Shah Niyaz Ahmad
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Shah Niyaz Ahmad was born on 6th Jumada al-Thani 1155 Hijri
(7 August 1742 C.E.) and died on 6th Jumada al-Thani 1250 Hijri (9 October 1834). He was a prominent Sufi.
and from his mother's side it goes to Fatimah Zahra. He was an Alvi from his paternal line and his mother was Rizvi Syed.
His great grandfathers belonged to the royal family of Bukhara
(present day Uzbekistan). Among his great grandfathers Shah Ayaat-ul-lah Alvi left the sultanate and settled in Multan
(Punjab province of present day Pakistan). His grandson Azmatullah Alvi came to Sirhind (Punjab
, India
), his son Elahi Shah Muhammad Rahmat-ul-lah later came and settled in Delhi
. He was the father of Niyaz. He was appointed Chief Justice in Delhi
. He earned the title of "Hakim-e-Elahi". Shah Niyaz was born in Sirhind and came to Delhi with his father.
His mother's name was Bibi Ladoo but she was famous by the name of Hazrat Bibi Garib Nawaz. She was daughter of Syed Maulana Sa'id-ud-din, who traced his descent from Musa al-Kazim. He was a spiritual caliph of Kalim-ul-lah of Shahjahanabad (Delhi). She was herself a spiritual lady. Her spiritual teacher Shah Mohi-ud-din Diyasanami/Giyasnami inducted her twice in Qadria order of Sufism, the reason for making her a disciple for the second time was that, as he said, he was actually making the child in her womb (Niyaz) his disciple.
at the age of 15. He was awarded the degree of Farighut-tahsil after 3 days of questioning by various scholars. He then became a teacher there. He later became the principal of the madarsa.
His mother gave him in the care of Sayed Faqruddin Muhammad Dehalvi who is famous by the name Maulana Faqr-e-paak/Fakr-e-Zahaan who later made Shah Niyaz his spiritual disciple. He used to call him Miyan. Faqr-e-paak deputed Niyaz to Bareilly
(Uttarpradesh, India) to carry out the work of the order.
Niyaz was inducted in Qadri order by Abdullah Baghdadi, who was direct descendent of Gausul Aazam. The incidence is such that one day Fakre Paak told that in his dream Ghaus Paak has introduced him to a certain person (closely related to him) who would be sent to initiate Niyaz as his disciple and Fakre Paak should have him accepted by the person. After six days Fakre Paak told one day that Ghaus Paak has told him that the person has reached Delhi. Fakre Paak placed a tray full of sweets on his head and holding the hand of Niyaz went to Jama Masjid Delhi, where the person (Abdullah Baghdadi) was staying. Hazrat Fakre Paak recognized Abdullah Baghdadi at once and placed the tray in front of him. Niyaz was accepted by Abdullah Baghdadi as his spiritual desciple in front of huge crowd in the arch of Jama Masjid.
Shah Niyaz also received spiritual blessings from other saints of other sufi orders. In brief it can be put that he was initiated in Qadri order by Syed Abdullah Baghdadi and Mohi-ud-din Diyasnami, in Chisti-Nizami order by Fakr-e-Jahaan and Said-ud-din, in Suharwardi order by Fakr-e-Jahaan, and in Chisti-Sabri
-Naqshbandi
order from Shah Rahmat-ul-lah.
The Sufi order he established is known as the Niyazi Silsila.
The Sufi order Chishti Nizami Lutfi(India & Pakistan) established by
Moulana Lutfullah Chishti Nizami Dankori Rehmatullah the 4th spiritual descendant of Shah Niyaz.
Hazrat Miskeen Shah Jaipuri was also the prominent Khalifa-mijaaz of Shah Niyaz. Hazrat Miskeen Shah's premier Khalifa and successor was Shah Sadiq Jaipuri. Shah Sadiq's Premier Khalifa and successor was Fazl-e-haq Patodi. Fazl-e-Haq's premier khalifa and successor was Moulana Lutfullah dankori. Moulana Lutfullah's premier khalifa and successor was Sofi Abdulhameed dankori. Sofi Abdulhameed's premier khalifa and successor was Shaikh Ghayoor Ahmed Hyderabad(pak). Shaikh Ghayoor Ahmed Chishti Nizami Lutfi Hameedi's premier Khalifa and successor is Moulana Shahid Hussain Chishti Nizami Lutfi Hameedi Ghayoori (Hyderabad Pakistan).
easy order
Shah Niyaz Rehmatullah,
Miskeen shah Jaipuri Rehmatullah,
Shah Sadiq Jaipuri Rehmatullah,
Fazl-e-haq Patodi Rehmatullah,
Moulana Lutfullah Dankori Rehmatullah,
Sofi Abdul-Hameed Dankori Rehmatullah,
Shaikh Ghayoor Ahmed Rehmatullah(died: 5 ziqad 1424 Hyderabad Pakistan),
Moulana Shahid Hussain(Living in Hyderabad Pakistan).
