Monthly Archives: April 2012

Shaykh Abul Qasim Gurgani (380-450 AH)

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Talib Ghaffari

Hazrat Shaykh Abul-Qāsim ibn Alī ibn Abdullāh Gurgānī (380-450 AH), (Persian: ابو القاسم گورگانی) qaddasa-Allāhu sirrahū (may Allāh sanctify his secret) was a glorious Sufi master and gnostic of the secrets of Almighty. He is one of the grand shaykhs … Continue reading →

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Shah Ahmad Saeed Mujaddidi and the Indian Wahhabism

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Talib Ghaffari

Hazrat Shāh Ahmad Saeed Mujaddidi Naqshbandi Hanafi (1217-1277 AH) was the spiritual successor to the great Sufi master Hazrat Shāh Abdullāh alias Ghulām Ali Dehlavi (1156-1240 AH), may Allah be pleased with them. He was one of the chief scholars … Continue reading →

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Four Ahadith about Imam Rabbani Mujaddid Alf Sani Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Talib Ghaffari

Following are few Ḥadīths about Imām Rabbānī, the Mujaddid of the 2nd millenium of Islam, Shaykh Aḥmad Fārūqī Sirhindī (971-1034 AH) raḍiy-Allāhu ‘anhu (may Allāh be pleased with him). The First Ḥadīth A Ḥadīth showing the dignity of the scholars … Continue reading →

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The seven golden chains of Shaykh Muhammad Siraj ad-Din Naqshbandi (d.1915)

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Talib Ghaffari

Hazrat Khwājā Muhammad Sirāj ad-Dīn Naqshbandi Mujaddidi (1879-1915), may Allah be pleased with him, had been authorized by his shaykh and father in seven Sufi orders. Following are those seven Sufi tariqahs: The Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Mazhari tariqah The Qadri tariqah … Continue reading →

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Khulafa of Shaykh Muhammad Tāhir Bakhshi Naqshbandi

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Talib Ghaffari

Following is a short list of names from the khulafa (deputies) of Hazrat Shaykh Muhammad Tāhir Bakhshi Naqshbandi Hanafi Maturidi, popular with the name Sajjan Sāeen, the leading shaykh of Naqshbandi tariqah in Pakistan. He has about 400 deputies who … Continue reading →

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Manājāt of Khwaja Qutb-ud-Dīn Bakhtiār Kāki

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Talib Ghaffari

Manājāt of Hazrat Khwaja Qutb-ud-Dīn Bakhtiār Kākī Chishti (569-634 AH, buried in Delhi), one of the greatest Sufi masters of India, successor to Khwaja gharib-nawaz Mueenuddin Chishti, may Allah sanctify their souls. مناجات حضرت خواجه قطب الدين بختيار کاکي عليه … Continue reading →

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