[CesseOveldset]

http://zakariyya.wordpress.com/2007/...bandi-khulafa/

Gleaning Islamic forums and internet websites, it is extremely disheartening to read the writings of people hell-bent on misrepresenting the views of Sayyid al-Taifa Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki with regards to some of his leading murids (disciples) from among the ‘Ulama of Deoband (may Allah enlighten all of their graves).

The antagonists of the Akabir of Deoband are quite clearly oblivious of the relationship of these stalwarts of Ahl al-Sunnah with one of the leading Sufis of the Chishti Tariqa, and more so of the immense mutual love and respect that existed between them.

Hadhrat Haji Sahib (may Allah enlighten his grave) can rightly be called the “Shaykh of the Akabir,” in fact he was the patron of Darul ‘Ulum Deoband and expressed pride (fakhr) in his Deobandi khulafa (deputies). Hadhrat Mawlana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, Hadhrat Mawlana Qasim Nanotwi, Hadhrat Mawlana Ya’qub Nanotwi, Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanwi, Hadhrat Shaykh al-Hind Mawlana Mahmood al-Hasan, Hadhrat Mawlana Husayn Ahmad Madni (may Allah have mercy on them all) were all blessed with khilafat by Haji Saheb.

Incidentally, Shaykh as-Sunnah Hadhrat Mawlana Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi and Lisan al-Hikmah Hadhrat Mawlana Qasim Nanautwi (may Allah enlighten their graves) were also among those who stood shoulder to shoulder with their spiritual master in the battlefield of Shamli during the Indian War of Independence (Indian Mutiny) in 1857.

It should also be noted that there exists a group who claim to revere Hadhrat Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki (may Allah enlighten his grave) and consider him a ‘true’ sunni, while demonising the Martyrs of Balakot, namely Hadhrat Mawlana Sayyad Ahmad Shaheed and Hadhrat Mawlana Shah Ismaeel Shaheed (may Allah have mercy on them both) . This group, however, either fail to acknowledge or seem to have forgotten that Hadhrat Haji sahib’s Grand-Shaykh, Hadhrat Shaykh Al-Haj Abd al-Rahim (may Allah enlighten his grave), not only took bay’ah (the pledge) of jihad at the hands of Hadhrat Sayyad Ahmad Shaheed, but was also martyred in the Battlefield alongside both him and Hadhrat Mawlana Shah Isma’eel Shaheed (may Allah have mercy on them all).[1]

Below are a few quotes from Hadhrat Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki (may Allah enlighten his grave) that clearly and unambiguously highlight the position of Hadhrat Haji Saheb in relation to Hadhrat Mawlana Qasim Nanautwi, Hadhrat Mawlana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi and another historically oppressed individual, the Mujahid and Martyr of Balakot Hadhrat Mawlana Shah Isma’eel Shaheed (may Allah enlighten all of their graves).

These quotes are not exclusive and many more can be found in the biographies of the Akabir. I hope to, انشاء الله, reproduce some more in the future.

Hadhrat Haji sahib (may Allah enlighten his grave) said on many occasions:

“Allah gives to those of his servants who are not Istilahi scholars, a tongue (lisan). Hadhrat Shams Tabrezi was given Mawlana Rumi. He (Mawlana rumi) expounded the knowledge and teachings of Shams Tabrezi. Likewise, I have been given Molwi Qasim.”[2]

[Translator: “Istilahi scholars” meaning those scholars who have not studied in the conventional sense. Haji Saheb had studied both the esoteric and exoteric sciences but had not formally graduated in the exoteric sciences from any institute]

Hadhrat Haji Saheb (may Allah enlighten his grave) once said:

“If Allah was to ask me, ‘Imdadullah, what have you brought?’ Then I would present Qasim and Rashid and [say] I have brought these [two.]” [3]

Referring to the excellence of Hadhrat Mawlana Qasim Nanautwi, Haji sahib (may Allah enlighten their graves) once said:

“These kinds of people existed in times gone by. They have not been around for sometime now.” [4]

Hadhrat Haji sahib (may Allah enlighten his grave) also wrote:

“Whosoever has love, faith and devotion for me, he should consider both Molwi Muhammad Qasim [Nanautwi] and Molwi Rashid Ahmad [Gangohi] – who have combined both outward and inward perfection – my equal. In fact, they should consider them higher than me, even though in practice it is the opposite, in that I am in their place and they are in mine. They [people who have love, faith and devotion in Haji Saheb] should benefit from their suhbat (company) because such people are not found in this age. They should gain faydh (spiritual blessings) from their blessed service and with them traverse the way of Tasawwuf. Insha Allah, [by doing so] people will not be unsuccessful. May Allah bless them [Mawlana Nanautwi and Mawlana Gangohi] in life, bestow them with all the blessings of ma’rifat (recognition of Allah) and the perfections of His nearness, elevate their status, enlighten the world with the light of their guidance and through the wasilah (intercession) of the Prophet (peace be upon him), continue their faydh (spiritual blessings) until the Day of Judgement. [5]

