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Ghulam Ali Dehlavi

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Shah Ghulam Ali Dehlavi
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Born1743[1]
Patiala,Sikh Confederacy
Died16 October 1824(1824-10-16)(aged 80–81)[1]
Dehli,Mughal Empire
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
TariqaNaqshbandi
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Shah AbdullahaliasShah Ghulam Ali Dehlavi(1743–1824,Urdu:شاہ غلام علی دہلوی) was a Sufi Shaykh inDelhiduring the early 19th century. He was a master of theNaqshbanditradition His father wanted to make him a disciple of Qādri,.[1]

Biography

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He was born in 1156 AH (1743 C.E.) inPatiala,Punjab,in present-day India.[1]His father was Shah Abdul-Latif, a scholar and Sufi shaykh belonging to theQadritariqah.It is reported in his biographies that his father had a dream before his birth in which he saw SayyadnaAli,who told him to name the baby on his name (Ali). After he grew up, he modified his own name to beGhulam Ali(literally meaning slave of Ali, a common name in Indian Muslims today).

He is reported to have memorized theQuranin a single month's duration.[1]In 1170 AH he came to Delhi to take the oath of allegiance toMirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan,who was a famous Shaykh ofNaqshbanditariqah in Delhi at that time. After getting trained in the major Sufi orders includingNaqshbandifor 15 years, he received complete Khilafat (spiritualIjazah) from his Shaykh.[1]

He had many Khulafa (deputies) who spread theNaqshbandiSufi order to a vast number of people in the whole Muslim world at that time. His Khulafa went toBukhara,Baghdad,MadinahandTurkey.His famous khalifa was MawlanaKhalid al-Baghdadi,who had hundreds of thousands of followers in his lifetime, and manyNaqshbandi's today in Turkey and nearby countries follow him. His chief deputy and successor wasHafiz Abu-Saeed-Ahmadi Faruqi Mujaddidi Naqshbandi(Delhi) and his next successor was Hafiz Shah Ahmed Saeed Faruqi Mujaddidi, son of Hafiz Shah Abu Saeed (Medina)[1]

He is quoted to have said: "My Faid (spirituality) has reached far off countries. Our Halqa is held inMakkahand our Halqa is held inMadinah.Similarly our Halqa is held inBaghdad,Rome (now Turkey and Cyprus) and Maghrib (Parts of Europe and Africa facing Asia). AndBukharais our parental home. "[1]

He died on 22Safar1240 AH (15/16 October 1824) and was buried alongside his Shaykh's grave in Khanqah Mirja inDelhi.[1]

Writings

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He wrote books, the best known beingMazhariin Persian, which is a complete biography of his shaykhMirza Mazhar Jan-e-JanaanShaheed.[1]

His other books are:

  • Edah-e-Tariqat
  • Ahwal-e-Buzurgaan
  • Risalah dar Tariqah Ba'yat wa Azkar
  • Risalah dar Tariqah Naqshband
  • Risalah Sitri Chand dar Ahwal-e-Shah-e-Naqshband
  • Risalah-e-Azkar
  • Risalah-e-Muraqbat
  • Risalah dar Aitarazat Shaykh Abdul-Haq bar Hazrat Mujaddid
  • Risalah Mashgooliyah
  • Sulook Raqia Naqshbandia
  • Makateeb Shareefa (collection of his letters)
  • Kamalat-e-Mazhariya
  • Malfoozat-e-Sharifa[2]

Naqshbandi chain

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Main articles:Naqshbandi-Haqqani Golden Chain,Naqshbandi Tahiri Golden Chain,andNaqshbandi Hussaini Golden Chain
# Name[3][4] Buried Birth Death
14 KhwajaAzizan Ali Ramitani Khwaarizm,Uzbekistan 591 AH

(1194 C.E)

27Ramadan715 or 721 AH

(25/26 December 1315 or 20/21 October 1321)

15 KhwajaMuhammad Baba Samasi Samaas,Bukhara,Uzbekistan 25Rajab591 AH

(5/6 July 1195 C.E)

10Jumada al-Thani755 AH

(2/3 July 1354 C.E)

16 Khwaja SayyidAmir Kulal Saukhaar,Bukhara,Uzbekistan 676 AH

(1277/1278 C.E)

Wed 2Jumada al-Thani772 AH

(21/22 December 1370 C.E)

17 KhwajaMuhammad Baha'uddin NaqshbandBukhari Qasr-e-Aarifan,Bukhara,Uzbekistan 4 Muharram 718 AH

(8/9 March 1318 C.E)

3Rabi al-Awwal791 AH

(2/3 March 1389 C.E)

18 KhwajaAla'uddin AttarBukhari, son-in-law of (17) Jafaaniyan,Transoxiana(Uzbekistan) Wed 20Rajab804 AH

(23 February 1402 C.E)

19 KhwajaYaqub Charkhi Gulistan,Dushanbe,Tajikistan 762 AH

(1360/1361 C.E)

5Safar851 AH

(21/22 April 1447 C.E)

20 KhwajaUbaidullah Ahrar Samarkand,Uzbekistan Ramadan806 AH

(March/April 1404 C.E)

29Rabi al-Awwal895 AH

(19/20 February 1490 C.E)

21 KhwajaMuhammad Zahid Wakhshi Wakhsh 14Shawwal852 AH

(11/12 December 1448 C.E)

1Rabi al-Awwal936 AH

(3/4 November 1529 C.E)

