Maulana Syed Muhammad Zauqi Shah
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Maulana Syed Muhammad Zauqi Shah (1878–1951) was a Sufist scholar considered a Wali
ullah or Sufist saint. He graduated from Aligarh University in India. A member of the Chishti Order
of Sufi, his work combined merits of Islamic scholarship and modern knowledge.
He was a close associate of Muhammad Ali Jinnah
, and the famous freedom fighters of India, Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar and Shaukat Ali
, Sir Abdul Qadir, Dr Muhammad Iqbal
, Justice Shah Din, Akbar Allahabadi
, Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad.
He was the author of several books and articles in English, his masterpiece being Sirr-e-Dilbaran, an alphabetical encyclopedia of sufi terminology Sufism
, now available in English.
He died in 1951 on the 9th day of Zilhajj Hajj
(the pilgrimage) in Makkah, and was buried in Arafat
, the prayer ground of Hajj. He was a great spiritual leader who backed the movement for Pakistan
, and strongly supported the Quaid-e-Azam, Muhammad Ali Jinnah
. He predicted the creation of Pakistan as early as 1938 through divine visions, and some of his predictions about the future are given in his books and discourses. He was a great lover of The Prophet and stated that the main purpose of Hajj is to visit the Blessed Messenger of God. In fact, before his final departure for Hajj from Karachi, he had told some of his disciples that if the Prophet gave him permission to stay, he will not come back.
He was succeeded by four khulafa (caliphs/successors): Maulana Umar Bhai (Bombay); Shah Shahidullah Faridi
(Karachi, Pakistan, originally from the UK); Captain Wahid Baksh Rabbani
(Bahawalpur, Pakistan), and Maulana Abdus Salam (India).
His discourses were compiled by his khalifas Shah Shahidullah Faridi
and Wahid Baksh Sial Rabbani under the title "Tarbiyyat-ul-Ushaq" (Training of the Lovers) and published in English and Urdu.
Wali
Walī , is an Arabic word meaning "custodian", "protector", "sponsor", or authority as denoted by its definition "crown". "Wali" is someone who has "Walayah" over somebody else. For example, in Fiqh the father is wali of his children. In Islam, the phrase ولي الله walīyu 'llāh...
ullah or Sufist saint. He graduated from Aligarh University in India. A member of the Chishti Order
Chishti Order
The Chishtī Order is a Sufi order within the mystic branches of Islam which was founded in Chisht, a small town near Herat, Afghanistan about 930 CE. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness. The doctrine of the Chishti Order is based on walāya, which is a...
of Sufi, his work combined merits of Islamic scholarship and modern knowledge.
He was a close associate of Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....
, and the famous freedom fighters of India, Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar and Shaukat Ali
Shaukat Ali
Shaukat Ali Khan is a Pakistani folk singer.Born into a family of artists in Malakwal, Ali began singing while at college in the 1960s, receiving help from his elder brother Inayat Ali Khan. Since 1970 he has performed ghazals and Punjabi folk songs...
, Sir Abdul Qadir, Dr Muhammad Iqbal
Muhammad Iqbal
Sir Muhammad Iqbal , commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal , was a poet and philosopher born in Sialkot, then in the Punjab Province of British India, now in Pakistan...
, Justice Shah Din, Akbar Allahabadi
Akbar Allahabadi
Syed Akbar Hussain Rizvi popularly known as Akbar Allahabadi was an Indian Urdu poet.-Early life:...
, Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad.
He was the author of several books and articles in English, his masterpiece being Sirr-e-Dilbaran, an alphabetical encyclopedia of sufi terminology Sufism
Sufism
Sufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
, now available in English.
He died in 1951 on the 9th day of Zilhajj Hajj
Hajj
The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so...
(the pilgrimage) in Makkah, and was buried in Arafat
Arafat
Arafat is a surname or given name, and may refer to:* Yasser Arafat , Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization , President of the Palestinian National Authority * Fathi Arafat , Palestinian physician...
, the prayer ground of Hajj. He was a great spiritual leader who backed the movement for Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, and strongly supported the Quaid-e-Azam, Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....
. He predicted the creation of Pakistan as early as 1938 through divine visions, and some of his predictions about the future are given in his books and discourses. He was a great lover of The Prophet and stated that the main purpose of Hajj is to visit the Blessed Messenger of God. In fact, before his final departure for Hajj from Karachi, he had told some of his disciples that if the Prophet gave him permission to stay, he will not come back.
He was succeeded by four khulafa (caliphs/successors): Maulana Umar Bhai (Bombay); Shah Shahidullah Faridi
Shah Shahidullah Faridi
Shah Shahidullah Faridi was a notable Sufi Muslim who was of German descent born to a Christian family. He embraced Islam after reading "Kashf al-Mahjub" , the classical treatise on Sufism written by the famous saint Hazrat Ali bin Uthman al Hujweri...