Once some companions of Hadhrat Mawlana Qasim Nanautwi (may Allah enlighten his grave) having performed Haj, were on their way back (to India). Hadhrat Haji Saheb (may Allah enlighten his grave) advised them:

“Record Molwi Saheb’s writings and speeches and consider their worth.”[6]

Meer Shah Khan (may Allah enlighten his grave) relates:

“Mawlana Shah Isma’eel Shahid (may Allah have mercy on him) was once being mentioned in the gathering of Hadhrat Haji [Imdadullah Muhajir Makki] Sahib (may Allah have mercy on him). His outstanding traits and exploits were being related. Hadhrat Haji Sahib gestured towards Mawlana [Qasim] Nanautwi and said,

!مولانا اسماعیل تو تھے ہی ۔۔۔ کو؛ی ہمارے اسماعیل کو بھی دیکھے

‘Mawlana Isma’eel was who he was… Someone also look at our Mawlana Isma’eel!’”[7]

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[1] Masha’ikh-e-Chisht (See http://books.themajlis.net/node/515)

[2] Akaabir Deoband Aur ‘Ishq-e-Rasul sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam, Maktabah Arsalan, Page 233

[3] (a) Akaabir Deoband Aur ‘Ishq-e-Rasul sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam, Maktabah Arsalan, Page 234. (b) Ma’arif-ul-Akaabir,Idara Islamiat, Page 235 (Ref: Hayaat-e-Ashraf)

[4] Akaabir Deoband Aur ‘Ishq-e-Rasul sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam, Maktabah Arsalan, Page 234 (Ref: Sawanih Qasmi, Volume 1, Page 348)

[5] (a) Akaabir Deoband Aur ‘Ishq-e-Rasul sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam, Maktabah Arsalan, Page 234. Also, Page 206 (Ref: Dhiya al-Quloob, Matboo’ah Ashrafiyah Deoband, Page 66) (b) Ma’arif-ul-Akaabir,Idara Islamiat, Page 235 (Ref: Dhiya al-Quloob) Note: The writings of praise for the Akabir in Hadhrat Haji sahib’s Dhiya al-Quloob were, as he himself admitted, a result of Ilham (Divine inspiration).

[6] Akaabir Deoband Aur ‘Ishq-e-Rasul sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam, Maktabah Arsalan, Page 234

[7] a) Akaabir Deoband Aur ‘Ishq-e-Rasul sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam, Maktabah Arsalan, Page 234. (b) Ma’arif-ul-Akaabir,Idara Islamiat, Page 235 (Ref: Arwah-e-Thalatha, Page 277)

[igs00r]

Hadhrat Shaykh Al-Haj Abd al-Rahim (may Allah enlighten his grave), not only took bay’ah (the pledge) of jihad at the hands of Hadhrat Sayyad Ahmad Shaheed, but was also martyred in the Battlefield alongside both him and Hadhrat Mawlana Shah Isma’eel Shaheed (may Allah have mercy on them all).[1]

That's a bit incorrect, Shah Abdur Rahim Shaheed Rahimahullah was not martyred in the battlefield of Balakot along with Hadhrat Sayyid shaheed Rahimahullah but before that, in the Battle of Mayar. Hadhrat Haji sahib's own shaykh Mian Ji Nur Muhammad rahimahullah also took bay'ah at Hadhrat Sayyid shaheed's hands and took part in jihad, but was sent back before his murshid's martyrdom.

Hadhrat Haji sahib's first shaykh, Hadhrat Mawlana Sayyid Naseer ud Din Shaheed Naqhbandi Rahimahullah, who was also the son in law of Hadhrat Mawlana Shah Muhammad Ishaq Muhaddith Dehlawi Rahimahullah, was the third Ameer of the Jihad movement and died fighting the british at Ghazni during the first afghan war.

[CesseOveldset]

That's a bit incorrect, Shah Abdur Rahim Shaheed Rahimahullah was not martyred in the battlefield of Balakot along with Hadhrat Sayyid shaheed Rahimahullah but before that, in the Battle of Mayar. Hadhrat Haji sahib's own shaykh Mian Ji Nur Muhammad rahimahullah also took bay'ah at Hadhrat Sayyid shaheed's hands and took part in jihad, but was sent back before his murshid's martyrdom.

Hadhrat Haji sahib's first shaykh, Hadhrat Mawlana Sayyid Naseer ud Din Shaheed Naqhbandi Rahimahullah, who was also the son in law of Hadhrat Mawlana Shah Muhammad Ishaq Muhaddith Dehlawi Rahimahullah, was the third Ameer of the Jihad movement and died fighting the british at Ghazni during the first afghan war.

http://books.themajlis.net/node/515
Jazakallah for this information. But check the above link...

