jilani‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬famous by the Name of Hazrāt Hayat Al Mir‫)رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. Hazrāt Syed Abdul Razzāq Jilani‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬is the Forefather of the Jilani's of Sindh, Kashmir, Afghanistan, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Province (Pakistan) and some other parts of India. Spiritual Sufi Order. The Founder of the Qādiriyya, Hazrāt Abdul Qadir Jilani‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬ss‫رحم‬, was a respected Scholar and Preacher. Having been a Pupil at the School (Madrasa) of Hazrāt Abu Saeed Mubarak Makhzoomi‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, he became the Leader of this School after his Passing Away in 1119 CE. Being the new Sheikh, he and his large Family lived comfortably in the Madrasa until his Passing Away in 1166 CE when his Son, Hazrāt Abdul Razzāq‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, succeeded his Father as the Sheikh. The Qādiriyya flourished gradually and remained an influential Sunni Institution. By the end of the fifteenth Century the Qādiriyya had distinct branches and had spread to Morocco, Spain, Turkey, India, Ethiopia, Somalia, and present-day Mali. It gained popularity and is perhaps the most notable Order in the Sufi World due to its later spread in the Subcontinent.

20 In the Indian subcontinent, Hazrāt Sultan Bahoo‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬is Responsible for spreading the Qādiriyya Order. His method of spreading the Teachings of the Sufi Doctrine of Faqr was through his Punjabi Couplets and through his Writings, which exceeded to more than 140. He granted the method of Zikr and stressed that the way to reach Divinity is not through asceticism or excessive or lengthy Prayers but it is Selfless Love carved out of Annihilation in Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬called Divine Love. Hazrāt Sheikh Syed Abdul Razzāq Jilani‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬led the Qādiriyya Order after his Father and Murshid Hazrāt Sheikh Abdul Razzāq Jilani‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Granted Khilafat of Faqr to his Grandson Hazrāt Abdul Jabbar Jilani‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. Death and Shrine. Baghdad Sharif. His Date of Passing Away is mostly noted to be 6 Shawwal 603 AH. His Shrine is besides the Shrine of Hazrāt Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬near Baab e Haram in Baghdad. Few visitors and devotees are able to pay their regards due to the flow of river Tigris. He Passed Away on a Saturday, the 7 Shawwal 613 AH (some books mentioned 595 AH, 1198 CE) in Baghdad. A large Crowd attended his Funeral Prayers, which were held also in many other places in Baghdad. Works The following book is found to be Hazrāt Sheikh Abdul Razzāq’s‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬work: • Jala’ul Khawatir: \"(The Removal of Cares)\". Hazrāt Syed Hafiz Abdur Razzāq Tajuddin‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. He was born in 530 AH and had Graduated in all Departments of Religious Knowledge. He specialized in Hadith. He was Generous and was fond of Seclusion. He Passed Away on 7th Shawwal 603 AH 120 CE. The progeny of Hazrāt Abdur Razzāq‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Flourished in Baghdad and were noted for their Knowledge, Piety and Service of Humanity. After Hulaku's Invasion, several Persons from the Family Migrated to Huma and Cairo, and from then they spread all over the World the Torch of the Qadiri Order. There are many Descendants and some of them were Saints especially in India and Pakistan. Hazrāt Syed Abdullah Jilani‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was the Son of Hazrāt Syed Mahmood ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, a Descendant of Syed Abdur Razzāq‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, Son of Hazrāt Abdul Qadir Jilani‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬ss‫( رحم‬Allah’s‫الَ ٰى‬sَ‫ ْب َحانَهُ َوتَع‬s‫ ُس‬Mercy be on him). After completing his education he came to the Indo Pak Continent in the 11th Century CE. He settled in the province

21 of Sind at the Thatta on the Makli Hills and Preached Islam. At a young age he started preaching to the people for enlightenment and do away with Idolatry. His Piety and Generosity made him Famous and many came to seek his Blessings. By his Prayers and Meditation, he was Spiritually Elevated by Allah‫الَ ٰى‬sَ‫ ْب َحانَهُ َوتَع‬s‫ ُس‬. He was a great Devotee of Allah’s‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬Messenger‫ صلى الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬and his strict observance of the Sunnah earned him the title of ‘Sahabi’, spiritually though, not physically. He Passed Away in Thatta on 14th Sha'ban 1060 CE. He was survived by 2 Sons. Once some Hindu Pilgrims Camped near his Hut, Hazrāt Peer Yusufuddin‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬went to Meet them, inquired about their Welfare and preached Tawhīd, Oneness of Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬. At first they refused him and later agreed to accept his Message on the condition that they could have the Holy Bath without going to Ganga. The Saint agreed and Prayed to Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬. He asked them to close their eyes, then once again ordered them to open their eyes. As soon as they opened their eyes they found themselves at their holy place. As soon as they had completed their bath they were asked to close their eyes and again open them. When they opened their eyes they were at the same place where they had been and their clothes were wet. They Embraced Islam and asked the Sheikh to Pray for their prosperity and many children for many generations. By the Grace of Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬his Prayer was Granted. These people today are known as “Memons” and are simple and Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬Fearing people. They follow the Teachings of Islam as Preached by the Great Grandson of Hazrāt Abdul Qadir Jilani‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Allah’s‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬Mercy be on him). These Memons are Philanthropists and Contribute to the Welfare of the Poor and Destitute as well as to Religious Institutions. They have now spread to many Countries. 1. Hazrāt Mir Syed Mohammad bin Abu Swaleh‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 2. Hazrāt Mir Syed Ahmad‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Biradar Hazrāt Mir Syed Mohammad‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 3. Hazrāt Mir Syed Ali‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 4. #H Shah Musa Qadri Hazrāt Shah Musa Qadri‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. His Name is Hazrāt Qutbuddin‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬and title Hazrāt Abu al Mukaram‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. He was the Son and Spiritual Heir of the well-known, August, and Sheikh As Shayukh of the World, Hazrāt Shah Kamal Qadri Kaithali‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. His Family lineage goes back to Ghaus e Azam Hazrāt Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬through 13 successive

22 Generations. He was Murid and Khalifa of his Father Hazrāt Syed Shah Muhiyuddin Qadri Qader Pasha‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. They were direct Descendants of Hazrāt Syed Shah Abdul Latif Qadri Laobali Karnali‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. He was Unique is Renunciation and Abstinence, Man of Strong Inner State and a Learned Figure. It was his Routine Practice to Recite one Complete Holy Qurʾān at Night in two Ra'kats Nawafil Prayer. He was indeed a Born Wali Allahُ‫ُس ْب َحانَه‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬. Signs of Sainthood were evident on his face since his Childhood. He had memorized the Holy Qurʾān in early life and completed education in all the current customary sciences at the age of eighteen. His sublime Spiritual excellence was well known in the entire City. Masha'ikh and Teachers of the surrounding areas considered it a Blessing to serve him. His Spiritual Guide and Father, Hazrāt Shah Kamal Qadri‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Bestowed Wilayat (Spiritual Jurisdiction) of the area of Kot Qabula, Sahiwal. Hazrāt Shah Kamal‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬while sending him to this area said that although the area belongs to Hazrāt Baba Farid ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬but out of respect of Hazrāt Ghaus e Azam‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, he will give you some part of it. A renowned Majzub Hazrāt Baba Haydar‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬used to sweep the streets of Kot Qabula with his beard. When asked why he was doing so, he said “Soon a Lion is coming to this area who is Son of Hazrāt Ghaus e Azam‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. Hazrāt Shah Musa‫رحمة‬ ‫ الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬illuminated it with Islamic Knowledge and Mysticism. He stayed there as a real Spiritual heir of Hazrāt Ghaus e Azam‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. This area was immersed in the Darkness of Infidelity and Oppression before he came. An Irreligious Atmosphere prevailed everywhere. Thousands entered Islam at his hand including Lakhwera and Saldera Tribes. By his advent, the area turned into a Center of Divine Illumination. After he arrived in Kot Qabula, he first visited the Shrine of Hazrāt Baba Farid Ganj Shakur‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. He was so much absorbed in Contemplation there, that the servant of Dargah closed the door, taking no notice of his presence. At Midnight Hazrāt Baba Farid‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬directed the Sajjada Nasheen, named Hazrāt Sheikh Ibrahim‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬that a Descendant of Hazrāt Ghaus e Azam‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬who is a Spiritualist, is absorbed in Contemplation near me, on Account of which I feel disturbed; send someone to open the door. The Sajjada Nasheen came himself and found Hazrāt Shah Musa‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬deeply engaged in Contemplation. He apologized for the negligence of the servants and requested Hazrāt Shah Musa‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬to stay with him. But Shah Sahib said My purpose was just to visit Hazrāt Baba Farid‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. Only a short time had passed in Kot Qabula, Hazrāt Shah Musa‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬left for Pakpatan Sharif to attend the Urs of Hazrāt Baba Farid‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. His younger Son named Hazrāt Shah Qamber‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, who was a child, insisted on accompanying him, but Hazrāt Shah Musa‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬did not allow him due to his being underage. One day Hazrāt Shah Qamber‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was playing on the road, sitting on a wall. He saw some Caravans traveling towards Pakpatan to attend the Urs of Hazrāt Baba Farid‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫رحم‬. Being inspired, he directed the Wall to march toward Pakpatan. The Wall traveled and reached the Dargah of Hazrāt Baba Farid‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. By chance, at that time Hazrāt Shah Musa‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was standing at the Bahishti Gate and looked towards his Son in that condition, with infuriated eyes. Instantly the Radiant Soul of Baba Sahib‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬intervened and advised Hazrāt Shah Musa‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, “No immature (or underage) from your Descendants should visit our Dargah in Future”. (This practice is still being followed by the Descendants of Hazrāt Shah Musa‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, where they do not visit the Shrine of Hazrāt Baba Sahib‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬until they get Married) Thus the same wall is still standing there on the Western side or according to some other version, on the Northern side of the Dargah of Hazrāt Baba Farid‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬.

23 The entire Life of Hazrāt Shah Musa‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was a Charismatic Phenomena for the Public. It is well known that who ever got Spiritual Initiation (Ba’ait) at his Hands, was ennobled by the Vision of the Holy Prophet‫ صلى الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬and Hazrāt Ghaus e Azam ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬the same Night. In his Childhood, when he was studying in a Madrassa, his Classmate asked to him, “Beg something from the Court of Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬, Almighty and then distribute it amongst us.” Shah raised his Hands in Supplication. Instantly a man having a number of different things entered the Madrassa. He placed all the things before Shah Sahib and disappeared. Once a Landlord brought invaluable offering for him, but Shah did not accept them. The Landlord continued insisting for acceptance. Shah Sahib, in an Ecstatic Mood said to him, “Look towards the Desert.” The man saw an unlimited Treasure, flowing like water of the Sea before his eyes. Hazrāt Hazrāt Musa Qadri‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬has compiled a Diwan in Farsi (Persian) by the name of Diwan e Musavi. The Mausoleum of Shah Sahib was built in his life-time, according to the wishes of a rich man. The rich man wanted to know the opinion of Shah about the design of the building. Shah Sahib said My Mausoleum should be built according to the architectural design of my Ancestor Hazrāt Ghaus e Azam’s‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Tomb. But the problem was a team of masons would have to be sent to Baghdad to study the design. Shah Sahib asked the Chief Mason to come near him. When came, he asked the Mason to recite (In the Name of Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful) and look towards his right side. He obeyed and saw the Tomb of Hazrāt Ghaus e Azam‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬with his eyes. Thus the Mausoleum of Hazrāt Shah Musa was built according to that design. In the building of the Mausoleum a large number of Huffaz (who memorized the Holy Qurʾān) took part, while each and every brick was placed by reciting one Holy Qurʾān. On the Western side of this Building stands a Mosque which Hazrāt Shah Musa‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬built in his own life time. His Mazar is located in Aahata (Enclosure) Musa Qadri‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, Hyderabad, Deccan, India. He Passed Away on 25th of Ramadan 988 AH. 5. Hazrāt Mir Syed Hassan‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 6. Hazrāt Sheikh Abul Abbas‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 7. Hazrāt Shah Bahāuddīn‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 8. Hazrāt Mir Syed Mohammad Qadri‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 9. Hazrāt Shah Jallal Qadri‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 10. Hazrāt Meeran Syed Baksh Fareed Bakkheri‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 11. Hazrāt Shah Ibrahim Multani‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 12. Hazrāt Shah Ibrahim Bakkheri, 14 Shawwāl, 871 AH ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 13. Hazrāt Shah Amanullah‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 14. Hazrāt Shah Hussain Khuda Numa‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 15. Hazrāt Shah Hidayatullah‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. He was the Fifth Sajjada Nasheen of Mehboob e Bari, Hazrāt Sarkar Shah e Alam Bukhari‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, the Khalifa of Hazrāt Jallaluddin Mah e Alam‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 16. #H Mir Abdus Samad Khuda Numa Hazrāt Mir Abdus Samad Khuda Numa ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫عليه‬. Wisaal: 9, Rabi ul Aakhir Or 4, Jamadi ul Awwal. Mazar: Ahmadabad Sharif, Gujarat. He was the Khalifa of Hazrāt Shah Hidayatullah‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. He was Renowned as

