MERCY OCEANS, Book 09 (Rise of Mahdi, 21 suhbat, 316 pages, 15/15)
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avier, the rhinoceros surpasses it, but the hippopo- tamus is even bigger. When you look into their faces, they are really strange. Their creator has made them in that way. They don't claim any greatness, they don't say "But I am much heavier", or "My looks are more charm- ing." They don't claim anything.Their heads are drawn in, they never raise them, in the forests they eat either plants or other animals. What is their standing? None. Greatness,
O Shah-e Mardan, how wonderfully you expressed it. how eloquently you described it, the greatness of today, of what they call 21st century. Their great ones are in the newspapers, which make them great. Today they make them great. Tomorrow they throw them out. Well, what's that? If he was gold yesterday, he is still gold today. That means, he is not gold. If you were gold, the people would have kept you. But you are not gold. Because you are not gold, because you have no value, they tear you up, maybe even wipe their backside with it. Their posters, hung up on the wall yesterday, today they are taken down torn up and thrown away. That is not greatness!
Don't claim to be great. O people, the calamity which has befallen mankind is caused by their claims of great- ness. Shaytan deceives the people of the 21st century, saying "I will make you great. Come with me. "Let's find a party and elect one from amongst us." This man, this great man, well, where did he come from? "He came from thingy, man, from Pasinler village", or "from such- and-such a city, from Persia" or, "he came from the tribe
of a blessed one." "Does that make him great?" "He be- came great. He's a great one." But how did this great- ness come about? "Well, an elephant is weightier than you?" "Heavier, but, "Let’s choose him then. It won’t hurt." Tell the newspaper to print it. Tell them, that to- day greatness belongs to elephants. This is a new revela- tion. O Shah-e Mardan print it, don't be afraid. God forbid! Does Shah-e Mardan fear? When he lion- heartedly draws his sword Dhul-Fiqar, he could cut with a single blow the heads of posteron- the-wall-heroes like you. The one, whose head is being cut, what about him? He told the other one to write in the newspapers, so he will be greater, to show in that box of Shaytan's, look, in this place he did that, look, in that place he cut the ribbon, look, in this place he held a speech, look, in that place he chatted some nonsense, look, here he told some stories to appease the public. What did he do? His deeds are all in the toilet. There is nothing one could grasp.
I'm ashamed in front of Allah to say it, but I shall ar- range for a djinn to haunt those who claim greatness so it will run down their pants, they can't hold their filth any longer and it will run out from the bottom of their trousers, when they go to their session of parliament.
They are being sold as really great, but just like for Ni- mrod before he was brought to fall, to teach them a les- son regarding their ways there are thousands of subservient spirits. These spirits, they are like fire, no one can interfere with them. They will be taught a les- son: Is Islam the truth? Or is it false? The way they stick to, is it the truth? Or is it false? Those made great by hanging their posters on the walls are considered great because of these posters, But posters on the walls don't make great men! We have to look at the works, they
have done. If you are gold, gold does not need advertis- ing. But if you're fake, made from plastic, they have to hang you up on every wall, informing people he is like this, he is like that. Well, gold, does it need any adver- tising? Gold is gold. Be it a ring, be it a bracelet, or a necklace, gold is gold. It's value does not diminish.
But who are those, who mix with people and are full of self-imortance those great ones according to the papers, great ones of the 21st century? Those, whose newspaper pictures are stuck up on the walls those, whose names appear with their photographs in the headlines, they are not great. For greatness you have to search. Gold is not presented to you by the newspapers. Be gold, become gold! Our Master (blessings and peace be upon him) came, - Masha' Allah, O Shah-e Mardan - our Master, upon whom the noble Quran, was sent down, coming from the throne of the All-Merciful. That's why our Master (upon him be blessings and peace) said, "Do not make pictures of me! You'll not be able to portray me "adequately. There can be no picture of me. "I am not someone, whose picture can be taken." He forbade it. Our Master forbade making someone great through pic- tures. People of our times are today made great with newspapers, to be thrown into the toilet tomorrow.
"Become a human being" says Shah-e Mardan. O blessed Shah-e Mardan, may Allah open for you the ground, to clean away the liars. "Soon it will be", he told me. "The days are near, when none of the liars will be left. We will clean up East and West and spread news of those to whom Allah, the Exalted, has granted great- ness, we'll announce them, let them be known: 'Look, O people, who is really great!' Those, who have their sta- tues erected, their posters made, people making false statements, they cannot be great!" Get your heads
straight. In which place are you going to end up? It'll be the place, where all people eating food have to go, the toilet. It will be the toilet.
O Allah! Look, this theme evolved a nice way. It is an untouched subject, teaching good manners, "Adab Ya Hu". "Watch your manners!" Keep good manners, so you don't come running later, having ended up in the toilet, because you claimed "I am this, I am that." So don't claim greatness, don't claim greatness! May Allah forgive us.
Our distinguished Shaykh told a story of one of the friends of Allah, which Shah-e Mardan also relates, ac- cording to which a blessed one came into one of these places they call coffee shops, to have some coffee or tea. Looking around he noticed someone sitting there, with his headgear tucked over his eyes like this, one foot over the other, without paying any attention, who came or went. The way the man was sitting, his dagger had slipped up and down below his private parts were show- ing, while he had his legs stretched out one over the other. The person entering the coffee shop was one of the Shaykhs. Shaykh Efendi told me this. He saw the man, sitting there with his felt hat pulled halfway over his face, not greeting anyone coming in or going out. So he sat down next to him. "My son", he said, "why do you make such a show of your greatness here?, as if to say, 'I am great, I have a lot to show, I am this or I am that'. This dagger of yours also reaches down to your thing. My son", he said, "don't you ever have to use the toilet?" This is what he had to say. The man immediately kissed his feet and hands. "No one has taught us anything" he said "They have deceived us with fake pictures on the walls, with fake titles", he said. "O blessed servant of Allah, you have woken me up. From you I learn good
manners. Come, let me kiss your hand!" "I have no hand for you to kiss, my son", he replied "Just look after your- self. You'll find someone to set you straight."
Adab! In the assembly of the wise searching and practis- ing is demanded, knowledge comes at the end, first you need good manners, first comes Adab! Adab Ya Hu! Let it be written in handwriting, not in print. Yes. Let it be written in handwriting and put it up on your front door! Hang it up at your workplace, let them learn good man- ners, so they may enter the realm of human beings. O Shah-e Mardan, forgive us.
O beloved brethren of Shah-e Mardan, close compa- nions of Shah-e Mardan, Salamu- Llah alaykum, may the peace of Allah be upon all of us! May we flourish here and hereafter. Only a human being who knows humaneness is really human. Who does not know hu- maneness is an animal. Those people who are made great by pictures on the walls or in the papers are not really great. Today they are considered great, tomorrow, people use their picture to clean themselves.
O Shah-e Mardan, here you are. Such valuable advice you gave to us. So let us say, "Bismillahir Rahmanir Ra- him. My Lord, make it easy, don't make it hard, my Lord, complete it with goodness!" We have set out on our way for the sake of Allah, our destination is the presence of our Gracious Protector. Let us go in a clean state. Let us go well mannered. Let us not go as barba- rians or liars. Let us go into His presence as gold, not as manure! Manure is not allowed into the palace. Gold gets in, but manure mustn't enter the palace.