(Karachi, Pakistan, originally from the UK); Captain Wahid Baksh Rabbani
Captain Wahid Baksh Sial Rabbani
Captain Wahid Baksh Sial Rabbani was a Pakistani saint in the Chishti order of Sufis.He was initiated into the Chishtiyya Spiritual Order in 1940 at the hands of Hazrat Maulana Syed Muhammad Zauqi Shah...
(Bahawalpur, Pakistan), and Maulana Abdus Salam (India).
His discourses were compiled by his khalifas Shah Shahidullah Faridi
Shah Shahidullah Faridi
Shah Shahidullah Faridi was a notable Sufi Muslim who was of German descent born to a Christian family. He embraced Islam after reading "Kashf al-Mahjub" , the classical treatise on Sufism written by the famous saint Hazrat Ali bin Uthman al Hujweri...
and Wahid Baksh Sial Rabbani under the title "Tarbiyyat-ul-Ushaq" (Training of the Lovers) and published in English and Urdu.
Spiritual Lineage
Following is the spiritual lineage of the Chishti Sabri Order of Sufis up to Hazrat Zauqi Shah. Death dates are provided accorded to the Hijri (Islamic) calendar.- Haji Shah Syed Waris Hassan Koda Jahanabadi (died 1355 AH)
- Maulana Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi(1323 AH)
- Imdadullah al-Faruqi al-muhajir al-Makki (1317 AH)
- Hazrat Noor Muhammad Jhanjanvi (1259 AH)
- Haji Abdur Raheem Shaheed (1246 AH)
- Shaikh Abdul Bari Amrohi (1226 AH)
- Shah AbdulHadi Amrohi (1190 AH)
- Shah Azud-addin Aziz Amrohi (1172 AH)
- Shaikh Muhammad Makki (?)
- Shah Muhammadi Fayyaz (1107 AH)
- Shah Muhibullah Ilahabadi(1050 AH)
- Shah Abu Saeed Gangohi (1040 AH)
- Shah Nizamuddin Balkhi (1035 AH)
- Hazrat Jalaluddin Thhanesri (989 AH)
- Hazrat Qutbul Alam Abdul Quddus GangohiAbdul Quddus GangohiAbdul Quddus Hanafi Ghaznavi Chishti Gangohi bin Shaykh Muhammad Ismail bin Shaykh Safi al-din, was born in Rudauli, Barabanki India.He was a Sufi poet and leading Chisti shaykh...
(944 AH) - Shaikh Muhammad Arif Radolvi (898 AH)
- Shaikh Ahmad Arif Radolvi (882 AH)
- Shah Abdul Haq Radolvi (837 AH)
- Hazrat Jalaluddin Kabirul Awliya Panipati (765 AH)
- Shah Shamsuddin Turk Panipati (716 AH)
- Hazrat Ali Ahmad Sabir (690 AH)
- Shaikh Fariduddin Shakar Ganj (born 585-died 668 AH)
- Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki (582-635 AH)
- Khawaja Mueenuddin Hassan Sanjari (537-633 AH)
- Khawaja Usman Harooni (526-617 AH)
- Haji Syed Shah Sharif Zandani (492-612 AH)
- Shah Khwaja Maudood Chishti (430-527 AH)
- Shah Abu Yusuf Chishti (375-459 AH)
- Shah Abu Muhammad Muhtaram Chishti (331-411 AH)
- Shah Abu Ahmad Abdal Chishti (260-355 AH)
- Shah Abu Ishaq Shami (329 AH)
- Khwaja Mamshad Ali Dinwari (299 AH)
- Shah Abu Hubera Ameenuddin Basri (167-282 AH)
- Shaikh Huzaifa Mar'ashi (207 AH)
- Sultan Ibraheem bin Adham Balkhi (162 AH)
- Fudayl ibn Ayad (187 AH)
- Khwaja Abdul Wahid bin Zayd (172 AH)
- Khwaja Hassan Basri (21-110 AH)
- Ali ibn Abi Talib (23 years before HijraHijra (Islam)The Hijra is the migration or journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. Alternate spellings of this Arabic word are Hijrah, Hijrat or Hegira, the latter following the spelling rules of Latin.- Hijra of Muhammad :In September 622, warned of a plot to...
-40 AH) - MuhammadMuhammadMuhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
(53 years before HijraHijra (Islam)The Hijra is the migration or journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. Alternate spellings of this Arabic word are Hijrah, Hijrat or Hegira, the latter following the spelling rules of Latin.- Hijra of Muhammad :In September 622, warned of a plot to...
- 11 AH)
Links
- Some books by Maulana Syed Muhammad Zauqi Shah: http://www.moonovermedina.com