KHANQAH OF SHAH-E-ATA

KHANQAH CHISHTIA MUNAMIA ABULOLAIA

Shah-e-ata has been the most famous and one of the most spiritually enlighted Sajjadanasheen of Khanqah Chishtia Munamia Abulolaia which was founded at Delhi in 7th century hijri by his great ancestor Syed Shah Tajuddin Dehlavi(d.691A.H),a disciple of Khawaja Gharibnawaz.

He reamined the sajjadanasheen of the Khanqah for 57 years from 1254A.H to 1311A.H.He succeeded his Paternal grandfather Syed Shah Ghulam Hussain Danapuri(d.1254A.H),one of the most famous disciple of Maqdum Munampak,and was succeeded by his grandson Shah Nezamuddin Chishti Munami(d.1326A.H).

As stated above the Khanqah was established in Delhi by Tajuddin Dehlavi,the disciple of Khawaja Gharibnawaz,it reamined there till the death of Shah Tajuddin Dehlavi R.A.Syed Shah Alauddin Kalpavi,the son of Tajuddin Dehlavi migrated to Kalpi,Uttar Pradesh to spread Islam and dedicated his life to the cause of Allah .One of his descendants,Shah Taqiuddin urf Budhe famously known as Badshah ke Pir migrated to Hajipur on the request of Daud Shah,the then king of that kingdom as Hajipur was the capital of that kingdom and Daud Shah a disciple of his.That is why he is remembered as Badshah ke pir.Again his son Syed Shah Qutubuddin migrated and refounded the khanqah in a locality now known as Kachauri Gali in Patna,Bihar for the same cause again:The Spread of Islam.Again in 11th century the sajjadanasheen of his time Shah Mohammad Basir R.A migrated to a place now known as Danapur,a satellite town of Patna and layed down the foundation of the Khanqah overthere.

Shah-e-ata(his father died when when he was only 11 years old) after the death of his granfather
reamained in Danapur for few years and left for Medina Munawwarain in his late 20s.After he completed his Hajj and was presented in the court of Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W)(he was betowed with the Ziyarah of Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W) in reality and not in dreams) he had no intentions to leave Medina Munawarra,the holy city of Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W).But he was ordered spiritually from Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W) to go back to Bihar and accept the responsibility as the Qutub,the spiritual leader of Gaya.That is why he is remembered as Qutb-e-Gaya(the spiritual leader of Gaya till the day of judgement).He arrived at Gaya in the year 1850A.D and laid the foundation of the Khanqah in the locality now known as Khanqah Road,Ramsagar

His son joined him in his endeaqvour to spread Islam merely at the age of 20 but 2 years before his fathers' death.But his spiritual chain continued as Shah-e-ata ordered his grandson,Shah Nezamuddin to accept baith on the hands of his father,Shah Qutubbudin.And Shah Nezamuddin got the Ijaza of the all the orders from both his father and grandfather.

The present Sajjadanasheen of the Khanqah is Amir-ul-Mashaiq Syed Shah Ghulam-e-Mustafa Chishti Munami.He is 6th sajjadansheen counting from Shah-e-ata and has been serving the Khanqah and people of Gaya since 1958.

LITERARY ACHIEVEMENTS

Shah-e-Ata was a great writer.He authored more than fifty books.He mostly wrote on Tasawwuf and Spirituality,Islamic Science of Mysticism and Spiritualism.He also wrote many biographies(Tazkira),individual and collective.His travelouge of Hajj(Safarnama-e- Hajj) is regarded as the first Safarnama-e-Hajj in Urdu language.He was also a great Hakeem and wrote a book Favaed-e-Kibria on Medical Science.Following are the name of books authored by Shah-e-ata.

1.Kanz-ul-Ansaab-printed from Hadairi Safdari press, Mumbai, 1883A.D/1300A.H. This is the most authentic and voluminous book on the Saadat (descendants of Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W)) of Bihar.
2.Masnavi-e-Sirr-e-Haq-printed from Navalkishor press,Lucknow,1292A.H
3.Kaifya-tul-Aarfeen Nisbatul Aasheqeen-printed from Al Munamia press,Khanqah Munamia,Gaya,1932A.D/1351A.H.This is the first and the most authentic Tazkira(collective biographies) of sufis of Abulolai and Munami order.This book was completed in 1259A.H but was published in the life of his great grandson Shah Hussainuddin Safi,the fourth Sajjadanasheen of Shah-e-Ata.
4.Daqiqat-us-Salekeen-Tasawwuf
5.Haqiqat-ul-Aarefeen-Tasawwuf
6.Dowazda Majlis Rasul Jamil-the biography of Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W)
7.Maulood Nabi-e-Karim Manzoom
8.Bihar Naseem Manzoom
9.Tazkira Sayyidatun Nisa-ul-Alameen Rz-the biography of Khatun-e-Jannat
10.Tazkira-e-Siddiquia
11.Tazkira-e-Farooqia
12.Tazkira-e-Usmania
13.Maulood-e-Ali-
14.Tazkira-e-Imamain
15.Tazkira-tul-Shahadatain
16.Maulood-e-Qadria
17.Shahood-e-Chishtia
18.Anwar-e-Qutbia
19.Lam'at-e-Faridia
20.Faiz-e-Nizamia
21.Israr-e-Naqshbandia
22.Maulood Sharfi
23.Aqwal-ul-Munamia
24.Kalamt-ul-Waseleen
25.Israr-e-Qamaria
26.Irshad-e-Qamaria
27.Mamulat-e-Ashraf
28.Lataffat-un-Nukat
29.Lataffat-us-Sema
30.Masniv Sirr-e-Ata
31.Masnavi Ganjeena-e-Aulia
32.Masnavi Fasana dil Pazeer
33.Majmua Qetab,for the whole year(2 vol.)
34.Mazhar-e-Israrat
35.Deed Maghrib al-Maaruf ba Hedayat-ul-Musafareen(3 vol.),the travelouge to hajj(Safarnama-e-Hajj)
36.Tazkira-tul-imam wa Imam Qair-ul-Inam
37.Malfuzat(sayings)
38.Deewan-e-Urdu
39.Deewan-e-Farsi
40.Resala Adaiya Hajj wa Salam-e-Zayarat
41.Tashreeh yazdah Kalamat-e-Naqshbandia
42.Resala-e-Som