[igs00r]

It's prolly taken from Tarikh Mashaikh Chisht where Hadhrat Shaykh ul Hadith rahimahullah committed the same mistake. Many authors assume that since he was killed in the Jihad led by Hadhrat Shah Shaheed Rahimahullah, he must have died in the Balakot battle. Probably because is the only battle in the Jihad people know about. But in reality there were hundreds of battles in that Jihad, both before and after the martyrdom of Hadhrat Shah Shaheed rahimahullah.

Hadhrat Shah Abdur Rahim Rahimahullah is buried along with the other martyrs of the Mayar battle. One of the murideen of Hadhrat Nafees Shah sahib Damat Barakatum has managed to locate their graves.

There are two mass graves, the forward one contains the Khawas (Mashaikh and leaders) and the one at the back contains the `Awam. The locals don't know that there are multiple mashaikh buried there. They call it the grave of "Sangar Baba", sangar meaning trench in Pashtu (iirc). The grave is a place of ziyarah for the locals.

[CesseOveldset]

Masha Allah, Jazakallah for this information.

[somamasoso]

Syed Ahmed Shaheed was a Khalifa and Ameer ul Mumineen.

[wmhardware]

Syed Ahmed Shaheed was a Khalifa and Ameer ul Mumineen.

Ameen. He is also the Grand Shaykh of our Tareeqa.

[somamasoso]

As Shaikh Abul Hassan Ali al-Nadawi said:

If is was not for the 4 people in the sub-Continent, there would be no Islam left there:

1. Mujaddid Alf-e-Sani Shaikh Ahmed Sarhindi.
2. Sultan Aurangzaib Alamgeer.
3. Hazrat Shah Waliullah.
4. Syed Ahmed Shaheed.

[ThisIsOK]

Molana Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi also said that if it was not for Hazrat Mujaddid Alef Sani, there would not have been any muslim in the subcontinent today.

The last three of the above list also belong to the tareeqa of Mujaddid Alef Sani, and there were others also who saved the Islam in sub-continent like Hazrat Shah Ghulam Ali Dehlawi the mujaddid of 13th century. But all these personalities are the products of the tareeqa of Hazrat Mujaddid, for whom Allah had destined to be the revivor of Deen for the whole second millenium.

[somamasoso]

Molana Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi also said that if it was not for Hazrat Mujaddid Alef Sani, there would not have been any muslim in the subcontinent today.

The last three of the above list also belong to the tareeqa of Mujaddid Alef Sani, and there were others also who saved the Islam in sub-continent like Hazrat Shah Ghulam Ali Dehlawi the mujaddid of 13th century. But all these personalities are the products of the tareeqa of Hazrat Mujaddid, for whom Allah had destined to be the revivor of Deen for the whole second millenium.

Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Azeez was mujaddid for first millenium and Mujaddid Alf-e-Sani Shaikh Ahmed Sarhindi for the 2nd. There is no difference on these 2 personalities, but there is difference on other mujaddids.

[ThisIsOK]

khanbaba,

You are right that these two personalities are undisputed as the mujaddids of the milleniums.

Most of the other centuries' mujaddids are disputed, but Shah Ghulam Ali Dehlawi r.a has been accomplished by many Ahl-Sunnah scholars as being the Mujaddid of 13th century.

It is due to the fact that his tareeqa was so much widespread in the whole world, there wasn't any other shaikh in history whose tareeqa was widespread to this extent.

In the middle east his Khalifa Molana Khalid an-Naqshbandi r.a preached the tareeqa and thousands of religious scholars were devoted to him, counting the common mureeds was impossible.

In the subcontinent his khalifa Shaikh Ahmed Saeed r.a was much famous and had hundreds of thousands of mureeds. He was the very first personality to sign the fatwa of Jihad against british govt, but sorry to say the historians haven't even mentioned him. After the war of 1857, he was the most wanted person by the British govt, due to his efforts in the Jihand and his very high popularity in Muslims.

Thanks

[CesseOveldset]

Ameen. He is also the Grand Shaykh of our Tareeqa.

Which Tariqah do you follow, Muslim786?

[wmhardware]

Which Tariqah do you follow, Muslim786?

Naqshbandi-Mujadidi-Muhammadi ie the tareeqa muhammadiya of syed ahmed shaheed (rah)

[ThisIsOK]

muslim786,
who is ur shaikh and where is he located? was syed Ahmed Shaheed from mujaddidi tareeqa?

[wmhardware]

muslim786,
who is ur shaikh and where is he located? was syed Ahmed Shaheed from mujaddidi tareeqa?

