Gharib Nawaz E-Book

Syed Ali Hamza Chishty

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• Kategorie: Sachliteratur, Reportagen, Biografien
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022

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Beschreibung

About the book:
This book is intended to provide a summary of Gharib Nawaz's life and teachings, as well as some of His sermons, quotes, and letters. Apart from that, I've included some basic information about the Sacred Shrine of Dargah Sharif Ajmer and Syedzadgans (Gaddi Nashins).

"Do not write any book on me," Gharib Nawaz once told His disciples, "or else the people of India will consider me a God because they worship anything that has power," so there was no writing for 250 years, after which people began writing down his biographies as the world needed to learn from his teachings, until we Mujawirs, (Gaddi Nashins) promoted his teachings orally, which we learned orally from our ancestors.

This book is Arq (transpiration) of all the books written on Khwaja Gharib Nawaz - Allama Dr. Fawad Khan
About the author:
Syed Ali Hamza Chishty (Shah Hamza Chishty) is one of the  Syedzadgan (Priest) at Khwaja Moinuddin Chishty's Holy Shrine, also known as Gharib Nawaz. His philosophy-based approach to teaching Mysticism garnered him recognition both offline and online. At the age of 23, his Peer Syed Aal E Ahmed Shah granted him Khilafat. His Spiritual Silsila is Chshtiya.
His Grand Spiritual Teacher was Ghulam Moinuddin Chishty Taunsvi.
apart from spirituality he is website developer, His hobbies includes Shayari, and his pen name is "Zari."

Leseprobe

GharibNawaz

LifeandTeachingsofGharibNawazalsoknownasKhwajaMoinuddinChishty

BY

SyedAliHamzaChishty

ISBN9789356106239©SyedAliHamzaChishty2022PublishedinIndia2022byPencilContributors:Editor:SyedaAsfiyaChishty[M.A.]Editor:Dr.AtiyaFirdousEditor:Dr.AtiyaFirdousIllustrator:HanziChingherIllustrator:HanziChingherAbrandofOnePointSixTechnologiesPvt.Ltd.123,BuildingJ2,ShramSevaPremises,WadalaTruckTerminal,Wadala(E)Mumbai400037,Maharashtra,[e-mail]dwideNopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinorintroducedintoaretrievalsystem,ortransmitted,inanyform,orbyanymeans(electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recordingorotherwise),withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthePublisher.Anypersonwhocommitsanunauthorizedactinrelationtothispublicationcanbeliabletocriminalprosecutionandcivilclaimsfordamages.

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Authorbiography

SyedAliHamzaChishty(ShahHamzaChishty)isoneoftheSyedzadgan(Priest)andGaddiNashinatKhwajaMoinuddinChishty'sHolyShrine,alsoknownasDargahofGharibNawaz.Hisphilosophy-basedapproachtoteach Mysticismgarneredhimrecognitionbothofflineandonline.Attheageof23,hisPeerSyedAalEAhmedShahgrantedhimKhilafat.HisSpiritualSilsilaisChshtiya.

HisGrandSpiritualTeacherwasGhulamMoinuddinChishtyTaunsvi.

HishobbiesincludesShayari,andhispennameis"Zari."

Contents

Titles

Asachild

Education

SufismandSilsila

AuliyainQuran

ChishtiyaSilasila

Enlightenment

JourneytoAjmer

Ajmer

KhulfawaSajjadaeGharibNawaz

MiraclesandDuaintheShrineofGharibNawaz

LastSermon

ShijraETareeqat

Quotes

AdoptingtheIndianCulture

Teachings,andAttitudeofGharibNawaz

GharibNawaziandhisCharacter

DargahSharif

Syedzadgaan(MujawirsandNazr)

FunctionsofKhidmatandGhusl

Roshni(lightningofcandles)

Kadka(ClosingtheAastanaeAaliya)

LettersofGharibNawaz

TeachingsofGharibNawaz

PrayerofGharibNawaz

PoemsByGharibNawaz

NameoftheGod

IamtheHolytruth

SecondJesus

CityofLove

GloryoftheEternalLight

LoveofGod

Alettertothosewhobelieves

Alettertothosewhodonotbelieve

PortraitofGharibNawaz

Foreword

I'mgratefulthatyou’rewillingtospendmoneyonspiritualityinamaterialisticworld,asevidencedbyyourpurchaseofthisbook.Inmycapacityasapriest,IamfrequentlyaskedaboutGharibNawazandhismessage,Behavior,teaching,phillosophy,etc,andIanswerthemall,butittakesmealongtimeandIcanonlyexplainasmallportionofwhathetaught.PeoplewhowantstolearnaboutGharibNawazandhisshrinewillsurelygettheanswersfromthisbook.

