BIRTH
Sultan-ul-Faqr VI Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Asghar Ali is the 30th Shaikh of
the Sarwari Qadri Order. He was born on Friday, 14th August 1947(27th Ramazan
1366 H) at the time of dusk in the town of Samundry, Garh Maharaja, District
Jhang. His lineage goes back to Sultan-ul-Arifeen Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo. His
ancestral lineage is as follows:
Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Asghar Ali (R.A.) son of Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz
(R.A.) son of Sultan Fateh Mohammad son of Sultan Ghulam Rasool son of Sultan
Ghulam Meeran son of Sultan Wali Mohammad son of Sultan Noor Mohammad son of
Sultan Mohammad Hussain son of Sultan Wali Mohammad son of Sultan-ul-Arifeen
Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo (R.A.).
CHILDHOOD & YOUTH
Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Asghar Ali (R.A.) had got the status of
“Sultan-ul-Faqr” since Pre-eternity. That is why his sacred face was enlightened
with the Noor-e-Haq (Divine Light). He was a blend of beauty and magnificence
(Jamal) and was prominent because of his beauty among all of his brothers. It is
because of his unprecedented beauty, his father, the mentor used to address him
with the appellation “Chan” (the moon).
During his worldly education he also completed his education of “Ain-ul-Faqr”
and “Shams-ul-Arifeen” the writings of Sultan-ul-Arifeen Hazrat Sakhi Sultan
Bahoo from his father. After his matric, he adopted the path of Faqr by taking
the oath of piety at the sacred hands of his father Sultan-ul-Auliya Hazrat
Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz (R.A.). After that, he never parted from his
Spiritual Guide till his death and accompanied him every moment.
TRANSFERENCE OF TRUST OF ALLAH
Amanat (The Trust) means Amanat-e-Elahiya (The Trust of Allah), Amanat-e-Faqr
(The Trust of Faqr). According to the saints and perfect mystics of Sarwari
Qadri Order Amanat means “legacy of Faqr of the Holy Prophet (pbuh)” and who is
the heir of “Legacy of Faqr” only he is the possessor of the Trust of Faqr. When
the Seeker reaches the destination of Fana Fillah (annihilation in Allah) or
Fana Fi Hoo or Wahdat (unification) and on being annihilated in Oneness becomes
the “embodiment of Oneness”. He is the Insan-e-Kamil and only he is the Murshid
Kamil Akmal.
According to Saad Ameer Khan Niazi (late), keep in mind that this is the Bayat
(oath) of transference of the Trust of Faqr. Sultan-ul-Auliya Sultan Mohammad
Abdul Aziz, two years before his death took this Bayat from Hazrat Sakhi Sultan
Mohammad Asghar Ali.
Sultan-ul-Auliya Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz visited the sacred
shrine of Shahbaz-e-Arifaan Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Pir Syed Mohammad Bahadur Ali
Shah Kazmi Al Mashhadi (R.A.). On Friday 13th April 1979 (16th Jamadi-ul-Awwal
1399 H) he went inside the sacred shrine of his Murshid alongwith both of his.
While sitting near the sacred grave and getting Sultan Safdar Ali sat on his
right and Sultan-ul-Faqr VI Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Asghar Ali on his left
side putting his sacred hands on the grave of his Murshid placing the sacred
hands of his sons upon his own took oath (Bayat). He put his own sacred turban
on the sacred head of Sultan Safdar Ali and granted him Khilafat and he adorned
the new turban fetched from Shorekot on the sacred head of Sultan-ul-Faqr Hazrat
Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Asghar Ali and transferred Amanat-e-Elahiya (The Divine
Trust) and Amanat-e-Faqr (The Trust of Faqr)to him.
This Trust was then transferred to Khadim Sultan-ul-Faqr Hazrat Sakhi Sultan
Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman Madzillah-ul-Aqdus.
THRONE OF DIVINE GUIDANCE
He had taken over the Throne of Divine guidance immediately after his Spiritual
Guide’s death on 13th April 1981. He was a true personification of a perfect
Spiritual Guide, Noor-ul-Huda (The Divine Light of guidance) as described by
Sultan-ul-Arifeen Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo (R.A.) in his books. He is
designated at the status of Sultan-ul-Faqr. Sultan-ul-Faqr is defined in the
following words in “Risala Roohi Sharif”:
“Their spiritual sight is entirely a Divine Light of Oneness and a magnificent
alchemy (process of turning metal into gold). The Seeker on whom fell their
glance starts experiencing Divine observation in such a way as if his whole
being has become an Absolute Noor (Divine Light). They do not need to put their
Seeker into the hardship of doing superficial mystic exercise and the forty days
seclusion.”
