Atai order

A list of different Sufis and Khanqahs practising Atai order as their primary Sufi order.

1. Khanqah Chishtia Munamia, Gaya, Bihar. This khanqah was established by Syed Shah Tajuddin Dehlavi, a direct disciple of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Delhi in early 7th century A.D. Another Khanqah of Chishti Nezami order founded by Syed Shah Jahangir Rizvi Chishti Danapuri merged into it when Syed Shah Yaseen Danapuri became combined Sajjadanahsin of his father, Syed Shah Muhammad Baqar Azeemabadi and his maternal grandfather, Syed Shah Mamhamid Rizvi Danapuri. After multiple migrations starting from Delhi to Kalpi, Uttar Pradesh and spreaded over generations, the combined Khanqah was finally refounded at Gaya by Syed Shah Ata Hussain Fani(hereafter referred to as Shah-e-ata) at Gaya in 1845 A.D. It is currently headed by Maulana Syed Shah Sabahuddin Chishti Atai.

2. Khanqah Chishtia Maududia, Sheikhpura, Nawada, Bihar. This khanqah was founded by Khwaja Abdullah Chishti Bhakkari, a descendant of Khwaja Qutubuddin Maudud Chishti. He migrated from Bhakkar, Sindh and founded the Khanqah at Sheikhpura, Bihar in early sixth century. This Khanqah practises the ancestral Chishti order of Abdullah Chishti Bhakkari through Shah Ata Hussain Fani as the primary spiritual lineage. This Khanqah is currently headed by Syed Shah Ainuddin Chishti Atai.

3.Khanqah Qamaria Munamia, Meetanghat, Patna, Bihar. This Khanqah was founded by Ala Hazrat Syed Shah Qamruddin Hussain who was the maternal uncle(Mamu) and was one of the two direct spiritual mentors of Shah-e-ata. Both also belonged to the same lineage, tracing their paternal ancestry to the second son of Syed Shah Yaseen Danapuri. The present campus of Khanqah also hosts the shrine of famous 18th century Sufi saint Maqdum Munampak and the mosque built by Mulla Meetan and is headed by Syed Shah Shamimuddin Munami Atai.

4.Khanqah Mazahiria, Abgila, Gaya, Bihar. This Khanqah was founded in late 19th century A.D. by Syed Shah Qazi Mazahir Imam, a direct disciple of Shah-e-ata and a descendant of famous 14th century Sufi, Mir Syed Ali Hamdani. The Khanqah is currently headed by one of his great grandson Syed Shah Qazi Najam Imam who has Khilafat from Syed Shah Waris Imam s/o Qazi Mazahir Imam and also from Amir ul Mashaiq Syed Shah Ghulam e Mustafa Chishti Atai.

5.Khanqah Nazeeria, Danapur, Bihar. This Khanqah was founded by Syed Shah Nazeer Hussain who was a cousin nephew of Shah-e-ata. He was actually murid from his maternal uncle but completed his sulook from Shah-e-ata and was eventually awarded the Khilafat. His great grandson Syed Shah Tajuddin Danapuri didn't have Khilafat from his father Syed Shah Ilyas Danpuri. Syed Shah Nazeer Hussain gave the Ijaza of the orders of Shah-e-ata to Syed Shah Hussainuddin Atai(Shah-e-ata's successor at that time). Thus, Tajuddin Danpuri was awarded the Khilafat of Atai Nazeeri branch from Shah HUssainuddin's son Amir ul Mashaiq to continue the lineage in his Khanqah.

6.Khanqah Qadria Ataia Nudratia, Saeedpur, Burdwan, West Bengal. This Khanqah was founded by Syed Shah Qabil Baghdadi, a descendant of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani in 1541 A.D. Shah Nudrat Hussain Burdwani, a later descendant of Sheikh Qabil Baghdadi became a direct disciple of Shah-e-ata. As he was Qadri by paternal lineage, Shah-e-ata got him initiated in the Qadria Mannania lineage. Although his order discontinued after a while, his grandson Syed Shah Zia ul Hassan got initiated in the same order by Shah-e-ata's great grandson Syed Shah Hussainuddin Atai. Since then the order has continued and is currently headed by Syed Shah Fazl ur Rahman Atai. 

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Spiritual Lineage 6

Abulolaiya order

The first of its kind in the Indian sub-continent, Abulolaiya order emerged as the amalgamation of Chishtia and Naqshbandia order in northern India. The order emerged during the mid of eleventh century hijri in Agra and over the past four centuries has spread its influence all around the sub-continent.

The order is mistaken by a few to be an offshoot of Chishtia or Naqshbandia. It actually is a perfect example of amalgamation of two entirely different Sufi orders, the Chishtia and Naqshbandia into one. The eponymous sufi of this order is known as Syed Abulola Akbarabadi or Syedna Abulola or simply as Syedna Sarkar by the locals of Agra where he lived and was buried after his death.

Syedna Abulola was highly inclined towards the Chishti practise of Sema and also towards the towering spiritual personality of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. The amalgamation happened in a way that Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti bestowed his spiritual blessings on Syedna Abulola but spiritually ordered the latter to accept the bait on the hands of Syed Abdullah as it is mandatory, for gaining spiritual enlightenment, to be associated officially(murid) with an order. Syedna Abulola hesitated as Syed Abdullah followed Naqshbandi way of Sufism which strictly prohibits Sema, which the former enjoyed just like the Chishtis. He said to Khwaja Gharibnawaz about this matter. The spiritual discourse between Khwaja  Moinuddin Chishti and Syedna Abuolola ended when the former said, "He will give you the ijaza(permission) of Sema". Thus, Syedna Abulola got initiated in Naqshbandia order directly and took spiritual lessons from Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti through Owaisiat(when a dead sufi teaches a living sufi through spiritual means of dreams and meditation, etc.) The latter also awarded him Owaisi khilafat(the khilafat awarded by a dead sufi to a living sufi in which the latter could initiate pupils but can not give permission to others to initiate further during the living sufi's lifetime).

When Syedna himself became a master of Sufism, he practised Sema just like Chishtis, initiated pupils into either of the two orders he had permission of and amalgamated all the major teachings of both the Naqshbandiya and Chishtia order. This beautiful amalgamation came to be known as Abulolai order. This order produced many great Sufis such as Syed Muhammad Kalpvi, Syed Dost Muhammad, Shah Farhad Dehlavi, Syed Burhanuddin Khudanuma and many others. The era of Maqdum Munampak and his disciples took this order to new heights and could well be said as the time when this order was at its zenith. Maqdum Munampak became the progenitor of a new order named after him which again was an amalgamation of five different orders, the Chishtia, Qadria, Suharwardia, Naqshbandia and Firdausia. I will discuss about this in a later post inshAllah.