The palaces of our Ottoman forefathers were spotlessly clean, no dirt there whatsoever. But their treasury was
full of gold. They would give without counting. Take a shovel full, take a shovel full from these treasures. Masses of gold. Take as much as you can! Get out and go! But if they (today's rulers) have to give five liras, they sent you running around for five days. Pushing, shoving here and there, until you finally get five liras, which are not enough for anything. You'll get your les- son! Be it Turks or Persians, they'll get their lesson, Arabs or Abyssinians, they'll get their lesson. If at all, you'll be put into the lowest category of human beings, the next category after you are animals. All success is from Allah Most High. O Shah-e Mardan, what wonder- ful advice you've given to us, may your rank be elevated. Let your gaze rest upon us. Pray for us to hold on to what you've let us hear. O Shah-e Mardan, O beloved brethren of Shah-e Mardan. Welcome to the close com- panions of Shah-e Mardan. Welcome, welcome, wel- come! Al-Fatiha.
Chapter Summary
- It is not really obvious who is what. Edeb Ya Hu! (Keep good manners, O He!)
- That's exactly what is needed. People have no manners. Youngsters in particular.
- As-Salamu alaykum! O attenders, sitting at Shah-e Mardan's bounteous table, observing Shah-e Mardan's bravery, learning about it, ask- ing for a portion of his light. Who takes a por- tion from his light, does not take light from other ways. A human being without light is like a pitch-black piece of coal. The only thing it's good for is to burn in the fire.
- Beloved brethren of Shah-e Mardan. The Sultan of the domain of true men, is Shah-e Mardan. How delightful it is to sit in his assembly, to share in his exploits, his marvelous works and righteous traits. He has appeared, Shah-e Mar- dan.
- He provides training, teaching the ways of goodness in his court, Shah-e Mardan, he's wait- ing at the training grounds. After performing morning prayers if you can sit somewhere til su- nrise, or if you don't have that much time be it in a coffee shop, at a shrine, in a tekke (lodge), or a caravansary, be ready! Do not go to sleep! Behold the majestic greatness of your Lord! Let them teach you the majestic Greatness of the Exalted, the Most High.
- Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. It was granted to some Prophets for a righteous deed, then it was taken away. The Prophet Ibrahim ('alayhi salam)
pronounced the Basmalah and the fire died down. The Prophet Suleiman ('alayhi salam) pronounced the Basmalah and the throne of Bilqis, the Queen of Sheba apparared. They were granted to use it once in instances of necessity. But our Kingly Messenger, the beloved of Allah Most High, our glorious leader Muhammad al- Mustafa (Allah bless him and grant him peace), we belong to his nation, the Basmalah was sent down for us and not taken away afterwards.
- It was sent down for Prophet Nuh ('alayhi sa- lam) and he was saved.
- What determines a person’s greatness or low position, is that some people are like gold, oth- ers are like dirt.
- Real greatness is sent down for true servants from heavens. But fake greatness, is found in the papers. With plenty of pictures, titles and pompous display.
- Ours has lost all greatness, what greatness is there left? One can say that Sultan 'Abd al- Hamid II possessed greatness, but the greatness of those who are awarded greatness by newspa- pers Mehmet, my son, do you understand this point? The greatness of the 21st century, from where do its great personalities receive their greatness? The newspapers award them their greatness. Big fat pictures in the papers, "Well, he went there. Oh, he came here, and he did this, he did that. But in reality the one called great in the papers isn't great at all.
- Some people who are short wear especially high heeled shoes to appear taller than they are. In our days all those who are considered great by
the newspapers belong to this kind of people putting high heels under their shoes.
- These are the people who rule the world - abso- lutely blind! They're unable to control them- selves, how can they reign over the world?
- Shah-e Mardan, we are gratefully obliged to you, for inspiring us, for your explanations. Who holds the rank of greatness? Greatness is not de- termined by pictures in the newspapers, nor by false titles. Yesterday he was the top deputy. To- day they threw him out. Well, what happened to greatness?
- Gold is not presented to you by the newspapers. Be gold, become gold!
- Only a human being who knows humaneness is really human. Who does not know humaneness is an animal. Those people who are made great by pictures on the walls or in the papers are not really great. Today they are considered great, tomorrow, people use their picture to clean themselves.
- The palaces of our Ottoman forefathers were spotlessly clean, no dirt there whatsoever. But their treasury was full of gold. They would give without counting. Take a shovel full, take a sho- vel full from these treasures. Masses of gold. Take as much as you can! Get out and go! But if they (today's rulers) have to give five liras, they sent you running around for five days. Pushing, shoving here and there, until you finally get five liras, which are not enough for anything.
Khwaja Baha al-Din’s Lineage
Kufic pattern; Allah, Muhammad, ‘Ali
In her book “Pain and Grace: A Study of Two Mystical Writers of Eighteenth-Century Muslim India” p. 32, Dr. Annemarie Schimmel wrote: “Khwaja Mir Dard’s family, like many nobles, from Bukhara; led their pedigree back to Baha’uddin Naqshband, after whom the Naqshbandi order is named, and who was a descendant, in the 13th generation of the 11th…imam al-Hasan al-Askari.”
The venerable Khwaja Baha-al-Din Shah Naqshband’s (qadas Allahu sirraul ‘aziz) biological paternal lineage is described as follows: al-Sayyid Baha al-Din Shah Naqshband Bukhari, son of al-Sayyid Muhammad Bukhari, son of al-Sayyid Jalal-ud-Din, son of al-Sayyid Burhan-ud-Din, son of al-Sayyid ‘Abd Allah, son of al- Sayyid Zayn al-’Abidin, son of al-Sayyid Qasim, son of al-Sayyid Sha’ban, son of al-Sayyid Burhan-ud-Din, son
of al- Sayyid Mahmud, son of al-Sayyid Bulaq, son of al- Sayyid Taqi Sufi Khalwati, son of al-Sayyid Fakhr-al- Din, son of al-Sayyid ‘Ali Akbar, son of al-Imam Hasan al-‘Askari, son of al-Imam ‘Ali al-Hadi, son of al- Imam Muhammad al-Taqi, son of al-Imam ‘Ali ar-Rida, son of al-Imam Musa al-Kadhim, son of al-Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq, son of al-Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, son of al- Imam ‘Ali Zayn al-’Abidin, son of al-Imam Husayn ibn ‘Ali, son of Haydar ul-Karrar al-Imam ‘Ali, son of Hadrat Abi-Talib, son of ‘Abd al-Muttallib, son of Hashim, son of ‘Abd al-Manaf, son of Qusai, son of Kilab, son of Marrah, son of Kaab, son of Lo’eh, son of Ghalib, son of Fahr, son of Malik, son of Quraysh.
