AIN-UL-FAQR
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Date
2016
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Sultan-ul-Faqr Publications
Abstract
Description
Ain-ul-Faqr (The soul of Faqr) is the most popular book by
Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo which explains the path of Faqr in
the easiest way. Sultan Bahoo has used a very simple language in
this book, contrary to his style in other books, so that the Divine
message conveyed in this book is understood by everyone. The
gist of all the books of Sultan Bahoo mainly comprises of five
topics:
(a) Signs of perfect Murshid and importance of following him to
reach Allah.
(b) Invocation and contemplation of Ism-e-Allah Zaat under the
guidance of perfect Murshid.
(c) Life of heart and death of desires of nafs.
(d) Gaining presence of holy assembly of Prophet Mohammad.
(e) Acquiring marifat, vision and union of Allah.
All these topics are most pleasantly, effectively and explicitly
explained in Ain-ul-Faqr. This book can not only be considered
the soul of Faqr but the soul of Islam as it guides its readers
towards the closeness, vision and union of Allah which is the
soul of all obligatory prayers of Islam as well as the main aim
behind the creation of mankind.
Sultan Bahoo has conveyed the Divine message to the masses
in Persian language which was the ruling language in his era. This
treasure needed to be transferred in other languages specially
English which is the internationally known language in this age.
Although many efforts have been made to translate his books in
Urdu by different individuals and institutions but no effort has
ever been made to convert all his books in English. Just a few
books have been translated in English, which are just literal
translations and do not convey the spirit and the true message
given in the original book. Nowadays, those few translations are
also unavailable. Job of a translator is not to convey the words of
the writer to the readers but to convey the soul behind the words
and make it easy for the reader to understand the essence of the
original book. To understand a Saint‟s book whose caliber is
beyond one's imagination like that of Hazrat Sultan Bahoo, is not
possible unless one gets inwardly purgated and guided by a
perfect and accomplished Murshid who elevates one to the
spiritual heights where it becomes possible to understand the
Divine message behind the apparent words.
I am really fortunate that my perfect and accomplished Murshid
Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen Khadim Sultan-ul-Faqr Hazrat Sakhi Sultan
Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman Madzillah-ul-Aqdus conferred upon
me the opportunity to translate Sultan Bahoo‟s books. Sultan
Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman is the present Spiritual Leader of
the Sarwari Qadri Order of Sultan Bahoo and his true spiritual
descendant. He is a man of spiritual powers and remarkable
caliber. He has done immense efforts to spread the Order and
teachings of Sultan Bahoo. He has written twenty one books on
mysticism and spirituality most of which are based on Sultan
Bahoo‟s teachings. His book Shams-ul-Fuqara is an encyclopedia
of Sultan Bahoo‟s teachings. Under his guidance, all the books
of Sultan Bahoo are not only being translated in Urdu in a much
better way than the previous translations but also in English for
the first time so as to spread his message worldwide.
Keywords
Islam, sufism, AIN-UL-FAQR, Sultan Baho