Before I present the chain of Abulolai Sufis upto Shah-e-Ata, I want to talk some lesser known facts of early Naqshbandis. During the early ages of Islam spiritual order of all four Rashidun Caliphs continued but only the order of Syedna Ali survived after a few centuries. The order of Syedna Abu Bakr survived through a descendant of Hazrat Ali, i.e. Imam Jafar Sadiq, who took the permission of that order from his maternal grandfather, Syedna Qasim bin Muhammad bin Abu Bakr.

The Naqshabndis were actually associated with the order of Hazrat Ali but continued the order of Hazrat Abu Bakr also. At some time after Hazrat Ubaidullah Ahrar Naqshbandi, one branch of sufis discontinued the spiritual chain of Hazrat Ali and continued the permission of Hazrat Abu Bakr only. After few generations the towering personality of Sheikh Ahmed sirhindi a.k.a Mujaddid alif sani got associated with that respective branch of Naqshabndi order. He is not only remembered as the revivalist(mujaddid) of the second millennium but also of Naqshbandia order. Had he not got associated with the Naqshandia order, this order might not have been regarded among the top four practising orders of the world. More than fifty percent of the Naqshbandis today trace their lineage through Mujaddid alif sani. This is the reason why Naqshbandia order today has become famous as the lone order tracing its lineage to Hazrat Abu Bakr. Although other Naqshabndi lineage such as Abulolai lineage continued the permission of both orders.

I have mentioned the Spiritual chain of Hazrat Abu Bakr in my previous post. Here I present the Naqshbandi Abulolaiya lineage through Hazrat Ali.

1. The prophet of Islam Hazrat Muhammad(S.A.W)

2. Syedna Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib Rz

3. Syedna Imam Hussain Rz

4. Syedna Imam Zainul Aberdeen Rz

5. Syedna Imam Muhammad Baqar Rz

6. Syedna Imam Jafar Sadique Rz

7. Hazrat Khwaja Bayazeed Bistami RA

8. Hazrat Khwaja Abul Hassan Qirkhani RA

9. Hazrat Abul Qasim Gorgani RA

10. Hazrat Abu Ali farmed RA

11. Hazrat Khwaja Abu Yusuf Hamdani RA

12. Hazrat Abdul Khaliq Ghajdawani RA

13. Arif reogari RA

14. Khwaja Mahmood abul khair faghnavi RA

15. Khwaj Azeezan Ali ramitni RA

16. Khwaja Muhammad Baba Samasi RA

17. Hazrat Syed Ameer Nooruddin Kulal RA

18. Hazrat Khwaja Bahauddin Naqshband RA

19. Khwaja Maulana Yaqub Charkhi RA

20. Khwaja Ubaidullah Ahrar RA

21. Khwaja Abdul Haq al mubashir Mohiuddin RA

22. Khwaja Muhammad Yahya RA

23. Khwaja Syed Abdullah Akbarabadi RA

24. Ameer Syedna Abulola Akbarabadi RA

25. Syed Dost Muhammad RA

26. Shah Muhammad Farhad Dehlavi RA

27. Syed Asadullah Abulolai RA

28. Maqdum Shah Muhammad Munampak RA

29. Syed ul Waseleen Syed Shah Ghulam Hussain Danapuri RA

30. Syed Shah Ata Hussain Fani RA

Spiritual Lineage 5

Naqshbandiya Mujaddidya Order

Youngest among the four major sufi orders (Chishtiya, Qadriya, Suharwardiya & Naqshbandiya) is the Naqshbandi order. It was founded by Khwaja Bahauddin Nakshband(d. 1398) in 14th century A.D. The most famous of the early Naqshbandis include the name of Ubaidullah Ahrar Naqshabndi(d. 1490) and Allama Jami(d. 1492). 

Although this order originated in Transoxania the golden era of this order began just like the Chishtis when it entered in India. Along with the conquest of Emperor Babur (1483-1530), the founder of Mughal Dynasty in India, not only a new empire was founded politically, but also a new order made an illustrious presence in the spiritual sphere of the Indian Sub-Continent.

Although Babur’s entire elite was Naqshbandis, it was Khwaja Abdul Haq, a descendant of Khwaja Ubaidullah Ahrar Naqshbandi, who is credited for pioneering the Naqshbandi order in India. He arrived in India in 1527 A.D., a year after Babur’s conquest. His great grand disciple Syedna Abulula Akbarabadi (d. 1651) is credited to have spread the order all over the sub- continent which is simply known as the “Abululai Order”.

Another sufi named Syed Baqi Billah Berang (d. 1603), who was related to Ubaidullah Ahrar from mother’s side, migrated to India from Kabul in 1599 A.D. on direct spiritual order of Bahauddin Naqshband to accept the bait (oath) of a young sufi Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi (1564-1624),who was later given the title “Mujaddid Alf-i-Saani”, the reviver of the second millennium and is still remembered as one of the most highly revered figures in the entire history of Sufism. Till date Shaikh Ahmad is known as the most giant figures among all the Naqshbandi Sufis who lived in India. His order is called the Naqshbandiya Mujaddidiya order.

Although the Naqshbandi lineage of many other Sufis came to the sub-continent in subsequent years. It was the above two branches which grew parallelly, and are credited for maintaining a highly considerable presence of Naqshbandi order all over the country till date.

Another important figures, who contributed to the fame of Naqshbandi order in India, were the scholarly family of Shah Waliullah Muhaddis Dehlavi (1703-1762) and the Mughal emperor Mohiuddin Aurangzeb Alamgir (1618-1707), whose reign saw the empire reach to its zenith. Both of them were highly influenced by the teachings of Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi. Both lived in the capital city Shahjahanabad  (Delhi) and were highly active in spreading the teaching of Naqshbandiya Mujaddidiya branch in their respective fields of influence which geographically covered the entire sub-continent. 

A sufi named Khalid al-Baghdadi is credited to have spread the Naqshbandiya Mujaddidiya order outside Indian sub-continent. He lived during the 19th century. His search for a spiritual master took him to Delhi(the capital city of Mughal empire at that time). He accepted the bait on the hands of Shah Ghulam Ali Dehlavi(d. 1824) and was directed to go back to his homeland. Although he lived a small life of merely 48 years, his order spread rapidly all over the globe. 

Here we present the ijaza of Naqshmbandiya Mujaddiya chain present in our Khanqah. We will discuss the Naqshabndiya Abulolaiya branch in a future post.