Silsilat adh-Dhahab: The Naqshbandi Golden Chain
“We get permission from Shah-e Mardan he is the head of all tariqahs. Shah-e Mardan Hadrat ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib Karram Allahu Wajah isn’t it? Allahu Akbarul Akbar, Allahu Akbarul Akbar. Allahu Akbarul Akbar!”-Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani
According to Shah Wali Allah, a recognized hadith scholar and eminent Indian Naqshbandi, the biographical literature unequivocally states that Qasim ibn Muham- mad ibn Abu Bakr Siddiq could not have met Salman Farsi. Shah Wali Allah’s response is “Allah knows best”. As for the link between Hasan Basri (d. 728 CE) and ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (d.661 CE), Shah Wali Allah states the Sufis are convinced that this is a valid link, even though this cannot be proven by hadith scholars. See Shah Wali Al- lah, “Intibiah fi salasil awliya Allah”, p. 34. Additionally, Bayazid al-Bistami was born in the year 804 CE and died in the year 874 CE, while Ja’far al-Sadiq died in the year 765 CE, and Abul Hasan ‘Ali al-Kharqani, the successor of al-Bistami, was born in the year 963 CE. It is histori- cally impossible that Bayazid al-Bistami could have re- ceived initiation from Ja’far al-Sadiq, and Abul Hasan ‘Ali al-Kharqani could have been initiated by Bayazid al- Bistami. Also, Abu ‘Ali al-Farmadi, the successor of al- Kharqani was born in the year 1042 CE, while Abul Hasan ‘Ali al-Kharqani died in the year 1033/4 CE also demon- strating that it is historically impossible al-Farmadi could have received initiation from al-Kharqani. Receiv- ing directly without a living Guide as a medium, is against the very fibre of Sufism, and its methodology, and even if you claimed these individuals received initiation
through Uwaisi transmission, similar to Uwais al-Qarni, the fact remains that al-Qarni lived during the era of the Prophet Muhammad, and as such was a recipient of such transmissions, while these Saints lived in separate eras, calling into question the historic legitimacy of the pub- lished silsila of the tariqat.
Q. How do you explain these historical inconsistencies in the published Naqshbandi transmission of initiation (silsila) tracing back to the Holy Prophet ?
A. There is more than one line of transmission to the Naqshbandi Golden Chain. In the Risalat-i Qudsiyya, the book of dicta by the spiritual master Khwaja Baha al-Din Shah Naqshband (1318-1389), Khwaja Muham- mad Parsa (d. 1460) traced the spiritual genealogy of the Tariqat i-Khwajagan through three parallel lines known as the silsilat adh-dhahab (golden chain)-one leading through Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, another through ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, and a third through ‘Ali and his descendants, the biological progeny of the Prophet Muhammad.
According to “Hacegan Hanedani”, by H. L. Shushud, Istanbul 1958, originally published in “Systematics” Vol- ume 6, No. 4 March 1969 by J. G. Bennett, Sultan al- 'Arifin Bayaid al-Bistami (804-874, 77/78 CE) was initi- ated by Imam ‘Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (765-818). “The Darvishes: Or Oriental Spiritualism” By John Pair Brown, confirms on p. 141, that Bayazid al-Bistami lived until the year 874/877/878, placing him as an author- ized deputy of Imam ‘Ali ibn Musa al-Rida during the life times of the succeeding Imams from the biological progeny of the Prophet Muhammad, namely Imam Mu- hammad al-Taqi (d.835 CE), Imam ‘Ali al-Hadi (d.868
CE), Imam Hasan al-‘Askari (846–874 CE), and Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi (869-), whose birth was docu- mented by Khwaja Muhammad Parsa in Fasl al-Khitab [Arabic]: Fadhail Khulafa wa Ahl al-Bayt, on p. 592.
Bayazid al-Bistami was a follower of the teachings of Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (702–765), not his direct student. The book ‘Religion and Identity in South Asia and Be- yond: Essays in Honor of Patrick Olivelle’ lists the his- torical transmission of spiritual knowledge tracing back to Sultan al-Arifin Bayazid al-Bistami through Khwaja Abul Hasan ‘Ali al-Kharqani as the following on p. 292,
1.Sultan al-'Arifin Bayazid al-Bistami (804-877/78) 2.Khwaja Muhammad al-Maghrabi (864-) 3.Khwaja al-’Arabi Abu Yazid al-‘Ishqi Iraqi (917-) 4.Khwaja Abul Mudhaffar at-Turk at-Tusi (938-) 5.Khwaja Abul Hasan ‘Ali ibn Ja’far ibn Salman al- Kharqani (963-1034).
Among other books, in the Maqamat Mazhari, Shah Ghulam ‘Ali Mawlana ‘Abd Allah ad-Dahlawi (1778- 1826), the teacher of Mawlana Khalid al-Baghdadi (1779– 1827), documented Khwaja Sayyid Abul Qasim al-Jurjani (-1058) as the link connecting Khwaja Abu ‘Ali al- Farmadi (1042/3-1085) to Khwaja Abul Hasan al- Kharqani (d. 1034).
The following is a more historically accurate transmis- sion of the silsalat down to the venerable Khwaja Baha al-Din Naqshband Bukhari. Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani was the fortieth generation GrandShaykh of the Naqshbandi Order.
1.Sultan al-'Arifin Bayazid al-Bistami (804- 877/78)
2.Khwaja Muhammad al-Maghrabi (864-)
3.al-’Arabi Abu Yazid al-‘Ishqi al-Iraqi(917-)
4.Abul Mudhaffar at-Turk at-Tusi (938-)
5.Abul Hasan ‘Ali ibn Ja’far ibn Salman al- Kharqani (963-1034)
6.al-Sayyid Abul Qasim al-Jurjani (-1058)
7.Abu ‘Ali al-Farmadi (1042/3-1085)
8.Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Hamadani (1048/49- 1141)
9.Abul 'Abbas, al-Khidr (-present)
10.‘Abdul Khaliq al-Ghujdawani (-1180)
11.‘Arif ar-Riwakri (-1219)
12.Khwaja Mahmud al-Anjir al-Faghnawi (-1315)
13. ‘Ali ar-Ramitani (1198-1315/1321)
14.Muhammad Baba as-Samasi (-1354)
15.as-Sayyid Amir al-Kulal (-1370)
16.Khwaja Baha’uddin Bukhari Shah Naqshband (1318-1389)
17.‘Ala’uddin al-Bukhari al-Attar (-1400)
18.Yaqub al-Charkhi (-1447)
19.'Ubaydullah al-Ahrar (1403/4-1490)
20.Muhammad az-Zahid (-1530)
21.Darwish Muhammad (-1562)
22.Muhammad Khwaja al-Amkanaki (-1600)
23.Muhammad al-Baqi bi-l-Lah (1565-1603)
24.Ahmad as-Sirhindi (1563-1624)
25. Muhammad al-Ma'sum (1598/99-1668)
26.Muhammad Sayf al-Din al- Mujaddidi (1639/40-1684)
27.as-Sayyid Nur Muhammad al-Badawani (- 1722)
28.Shamsuddin Habib Allah (1699/1700-17981)
29.Shah Ghluam ‘Ali ‘Abd Allah ad- Dahlawi (1745-1824)
30.Mawlana Dhiya al-Din Khalid al- Baghdadi (1778-1826)
31.Shaykh Ismail Muhammad ash-Shirwani (- 1839)
32.Khas Muhammad ash-Shirwani (1786-1844)
33.Muhammad Effendi al-Yaraghi (1777-1848)
34.al-Sayyid Jamal al-Din al-Ghumuqi al- Husayni (1788-1869)
35.Abu Ahmad as-Sughuri (1789-1882)
36.Abu Muhammad al-Madani (1835-1913)
37.al-Sayyid Sharaf al-Din ad-Daghestani (1875- 1936)
38.Sultan ul-Awliya Mawlana ‘Abd Allah al- Fa’iz ad-Daghestani (1891-1973)
39.Sultan ul-Awliya al-Qutb ul-Ghawth, Shaykh al-Ishraq, Shaykh al-Akbar al-Sayyid al- Sharif Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil an-Naqshbandi al-Haqqani al-Qubrusi (1922-2014)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sayyid A. Amiruddin is an authorized Khalifah of the late Naqshbandi Sufi Grand Master Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, with over twenty-three degrees of Ijazahs from him since 2002. In March of 2013, Shaykh Nazim authorized Sayyid Amiruddin in the ‘Aliid transmission of the Most Distinguished Naqshbandi Sufi Order.
