After Shahbaz-e-Arifaan Hazrat
Sakhi Sultan Syed Mohammad Bahadur Ali Shah (R.A.) the Trust of Faqr was
transferred to Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz (R.A.).
Geneology
He belonged to the Awan tribe and is the descendant of Sultan-ul-Arifeen Hazrat
Sakhi Sultan Bahoo (R.A.).
His family lineage is as under:
Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz (R.A.) son of Sultan Fateh Mohammad son of Sultan
Ghulam Rasool son of Sultan Ghulam Miran 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.).
Sacred Birth
Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz (R.A.) was born early morning on Sunday
March 12th 1911 A.D (12th Rabi-ul-Awal 1329 H) in Samandri town near Shrine
Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo Garh Maharajah, district Jhang.
Sacred Vision of Murshid First Sight
After his birth Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz Rehmat-ul-Allah Alayh
didn’t open his eyes until the seventh day. His father took him to the shrine of
Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo (R.A.). At that time Pir Bahadur Ali Shah (R.A.)was
present there. Sultan Fateh Mohammad requested Pir Sahib to bless his son as he
had not yet opened eyes. As soon as he (Pir Bahadur Ali Shah) held the baby in
his lap the baby opened his eyes.
Childhood and Youth
Since childhood he had an enlightened grace in his personality. Whoever met him,
got impressed from his conduct and moral behaviour. His childhood and youth were
very different from others. He was a quiet, graceful and sober person. He
avoided unnecessary activities, games and gossips. Most of his time was spent in
meditation and thinking.
Oath of Allegiance/Bayat
At the age of 21, Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz (R.A.) swore oath of allegiance
upon the hands of Sultan Syed Mohammad Bahadur Ali Shah (R.A.) on Sunday March
13th 1932 A.D (6 Ziq’qad 1350 H) after the Isha prayer.
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.)Hazrat Shaikh Syed Najm-ud-Din
Burhan Puri (R.A.)
19. Hazrat Shaikh Syed Abdul Fattah (R.A.)
20. Hazrat Shaikh Syed Abdul Sattar (R.A.)
21. Hazrat Shaikh Syed Abdul Baqqa (R.A.)
22. Hazrat Shaikh Syed Abdul Jaleel (R.A.)
23. Hazrat Shaikh Syed Abdul Rehman Jilani Dehlvi (R.A.)Sultan-ul-Arifeen Hazrat
Sakhi Sultan Bahoo (R.A.)
24. Sultan-ul-Tarikeen Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Syed Mohammad Abdullah Shah Madni
Jilani (R.A.)
25. Sultan-ul-Sabreen Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Pir Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Shah Hashmi
Quraishi (R.A.)
26. Shahbaz-e-Arifaan Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Pir Syed Mohammad Bahadur Ali Shah
Kazmi Al-Mash’hadi (R.A.)
27. Sultan-ul-Auliya Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz (R.A.)
Title
After he swore allegiance, he was entitled “Sultan-ul-Auliya” by Ghaus-ul-Azam
Hazrat Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani Razi Allah Anhu.
Poetry for Murshid/Spiritual Guide
Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz (R.A.) found eternal bliss in the love and slavery of
his Murshid. He tried to take care of every work of his murshid himself. The
fodder of the horses of Pir Sahib was sieved through a big sieve. He used to
sieve all the fodder at night after everyone slept. The rumor went around that
angels sieve fodder for the horses of Pir Sahib. One night Pir Sahib ordered one
of his disciples to patrol at night and check who does this work. At night the
disciple saw that Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz did all the work, Sultan Sahib
requested him not to tell Pir Sahib. Next morning, when Pir Sahib asked the
disciple about the last night’s incident, he told the truth. After that Pir
Sahib stopped Sultan Abdul Aziz to do this work.
When he annihilated in the love of his Murshid and found The Reality he uttered
the following verses:
Explanation: I am so anxious to see my Murshid that my eyes are starring down
his path every moment. The thirst of my eyes will be quenched only when they
will have the privilege of seeing my Murshid. As he belongs to the sacred shrine
of Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo (R.A.), therefore I can’t keep my eyes off the
sacred shrine. Since Pir Bahadur Ali Shah has become my beloved and
compassionate friend my eyes do not want to see anything else in this world. His
Divine Beauty has filled my eyes.
Throne of Divine Guidance
Almost all kinds of people came to him. He persuaded and granted them the
beneficence of Ism-e-Allah Zaat according to their desire and intention. His way
of persuasion was that he did not grant Ism-e-Allah Zaat to everyone but only to
the true Seekers of Allah.
