Shams Ali Qalandar
Shams Ali Qalandar | |
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 Sayeen Faqeer Muhammad Shams Ali Qalandar حضرت سا یں فقیر محمّد شمس علی قلندر Official Site shamsaliqalandar | |
| Sardar-e-Qalandar'an ,Sultan-e-Aulia | |
| Born | 1874-5 Punjab |
| Died | 6th of September 1966 Shamsabad,Hujra Shah Muqeem Punjab |
| Venerated in | Islam specifically the Owaisi QadriNoshahi Sufi order |
| Influences | Sultan Bahu Sial Quds Sirah |
| Influenced | Ibrahim Shah |
Sayeen Faqeer Muhammad Shams Ali Qalandar[1] [Urdu:حضرت سا یں فقیر محمّد شمس علی قلندر] was a great Sufi saint, Faqir and qalandar , he belonged to Silsilah Owaisi Qadiriyya Noshahi, from Punjab , Pakistan.He preached Islamic teachings and enlightened the path of spirituality/Tasawuf with his guidance for the people. (Should not be confused with Shams Tabrizi )
Life
The life events[2] of Shams Ali Qalandar are mentioned in the book Tegh e Berahna. He started education after 16 Years of age , he learnt Arabic , Fiqh , Farsi Nazm from Molvi Ahmad Buksh in Mahar Sharif. After the completion he learnt MasnaviSharif, Tohfa-tul-Ahrar ,Makhzan-Asrar , Matlah-ul-unwar under the supervision of Khawaja Fazal Haq , he learnt Loa-e-Jami under Hafiz Abulhassan in tamiwala ,during the same time he also learnt the basics of Tasawuf and Marifat e Illahi.
During this time several spiritual personalities including Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti Chisti ajmeri , Baba Fareed ud-din Ganj Shakar came in his dreams, especially the 4th Caliph Ali ibn Abî Ṭâlib who who held his right hand and woke him up. Later under the Guidance of his Murshad, Hazrat Sutan Bahu Sial Noshahi he progressed in spirituality . He used to visit his Murshad two times every month by walking 40 KOS (1 kos =2.25 miles) from his home , remained 8 years in service of his Murshad & attaining a great place in spirituality .
There one night he saw Mohammed, Abu Bakar and Hazrat Umar who bestowed him with Rohani Barkat, later he received owaisi nisbat through Owais Qarni.
He later moved to a small town , Dhuliana Sharif and spent several years living in a Hujra attached to a mosque ,in the last years of his life he moved to Shamsabad (old name: Ram Parshad) [3]
He was ordered to adopt Qalandari tariqa.
Miracles
Several Miracles are attributed to him and some are mentioned in the book above ,Several instances have been mentioned when people who were jailed and had cases on them were set free. Also several people obtained wealth and prosperity by his dua.Many people came with the hope of getting offspring , even women after the child bearing age had their hopes fulfilled.
Sayings
Who ever comes to our abode will never return empty handed
Work
Tegh-e Berahana (Nangi Talwar)english for "The Naked Sword", was written by Shams Ali Qalandar and consists of Poetic Verses based on Marifat(after his death later editions were updated with his life events) Note: Should not be confused by another book written by Sultan Bahu also named Tegh e Berahna .
Death
He died on Tuesday 6 September 1966, at the age of 93 in Shamsabad ,Hujra Shah Muqeem ,Punjab , Pakistan.
His Darbar/Mausoleum is also located in in Shamsabad, Hujra Shah Muqeem , Pakistan. [4]
URS
The Urs is celebrated two times each year 1st :15 March, & 2nd : 6 September [5] with zeal and zest , devotees & followers visit the Shrine in the form of Jamaat from different parts of the country ,offer tributes and DUA . Most of the people present garland and a green chadar with Quranic inscriptions .[6]
Further reading
- Official Site shamsaliqalandar
.blogspot .com - Sufism
References
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