In her book “Pain and Grace: A Study of Two Mystical Writers of Eighteenth-Century Muslim India” p. 32, Dr. Annemarie Schimmel wrote: “Khwaja Mir Dard’s family, like many nobles, from Bukhara; led their pedigree back to Baha’uddin Naqshband, after whom the Naqshbandi order is named, and who was a descendant, in the 13th generation of the 11th…imam al-Hasan al-Askari.”
Like the venerable Baha al-Din Naqshband, Sayyid A. Amiruddin is a direct lineal descendant of al-Hasan al-
‘Askari. Also, Sayyid's maternal grandmother paternally descends from al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib through the family of Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, thereby making him a descendant of eleven out of the twelve imams of the biological progeny of the Prophet.
Sayyid has advised Canadian officals on policy related matters since 2005. He was personally called upon by the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, has spoke at conferences alongside the US Vice President Al Gore, and some of Canada’s leading intellectuals, and was called to testifiy before the Senate of Canada.
Sayyid Amiruddin has made over one hundred and ten national media appearances, is mentioned by name in the WikiLeaks Cables, and is cited as an ‘inspirational leader’ in the “Laurier M.A. Journal on Religion And Culture”.
In 2013, His Eminence Qutb al-Aqtab al-Sayyid al-Sharif Mawlana Shaykh Adnan Kabbani predicted Sayyid would be "one of the main inheritors of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim and the Naqshbandi Sufi Way", while his brother, His Eminence Madad ul-Haqq al-Sayyid al- Sharif Dr. Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani declared in writing after the passing of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani in 2014, Sayyid A. Amiruddin was "one of the forty deputies of Mahdi 'alayhi salam".
Ottoman Era: Names of the illustrious Twelve Imams of Ahl al-Bayt dynasty at the Prophet's Grand Mosque in al- Haram al-Sharif Madinat al-Munawwara
The names of the Twelve Imams dynasty of the biologi- cal descendants of the Prophet Muhammad at the Prophet’s Grand Mosque, al-Haram al-Sharif Masjid An- Nabawi sallallahu ‘alayhi wa aalihi wa sallam Madinat al-Munawwara from the Ottoman era.
Included below are the names; ‘Ali al-Murtadha, Hasan as-Sibt, Husayn as-Sibt, Muhammad al-Baqir, Musa al- Kadhim, Muhammad al-Taqi, ‘Ali an-Naqi, Hasan al- ‘Askari, and Muhammad al-Mahdi. Two of the three remaining names (written as) Zayn al-‘Abidin, and Ja’far al-Sadiq, are in the first Sahn, opposite the names Ham- zah, and Sa’ad ibn Abi Waqqas, while the names ‘Ali al- Rida, and Muhammad al-Mahdi are in the second Sahn, between the names of ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud and Anas ibn Malik.
Hudhur Ma Shaykh & Rabita Sharifa Method by Sultan ul-Awliya al-Sayyid Mawlana Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani qadasAllahu sirrahul 'aziz
Inshallah this is a technique which will be useful to all of you after I leave your physical presence and go away. You will be in need of this technique. In this life, our physical meetings shall come and go. It is not possible for a person to always be in company with another person, whether they be husband and wife, parents and children, brothers and sisters or among the most beloved one. A person may never desire to be far away from his loved ones. However, it is written that it should take place, Kiraq, means separation and at sometimes everyone must enter and depart. As far as our physical bodies are concerned it is written that we cannot be together always. It is just not possible. However, spiritually we have been given a power and technique by Allah Almighty to be always together at anytime that anyone may ask for such a meeting. This is possible because our spirituality has a possibility to be in connection. When we remember that person, our spiritual being always will be able to be in such a connection with that person.
These connections have so many levels. Perfect Awliya are always in connection with RasulAllah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). Anytime they want such a connection they should find themselves immediately in the holy presence of RasulAllah (sal lallahu alaihi wa salam). They never leave RasulAllah’s spiritual presence. This technique is known as Hudhur Ma Rasul – that is; connection with the Holy Prophet
upon whom be peace, people belonging to Tariqat are stepping in this direction to obtain such a connection.
As we are just beginners, we should first practice an easy way. This easy way is Hudur-Ma-Shaykh; that is to be in connection with your Shaykh. Anytime that you think of your Shaykh, you may say “I am in the holy presence of my Grand Shaykh”. At first you may not see him, but a feeling of his presence may be felt by you. These feelings are of different levels. A simple connection is to feel your Shaykh’s presence always then gradually you may come to the level of feeling the breathing of your Shaykh. Then further on you may see your Shaykh in front of you making the Dhikr ‘Allah, Allah’ and thereby giving power to you and you look at him and follow him. Then you will be present with your Shaykh for your entire life. Thereafter you shall find yourself in the presence of the whole circle of the lovers of your Grand Shaykh.
Then when that connection becomes perfect you will be able to see your Shaykh sitting with you, coming with you, going with you, being with you, being in you and surrounding you, then the Shaykh shall be in you. You will then become changed to the personality of your Shaykh. That is known as Fana-u-fi-Shaykh. You will leave your being and the personality and power of your Shaykh will appear through yourself and then you become the Representative of your Shaykh. Then, your Shaykh, through that personality will take you to the Holy Presence of RasulAllah (sal lallahu alaihi wa salam). Then RasulAllah (sal lallahu alaihi wa salam) will dress you in his spiritual body and then you will become the Representative of RasulAllah (sal lallahu alaihi wa salam). RasulAllah (sal lallahu alaihi wa salam)
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is Dhahir, He appears through yourself. Then, RasulAllah (sal lallahu alaihi wa salam) will take you to Hudhur-al-Haq (the presence of The Truth, to the Divine Presence of The Lord Allah Almighty). Allah Almighty will then dress you with Divine Light and then you become annihilated in Allah (Fana-u-fillah). Then you will be leaving everything in yourself and Divine Lights will appear through yourself and you will then become Khalifatullah (Representative of Allah). You shall then represent Allah to the whole universe and then He shall give this power to you (ayat) “tassarusal tasliq”– that is to be able to do everything throughout the whole of creation and through all the universes according to His Divine Will. That is Khalifatullah. All the Laws and Shariat that has been sent down through the Prophets and Ambiyas are to teach people and guide people to this station. When you reach the station of Khalifatullah, you achieve the final aim of all Shariat and all Tariqat.
