Sultan-ul-Sabireen Hazrat Sakhi
Sultan Pir Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Shah (R.A.) is the 27th Shaikh of the Sarwari
Qadri Order.
ANCESTORS & PARENTS
Sultan-ul-Sabireen Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Pir Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Shah is
Qureshi Hashmi. His ancestral link goes back in 26 steps to Holy Prophet (pbuh)’s
uncle Syed-us-Shohada Hazrat Ameer Hamza Razi Allah Anha. His family lineage is
as follows:
Pir Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Shah son of Shaikh Fazal Shah son of Shaikh Jiwan
Shah son of Shaikh Bakhsh Shah son of Shaikh Jaam Shah son of Shaikh Hasil Shah
son of Shaikh Qalandar Shah son of Shaikh Haleem Shah son of Shaikh Juman Shah
son of Ameer Daood son of Ameer Junaid son of Ameer Shehzad son of Ameer Chaakar
son of Ameer BaYazeed son of Ameer Somra son of Ameer Saddique son of Ameer
Jalal son of Ameer Jabbal son of Ameer Mukhtar son of Ameer Saad son of Ameer
Mazhar son of Ameer Ma’az son of Ameer Bartacha Bahadur son of Ameer
Badee-uz-Zaman son of Hazrat Ameer Hamza.
BIRTH
Sultan-ul-Sabireen Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Pir Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Shah was born
to Fazal Shah on Monday 14th of Zilhaj 1242 H (July 19th 1827 A.D) at the time
of Maghrib prayer in Chotti, district Dera Ghazi Khan. The Divine Inspiration of
his birth was already given by Hazrat Khawaja Suleman Taunsvi who was a great
saint of the Chistia Order.
CHILDHOOD & YOUTH
He was 8 years old when his father passed away. He had completed his religious
education till the age of 18. As he gained religious knowledge, his soul became
more and more restless and an urge kept on increasing within himself. His
restlessness and anxiety further increased when at the age of 20 his mother also
passed away. In this anxiety, he used to roam about in the jungles and desolated
places to such an extent that his sacred feet started bleeding. One day he was
lying under a tree when he saw the King of Faqr, Holy Prophet (pbuh) in his
dream. Ghaus-ul-Azam Hazrat Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani and Sultan-ul-Arifeen
Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo (R.A.) were also along. Holy Prophet (pbuh) ordered
him, “Go to Ahmadpur where Syed Abdullah Shah Jilani is waiting for you as you
have been selected for the Trust of Faqr”. At that time Pir Mohammad Abdul
Ghafoor Shah was almost 25 years old.
SPIRITUAL JOURNEY
After a long journey he reached Ahmadpur Sharqia, a city of the Bahawalpur state
on Tuesday 8th of Shawal 1267 H (August 5th1851 A.D). He reached a mansion and
saw a saint with an enlightened countenance sitting on a bed and the rest of the
people were sitting on the ground. Among these people ministers and soldiers of
Nawab Sahib were also present. As soon as Pir Abdul Ghafoor Shah saw Hazrat
Sakhi Sultan Pir Abdullah Shah (R.A.), his deep-rooted restlessness and anxiety
vanished and his heart witnessed that this is the face in whose search he was
wandering about.
After 3 days, on Friday 11th of Shawal 1267 H (August 8th 1851 A.D) he took oath
of allegiance from Pir Abdul Ghafoor Shah and bestowed him with gold Ism-e-Allah
Zaat. Pir Abdul Ghafoor Shah then stayed focused on his Murshid forgetting
everything else, his education, his homeland etc. He spent 8 years, 11 months
and almost 21 days in the company of his Spiritual Guide.
MYSTIC POETRY/KALAM
In “Malfuzat Pir Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Shah Rehmat-ul-Allah Alayh”
(unpublished) compiled by Pir Abdul Haq, it is written that Hazrat Sakhi Sultan
Pir Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Shah used to say, “Throughout my life I haven’t seen
any one as beautiful and elegant in appearance like my beloved Murshid. Nobody
could look at his face for long. To look into his eyes was impossible. Whoever
visited Shah Sahib for any work, got so absorbed in his vision that forgot
everything, even the children busy playing around used to forget their games and
were lost in seeing Shah Sahib.” Every word of the Saraiki poetry which Pir
Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Shah Rehmat-ul-Allah Alayh wrote in the honour of his
Murshid shows his ardent love for him.
