Shahbaz-e-Arifaan Hazrat Sakhi
Sultan Pir Syed Bahadur Ali Shah Kazmi Al Mashhadi (R.A.) is the 28th Shaikh of
the Sarwari Qadri Order.
Genealogy
Shahbaz-e-Arifaan Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Syed Mohammad Bahadur Ali Shah Kazmi Al
Mashhadi (R.A.) belongs to the family of Hazrat Imam Musa Kazim Razi Allah
Ta’ala Anhu. His ancestors migrated from Mashhad, a city of Iran, to the Punjab
province in Pakistan (then India) and settled around Rawalpindi. His family
lineage is as follows:
Syed Mohammad Bahadur Ali Shah Rehmat-ul-Allah Alayh son of Syed Fateh Ali son
of Syed Shah Sharf son of Syed Kamal Shah son of Syed Gul Shah son of Syed
Mohammad Kareem son of Syed Fateh Mohammad son of Syed Mohammad Mali son of Syed
Mohammad Sajjad son of Syed Mohammad Malhu son of Syed Habib Allah son of Syed
Mohammad Ghalib son of Syed Abdul Rehman son of Syed Mohammad Yousaf son of Syed
Mohammad son of Syed Mohammad Farooq son of Syed Riaz-ud-Deen son of Syed
Shahab-ud-Deen son of Syed Sultan Mohammad Fakhar-ud-Deen son of Syed
Ghayas-ud-Deen son of Syed Abul Qasim Hussain son of Syed Mohammad Ameer son of
Syed Abdul Rehman son of Syed Mohammad Sani son of Syed Ishaq Sani son of Syed
Mohammad Musa Zahid Abi-ul-Hassan son of Syed Shah Alam Abi-ul-Hassan son of
Syed Qasim Aleem son of Syed Mohammad Awal Abdullah son of Syed Shah
Ishaq-al-Mofiq son of Hazrat Iman Musa Kazim Razi Allah Anhu son of Syed Imam
Jaffar Sadiq Razi Allah Anhu son of Syed Imam Mohammad Baqir Razi Allah Anhu son
of Syed Imam Zain-ul-Abideen Razi Allah Anhu son of Syedna Hazrat Imam Hussain
Razi Allah Anhu son of Ameer-ul-Momineen Hazrat Ali Murtaza Karum Allah Wajhu
son of Abu Talib Razi Allah Anhu.
The parents of Pir Bahadur Ali Shah (R.A.) first moved from Rawalpindi to
Chakwal then Shorkot (district Jhang) and finally settled towards the North West
in a small town of Hassowali and adopted farming as their occupation. His father
Syed Fateh Ali Shah (R.A.) was a mystic dervish and a religious man. He had
great devotion and respect for Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo (R.A.) and visited his
shrine very often.
Birth
Pir Syed Mohammad Bahadur Ali Shah was born on Sunday August 16, 1801 A.D (5
Rabi-ul-Sani 1216 H) at the time of Fajar prayer in the town of Hassowali,
Tehsil Shorkot, District Jhung. The Light of Faqr was in his soul since eternity
which enlightened his face. This made him distinct and prominent among his
brothers.
Education and Early Life
Pir Bahadur Ali Shah used to go to the sacred shrine of Hazrat Sakhi Sultan
Bahoo (R.A.) with his father, Syed Fateh Ali. During these visits Hazrat Sultan
Bahoo blessed the soul of Pir Bahadur Ali Shah with Divine Enlightenment.
Then one day during his visit to the sacred shrine, Hazrat Sultan Bahoo ordered
him to go to Shorkot and swear oath of allegiance at the hands of Pir Mohammad
Abdul Ghafoor Shah (R.A.). It is amazing to know that Pir Bahadur Ali Shah was
born before the birth of his Murshid, Pir Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Shah (R.A.) (Syed
Bahadur Ali Shah was born in 1216 H while his Murshid was born in 1242 H). Syed
Bahadur Ali Shah was twenty four years old and was already at the shrine when in
1241 H (1825 A.D.) Pir Abdullah Shah came there. He remained at the shrine
during the period of Syed Mohammad Abdullah Shah Madni Jilani (R.A.)’s
persuasion and guidance to Pir Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Shah (R.A.). In 1825 A.D
when Sikhs attacked the shrine and all the progeny of Sultan-ul-Arifeen migrated
to the surrounding areas, even then Syed Bahadur Ali Shah was staying in the
shrine. He was also alive when in 1336 H the shrine was moved from Samandri town
(Garh Maharajah) to the current location.