Sultan ul-Awliya al-Qutb ul-Ghawth, Shaykh al-Ishraq,
Shaykh al-Akbar al-Sayyid al-Sharif Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil an-Naqshbandi al-Haqqani al- Qubrusi qadsasAllahu sirraul 'aziz (1922-2014)
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avier, the rhinoceros surpasses it, but the hippopo- tamus is even bigger. When you look into their faces, they are really strange. Their creator has made them in that way. They don't claim any greatness, they don't say "But I am much heavier", or "My looks are more charm- ing." They don't claim anything.Their heads are drawn in, they never raise them, in the forests they eat either plants or other animals. What is their standing? None. Greatness,
O Shah-e Mardan, how wonderfully you expressed it. how eloquently you described it, the greatness of today, of what they call 21st century. Their great ones are in the newspapers, which make them great. Today they make them great. Tomorrow they throw them out. Well, what's that? If he was gold yesterday, he is still gold today. That means, he is not gold. If you were gold, the people would have kept you. But you are not gold. Because you are not gold, because you have no value, they tear you up, maybe even wipe their backside with it. Their posters, hung up on the wall yesterday, today they are taken down torn up and thrown away. That is not greatness!
Don't claim to be great. O people, the calamity which has befallen mankind is caused by their claims of great- ness. Shaytan deceives the people of the 21st century, saying "I will make you great. Come with me. "Let's find a party and elect one from amongst us." This man, this great man, well, where did he come from? "He came from thingy, man, from Pasinler village", or "from such- and-such a city, from Persia" or, "he came from the tribe
of a blessed one." "Does that make him great?" "He be- came great. He's a great one." But how did this great- ness come about? "Well, an elephant is weightier than you?" "Heavier, but, "Let’s choose him then. It won’t hurt." Tell the newspaper to print it. Tell them, that to- day greatness belongs to elephants. This is a new revela- tion. O Shah-e Mardan print it, don't be afraid. God forbid! Does Shah-e Mardan fear? When he lion- heartedly draws his sword Dhul-Fiqar, he could cut with a single blow the heads of posteron- the-wall-heroes like you. The one, whose head is being cut, what about him? He told the other one to write in the newspapers, so he will be greater, to show in that box of Shaytan's, look, in this place he did that, look, in that place he cut the ribbon, look, in this place he held a speech, look, in that place he chatted some nonsense, look, here he told some stories to appease the public. What did he do? His deeds are all in the toilet. There is nothing one could grasp.
I'm ashamed in front of Allah to say it, but I shall ar- range for a djinn to haunt those who claim greatness so it will run down their pants, they can't hold their filth any longer and it will run out from the bottom of their trousers, when they go to their session of parliament.
They are being sold as really great, but just like for Ni- mrod before he was brought to fall, to teach them a les- son regarding their ways there are thousands of subservient spirits. These spirits, they are like fire, no one can interfere with them. They will be taught a les- son: Is Islam the truth? Or is it false? The way they stick to, is it the truth? Or is it false? Those made great by hanging their posters on the walls are considered great because of these posters, But posters on the walls don't make great men! We have to look at the works, they
have done. If you are gold, gold does not need advertis- ing. But if you're fake, made from plastic, they have to hang you up on every wall, informing people he is like this, he is like that. Well, gold, does it need any adver- tising? Gold is gold. Be it a ring, be it a bracelet, or a necklace, gold is gold. It's value does not diminish.
But who are those, who mix with people and are full of self-imortance those great ones according to the papers, great ones of the 21st century? Those, whose newspaper pictures are stuck up on the walls those, whose names appear with their photographs in the headlines, they are not great. For greatness you have to search. Gold is not presented to you by the newspapers. Be gold, become gold! Our Master (blessings and peace be upon him) came, - Masha' Allah, O Shah-e Mardan - our Master, upon whom the noble Quran, was sent down, coming from the throne of the All-Merciful. That's why our Master (upon him be blessings and peace) said, "Do not make pictures of me! You'll not be able to portray me "adequately. There can be no picture of me. "I am not someone, whose picture can be taken." He forbade it. Our Master forbade making someone great through pic- tures. People of our times are today made great with newspapers, to be thrown into the toilet tomorrow.
"Become a human being" says Shah-e Mardan. O blessed Shah-e Mardan, may Allah open for you the ground, to clean away the liars. "Soon it will be", he told me. "The days are near, when none of the liars will be left. We will clean up East and West and spread news of those to whom Allah, the Exalted, has granted great- ness, we'll announce them, let them be known: 'Look, O people, who is really great!' Those, who have their sta- tues erected, their posters made, people making false statements, they cannot be great!" Get your heads
straight. In which place are you going to end up? It'll be the place, where all people eating food have to go, the toilet. It will be the toilet.
O Allah! Look, this theme evolved a nice way. It is an untouched subject, teaching good manners, "Adab Ya Hu". "Watch your manners!" Keep good manners, so you don't come running later, having ended up in the toilet, because you claimed "I am this, I am that." So don't claim greatness, don't claim greatness! May Allah forgive us.
Our distinguished Shaykh told a story of one of the friends of Allah, which Shah-e Mardan also relates, ac- cording to which a blessed one came into one of these places they call coffee shops, to have some coffee or tea. Looking around he noticed someone sitting there, with his headgear tucked over his eyes like this, one foot over the other, without paying any attention, who came or went. The way the man was sitting, his dagger had slipped up and down below his private parts were show- ing, while he had his legs stretched out one over the other. The person entering the coffee shop was one of the Shaykhs. Shaykh Efendi told me this. He saw the man, sitting there with his felt hat pulled halfway over his face, not greeting anyone coming in or going out. So he sat down next to him. "My son", he said, "why do you make such a show of your greatness here?, as if to say, 'I am great, I have a lot to show, I am this or I am that'. This dagger of yours also reaches down to your thing. My son", he said, "don't you ever have to use the toilet?" This is what he had to say. The man immediately kissed his feet and hands. "No one has taught us anything" he said "They have deceived us with fake pictures on the walls, with fake titles", he said. "O blessed servant of Allah, you have woken me up. From you I learn good
manners. Come, let me kiss your hand!" "I have no hand for you to kiss, my son", he replied "Just look after your- self. You'll find someone to set you straight."
Adab! In the assembly of the wise searching and practis- ing is demanded, knowledge comes at the end, first you need good manners, first comes Adab! Adab Ya Hu! Let it be written in handwriting, not in print. Yes. Let it be written in handwriting and put it up on your front door! Hang it up at your workplace, let them learn good man- ners, so they may enter the realm of human beings. O Shah-e Mardan, forgive us.
O beloved brethren of Shah-e Mardan, close compa- nions of Shah-e Mardan, Salamu- Llah alaykum, may the peace of Allah be upon all of us! May we flourish here and hereafter. Only a human being who knows humaneness is really human. Who does not know hu- maneness is an animal. Those people who are made great by pictures on the walls or in the papers are not really great. Today they are considered great, tomorrow, people use their picture to clean themselves.
O Shah-e Mardan, here you are. Such valuable advice you gave to us. So let us say, "Bismillahir Rahmanir Ra- him. My Lord, make it easy, don't make it hard, my Lord, complete it with goodness!" We have set out on our way for the sake of Allah, our destination is the presence of our Gracious Protector. Let us go in a clean state. Let us go well mannered. Let us not go as barba- rians or liars. Let us go into His presence as gold, not as manure! Manure is not allowed into the palace. Gold gets in, but manure mustn't enter the palace.