In Guldastah Abiyaat-o-Munajaat Shahbaz-e-Arifaan Sultan-ul-Auliya Hazrat Sakhi
Sultan Syed Mohammad Bahadur Ali Shah and also in Kalam Mashaikh Sarwari Qadri,
there is a published the first eulogy from his mystic poetry “Chashma Khuliya
Noor Haqani” by the name of Syed Bahadur Ali Shah (R.A.). Here is an extract:
Explanation: The spiritual beneficence of Syed Mohammad Abdullah Shah is just
like an overflowing spring of Divine Light which is benefitting everything on
its way. Ahmad Pur, where Shah Abdullah resides, is a blessed city which is
showered with the torrents of Light of Allah. Shah Abdullah enjoys the
honourable status of being One with Allah after reaching the station of Fana
Fillah (annihilation in Allah) and Baqa Billah (being immortal with Allah), thus
he has acquired the Divine Knowledge of totality. He knows whatever is written
in The Lauh (The Divine Tablet where the destinies of all the creations are
written) with the Qalam (the Supreme Pen) and the Divine Ink. Due to Shah
Abdullah’s presence, the district of Bahawal Pur has become the centre of Divine
Benevolence.
THRONE OF DIVINE GUIDANCE
Pir Abdul Ghafoor Shah was transferred the Trust of Allah from his Murshid. That
was Friday 29th Ramadan-ul-Mubarak 1276 H (April 20th 1860 A.D). The demise of
his beloved Murshid made him Majzoob(ecstatic). One day, he felt like a stroke
of Light enlightened his body and his Murshid appeared in his inner self and
said; “Where are you searching for me? I am right inside your soul.” Thus his
search ended and he was then ordered by his Murshid, “Go to Shorekot, the city
of Sultan-ul-Arifeen Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo, and keep visiting the shrine
more often. Soon you will be informed about your final destination.” Hence,
duality ended. Pir Abdul Ghafoor Shah had annihilated in the sacred self of Syed
Mohammad Abdullah Shah. On 21st Shawal 1277 H, he reached a small mosque near a
well in Shorekot which was the property of a Syed family, and settled here.
Ghafoor Shah came to Mudd Rajbana along with these disciples on Monday 7th of
Safar 1279 H (August 4th 1862 A.D). He stayed for 50 years in his closet and
people from faraway places came to him and received benefit of the Ism-e-Allah
Zaat from him.
SPIRITUAL TITLE
When the Trust of Allah was transferred to him, he was entitled by the Holy
Prophet (pbuh) as “Sultan-ul-Sabireen”. Ghaus-ul-Azam Hazrat Shaikh Abdul Qadir
Jilani Razi Allah Anhu and Sultan-ul-Arifeen Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo (R.A.)
used to call him “Pir Mohammad”.
SPIRITUAL SUFI ORDER
The Order of Faqr of Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Pir Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Shah (R.A.)
is Sarwari Qadri and he is the 27th Shaikh of the Sarwari Qadri Order
The Sarwari Qadri Order lineage reaches Pir Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Shah (R.A.)
in the following order:
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.)
CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHRINE OF HIS MURSHID
One year before his death, Pir Abdul Ghafoor Shah (R.A.) started construction of
the shrine of his Murshid Syed Mohammad Abdullah Shah (R.A.) in 1327 H (1909 A.D)
on the same pattern as the shrine of Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo (R.A.). He
appointed his eldest son Pir Abdul Haq as the superior of the shrine. All the
construction was done under the supervision of Pir Abdul Haq. Fatah Deen Faqeer
from Gujrat was dealing with the construction. One evening before Pir Abdul
Ghafoor Shah (R.A.) died, when everyone got free from work, Fatah Mohammad saw
that Pir Abdul Ghafoor Shah went in the shrine, he went after him so he can have
the privilege to see him. But when he entered the shrine Pir Sahib was not
there. He was very amazed that where had Pir Sahib gone, as he had seen Pir
Sahib entering the shrine with his own eyes. Next day, early in the morning Pir
Sahib passed away. The shrine of Pir Abdullah Shah (R.A.) was completed before
Pir Sahib passed away in Saffar 1328 H. The shrine is an exact reflection of the
shrine of Sultan-ul-Arifeen.
VISAL/DEATH
He passed away on Monday morning on 21st February 1910 A.D (10 Saffar 1328 H).
SACRED SHRINE
His shrine is 13 kilometers towards East of Garh Maharaja (district Jhung) in
Mudd Sharif.
URS MUBARAK
His Urs is held every year on 9th and 10th of Saffar.
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
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English): Written by Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman and
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Qadri, Neyn Tara Sarwari Qadri
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7. Kalam Mashaikh Sarwari Qadri-poetry of spiritual guides of Sarwari Qadri
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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
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