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SPIRITUAL LINEAGE

Spiritual lineage (shijra)

The prophet of Islam Hazrat Muhammad(S.A.W)
Hazrat Ali ibn Abu Talib Rz
Hazrat Khwaja Hasan al-Basri Rz
Hazrat Khawaja Abdul Wahid Bin Zaid Abul Fadhl R.A
Hazrat Khawaja Fudhail Bin Iyadh Bin Mas'ud Bin Bishr Tameeemi R.A
Hazrat Khawaja Ibrahim Bin Adham R.A
Hazrat Khawaja Huzaifah Al-Mar’ashi R.A
Hazrat Khawaja Abu Hubairah Basri R.A
Hazrat Khawaja Mumshad Ali Dinwari R.A
Hazrat Khawaja Abu Ishaq Shami Chishti R.A
Hazrat Khawaja Abu Ahmad Abdal Chishti R.A
Hazrat Khawaja Abu Muhammad Bin Abi Ahmad Chishti R.A
Hazrat Khawaja Abu Yusuf Bin Saamaan CHishti R.A
Hazrat Khawaja Qutubuddin Maudood Chishti R.A
Hazrat Khawaja Shareef Zandani R.A
Hazrat Khawaja Usman Harooni R.A
Hazrat Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti Ajmeri R.A
Hazrat Khawaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki R.A
Hazrat Khawaja Mir Khizr Roomi chisti R.A
Hazrat Syed Najibuddin Shola Qalendar R.A
Hazrat Syed Qutbuddin Benadil Jonpuri R.A
Hazrat Syed Fazlullah urf Syed Gosa-e-Bihari R.A
Hazrat Syed Mahmood Bihari R.A
Hazrat Syed Naseeruddin Bihari R.A
Hazrat syed Taqiuddin Durvesh Bihari R.A
Hazrat Syed Nezamuddin Qutbi Bihari R.A
Hazrat Syed Ahlullah Mubarak Hussaini R.A
Hazrat Deewan Syed Shah Mohammad Jafar R.A
Hazrat Syed Shah Khaliluddin R.A
Hazrat-e-Hazir-e-Bargah-e-Laulak Maqdum Shah Mohammad Munampak R.A
Syed-ul Waselin Syed Shah Ghulam Hussain Danapuri R.A
Umdat-ul-Mutawwakkeleen Syed Shah Ata Hussain Fani Chisti Munami urf Shah Abdul Razzaq R.A

ANCESTRAL LINEAGE

Ancestral lineage

Hazrat Muhammad-e-Mustafa Ahmad-e-Mujtaba Srakar-e-doalam(S.A.W)
Maula Ali Sher-e-Khuda Rz
Imam Husayn ibn Ali Rz
Imam Ali ibn Hussain Rz
Imam Muhammad al-Baqir Rz
Hazrat Syed Abdullah Shaheed Rz
Syed Mohammad Hashim R.A
Syed Mohsin Madni R.A
Syed Jafar Madni R.A
Syed Ali Raza Madni R.A
Syed Hussain Madni R.A
Syed Ismaeil Madni R.A
Syed Ibrahim Madni R.A
Syed Abu al-Qasim R.A
Syed Hasan Tusi R.A
Syed Abdullah Tusi R.A
Syed Mohammad Yusuf Tusi R.A
Syed Mohammad Yaqub Lahori R.A
Syed Mohammad Daud Lahori R.A
Syed Mohammad Ishaq Lahori R.A
Syed Ismaeil Lahori R.A
Syed Shah Tajuddin Dehlvi R.A(d691A.H),the disciple of Khwaja Gharibnawaz and founder of Khanqah
Syed Shah Allauddin Kalpvi R.A,the disciple of Baba Faridduddin Ganjeshakar
Syed Shah Jamaluddin Kalpvi R.A
Syed Mohammad Kalpvi R.A(d812A.H),the disciple of Khawaja Nasiruddin Chiragh-e-Dehlavi
Syed Shah Jalaluddin R.A
Syed Shah Taqiuddin urf Budhe R.A
Syed Shah Qutbuddin R.A
Syed Shah Sadr Jahan R.A
Syed Shah Hussaini R.A
Syed Shah Mohammad Basir R.A(a1126A.H)
Syed-ul-MAjzubeen Syed Shah Mohammad Yasin R.A
Syed Shah Waliullah R.A
Syed-ul-Waselin Syed Shah Ghulam Hussain Danapuri R.A(d1254A.H)
Syed Shah Sultan Ahmed Shaheed R.A
Umdat-ul-Mutawwakkeleen Syed Shah Ata Hussain Fani Chishti R.A