24 ‘Khuda Numa’ due to the fact that Firstly, he would not Give Ba’ait to anyone and if he did, it was only after an Intense Period of Worship and Mujahida, After this Ba’ait was given and the same Night, the Murid would see the Illustrious Light of Allah. One day, Hazrāt Syedna Abdur Razzāq Bansvi‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, traveling on a Horse from a long distance, came to the ‘Astana e Aliyah’ of Hazrāt Abdus Samad Khuda Numa ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. As soon as he alighted, He was given Ba’ait and Khilafat Ba Ijazat. Other Followers who were present since Long Periods asked Hazrāt Abdus Samad Khuda Numa ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, “Hazrāt, you never asked him to Perform any Worship or undergo any Chilla (40 Days Intense Spiritual Retreat) and gave him Khilafat Ba Ijazat? Hazrāt Abdus Samad Khuda Numa ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Smiled and answered, “He brought along a Lamp with Oil and Wick as well. All that was lacking was the Fire of ‘Nisbat’ (Attachment), which I have Provided.” Hazrāt Abdus Samad Khuda Numa ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, never got Married and remained in Worship throughout his Life. ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 17. #H Shah Abdur Razzaq Bansvi Wisaal: 1136 AH. Hazrāt Syed Shah Abdur Razzāq Bansvi Hazrāt Syed Abdur Razzāq Qadri Bansvi‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬was a ‘Sahib e Kashf O Karamat’ (Possessor of Intuition and Miracles), ‘Wali Allah‫( ’ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬Friend of Allah ُ‫ُس ْب َحانَه‬ ‫الَ ٰى‬sَ‫) َوتَع‬, from Uttar Pradesh. Many Non Muslims Converted to Islam after witnessing the ‘Karamaat’ (Miracles) of Hazrāt Abdur Razzāq Qadri‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫رحم‬. He attained ‘Ilm e Ladunni’ (Wisdom from the Unseen) due to the ‘Suhbat’ (Company) of Hazrāt Shah Inayatullah Saiyah‫الَ ٰى عليه‬ssَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬ss‫رحم‬. He was the Khalifa of Hazrāt Mir Abdus Samad Khuda Numa Ahmadabadi ‫الَ ٰى‬sssssَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬sssss‫رحم‬ ‫عليه‬. He was succeeded by 22 Khulafā. His Mazar is located in Banswa, UP, India.

25 18. Hazrāt Maulana Maulvi Ahmad Abdul Haq‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 19. Hazrāt Maulana Maulvi Anwaar ul Haq‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 20. Hazrāt Maulana Maulvi Hafiz Abdul Wali‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 21. Hazrāt Maulana Maulvi Hafiz Mohammad‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 22. Hazrāt Syedna Syed Abd al Hayee Jehangiri Al Maroof Fakhr al Arfeen‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. Hazrāt Fakhrul Arfeen Abdul Hayee ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬had the Great Fortune of Meeting Hazrāt Khizr‫ عليه سلم‬who Told Hazrāt Abdul Hayee‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬that, “No one has been able to Overcome Allah‫الَ ٰى‬sَ‫ ْب َحانَهُ َوتَع‬s‫ ُس‬through Love or ‘Mujahida’ (Effort), you should not Strive Excessively, Ask for His Mercy and Intercession. Hazrāt Khizr‫ عليه سلم‬then Gave Hazrāt Fakhrul Arfeen ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬His Blessings and ‘Barakah’ (Continuing Blessing Power). He received additional ‘Faiz’ (Beneficence) and ‘Ijazat’ (Permission to Pass on the Teachings of the Sillsila) from Hazrāt Imdadullah Muhajir Makki‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬in both Sillsila e Aliyah's, Chishtiya Nizamiya and Chishtiya Sabriya. While on Holy Pilgrimage during 1893 CE, he chanced to hear a Single Sigh from the lips of Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬W. 1317 AH/ 1899 CE). This one Sigh was sufficient to Reveal unto Hazrāt Abdul Hayee ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬that Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫ عليه‬was an Accomplished ‘Arif Billah’ (Gnostic Of Allah‫الَ ٰى‬ssَ‫ ْب َحانَهُ َوتَع‬ss‫ ) ُس‬and was Firmly Established in ‘Irfan’ (Wisdom) from Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬. Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki’s‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Background and Education. Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki 9)1896–1814( ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬10 was an Indian Muslim Sufi Scholar following Chishti Sufism.11 12 Early Life: Hazrāt Imdadullah Muhajir Makki‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was born in Nanauta, a Town in the District of Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, India in 1814 CE.13 He Father was Hazrāt Hafiz 9 Scott A. Kugle, Sufis and Saints' Bodies, p 222. ISBN 0807872776. 10 http://www.hadhrat.com/haji-imdadullah-muhajir-makki-r-a/, Profile of Haji Imdadullah‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, Retrieved 26 March 2017. 11 Scott A. Kugle, Sufis and Saints' Bodies, p 223. ISBN 0807872776. 12 Sherali Tareen (Franklin & Marshall College Lancaster, Pennsylvania), Haji Imadadullah's Hermeneutics of Reconciliation, p 3. 13 http://www.hadhrat.com/haji-imdadullah-muhajir-makki-r-a/, Profile of Haji Imdadullah‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, Retrieved 26 March 2017.

26 Muhammad Amin‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬and by Lineage and Ancestral Background, Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was a Farooqi, a Descendant of Hazrāt Umar Farooq ‫رضي الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عنه‬. Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬had three brothers and one sister. He grew up without Motherly care, as his Mother passed away when he was seven years old. Hazrāt When he was born, his Father, Hazrāt Hafiz Muhammad Amin‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬kept his Son’s name as Imdad Hussein. When the famous Mohadith, Hazrāt Shah Muhammad Ishaq Sahib‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬heard this name, he didn’t like it and he changed the name to Imdadullah. Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬also used to attribute the name Khuda Buksh to himself. Some say his name was Imdadullah and others say his name was Khuda Buksh (Gifted by Allah‫) ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬. Both names are close in meaning. In some places Haji Sahib calls himself Abdul Kareem (the Slave of Kareem). Religious Work and Travels. Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬started his education very early but acquired very little. When Haji Sahib was 16 years of age, he studied Sarf, Nahw, Farsi and one quarter of Mishkaat Sharif with Maulana Mamlook Ali Sahib‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬of Delhi. Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬didn’t study Bukhari Sharif and the other books of Sihah Sitta, but Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬blessed Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫ عليه‬with Ilm Ladunni. Ilm e Safina (Lit. Knowledge through Vessels) is that knowledge that a person acquires. He studies different subjects and books. Another form of knowledge is from Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬without studying. When Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬would talk to the Ulema, he would resolve intricate issues with such insight that Allah‫الَ ٰى‬ssَ‫ ْب َحانَهُ َوتَع‬s‫ ُس‬had given him. However, he would not use the Istilaahi Language (Academic Terminology). This is Ilm La Dunni. When he was 18 years of age he took Ba'ait upon the Hands of Hazrāt Maulana Naseeruddin Sahib‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬who was the Student and Son-in-Law of Hazrāt Shah Ishaq Sahib‫الَ ٰى عليه‬ssَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬ss‫رحم‬. When Hazrāt Maulana Naseeruddin Sahib‫الَ ٰى عليه‬ssَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬ss‫ رحم‬Passed Away, Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬began looking for another person to give him guidance and advice in life. This is where we learn of the famous Sheikh and the Spiritual Guide, Hazrāt Maulana Mianji Noor Muhammad‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. Haji Sahib took Ba'ait on his hands. At the age of 28, Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬performed Hajj. When he returned after Hajj, his Heart and mind remained attached to the Haram Sharif. He had a burning desire to return to Makkah Mukarramah. When he returned from Hajj, he made a firm intention that one day he will make Hijrah and go back to Makkah Mukarramah.

27 At the age of eighteen, his Ba'iat was accepted by Hazrāt Nasiruddin Naqshbandi.14 Later he went to study under Hazrāt Mianji‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Hazrāt Noor Mohammad Jhanjahnvi‫رحمة‬ ‫)الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, as an initiate of the Chishti Sabri Sufi Order, but after Hazrāt Mianji's‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫ عليه‬Passing Away he temporarily became a semi-recluse. After wandering in the wilderness for six months he was overcome by a strong urge to travel to Medina. On December 7, 1845 CE, he arrived at Banares. From there, he departed for Arabia for Hajj and Pilgrimage of the Tomb of Shrine of The Holy Prophet Hazrāt Muhammad‫صلى الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬.15 Although Haji Imdadullah‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬had very little formal education, due to his sincerity and practice on Shariah, he was Granted ‘Ilm e Ladunni’ (Divine Knowledge). Allah ‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬had opened the Secrets of Shariah for him. He could solve intricate issues very easily. Anyone wanting to understand the depth of his Knowledge, merely has to read some of his books like Sharh Mathnawi, Maktuba't and Malfoozat. There were approximately 500 or more Ulema who have taken Ba'ait upon the hands of Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah Sahib‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫عليه‬. When we look at the lives of the Akaabir (Foremost/ Prominent) we don’t find so many Ulema who have taken Ba'ait with somebody who outwardly and apparently has very little Traditional Knowledge. Hazrāt Abdul Hayee‫الَ ٰى عليه‬ssَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬ss‫ رحم‬took time out to read the 'Mathnawi Sharif with him. Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬readily Bestowed upon him the Ijazat of the Sillsila e Aaliyah's Nizamiya Quddusiya and Sabriya Quddusiya.16 After the completion of his Hajj, Hazrāt Imdadullah‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬remained with Hazrāt Ishaq Muhajir Makki‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬and others. Shah informed him that, after his pilgrimage to Medina, he should return to India. Hazrāt Syed Qudratullah Banarasi Makki‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬sent several of his Murids to accompany him to Medina. Freedom Struggle Against the British. Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was not only an Ocean of Knowledge in Exoteric and Esoteric Wisdom, he was also a Freedom Fighter during the 1857 CE War for Independence (Called Mutiny by the British Colonizers). During this Revolution, ‘Jihad’ (Religious War) was announced and Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was appointed the ‘Amir’ (Leader) of the ‘Jihad’. In Thana Bhawan, the local Sunnis had declared Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬their Leader. In May 1857, the Battle of Shamli took place between the Forces of Haji Imdadullah‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬and the British. The Ulema fought the British bravely in Shamli where Hazrāt Hafiz Damin Shahid‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sssَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬sss‫ رحم‬was Martyred.17 The British gradually gained Control of Thana Bhawan and other places. They Killed any Scholar that was to be found and burnt his house. The Khanqah Imdadiyah was also burnt to the ground. Hazrāt Mufti Gangohi‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was arrested and a Warrant of Arrest was issued for Hazrāt Maulana Qasim Nanotvi‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫رحمة الله َوتَع‬. Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah ‫ة الله‬s‫رحم‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬went into hiding until 1276 AH (1859 CE) when he emigrated to Mecca at the age of 43. His escape was miraculous, in that he spent more than two years with some of his Murids before reaching Arabia. He went via Sindh and Karachi to Mecca.18 14 http://www.hadhrat.com/haji-imdadullah-muhajir-makki-r-a/, Profile of Haji Imdadullah‫رحمة الله َوتَ َعا َل ٰى عليه‬, Retrieved 26 March 2017. 15 http://www.hadhrat.com/haji-imdadullah-muhajir-makki-r-a/, Profile of Haji Imdadullah‫رحمة الله َوتَعَا َل ٰى عليه‬, Retrieved 26 March 2017. 16 Nuzhat al Khawatir wa Bahjat as Sami’wa‘l Nawazir bySheikhAbdal Hayee al Hussaini al Luknavi. 17 https://archive.org/details/HajiImdadullah2 Profile of Haji Imdadullah‫رحمة الله َوتَعَا َل ٰى عليه‬, Retrieved 26 March 2017. 18 https://ia800302.us.archive.org/35/items/HajiImdadullah2/Haji%20Imdadullah%202.pdf