1. The prophet of Islam Hazrat Muhammad(S.A.W)
2. Syedna Abu bAkr Siddique
3. Syedna Suleiman Farsi
4. Hazrat Muhammad Qasim bin Muhammad bin Aba Bakr siddique
5. Syedna Imam Jafar Sadique
6. Hazrat Khwaja Bayazeed Bistami
7. Hazrat Khwaja Abul Hassan Qirkhani
8. Hazrat Abul Qasim Gorgani
9. Hazrat Abu Ali farmadi
10. Hazrat Khwaja Abu Yusuf Hamdani
11. Hazrat Abdul Khaliq Ghajdawani
12. Arif reogari
13. Khwaja Mahmood abul khair faghnavi
14. Khwaj Azeezan Ali ramitni
15. Khwaja Muhammad Baba Samasi
16. Hazrat Syed Ameer Nooruddin Kulal
17. Hazrat Khwaja Bahauddin Naqshband
18. Khwaja Maulana Yaqub Charkhi
19. Khwaja Ubaidullah
20. Naseeruddin Maulana Muhammad Zahid
21. Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Durvesh
22. Hazrat Khwaja Maulana Khwajgi amkanki
23. Hazrat Khwaja Muhammad bin al baqi billah
24. Mujaddid Alif sani Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi
25. Khwaja Muhammad Masum Mujaddidi
26. Hazrat Khwaja Ubaidullah Muhammad
27. Hazrat Qutb ul aqtab Maulvi Manvi Maula Sheikh Mustafa bangali
28. Hazrat Qutb ul aqtab Zain ul haq zainuddin Hazrat Haji Tatar faruqi
29. Hazrat Sufi Alauddin Hazrat Maqdum Syed Shah Muhammad Mubarak
30. Hazrat Waqif e israr qadeem Hazrat Shah Muhammad Muqeem
31. Syed ul Waseleen Syed Shah Ghulam Hussain Danapuri
32. Syed Shah Ata Hussain Fani

SPIRITUAL LINEAGE 4

ZAHIDIA ORDER

A brief history of the order

The pioneers- Imam of Kaba, Sheikh Shahbuddin Zahid Buzurg and Fakhruddin Khudad Zahidi(d. 704Hijri/1304A.D)

One of the ancient and very unique sufi order existing in India is the Zahidia order which was pioneered by Sheikh Shahbuddin Buzurg and his son-cum-successor Hazrat Fakhruddin Khudad. Sheikh Shahbuddin Buzurg was the Imam in Khane kaba of Hanafi Fiqh. He was of very pious nature and used to spend most of his time in worshipping which earned him the fame as “Zahid”(one who worships a lot). People so oftenly called him as Zahid that this word became part of his name and hence his successor were known as Zahidi. He devoted his entire life in worshipping the alimighty Allah. Lastly he was bestowed spiritually by Allah(s.w.t) with the news of acceptance of his worships and was ordered to send his son Fakhruddin Zahidi to India in the service of Islam so that non-muslims may get Hidaya(guidance) through him and come in the folds of Islam. He continuously got these directions twice or thrice. He finally called his son and told him regarding the will of the almighty Allah. He happily started to prepare for the journey after listening this prophecy from his father.

At the time of departure he asked his father-cum-spiritual mentor about his resting place in India. To this, his father replied, “Your she camel has been foretold about your place. If she does not get up after sitting at a palce then that place will be yours”. He started the journey with a few people accompanying him. He is said to have visited all important cities of Delhi sultanate during his journey which includes Thatta(near present day Karachi, Sindh ,Pakistan), Bhakkar, Multan, Lahore(all three in present day Punjab province of Pakistan). He finally visited Delhi, the capital city of the Delhi sultante but his she camel did stop at any of these places. Covering the entire western and central part of the Delhi Sultanate he marched towards the eastern part of the Sultante with his caravan. After covering a distance of around 40 miles from Delhi the camel stopped in a jungle and did not get up even after many attempts. So he sat down near an acacia tree where people started to come. Initially a hut was made for him but the prophecy regarding his propagation of Islam started to come to reality and his following went on to increase by leaps and bounds to an extent that an entire city came to existence in that area. His fame reached beyond the city and Ghiyassuddin Tughlaq, the founder of Tughlaq dynasty became his disciple(murid). This locality is presently part of Meerut city in Uttar Pradesh province of India.

At last his father Sheikh Shahabuddin Zahid Buzurg also came to India to live with his son. Exact date of the arrival of this family is not known in history but it is said that Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya, the famous sufi of Chsihti order had seen him during the latters youth. Sheikh Shahabuddin Zahid Buzurg is burried in Meerut and his shrine is still famous by the name of “ Shrine of Makhdoom Shah Wilayat”. His son married in a pious family of Delhi and had four sons who carried his lineage forward Sheikh Shahbuddin Haqgo Shaheed, Maulana Shamshuddin Zahidi, Maulana Sheikh Muhammad Zahidi and Sheikh Budhan. Last three are also burrried in Meerut.

Sheikh Shahabuddin Haqgo(d. 730 Hijri/1329 A.D)

Sheikh Shabuddin Haqgo was the Sajjadansheen(official spiritual successor) of his father. He gained the title of Haqgo beacuse of the incident that brought martyrdom to him. Injustice during the early years of Muhammad bin Tughlaq's rule arose among the masses to a great extent. So the king, in order to control this brought together the entire elite including the Ulemas, Scholars and Sufis of his time and took there signature regarding him being a just ruler. When Sheikh Shahbuddin was asked to sign he did not do it and said that he will not go against the “Haq”(truth). Even after repeated requests and later warnings he did not change his decision. The king disliked this and ordered in anger to throw him from the walls of the fort which resulted in his death. This earned him the title of Haqgo(Speaker of the truth) in history. His is burried outside the walls of the fort. The king even destroyed his home as if nothing ever lived in that area. His family had to face a lot of trouble after this incident.

Sheikh Fakhruddin Sani Zahidi

He was the son and successor of Sheikh Shahabuddin Haqgo. He reorganised his Khanqah in Meerut and started the missionary work again. Maqdoom Jalaluddin Jahaniya Jahangasht, the famous sufi of fourteenth century is said to have met him in Meerut. He was married in an eminent family of Delhi and had five sons. All his sons were famous scholars and sufi of there time.

Sheikh Sadruddin

Sheikh Sadruddin was the eldest son of Sheih Fakhruddin Sani. He was a highly learned scholar in all sciences of Islamic studies. Makhdum Jahanya Jahangasht(d. 785Hijri/ 1384 A.D) used to love him a lot. He also awarded his Khirkha to Sheikh Sadruddin. His father ordered him to migrate to Jaunpur(the capital of Jaunpur Sultanate at that time), Uttar Pradesh. Sultan Ibrahim Shah(ruled 1402-1440) of Sharqi dynasty was the king of Jaunpur Sultanate at that time. Zahidia order flourished a lot through him in Jaunpur.

