Sayyid Mir Jan
Hazrat Sayyid Mir Jan Shah Saheb | |
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| Born | 1800 |
| Died | 19 April 1901 |
| Resting place | Lahore |
| Title | Khwaja-e-Khwajagane Jahan (Master of the Masters of the World)
Wali-Ullah(Friend of Allah) Mahboob Rasul Allah(Beloved of the Prophet) Nur Chashme Khwajagan(Light of the eyes of the Khwajagan) Sayyid al-Islam (leader of the submission to Allah) Sayyid ul-Salikeen(Leader and guide of the seekers) Khadem wa Haj Al-Haramain wa Al-Sharifain(Servant of Makkah and Medinah) Qutb ul-Aqtab/Ghawth(Pole of the Poles) Sayyid ul-Sadaat (leader of the Sayyids) Imamzadeh(Son of the Imams) Sayyid ul-Siddiqun(Leader of the truthful) |
| Predecessor | Hazrat Ishaan (Uwaisiyya line)[1] |
| Successor | Unknown (Uwaisiyya line) |
| Parent | Hazrat Sayyid Mir Hasan |
Hazrat Khwaja Sayyid Mir Jan Shah Saheb ibn Hasan Kabuli-Naqshbandi(Template:Lang-ar) (born in Kabul, Afghanistan in year 1800, died in year 1901 in Lahore) is an Afghan Sufi saint from Kabul.
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Ancestry
Sayyid Mir Jan was a Sayyid (a descendant of Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah and his cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib), both maternally and paternally. Among his paternal ancestors were seven of the Twelve Imams, and among his maternal ancestors were eleven of the Twelve Imams and Sayyid Bahauddin Naqshband, Sayyid Alauddin Atar, and Khwaja Khawand Mahmud (also known as Hazrat Eshan) also. After the Battle of Karbala, the Ahl al-Bayt went back to Medina.[2] From there Musa al Kazim went to Iraq. The descendants of Musa al Kazim's son Hamza went to Persia. After that some immigrated to Bokhara and after that to Kabul, where Sayyid Mir Jan was born.[citation needed]
Biography
Family
Sayyid Mir Jan was the second son of Sayyid Mir Hasan. Both his older brother (named Khwaja Sayyid Mir Fazlullah) and younger brother (named Sayyid Mir Mahmud) are regarded Sufi saints as well. His younger brother was also his disciple, eventually becoming a qutb one rank below Sayyid Mir Jan. Other siblings included two brothers named Sayyid Mir Azimullah and Khwaja Sayyid Mir Taqiqullah, and five sisters. Sayyid Mir Jan married his wife in Medinah, and had 2 sons. His wife and his sons died during a natural disaster. Left with living biological progeny, he named the children of his older brother Mir Fazlullah as his heirs.[3][citation needed]
Lineage
1 Muhammad 2 Ali and Fatima Al Zahra 3 Imam Hussain Shaheede Reza 4 Imam Ali Zayn al-Abidin 5 Imam Muhammad al Baqir 6 Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq 7 Imam Musa al Kazim 8 Abu Qasim Sayyid Mir Hamza 9 Sayyid Mir Qasim 10 Sayyid Mir Ahmad 11 Sayyid Mir Muhammad 12 Sayyid Mir Ismail Muhammad Hakim 13 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Latif 14 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Muhammad 15 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Kulal 16 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Ahmad 17 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Hashim 18 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Mustaali 19 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Dost Ali 20 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Muhammad Latif 21 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Abdullah 22 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Muhammad Shamah 23 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Latifullah 24 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Ruhollah 25 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Baitullah 26 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Nimatullah 27 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Azimullah 28 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Muhammad Hasan 29 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Fazlullah, brother of Hazrat Khwaja Sayyid Mir Jan 30 Sayyid Mir Muhammad Jan 31 Sayyida Bibi Rahima Sadat 32 Sultan Masood Dakik 33 Sayyid Mir Raphael Dakik, Sayyid Mir Matin Dakik, Sayyid Mir Hamid Dakik