TherearenumerousbooksaboutGharibNawaz,andeverybookdiffersonatleastonepointwithother,Becauseweliveintheageoftechnology,wecangeteverythingweneedatthetouchofabutton;itwasmuchmoredifficultbeforeusorevenimpossible.SoIresearchedeverydetailandcompletedmyresponsibilityofcomposingabiographyontheSubcontinent'sholiestSaint.Apartfromliterature,asIpersonallypossesstheKhilafatofSilsilaeChisht,Iamawarethatthereisalwaysinformationthatcanonlybeobtainedbywordofmouth, persontoperson.asGhalibsaid;

"dekekhatmuhdekhtahaiNamahbar

KuchtopaighameZubaniaurhai"

SoI'veaddedsomeinformationfromgenuinespiritualteachersandSahibzadgansoftheHolyShrine.

Tocomposethisbook,Istudiedabout92books,135FaraminsofKingsandNobles,and105documentsonGharibNawaz.

Imustsaythattherearemoreinformationandmoreaccurasyinthisbiographythat nonofthepreviouswrittenbiographieshave,because nowdaysit iseasytogetinformationinyourfingertipswiththe helpofinternet.

"WehaveseizedthelandofIndiaandsubsequentlyruledit,"GeorgeCurzenremarked,"butIseeaGraverulingtheheartsofthepeopleofIndia."

IftheArmyofGhourhadnotinvadedIndia,IbelievethatpeopleofIndiawould'vehavestartedtoworshipGharibNawazasagod.asGharibNawazonceremarkedtoKhwajaFakhruddin,whowriteshisteachings[GulzariAbrar],"OhFakhruddin,donotwritethemiracleswhichGodperformsthroughmyhand,becausehere,peopleworshipanythingthathaspower,andafterIdie,iftheseknowledgewillbeacquiredbypolytheists,theywillstartworshippingme,"ThisiswhyKhwajaFakhruddindidnotchronicledhisteachingsbutpassedthemdownfromgenerationtogenerationthroughhisdescendants,asitwasstatedintheSahibzadgansociety.

Eventoday,themajorityofHinduswhocametoshrine,keepaportraitofShrineofGharibNawazintheirtempleandrepeatthenameKhwajaHariinbadtimesoftheirlife.Theyclaimthat"weworshipGharibNawaz'sGod,theGodHeworshipped."MayGodknowhowtheywillbejudgedintheafterlife,butonethingiscertain:theirloyaltytoGharibNawazisexemplary.

Ontheotherside,someMuslimsbelievethatvisitingashrineisasin,oneshouldavoidit,andallmiraclesperformedinthenameofSufisarefalse;theycannotaccomplishmiracles.Howlittletheirthinkingis,Ibelievetheybothlackedinformation,andiftheydidhaveinformation,itwasincorrect. Thisisalsoareason that IwroteabookentirelydedicatedtoGharibNawazandhisteachingswithrefrences,inorderforpeopletograspwhoHeis andhowhepreachedIslam.

AndifsomeonewantstolearnhowprayingattheshrineandmakingDuaisnotasin,hecouldreadmybook"KhuddameKhwajaandtheRiseofPrayersintheHolyShrine."

Acknowledgements

Iwouldliketothanks

BerkleyandOxfordUniversities forprovidingbooksontheLifeofGharibNawaz.

RekhtaFoundation(Sufinama.com)forgivingtheeasetoreadoldbooks.