28 Marriages. Hazrāt Imdadullah‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Married for the first time when he was 48 years old. After the death of his first wife, he Married a Blind Widow. Because she was Blind, she could not manage all household work, so she requested him to take another Wife in Order to do all household work. Hazrāt Imdadullah‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬then married for the third time. None of his three wives bore him children.19 All his Marriages were in old age and he only Married with this intention to fulfill the Practice of The Holy Prophet‫صلى الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬. Poetry, Examples. In Hazrāt Makki's‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬poem in Imdad ul Mushtaq regarding his Teacher Hazrāt Noor Muhammad‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, he says: ‫تم ہو اے نور محمد خاص محبوب خدا‬ ‫ہند میں ہو نائب حضرت محمد مصطف ٰی‬ ‫ کو پھر خوف کیا‬s‫امداد‬،‫تم مدد گار مدد‬ ‫عشق کی پر سن کے باتیں کانپتے ہیں دست و پا‬ ‫وقت ہے امداد کا‬،‫اے شہ نور محمد‬ ‫آسرا دنیا میں ہے از بس تمہاری ذات کا‬ You are, O Noor Muhammad‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, the remarkably Beloved of Allah‫ ; ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬you are the Deputy of Hazrāt Muhammad Mustafa‫ صلى الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬in India. You are the helper then what to worry for assistance, but hands and feet shiver when they hear communications of Love (‘Ishq). O Master Noor Muhammad‫ !رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬This is the time for assistance; the only reliance in the World is your personality.”20 Literary Works: His books include: • Kulliyat e Imdadiya21. • Hashiya Mathnavi Hazrāt Maulana Rumi‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫رحم‬: This is an annotation in Persian on the Mathnawi e Ma'anvi by Hazrāt Rumi‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. During Imadadullah's‫رحمة‬ ‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ الله َوتَع‬lifetime, only two parts could be printed. The remainder was printed after his Passing Away. • Ghiza e Ruh (The Nourishment of the Soul): Imdadullah‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬wrote this book in 1264 AH. Hazrāt Mianji Noor Mohammad Jhanjahnvi‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬is also discussed. It consists of 1600 verses of poetry. • Ikleel ul Qurʾān (Tafseer Qurʾān in Arabi). First Published in Bahraich by Taj Offset Press formerly Aqeel Press NazirPura Bahraich. • Jihad e Akbar (The Greater Jihad): He composed this Book in 1268 AH. It is a poetic work in Persian that he translated into Urdu. It consists of 17 pages with 679 verses. • Mathnavi Tuhfat ul Ushshaq (Mathnavi – A Gift for Lovers): This consists of 1324 poetic verses and was compiled in 1281 AH. • Risala Dard Ghamnak (The Treatise of Painful Sorrow): It consists of 5 pages with 175 verses. 19 https://archive.org/details/HajiImdadullah2 Profile of Haji Imdadullah‫رحمة الله َوتَ َعا َل ٰى عليه‬, Retrieved 26 March 2017. 20 Imdad ul Mushtaq. Ashraf Ali Thanvi‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَا َل ٰى عليه‬and Mushtaq Ahmed. p. 116. 21 https://islamicbookslibrary.wordpress.com/?s=Haji+Imdadullah+&submit=Search, Books written by Haji Imdadullah on Islamic Books Library website, Published 15 December 2011, Retrieved 26 March 2017.

29 • Irshad e Murshid (The Directive of the Murshid): This book deals with Waza'if, Muraqabaat, Aurad, and Shajaraat of the four Sillsilas. It was written in 1293 AH. • Zia ul Quloob (Glitter of the Hearts): This book is in Persian. He wrote this Kitab in Makkah in 1282 AH on the request of Hazrāt Hafiz Muhammad Yusuf‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, the son of Hazrāt Hafiz Muhammad Zamin‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. Passing Away: Hazrāt Imdadullah‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was of frail physical stature. In his last years, his body deteriorated to such an extent that, towards his Passing Away, it became difficult for him to even turn onto his side. He Passed Away in 1896 at the age of eighty-two.22 23 Upon his Passing Away he had one stick, two sets of winter clothes and two sets of summer clothes. Haji Sahib is buried in Makkah Mukarramah in Jannat ul Maala. See Also: Muhammad Mian Mansoor Ansari. Qadianism: It might be extremely important to point out the Great yet Unheralded Service that Allah ‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬took from Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah, He has the Unique Distinction of having Passed on the Mantle of The Chistiya Qutbiyat to two Outstanding Scholar Sufis, one from the extreme West and the other from the extreme East of the Indo Pak Subcontinent. While it was Hazrāt Fakhrul Arfeen Abdul Hayee ‫الَ ٰى عليه‬ssَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬ss‫ رحم‬who took up the Mantle in Bengal and surroundings, this Distinction fell upon the able shoulders of Hazrāt Pir Mehr Ali Shah Golravi ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬in the West. This Claim can be readily authenticated by the Strong Stance against the Heretical Qadiani Movement of Mirza Ḡhulām Ahmad of Qadian. Mirza Ḡhulām was an erudite and accomplished Scholar of Islam. However, he dabbled in the Spiritual Sciences without Ba’ait and the support of a Kamil Murshid. This soon led him seriously astray and he readily fell into some of the many Pitfalls along the way. He was enticed into believing his own Fallacies. He had experience the Waladat e Saanvi (Rebirth) and the Quwwat e Mo’assara (Spiritual Powers) that he acquired was unclean. He used his Persuasive Powers to misguide a growing number of innocent Muslims and soon attracted the attention of the Devious British Raj who thought that he would prove to be a Trojan Horse to be used to Destroy Islam from within. The vigorous and inspired Opposition of Hazrāt Pir Mehr Ali Shah Golravi‫رحمة الله‬ ‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ َوتَع‬and Hazrāt Fakhrul Arfeen Abdul Hayee ‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬soon put a stop to his nefarious designs. The early Chishti Sufis of India had adopted the Awarif ul Ma'arif of Hazrāt Sheikh Shahabuddin Suhrawardi as their chief guide book. On it was based the organization of their Khanqahs and the elder Saints taught it to their Disciples. The Kashf ul Mahjoob of Hazrāt Ali Hujvairi of Lahore was also a very popular work. Hazrāt Nizamuddin Aulia used to say: \"For one who has no spiritual guide, the Kashf ul Mahjoob is enough\". Besides these two works, the Malfuzaat (Conversations) of Hazrāt Nizamuddin Aulia, Naseeruddin Chiragh, Burhanuddin Ghareeb and Syed Mohammad Gaisu Daraz give a fairly accurate idea of the Chishti mystics' ideology. Even today the Eleven Etiquette's (Adabs) of the Chishti Sufis reflect the influence of the Kashf ul Mahjoob. 22 http://www.hadhrat.com/haji-imdadullah-muhajir-makki-r-a/, Profile of Haji Imdadullah‫رحمة الله َوتَعَا َل ٰى عليه‬, Retrieved 26 March 2017. 23 https://archive.org/details/HajiImdadullah2 Profile of Haji Imdadullah‫رحمة الله َوتَ َعا َل ٰى عليه‬, Retrieved 26 March 2017.

30 The cornerstone of Chishti ideology is the concept of Unity of Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬. It supplies the motive force to their mystic mission and determines their social outlook. The early Chishti Saints however did not write anything about these concepts, but Masud Buksh's Mirʼāt ul Arifin and his poetical Diwan, Nur ul Ain, gave currency to these ideas and his works became popular study in the Chishti Khanqahs. The Chishtis look down upon possession of property and pursuit of materialism as a negation of faith in Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬. They reject worldly goods and material attractions (Tark e Dunya) and live on Futuh (Voluntary Offerings) which are never demanded as charity. The Chishti Sufis believe in a peaceful attitude towards life, and consider retaliation and revenge as laws of the animal world. They live and work for a healthy social Order, free from all dissensions and discriminations. Contact with the state is greatly discouraged. \"There are two abuses among the mystics,\" says an early Chishti mystic, \"Jirrat and Muqallid. Muqallid is one who has no Master; Jirrat is one who visits kings and their courts and asks people for money\". The great objective of a mystic's life, according to Chishtis, is to live for Allah alone. One should neither hope for Heaven nor fear Hell. Man's love towards Allah may be of three kinds: (a) Mohabbat e Islami i.e. love which a new convert to Islam develops with Allah on account of his conversion to the new faith; (b) Mohabbat e Nuwahhibi, i.e. love which a man develops as a result of his effort in the way of following the Holy Prophet Muhammad; (c) Mohabbat e Khass, i.e. love which is the result of cosmic emotion. A mystic should develop the last one. The Chishti mystics do not demand formal conversion to Islam as a pre-requisite to initiation in mystic discipline. Formal conversion, they believe, should not precede, but follow a change in emotional life. The Chishti attitude contrasts sharply with, for example, the Suhrawardi principles in this respect. The guiding principles of the Chishti Order are encapsulated in the famous \"Final Sermon\" of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, delivered just one month before his demise. Shajra e Chishtiya Nizamiya:24 1. The Holy Prophet Hazrāt Syedna Muhammad, Imam, al Ambia‫صلى الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬ 2. Hazrāt Imam al A'ima, Syedna Ali al Murtaza ‫كرم الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى وجهو‬. 3. #H Hassan Basri Hazrāt Syedna Al Hassan al Baṣrī‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 4. #H Abd al Wahid bin Zayd Hazrāt Syedna Abdul Wāḥid Bin Zaid Abul Faḍl‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫عليه‬. 5. #H Fudayl bin Ayyaz Hazrāt Syedna Fuḍayl ibn 'Iyāḍ Bin Mas'ūd Bin Bishr at Tamīmī‫رحمة‬ ‫الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 6. #H Ibraheem Adham Hazrāt Syedna Ibrāhīm bin Adham‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 7. Hazrāt Syedna Ḥuzaifa al Mur'ashī‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 8. #H Hubaira Basri Hazrāt Syedna Amīnuddīn Abū Ḥubayrah al Baṣrī‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 9. #H Mumshad Dinwari Hazrāt Syedna Mumshād Dīnwarī‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 10. #H Ishaq Shami Hazrāt Syedna Abu Ishaq Shamī‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 11. #H Ahmad Chisti Hazrāt Syedna Abu Ahmad Chishtī‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 12. #H Mohammad Chisti Hazrāt Syedna Abu Muhammad Chishtī‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 13. #H Yusaf Chisti Hazrāt Syedna Abu Yusuf Nasar ud Din Chishtī‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 14. #H Mawdud Chisti Hazrāt Syedna Qutb ud Din Maudood Chishtī‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 15. #H Sharif Zindani Haji Syedna Sharif Zindani‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 16. Hazrāt Syedna Usman Harwani‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 17. Hazrāt Syedna Mu'īnuddīn Chishtī, Ajmeri, Sakhi Ghareeb Nawaz‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 24 Seerat Fakhrul Arfeen, Hazrāt Maulana Hakim Syed Syed Sikandar Shah‫رحمة الله َوتَعَا َل ٰى عليه‬.