The palaces of our Ottoman forefathers were spotlessly clean, no dirt there whatsoever. But their treasury was
full of gold. They would give without counting. Take a shovel full, take a shovel full from these treasures. Masses of gold. Take as much as you can! Get out and go! But if they (today's rulers) have to give five liras, they sent you running around for five days. Pushing, shoving here and there, until you finally get five liras, which are not enough for anything. You'll get your les- son! Be it Turks or Persians, they'll get their lesson, Arabs or Abyssinians, they'll get their lesson. If at all, you'll be put into the lowest category of human beings, the next category after you are animals. All success is from Allah Most High. O Shah-e Mardan, what wonder- ful advice you've given to us, may your rank be elevated. Let your gaze rest upon us. Pray for us to hold on to what you've let us hear. O Shah-e Mardan, O beloved brethren of Shah-e Mardan. Welcome to the close com- panions of Shah-e Mardan. Welcome, welcome, wel- come! Al-Fatiha.
Chapter Summary
- It is not really obvious who is what. Edeb Ya Hu! (Keep good manners, O He!)
- That's exactly what is needed. People have no manners. Youngsters in particular.
- As-Salamu alaykum! O attenders, sitting at Shah-e Mardan's bounteous table, observing Shah-e Mardan's bravery, learning about it, ask- ing for a portion of his light. Who takes a por- tion from his light, does not take light from other ways. A human being without light is like a pitch-black piece of coal. The only thing it's good for is to burn in the fire.
- Beloved brethren of Shah-e Mardan. The Sultan of the domain of true men, is Shah-e Mardan. How delightful it is to sit in his assembly, to share in his exploits, his marvelous works and righteous traits. He has appeared, Shah-e Mar- dan.
- He provides training, teaching the ways of goodness in his court, Shah-e Mardan, he's wait- ing at the training grounds. After performing morning prayers if you can sit somewhere til su- nrise, or if you don't have that much time be it in a coffee shop, at a shrine, in a tekke (lodge), or a caravansary, be ready! Do not go to sleep! Behold the majestic greatness of your Lord! Let them teach you the majestic Greatness of the Exalted, the Most High.
- Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. It was granted to some Prophets for a righteous deed, then it was taken away. The Prophet Ibrahim ('alayhi salam)
pronounced the Basmalah and the fire died down. The Prophet Suleiman ('alayhi salam) pronounced the Basmalah and the throne of Bilqis, the Queen of Sheba apparared. They were granted to use it once in instances of necessity. But our Kingly Messenger, the beloved of Allah Most High, our glorious leader Muhammad al- Mustafa (Allah bless him and grant him peace), we belong to his nation, the Basmalah was sent down for us and not taken away afterwards.
- It was sent down for Prophet Nuh ('alayhi sa- lam) and he was saved.
- What determines a person’s greatness or low position, is that some people are like gold, oth- ers are like dirt.
- Real greatness is sent down for true servants from heavens. But fake greatness, is found in the papers. With plenty of pictures, titles and pompous display.
- Ours has lost all greatness, what greatness is there left? One can say that Sultan 'Abd al- Hamid II possessed greatness, but the greatness of those who are awarded greatness by newspa- pers Mehmet, my son, do you understand this point? The greatness of the 21st century, from where do its great personalities receive their greatness? The newspapers award them their greatness. Big fat pictures in the papers, "Well, he went there. Oh, he came here, and he did this, he did that. But in reality the one called great in the papers isn't great at all.
- Some people who are short wear especially high heeled shoes to appear taller than they are. In our days all those who are considered great by
the newspapers belong to this kind of people putting high heels under their shoes.
- These are the people who rule the world - abso- lutely blind! They're unable to control them- selves, how can they reign over the world?
- Shah-e Mardan, we are gratefully obliged to you, for inspiring us, for your explanations. Who holds the rank of greatness? Greatness is not de- termined by pictures in the newspapers, nor by false titles. Yesterday he was the top deputy. To- day they threw him out. Well, what happened to greatness?
- Gold is not presented to you by the newspapers. Be gold, become gold!
- Only a human being who knows humaneness is really human. Who does not know humaneness is an animal. Those people who are made great by pictures on the walls or in the papers are not really great. Today they are considered great, tomorrow, people use their picture to clean themselves.
- The palaces of our Ottoman forefathers were spotlessly clean, no dirt there whatsoever. But their treasury was full of gold. They would give without counting. Take a shovel full, take a sho- vel full from these treasures. Masses of gold. Take as much as you can! Get out and go! But if they (today's rulers) have to give five liras, they sent you running around for five days. Pushing, shoving here and there, until you finally get five liras, which are not enough for anything.
Khwaja Baha al-Din’s Lineage
Kufic pattern; Allah, Muhammad, ‘Ali
In her book “Pain and Grace: A Study of Two Mystical Writers of Eighteenth-Century Muslim India” p. 32, Dr. Annemarie Schimmel wrote: “Khwaja Mir Dard’s family, like many nobles, from Bukhara; led their pedigree back to Baha’uddin Naqshband, after whom the Naqshbandi order is named, and who was a descendant, in the 13th generation of the 11th…imam al-Hasan al-Askari.”
The venerable Khwaja Baha-al-Din Shah Naqshband’s (qadas Allahu sirraul ‘aziz) biological paternal lineage is described as follows: al-Sayyid Baha al-Din Shah Naqshband Bukhari, son of al-Sayyid Muhammad Bukhari, son of al-Sayyid Jalal-ud-Din, son of al-Sayyid Burhan-ud-Din, son of al-Sayyid ‘Abd Allah, son of al- Sayyid Zayn al-’Abidin, son of al-Sayyid Qasim, son of al-Sayyid Sha’ban, son of al-Sayyid Burhan-ud-Din, son
of al- Sayyid Mahmud, son of al-Sayyid Bulaq, son of al- Sayyid Taqi Sufi Khalwati, son of al-Sayyid Fakhr-al- Din, son of al-Sayyid ‘Ali Akbar, son of al-Imam Hasan al-‘Askari, son of al-Imam ‘Ali al-Hadi, son of al- Imam Muhammad al-Taqi, son of al-Imam ‘Ali ar-Rida, son of al-Imam Musa al-Kadhim, son of al-Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq, son of al-Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, son of al- Imam ‘Ali Zayn al-’Abidin, son of al-Imam Husayn ibn ‘Ali, son of Haydar ul-Karrar al-Imam ‘Ali, son of Hadrat Abi-Talib, son of ‘Abd al-Muttallib, son of Hashim, son of ‘Abd al-Manaf, son of Qusai, son of Kilab, son of Marrah, son of Kaab, son of Lo’eh, son of Ghalib, son of Fahr, son of Malik, son of Quraysh.