ThisbookisalsoavailableinSuffahlitratrebookcentre,

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Introduction

ھوالمعین

MayGodblessyou andshowyouhiskindness.

beforeyoureadthisbookonethingshouldbeveryclearinmindthatGharibNawazcametoIndiabytheWillofGodandbytheCommandmentofProphetMuhammad(PBUH)whodirectedGharibNawaz,togo Indiafor spreadingtheMessageofEquality,PeaceandMonothiesmwhichisknownastheReligionofIslam.ProphetMuhammadreverttoGharibNawazasthetitle(QutbulMashayakFilBahroBarandKhulfae ManfilHind"translateasLord[master]ofSaintsoftheLand andSea,Oh mysuccessorforIndia"andgaveIndiainhischarge.

GharibNawazdoesnotpromotedthereligionasitisnowdaysfollowedbythesubcontinentsadherents(mostofthemtrulyfollowsthereligionofGodbutmanyofthemdidnot).GharibNawazcameheretospreadtheReligionofGod,MonothiesticReligion,Religionof PeaceandHarmony,tokeeppatienceinsuffering,togainknowledge,topractiseMeditaion whichispreachedbyallthesagesandProphetsi.e.Adam,Noah,Abaraham,Daniel,DzulKifl,Aron,JesusandallthesagesofIndia, whichistoBelieveinoneGod,hismessenger,hisangels,dayofjudgmentanddivinedecree[KnowledgeofGod].andtocumpolsorydothesefivethings

1.tobelievethatthereisnogodbutoneGod

2.performdailyfardsalah

3.fastforwholemonthoframadan

4.gave2.5%ofallhisyearlyincometothepoor

5.toperformHajjifhehadenoughmoney

andtobelievethatthereisonlyonebookwhichisQurantobeaperfectbookandabookwhichcannotbeeditedatall.

thisiswhatGharibNawazpreachedforthemassesandforthosewhowantspecialmercyHepromotedtheSilsilaeChisht todevotefullytoGod(aMuslimcanbeanyoneabusinessman,atrader,amerchantanyonebuttobeOnewithGodyouhavetofullysubmittohimselfandthispathiscalledSufismanditisnotformassesitisonlyforchoosenoneandforwhomewhowantshisspecialmercyasthestartingofeverySurahofQuransays"Bismillahirrahmannirrahim"IntheNameofGod,WhoseMercyisforall,whosegreatermercyisforchoosenone). 

So,beforereadingthisbookoneshouldknowthatIslamwhichispromotedandpreachedbyGharibNawazisthewordsof Quran,nottheFatwahandFiqhsandtheMaslakswhichnowdayspromotedbytheUlamaeSuu(Preahcersof Evilwhopreach inthenameofGod).tounderstandwhatisthereligionofGodoneshouldreadtheHolyQuran(inEnglish,UrduandHindi,I suggesttoreadthe"Translationonly"oftheQuranbyMaulanaWahiduddinKhan).

Titles

TITLES

GharibNawazwasentitledwithmanynamesbyhisDisciple’sandfollowersastheycouldseemorevirtues inhim.

SixofthemwasentitledbyGodandProphetMuhammad(S.A.W.).

1.QutbulMashayakfilbahrobar= Axis(Pole)ofSaintoflandandsea.[1]

2.NayabeMustufafilHind= SuccessorofProphetMuhammadtowardsIndiansubcontinent.[1]

3.WaliyulHind GuardianofIndia . [1]

WhenGharibNawazvisitedcourtofProphetMuhammad(MasjidalNabawi)helistened"AssalamuAlaikomYaQutbulMashayakFilBahroBar.thushereceivedthistitlewhich means "PeacebeuponyouohAxis(Pole)ofSaintoflandandsea"thencommanded"WehavegivenIndiaintoyourcharge,gothereasmySuccessorandpreachthemourteachings".