31 18. Hazrāt Syedna Qutb ud Din Bakhtiyar Kaki‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 19. Hazrāt Syedna Baba Fariduddin Ganj e Shukkar‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. The Chishtī Order (Persian: ‫ چشتی‬Chishtī) is a Sunni Sufi Order within the mystic Sufi tradition of Islam. It began in Chisht, a small town near Herat, Afghanistan, about 930 CE. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness.[1] The Chishti Order is primarily followed in Afghanistan and the Indian subcontinent. It was the first of the four main Sufi Orders (Chishti, Qadiri, Suhrawardi and Naqshbandi) to be established in this region. Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti introduced the Chishti Order in Ajmer (Rajasthan, India) sometime in the middle of the 12th century. He was eighth in the line of succession from the founder of the Chishti Order, Abu Ishaq Shami. There are now several branches of the Order, which has been the most prominent South Asian Sufi brotherhood since the 12th century.[2] In the last century, the Order has spread outside Afghanistan and the Indian Subcontinent. Chishti Teachers have established centers in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and Eastern and Southern Africa.25 Guiding Principles. The Chishti are perhaps best known for the welcome extended to Seekers who belong to other religions. Chishti Shrines in South Asia are open to all faiths and attract great crowds to their Festivals. The Chishti Sheikhs have also stressed the importance of keeping a distance from worldly power.[3] A Ruler could be a patron or a Disciple, but he or she was always to be treated as just another Devotee. A Chishti Teacher should not attend the Court or be involved in matters of state, as this will corrupt the soul with worldly matters. In his last discourse to his Disciples, Hazrāt Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬said: Never seek any help, charity, or favors from anybody except Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬. Never go to the courts of kings, but never refuse to bless and help the needy and the poor, the widow, and the orphan, if they come to your door.[4] Chishti believe that this insistence on other worldliness differentiates them from Sufi Orders that maintained close ties to rulers and courts, and deferred to aristocratic patrons. Chishti practice is also notable for Sama: evoking the divine presence by listening to and losing oneself in a form of music and poetry, most usually Qawwali.[5] The Chishti, as well as some other Sufi Orders, believe that Sama can help devotees forget self in the love of Allah. However, the Order also insists that followers observe the full range of Muslim obligations; it does not dismiss them as mere legalism, as some strands of Sufism have done.[6] Qawwali is the commonest form of Sana usually heard at Chisti shrines and festivals. Practices. The Chishtis follow five basic devotional practices (dhikr).[7] 1. Reciting the names of Allāh loudly, sitting in the prescribed posture at prescribed times (Zikr e Jalli). 2. Reciting the names of Allāh silently (Zikr e Khafī). 3. Regulating the breath (Pāsanfās) 4. Absorption in mystic contemplation (Murāqāba) 5. Forty days or more days of spiritual confinement in a lonely corner or cell for prayer and contemplation (čhilla). 25 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chishti_Order#Spiritual_lineage

32 Literature. Early Chishti Sheikhs adopted concepts and doctrines outlined in two influential Sufi texts: the Awârif al Ma'ârif of Hazrāt Sheikh Shihābuddīn‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Suhrawardī and the Kashf al Mahjūb of Hazrāt Data Gunj Buksh Ali Hujverī‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. These texts are still read and respected today. Chishtis also read collections of the sayings, speeches, poems, and letters of the Sheikhs. These collections, called Malfūzāt, were prepared by the Sheikh's Disciples.[8] Spiritual Lineage. Sufi Orders trace their origins ultimately to the Holy Prophet Hazrāt Muhammad‫صلى الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬, who is believed to have instructed his successor in mystical teachings and practices in addition to the Qurʾān or hidden within the Qurʾān. Opinions differ as to this successor. Almost all Sufi Orders trace their origins to Hazrāt 'Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib‫كرم الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى وجهو‬, the Holy Prophet Hazrāt Muhammad's‫ صلى الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬cousin, whom the Shi'a regard as the first Imam. The Chishti, though Sunni, trace their lineage through Hazrāt Ali ‫كرم الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫وجهو‬. This is not unusual for Sufi Orders, which tend to stress devotion rather than legalism and sectarianism. The Traditional Sillsila (Spiritual lineage) of the Chishti Order is as follows:[9] 1. Hazrāt Muhammad. 2. Hazrāt Ali ibn Abu Talib. 3. Hazrāt Al Ḥasan al Baṣrī‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬W. 728, an early Persian Muslim theologian) 4. Hazrāt 'Abdul Wāḥid Bin Zaid Abul Faḍl‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬W. 793, an early Sufi Saint). 5. Hazrāt Fuḍayl ibn 'Iyāḍ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Bin Mas'ūd Bin Bishr al-Tamīmī‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 6. Hazrāt Ibrāhīm bin Adham‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬a legendary early Sufi ascetic) 7. Hazrāt Ḥudhayfah al Mar'ashī‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 8. Hazrāt Amīnuddīn Abū Ḥubayrah al Baṣrī‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 9. Hazrāt Mumshād Dīnwarī‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 10. Hazrāt Abu Ishaq Shamī‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬W. 940, founder of the Chishti Order proper). 11. Hazrāt Abu Ahmad Chishtī‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 12. Hazrāt Abu Muhammad Chishtī‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 13. Hazrāt Abu Yusuf Nasaruddin Chishtī‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 14. Hazrāt Qutabuddin Maudood Chishtī‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 15. Hazrāt Haji Sharif Zindani‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬W. 1215). 16. Hazrāt Usman Harwani‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬W. 1220) 17. Hazrāt Mu'īnuddīn Chishtī‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫( رحم‬Moinuddin Chishti‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫( )رحم‬-1141 1230 or 1142–1236) 18. Hazrāt Qutbuddin Bakhtyar Kaki)1228-1173( ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. 19. Hazrāt Farīduddīn Mas'ūd‫\"( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Baba Farid\", 1173 or 1175 – 1266). After Farīduddīn Mas'ūd, the Chishti Order divided into two branches: • Chishtī Sabri, who follow Hazrāt Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Sabri/ Sabriya branch) • Chishtī Nizami who follow Hazrāt Nizāmuddīn Auliyā‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. (Nizami/ Nizamiya branch)

33 Mughal Princess Jahan Ara's tomb (left), Hazrāt Nizamuddin Auliya's tomb (right) and Jama'at Khana Masjid (background), at Hazrāt Nizamuddin Dargah complex, in Hazrāt Nizamuddin West, Delhi History. The Encyclopedia of Islam divides Chishti history into four periods: • Era of the great Sheikhs (circa 597/1200 to 757/1356) • Era of the Provincial Khānqāhs (8th/14th & 9th/15th centuries) • Rise of the Sabriya branch (9th/15th Century on wards) • Revival of the Nizamiyya branch (12th/18th Century on wards[10]) The Order was founded by Abu Ishaq Shami‫\"( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬the Syrian\") who taught Sufism in the town of Chisht, some 95 miles east of Herat in present-day western Afghanistan. [11] Before returning to Syria, where he is now buried next to Hazrāt Ibn Arabi at Jabal Qasioun, [12] Shami initiated, trained and deputized the son of the local emir, Hazrāt Abu Ahmad Abdal ]13[.‫ه‬sss‫الَ ٰى علي‬sssَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬sss‫ رحم‬Under the leadership of Hazrāt Abu Ahmad’s‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sssَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬sss‫رحم‬ descendants, the Chishtiya, as they are also known, flourished as a regional mystical Order.[14] The founder of the Chishti Order in South Asia was Hazrāt Moinuddin Chishti. He was born in the province of Sistan in eastern Persia around 536 AH (1141 CE) into a sayyid family claiming descent from Hazrāt Muhammad.[15] When he was only nine, he memorized the Qurʾān, thus becoming a Hafiz. His Father W. when he was a teenager; Hazrāt Moinuddin‫رحمة الله‬ ‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ َوتَع‬inherited the family grinding Mill and Orchard. He sold everything and gave the proceeds to the poor. He traveled to Balkh and Samarkand, where he studied the Qurʾān, hadith, and fiqh.[16] He looked for something beyond scholarship and law and studied under the Chishti Sheikh Hazrāt Usman Harwani.‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬He moved to Lahore and then to Ajmer, where he W.. His tomb, in Ajmer, is the Dargah Sharif, a popular shrine and pilgrimage site. Hazrāt Moinuddin‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was followed by Hazrāt Qutb-ud-Din Bakhtyar Kaki ‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬and Hazrāt Farīduddīn Mas'ūd 'Baba Farid‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫'رحم‬. After Hazrāt Fariduddin‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫رحم‬, the Chishti Order of South Asia split into two branches. Each branch was named after one of Hazrāt Fariduddin's‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬successors: 1. Hazrāt Nizamuddin Auliya‫ – رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬This branch became the Chishti Nizami Branch. 2. Hazrāt Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari‫ – رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬This branch became the Chishti Sabri Branch. It was after Hazrāt Nizamuddin Auliya‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬that Chisti Sufism chain spread through far and wide throughout the Indian Peninsula. Two prominent lines of transmission arose from Hazrāt Nizamuddin Auliya‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫رحم‬, one from his Disciple Hazrāt Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬and the other from another Disciple, Hazrāt Akhi Siraj Aaina e

34 Hind,‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬who migrated to West Bengal from Delhi on Hazrāt Nizamuddin Auliya's ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Order. Hazrāt Siraj Aaena e Hind‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was followed by his notable Disciple Hazrāt Alaul Haq Pandavi‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬settled in Pandava, West Bengal itself. From this Chain of transmission another prominent sub-branch of Chishti way emerged known as Ashrafia Sillsila after the illustrious Saint Ashraf Jahangir Semnani, who was the Disciple of Hazrāt Alau Haq Pandavi‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬in the thirteen Century CE Later, yet other traditions branched from the Chisti lineage; in many cases they merged with other popular Sufi Orders in South Asia. As a result of this merging of the Chishti Order with other branches, most Sufi masters now initiate their Disciples in all the four major Orders of South Asia: Chishti, Suhrawardī, Qadri, and Naqšhbandi. They do however, teach devotional practices typical of the Order with which they are primarily associated. The Chishti Order has also absorbed influences and merged at times with various Antinomian Fakir Sufi groups, especially the Qalandar. Some Chishtis both past and present have lived as Renunciants or as wandering Dervish.[17] In more recent times, a more contemporary expression of traditional Chishti Sufi practices can be found in the establishment of the Ishq-Nuri Tariqa[18] in the 1960s, as a branch of the Chishti Nizam Sillsila.[19] In addition, a number of mixed-Sufi type groups or movements in Islam, have also been influenced by the Chishti Order proper.[20] The best known and most widespread example is of the Jamaat Ahle Sunnat, a Sunni Muslim sect with a huge international following, which is in essence not a proper Sufi organization though adopting many Sufi customs and traditions.[21] Mughal Rulers. Several rulers of the Mughal Dynasty of South Asia were Chisti devotees. The emperor Akbar was perhaps the most fervent of them. It is said to be by the blessing of Sheikh Salim Chishti that Akbar's first surviving child, the future Jahangir, was born. The child was named Salim after the Sheikh and was affectionately addressed by Akbar as Sheikhu Baba. Akbar also credited the Chisti sheikhs with his victory at the Siege of Chittorgarh. Akbar had vowed to visit the Chisti Dargah, the tomb of Moinuddin Chishti, at Ajmer if he were victorious. He fulfilled his vow by visiting the Dargah with his musicians, who played in honor of the Sheikh. Shah Jahan's daughter, Jahanara Begum Sahib, was also a devout follower of the Chisti Order. The passing of Shah Jahan; attending him, his daughter Princess Jahanara.