His tomb is in Bareilly
(Uttar Pradesh, India). His urs (death anniversary) is celebrated annually in a traditional way and is attended by a huge crowd.
Hazrat Shah Miskeen Jaipuri was also the prominent Khalifa-mijaaz of Shah Niyaz. Hazrat Miskeen Shah's premier Khalifa and successor was Shah Sadiq Jaipuri. Shah Sadiq's Premier Khalifa and successor was Fazl-e-haq Patodi. Fazl-e-Haq's premier khalifa and successor was Moulana Lutfullah (dankor India). Moulana Lutfullah's premier khalifa and successor was Sofi Abdulhameed (dankor India). Sofi Abdulhameed's premier khalifa and successor was Shaikh Ghayoor Ahmed Hyderabad(pak).,ref.
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The Hijri calendar , also known as the Muslim calendar or Islamic calendar , is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to date events in many Muslim countries , and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic...
(7 August 1742 C.E.) and died on 6th Jumada al-Thani 1250 Hijri (9 October 1834). He was a prominent Sufi.
Parental lineage
From his father's side the lineage goes to AliAli
' |Ramaḍān]], 40 AH; approximately October 23, 598 or 600 or March 17, 599 – January 27, 661).His father's name was Abu Talib. Ali was also the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and ruled over the Islamic Caliphate from 656 to 661, and was the first male convert to Islam...
and from his mother's side it goes to Fatimah Zahra. He was an Alvi from his paternal line and his mother was Rizvi Syed.
His great grandfathers belonged to the royal family of Bukhara
Bukhara
Bukhara , from the Soghdian βuxārak , is the capital of the Bukhara Province of Uzbekistan. The nation's fifth-largest city, it has a population of 263,400 . The region around Bukhara has been inhabited for at least five millennia, and the city has existed for half that time...
(present day Uzbekistan). Among his great grandfathers Shah Ayaat-ul-lah Alvi left the sultanate and settled in Multan
Multan
Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
(Punjab province of present day Pakistan). His grandson Azmatullah Alvi came to Sirhind (Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
), his son Elahi Shah Muhammad Rahmat-ul-lah later came and settled in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
. He was the father of Niyaz. He was appointed Chief Justice in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
. He earned the title of "Hakim-e-Elahi". Shah Niyaz was born in Sirhind and came to Delhi with his father.
His mother's name was Bibi Ladoo but she was famous by the name of Hazrat Bibi Garib Nawaz. She was daughter of Syed Maulana Sa'id-ud-din, who traced his descent from Musa al-Kazim. He was a spiritual caliph of Kalim-ul-lah of Shahjahanabad (Delhi). She was herself a spiritual lady. Her spiritual teacher Shah Mohi-ud-din Diyasanami/Giyasnami inducted her twice in Qadria order of Sufism, the reason for making her a disciple for the second time was that, as he said, he was actually making the child in her womb (Niyaz) his disciple.
Education
His primary education started at home under the guidance of his maternal grandfather Sa'id-ud-din. He got higher education from Madarsa Faqriya, Delhi which was equivalent to a college at that time. He completed his education including Quran, Hadis, Tafseer, FiqhFiqh
Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct expounded in the Quran, often supplemented by tradition and implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists....
at the age of 15. He was awarded the degree of Farighut-tahsil after 3 days of questioning by various scholars. He then became a teacher there. He later became the principal of the madarsa.
Initiation in Sufi Order
Shah Niyaz inherited spiritual qualities from his parents, particularly from his mother from childhood.His mother gave him in the care of Sayed Faqruddin Muhammad Dehalvi who is famous by the name Maulana Faqr-e-paak/Fakr-e-Zahaan who later made Shah Niyaz his spiritual disciple. He used to call him Miyan. Faqr-e-paak deputed Niyaz to Bareilly
Bareilly
Bareilly is a prominent city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Standing on the Ramganga river, it is the capital of the Bareilly division and the geographical region Rohilkhand...
(Uttarpradesh, India) to carry out the work of the order.