4.GharibNawaz(seechapterGharibNawazi) 

5.Habibullah[2]

Whenhelefthisbodytherewasacoupletwritteninhisforehead"Hazahabibullahmatahfihubbbillah"meaning"Heismybelovedandheleftthisworld in mylove"

therearesomemeaningoftitlesofGharibNawaz,KingofSufis,heirofProphets,leaderofbothShariyaandTareeqa,thetreasureofdivine9knowledgeandtruth,leaderofthefollowersoftruth,themanofsecrets,thevalleyofdivinelight,proofofspiritualtravelers,leaderofworshippersandleaderofdivinelovers.(MoinulArwah,1948,p.9).ThereareothertitleswhichhewasfamiliarbylikeKhwaja,Hindul-nabiyy,hindul-waliyy, KhwajaeAkbarulwaqt,HakimulHind,QutubofMashaikh,Ashiqullah,Shayarullah, HelperofTruth,. (MoinulArwah,1948,P.9).

6.Moinulhaqwadin[3]

WhenGharibNawazgoestoHajj,GodrevertedtoHimas"Helperofreligion"whichtranslatesasMoinuddin.althoughbeforethatrealnameofGharibNawazisHasan(duringmyreasearchaboutGharibNawaz,ihavefoundsomeolddocumentsfromOttomonempirethatHewasmentionedasaname"HasanSijziofAjmer"probablySanjari asSijziandinoxforduniversitymanyarticlesonhimarenamedas"Muin'aldinMuhammadChishty".)

ھوالمعین

ThemostsacrednameofGod(IsmeAazam)hasbeendefinedbyChishtysas"Hoo"meaning"OnlyHeIs"or"TheUltimateReality".WhenASufilefthisbody,hissoul ismergedintheonenessofGod"WahdatulWajood", thusHoliestnameofGharibNawazwhichisalso InscribedinthewallsoftheHolyShrineis"HooAlMoin"[4].Italsosometime usedchieflytoexpressanemotionalreaction orasacall

detailedinformationregardingthisnameismentionedinmybook"WisdomofSufis"

Asachild

GharibNawaz,alsoknownasKhwajaMoinuddinChishty(R.A.),wasborninSijistanon18thofApril1136corrospondaceto14Rajab530Hijri,butsomeofpeopleclaimsthatHewasborninSanjar becausemanypeoplewrotesanjariafterHisname,butatthattimetherewerenocitynamedasSanjar,althougha city namedsijistanwasthereandpeoplehaveconsideredSijzi سجزی asSanjari سنجری,asinpersianandurdumanuscript botharesameandonebyonethistradionwasformedtocallhimSanjari.[5] SijzwasalsothebirthplceofrenowedscholarAbuDawoodauthorofSunnahAbiDawood.Atthattimetherewasnoconceptofcountriesalthoughthatareaperticularlyknownas Sistaan.somepeoplesaythatGharibNawazwasbornin AfghanistanbutthatsnottrueasSistaanwasinPersia becausetheHeroofPersianmythologyRostomwasnamedasSistaani.socosideritasSijzicity,Sistanstate,andPersiaascountry.[6]

GharibNawazhasbeenmercifultoallsincebirth,as heisfromthefamilyofRahmatallilAlameenMercytoward worlds.Hewastwelth fromlineageofImamAlibinAbuTalib(A.S.),successoroftheLastProphetofGod(S.A.W.).Hisfather,KhwajaGhayasuddinHasan(R.A.),wasadeeplyreligiousandGod-fearingmanwholivedduringtheIslamicGoldenAge.Accordingtohistorians,GharibNawazshowedearlysignsofhisuncommonreligiosityandwillingnesstomakesacrificesforothersasearlyashisbirth.Asignwouldbemadetohismothereverytimeawomanwithachildcametoseehimandthechildwailedforfeeding. Hewouldmakeasigntohismother,tellinghertofeedthecryingchild.Whenhismotherperformedthisact,theSufiwasenthralledbythespectacle.Heusedtosharehisownfoodwithhisplaymateswhenhewasthreeorfouryearsold.[7]

Hewasoncedressedwell,whenhetravelledtotheEidgahfortheEidprayerwithhisFather.Ontheway,hecameuponaboydressedinrags.Hefeltthepainofyoungsterand hegavehimsomeofhisownclothes,andaskshimtowearhisrags. hethenescortedhimtoEidgahwithalltheaffectionhedeserved.Afterwitnessingthis,hisFatherwasmetbyalargenumberofpeoplewhoweremovedbythisactofcharityfromahumanbeing,anditwasclearthathewouldgoontobeaGreatPersonalityinhislife.