When Makhdum Jahanya Jahangasht heard the fame of Sheikh Fakhruddin Sani he came to see him in the latters Khanqah in Meerut but could not meet him even after asking for it twice. When enquired regarding this, Sheikh Fakhruddin sent in reply to Makhdum Jahnaya that “Dervish have no will over there own. There will lies in the hands of Allah(s.w.t). They do not do anything unless there is direction from that side, there is nothing to worry in this”. Makhdum Jahanya could meet only after insisting the third time. He asked for the sons of Sheikh Fakhruddin and gave them his blessings. Since that time only Sheikh Sadruddin became very loved to him. He also blessed other sons of Sheikh Fakhruddin namely Sheikh Junaid, Sheikh Alauddin and Sheikh Bahauddin. Sheikh Badruddin, the youngest son of Sheikh Fakhruddin was in his childhood at that time. When his father brought him to meet Makhdum Jahanya, the latter stepped forward and took him in his lap and prophecised in the following words, “SubhanAllah every part of this boy will speak of Allah.”

Hazrat Maqdum Badruddin Pir Badr-e-alam Zahidi(d. 844 hijri/1440 A.D)

He was the youngest son, murid and Khalifa of Sheikh Fakhruddin Zahidi. After completing worldly studies he moved towards Bihar after getting the permission and order from his father. After reaching Maner he enquired regarding Maqdum Jahan Sheikh Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri(one of the pioneers of Sufism and Islam in Bihar, 661-782hijri) and came to know that he is in Biharsharif. He sent someone to Biharsharif and seeked permission to meet. Maqdum Jahan sent in reply “Ghum phir kar yahan aana-Come here after travelling around”. He then set for Bengal and temporarily settled down in Chittagong which was under the rule of Hindu king Raja Ganesh Rai. When he came to know about the arrival of Sufi mystics in his kingdom, he went berserk and issued an order for their immediate arrest. When the soldiers came to arrest them Maqdum Zahidi was busy in prayers. His son Sheikh Shahab Qattal resisted and defeated the soldiers. When the king came to know of the defeat he order to go with war elephants and crush them with no mercy at all. Ironically, the king's sister didn't have a child and wished to have one. She asked for their pardon and for some time. The king did give her some time. After that she, herself visited Maqdum Zahidi and requested to him to pray for her so that she may be blessed with a child. Maqdum Zahidi gave her two fresh oranges and said, “Do not be impateint regarding Allah's mercy”. Go, eat it, Allah will bless you. Therefore ten months from then she gave birth to twin sons and Maqdum Zahidi got official permission from the government to stay there.

When these two nephews of King Ganesh grew up they were never on good terms with their uncle. There differences grew to the extent that a civil war broke in the royal family which got King Ganesh killed and the power came in the hands of the twin brothers. These two brothers openly became Muslims and Chittagong due to the blessings of Maqdum Zahidi became abode of Islam. The author of “Khanwada-e-Zahidia” has stated in his book that the prayer room of Maqdum Zahidi in Chittagong was well preserved till his time i.e 20^th century A.D.

Prophet Khwaja Khizr A.S and Maqdum-e-Jahan Sheikh Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri discussed the need of a great WaliAllah regarding a spiritual purpose that was to be taken care of as soon as possible. Khwaja Khizr A.S suggested the name of Maqdum Zahidi to be fit enough to serve this purpose. Maqdum-e-Jahan sent his son and brother to ask Maqdum Zahidi to migrate and settle down permanently at Biharsharif. Maqdum Zahidi arrived at Biharsharif in the year 783 A.H. Before his arrival Sheikh Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri has already left for the heavenly abode in the year 782 A.H. Maqdum Zahidi settled down at the place as directed by Khwaja Khizr A.S and Sheikh Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri and was also burried over there after his death in 844 A.H. He is remembered as the pioneer of Zahidia order in Bihar state of India. Many other centres of Zahidia order flourished in what is present day Bangladesh and Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal state of India.

Zahidia order

The prophet of Islam Hazrat Muhammad(S.A.W)

