Syed Muhammad Azeem Barkhiyya | |
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| Born | 1898 Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Died | 27 January 1979 (aged 80–81) Karachi, Pakistan |
| Era | Modern era |
| Region | Islamic philosophy |
| School | Sufism |
Main interests | Sufism, Islamic studies |
Notable ideas | Silsila-i-Azeemiyya, evolution of Sufism |
Qalandar Baba Auliya (Urdu: قلندر با با اولیا) is the title of the Sufi mystic Muhammad Azeem Barkhiyya (1898 – 27 January 1979), the founder of the Azeemiyya order of Sufis. He was given the honorifics Abdal-i-Haq and Hasn-e-Ukhra.[1]
One week before his death he told his followers and friends; "I am a guest here for a maximum of one week". He appointed Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi head of the order of the Azeemia and died, on 27 January 1979. His tomb is in the Shadman Town subdivision of Karachi.[2]
Life
Huzoor Qalandar Baba Auliya gained his primary education from the local school of the town. He went to high school in Buland Shehr. After completing his high school education he went to Aligarh Muslim University in Aligarh.
God makes proper arrangements for the training of the selected. Huzoor Qalandar Baba Auliya was no exception. During his stay in Aligarh an inclination towards spirituality developed in him. He started spending alot of his time at the shrine of the Sufi Maulana Kabli. He used to go there early in the morning and would come back late in the evening.
After this, Huzoor Qalandar Baba Auliya spent nine years receiving spiritual training from his maternal grandfather Baba Tajuddin Nagpuri, who was a great saint and often referred to as a teacher of teachers After the partition of the subcontinent he moved to Karachi. He chose journalism as a career and was appointed the sub-editor of the Daily Urdu Dawn newspaper.
In 1956 when Qutab-e-Arshad Hazrat Abu’al Faiz Qalandar Ali Suharwardi visited Karachi, Qalandar Baba Auliya requested him to accept him as one of his disciples. Hazrat Abu’al Faiz Qalandar Ali Suharwardi completed the course of teachings of Qutab-e-Arshad in three weeks and declared him as his Khalifa (delegate).
Further spiritual education was imparted to Huzoor Qalandar Baba Auliya by the holy soul of the blessed Shaikh Najamuddin Kubra (D: 1189CE). This enabled him to rise to the point where he received the highest form of Divine Knowledge (Ilm-e-Ludduni) directly from the Holy Prophet. He was accorded the opportunity of appearing before the Lord Creator, God Himself, Who then taught him knowledge of His mysteries and secrets. [3]
See also
References
- ^ "Qalandar Baba Auliya". Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ sufi Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ voiceofcaravan. "Hazoor Qalandar Baba Auliya's spiritual mentor (Murshad)". Voice Of Caravan. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
External links
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- http://qalandarbaba.com/
- http://iazeemi.com/about-us/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150811181332/http://azeemiasilsila.org/qalandar_baba.php
- http://auracolor.wordpress.com/qalander-bab-aulia/ Biography Qalandar Ba Ba Auliya
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121227123448/http://www.azeemiasilsila.org/ Official Website
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071020071100/http://www.mmhall.net/ Meditation Halls Network
- http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/irfanfarooqi/ShrineQalandarBabaAuliaTheGreatSpiritualScientist Pictures of Shrine of Qalandar Baba Aulia
- http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/qalander+baba+/video/x7yvox_urs-2009-canada_people See the short documentary of Qalandar Baba Auliya
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