The Mashaikh of Chist 1 The Mashaikh of Chist INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................................5 THE SHAJARAH..........................................................................................................................................7 SAYYIDUL QAUNAIN, KHAATAMUN NABIYEEN (SALLALAHU ALAYHI WASALLAM) ....................................................................................7 FIRST YEAR ....................................................................................................................................................28 SECOND YEAR................................................................................................................................................29 THIRD YEAR...................................................................................................................................................31 FOURTH YEAR................................................................................................................................................34 FIFTH YEAR....................................................................................................................................................36 SIXTH YEAR ...................................................................................................................................................42 SEVENTH YEAR ..............................................................................................................................................47 EIGHTH YEAR.................................................................................................................................................49 NINTH YEAR...................................................................................................................................................52 TENTH YEAR ..................................................................................................................................................54 MISCELLANEOUS ANECDOTES.......................................................................................................................60 RASULULLAH’S ABSTINENCE ........................................................................................................................60 RASULULLAH’S IBAADAT ..............................................................................................................................64 RASULULLAH’S CRYING ................................................................................................................................66 KHULAFA-E-RAASHIDEEN....................................................................................................................68 HADHRAT ABU BAKR SIDDIQUE ........................................................................................................68 ABU BAKR’S ACCEPTANCE OF ISLAM............................................................................................................71 THE STRENGTH OF HIS IMAAN.......................................................................................................................76 THE KHALIFAH’S WAGES ..............................................................................................................................76 ABU BAKR’S DEATH ......................................................................................................................................77 MISCELLANEOUS ANECDOTES.......................................................................................................................78 HADHRAT UMAR FAROOQ ...................................................................................................................82 HIS ACCEPTANCE OF ISLAM...........................................................................................................................84 UMAR’S HIJRAT (MIGRATION).......................................................................................................................86 HADHRAT UMAR’S DEMISE ...........................................................................................................................90 MISCELLANEOUS ANECDOTES.......................................................................................................................90 HADHRAT UTHMAAN GHANI ..............................................................................................................97 HIS DEMISE ....................................................................................................................................................99 MISCELLANEOUS ANECDOTES.....................................................................................................................100 HADHRAT ALI.........................................................................................................................................103 HIS FEAR ......................................................................................................................................................104 HIS DEMISE ..................................................................................................................................................105 MISCELLANEOUS ANECDOTES.....................................................................................................................106 HADHRAT HASAN BASRI.....................................................................................................................108 HIS DEMISE ..................................................................................................................................................114 KHWAAJH ABDUL WAAHID BIN ZAID ABUL FADHL ..........................................................................................................................................115 HIS KARAAMAAT .........................................................................................................................................119 HIS DEMISE ..................................................................................................................................................122 KHWAAJAH FUDHAIL BIN IYAADH BIN MAS'UD BIN BISHR TAMEEMI..............................123 HIS DEMISE ..................................................................................................................................................129 SULTAN IBRAAHIM BIN ADHAM BIN MANSUR............................................................................130 HIS DEMISE ..................................................................................................................................................137 2 The Mashaikh of Chist KHWAAJAH HUZAIFAH AL-MAR’ASHI...........................................................................................138 HIS DEMISE ..................................................................................................................................................139 KHWAAJAH ABU HUBAIRAH .............................................................................................................139 HIS DEMISE ..................................................................................................................................................140 KHWAAJAH ILW MUMSHAD DINWARI ..........................................................................................140 SOME OF HIS SAYINGS .................................................................................................................................142 HIS DEMISE ..................................................................................................................................................143 KHWAAJAH ABU ISHAAQ ...................................................................................................................144 HIS DEMISE ..................................................................................................................................................145 KHWAAJAH ABU AHMAD ABDAAL CHISHTI................................................................................145 HIS DEMISE ..................................................................................................................................................147 KHWAAJAH MUHAMMAD (OR ABU MUHAMMAD BIN ABI AHMAD)....................................147 HIS DEMISE ..................................................................................................................................................149 KHWAAJAH SAYYID ABU YUSUF BIN SAM’AAN AL-HUSAINI AL-CHISHTI........................149 HIS DEMISE ..................................................................................................................................................150 KHWAAJAH MAUDOOD CHISHTI.....................................................................................................151 HIS DEMISE ..................................................................................................................................................152 KHWAAJAH SHAREEF ZANDANI ......................................................................................................153 HIS DEMISE ..................................................................................................................................................154 KHWAAJAH UTHMAAN HAARUNI ...................................................................................................155