BENEFICENCE OF ISM-E-ALLAH ZAAT
Nobody spread faiz (the beneficence) of Ism-e-Allah Zaat(personal Name of Allah)
to the extent as did Sultan-ul-Faqr Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Asghar Ali (R.A.).
According to him, the disclosure of Ism-e-Azam (the Great Name) is essential and
its being a secret is unlawful in contrary to the saints or sufis who thought it
essential to hide Ism-e-Azam and unlawful to disclose. His whole life passed in
spreading the beneficence of Ism-e-Allah Zaat. For this, he visited city to
city, village to village to preach Ism-e-Allah Zaat among the masses for
Marifat-e-Elahi (the mystic knowledge of Allah). He would grant the invocation (Zikr),
contemplation (Tasawur) of Ism-e-Allah Zaat. He says:
Ism-e-Allah Zaat ( Allah, Lillah, Lahoo, Hoo) is Ism-e-Azam. By whose
contemplation, Qurb (nearness) and Pehchan (recognition of Allah) are gained. It
is the Noor (Divine Light) which takes the Saalik (traveler) towards Maalik
(Allah). The heart in which it is imprinted and gets stability, no secret of the
universe remained hidden for him and he became a confidant (Mehram Raaz, Secret
sharer) provided, the “Ism-e-Azam” has been received by a Seeker from a Murshid
Kamil the possessor of the Name and the Essence (Zaat).
After Sultlan-ul-Arifeen Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo, several Mashaikh (Spiritual
Guides), Fuqara and Successors of Sarwari Qadri Order have passed, all of them
had been granting people merely the first stage of Zikr (invocation) (Allah Hoo)
of Ism-e-Allah Zaat. Though, it was only him after Sultan-ul-Arifeen Hazrat
Sakhi Sultan Bahoo Rehmat-ul-Allah Alayh who has popularized Sultan-ul-Azkar
(The great king of invocations) “Zikr-e-Yahoo” among the masses instead of the
selected ones. Though he granted the most special Seekers of Allah Ism-e-Allah
Zaat (Essence) made of gold which is a real Ism-e-Allah Zaat.
TITLE & STATUS
“Sultan-ul-Faqr” is the appellation of Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Asghar Ali
which was granted to him from the court of Ghaus-ul-Azam and his status is also
Sultan-ul-Faqr. His appellation and status both are same.
SPIRITUAL SUFI ORDER
His chain of Faqr was Sarwari Qadri. This is how it reaches him:
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-Sabreen Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Pir Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Shah Hashmi
Quraishi (R.A.)
28. Shahbaz-e-Arifaan Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Pir Syed Mohammad Bahadur Ali Shah
Kazmi Al-Mash’hadi (R.A.)
29. Sultan-ul-Auliya Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz (R.A.)
30. Sultan-ul-Faqr VI Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Asghar Ali (R.A.)
MYSTIC POETRY/KALAM
At the early stage (from the age of 21 to 25 years) of Sultan-ul-Faqr VI Hazrat
Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Asghar Ali (R.A.) spiritual state when the secrets and
mysteries of Ism-e-Allah Zaat were disclosed upon him, the sudden outburst of
his feelings for his Murshid Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz (R.A.) and Hazrat Sakhi
Sultan Bahoo (R.A.) uttered from his sacred tongue for their grandeur in Saraiki
language is called his poetry. Among these are a “Sei Harfee (a kind of sufi
poetry)” said to explain his Murshid’s splendor and a euology (manqbat) to
describe the grandeur of Sultan-ul-Arifeen (R.A.) are included. It is comprised
of total twelve quatrains (Rubaiyat or dorrhey) from Alif to zey. His poetry has
been published in “Guldasta Abiyat-o-Manajat Hazrat Syed Mohammad Bahadur Ali
Shah (R.A.)” which is compiled by me the humble person. This book was published
by Maktaba-al-Arifeen at the time when I was running it as its head. In his
verses include simplicity, maturity, depth, love, devotion and truthfulness. His
poetry has the status of a touch stone of courtesy and respect of Murshid for
the ishq of the Seekers of Allah.
The poetry he wrote in the grandeur of Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz (R.A.)
is presented here with its explanation in English.
“Ao Sahelio Meri-o-ni, Khuda Da Noor Zahoor Hoya
Soorat Khas Rasool Kareem(pbuh) Vaali,Shola Noor Khuda Zahoor Hoya
Soorat Hoo Tey Jism Bahoo Sohne Da, Naam Aziz Mashoor Hoya
Soorat Abd Libas Pa K Te, Is Ajiz Da Dilgeer Hoya.”