35 The Mughal Emperor Akbar was a great patron of the Chishti Order. Other notable Chishti Sheikhs. • Hazrāt Qudwatuddeen Abu Ahmed Abdal Chishti355 ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬AH. • Hazrāt Nasihuddin Abu Muhammad Chishti411 ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬AH. • Hazrāt Nasir ul Haq wad Din Abu Yūsuf Chishti459 ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬AH. • Hazrāt Qutbuddin Modood Chishti527 ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬A H. • Hazrāt Haji Shareef Zindani612 ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬AH. • Hazrāt Usman Harooni617 ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬AH. • Hazrāt Qutb ul Aqtab Qutb ud deen Bakhtiyar Kaki635 ‫ه‬s‫الَ ٰى علي‬sَ‫ رحمة الله َوتَع‬AH (Delhi, India). • Hazrāt Fareeduddin Mas’ood Ganj E Shakar668 ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬AH (Pak Patan Sharif, Pakistan). • Hazrāt Naseeruddin Mahmood Charagh Dehlavi757 ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬AH (Delhi, India). • Hazrāt Khawaja Kamaludddin Allama726 ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬AH(Delhi, India). • Hazrāt Khawaja Sirājuddīn817 ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬AH (Barkat Pura, Ahmed Abad Sharif, Gujarat, India). • Hazrāt Shah Kaleem Ullah Shah Jahan Abadi1142 ,‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬AH. • Hazrāt Shah Nizamuddin Aurangabadi1142 ,‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬AH. • Hazrāt Tajuddin Chishti‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Chishtian Sharif, Pakistan). • Hazrāt Amir Khusro‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Delhi, India). • Hazrāt Akhi Siraj Aainae Hind‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Dist. Malda, West Bengal, India). • Hazrāt Alaul Haq Pandavi‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Dist. Malda, West Bengal, India). • Hazrāt Ashraf Jahangir Semnani]22[‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Kichaucha, Uttar Pradesh, India). • Hazrāt Burhanuddin Gharib‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Maharashtra, India). • Hazrāt Bande Nawaz‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Gulbarga, India). • Hazrāt Salim Chishti‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Fatehpur Sikri, India). • Hazrāt Noor Muhammad Maharvi1205‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬AH (Mahar Sharif, Pakistan). • Hazrāt Muhammad Suleman Taunsvi1267 ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬AH (Taunsa Sharif, Pakistan). • Hazrāt Ata Hussain Fani Chishti‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Bihar, India). • Hazrāt Khwaja Ghulam Farid‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Mithankot, Pakistan) • Hazrāt Muhammad Shamsuddin Sialvi1300 ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬AH (Sial Sharif, Pakistan). • Hazrāt Ahamed Mohiyudheen Noorishah Jeelani‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Noori Maskan, Hyderabad). [23] • Hazrāt Meher Ali Shah‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Golra Sharif, Pakistan).[24] • Hazrāt Inayat Khan ‫(رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Vadodara, Gujarat). • Hazrāt Fariduddin Tavaela Bukhsh‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Bihar, India) • Hazrāt Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki‫( رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Muzaffarnagar, India/ Makkah, Saudi Arabia). • Hazrāt Sheikh Maulana Badruddin Chishti Hussaini‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Rh 1340 AH (Pen, Raigadh, Maharashtra, India).

36 • Astana Chishtiya Hazrāt Multani Baba‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, Gangwar Sharīf (Medak District, Telangana). • Hazrāt Syed Sharfuddin Shah Wilayatv Naqvi (Amroha). 3. #H Hassan Basri Hazrāt Imam Al Hassan Of Basra‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. Hazrāt Imam Al Hassan bin Yassar Abu Saeed al Basri, the great Faqih of Basra, leader of the ascetics and scholars of his time. He became known for his strict and encompassing embodiment of the Sunnah; famous for his immense knowledge, asceticism, fearless remonstration of the authorities, and his power of attraction both in discourse and appearance. One of the early formal Sufis in both the general and the literal sense, he wore all his life a cloak of wool. (Suf). Upbringing. Both his parents were freed slaves, yet his lineage and childhood could not possibly have been more exalted. He was raised in the household of Hazrāt Zayd ibn Thabit‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, who was not only one of the seven Sahaba Fuqaha (Jurists), but also the one to whom the compilation of the Qurʾān was entrusted. He was nursed by Umm Salamah‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, the wisdom filled wife of Rasulullah‫لم‬s‫ه وس‬s‫صلى الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آل‬, who played a crucial role in his upbringing and moral instruction. At his birth, Sayyidī Umar‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬blessed him, saying ‘Oh Allah! Make him wise in religion and beloved to the people.’ Furthermore, he became the Murid of Syedunā Ali‫الَ ٰى عليه‬ssَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬ss‫ رحم‬at the age of fourteen. A childhood surrounded by such titanic figures unsurprisingly left and indelible impression upon the great Imam. He one remarked, “By Allah! I have met seventy veterans of Badar. Most of their garments were wool. Had you seen them you would have said they were insane. Had they seen the best among you they would have said, ‘these people will have no part in the Hereafter;’ and had they seen the worst among you they would have said, ‘these people do not believe in the Day of Reckoning.” Knowledge and Piety. In his uncompromising search for Allah, he became one of the greatest Saints of his era and was named “Bab al Wilayah” (the gateway of sainthood). He was a hadith narrator of the highest grading, and over 1400 hadith in the nine books have chains running through him. He was also one of the authorized Fuqaha among the Ta’aba’in, having learned in the household of Zayd bin Thabit, as well as others. His links to Sayyidī Ali‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, are evident in all his fields of mastery; hadith, Fiqh and Tasawwuf. Some hadith masters assert that he related hadith directly from Hazrāt Ali‫; رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬ according to Hazrāt Abd ar Razzāq‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫رحم‬, the great Khalifa once accepted his recommendation in a judicial case. Finally, of course, it is the consensus judgment of the great Imams of the Way that Sayyidī Ali‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬transmitted the knowledge of Tasawwuf to him with a single look. He lived most of his life in Basra (Southern Iraq), which was at that time the cultural and intellectual center of the Islamic world. It was also here that many theological and metaphysical controversies raged. It was al Hassan‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, a staunch defender of Orthodox Islam, who first mounted a systematic and comprehensive rebuttal of Persian and Greek beliefs. This defense was later continued by such men as the Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Hanbal‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫عليه‬, and al Ashari ‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ رحمة الله َوتَع‬In fact, his interpretation of Allah attributes from key components of the Aqidah (Doctrinal Belief) of the Ahl as Sunnah wa’l Jama'ah. He developed a wide circle of Disciples and students and became renowned as a brilliant orator. Arab scholars have preserved many of his speeches, letters and aphorisms. He made,

37 during his time, the acquaintance of many Sufi Saints. To some he was a guide, to others a fellow-traveler, and to very few, a pupil. Perhaps the most revered of these was the legendary Hazrāt Bibi Rabia ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬of Basra, a female Saint whose Sanctity and Love for Allah ‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬reached mythical dimension. He was famed and respected not only for his knowledge and wisdom, but also for his tremendous humility and piety. It is reported that for forty years he did not laugh, so completely was he consumed by fear of Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬. Once a man mockingly asked him whether he (al Hassan) was better or worse than a dog. He replied, “if I am saved from Allah’s punishment, then I am better than the dog; but if His punishment overtakes me, then the dog is thousand times better.” When he saw a dog, he used to supplicate, “Oh Allah‫ ! ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬Forgive me through the Wasilah of this dog.” Aphorisms.  We laugh and yet-who knows? –perhaps Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬has looked at some of our works and said: “I will not accept anything from you.” Woe to you, son of Adam! Can you fight Allah‫ ? ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬Whoever disobeys Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬is fighting Him.  Two thoughts roam over soul, one from Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬and one from the enemy. Allah ‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬shows Mercy on a servant who settles at the thought that comes from Him.  Whoever knows his Lord loves Him, and whoever knows the world does without it.  Humility is to consider everyone nobler than you.  The world is a vehicle for you. If you drive it, it will deliver you to your destination. If it drives you, it will lead you to destruction. Once the great Imam visited his dying neighbor, a Magian Fire worshiper named Simeon. Hazrāt Al Hassan‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬approached his deathbed and advised him to become Muslim, but the man replied that there were three things stopping him. “Firstly,” he said, “Muslims speak ill of the world, but day and night pursue worldly things. Secondly, you say death is inevitable, but yet make no preparations for it. Thirdly, you say that Allah‫الَ ٰى‬sَ‫ ْب َحانَهُ َوتَع‬s‫’ ُس‬s face shall be seen, but you do everything contrary to his good pleasure.” Hazrāt Al Hassan‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬conceded the fact, but replied that at least Muslims worship Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬, and not fire. “Fire is but a servant of Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬,” said the Saint. “and if Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬wishes it will not burn one particle of my body.” So saying, he thrust his hand directly into the burning flame. There it remained, unaffected by the heat, and true knowledge dawned upon Simeon. He converted to Islam, and later W.. Hazrāt Al Hassan‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬saw him in dream walking through the gardens of Paradise wearing a cloak of light. “Lord Allah‫ ”! ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬he cried, “such is your mercy! If you can forgive and unbeliever of seventy years because of one utterance, how will you exclude a believer?” He attained unity with Beloved in Basra in 110 AH, leaving five Khalifa, one of whom was Hazrāt Imam Abd Al Wahid ibn Zayd‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬.26 4. #H Abd al Wahid bin Zayd Hazrāt Imam Abd Al Wahid Ibn Zayd‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. Hazrāt Imam al Hassan Basri‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬had numerous followers drawn from diverse backgrounds; the literature of the time describes some of them as being scholars and others who were holy warriors. They were united by their sanctity and asceticism, as well as by 26 https://www.chishtiya.org/blog/2016/10/27/imam-al-hassan-of-basra-2/

38 their harmonization of the inner precepts and outer practice of Islam. They despised social injustice, luxury and hypocrisy-the contradiction between inner and outer jihad, thoughts and deeds. One of these holy warriors, Hazrāt Abd al Wahid bin Zayd‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬became Hazrāt Hassan al Basri’s‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Khalifa. He was a student of Hazrāt Imam Abu Hanifa ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬in Fiqh, and was taught hadith and Tafsir by his Murshid as well as taking from him the path of Tasawwuf. He used to fast the entire year round, except for the two festivals of Eid. These fasts sometimes used to last for up to three days, after which he would breaking his fast with few morsels of food. His nights were awake in Ibdah. It is said that he passed forty years in such Mujahidahs before becoming the Murid of Hazrāt Khwaja Hassan al Basri‫رحمة الله‬ ‫َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬ Although Hazrāt Khwaja Abd al Wahid‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was one of the great early Sufis, he remains far less famous than the other major figure of Sufism in this era. This might be because he spent most of his time not in the cities and major centers, but in the wilderness of the frontier regions. His travels took him as far as China. Indeed, he has achieved fame as the founder of the first Sufi Khanqah, on the island of Abadan. This was a former military outpost that he converted into a training station for the mystics of Iraq. Abadan became a major attraction for those wishing to become Mujaheddin. The post was manned by Ghazis who combined military service with religious worship in the form of Zikr. They practiced the constant recitation of Allah, whether in battle or peace-time, movement or rest. In this, Imam Abd al Wahid preempted the Sufi military Orders of Futuwwah themselves the inspiration for medieval ideals of chivalry and nobility in warfare—by several hundred years. In his lectures, Hazrāt Abd al Wahid‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬provided vivid images of the Day of Judgment to his followers; he used to admonish them to prepare for the meeting with their creator. He also informed his Disciples that Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬bestows secret knowledge on His righteous friends. Like many of the early Sufis, He admired monks and holy men of other religions for their disdain of the world and the sincerity of their search for Allah‫ ; ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬though they differed with them in matters of faith. This was a common understanding of the time, as borne out by the following hadith of Hazrāt Abu Bakr as Sadiq‫( رضي الله ﺗﻌﺎﻟ ٰﯽ عنه‬as he explained the rules of Jihad to his armies) “…and you may come across Monks and Holy men searching for Allah ُ‫ُس ْب َحانَه‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬. Let them alone and do not destroy their sanctuaries”. Once, upon his travels, Hazrāt Khwaja Abd al Wahid‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬arrived at a monastery in China. When he greeted the monk, though, the latter did not reply until he had called repeatedly. The monk than said, “I am not a monk (Rahib). A monk is one who fears Allah who is in the heavens. He honors Allah’s‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬Greatness; he is patient in the face of the calamities He sends, and he is contented with His Decree. He Praises Him for his forgiveness; he is thankful for his bounties, and he is humble in the presence of His glory. He accepts His power; he fasts during the day; and he performs Salah during the night, when the mention of Hell keeps him awake. I, however, am not such a Raahib—I am but a wild dog that preys on others. I have imprisoned myself here for fear of devouring other people with my tongue.” Khwaja asked, “Oh Monk! What has misled people from their Lord?” He replied, “Oh Brother! After recognizing Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬, it is the love of this world that has led people astray. Love of the world is the root of transgression. An intelligent person is one who expels this love from his heart, repent for his sins and focuses on that which brings him the nearness of Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬.”