Helosthisbelovedfather(551AD)whenhewasjust15yearsold,andhehadalreadylosthisbelovedmotherBibiUmmulWaraattheageof12.

GharibNawazwaslefttofendforhimselfinaworldfilledwithhatred,andgreed,withnoonetoturnforhelpbutGod.Despitethefactthatheinheritedsufficientmaterialmeanstosupporthimselfandhisfamilyintheirnormalwayoflife,butthedeathofhisbelovedparents,causedhimtopauseandreflect.Attimes,hewasovercomewithanguishandsawonlyahazypictureofthisdreadfulworld,despitethefactthatheboreitwithcourageandoutstandingforbearancethroughoutit.GharibNawazsupportedhimselfontheearningsfromagardenandawatermillthathehadinheritedfromhisfather.WhenaDervishnamedIbrahimQunduzi(R.A.)wentbywhileGharibNawazwasworkinginthegardenoneday,herantowardshimandperformed"DastBosi,"afterwhichheofferedtheDervishaseatunderthetreesandplacedabunchofgrapesinfrontofhim.Takingsomeout,chewingthem,andplacingtheminGharibNawaz’smouth.Thespiritualrevelationthatresultedfromthisexperiencewasprofound.[8]

Education

FollowingtheamazingexperiencewithSheikh,GharibNawazimmediatelyrenouncedtheworld,andthiswastheinitialinspirationoftheexperience.Hewastednotimeinsellinghisorchardandwindmill,aswellasallofhisotherworldlypossessions,andhegenerouslyhandedeverypennyofthesaleearningstothepoorandtheneedyinthecommunity.Later,havingseveredallofhistieswithhislovedonesandfriends,hesaidhisfinalgoodbyestothemandsetoutforBaghdad,whichwasthentheseatoflearning,insearchofreligiousknowledgeandmoraleducation.

Asupernaturalvisionreceivedviatheassistanceofagreat‘Mazhoob’hadtransformedhiseverrisingdiscontentmentinhisearlieryears,inspiteofallofhisrichtraditionsandmaterialriches,intoaperfectstateofcontentmentsoonafterthevisionwasreceived.However,GodiswilledtomakeHimoneofthegreatestholysaintsand‘Mujaheds’ofhistimeinthehistoryofIslam,whowouldturnthetablesontheevilworld,whowouldapplythebalmofsolaceandsalvationtothewoundsofafflictedhumanity,andwhowouldbringtheprideandarroganceofthemightiestmonarchsofhistimetoahaltinordertoredeemthesufferingoftheoppressed.Inaworldwherehehadnofriends,thefriendofHimisGod,andhewasdestinedforanextraordinarilylargemissionandanoutstandingcareercommittedtothecauseofworldpeaceandhappiness.

AfterlearningthatthefamousorientaluniversitiesofBaghdadandNeshapurhadbeendestroyedbytheravagesofcontinuouswarandplunderofTatari'sandfightswithinAbbasidsforthesakeofworldlydesires,GharibNawazdecidedtopursuehiseducationinBukhara,whichstillpossessedsomeofthebesteducationalinstitutionsandsomeofthemostlearned‘Ulama’ofthetime.[9]

DuringhistimeinBukhara,GharibNawazreceivedinstructioninalloftheorientalsciencesandliteraturefrommanylearned‘Ulama’oftheday,themostnotableofwhomwasMaulanaHissamuddinBukhari(R.A.),fromwhomhereceivedhis‘jubba’(cloak)andDastaare-Fazilat'(turbanoflearning),thetwohighestacademicdiplomasor"robesoflearning"ofthetime.

WhileinSamarqand,GharibNawazcontinuedhisstudiesaftercompletinghisstudiesinBukhara.Atthetime,Samarqandwasconsideredtobeamajorcentreoflearning.Healsoattendedotherprestigiousuniversitiestofurtherhiseducationinthefieldsofshariah,fiqh,theology,philosophy,andgrammar.HisschoolingatBukharaandSamarqandissaidtohavelastedbetween1150to1160A.D.,or552to561A.H.,accordingtohistoricalrecords.