Hazrat Ali ibn Abu Talib Rz

Hazrat Khwaja Hassan Basri Rz

Hazrat Khwaja Habib Ajami

Hazrat Khwaja Daud Taee

Hazrat Khwaja Maruf Kirkhi

Hazrat Khwaja Siri Saqti

Hazrat Khwaja Abul Qasim Junaid Baghdadi

Hazrat Khwaja Abu Muhammad Roomi

Hazrat Khwaja Abdullah Jafar

Hazrat Khwaja Abu Is'haaq Garzuni

Hazrat Sheikh Hassan Tatari

Hazrat Sheikh Qutubuddin

Hazrat Sheikh Abdus Salam

Hazrat Sheikh Sadruddin Samarqandi

Hazrat Sheikh Shahabuddin Zahid Buzurg Meeruti

Hazrat Sheikh Fakhruddin Zahidi Meeruti

Hazrat Sheikh Shahabuddin Haqgo Meeruti

Hazrat Sheikh Fakhruddin Sani Zahidi Meeruti

Hazrat Sheikh Badruddin Badr-e-Alam Zahidi

Hazrat Khwaja Abu Ishaaq urf Sheikh Sultan Zahidi

Hazrat Syed us Sadat urf  Syed Mehmood

Hazrat Syed us Sadat Miran Syed Jahangir

Hazrat Syed us Sadat wal Mashaeikh Miran Syed Shah Wali Nurullah

Hazrat Syed us Sadat wal Mashaeikh Miran Syed Shah Azam

Hazrat Sheikh ul Islam wal Muslemeen Miran Syed Masud

Hazrat Sheikh ul Islam wal Muslemeen Sheikh Abdul Majeed Nawabadi

Hazrat Maqdum Syed Shah Jahangir Rizvi Danapuri

Hazrat Maqdum Syed Shah Mahamid Rizvi Danapuri

Hazrat Syed Shah Muhammad Azam urf Syed Shah Nawabadi

Hazrat Syed Shah Muhammad Mubarak Nawabadi

Hazrat Syed Shah Muhammad Muqeem 

Hazrat Syed-al-waseleen Syed Shah Ghulam-e-Hussain Danapuri

Hazrat Syed Shah Ata Hussain Fani

SPIRITUAL LINEAGE 3

One of the very unique branches of Qadri order is the Qadria Mannania order which was prophecised to be spread by Shah-e-ata by its founder(Abdul Mannan Qadri-a descendant of Ghaus-ul-Azzam from both sides of his parents) decades before his birth.Abdul Mannan Qadri R.A migrated from Shahjahanabad(present day Old Delhi) to Azimabad on request of his followers and founded his Khanqah in Mughalpura, Patna, Bihar.Hours before his death Abdul Mannan Qadri R.A put his ancestral cap on the head of his youngest daughter and gave her blessings and bequeathed regarding his ancestral books "these books are hers". His wife said,"Your son is present here , he will be your successor, give him blessings, she is a girl what is the benefit of making her wear the cap". He stated,"My family will be enlightened through her and her son will be the shining star of my family.You don't know there is secret of Allah in this". That blessed daughter(maternal grandmother of Shah-e-ata) of his was married to Syed Shah Shamshuddin Hussain(maternal grandfather of Shah-e-ata and younger brother of Syed-ul-Waseleen Syed Shah Ghulam-e-Hussain Danapuri(predecessor and paternal grandfather of Shah-e-ata)).Syed Shah Qamruddin Hussain(founder of Khanqah Quamaria(still in existence),Patna) was born to her who indeed was a great sufi of his time.When Shah-e-ata was of five years her maternal grandmother put her ancestral cap of her father on his head and said, "My father made me wear this cap on my head, now I am making my grandson wear this cap on his head.May Allah shower his blessings on him and endow him with great spirituality through this sacred cap(this cap is still preserved in the Khanqah of Shah-e-ata)."

Syed Shah Abdul Qadir Mannani,the son of Syed Shah Abdul Mannan Qadri died leaving behind no children in 1199A.H.He gave the Khilafat and Sajjadgi(successorship) of his ancestral Khanqah Qadria to his brother-in-law Syed Shah Shamshuddin Hussain. Syed Shah Qamruddin Hussain,the son of Syed Shah Shamshuddin Hussain did not have Khilafat from his father. So the khilafat was given by Syed Shah Shamshuddin Hussain to two of his grandsons, Syed Shah Mubarak Hussain(the s/o of Syed Shah Qamruddin Hussain) and Shah-e-ata(daughter's son). Syed Shah Mubarak Hussain was the successor(Sajjadanasheen) of both his father(Khanqah Quamaria) and paternal grandfather(Khanqah Mannania).But he died at a young age leaving behind four sons none of whom had Khilafat from him(though the successorship of both the Khanqah is inherited by his descendants till date ). So Shah-e-ata was the only one left amongst the successors of this order and as prophecised by Abdul Mannan Qadri and bequeathed by her maternal grandmother(daughter of Abdul Mannan Qadri), he lived to be the spiritual successor of this order and counting the chain from Abdul Mannan Qadri,this order propagated all over the world only through Shah-e-ata.Even in Khanqah Quamaria(also Khanqah Mannania) this order is present through Shah-e-ata only.

Although Chishtia being the parent order of Shah-eta and both his successors and predeccessors ,all the distinguished disciples who are given Khilafat are also given the Khilafat of Qadria Mannania order.

Although known as Qadria Mannania, this order is very unique yet famous because the great scholar of Mughal era, Sheikh Abdul Haq Muhaddith Dehlavi(the founder of Science of Hadith in the Indian sub-continent) was associated primarily with this order through his spiritual master Syedna Musa Rabe Multani(Sajjadanasheen of his time). 

QADRIA MANNANIA ORDER


The Prophet of islam Hazrat Muhammad(S.A.W)
Hazrat Syedna Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib Rz
Hazrat Syedna Imam Hassan Mujtaba Rz
Hazrat Syedna Hassan Mussanna R.A
Hazrat Syedna Abdul Mahaz R.A
Hazrat Syedna Musa al-Jon R.A
Hazrat Syedna Abdullah Sani R.A
Hazrat Syedna Musa Sani R.A
Hazrat Syedna Daud R.A
Hazrat Syedna Muhammad Roomi R.A
Hazrat Syedna Yahya Zahid R.A
Hazrat Syedna Abdullah Salis R.A
Hazrat Syedna Abu Saleh Musa Jangi Dost R.A
Hazrat Ghaus-us-Saqalain Qutb-e-Rabbani Syedna Mohiuddin Abdul Qadir Jilani R.A
Hazrat Syedna Saifuddin Abdul Wahhab R.A
Hazrat Syedna Safiuddin Sufi R.A
Hazrat Syedna Ahmad R.A
Hazrat Syedna Masood R.A
Hazrat Syedna Ali R.A
Hazrat Syedna Shamshuddin R.A
Hazrat Syedna Mir Muhammad Qadri R.A
Hazrat Syedna Muhammad Qadri R.A
Hazrat Syedna Abdul Qadir Sani R.A
Hazrat Syedna Hamid ibn Syed Abdul Razzaq R.A
Hazrat Syedna Musa Rabe Multani R.A(the spiritual master of Sheikh Abdul Muhaddith Dehlavi R.A)
Hazrat Syedna Yahya Sani R.A
Hazrat Syed Shah Daud Sani R.A
Hazrat Syed Shah Ghayasuddin Ahmad Kabir Multani R.A
Hazrat Syed Shah Muzaffar Hussain Dehlavi R.A
Hazrat Syed Shah Abdul Mannan Qadri Azimabadi R.A
Hazrat Syed Shah Abdul Qadir Mannani R.A
Hazrat Syed Shah Shamshuddin Hussain Danapuri R.A
Umdat-ul-Mutawwakkeleen Syed Shah Ata Hussain Fani Gayavi urf Shah Abdul Razzaq R.A

The Timeline of Khanqah

1. 7th century hijri
Foundation of Khanqah laid down by Syed Shah Tajuddin Dehlavi,a disciple(murid-o-khalifa) of Khwaja Gharibnawaz ,in Delhi(in a locality know known as Lal kuan)

2. 691 A.H
Death of Tajuddin Dehlavi R.A.
His son Allauddin Kalpavi(a disciple of Baba Farid),the second Sajjadanashin of the Khanqah migrated to Kalpi on order of Baba Farid for the propogation of Islam and refounded the Khanqah at Kalpi,U.P.

3. 812A.H
Death of Syed Muhammad Kalpavi R.A, the 4th Sajjadanashin of this Khanqah.

4. 9th century hijri
Syed Shah Taqiuddin urf Budhe a.k.a Badshah ke Pir(Master of the King) migrated to Hajipur,Bihar on request of the then king of that Kingdom,Daud Shah and refounded the Khanqah.

5. 10th century hijri
His son, Syed Qutubuddin R.A migrated to Patna in a locality now known as Kachauri Gali for the propogation of Islam and refounded the Khanqah over there.

