KHANQAH OF SARWARI QADRI ORDER
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Date
2020
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Sultan-ul-Faqr Publications
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In a Muslim society, khanqah plays a pivotal role in the spiritual
training of people. The system of khanqah has existed since the
early days of Islam. The Holy Prophet himself laid the
foundation of the first Muslim khanqah by establishing the
platform of al-Suffa. Khanqah is a place where the seekers of
Allah find seclusion from the worldly distractions in company of
a spiritual guide to fully focus towards Allah in order to gain His
closeness and pleasure. The word Sufi or Sufism stems from alSuffa.
The people of al-Suffa were hence, the first Sufis to have a
khanqah.
As we know Sufi Saints established khanqah, keeping the Sunna
of the Holy Prophet. Following this tradition, my beloved
spiritual guide, Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen Sultan Mohammad Najib-urRehman
established the Sarwari Qadri Khanqah which is the
centre of Faqr today and a place for the seekers of Allah to get
their innerselves purged and enlighten their souls to enable them
for Divine vision and presence in the Mohammadan Assembly.
The aforementioned two stations are the most exalted esoteric
stations that a seeker can attain on the path of Faqr.
However, all of this can only be achieved by the company of a
perfect spiritual guide who knows the ups and downs of this path
and can guide his disciples to their destination safely. This is the
Prophetic way. The Holy Prophet used to teach Quran to his
Companions exoterically but at the same time, through his company
and his perfect spiritual glance, used to enlighten their inwards
that would make them understand the true message of Quran. There
are many examples of the Holy Prophet elevating his Companions‟
esoteric status instantaneously, merely through his spiritual attention
such that they immediately felt the change and could do things
they previously never thought they were capable of doing.Unfortunately, the so-called scholars as well as the pseudo spiritual
guides and their successors have damaged the reputation of the
mystic system in recent past. This has disillusioned the common
people about the khanqahs and the Saints in general. Some people
have become so cynical about it that they assume that there are
no more living Saints in the world. That is not really the case as
there will always be Saints present in the world until the doomsday.
Amongst those, there is a Universal Divine Man, who is the
representative of the Holy Prophet in his era and a source of
guidance for mankind.
There are four main spiritual orders in existence today i.e. Sarwari
Qadri, Chishti, Sohrawardi and Naqshbandi. Amongst these, the
Sarwari Qadri order is superior to all. That is because it belongs
to Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani. Hence, as Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani
is the leader of all the Saints, so is his spiritual order. Therefore,
the Universal Divine Man of the era and the bearer of the Trust
of Faqr only belongs to the Sarwari Qadri order. The leaders of
all other orders gained esoteric beneficence from Shaikh Abdul
Qadir Jilani and then established their own orders. The grandeur
of this order is such that the ultimacy of spiritual guides of all the
other orders remains inferior to the beginning of the true Qadri
Fakir even if they practise hardest mystic exercises for their whole
life.
My spiritual Master, Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen Sultan Mohammad
Najib-ur-Rehman is the present Shaikh of the Sarwari Qadri
order and Universal Divine Man of this era. He is the supreme
spiritual successor of Sultan-ul-Faqr VI Sultan Mohammad Asghar
Ali. He is blessed with the ultimate union and oneness with the
Divine Essence and possesses all the attributes as well as the
personal name of Allah. He is on the footsteps of the Holy
Prophet.
Since adorning the throne of Divine guidance and persuasion,
Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen has made tremendous efforts in spreading the
teachings of Faqr to mankind. He established Tehreek Dawat-eFaqr
in 2009 to achieve this aim. Along with establishing Tehreek
Dawat-e-Faqr, he also established the Khanqah of Sarwari
Qadri order that is located in Lahore, Pakistan where he blesses
his devotees with his Divine company.
Sultan-ul-Faqr Publications is a department of Tehreek Dawat-eFaqr
that is responsible for the publication of printed and
electronic literature. This book is published by this department.
It is the English translation of the Urdu book Khanqah Silsila
Sarwari Qadri.
It is a great honour and beneficence of my spiritual Master that
he chose me for translation of this book. I am truly indebted and
extremely grateful for his benevolence. It is only his benevolence
and exoteric and esoteric guidance that has enabled me to complete
the translation of this book.
My field of expertise is totally different from literature and writing.
I could never achieve such a milestone in my life without the
blessing and beneficence of my spiritual guide. If there is anything
good about this book or any impressive expression used, it owes
only to him.
I am grateful to Yasmin Khurshid Malik Sarwari Qadri for her
patience, dedication and taking the time in reviewing this book
and providing her valuable feedback and suggestions to improve it.
Also, I would like to mention Ahsan Ali Sarwari Qadri for formatting
the draft and shaping it into final version of the book. May Allah
grant them His Divine favour and perseverance on the path of
Faqr.
Keywords
sufism, islam, KHANQAH OF SARWARI QADRI ORDER