GharibNawazthenstartedtoliveinMedinaandthereHewasaHadeeth(sayingsofProphetMuhammadS.A.W.)instructorforthreeyears.[10]

SufismandSilsila

Sufism

ASufi'slifeisgovernedbyIslamicdoctrineandtraditions.HisfirstinstructionisunwaveringfaithinGodandtotalsubmissiontoHiswill.Thismeansahardlifeofausterityandself-denial.ToobtainDivineKnowledgeandTruth,manmustpractisefrequentprayerandmeditation.Thisknowledgeispassedon‘insecret'byaSufitoanotherSufiwhoqualifies,i.e.onewhodoesnotthinkevil,seeevil,hearevil,orutterevil.ThehiddentruthsofNatureandthesoulareincomprehensiblewithoutDivineKnowledge.TheultimategoalofSufismisspiritualpurity.

ASufiisdistinguishedbyhisdisinterestinthisworldandcomforts.Hisignorancedissolvesinthe‘DivineLight'oftheMostHigh,theLordofall.HefeelsnopainorgriefsinceheiscompletelydedicatedtothewilloftheAlmightyGod.SoaSufisaintistheSpiritualKing,hiddenunderthetatteredrobesofapoordervish.

Silsila

Qadariya,ChishtiyaSuhrawardiya,andNaqshbandiyaarethefourmajorSufisilsilas.GharibNawaz(HoliestSufi)belongedtothesecond‘silsila'.Thereareveryslightdifferencesbetweenthesesilsilas.However,justasinmodernuniversities,theceremoniesusedtoearnGod'scommunionorrazavarydependingonthedegreesought.TheChishtia‘silsila'doesnotpermitanyotherHanafiSunniMussalmanbelief.TheirfaithisintheHolyQuran.Intheirlives,HazratKhawajaMuinuddinandhisspiritualmentorHazratKhwajaUsmanHaroonipreachedandheldexclusivelyQuranicprinciples.TobeaChishtysaintmeansrigorouslyfollowingtheQuraniccommandments.

TheteachingsofChishtiyaSilsilaarebasedonthefundamentalpremiseoflovingoneanotherregardlessofone'sfaithorsocialclass.Inthefirstplace,theterm"Silsila"referstoachainofSpiritualSaints,whichisexactlywhatthissilsilaisconcernedwith.SilsilaQadriandSilsilaNaqshbandiarevirtuallyidentical,howevertheirphilosophiesareslightlydifferent.InChishtiyaSilsila,everyoneistreatedonanequalbasis.Nomatterwhoyouareorwhereyoucomefrom,theChishtiyaSuficommunityistheretoserveandprayforyou,regardlessofyourreligion,skincolour,creed,orbeliefsystem.Comparativelyspeaking,peoplefromallreligiousbackgroundsgotoAjmer'sHolyShrinetopaytheirrespectsinsignificantlygreaternumbersthantheydoatotherbigreligiousgatherings.Peoplefromallwalksoflifearewelcomedandtheirdesiresaregrantedatsacredsites.IthasbeenwrittenonthewallsoftheHolyShrineforgenerationsthatthisplaceisameetingplaceforlovers;whomevercomesherefeelingincompletewilldepartherefeelingcomplete.

TosummarizeteachingsofKhwajaMoinuddinChishty,thefundamentalelementsofhisspeechare"loveforall,especiallyhumanbeings,andhatredfornone,especiallyyourenemies."ThisSilsilaiswell-knownthroughoutSouthAsia,particularlyontheIndiansubcontinent,foritsloveforallpeople,aswellasforitsspiritualmysticsandmiraculousSufimasters.

ThebelongingsofProphetMuhammad(S.A.W.)havecomeintothisSilsilathroughthehandsofAlibinAbuTalib,HasanBasri,andhisdisciples,andsoonuntilNaseeruddinchiragdehelviChishty[21stSpiritualteacherfromtheline],who,duringhislifetime,decreedthatallofthebelongingswouldbeburiedwithhimbecausehehadnotfoundanyoneworthyofreceivingthem."Mymercyhastriumphedovermywrath,"AllahrevealedintheHadeesalQudsee(TheBookofMercy).OnlyChishtiadvocatedfortheextensionofmercytoeveryone,andnootherSilsilafollowedsuitinemphasisingthevalueofthisvirtue.DhikristheprimaryobjectiveofQadri'ssilsila,whereasChishtyareencouragedtoplaceastrongemphasisonmercyastheirprimarygoal.