39 Towards the end of his life, Khwaja Abd al Wahid became severely paralyzed, such that he was unable to make Wuzu. Once finding no-one present to help him, he became extremely restless and makes Dua to Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬to assist him. Immediately he was cured from his illness. He made his Wuzu and performed his Salah calmly, only when he had finished did his paralysis return. Hazrāt Khwaja Imam Abd al Wahid bin Zayd‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬attained unity in Basra in 170 AH, although some scholars say the year was 177 AH. He left behind three major Khulfa, among whom the most senior was Hazrāt Khwaja Fuḍayl bin Ayaz ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬.27 5. #H Fudyl Ayyaz Hazrāt Khwaja Fuḍayl Ibn Ayaz‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. Far too long the pages of my heart been sealed. Illuminate it now-as shine the gardens- Heads prostrate are the dwellers of the gardens. Salutations to you, Oh Fuḍayl Ibn Ayaz! Do grant me devotion and abstinence. Hazrāt Khwaja Fuḍayl Ibn Ayaz‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬began his career ignominiously as a highwayman, playing the prosperous trade route between Bavard and Merv. As the chief of a group of bandits, he would wear the woolen garb of a Dervish and tie a Tasbih around his neck, while dividing the spoils of his gang amongst themselves. He was the epitome of the chivalrous highwayman; women in the caravan he would leave with dignity and belongings intact, he would never steal from one of small means, and he always left the merchants with some portion of their goods. Once a rich caravan was headed for the region, and its leader decided to hide a bad of gold with Hazrāt Fuḍayl ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬who looked for all the world to be a holy man. “I entrusted you with my money,” he told the highwayman, “If we do get robbed, at least I will have something to fall back on.” The caravan proceeded and sure enough was waylaid by the robbers. The merchant then returned to the tent of Hazrāt Fuḍayl ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, only to see him casually dividing up the spoils! However, his astonishment redoubled when the highwayman told him to claim his gold, which was where he left it. “Ah!” Fuḍayl’s peers,” we did not find one gold dhiram in the caravan, and there you go and return ten thousand to him!” “He had a good opinion of me” Hazrāt Fuḍayl ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬replied, “I have always had a good opinion of Allah, that he will cause me to repent my ways one day.” And such proved to be the case; for Allah accepts sincere prayers, even the prayers of a sinner. That day came, when, approaching a caravan, he heard a man reciting the following verse from the Holy Qurʾān, “Has the time not come for the healers of those who believe to be humbled in the remembrance of Allah‫”? ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ Those words pierced him like an arrow, and he fell to the ground in tears of repentance. Immediately he discarded his evil ways and, by means of absolution, he sought out every single one of his victims, repaying each them what he had taken from them. He then went to the Court of the sultan, confessing his crimes and begging that judgment be meted out of him. However, the sultan, seeing upon him the marks of righteousness, refused to punish him. Hazrāt Khwaja Fuḍayl ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬then took his family and departed for the Holy lands, working as a water-carrier to earn a living. He settled for a while in Kufa, where he spent time in the company of Hazrāt Imam Abu Hanifa ‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ رحمة الله َوتَع‬Hearing the tremendous 27 https://www.chishtiya.org/blog/2016/10/27/hazrat-imam-abd-al-wahid-ibn-zayd-r-a/

40 reputation of Hazrāt Imam al Hassan Basri‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, he traveled to Basra hoping to become his Murid. However, when he arrived, he found that the Imam already passed away, and he took Ba’ait with his Khalifa, Hazrāt Khwaja Imam Abd al Wahid‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. The gates of oratory were opened to him, and he began to preach in a manner that soon the entire Islamic world knew of him. One of his most famous pupils was Hazrāt Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal. He became the greatest Disciple of his Murshid, and also acquired Khilafat from Hazrāt Abu Iyadh ibn Mansur‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, whose Sillsila reaches Syedunā Abu Bakr‫رضي الله‬ ‫ﯽ عنه‬sٰ ‫ ﺗﻌﺎﻟ‬Thus, through Hazrāt Khwaja Fuḍayl‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, the chain of the Chishtiya Order arises from both the great Sahaba Imams of Tasawwuf, Prince of faithful Hazrāt Imam Ali ‫كرم الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى وجهو‬and Hazrāt Abu Bakr‫رضي الله ﺗﻌﺎﻟ ٰﯽ عنه‬. Hazrāt Khwaja Fuḍayl‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was one of the greatest of the early Sufis, who in that formative period of Islam, were distinguished not specialized action or formal designation, but by the loftiness of their characters and their closeness to Allah. It was about one of Hazrāt Khwaja Fuḍayl’s‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ رحمة الله َوتَع‬Khalifa, Hazrāt Bishr al Hafi‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫رحمة الله َوتَع‬, that Hazrāt Imam Ahmed Hanbal‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬said, “I know Fiqh, Tafsir, logic, Hadith and linguistics better than he, but he knows my Lord better than I.” What was true for the Pupil was even more true for the Master. The Sufis were held in awe by all around them by virtue of their tremendous piety, even though their peers were the greatest of Imams of Religion. It was said of Hazrāt Imam Abu Hanifa‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, “how could he possibly have lapsed into error or impiety, with a companion like al Fuḍayl‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬to guide and correct him?” Many stories are told of his extreme discipline. He used to perform the continuous fast that became a hallmark of the Zahideen (Ascetics), eating only after several days. He also used to perform up to 500 Nawafil Salah in a day and night. One of the titles afforded to Hazrāt Khwaja Fuḍayl‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬and his contemporaries was ‘al Bakkaa’in—the Weepers—for they used to spend nights awake weeping out of fear of displeasing Allah‫الَ ٰى‬sَ‫ ْب َحانَهُ َوتَع‬s‫ ُس‬. Such was his adherence to the Sunnah that, when he once forgetfully washed his arm twice instead of three times in Wuzu, Rasulullah‫ صلى الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬himself came to remind him of his lapse. He achieved wide repute also as an authority on hadith, and in the biographical dictionaries he is noted as narrator of the highest reliability and trustworthiness. Once the Caliph Haroon ar Rasheed came to him for advice. His words left the emperor beside himself with sorrow. Haroon declared, “it is Fuḍayl (not I) which is a king among men. His boldness is extreme, and the very world is contemptible in his eyes.” Aphorisms. Hazrāt Imam bin Hanbal‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬heard Hazrāt Khwaja Fuḍayl‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬ say, ‘whoever pursues leadership will be disgraced. Remain insignificant, and do not live as though you are a great man.’  He who acquires Masifah Billah (true Knowledge of Allah‫ ) ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬without love will be destroyed by pride. He who acquires Khauf (Fear of Allah‫ ) ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬without love, terror and despondency will stop him attaining closeness to his Lord.  More surprising than seeing a person crying in Paradise, is the sight of a person laughing on earth.  One day Hazrāt Khwaja Fuḍayl‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was standing at Arafat, witnessing all the thousands of Pilgrims weeping and calling upon Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬for Mercy. “Subhanallah!” he exclaimed. “if all these thousand went to one man and asked him together for a single penny, do you think he would refuse? “No,” came the response. “Well, it is easier for Almighty Allah

41 ‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬to Forgive them all, than for that man to give them a penny. Surely he is Most Bountiful.” Hazrāt Khwaja Fuḍayl ibn Ayaz‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬attained unity with Beloved in 187 AH in Makkah whilst listening to the recitation of Surah al Qariah, he gave a fearful cry and W.. Hazrāt Abdullah bin Mubarak‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬reported that, at the moment of his death, a cry was heard from Heaven and silence settled over the earth. He is buried in Jannat al Maala, near the resting place of Hazrāt Khadija tul Kubra ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬The most famous of his Khulfa were Hazrāt Bishr Hafi and Hazrāt Khwaja Ibrahim bin Adham.28 6. #H Ibraheem Adham Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Adham‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. Hazrāt Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Adham ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was born in Balkh and of Arab descent. He is one of the earliest documented great Sufis. He was a King of Balkh who renounced his throne for a spiritual kingdom and wandered to live a life of complete asceticism, earning his bread in Syria by honest manual toil until his death in c. 165 AH (782 AD). According to Arabic and Persian sources like al Bukhari and others, Ibrahim ibn Adham received a warning from Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬through Hazrāt Khizr‫ عليه سلم‬who appeared to him twice, and as such, Ibrahim abdicated his throne to take up the ascetic life in Syria. He is described in the Kashf al Mahjub, written by Hazrāt Ali Hujwiri ‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫( رحمة الله َوتَع‬Data Ganj Bakhsh), as \"unique in this path; the chieftain of his contemporaries, and a Disciple of al-Khidr.\" The Legend of Hazrāt Ibrahim ibn Adham ‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. Hazrāt Ibrahim ibn Adham’s ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was king of Balkh, and a whole world was under his command; forty gold swords and forty gold maces were carried before and behind him. One night he was asleep on his royal couch. At midnight the roof of the apartment vibrated, as if someone was walking on the roof.“Who is there?” he shouted. “A friend,” came the reply.“I have lost a camel, and am searching for it on this roof.”. “Fool, do you look for the camel on the roof?”cried Ibrahim. “Heedless one,” answered the voice, “do you seek for Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬in silken clothes, asleep on a golden couch?” These words filled his heart with terror, he could not sleep any more. When day came he returned to his throne, thoughtful, bewildered and full of care. The ministers of state stood each in his place, his slaves were drawn up in ranks. General audience was proclaimed. Suddenly a man with awful smell entered the room, so terrible to look upon that none dared ask him his name. He advanced solemnly till he stood before the throne. “What do you want?” demanded Hazrāt Ibrahim‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. “I have just alighted at this Caravan Serai,” said the man. “This is not a Caravan Serai. This is my Palace. You are mad,” shouted Hazrāt Ibrahim‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. “Who owned this palace before you?” asked the man. “My Father,” Hazrāt Ibrahim‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬replied. “And before him?” “My Grandfather. “And before him?” “So-and-so.” “And before him?” “The Father of So-and-so.” “Where have they all departed?” asked the man. 28 https://www.chishtiya.org/blog/2016/10/27/hazrat-khwaja-fuzail-ibn-ayaz-r-a-2/

42 “They have gone. They are dead,” Hazrāt Ibrahim‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬replied. “Then is this not a Caravan Serai which one man enters and another leaves?” With these words the stranger vanished. He was Hazrāt 'Khizr‫عليه سلم‬, upon whom be Peace. The fire blazed more fiercely in Hazrāt Ibrahim’s‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Soul. Hazrāt Ibrahim ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬commanded for his horse to be saddled and thought that if he would go hunting this would take his mind off all of this. His horse was saddled and he proceeded with his troops. He galloped across the desert. It was as if he did not know what he was doing. In this state he became separated from his troops. He then heard a voice “Awake!” He pretended that he did not hear it, and rode on. A second time the voice commanded, but he did not listen to it. A third time he heard the same, and hurled himself further away. Then the voice sounded a fourth time. “Awake, before you are stricken awake!” He now lost all self-control. At that moment a deer came in front of him, and Hazrāt Ibrahim‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬decided to chase it. Suddenly the deer spoke to him and said “I have been sent to hunt you. You cannot catch me. Was it for this that you were created, or is this what you were commanded?” Hazrāt Ibrahim‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬cried \"what is happening to me\" and he turned his face from the deer. He then heard the same words from the top of his saddle. He now was terrified. The revelation became clearer yet, for Almighty Allah‫الَ ٰى‬sَ‫ ْب َحانَهُ َوتَع‬s‫ ُس‬willed to complete the transaction. A third time the voice came from the collar of his cloak. The revelation was thus consummated, and the heavens were opened unto him. Faith was now established in him. He dismounted all. His garments, and the horse itself, were dripping with his tears. He made true and sincere repentance. As he turned aside from the road, he saw a shepherd wearing felt clothes and a hat of felt, driving his sheep before him. Looking closely, he saw that he was a slave of his. He bestowed on him his gold embroidered cloak and bejeweled cap, together with the sheep, and took from him his clothes and hat of felt. These he put on himself. Ibrahim ibn Adham Goes to Mecca. Hazrāt Ibrahim‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬spend fourteen years crossing the desert, praying and humbling himself all the way. When he drew near to Mecca, the elders of the Haram hearing of his approach came out to meet him. He moved himself ahead of the caravan so that no one might recognize him. The servants preceded the elders, and they saw Hazrāt Ibrahim‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬ going ahead of the caravan, but not having seen him before, they did not recognize him. As they walked passed him, they shouted, “Hazrāt Ibrahim ibn Adham‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ رحمة الله َوتَع‬is near. The elders of the Haram have come out to meet him.” “What do you want of that heretic?” Hazrāt Ibrahim‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬demanded. Straightway they set upon him and beat him up. “The elders of Mecca go out to meet him, and you call him a heretic?” they shouted.‘I say he is a heretic,” Ibrahim repeated. When they left him, Ibrahim turned to himself. “Ha!” he cried. “You wanted the elders to come out to meet you. Well, you have collected a few punches. Praise be to Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬that I have seen you get your wish!” Ibrahim then took up residence in Mecca. A circle of companions formed around him, and he earned his bread by the labor of his hands, working as a carpenter.