Niyaz was inducted in Qadri order by Abdullah Baghdadi, who was direct descendent of Gausul Aazam. The incidence is such that one day Fakre Paak told that in his dream Ghaus Paak has introduced him to a certain person (closely related to him) who would be sent to initiate Niyaz as his disciple and Fakre Paak should have him accepted by the person. After six days Fakre Paak told one day that Ghaus Paak has told him that the person has reached Delhi. Fakre Paak placed a tray full of sweets on his head and holding the hand of Niyaz went to Jama Masjid Delhi, where the person (Abdullah Baghdadi) was staying. Hazrat Fakre Paak recognized Abdullah Baghdadi at once and placed the tray in front of him. Niyaz was accepted by Abdullah Baghdadi as his spiritual desciple in front of huge crowd in the arch of Jama Masjid.
Shah Niyaz also received spiritual blessings from other saints of other sufi orders. In brief it can be put that he was initiated in Qadri order by Syed Abdullah Baghdadi and Mohi-ud-din Diyasnami, in Chisti-Nizami order by Fakr-e-Jahaan and Said-ud-din, in Suharwardi order by Fakr-e-Jahaan, and in Chisti-Sabri
Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari
Alauddin Ali Ahmed Kaliyari also known as Sabir Kaliyari was a prominent South Asian Sufi Saint of Chishti Order in 13th century, a successor to Baba Fareed , and the first in the Sabiriya branch of Chishti Order....
-Naqshbandi
Naqshbandi
Naqshbandi is one of the major Sufi spiritual orders of Sufi Islam. It is considered to be a "Potent" order.The Naqshbandi order is over 1,300 years old, and is active today...
order from Shah Rahmat-ul-lah.
The Sufi order he established is known as the Niyazi Silsila.
The Sufi order Chishti Nizami Lutfi(India & Pakistan) established by
Moulana Lutfullah Chishti Nizami Dankori Rehmatullah the 4th spiritual descendant of Shah Niyaz.
Hazrat Miskeen Shah Jaipuri was also the prominent Khalifa-mijaaz of Shah Niyaz. Hazrat Miskeen Shah's premier Khalifa and successor was Shah Sadiq Jaipuri. Shah Sadiq's Premier Khalifa and successor was Fazl-e-haq Patodi. Fazl-e-Haq's premier khalifa and successor was Moulana Lutfullah dankori. Moulana Lutfullah's premier khalifa and successor was Sofi Abdulhameed dankori. Sofi Abdulhameed's premier khalifa and successor was Shaikh Ghayoor Ahmed Hyderabad(pak). Shaikh Ghayoor Ahmed Chishti Nizami Lutfi Hameedi's premier Khalifa and successor is Moulana Shahid Hussain Chishti Nizami Lutfi Hameedi Ghayoori (Hyderabad Pakistan).
easy order
Shah Niyaz Rehmatullah,
Miskeen shah Jaipuri Rehmatullah,
Shah Sadiq Jaipuri Rehmatullah,
Fazl-e-haq Patodi Rehmatullah,
Moulana Lutfullah Dankori Rehmatullah,
Sofi Abdul-Hameed Dankori Rehmatullah,
Shaikh Ghayoor Ahmed Rehmatullah(died: 5 ziqad 1424 Hyderabad Pakistan),
Moulana Shahid Hussain(Living in Hyderabad Pakistan).
Marriage and children
He was married firstly to the daughter of Abdullah Baghdadi who died after some years. He had two sons, Shah Nizam-ud-din Husain and Shah Nasir-ud-din, from his second wife.His tomb is in Bareilly
Bareilly
Bareilly is a prominent city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Standing on the Ramganga river, it is the capital of the Bareilly division and the geographical region Rohilkhand...
(Uttar Pradesh, India). His urs (death anniversary) is celebrated annually in a traditional way and is attended by a huge crowd.
Khalifa (Caliphs)
His eldest son Nizamuddin Hussain was his premier khalifa and successor. He had lot of other caliphs, in which some prominent are-Syed Muhammed Sani of Badakshan, Maulvi Abdul Latif of Samarkand, Maulvi Nemat-ul-lah of Kabul, Maulvi Yar Muhammed of Kabul, Mulla jan Muhammed of Kabul, Maulana waz Muhammed of Badakshan, Maulvi Muhammed Husain of Mecca and Mirza Asad-ul-lah Beg of Bareilly.Hazrat Shah Miskeen Jaipuri was also the prominent Khalifa-mijaaz of Shah Niyaz. Hazrat Miskeen Shah's premier Khalifa and successor was Shah Sadiq Jaipuri. Shah Sadiq's Premier Khalifa and successor was Fazl-e-haq Patodi. Fazl-e-Haq's premier khalifa and successor was Moulana Lutfullah (dankor India). Moulana Lutfullah's premier khalifa and successor was Sofi Abdulhameed (dankor India). Sofi Abdulhameed's premier khalifa and successor was Shaikh Ghayoor Ahmed Hyderabad(pak).,ref.