6. 11th century hijri
The 10th Sajjadanashin of the Khanqah Syed Shah Muhammad Basir (d.1125A.H) migrated to Danapur and refounded the Khanqah over there.

7. 1130A.H
Amalgmation of two Khanqahs into one i.e Khanqah of Tajuddin Dehlavi and Khanqah Chishtia Nezamia Jahangiria(Khanqah of Syed Shah Jahangir Rizvi) as Syed Shah Yasin a.k.a Syed-ul-Majzubeen became the successor of both his father,Syed Shah Muhammad Basir and his maternal grandfather,Syed Shah Mahamid Rizvi.

8. 1172A.H
Death of Syed-ul-Majzubeen.
His youngest son Syed Shah Waliullah becomes Sajjadanashin.

9. 1182A.H
Death of Syed Shah Waliullah.
His eldest son Syed Shah Ghulam-e-Hussain Danapuri accepts baith on the hands of Maqdum Munampak and becomes the 13th Sajjadanashin of the Khanqah.

10. 7th Muharram 1254A.H
Syed Shah Ghulam-e-Hussain Danapuri declares his grandson Syed Shah Ata Hussain Fani as his successor and the 14th Sajjadanashin of the Khanqah (Reference: Kanz-ul-Ansab(Pg.279), Kaifyat-ul-Arfeen(Pg.144))

11. 21st Muharram 1254A.H
Death of Syed Shah Ghulam-e-Hussain Danapuri R.A.

12. 1259 A.H
Syed Shah Ata Hussain Fani a.k.a Shah-e-ata goes on Hajj.

13. 1262 A.H
Shah-e-ata returns from Hajj and migrated to Gaya from Danapur and refounded the Khanqah at Gaya on order of Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W).

14. 1309A.H
Death of Shah Ghulam Qutubuddin R.A,the only son of Shah-e-ata.

15. 1311A.H
Death of Shah-e-ata.
His grandson Shah Nezamuddin s/o Shah Ghulam Qutubuddin becomes 15th Sajjadanashin of Khanqah.

16. 1326A.H
Death of Shah Nezamuddin R.A.
His eldest son Shah Hussainuddin becomes 16th Sajjadanashin.

17. 1355A.H
Birth of Shah Ghulam-e-Mustafa Ahmed a.k.a Amir-ul-Mashaiq

18. 1356A.H
Shah Hussainuddin  declares his son Amir-ul-Mashaiq as his successor and the future Sajjadanashin of the Khanqah.

19. 1358A.H
Death of Shah Hussainuddin R.A.
His younger brother becomes the sajjadanashin as Amir-ul-Mashaiq was only two and a half years old.

20. 1377A.H
Amir-ul-Mahaiq appointed as the 18th Sajjadanashin of the Khanqah.

21. 1433A.H
Death of Amir-ul-Mashaiq.
His eldest son Fakhr-e-Ulema Syed Shah Muhammad Sabahuddin Chishti appointed as the 19th Sajjadanashin of the Khanqah.

Amir-ul-Mashaiq

Amir-ul-Mashaiq : “The Apostle of Sufism”

Amir-ul-Mashaiq Syed Shah Ghulam-e-Mustafa Ahmed Chishti Munami was a sufi and spiritual leader of extraordinary proportions. He has been one of the most famous and spiritually enlighted Sajjadanahin of the Khanqah which was founded at Delhi in 7th century Hijri by his great ancestor Syed Shah Tajuddin Dehlavi(d.691A.H), a disciple of Khwaja Gharibnawaz. Counting from Tajuddin Dehlavi , Amir-ul-Mashaiq was the 18th Sajjadanashin of the Khanqah.

He was born on 14 December 1936 which coincides with 29th of Ramzan 1355 hijri in his ancestral Khanqah at Gaya. Before his birth the Khadim(caretaker) of the Dargah of the great sufi of Chishti Order,Noor Qutb-e-Aalam Pandwi, Pandua, West Bengal, Hafiz Peer Muhammad Munami saw in dreams that Shah Noor Qutb-e-Aalam is saying “Inform Shah Hussainuddin Ahmed that he will be bestowed with a son, he should name him Ghulam-e-Mustafa”. When Amir-ul-Mashaiq was born his father named him Ghulam-e-Mustafa Ahmed.

When Amir-ul-Mashaiq was only two and a half years old his father died. Before leaving for the heavenly abode his father,Shah Hussainuddin Safi put the ancestral Cap of Sajjadanashin on his head on the eve of 6 Rajab 1356 A.H during the programme of Ziyarat(display) of the Tabarrukat(sacred belongings of great people like the Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W) and great sufi of any order) and announced Amir-ul-Mashaiq as his successor and the heir of all his personal and ancestral belongings of the Khanqah.

Amir-ul-Mashaiq learnt Quran under the guidance of his maternal uncle, Maulana Abu Suleman Abdul Mannan Qadri Abulolai Munami who was the then principal of Madrasa Muhammadijan. He completed the traditional studies of Persian and Arabic under the tutelage of his maternal uncle Syed Shah Sabih-ul-Haq Emadi and various teachers at Madrasa Shamsh-ul-Huda, Patna. Moreover, he studied in Hadi Hashmi School,Gaya and Gaya College, Gaya.

Amir-ul-Mashaiq had a unique childhood. He was never seen playing games with his agemates or in any playground. He either used to study his lessons or do Zikr and read wazifa or Recite Quran. When Amir-ul-Mashaiq was a kid Shah Hussainuddin Safi made him his Murid(disciple) in the ancestral Chishti order and had left Khilafatnama(certificate of Ijazah) for him. When Amir-ul-Mashaiq grew up he was directed spiritually in dreams by Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W) to accept baith (oath) on the hands of his paternal uncle Syed Shah Hesamuddin Chishti.As directed by Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W), Amir-ul-Mashaiq accepted the baith(oath) on the hands of his paternal uncle Shah Hesamuddin Chsihti and Hazrat awarded him the Khilafat and told him “You are already a murid and have Khilafat from your father.It’s now upon you , you can use either my Khilafat or your fathers’”. Amir-ul-Mashaiq as a respect always used the Khilafat of his uncle which sequentially included the name of his father.

Amir-ul-Mashaiq started serving as the Sajjadanashin since 1958C.E/1377A.H. It has been a tradition in this Khanqah since beginning that after being throned as the Sajjadanashin, he has to visit the shrine of Khwaja Gharibnawaz to pay his homage and seek the blessings.Following this tradition, when Amir-ul-Mashaiq visited Ajmersharif, a sufi came to meet him from Al-Medina al-Munawwara and addressed him as a “Shaykh” which meant that Amir-ul-Mashaiq had been accepted as a Sajjadanashin and spiritual leader in the spiritual sphere.