Spiritual Journey and Trust of Allah
After 53 years of esoteric upbringing, he was ordered to take outward oath of
allegiance upon the hands of Pir Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Shah (R.A.). The April
2000 A.D edition of the monthly magazine “Mirat-ul-Arifeen” also verifies this.
It states;
“Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo (R.A.) ordered Syed Bahadur Ali Shah to swear outward
allegiance upon the hands of the Perfectly Accomplished Man of the Sarwari Qadri
Order. Syed Bahadur Ali Shah requested him with due respect to guide him
spiritually about it. Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo (R.A.) told him to go to Pir
Abdul Ghafoor Shah (R.A.) and also informed that he was staying in Shorkot.
After hearing this Syed Bahadur Ali Shah left for Shorkot. After having the
privilege of meeting Pir Abdul Ghafoor Shah he requested for having allegiance
upon his hands. Pir Abdul Ghafoor Shah smiled and said, “You are bound to follow
the order and so am I.”So, Syed Bahadur Ali Shah (R.A.) swore allegiance upon
the hands of Pir Abdul Ghafoor Shah (R.A.)”.(Page no. 18)
He pledged allegiance upon the sacred hands of Pir Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Shah (R.A.)
in Shorkot on Friday August 2, 1861A.D (25th Moharram-ul-Haram 1278H) .
Syed Bahadur Ali Shah used to spend the day in the service of his Murshid Pir
Abdul Ghafoor Shah and the night at the shrine of Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo (R.A.).
Every night an esoteric Divine Assembly was held at the shrine in which all the
successors of Sultan-ul-Arifeen (R.A.) seated sequence wise according to their
ranks. Syed Bahadur Ali Shah had the last number so he sat at the end. One night
when he was leaving for the Assembly, storm started. The boatman refused to take
his boat across the river in such bad weather. Syed Bahadur Ali Shah could not
miss the Assembly. Therefore, inspite of the bad storm he jumped into the river
and swam across it. When he reached the sacred shrine and entered the Assembly,
Sultan-ul-Arifeen asked his successor Naurang Sultan, who used to sit next to
him, to let Pir Sahib sit at his place as he had reached there after a great
effort. Since that day Syed Bahadur Ali Shah has been designated as the
custodian of the Treasure of Faqr.
Title
He is given the title of “Shahbaz-e- Arifaan” by Ghaus-ul-Azam Razi Allah Anhu.
Sultan-ul-Arifeen Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo (R.A.) usually addressed him with
the name “Pir Sahib”. He is called “Syed” because he belongs to the family of
Saddat. After the transference of the Trust of Faqr to him from the spiritual
order of Sultan-ul-Arifeen, he was also called “Sakhi Sultan”.
Divine Guidance
According to the order of Sultan-ul-Arifeen, Faqr and all its matters are now
decided under the supervision of Pir Syed Bahadur Ali Shah (R.A.). All the
extrinsic and intrinsic matters of the Seekers of Faqr are resolved and their
ranks and statuses are decided by him. In “Karamat-e- Azizia” Sultan Mohammad
Farooq writes, “Whenever Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz (R.A.) had any problem he
used to go to the sacred shrine of his Murshid Pir Bahadur Ali Shah (R.A.),
presented it before him and got it resolved at once.” Pir Syed Bahadur Ali Shah
(R.A.) took revolutionary steps in spreading the teachings of Hazrat Sakhi
Sultan Bahoo (R.A.). He got thousands of Ism-e-Allah Zaat made with gold. He
used to write the Ism-e-Allah Zaat by his own sacred hands and sent it to a
goldsmith in Multan for the gold coating. In this way he blessed thousands of
Seekers of Allah.
Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz (R.A.) swore oath of allegiance on the hands of Pir
Mohammad Bahadur Ali Shah (R.A.) at the age of twenty one at the shrine of
Hazrat Sultan Bahoo (R.A.)on Sunday March 13, 1932 A.D (6 Zi’qad 1350 H) at the
time of Isha prayer.
Karamat/Miracles
The miracles have very less importance in the Sarwari Qadri Order that is why
the Sarwari Qadri Spiritual Leaders show a very few miracles intentionally.
Once Pir Bahadur Ali Shah went to his disciple’s home. One of his khalifahs and
two mares were with him. The disciple was very poor. He had nothing to feed the
mares. He requested Pir Sahib if he could take the mares to jungle so they can
graze there. Pir Sahib permitted him. When the disciple went to take the mares
back, they were not at the place where he had hooked them. He came back crying
and said, “Hazoor Pir Sahib! The mares have been stolen. I am guilty and very
unfortunate that you had a loss just because of me.” Pir Sahib compassioned him
and then left for his journey. After that he kept asking about the condition of
that disciple. Everyone informed him that he cries a lot in the sorrow of your
loss. After 3 years Pir Sahib went back to the house of that disciple and asked
him, “Why do you cry?” He replied, “I cry because you had a loss due to my
mistake and misfortune.” Pir Sahib told him to go and check that place where he
had left the mares. He went out and checked the place, the mares were right
there in the field. He came back happily. Pir Sahib said, “You have been blessed
because of your urge and true love for Murshid!”
Mystic Poetry/Kalam
Pir Bahadur Ali Shah (R.A.) wrote different eulogies and poetry for the
travelers of the spiritual path. The poetry of Syed Bahadur Ali Shah is like an
enlightened pillar for all seeking their path in the intrinsic soulful ways of
Faqr. His poetry is in Punjabi and Saraiki except one dua (prayer) in Urdu and
is as follows:
Meaning: “Ya Allah! Remove the darkness of sins from my heart and enlighten it
by the Light of Your Divine Knowledge. Dejected and weary, I have come to your
Court. Kindly accept my humble request out of your Compassion and Mercy.
I have no desire for blessings of both the worlds, I only request you to bless
me with your Vision.
I have come to your doorstep sinful and guilty. Please bless me with Your Favour
and Grace as you own The Greatest Favour and Grace.
O’ The Only One! Let me get rid of duality and drown me in the Light of Oneness.
Let my soul be enriched with the fragrant perfume of Mohammad Sall’Allahu Alayhi
Wa’alihi Wasallam and my eyes enlightened by the vision of his sacred
countenance.
I beg before you to remove the veil of this illusionary unreal world from my
heart and grant me an eternal life O’ the Immortal and Eternal!”
For Listening:
*https://sultanulfaqr.tv/videos.php?cat=25
*https://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x2qh01_Sultanulfaqrofficial_kalam-pir-bahadur-ali-shah/1#video=x13
*https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLERn7zU_EpWH1Bq_CRKIn_Ws_IGcXbij7
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rez26LEsFM&list=PLERn7zU_EpWH1Bq_CRKIn_Ws_IGcXbij7
Spiritual Sufi Order
The Order of Faqr of Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Pir Syed Mohammad Bahadur Ali Shah (R.A.)
is Sarwari Qadri Order and he is the 28th Shaikh of the Sarwari Qadri Order
The Sarwari Qadri Order lineage reaches Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Pir Syed Mohammad
Bahadur Ali Shah (R.A.) as follows:
1. Prophet Mohammad Sall’Allahu Alayhi Wa’alihi Wasallam
2. Hazrat Ali bin Abu Talib Karum Allah Wajhu
3. Hazrat Khawaja Hassan Basri Razi Allah Anhu
4. Hazrat Shaikh Habib Ajmi (R.A.)
5. Hazrat Shaikh Daud Tai (R.A.)
6. Hazrat Shaikh Maroof Karkhi (R.A.)
7. Hazrat Shaikh Sir’ri Saqti (R.A.)
8. Hazrat Shaikh Junaid Baghdadi (R.A.)
9. Hazrat Shaikh Jafar Abu Bakr Shibli (R.A.)
10. Hazrat Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Hars Bin Asad Tameemi (R.A.)
11. Hazrat Shaikh Abu-al-Fazal Abdul Wahid Tameemi (R.A.)
12. Hazrat Shaikh Mohammad Yousaf Abu-al-Farrah Turtoosi (R.A.)
13. Hazrat Shaikh Abu-al-Hassan Ali Bin Mohammad Qureshi Hankari (R.A.)
14. Hazrat Abu Saeed Mubarak Makhzoomi (R.A.)
15. Ghaus-ul-Azam Hazrat Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani Razi Allah Anhu
16. Hazrat Shaikh Taj-ud-Din Abu Bakr Syed Abdul Razzaq Jilani (R.A.)
17. Hazrat Shaikh Syed Abdul Jabbar (R.A.)
18. Hazrat Shaikh Syed Mohammad Sadiq Yahya (R.A.)
19. Hazrat Shaikh Syed Najm-ud-Din Burhan Puri (R.A.)
20. Hazrat Shaikh Syed Abdul Fattah (R.A.)
21. Hazrat Shaikh Syed Abdul Sattar (R.A.)
22. Hazrat Shaikh Syed Abdul Baqqa (R.A.)
23. Hazrat Shaikh Syed Abdul Jaleel (R.A.)
24. Hazrat Shaikh Syed Abdul Rehman Jilani Dehlvi (R.A.)
25. Sultan-ul-Arifeen Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo (R.A.)
26. Sultan-ul-Tarikeen Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Syed Mohammad Abdullah Shah Madni
Jilani (R.A.)
27. Sultan-ul-Sabireen Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Pir Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Shah (R.A.)
28. Sahbaz-e-Arifaan Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Pir Syed Mohammad Bahadur Ali Shah (R.A.)
Visal (Death)
After transferring the Trust of Faqr to Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz
(R.A.), this bright sun of Faqr apparently sat down on Tuesday, February 27 1934
A.D (14th Ziq’qad 1352 H). His sacred shrine is at “Pir di Bhanairi”, village
Fareed Mehmood Kathia which is located in Shorkot Jhung road, 13 km from
Shorekot and 2 km west from Adda Qasimabad. There is a beautiful mosque next to
his shrine. His shrine is the reflection of the sacred shrine of Hazrat Sakhi
Sultan Bahoo (R.A.). The initial construction of the shrine was done by Sultan
Mohammad Abdul Aziz (R.A.).
Urs Mubarak
His Urs is organized every year on 25th, 26th and 27th of February.
Bibliography
1. Shams-ul-Fuqara-an encyclopedia of the teachings of Sultan-ul-Arifeen written
by Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman ISBN 978-969-9795-04-6
2. Sultan Bahoo-The Life and Teachings: (Shams-ul-Fuqara in English): written by
Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman and Translation of by Yasmin
Khurshid Malik Sarwari Qadri, Ambreen Moghees Sarwari Qadri, Neyn Tara Sarwari
Qadri ISBN 978-969-9795-18-3
3. Sufism:Heart of Islam written by Sadia Dehlvi ISBN 978-93-5029-448-2
4. Mujtaba Akhir Zamani-life history of the Mashaikhs of the Sarwari Qadri Order
written by Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman ISBN 978-969-9795-07-7
5. The Spiritual Guides of Sarwari Qadri Order: (Mujtaba Akhir Zamani in
English): Written by Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman and
Translation of by Yasmin Khurshid Malik Sarwari Qadri, Ambreen Moghees Sarwari
Qadri, Neyn Tara Sarwari Qadri
6. Sarwari Qadiri Order ISBN 9781158473861
7. Kalam Mashaikh Sarwari Qadri-poetry of spiritual guides of Sarwari Qadri
Order written by Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman
8. Mirat-e-Sultani written by Dr. Sultan Altaf Ali
9. Auliya-e-Jhang' written by: Iqbal Zuberi
10. Tazkarah-tul-Auliya written by Hazrat Farid ud Din Attar (R.A.)
11. Tareekh-e-Jhang written by: Iqbal Zuberi
12. Biographical Encyclopedia of Sufis by N. Hanif ISBN 9788176250870