Hazrat sultan bahu biography

She told him to seek spiritual guidance from a wali friend of GOD. After some time he moved to Delhi for further 'polishing' under the guidance of Sheikh Abdul Rehman al Qadari.

Hazrat sultan bahu biography

This did not take long, after which Sultan Bahu returned to his own, familiar surroundings. Traditionally according to the law of the land he is Hashimi and belongs to the tribe of A'wan. After the incident of Karbala, the household of Muhammad had to migrate to other lands. After sometime he reached a village on the banks of the Ravi where he met the saint, Hazrat Habibullah Qadiri and became his disciple.

Hazrat Sultan Bahu made very rapid spiritual progress and noticing his accomplishment his guide said to him one day: The spiritual wealth you seek is not with me, but you will be able to attain it at the hands of my Murshid, Hazrat Abdurahman Qadiri. Thus, Hazrat Sultan Bahu presented himself to this great master in Delhi, whose lineage went back to the great sufi saint of Baghdad, Hazrat Abdul Qadir Jilani [].

Below you may relish the richness and profundity of the spiritual wealth bequeathed to us by the Sultan-ul-Arifeen [The King of the Gnostics, a title of Hazrat Sultan Bahu]. The Abyat is written in a four-line verse form, each four-liner called a bayt, thus the plural "Abyat". This miracle continued throughout the life of Sultan Bahoo. This was a testament to him being a special person who was chosen and destined to revolutionise Sufism.

Very few people in history of Islam achieved the spiritual rank that he is stationed at. Spiritually, he took an oath of allegiance at the sacred hands of the Holy Prophet blessing and salutation be on Him. The Holy Prophet blessing and salutation be on Him showed utter happiness on seeing him and asked him to hold his hand. Most often he uses "scatter method " diffusing Sufi doctrine and the methods of spiritual realization in his writings He was the greatest teacher and propagator of Faqr spiritual poverty which is the shining guiding star in his teachings.

He may be considered one of the greatest Revealers in the history of Sufism. His dargah has always been supervised by the Sajjadah Nashins of his own family. The present Sajjadah Nashin also belongs to his line. It is strange that his fame rose and spread world-wide after his death. Only recently Scholars have turned attention to present and interpret his doctrine in a systematic way.

The scope to edit, translate, interpret and transmit his work is still very vast. It is hoped that the next generation of sufi scholars and teachers will continue to perform this tremendous job more efficiently. I hazrat sultan bahu biography the verse written on the wall of the mosque adjoining his tomb. Oh noble Sultan Bahu! Help me in all the spiritual states, in interiority as well as in exteriority.

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