Maulvi Nizam-ud-Din Multani started translating the books of Sultan-ul-Arifeen
Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo (R.A.) under the supervision of Hazrat Sakhi Sultan
Pir Syed Mohammad Bahadur Ali Shah. While translating ‘Ain-ul-Faqr’ when he
reached the sentence; “If the Murshid is at his initial point and the disciple
at the final point, then the Murshid can take the disciple to a high spiritual
level”, he got very confused about the meaning of this sentence. He read this
sentence to Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Pir Syed Bahadur Ali Shah and asked, “Is it
correct? Pir Bahadur Ali Shah sent him to Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz. Maulvi
Nizam-ud-Din went to him and asked to explain the meaning of the sentence.
Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz replied, “The initial point of a Murshid is the
‘point of eternity’ where there is Oneness and nothing else. From the descent of
this Oneness diversity arose and everything was created. This material world is
the last and final phase of the decent of Divine Oneness. A disciple is at this
last point which is the diverse world. Now this is the marvel of the Murshid
that he takes his disciple from this material world which is the lowest of the
low to the highest point of the Divine Realm and Oneness.”
Karamat/Miracles
One day Sultan Abdul Aziz was going towards the shrine of his Murshid Pir
Bahadur Ali Shah, a devotee Rab Nawaz Khan from Hathi Khail Mianwali came
hurriedly towards Sultan Sahib and bowed head onto his feet. Sultan Sahib asked
him what was the matter? He said crying, “My son is wrongfully accused of murder
and tomorrow morning is his last hearing. Please pray for his bail.” Sultan
Sahib told him to have patience and said that he will ask his Murshid and then
let him know. Khan Sahib sat at the door of the sacred shrine while Sultan Sahib
went in the shrine and closed the door. When he came out of the shrine, he told
Khan Sahib that with the blessings of Syed Pir Bahadur Ali Shah his son was
bailed out so he should gift a golden horse on this good news. Rab Nawaz asked,
“Sir one horse or nine?” Hazrat Sahib replied, “I know you will not give even
one, but remember if before going to court tomorrow morning, the handcuffs of
your son Adil unlock and fall down, then the blessing of Pir Sahib is with him
but if not then understand that he didn’t bless your son.” Next day at the
hearing when police was taking his son to court, the handcuffs fell down. Then
he was bailed out in court.
Once Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz (R.A.) went to Garakod near Tanek
Dera Ismail Khan. There, one of his disciples Malik Umer Daraz requested him,
“Sir! I have no children, please have your blessings upon me and pray for me.”
Sultan Sahib replied, “Almighty Allah will bless you with two sons. Name one son
as Umar Hayat and the other one as Khizar Hayat.” Later, Allah blessed him with
two sons.
Visal (Demise)
In the beginning of April 1981 A.D he was admitted in Mayo Hospital, Lahore for
eye surgery. On April 8th 1981 he insisted that he wanted to go back to attend
the Urs Pak Sultan-ul-Arifeen for the next day i.e. 9th.
However, on April 11th the disease worsened. When they were leaving for Lahore,
Sultan Sahib said, “Alright! I agree to the Will of Allah.” He was again
admitted in the Mayo Hospital Lahore on the early morning of April 12th.
Suddenly he felt drowsy. Then Sultan Sahib said, “It is the time of my prayer.”
He did dry ablution with gestures and offered his prayer. After the Zohar prayer
on Sunday, April 12th 1981 A.D (7th Jammad-us-Sani 1401 H) Sultan Mohammad Abdul
Aziz (R.A.) passed away at the agwe of 73. His funeral prayer was offered on
April 13th at the shrine of Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo (R.A.) and was buried
where his shrine is located currently.
Shrine
His sacred shrine is located half a kilometer away North West of the shrine of
Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo. A magnificent mosque was constructed adjacent to the
shrine in the life of my beloved Murshid Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Asghar
Ali. The mosque and shrine is the reflection of the shrine of Sultan-ul-Arifeen.
Urs Pak
Every year two big gatherings are held at his shrine. One program follows his
death date according to the Hijri calendar, which is after the Urs Mubarak of
Sultan-ul-Arifeen in Jammadi-us-Sani, on the Sunday and Monday coming after the
first Thursday of Jammadi-us-Sani. The second big gathering of Milad-e-Mustafa
Sall’Allahu Alayhi Wasallam follows his death date according to the solar
calendar, on 12th and 13th April each year.
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