Introduction of Hazrat Sultan Bahu Sultan Al Arifeen (R.A)

Hazrat Sultan Bahoo is one of most Famous Sufi Saints of the Islamic history. He (God bless him) is called Sultan-ul- Arifeen and Sultan-ul-Faqr . He tells in his Persian book that Hazrat Muhammad (peace be upon him) gave him divine guidance and told him,

 
"OH Bahoo you are my son go and preach
the all human either they are Muslim or
non Muslim  either they are lucky or unlucky"
 

Hazrat sultan Bahoo (God  bless him) write one hundred and forty books and He (God bless him) told for his books that He did not write his books with the help of others books He (God bless him)  Write which God give him divine guidance and from Quran and Hadees .Each of his book is full of divine education and light from God.

Hazrat Sultan Bahoo (God bless him) was born in 1628 AD in Shore Koot which is a city of Pakistan. In his  (God  bless him) childhood there was a strange light on his face which compelled even Hindu to say kalima tayyiba and   enter in Islam His mother supervised his education but it must have been irregular because He was often found under the influence of ecstatic states . It seems that his education remained informal to the end. What ever He expressed or wrote after-wards, it was in the light of his own spiritual vision and knowledge. His mother taught him the most essential Sufi exercises of Zikar (invocation of Allah and his names) and He probably needed no more guidance after that. He was initiated to walk of Sufis intuitively.

His spiritual experiences and vision enriched his mind and spirit with so much knowledge that He far excelled his contemporary Sufi master and Sufi poet in Taswwuf (Sufism) and Suluk (all about the Sufi way and its stations and its states) in a book He remarks:  Though we have little of formal learning, yet the spirit has been blessed with the holiness by esoteric knowledge In fact He may be called a born saint.

He may have met many Sufis and visited many tombs of the Saints but He did not come across Sufi teacher of his own caliber At the age of thirty He had an extra-ordinary vision in which He saw prophet Muhammad (may peace be upon Him) through the spiritual recommendation and support of Hazrat Ali (R.A) and    Hazrat Sheikh Abudal Qadir Jilani. The prophet took himself took his bay and allowed him to pass on the   Sufi teaching .He often mention in his books about his presence in the spiritual meetings presided by the prophet himself. However, in the treatise of the Spirit He called Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani his Murshid (Spiritual Director). He is always lavish in  praise of Hazrat Sheikh and calls him self Qadir.

In his eyes the teaching of the Qadria order is most effective for the spiritual development of the seeker. But at the same time it is evidently clear that by Qadria order He means the one that He himself represented. He names Sarwari Qadiri. During the same period when He was a young man of about thirty, the war of succession between Dara shikoh , Aurangzeb was fought . His later writing are sufficient proof His moral and spiritual support for aurangzab who won and became the Emperor. He himself , however , never care to have any concern with the court or courtiers.

All his life He kept traveling to the far-flung places initiating discipline and passing the spiritual knowledge and wisdom to the seeker of the truth . He might have written most of his books during such journeys He never made a permanent khaneqah (place to live for a Sufi) during his life-time .Some time He fell in to ecstasy and passed his days and nights in the state of absorption. Many places are still remembered and venerated where He stayed for some long or short period to contemplate in solitude.

 In Manaqiba Sultani (name of a book) a few of his journey has been mentioned . His traveling in sariki region up to sindh , He journey to Delhi where He met the Emperor Aurngzeb and His visits to the tombs of multan and other cities have been indicated. He died in 1691 A.D.

At shorkot where He was buried close the bank of the river His Body had, how ever , to be transferred twice to other nearby places due the flood , now the place He lies buried under the beautiful tomb is call Darbar Hadrat Sultan Bahoo District Jhang, Punjab.

He wrote many books in the Persian .He was the greatest teacher and propagator of Faqr (spiritual poverty) which is the shining guiding star in his teaching He (God Bless Him) may be considered one of the great Revelers in the history of Sufism. His Dargah (tomb) has always been supervised by the Sajjadh Nashin of his own families It is strange that his fame rose and spread world-wide after his death only recently The scholar turned attention to present and interpret his doctrine in a systematic way.

 

char chana

Rise O Moon, spread your light, the stars are remembering your name. The merchants of rubies (saints) are roaming helplessly around the streets. No one should ever be a stranger as straws are heavier than them (strangers). Do not clap your hands to make use fly, O Bahu, we are already inclined to fly (towards flight).

 
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Direct decedent of Sultan Al-Arifeen Hazrat Sakhi
Sultan Bahu (R.A)

 

 
 
 
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