Muhammad Sirajuddin Naqshbandi

Muhammad Sirajuddin Naqshbandi
Born 15 Muharram 1297 AH (30 December 1879)
Mussa Zai Sharif, Dera Ismail Khan, India
Died 26 Rabi al-Awwal 1333 AH (12 February 1915)
Mussa Zai Sharif, Dera Ismail Khan, India
Region Islamic scholar/Sufi
School Sunni Islam, Hanafi, Sufi, Naqshbandi

Khwaja Muhammad Sirajuddin Naqshbandi (Urdu: خواجہ محمد سراج الدین نقشبندی‎) was a prominent Islamic scholar and Sufi shaikh of Naqshbandi Sufi order in South Asia (present day Pakistan). He was born in 1879/1880 and died in 1915 at Mussa Zai Sharif, Dera Ismail Khan (present day Pakistan). His legacy and influence is still widespread in the world in the form of his followers and methodology.

Short biography

Born on 15 Muharram 1297 AH (30 December 1879) at Mussa Zai Sharif, Dera Ismail Khan (present day Pakistan), Muhammad Sirajuddin Naqshbandi was the son and successor of the famous Naqshbandi sheikh Khwaja Muhammad Usman Damani. He studied with Mullah Shah Muhammad and graduated at the age of 14. He took the Sulook (spiritual guidance) from his father and studied the books of Tasawwuf such as Maktubat (letters) of Imam Rabbani Shaykh Ahmed Sirhindi and Maktubat (letters) of Khawaja Muhammad Masum.[1] His father awarded him Khilafat (Ijazah in Sufism) on 3 Dhū al-Qa‘dah 1311 AH (10 May 1894) and gave him written Ijazat-nama (Sanad).[1]

In 1324 AH, he went to Makkah and Madinah for the Muslim pilgrimage Hajj and visited the Roza of the Islamic prophet Muhammad with 36 other companions. His companion, Haji Mullah Sadr, wrote that when Muhammad Sirajuddin Naqshbandi was visiting Madinah one day, the sheikh took a bath and then went to visit the grave of the Prophet. There he met with the Mujawirs (persons responsible for maintaining a shrine) and spoke with them. During this time the Mujawirs gave Muhammad Sirajuddin Naqshbandi (an Arabic dress), as well as a burning candle. Using the candle he lit two cressets and entered the Roza of the shrine of Prophet Muhammad while wearing the dress he was given. After praying for long while, he came out and expressed gratitude to the Mujawirs.

Khwaja Sirajuddin awarded approximately 36 persons with Khilafat. His most famous Khalifa and successor was Hazrat Pir Fazal Ali Qureshi - a prominent shaykh whose spiritual legacy is still active throughout the world.[1][2]

At the age of 35 years, Khwaja Sirajuddin fell severely ill. Seeking help, he consulted with Hakim Ajmal Khan but unfortunately was unable to recover and died as a result of his illness - Peripneumonia and Fever - on Friday 26 Rabi al-Awwal 1333 AH (12 February 1915). He was buried alongside his father's grave at Mussa Zai Sharif in Dera Ismail Khan, India.[1]

His letters written to various persons are published with Urdu translation. The collection is part of the book in which letters of his father are also included.

Spiritual chain of succession

Khwaja Sirajuddin Naqshbandi belongs to the Mujaddidi order of Sufism, which is the main branch of Naqshbandi Sufi tariqah. His spiritual lineage goes to Prophet Muhammad, through Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi, the Mujaddid of eleventh Hijri century.

His Khulafa

Below are some of the names of his 36 Khulafa,:[1]

  • Hazrat Mawlana Hafiz Muhammad Ibrahim siraji Qlanadar (his son)
  • Hazrat Khwaja Pir Fazal Ali Shah Qureshi. the most prominent of his Khulafa and his followers are widespread across the globe today. He received his first Khilafat from Sayyad Laal Shah Hamdani and later from Khwaja Sirajuddin Naqshbandi.
  • Hazrat Abu Saad Ahmed Khan
  • Hazrat Mawlana Hussain Ali
  • Hazrat Mawlana Ghulam Hasan
  • Hazrat Mawlana Abdul Ahad[2]
  • Hazrat Abu Muhammad Barkat Ali Shah

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Jalwa Gah-e-Dost (Urdu) 2nd edition (2008) by Khwaja Muhammad Tahir Bakhsh Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 Short biography in Urdu by Mukhtar Ahmed Khokhar Archived 25 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine.

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