Silsilat adh-Dhahab: The Naqshbandi Golden Chain
“We get permission from Shah-e Mardan he is the head of all tariqahs. Shah-e Mardan Hadrat ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib Karram Allahu Wajah isn’t it? Allahu Akbarul Akbar, Allahu Akbarul Akbar. Allahu Akbarul Akbar!”-Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani
According to Shah Wali Allah, a recognized hadith scholar and eminent Indian Naqshbandi, the biographical literature unequivocally states that Qasim ibn Muham- mad ibn Abu Bakr Siddiq could not have met Salman Farsi. Shah Wali Allah’s response is “Allah knows best”. As for the link between Hasan Basri (d. 728 CE) and ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (d.661 CE), Shah Wali Allah states the Sufis are convinced that this is a valid link, even though this cannot be proven by hadith scholars. See Shah Wali Al- lah, “Intibiah fi salasil awliya Allah”, p. 34. Additionally, Bayazid al-Bistami was born in the year 804 CE and died in the year 874 CE, while Ja’far al-Sadiq died in the year 765 CE, and Abul Hasan ‘Ali al-Kharqani, the successor of al-Bistami, was born in the year 963 CE. It is histori- cally impossible that Bayazid al-Bistami could have re- ceived initiation from Ja’far al-Sadiq, and Abul Hasan ‘Ali al-Kharqani could have been initiated by Bayazid al- Bistami. Also, Abu ‘Ali al-Farmadi, the successor of al- Kharqani was born in the year 1042 CE, while Abul Hasan ‘Ali al-Kharqani died in the year 1033/4 CE also demon- strating that it is historically impossible al-Farmadi could have received initiation from al-Kharqani. Receiv- ing directly without a living Guide as a medium, is against the very fibre of Sufism, and its methodology, and even if you claimed these individuals received initiation
through Uwaisi transmission, similar to Uwais al-Qarni, the fact remains that al-Qarni lived during the era of the Prophet Muhammad, and as such was a recipient of such transmissions, while these Saints lived in separate eras, calling into question the historic legitimacy of the pub- lished silsila of the tariqat.
Q. How do you explain these historical inconsistencies in the published Naqshbandi transmission of initiation (silsila) tracing back to the Holy Prophet ?
A. There is more than one line of transmission to the Naqshbandi Golden Chain. In the Risalat-i Qudsiyya, the book of dicta by the spiritual master Khwaja Baha al-Din Shah Naqshband (1318-1389), Khwaja Muham- mad Parsa (d. 1460) traced the spiritual genealogy of the Tariqat i-Khwajagan through three parallel lines known as the silsilat adh-dhahab (golden chain)-one leading through Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, another through ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, and a third through ‘Ali and his descendants, the biological progeny of the Prophet Muhammad.
According to “Hacegan Hanedani”, by H. L. Shushud, Istanbul 1958, originally published in “Systematics” Vol- ume 6, No. 4 March 1969 by J. G. Bennett, Sultan al- 'Arifin Bayaid al-Bistami (804-874, 77/78 CE) was initi- ated by Imam ‘Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (765-818). “The Darvishes: Or Oriental Spiritualism” By John Pair Brown, confirms on p. 141, that Bayazid al-Bistami lived until the year 874/877/878, placing him as an author- ized deputy of Imam ‘Ali ibn Musa al-Rida during the life times of the succeeding Imams from the biological progeny of the Prophet Muhammad, namely Imam Mu- hammad al-Taqi (d.835 CE), Imam ‘Ali al-Hadi (d.868
CE), Imam Hasan al-‘Askari (846–874 CE), and Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi (869-), whose birth was docu- mented by Khwaja Muhammad Parsa in Fasl al-Khitab [Arabic]: Fadhail Khulafa wa Ahl al-Bayt, on p. 592.
Bayazid al-Bistami was a follower of the teachings of Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (702–765), not his direct student. The book ‘Religion and Identity in South Asia and Be- yond: Essays in Honor of Patrick Olivelle’ lists the his- torical transmission of spiritual knowledge tracing back to Sultan al-Arifin Bayazid al-Bistami through Khwaja Abul Hasan ‘Ali al-Kharqani as the following on p. 292,
1.Sultan al-'Arifin Bayazid al-Bistami (804-877/78) 2.Khwaja Muhammad al-Maghrabi (864-) 3.Khwaja al-’Arabi Abu Yazid al-‘Ishqi Iraqi (917-) 4.Khwaja Abul Mudhaffar at-Turk at-Tusi (938-) 5.Khwaja Abul Hasan ‘Ali ibn Ja’far ibn Salman al- Kharqani (963-1034).
Among other books, in the Maqamat Mazhari, Shah Ghulam ‘Ali Mawlana ‘Abd Allah ad-Dahlawi (1778- 1826), the teacher of Mawlana Khalid al-Baghdadi (1779– 1827), documented Khwaja Sayyid Abul Qasim al-Jurjani (-1058) as the link connecting Khwaja Abu ‘Ali al- Farmadi (1042/3-1085) to Khwaja Abul Hasan al- Kharqani (d. 1034).
The following is a more historically accurate transmis- sion of the silsalat down to the venerable Khwaja Baha al-Din Naqshband Bukhari. Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani was the fortieth generation GrandShaykh of the Naqshbandi Order.
1.Sultan al-'Arifin Bayazid al-Bistami (804- 877/78)
2.Khwaja Muhammad al-Maghrabi (864-)
3.al-’Arabi Abu Yazid al-‘Ishqi al-Iraqi(917-)
4.Abul Mudhaffar at-Turk at-Tusi (938-)
5.Abul Hasan ‘Ali ibn Ja’far ibn Salman al- Kharqani (963-1034)
6.al-Sayyid Abul Qasim al-Jurjani (-1058)
7.Abu ‘Ali al-Farmadi (1042/3-1085)
8.Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Hamadani (1048/49- 1141)
9.Abul 'Abbas, al-Khidr (-present)
10.‘Abdul Khaliq al-Ghujdawani (-1180)
11.‘Arif ar-Riwakri (-1219)
12.Khwaja Mahmud al-Anjir al-Faghnawi (-1315)
13. ‘Ali ar-Ramitani (1198-1315/1321)
14.Muhammad Baba as-Samasi (-1354)
15.as-Sayyid Amir al-Kulal (-1370)
16.Khwaja Baha’uddin Bukhari Shah Naqshband (1318-1389)
17.‘Ala’uddin al-Bukhari al-Attar (-1400)
18.Yaqub al-Charkhi (-1447)
19.'Ubaydullah al-Ahrar (1403/4-1490)
20.Muhammad az-Zahid (-1530)
21.Darwish Muhammad (-1562)
22.Muhammad Khwaja al-Amkanaki (-1600)
23.Muhammad al-Baqi bi-l-Lah (1565-1603)
24.Ahmad as-Sirhindi (1563-1624)
25. Muhammad al-Ma'sum (1598/99-1668)
26.Muhammad Sayf al-Din al- Mujaddidi (1639/40-1684)
27.as-Sayyid Nur Muhammad al-Badawani (- 1722)
28.Shamsuddin Habib Allah (1699/1700-17981)
29.Shah Ghluam ‘Ali ‘Abd Allah ad- Dahlawi (1745-1824)
30.Mawlana Dhiya al-Din Khalid al- Baghdadi (1778-1826)
31.Shaykh Ismail Muhammad ash-Shirwani (- 1839)
32.Khas Muhammad ash-Shirwani (1786-1844)
33.Muhammad Effendi al-Yaraghi (1777-1848)
34.al-Sayyid Jamal al-Din al-Ghumuqi al- Husayni (1788-1869)
35.Abu Ahmad as-Sughuri (1789-1882)
36.Abu Muhammad al-Madani (1835-1913)
37.al-Sayyid Sharaf al-Din ad-Daghestani (1875- 1936)
38.Sultan ul-Awliya Mawlana ‘Abd Allah al- Fa’iz ad-Daghestani (1891-1973)
39.Sultan ul-Awliya al-Qutb ul-Ghawth, Shaykh al-Ishraq, Shaykh al-Akbar al-Sayyid al- Sharif Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil an-Naqshbandi al-Haqqani al-Qubrusi (1922-2014)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sayyid A. Amiruddin is an authorized Khalifah of the late Naqshbandi Sufi Grand Master Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, with over twenty-three degrees of Ijazahs from him since 2002. In March of 2013, Shaykh Nazim authorized Sayyid Amiruddin in the ‘Aliid transmission of the Most Distinguished Naqshbandi Sufi Order.
