KHANQAH OF SARWARI QADRI ORDER
| dc.contributor.author | Mrs. Ambreen Moghees Sarwari Qadri | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-07T09:51:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-12-07T09:51:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description | 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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-969-9795-90-9 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://digitallibrary.punjab.gov.pk//handle/123456789/124893 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Sultan-ul-Faqr Publications | en_US |
| dc.subject | sufism | en_US |
| dc.subject | islam | en_US |
| dc.subject | KHANQAH OF SARWARI QADRI ORDER | en_US |
| dc.title | KHANQAH OF SARWARI QADRI ORDER | en_US |
| dc.type | Book | en_US |