43 Hazrāt Ibrahim is Visited by his Son. When Hazrāt Ibrahim ibn Adham‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬left Balkh he left behind him a son. When his son grew he asked his mother one day about his Father. His mother advised that his Father is lost. The son the requested that all who desired to perform the pilgrimage should assemble. Four thousand people presented themselves. He gave them all their expenses to cover provisions and camels and led the party to Mecca, hoping that Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬might grant him sight of his Father. Reaching Mecca, he encountered by the door of the Holy Mosque a party of patchwork frocked Sufis. The son asked them whether they knew Hazrāt Ibrahim bin Adham‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬and the Sufi's replied “He is a friend of ours,” they told him. “He is entertaining us, and has gone to hunt for food.” The son asked them to direct him, and he went in his track. He saw his Father unshod and bareheaded coming along with a load of firewood. Tears sprang to his eyes, but he controlled himself and followed his Father to the market. There his Father began to shout. “Who will buy goodly things for goodly things?” A baker called to him and took the firewood in exchange for bread. Hazrāt Ibrahim‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬brought the bread and laid it before his companions. Witnessing all of this the son thought that if he would say who he was his Father would run away as he had ran away before. He went to ask for advice from his mother. His mother advised him to wait until they performed Circumambulation of the holy house of Allah ‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬. When the pilgrims entered Mecca and made the Circumambulation of the Kaaba, Hazrāt Ibrahim with his companions also circled the Holy House. A boy approached him, and Hazrāt Ibrahim‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬looked at him keenly. His friends noticed this, but waited until they had finished the Circumambulation. They Asked Hazrāt Ibrahim‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬who this boy was. Ibrahim‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬advised “When I left Balkh,“I left a suckling son. I know that the boy is that son.” The next day one of his friends went to look for the caravan from Balkh. As he came closer to it, he saw in the midst of the caravan a tent pitched. In the tent a throne was set, and the boy was seated on the throne, reciting the Koran and weeping. Hazrāt Ibrahim‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬ friend asked if he might enter. “Where do you come from?” he inquired. “From Balkh,” the boy replied. “Whose son are you?” The boy put his hand to his face and began to weep. “I have never seen my Father, “he said. “Not until yesterday. I do not know whether it was he or not. I am afraid that if I speak he will run away, as he ran away from us before. My Father is Hazrāt Ibrahim e Adham‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬the King of Balkh. The man took him to bring him to Hazrāt Ibrahim‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. His mother also went along with him. As soon as she saw Ibrahim she cried aloud and could not control herself. “This is your Father.” she said. All the bystanders and friends of Hazrāt Ibrahim‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬burst into tears. As soon as the boy recovered himself he saluted his Father. Ibrahim returned his greeting and took him to his breast. Then Hazrāt Ibrahim‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬would have departed, but the boy would not let go of him. His mother wailed aloud. Turning his face to heaven, Ibrahim cried, “O Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬,Come to my assistance!” The boy immediately W.. When his companions asked Hazrāt Ibrahim‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬about what happened he advised. When I took him to my breast, love for him stirred in my heart. A voice spoke to me, ‘Hazrāt Ibrahim‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, you claim to love Me, and you love another along with Me?. Have you attached your heart to that woman and child.’ When I heard this, I prayed, ‘Lord of Glory, come to my assistance! He will so occupy my heart that I shall forget to love Thee. Either take away his life or mine.’ His death was the answer to my prayer.”

44 The Life of Hazrāt Ibrahim’s‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. Hazrāt Ibrahim‫ حمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was once asked \"Since you entered on this path, have you ever experienced happiness?\" to which he replied \"Several times.\" “Once I was on board ship and the Captain did not know me. I was wearing ragged clothes and my hair was untrimmed, I was in a spiritual ecstasy of which all on board were unaware. They laughed at me and ridiculed me. There was a joker on the ship, and every now and then he would come and grab me by the hair and pluck it out and slap me on the neck. In those moments I felt that I had attained my desire, and was very happy to be so humiliated.\" “Suddenly a great wave arose, and all feared that they would perish. ‘We must throw one of these fellows overboard,’ cried the helmsman. ‘Then the ship will be lighter.’ They seized me to throw me into the sea. The wave subsided, and the ship resumed an even keel. That moment when they took me by the ear to throw me into the water, I felt that I had attained my desire, and was happy.\" “On another occasion I went to a mosque to sleep there. They would not let me be, and I was so weak and exhausted that I could not get up. So they seized me by the foot and dragged me out. The mosque had three steps; my head struck against each step in turn, and the blood flowed forth. I felt that I had attained my desire. On each step that they dropped me, the mystery of a whole clime became revealed to me. I said, ‘Would that the mosque had more steps, to increase my felicity!’\" “On another occasion I was warped in a state of ecstasy. A joker came and urinated on me. Then too I was happy.\" “On yet another occasion I was wrapped in a fur jacket infested by fleas which devoured me unmercifully. Suddenly I remembered the fine clothes which I had deposited in the treasury. My soul cried within me, ‘Why, what pain is this?’ Then too I felt that I had attained my desire.” Hazrāt Ibrahim‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was traveling in the desert one day when he was stopped by a soldier. “What are you?” the soldier asked. Hazrāt Ibrahim‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬replied that he was a servant. The soldier asked him where the nearest habitation was. Hazrāt Ibrahim‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬ pointed to the graveyard. “You are making fun of me,” shouted the soldier, lashing out at Hazrāt Ibrahim’s‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬head. His head was broken, and the blood gushed forth. The soldier put a rope round Hazrāt Ibrahim’s‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬neck and dragged him along. People from the nearby town stopped at the spectacle. “Ignoramus, this is Hazrāt Ibrahim‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, the friend of Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬,” they cried. The soldier fell at Ibrahim’s feet and implored him to Pardon him and acquit him of the wrong he had done him. “You told me you were a servant,” he pleaded. “Who is there who is not a servant?” Hazrāt Ibrahim‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬replied. “I broke your head, and you prayed for me,” said the soldier. “I prayed that you might be blessed for the way you treated me,” was Ibrahim’s answer. “My reward for the way you treated me was Paradise, and I did not wish that your reward should be Hell.” “Why did you direct me to the cemetery when I asked the way to habitation?” the soldier asked. “Because every day the graveyard becomes more thronged, and the city more deserted,” answered Hazrāt Ibrahim‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. One day Hazrāt Ibrahim‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬came to a well. He let down the bucket, and it came up full of gold. He emptied it and let it down again, and it came up full of pearls. In merry mood he emptied it once more. “O Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬,” he cried, “Thou art offering me a treasury. I know that Thou art all-powerful, and Thou knowest that I shall not be deluded by this. Give me water, that I may make my ablution.”

45 Demise of Hazrāt Ibrahim‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. Hazrāt Ibrahim bin Adham attained unity with the Beloved in Damascus in 162AH. Although some scholars are of the opinion that he was martyred in 165 AH in a naval expedition against Byzantium. On his death a voice was heard proclaiming, \"Now has indeed passed away the Imam of the world.” Quotes and Sayings. 1. Three veils must be removed from the traveler's heart so that the door of happiness is opened to him. First, should the dominion of both worlds be offered to him as an eternal gift, he should not rejoice. The second veil is that if he possesses the dominion of both worlds, and should it be taken from him, he should not feel sorry for his poverty. The third is that he should not be misguided by any praise or favor, for one who is misguided like this, is a low person and the low person is veiled. 2. If you would like to be a Saint of Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬, then desire not the things of this world or the next. Empty yourself for Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬. Turn your face to Him so that He may turn to you and make you His Saint. 3. Wara (abstaining) is the abandonment of whatever is dubious, and the abandonment of whatever does not concern you, means abandoning whatever is superfluous. 4. I delighted in Islam only three times. One time I was on board of ship and there was a man who laughed often. He would remark; \"We used to grab an infidel in the land of the Turks thus,\" and he would tug at my hair and shake me back and forth. This would please me. Another time I became ill in a mosque. The man who made call to prayer told me to get out, but I could not. So he grabbed me by my foot and dragged me out of the mosque. The third time, I was in Syria, and I was wearing fur. I looked at it, and I could not distinguish between its hair and the lice, such was their abundance. In \"another tale, he reported: \"My joy was never greater than the day I was sitting down and a man came and urinated on me.\" At another occasion, I was sitting and a man came and slapped me. 5. A man attains the rank of the righteous only after passing through these six steps:  He must close the door of bounty and open the door of hardships.  He must close the door of dignity and open the door of humility.  He must close the door of comfort and open the door of striving.  He must close the door of sleep and open the door of vigilance.  He must close the door of wealth and open the door of poverty.  He must close the door of worldly expectation and open the door of preparedness for death. 6. O Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬, You know that in my eyes the eight Paradises have little worth when they are compared with that honor which You have shown me in giving Your love or that familiarity which You have given me by the commemoration (Zikr) of Your Name or that freedom from all else which You have granted me when I meditate on the greatness of Your Glory. 7. You enjoy the gifts of the Lord, but you do not offer gratitude to Him. 8. You do not so act as to avoid Hell and enter Heaven. 9. You know the Devil is your enemy but you do not deal with him as such. 10. You know death must overtake you but you make no preparation for it. 11. You consign your dead parents to the grave and yet you do not take lessons from the incident (and feel as if you are immortal). 12. You know that you have many faults, yet you try to find faults within others.

46 13. When you commit a sin against Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬, do not partake of His food. 14. When you desire to commit a sin, get out of His kingdom. 15. Commit sin at a place where He cannot see you. 16. At the time of death seek a few moments respite from the messenger of death that you might repent during that time for your sins. 17. Do not allow the Angels Munkir and Nakir to approach you and question you about your past deeds. If you cannot perform this, then vow never to sin. References.  Tadhkirat al-Auliya’ translated by A.J. Arberry.29 By Attributed to the Lucknow/Faizabad artist Hunhar - http://sites.asiasociety.org/arts/Allah ‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬kings/Allah06‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬.html, Public Domain, 30 29 https://www.sufiwiki.com/Ibrahim_Bin_Adham 30 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13562534