In her book “Pain and Grace: A Study of Two Mystical Writers of Eighteenth-Century Muslim India” p. 32, Dr. Annemarie Schimmel wrote: “Khwaja Mir Dard’s family, like many nobles, from Bukhara; led their pedigree back to Baha’uddin Naqshband, after whom the Naqshbandi order is named, and who was a descendant, in the 13th generation of the 11th…imam al-Hasan al-Askari.”
Like the venerable Baha al-Din Naqshband, Sayyid A. Amiruddin is a direct lineal descendant of al-Hasan al-
‘Askari. Also, Sayyid's maternal grandmother paternally descends from al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib through the family of Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, thereby making him a descendant of eleven out of the twelve imams of the biological progeny of the Prophet.
Sayyid has advised Canadian officals on policy related matters since 2005. He was personally called upon by the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, has spoke at conferences alongside the US Vice President Al Gore, and some of Canada’s leading intellectuals, and was called to testifiy before the Senate of Canada.
Sayyid Amiruddin has made over one hundred and ten national media appearances, is mentioned by name in the WikiLeaks Cables, and is cited as an ‘inspirational leader’ in the “Laurier M.A. Journal on Religion And Culture”.
In 2013, His Eminence Qutb al-Aqtab al-Sayyid al-Sharif Mawlana Shaykh Adnan Kabbani predicted Sayyid would be "one of the main inheritors of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim and the Naqshbandi Sufi Way", while his brother, His Eminence Madad ul-Haqq al-Sayyid al- Sharif Dr. Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani declared in writing after the passing of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani in 2014, Sayyid A. Amiruddin was "one of the forty deputies of Mahdi 'alayhi salam".
Ottoman Era: Names of the illustrious Twelve Imams of Ahl al-Bayt dynasty at the Prophet's Grand Mosque in al- Haram al-Sharif Madinat al-Munawwara
The names of the Twelve Imams dynasty of the biologi- cal descendants of the Prophet Muhammad at the Prophet’s Grand Mosque, al-Haram al-Sharif Masjid An- Nabawi sallallahu ‘alayhi wa aalihi wa sallam Madinat al-Munawwara from the Ottoman era.
Included below are the names; ‘Ali al-Murtadha, Hasan as-Sibt, Husayn as-Sibt, Muhammad al-Baqir, Musa al- Kadhim, Muhammad al-Taqi, ‘Ali an-Naqi, Hasan al- ‘Askari, and Muhammad al-Mahdi. Two of the three remaining names (written as) Zayn al-‘Abidin, and Ja’far al-Sadiq, are in the first Sahn, opposite the names Ham- zah, and Sa’ad ibn Abi Waqqas, while the names ‘Ali al- Rida, and Muhammad al-Mahdi are in the second Sahn, between the names of ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud and Anas ibn Malik.
Hudhur Ma Shaykh & Rabita Sharifa Method by Sultan ul-Awliya al-Sayyid Mawlana Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani qadasAllahu sirrahul 'aziz
Inshallah this is a technique which will be useful to all of you after I leave your physical presence and go away. You will be in need of this technique. In this life, our physical meetings shall come and go. It is not possible for a person to always be in company with another person, whether they be husband and wife, parents and children, brothers and sisters or among the most beloved one. A person may never desire to be far away from his loved ones. However, it is written that it should take place, Kiraq, means separation and at sometimes everyone must enter and depart. As far as our physical bodies are concerned it is written that we cannot be together always. It is just not possible. However, spiritually we have been given a power and technique by Allah Almighty to be always together at anytime that anyone may ask for such a meeting. This is possible because our spirituality has a possibility to be in connection. When we remember that person, our spiritual being always will be able to be in such a connection with that person.
These connections have so many levels. Perfect Awliya are always in connection with RasulAllah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). Anytime they want such a connection they should find themselves immediately in the holy presence of RasulAllah (sal lallahu alaihi wa salam). They never leave RasulAllah’s spiritual presence. This technique is known as Hudhur Ma Rasul – that is; connection with the Holy Prophet
upon whom be peace, people belonging to Tariqat are stepping in this direction to obtain such a connection.
As we are just beginners, we should first practice an easy way. This easy way is Hudur-Ma-Shaykh; that is to be in connection with your Shaykh. Anytime that you think of your Shaykh, you may say “I am in the holy presence of my Grand Shaykh”. At first you may not see him, but a feeling of his presence may be felt by you. These feelings are of different levels. A simple connection is to feel your Shaykh’s presence always then gradually you may come to the level of feeling the breathing of your Shaykh. Then further on you may see your Shaykh in front of you making the Dhikr ‘Allah, Allah’ and thereby giving power to you and you look at him and follow him. Then you will be present with your Shaykh for your entire life. Thereafter you shall find yourself in the presence of the whole circle of the lovers of your Grand Shaykh.
Then when that connection becomes perfect you will be able to see your Shaykh sitting with you, coming with you, going with you, being with you, being in you and surrounding you, then the Shaykh shall be in you. You will then become changed to the personality of your Shaykh. That is known as Fana-u-fi-Shaykh. You will leave your being and the personality and power of your Shaykh will appear through yourself and then you become the Representative of your Shaykh. Then, your Shaykh, through that personality will take you to the Holy Presence of RasulAllah (sal lallahu alaihi wa salam). Then RasulAllah (sal lallahu alaihi wa salam) will dress you in his spiritual body and then you will become the Representative of RasulAllah (sal lallahu alaihi wa salam). RasulAllah (sal lallahu alaihi wa salam)
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is Dhahir, He appears through yourself. Then, RasulAllah (sal lallahu alaihi wa salam) will take you to Hudhur-al-Haq (the presence of The Truth, to the Divine Presence of The Lord Allah Almighty). Allah Almighty will then dress you with Divine Light and then you become annihilated in Allah (Fana-u-fillah). Then you will be leaving everything in yourself and Divine Lights will appear through yourself and you will then become Khalifatullah (Representative of Allah). You shall then represent Allah to the whole universe and then He shall give this power to you (ayat) “tassarusal tasliq”– that is to be able to do everything throughout the whole of creation and through all the universes according to His Divine Will. That is Khalifatullah. All the Laws and Shariat that has been sent down through the Prophets and Ambiyas are to teach people and guide people to this station. When you reach the station of Khalifatullah, you achieve the final aim of all Shariat and all Tariqat.
Sultan ul-Awliya al-Qutb ul-Ghawth, Shaykh al-Ishraq,
Shaykh al-Akbar al-Sayyid al-Sharif Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil an-Naqshbandi al-Haqqani al- Qubrusi qadsasAllahu sirraul 'aziz (1922-2014)
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