Sufi ‘silsilas'aren'tsects,theycameupbecauseindividualssoughtspiritualdirectionandtrainingfromSheikhsor‘murshids'(religiousgurus)whoinvestedtheirwholelifeaccurigthetrueknowledgewhichtheyforwardedtofollowersasspiritualandmoralneeds.Traditionsgrewupindistinct‘silsilas'.TheSufi‘silsilas'sharejustafewspiritualpractises,institutions,andindividuals,suchasthereverenceofshrinesandtheetiquetteofvisitingthem.OneofthedistinctiveaspectsoftheChishtiaorder,especiallyamongtheearlyIndiansaints,istheirloveforallhumanity.Theytriedtoinstilintheirdisciplesasenseofempathyfortheaverageman,regardlessofcaste,creed, race,religionornationality.TheyemphasisedMuslims'humanitarianobligationsthemost.

That'swhyGharibNawazquicklydrew90lakhsofdisciplesinIndia.

AuliyainQuran

ManypeoplehavecreatedanincorrectunderstandingregardingtherecognitionofAulia(Saints)inthefaithofIslam.

SomeofthemareunawareofHolySaints,andsomeofthemarguethattheseSufisanSaintshavenomentionintheQuranorHadithbuttherealityisthatGodandHisMessenger(S.A.W.)havedefinedthemintheHolyQuranandSunnah.GodrevealedintheHolyQuran;

Behold!ThereisnofearorgriefforGod'sfriends;thosewhobelieveand(constantly)protectagainstevil.

ThereisGoodNewsforthem,bothinthislifeandintheHereafter:ThereisnochangeinthepromiseofAllah.Thatis˹truly˺theultimatetriumph.[10:62]

InanotherVerse;

"Nonehastherighttoguardianshipexceptthosemindful˹ofAllah˺,butmostpagansdonotknow."(8:34)

ThroughtheseVersesoftheHolyQuran,itisdefinedthatSaintsarenotonlycorrect,butGodalsokeepsthemasHiscomrades.

InHadith,ProphetMuhammed(SAW)alsobrieflydiscussedthequestionofSaints.AccordingtoHazratSaadBinAbeWaqas(R.A),ProphetMuhammed(S.A.W.)onceremarked,"GodalleviatesthecountriesbutviaHisdevotees."InthisHadith,recountedbyHazratSaadBinAbeWaqas(R.A.),ProphetMuhammed(S.A.W.)statesthatGodonlysupportsthenationasawholeorindividuallybecauseofHisfriends,AuliaAkram(Saints).

HazratEabad(R.A.)relatedthatProphetMuhammed(S.A.W.)onceremarked,"InMynation,therearefourtyAbdals(devotees)becauseofwhomthewholesystemexists."Rainfallsoccurasaresultofthem,andasaresultofthem,youareaided.

AccordingtoHazratAnas,ProphetMuhammed(S.A.W.)reportedlydeclared,"ThisworldwouldnotremainvacantfromfourtyAbdals".ThosewhowillbefromHazratAbraham's(A.S.)grandchildrenandnation,andyouwillbeassistedasaresultofthem.

TheHolyQuranandHadithcontainalloftheauthenticprincipalsofSaints.ThesayingthatSaintsarebaselessorfaultyismanifestlyfalse,andthefactthatthereisnoZikroftheseSufisandSaintsintheHolyQuranandHadithiscompletelyerroneousandcontradictstheteachingsoftheQuranandHadith.

DespitethefactthatGodandHisProphetMuhammed(S.A.W.)haveexpresslydefinedAuliya.

Aswecansee,AuliaAkramareanimportantelementofIslamandoneofthemostenlightenedpathsforrealbelieversandfollowers.

Theirspiritualheightsandachievementsaretremendous,brilliant,andindelible,astheydrewthesuffering