47 7. #H Hubaira Basri Khwaja Amin Ad-Din Ḥubayrah of Basra‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. From the tray of bounty, may I too have some blessings? I am one of your own-regard me not as stranger! Crown weary are my feet from constant walking. Salutations to you, O seer of spiritual stations, Hazrāt Khwaja Amin ad-Din Ḥubayrah‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. Hazrāt Khwaja Amin ad-Din Ḥubayrah Basri‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ رحمة الله َوتَع‬is another of the early Islamic Saints. His knowledge of Islam, Irfan (divine illumination) and the realities of Tawhid were regarded as unequaled in his time. He was a renowned scholar of Basra, at that time still a center of intellectual activity in the Islamic Empire. Hazrāt Amin ad-Din’s‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬life history is somewhat sketchy except to tell of his complete bewilderment in the love of Allah and his constant striving to help others along this path. He completed his Islamic Studies to an advance degree by the age of 17, and used to finish the recitation of the Qurʾān four times every day. For thirty years he cried profusely, though, believing himself to be a failure in the spiritual way. Eventually, he received divine inspiration giving him glad tidings of Paradise and then instructing him to make Ba’ait to ‫رحمة الله‬ ‫ َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Khwaja Huzaifa‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫رحم‬, in Order to learn the way of perfection (Suluk). Although he made such tremendous Mujahidahs throughout his life, it took him only one week in the company of his Murshid to attain perfection. His Muridin were called the Hubayriya, and were widely respected for their piety. Their every moment was passed in Wuzu and strict Mujahidahs, and they used to perform their Salah with complete consciousness of Allah. Never would anything be spoken of in the company of ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Khwaja Amin ad-Din‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬except the Zikr of Allah. The Hubayriya used to spend their days and nights in the depths of the wilderness, refraining from the company of those attached to the world, and they used to make Iftar with the fruits of the jungle. The ultimate aim of the Master was to ensure that the internal purity of his pupils would manifest itself externally in their every action and word; that they might be held up as shining examples to the rest of the world and thus inspire them to walk upon the spiritual path. Hazrāt Khwaja Amin ad-Din Ḥubayrah‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬strove to lead his Muridin to a complete understanding of Tawhid and perfect their absorption in the love of Allah, that it might permeate their entire lives after the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet‫صلى الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬. He attained unity with Beloved on 7th Shawwal 279 AH and lies buried in Basra. He has several Khulfa, but most prominent among them was Hazrāt Khwaja Mumshad ad Dīnwarī‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫عليه‬. 8. #H Ishaq Shami Khwaja Abu Ishaq al-Chishti‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬of Sham. I now have no fear, nor am I in danger, In this love I have become entirely absorbed; Oh Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬, take me at last unto his door. Salutations to you, O head of the Chishti! Khwaja Abu Ishaq Chishti‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬..the Celebrated. Although Hazrāt Khwaja Moin ud Din Chishti‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬the great Saint of India, is widely regarded as the pivotal figure in the Chishtiya Sillsila, the actual founder of the mighty

48 Order lived over two hundred years before him. Hazrāt Khwaja Abu Ishaq Chishti‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫ عليه‬is called Taj al Auliya, or “the crown of the Saints”. He was born in Chisht, a small village in Afghanistan, and probably acquired his religious knowledge from Damascus (ash Sham) in Syria. Seeking a spiritual Teacher to perfect himself, he performed Salaat al Istikhara (the prayer of seeking guidance). After forty consecutive days, he received his response: “if you seek to reach the destination, go to Hazrāt Mumshad ad Dinawari‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬.” When he arrived in Baghdād, Hazrāt Khwaja Mumshad‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬asked him for his name. He replied “I am Hazrāt Abu Ishaq ash Shami‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫رحمة الله َوتَع‬,” (referring to the place he had acquired his religious instruction). His Murshid, however, diving through spiritual intuition, replied, “NO; you are Hazrāt Abu Ishaq al-Chishti‫ !رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬From you the people of Chisht and all the surrounding areas will receive guidance; and the spiritual Order (Sillsilah) you found will be known as al Chishtiya until the Day of Qiyamah. After these glad tidings, he was trained in the Tariqah—the path of Tasawwuf. He became known as a great Zahid (Ascetic). Among his extraordinary Mujahidahs was the seven day fast, and he used to declare, “the Miraaj of the Fuqara is hunger.” It is said that such was the power of his companionship that those who sat with him thereafter refrained from sin, and the sick were miraculously cured. Once a king came to him complaining that his lands were undergoing a drought. Through the grace of Allah‫ ُس ْب َحانَهُ َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬, it immediately began to rain. The next day the king returned with some other problem, and Hazrāt Khwaja Abu Ishaq‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى‬ ‫ عليه‬began to weep. When asked why, he replied, “I fear that I have committed a sin. Why else would Allah punish me with the company of rich and deprive me of the company of the poor?” Upon perfection of his Suluk, he was granted Khilafat in a total of fourteen spiritual Orders. Thereafter, he returned to his home town, where he founded the Chishtiya Sillsilah, about which mention has been made. Its foundations and practices, which today are almost emblematic of the Chishtiya, were laid by Hazrāt Khwaja Abu Ishaq‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, who lived out the rest of his life in Chisht and spread the Order from there. Many people accepted Islam and became Muridin at the hands of Hazrāt Khwaja Abu Ishaq‫حمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, including Hazrāt Khwaja Abu Ahmad al Chishti‫ حمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬who eventually became his foremost Khalifa. He attained unity on the 14th Rabi al Akhir 329 AH and lies buried in Acer, on the border of Syria,31 9. #H Ahmad Chisti Hazrāt Khwaja Abu Ahmad Abdal Al Chishti‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. Whoever remembered Hazrāt from the depths of his heart, Became absorbed in the sea of love; He began reciting then, this verse with zeal. Salutations to you, Oh Commander of Chishtiya Khwaja Abu Ahmad-king of the both worlds. Hazrāt Khwaja Abu Ahmad Abdal Chishti‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was a great Saint and the successor of Hazrāt Abu Ishaq‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬, the founder of the Chishtiya Silsilah. The was acknowledge by his contemporaries as an Abdal, hence his title’ Qutb al Abdal’(The axis of the substitute-Saints). He was the son of Sultan Faransafah, and his lineage is linked to Imam Hussain ‫ رضي الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عنه‬His aunt was a saintly woman, and was devoted to Hazrāt Khwaja Abu Ishaq ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Occasionally the Master of the Chishtiya Sillsilah would partake of meals 31 https://www.chishtiya.org/blog/2016/10/27/khwaja-abu-ishaq-al-chishti-of-sham-2/

49 with her husband at her house. One day he remarked that in the house of her brother (Sultan), a very pious child was to be born; he instructed her to go there and ensure that the queen ate no doubtful food during her pregnancy. It was this level of care, even before his birth that contributed greatly to the future Wilayah of Hazrāt Khwaja Abu Ahmad‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. After his birth, his aunt took it upon herself to raise him, with the result that he used to live more with her than with his parents. Whenever Hazrāt Khwaja Abu Ishaq‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬ used to visit the house, he used to remark that he smelt the fragrance of sainthood. At the age of seven, he began to attend the Sama gatherings of his future Murshid. Seeing this, Hazrāt Khwaja Abu Ishaq‫الَ ٰى عليه‬ssَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬ss‫ رحم‬said, “(only) Lovers should attend Sama, and you are indeed worthy!” The Barakah of these blessed words removed all the veils from his eyes, so that nothing in heaven or earth was hidden from his vision. At this young age, whatever he prophesied came to pass, and the great people of his time showed tremendous respect towards him. When Hazrāt Abu Ahmad‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was twenty, he accompanied his Father on a hunting expedition, only to find himself separated from the King’s party. It happened that he wandered onto a barren plain in front of a mountain, upon which he saw forty Auliya Allah standing in the presence of Khwaja Abu Ishaq‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬out of respect. Thus was the greatness of the Master of Chisht emphatically revealed to him. Immediately he alighted from his horse and kissed his feet. Then he put off his princely garb and donned the Khirqa (woolen robe) of the Sufis. The family of the Sultan was distraught at this turn of events, and the king himself came to cajole, plead and eventually threaten his son to return; to no avail: Hazrāt Abu Ahmad Abdal ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬remained with his Murshid and became a Sufi of the first spiritual rank. He used to remain engrossed in Zikr, regularly performing the continuous fast after the fashion of his Murshid. It is also reported that he used to complete the recitation of the Qurʾān twice everyday. For seven continuous years, he never missed Tahajjud, and it was his practice that afterwards he used to make the following Dua. “Oh Allah Have mercy on your servants! Forgive the sinners from the Community of Rasulullah‫صلى الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬.” Thereafter, a voice used to say: “Oh Abu Ahmad! We have accepted your Dua and through it have forgiven ten thousand sinners. On the Day of Qiyamah, they will enter Paradise with you.” It happened that his Father has a large winery wherein he used to store all his liquor. One day Hazrāt Abu Ahmad‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬returned to this place and destroyed all the wine-stocks. When the sultan saw this, he became enraged and hurled a large rock at the Saint. However, by the power of Allah it was suspended in the mid-air, injuring no-one. Awed by this miracle, the sultan immediately asked forgiveness from Allah and became a Disciple of his son. Once he was founded by a group of infidels whose hatred of Muslims was so intense that they used to burn alive any that they captured. When they taunted him as to his fate, he replied serenely, “The Holy Prophet‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬has said that fire cannot burn one in whose heart there is true faith.” To prove his point, as he approached the blaze, he willingly laid down his Musallah and calmly entered the fire. When the Kuffar saw that the fire did not burn the great Saint, they immediately repented and converted en Masse. Hazrāt Khwaja Abu Ahmad Abdal Chishti‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬is regarded as a patriarch of the Chishtiya Order. He attained Unity on the 1st or 3rd of Jamadi al Akhir 355 AH and lies buried in the village of Chisht, present day Afghanistan.32 32 https://www.chishtiya.org/blog/2016/10/27/khwaja-abu-ahmad-abdal-al-chishti-2/

50 10. #H Yusaf Chisti Khwaja Nasir Ad-Din Abu Yusuf Al Chishti‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. My ship is caught in a storm And at every moment is violently rocked; It is receiving not help at all! Salutations to you, our own Abu Yusuf Chishti‫!رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬ Do hasten my ship towards safety. Hazrāt Khwaja Abu Yusuf al-Chishti‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was one of the great Persian Saints of Afghanistan. The level of his Maʿrifat and love for Allah is rare even among the Saints. Khwaja Abu Yusuf‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬was the son of the sister of Hazrāt Khwaja Abu Mohammad ‫الَ ٰى عليه‬ssَ‫ رحمة الله َوتَع‬His mother was Waliya of great sanctity who was so engrossed in the remembrance of Allah that she refused to get married until instructed to do so by divine inspiration. As Khwaja Abu Mohammad‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ة الله َوتَع‬s‫ رحم‬had no children, he took Hazrāt Khawaja Abu Yusuf into his own care and gave him all the benefits of his spiritual learning. Once, seeking to test his uncle’s knowledge, he asked him a question. Hazrāt Khwaja Abu Mohammad ‫الَ ٰى عليه‬sَ‫ رحمة الله َوتَع‬gave him fully seven hundred answers. Humbled by this oceanic knowledge, Hazrāt Khwaja Abu Yusuf ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬became his Murid. His Murshid made him recite his name (Ya Aba Mohammad!) seven times looking towards heaven and seven times facing the earth. Thereafter, he taught him the Ism al Azam, upon which the mysteries of the Unseen became known to him. Hazrāt Abu Yusuf ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬used to spend his time in seclusion and Mujahidahs, frequenting the Mazars of great Saints such as Hazrāt Abu Ishaq Chishti ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬It is said that once he became slightly lax with his Ibadah, and out of penance did not drink water for twenty years. He remained in the company of his Murshid for a period of forty years before attaining Khilafat. His Sheikh passed the Ijaza with these words, “Oh Nasir ad-Din (his Title)! You have donned the garb of the ethics. You should consider yourself to be the lowliest of people, and see everybody else as greater than you. Always love and respect the poor and down-trodden; because for us, showing love for the poor is showing love for the King of Madina, Rasulullah‫صلى الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه و آله وسلم‬. As Hazrāt Khwaja Abu Yusaf's ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬fame spread, he received seekers of knowledge from all over the Islamic world. The Muridin and Khulfa of the Order of Hazrāt Khwaja Junaid Baghdadi ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬used to pay him regular visits, and join in him in gatherings of Zikr and Sama. One of his major Khulfa was the revered Hanbali jurist and Sufi Hazrāt Abdullah al Ansari‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬. One day he came across some people building a Masjid. However, they had miscalculated, with the result that the roof was shorter than the enclosed area and would not fit. Such was Hazrāt Khwaja Abu Yusaf's‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬Karamah that he climbed the wall of the building, recited Bismillah, and pulled the roof into place himself. Miraculously, it suddenly became the correct size. Khwaja Abu Yusuf Chishti ‫ رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬attained unity in 459 AH, although opinions vary regarding the month of his Wisaal. His shrine is in the village of Chisht.33 11. #H Mohammad Chisti Khwaja Abu Mohammad Al Chishti‫رحمة الله َوتَعَالَ ٰى عليه‬ 33 https://www.chishtiya.org/blog/2016/10/27/khwaja-nasir-ad-din-abu-yusuf-al-chishti-r-a/