Meaning: O’ my friends come with me if you want to have the privilege of seeing
the Light of Allah. The Sparkling Light of Allah which appeared perfectly in the
form of Rasool Allah Sall’Allahu Alayhi Wa’alihi wasallam is now shining in the
sacred being of my Murshid Sultan Abdul Aziz. Inwardly he is entirely the Light
of Hoo and outwardly it seems as if Sultan Bahoo (R.A.)has reborn, though in the
world he is known by the name of Sultan Aziz. My humble being is mesmerized by
him who is infact the Light of Hoo clothed in the being of a human.
KARAMAT/MIRACLES
Sultan-ul-Faqr VI Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Asghar Ali (R.A.) did countless
apparent and esoteric marvels but only a few chosen ones are presented for the
benefit of people.
Malik Safdar recounts, I never requested Sultan-ul-Faqr openly because I believe
he knows our inner matters. It had been long enough that my marriage took place
and I had no issue. I accepted it as my fate and never thought about it. Once I
was appointed at Qaidabad and my Murshid visited me, my nephew was staying with
me. He asked who he was. I replied he is my nephew. Then he inquired, do you
have no son? I denied. He said you did not tell me. I answered Hazoor nothing is
hidden from you. On it he paused, had a view of the people present there and
ordered to pray together for a son for Safdar Hussain. Everybody prayed and he
uttered Ameen. After one week of his departure Allah assured me of that good
news through a medical test. (Sahib-e-Lolaak)
Mohammad Shah of Chak Tewana says that I am a disciple of Bahoo Jee Sarkar. I
had a nephew who could not speak. I took him to Golarah Sharif several times but
he was not recovered. Even that he became five years old. Suddenly Sultan
Mohammad Asghar Ali came to our village. I requested as thinking him the sacred
issue of Haq Bahoo. As soon as he raised his eyes to the child, it was uttered,
“Haq Bahoo” by his mute tongue and so his voice started. (Mirat-ul-Arifeen, Nov
2007)
Saad Ameer Khan Niazi (late) was the disciple of Sultan-ul-Auliya Hazrat Sakhi
Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz and has been accompanying him too. He ordered Niazi
Sahib,” Niazi Sahib! First of all translate the book “Ain-ul-Faqr” of Hazoor
Sultan Sahib”. Niazi Sahib replied, “Hazoor! I don’t know Persian.” He again
said, “Niazi Sahib! Do start it (say Bismillah)”. In this way Niazi Sahib became
such a translator of books of Sultan-ul-Arifeen Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo that
he transcends the great translators.
Haji Mohammad Nawaz (Talamba Mian Chanu) and Allama Anayat Ullah (Karhi Khaisur
Dera Ismael Khan) are neither educated from any school nor got education by any
scholar. Both of them got the knowledge of Quran and exegesis by his
accomplished spiritual sight.
VISAL/DEATH
From 28th February 2001, when Sultan-ul-Faqr Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Asghar
Ali (R.A.) arrived at Saudi Arabia for performing Hajj, he became really ill and
he started to travel to a lot of places in very short period of time. On 25th
December 2003 around 2:30am Haji Mohammad Nawaz phoned me that my spirutal guide
wants to talk to me, please call on so and so no. I immediately phoned on that
number and Sultan-ul-Faqr also did not tell me anything about his illness rather
he had been conversing about Ism-e-Allah Zaat. He granted me Ism-e-Mohammad
(Sall’Allahu Alayhi Wa’alihi Wasallam) on 6th December 2003 at Mohsin Sultan’s
place and also taught me the method of its contemplation. He ordered me to get
such Ism-e-Mohammad (Sall’Allahu Alayhi Wa’alihi Wasallam) prepared in gold so
to distribute them among the Seekers of Allah (Taliban-e-Maula). He said now it
is assigned to you, protect Ism-e-Allah Zaat and Ism-e-Mohammad (Sall’Allahu
Alayhi Wa’alihi Wasallam) and now it is your liability. I had no idea that it
was our last conversation. Only after a little span of this conversation on 26th
December 2003 (2nd Ziqa’ad 1424 H) on Friday at 5:07am the Noor of
Sultan-ul-Faqr concealed from the world by manifesting itself into another guise
(incarnation).
FUNERAL PRAYER
The funeral prayer of the Sultan-ul-Faqr VI Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Asghar
Ali was offered at the shrine of Sultan-ul-Arifeen Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo on
26th December 2003 (3 Ziqa’ad 1424 H) at 9 pm.
SACRED SHRINE
He (R.A.) was burried at the right side of his Murshid (towards the east) on
26th December 2003 (3 Ziqa’ad 1424 H). His shrine is situated on the right side
of his Murshid Sultan-ul-Auliya Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz (R.A.).
URS MUBARAK
His Urs or the death anniversary is held annually on the first Friday of
Ziqa’ad.
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