Yes he (rah) all most all the naqshbandi turooq of today are mujadidi. The silislah to Mujadid Al Thani is as follows:


1. Jubdatul ‘Arifin, Shaykhul Qurra wa’l Mufas’irin, Hazrat Mawlānā wa Murshidina Muhammad ‘Abdul Latif Chouduri Sahib Qiblah Fultali as-Sylheti ‘Adamallahu Ta’ala Furujahu, he received the noble way from:

2. Qutbul Awliyah, Hazrat Mawlānā Abu Yusuf Shah Muhammad Ya’qub Sahib Qiblah Badarpuri Rahmatullahi ‘alaihi, who received it from:

3. Qudwatul ‘Ulama wa’l ‘Urafa, Hazrat Mawlānā Hafiz Ahmad Jaunpuri Quddisa Sirruhul ‘Aziz, who received it from his noble father:

4. Qudwatul ‘Ulama, Jubdatul Muhaddithin wa’l Mufas’irin, Hazrat Mawlānā wa Murshidina Karamat ‘Ali Jaunpuri Rahmatullahi ‘alaihi, who received it from:

5. Jubdatul ‘Arifin, Qudwatus-Salikin, Amir-ul-Muminin, Shahid-e Balakot, Hazrat Mawlānā wa Murshidina Sayyid Ahmad Berelwi Rahmatullahi ‘alaihi, the illustrious founder of Ţariqāh-e Muhammadiyah, who received it from:

6. Qudwatul ‘Ulama wa’l Muhaddithin, Wa’rithul Ambiyah wa’l Mursalin, Hujjatu’llahi ‘Alal ‘Alameen, Hazrat Mawlānā wa Murshidina, Shah ‘Abdul ‘Aziz Dehlawi Rahmatullahi ‘alaihi, who received it from his illustrious father:

7. Qutubul ‘Arifin, Imam-ul Hind, Rayisul Muhaddithin wa’l Mufas’irin, Hazrat Shah Wali Allah Dehlawi Rahmatullahi ‘alaihi, who received it from his noble father:

8. Hazrat Shah ‘Abdur Rahim, Muhaddith-e Dehlawi Rahmatullahi ‘alaihi, who received it from:

9. Hazrat Sayyid ‘Abdullah Akbarabadi Rahmatullahi ‘alaihi, who received it from:

10. Hazrat Mawlānā Sayyid Adam bin Nuri Rahmatullahi ‘alaihi, who received it from:

11. Imam ar-Rabbani, Makhdum-e-Zamani, Mujaddid-e-Alf Thani, Hazrat Shaykh Ahmad Farouq as-Sirhindi Rahmatullahi ‘alaihi, the illustrious founder of Ţariqāh-e-Mujaddidiyah.

[igs00r]

All the chishti sabiri deobandi Mashaikh are also Muhammadiyah through Shah Abdur Rahim Shaheed and Mian Ji Nur Muhammad both of whom had ijazah from Hadhrat Sayyid Ahmad Shaheed Rahimahumullah

I'm devoted to the Hadhrat Imam Rabbani, Hadhrat Shah `Abdul `Aziz, Hadhrat Sayyid Ahmad Shaheed and Shah Muhammad Ishaq Rahimahumullah

btw 10- Sayyid Adam Binnori Rahimahullah (belonging to Binnaur)

[CesseOveldset]

All the chishti sabiri deobandi Mashaikh are also Muhammadiyah through Shah Abdur Rahim Shaheed and Mian Ji Nur Muhammad both of whom had ijazah from Hadhrat Sayyid Ahmad Shaheed Rahimahumullah

I'm devoted to the Hadhrat Imam Rabbani, Hadhrat Shah `Abdul `Aziz, Hadhrat Sayyid Ahmad Shaheed and Shah Muhammad Ishaq Rahimahumullah

btw 10- Sayyid Adam Binnori Rahimahullah (belonging to Binnaur)

I like this brother Muawiyah so much... Allah bless you.

[ThisIsOK]

Muawiyah,

Who is ur shaikh? Sayyid Adam Binnori rahmatullah alaih was a great khalifa of Imam Rabbani, is he the same who is buried in Thatta, Sindh?

I think the great Naqshbandi shaikh of Sindh Hazrat Muhammad Zaman of Lanwari shareef is also descended from the tareeqa of Sayyid Adam Binnori.

Thanks

[southernplayer99]

Salams

Are there other Naqshbandi Mujaddid Sheikhs in Sylhet apart from Allama Fultali Saab? I have heard that there is Bishkuti Sahib.

Can anyone help?

[wmhardware]

Salams

Are there other Naqshbandi Mujaddid Sheikhs in Sylhet apart from Allama Fultali Saab? I have heard that there is Bishkuti Sahib.

Can anyone help?

The late Hazrat Allamah Borouna Sahib (RA) was also a Naqshbandi shaykh, however he was also affiliated with the Chisti Sabree Imdadia tareeqa . He has khalifas, and a madarasha.