Early Life and education
Sayyid Mir Jan showed much love for God and Muhammad as a child. It is said that he was illuminated at the age of 5 years. His father Sayyid Mir Hasan was also a high ranking saint, who used to teach his sons about Sunni Islam and Sufism. Sayyid Mir Jan was educated in Kabul and became a professor of Islamic theology. Later he has built his own university in Lahore. Sayyid Mir Jan and his brother Sayyid Mahmud also wrote poems.[5][6]
Spiritual journey
After his education in Kabul, Sayyid Mir Jan went on a spiritual journey and became the successor to many Sufi Saints who had trained him in Sufism. Sayyid Mir Jan Shah Saheb became khalifa(master) of 7 Sufi tariqats, including tariqats of the Naqshbandi, Qadiriyya, Chishtiyya, Suhrawardiyya, Qalandariyya, Kubrawiyya, and Madariyya orders. He stayed in Medina for a decade to be trained by one of his masters, and while there married a local woman. Later, he traveled to Lahore to the tomb of Hazrat Khwaja Khawand Mahmud, also known as Hazrat Eshan. Hazrat Eshan was a Sufi saint from Bukhara, whose wilayat was also in Lahore. Eshan's successors included his two sons Moinuddin Naqshband in Kashmir and Bahauddin in Lahore and their descendants until the late 18th century, by which time the lineage was lost.[7] According to a legend, Hazrat Eshan made prophecies about Sayyid Mir Jan, naming him as his successor to revive his lineage.[8][9]
Spiritual rank
Sayyid Mir Jan was Qutb ul Aqtab, also called ghawth, the highest ranking Wali Allah (saint) of his time. In Sufism the Ghawth is known as the cosmic leader of the whole universe and righteous successor of prophet Muhammad. His lineage is claimed by his followers to be the only legitimate line for the next Ghawth after him.[10]
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See also
- Abdul Qadir Jilani
- Ali Hujwiri
- Bahauddin Naqshband
- Moinuddin Chishti
- Hazrat Ishaan
- Ziyarat Naqshband Sahab
- Sayyid Mahmud Agha
References
- ^ Tazkare Khwanadane Hazrat Eshan(genealogy of the family of Hazrat Eshan)(by author and investigator:Muhammad Yasin Qasvari Naqshbandi company:Edara Talimat Naqshbandiyya Lahore) p.65
- ^ Imam Ali ibn al-Hussein (2001). The Complite Edition of the Treatise on Rights. Qum: Ansariyan Publications.
- ^ Khtame Ziarate Sharife hazrat eshan Bukhari(written and investigated by Mian Ahmad Bader Akhlaq(BSC)) printed the second time in 1988 Writer and inspector Mian Muhammad Hasan Akhlaq(M.Km) 1988 company: Koperatis Lahorin
- ^ Tazkare Khwanadane Hazrat Eshan(genealogy of the family of Hazrat Eshan)(by author and investigator:Muhammad Yasin Qasvari Naqshbandi company:Edara Talimat Naqshbandiyya Lahore)
- ^ Khtame Ziarate Sharife hazrat eshan Bukhari(written and investigated by Mian Ahmad Bader Akhlaq(BSC)) printed the second time in 1988 Writer and inspector Mian Muhammad Hasan Akhlaq(M.Km) 1988 company: Koperatis Lahorin
- ^ Tazkare Khwanadane Hazrat Eshan(genealogy of the family of Hazrat Eshan)(by author and investigator:Muhammad Yasin Qasvari Naqshbandi company:Edara Talimat Naqshbandiyya Lahore)
- ^ "the Naqshbandiyya: Orthodoxy and activism in a worldwide Sufi tradition" written and investigated by: Itzchak Weismann ;company: Routledge Taylor&Francis Group(p.52)
- ^ Tazkare Khwanadane Hazrat Eshan(genealogy of the family of Hazrat Eshan)(by author and investigator:Muhammad Yasin Qasvari Naqshbandi company:Edara Talimat Naqshbandiyya Lahore)
- ^ Khtame Ziarate Sharife hazrat eshan Bukhari(written and investigated by Mian Ahmad Bader Akhlaq(BSC)) printed the second time in 1988 Writer and inspector Mian Muhammad Hasan Akhlaq(M.Km) 1988 company: Koperatis Lahore
- ^ Sufi Sheikhs of Pakistan and Afghanistan