Amir-ul-Mashaiq was a very magnanimous and peaceful person. Moreover,he had a great grip on the masses because of his helpful and generous nature. These qualities of Amir-ul-Mashaiq helped in controlling the unrest in Gaya which arose on 30th of January 2003 when an armed mob of non-muslims attacked on the Khanqah causing damage to the property. When the muslims of Gaya came to know about the attack on Khanqah, they went berserk and were ready to take revenge at any cost. But Amir-ul-Mashaiq stood to control their anger and send the message of Islam i.e Peace. Thousands of Muslims gathered in and around Khanqah just within an hour after the attack and the overwhelming crowd went on increasing by leaps and bounds. Muslims wanted to take a ‘go ahead’ order from Amir-ul-Mashaiq to take revenge , but he stood firmly on his decision to control violence and maintain an environment of communal harmony in the city. This endeavour of Amir-ul-Mashaiq stunned the administrative officers and the police to such an extent that the then District Magistrate, Barjesh Marhotra and the then Superintendent of Police , Ravindran Shankaran always came to pay their homage until they were posted at Gaya. Moreover, many MPs and MLAs of different political parties such as Surinder Yadav, Rajendar Yadav, Shakil Khan(the then law minister of Bihar), Dr. Shakil Ahmed, Anwar-ul-Haq, Ejaz-ul-Haq, Mahesh Singh Yadav and the Chief of the then ruling party of Bihar,Lalu Yadav came to meet Amir-ul-Mashaiq and expressed regret at the unfortunate incident.

Amir-ul-Mashaiq went on Hajj in December 2003.During his stay in the Holy city of Mecca, he was bestowed with the Ziyarat(to see a sufi or any great spiritual personality) of Maqdum Munampak R.A in corporeality inside the boundaries of Masjid al-Haram. When he went to Al Medina al-Munnawara, he reached to his spiritual excellence as he was bestowed with the Ziyarat of Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W) in corporeality(i.e being awaken and not in dreams). As told to me, when he returned from the Hajj, he was amongst one of the Abdals in the world.

Amir-ul-Mashaiq suffered a dysfunction in the Kidney in February 2011 followed by a severe heart attack in April and his health went on deteriorating thereafter. He remained the Sajjadanashin of the Khanqah for 56 years from 1377 A.H / 1958 C.E to 1433 A.H/2012 C.E and left for the heavenly abode at 4:45 P.M on 30th of January 2012 which coincides with 6th of Rabi-ul-Awwal 1433 hijri. Aproximately one lakh people, both muslims and non-muslims attended his funeral. His funeral rites took place on the following day after the nemaz of Asr. He was buried adjacent to his ancestor Shah-e-Ata in a separate chamber, as the place of tomb was revealed to me five months before his sad demise. On the 3rd of February 2012 his eldest son, Faqr-e-Ulema Alhaaj Maulana Syed Shah Muhammad Sabahuddin Chishti Munami was throned to the seat of Sajjadanashin in a very elegant and traditional way amid a strong assemblage of various Sajjadanashins and representatives of Khanqahs of Bihar and Jharkhand.

Mainly associated with the Chishti and Abulolai order, Amir-ul-Mashaiq had Ijazah of most of the leading spiritual orders of the world including all the famous orders of eastern India. He was also awarded the Khilafat from Maqdum Sabir Kalyari and Maqdum Munampak in the state of Owaisiat(a state in Sufism in which a living sufi is granted Ijazah of an order from the soul of a sufi master in which he can take baith but can not give the Khilafat to anyone). He used to take baith mainly in the following orders: Chishtia Khizria Munamia, Chishtia Serajia Faridia, Qadria Qutbia Munamia, Qadria Mannania, Abulolaiya Munamia and Firdausia. He had thousands of disciples all over India. He also had many Khalifas viz. Faqr-e-ulema Syed Shah Muhammad Sabahuddin Chishti Munami(eldest son and successor), Syed Hakeem Sabeehuddin Chishti Sheikhpurvi, Syed Shah Tajuddin Danapuri and Syed Shah Qazi Najam Imam Munami among others.

He was married to a descendant of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani, the eldest daughter of Hakeem Abdur Raheem Qadri, Amjharsharif, Aurangabad, Bihar. He had three sons viz.Faqr-e-Ulema Alhaaj Maulana Syed Shah Muhammad Sabahuddin Chishti Munami,Syed Ata Ahmed Fuzail,Hafiz Syed Ata Faisal and eight daughters. I, being his eldest grandson (eldest son of his eldest daughter) feel very blessed to have grown up and lived an important part,the decisive period of my life under his spiritual guidance. He was so loving and caring in nature that all his children and disciples including me used to think that ‘he love me the most’. I would like to quote few of his sayings overhere:-

• Recite Quran as much as you can,that is the best means for purifying yourheart, achieving spiritual excellence and getting close to the almighty.
• Laconicness saves from thousands of sins.
• Following the Sharia’h with continuity is a miracle in itself.
• Learn goodness from evils of others.
• Speaking a lot makes the heart dead.
• Answer your critics through your deeds.
• Whoever thanks Allah for his gifts, Allah gives him much and more.
• Ill-will destroys the Imaan.
• Be generous to the needy, however rich he may be.
• Beware of backbiting, it is the food of evil.

Each and every Sufi of Gaya has learnt spiritual lessons from him. This is why he is known as Amir-ul-Mashaiq(the master of all masters). Sufis of all the order felt extremely impressed from his spirituality after meeting him.His personality was unparalleled all over Bihar.Ulema and Sufi loved his company and he loved to impart spiritual lessons to everyone. There have been many converts to Islam on his hands. Even Wahabis and Deobandis used to accept him as the true leader of the muslim community. He was very soft spoken and no any seeker of anything, Knowledge, Spirituality, Tranquility, Wealth or a Child had returned empty handed from his doors.The doors of his shrine and the Khanqah are still open for all of humanity. He is no more with us but his spiritual blessings will always be there with us.

ARRIVAL IN GAYA

Shah-e-Ata arrived at Gaya in 1264 A.H after the journey of Hajj which took a total of five years.He arrived at the residence of Syed Ashraf Hussain Sadr-us-sudoor,the then Chief Justice of Magadh Region which had headquarters at Gaya.Syed Ashraf Hussain was already shown the face of Shah-e-Ata spiritually and was told to welcome him whole heartedly.

When Shah-e-Ata arrived it was the time of prayer(Nemaz) of Asar.He asked if there was a mosque nearby.To which Syed Ashraf Hussain replied affirmatively but warned him of the fact that non-muslims of this locality are not at all pleased to listen the Azan, the call for prayer, and come in large numbers with all types of weapons to fight with us.Shah-e-Ata proceeded towards the mosque frimly saying that ""Why fear from anyone when calling the name of Allah"".

