Ismail Qureshi al Hashmi
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Hadhrat Makhdoom Shaikh Imaduddin Ismail Qureshi(Quraishi) Asadi al Hashmi , a Suharwardi Shaikh - is one of the pioneers of Islamic preachers in Allahabad district
. He is the grandson of Shaikh Bahauddin Zakaria Multani and son of Shaikh Sadruddin Arif Multani.He is commonly known as Makhdoom Shah of Bamrauli.
He was initiated into Suharwardi order at the hands of his grand father Shaikh Bahauddin Zakaria and trained by his father and his elder brother Shaikh Ruknuddin Abul Fateh alias Shah Rukn e Alam of Multan. Shah Ruknuddin kept his brother always with him and even in his visits to Delhi at the call of Alauddin Khilji. When Shah Ruknuddin visited Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya, his younger brother Shaikh Ismail was with him and asked some questions from both the holy men
looking after the propagation and educative activities of his Khanqaah until the death of his elder brother Shah Ruknuddin who died in AD 1334.
Before the death of his brother he had a divine intuition to move to Allahabad
which was called Prayag at that time, at this distance he travelled first to Delhi
where the emperor Allauddin Khilji and his successor welcomed him. From there he travelled to Allahabad via kara and settled in a village named Bamhrauli or Bamrauli (Chail, Allahabad).Thus he is considered to be one of the earliest Shaikhs who settled in the environs of the present city of Allahabad.
of Allah.
He erected a mosque over a small mound exactly on the banks of river ganges and it is where he was laid down to rest after his departure from this world.To this day the mosque stands as it was erected by the Shaikh with he himself resting there.
After spending more than 50 years in that village and commanding respect and honour from all, he died silently in 1349 AH. He was bestowed with the honorific title as "Makhdoom-i-Hind". Since centuries all the great saints of Allahabad and environs have paid their obeisance to this great personality. No big dome and massive tomb kind of structure was erected as per his wish and no Urs rituals take place at his grave in accordance with the instructions of Shariah.He is the only Saint in whole of North India where no Urs
rituals are performed.This is one of the most evident and striking evidence of saint's adherence and strict following of the Shariah.
The writer of Mirat al Asrar paid a special visit to this mosque and tomb in the reign of Shahjahan and commented “ that it is a great place of Barkat”.
He never allowed his name and works to be highlighted in books and discourses, so is the case that except a very few people , not all know about him even in Allahabad.
, Jhunsi , Awadh
,thronged to be his student.Though a lot of students were his disciples but he authorized only three students with Khailafat,One Shaikh Abdul Rahim, Second Shaikh Ali, and third Sayyid Muhammad alias Shah Karak who eventually rose to become his most famous disciple and became popularly known as Shah Karak Majzoob(Abdal) of Kara Manikpur,Allahabad who is resting at Kara and is the most famous saint of Allahabad to this day.The fact is that he is more known than his master and mentor
Allahabad District
Allahabad district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Allahabad town is the district headquarters. Allahabad district is a part of Allahabad Division.As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Uttar Pradesh ....
. He is the grandson of Shaikh Bahauddin Zakaria Multani and son of Shaikh Sadruddin Arif Multani.He is commonly known as Makhdoom Shah of Bamrauli.
Birth and education
Shaikh Ismail was born in 1259 /1260 AD in Multan and was brought up in under the guidance of his father Shaikh Sadruddin and grand father Shaikh Bahauddin Zakaria.He was initiated into Suharwardi order at the hands of his grand father Shaikh Bahauddin Zakaria and trained by his father and his elder brother Shaikh Ruknuddin Abul Fateh alias Shah Rukn e Alam of Multan. Shah Ruknuddin kept his brother always with him and even in his visits to Delhi at the call of Alauddin Khilji. When Shah Ruknuddin visited Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya, his younger brother Shaikh Ismail was with him and asked some questions from both the holy men
From Multan to Allahabad
Shaikh Ismail used to live mainly at MultanMultan
Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
looking after the propagation and educative activities of his Khanqaah until the death of his elder brother Shah Ruknuddin who died in AD 1334.
Before the death of his brother he had a divine intuition to move to Allahabad
Allahabad
Allahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...
which was called Prayag at that time, at this distance he travelled first to Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
where the emperor Allauddin Khilji and his successor welcomed him. From there he travelled to Allahabad via kara and settled in a village named Bamhrauli or Bamrauli (Chail, Allahabad).Thus he is considered to be one of the earliest Shaikhs who settled in the environs of the present city of Allahabad.
Adherence to Shariah
Shaikh Ismail strictly adhered to the basic tenets of Islam and did not like anything outside Shariah. He did not approve of singing,dancing in the name of Sam'a.He exhorted all to live a live of piety respecting their parents and fulfilling the duty of their creation by carrying out the responsibilities as the slave and vicegerentVicegerent
Vicegerent is the official administrative deputy of a ruler or head of state: vice + gerere .-Related usage:*The Byzantine Emperors held as a title "God's Vicegerent on Earth"....
of Allah.
He erected a mosque over a small mound exactly on the banks of river ganges and it is where he was laid down to rest after his departure from this world.To this day the mosque stands as it was erected by the Shaikh with he himself resting there.
After spending more than 50 years in that village and commanding respect and honour from all, he died silently in 1349 AH. He was bestowed with the honorific title as "Makhdoom-i-Hind". Since centuries all the great saints of Allahabad and environs have paid their obeisance to this great personality. No big dome and massive tomb kind of structure was erected as per his wish and no Urs rituals take place at his grave in accordance with the instructions of Shariah.He is the only Saint in whole of North India where no Urs
Urs
Urs is the death anniversary of a Sufi saint in South Asia, usually held at the saint's dargah . South Asian Sufis being mainly Chishtiyya, refer to their saints as lovers and God as beloved...
rituals are performed.This is one of the most evident and striking evidence of saint's adherence and strict following of the Shariah.
The writer of Mirat al Asrar paid a special visit to this mosque and tomb in the reign of Shahjahan and commented “ that it is a great place of Barkat”.
He never allowed his name and works to be highlighted in books and discourses, so is the case that except a very few people , not all know about him even in Allahabad.
Disciples
Students from all areas including Kara, Manikpur, Zafarabad, JaunpurJaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
Jaunpur is a city and a municipal board in Jaunpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.Jaunpur district is located to the northwest of the district of Varanasi in the eastern part of the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. According to the 2001 census, Jaunpur district had a population...
, Jhunsi , Awadh
Awadh
Awadh , also known in various British historical texts as Oudh or Oude derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh...
,thronged to be his student.Though a lot of students were his disciples but he authorized only three students with Khailafat,One Shaikh Abdul Rahim, Second Shaikh Ali, and third Sayyid Muhammad alias Shah Karak who eventually rose to become his most famous disciple and became popularly known as Shah Karak Majzoob(Abdal) of Kara Manikpur,Allahabad who is resting at Kara and is the most famous saint of Allahabad to this day.The fact is that he is more known than his master and mentor
External links
- Urdustan.com
- Mosque Makhdoom Shah Bamhrauli RA on WikimapiaWikimapiaWikiMapia is a privately owned, online map and satellite imaging resource that combines Google Maps with a wiki system, allowing users to add information, in the form of a note, to any location on Earth. Users may currently use this information for free...