22 KhwajaDurwesh Muhammad,son of sister of (21) Asqarar,Uzbekistan 16Shawwal846 AH

(17/18 February 1443 C.E)

19Muharram970 AH

(18/19 September 1562 C.E)

23 KhwajaMuhammad Amkanaki,son of (22) Amkana,Bukhara,Uzbekistan 918 AH

(1512/1513 C.E)

22Shaban1008 AH

(8/9 March 1600 C.E)

24 KhwajaMuhammad Baqi BillahBerang Delhi,India 5Dhu al-Hijjah971 or 972 AH

(14 July 1564 / 3 July 1565)

25Jumada al-Thani1012 AH

(29/30 November 1603 C.E)

25 ShaikhAhmad al-Farūqī al-Sirhindī,Imām Rabbānī Sirhind,India 14Shawwal971 AH

(25/26 May 1564 C.E)

28Safar1034 AH

(9/10 December 1624 C.E)

26 Imām KhwajaMuhammad MasumFaruqi, 3rd son of (25) Sirhind,India 1007 AH

(1598/1599 C.E)

9Rabi al-Awwal1099 AH

(13/14 January 1688 C.E)

27 KhwajaMuhammad SaifuddinFaruqi, son of (26) Sirhind,India 1049 AH

(1639/1640 C.E)

19 or 26Jumada al-awwal1096 AH

(April 1685 C.E)

28 HafizMuhammad MohsinDehlavi Delhi,India
29 SayyidNur Muhammad Badayuni Delhi,India 11Dhu al-Qi'dah1135AH

(12/13 August 1723 C.E)

30 ShaheedMirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan,Shams-ud-Dīn Habībullāh Delhi,India 11Ramadan1111 AH

(2/3 March 1700 C.E)

10Muharram1195 AH

(Fri 5 January 1781 C.E)

31 Khwaja Abdullah Dehlavi, aliasShah Ghulam Ali Dehlavi Delhi,India 1156 AH[1]

(1743 C.E)

22Safar1240 AH

(15/16 October 1824 C.E)

Qadri chain

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Extracted from Maqamat Mazhari by Shah Ghulam Ali Dehlavi[4]

  1. Shah Ghulam Ali Dehlavi
  2. Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan
  3. Muhammad Abid Sanami
  4. Abdul Ahad
  5. Muhammad Said
  6. Ahmed Sirhindi
  7. Abdul Ahad Faruqi
  8. Shah Kamal Kethali
  9. Shah Fuzail
  10. Gada e Rahman Sani
  11. Shamsuddin Arif
  12. Gada e Rahman Awal
  13. Shamsuddin Sehrai
  14. Aqeel
  15. Abdul Wahhab
  16. Sharfuddin
  17. Abdur Razzaq
  18. Abdul-Qadir Gilani

Chishti chain

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Extracted from Maqamat Mazhari by Shah Ghulam Ali Dehlavi

  1. Shah Ghulam Ali Dehlvi
  2. Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan
  3. Muhammad Abid Sanami
  4. Abdul Ahad Sirhindi
  5. Muhammad Said
  6. Ahmed Sirhindi
  7. Abdul Ahad Faruqi
  8. Ruknuddin
  9. Abdul Quddus Gangohi
  10. Muhammad Arif
  11. Ahmed Abdul Haq
  12. Jalaluddin Panipati
  13. Shamsuddin Turk Panipati
  14. Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari
  15. Fariduddin Ganjshakar
  16. Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki
  17. Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti

His Khulafa

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His Khulafa were numerous and many of them were prominent Shaykhs at their times. Following is a list of his most prominent Khulafa as extracted from various sources.

  1. MawlanaHafiz Abu-Saeed-Ahmadi Faruqi Mujaddidi Naqshbandi,his successor (Delhi)[1]
  2. Mawlana Hafiz Shah Ahmed Saeed Faruqi Mujaddidi, son of Hafiz Shah Abu Saeed (Medina)
  3. Shah Rauf Ahmed Raaft Faruqi Mujaddidi Rampuri (Bhopal)
  4. MawlanaKhalid al-Baghdadial-Kurdi al-Rumi (Turkey)[1]
  5. Mawlana Ismaeel Madani (Medina)
  6. Mawlana Ghulam Mohiuddin Qusoori[1]
  7. Mawlana Bashartullah Behra'ichi
  8. Mawlana Shah Gul Muhammad Ghaznavi (Bukhara)
  9. Mawlana Muhammad Sharif (Sirhind)
  10. Mawlana Pir Muhammad (Kashmir)
  11. Mawlana Jan Muhammad (Herat)
  12. Mawlana Muhammad Jan (Makkah,d.1266 AH), whose Khulafa spread up to Turkey[1]
  13. Shah Saad'ullah Naqshbandi (Hyderabad)

References

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  1. ^abcdefghijklmnoProfile of Shah Abdullah alias Ghulam Ali DehlaviArchived3 December 2022 at theWayback Machineon maktabah.org website Published 1 April 2011, Retrieved 16 August 2018
  2. ^Ghulam Ali Dehlavi's book in Urdu Malfuzat-e-SharifaArchived link, Retrieved 16 August 2018
  3. ^"Golden Chain (Shijra)".Islah-ul-Muslimeen. Archived fromthe originalon 24 November 2010.Retrieved16 August2018.
  4. ^abThe Golden Chains of Ghulam Ali DehlaviArchived1 July 2022 at theWayback Machineon maktabah.org website Published 3 April 2011, Retrieved 16 August 2018
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