The entrance to the mosque was from its right side which was directly in front of the gate of the campus.Shah-e-Ata started calling the Azan and the Kuffars(the non-muslims) started coming in large numbers as a fully armed crowd.

When the Kuffars where entering the main gate of the campus, Shah-e-Ata was saying "Haiyya Las-sala" and his face was turned towards right ,exactly towards the crowd. Right at the moment the Kuffars got stuck to the ground as if the land has holded them in its grip and they were not able to move an inch. Meanwhile Shah-e-Ata completed his Azan, Nemaz and a long number of Wazaef. When Shah-e-Ata came out of mosque everyone started crying and started asking for forgiveness.Shah-e-Ata said,You tried to stop me from calling the name of Allah and Allah stopped you all". After they cried and begged a lot for forgiveness,Shah-e-Ata forgave them saying"Go,May Allah forgive you,i have forgiven you". The moment Shah-e-Ata spoke these words,the land left its grip and the Kuffars were able to move.

This miracle of Shah-e-Ata has announced loudly amongst the land of Kuffars that "ISLAM HAS ARRIVED" and Muslims are here to stay forever with grace and eminence.

PICTURES OF MADARSA

The new building(under construction) of the Madrasa which was founded in 1901 by the grandson of Shah-e-ata,Shah Nezamuddin Chishti Munami and has been serving the people of Gaya for over a century now.The proposed plan is G+3.

Onother view of the madrasa,which is the oldest existing Madrasa of Ahle-sunnat in Bihar.

View of a classroom.

PICTURES OF MOSQUE

The picture depicting the three domes of the mosque which mas constructed during the reign of Shah Hussainuddin Chishti R.A. and the roof that was constructed by his son-in-law in 1995.

The inner view of the mosque.

The outer view of the mosque.

The arch leading to the inner side of the mosque.

The Wuzukhana,place for ablution.

PICTURES OF KHANQAH

The entrance to the Khanqah Chishtia Munamia

The eastern portion of the Khanqah which leads to the room of the Sajjadanasheen(on the right) and the shrine of Shah-e-ata crossing the Semakhana.

The final entrance to the shrine of Shah-e-ata(on the left).On the right is the shrine of his great grandson,Shah Hussainduddin Chishti(d.1939A.D/1358A.H).

The western side of khanquah.

A view depicting both the graves of Shah-e-ata and his great grandson Shah Hussainuddin Safi R.A.

The inside view of shrine of Shah Hussainuddin Safi R.A.

The shrine of Shah-e-ata from inside.The chamber in gold is the place of tabarrukat(sacred belongings).

SPIRITUAL LINEAGE 2

CHISHTIA SERAJIA FARIDIA ORDER

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
Khwaja-e-Khwajgan Hazrat Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti Ajmeri R.A
Qutb-al-Aqtab Hazrat Khawaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki R.A
Hazrat Baba Fariduddin Ganjeshakr R.A
Mehboob-e-Elahi Sultan-al-Mashaiq Dastageer-e-Dojahan Hz.Khwaja Nezamuddin Auliya R.A
Aaina-e-Hind Hz.Khwaja Aqi Seraj R.A
Hazrat Maqdum Syed Shah Ala-al-Haq Pandwi R.A
Hazrat Maqdum Syed Shah Nur Qutb-e-Alam Pandwi R.A
Hazrat Maqdum Syed Shah Fariduddin Tavaelabukhsh R.A
Hazrat Maqdum Syed Shah Moinuddin Sani R.A
Hazrat Maqdum Syed Shah Naseerudin Chishti R.A
Hazrat Maqdum Syed Shah Sultan Chishti Nezami R.A
Hazrat Maqdum Shah Ahmed Chishti Nawabadi R.A
Hazrat Maqdum Shah Hussain Chishti Nawabadi R.A
Hazrat Maqdum Shah Abd-al-Razzaq Nawabadi R.A
Hazrat Maqdum Shah Abd-al Majeed Nawabadi R.A
Hazrat Maqdum Syed Shah Jahangir Rizvi Danapuri R.A
Hazrat Maqdum Syed Shah Mahamid Danapuri R.A
Hazrat Syed Shah Muhammad Azam urf Syed Shah Nawabadi R.A
Hazrat Syed Shah Muhammad MubArak Nawabadi R.A
Hazrat Syed Shah Muhammad Muqeem R.A
Hazrat Syed-al-waselenn Syed Shah Ghulam-e-Hussain Danapuri R.A
Hazrat Syed Shah Ata Hussain Fani R.A

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

INTRODUCTION

Sufis(mystics) have played the most important role in spreading Islam all over this globe.They have been serving the religion since the prophet muhammad (s.a.w) migrated from Mecca and the islamic calendar started.The first group of those representatives of islam were known as Sahabees(the companions of Muhammad(s.a.w).There number was around 124,000.The prophet(s.a.w) was the center of all islamic activities till 631 A.D.His life was the perfect of all and has been the ideal for every human being till date.He trained all his sahabees in their respective field of interest on his own.Mnay like Hazrat Abu BakrRz.a, Hazrat Umar Faruq Rz.A, Hazrat Usman Ghani Rz.A, Hazrat Ali Rz.A, Hazrat Khalid-bin-Walid Rz.A and Hazrat Ubaidullah ibn al Jarrah Rz.A were the versatile ones.They spread the light of Islam all over globe Their work is unparalled as of yet.After Sahabees cone tabaeen(those who were trained by sahabees) and they were followed by Tabe-Tabaeen(those trained by Tabaeen).

The end of Tabe-Tabaeen marks the end of an era but the propagation of Islam will continue till the day of judgement by the means of Sufis and Auliallahs who have been serving the humanity, spreading the message of Islam all over globe.The first group of sahabees was the Ashab-e-suffa(from where the name sufi originated),the selected sahabees who were trained by Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W).There have been thousands and lakhs of sufis in almost every country.

Among those comes the name of Shah-e-Ata who came from Medina by the order of Hazrat Ali(Rz.A) to spread Islam in an entire non-muslim locality now known as Gaya,Bihar,India.Though there were sufis and Khanqahs in the nearby localities of Gaya like Bithosharif,Amjhersharif and Chota sheikhpura, but there was none amidst the non-muslims,in urban region.Shah-e-Ata was the first to spread Islam over there.Due to his endeavours message of Islam reached at all the streets of Gaya.Both Hindus and Christians accepted Islam on his hands,even the Sadhus became a practising muslim and started living life of a sufi.