Maulana Syed Muhammad Zauqi Shah

Maulana Syed Muhammad Zauqi Shah (1878–1951) was a Sufist scholar considered a Waliullah or Sufist saint. He graduated from Aligarh University in India. A member of the Chishti Order of Sufi, his work combined merits of Islamic scholarship and modern knowledge.

He was a close associate of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and the famous freedom fighters of India, Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar and Shaukat Ali, Sir Abdul Qadir, Dr Muhammad Iqbal, Justice Shah Din, Akbar Allahabadi, Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad.

He was the author of several books and articles in English, his masterpiece being Sirr-e-Dilbaran, an alphabetical encyclopedia of sufi terminology Sufism, now available in English.

He died in 1951 on the 9th day of Zilhajj Hajj (the pilgrimage) in Makkah, and was buried in Arafat, the prayer ground of Hajj. He was a great spiritual leader who backed the movement for Pakistan, and strongly supported the Quaid-e-Azam, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He predicted the creation of Pakistan as early as 1938 through divine visions, and some of his predictions about the future are given in his books and discourses. He was a great lover of The Prophet and stated that the main purpose of Hajj is to visit the Blessed Messenger of God. In fact, before his final departure for Hajj from Karachi, he had told some of his disciples that if the Prophet gave him permission to stay, he will not come back.

He was succeeded by four khulafa (caliphs/successors): Maulana Umar Bhai (Bombay); Shah Shahidullah Faridi (Karachi, Pakistan, originally from the UK); Captain Wahid Baksh Rabbani (Bahawalpur, Pakistan), and Maulana Abdus Salam (India).

His discourses were compiled by his khalifas Shah Shahidullah Faridi and Wahid Baksh Sial Rabbani under the title "Tarbiyyat-ul-Ushaq" (Training of the Lovers) and published in English and Urdu.

Spiritual Lineage

Following is the spiritual lineage of the Chishti Sabri Order of Sufis up to Hazrat Zauqi Shah. Death dates are provided accorded to the Hijri (Islamic) calendar.

• Haji Shah Syed Waris Hassan Koda Jahanabadi (died 1355 AH)
• Maulana Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi(1323 AH)
• Imdadullah al-Faruqi al-muhajir al-Makki (1317 AH)
• Hazrat Noor Muhammad Jhanjanvi (1259 AH)
• Haji Abdur Raheem Shaheed (1246 AH)
• Shaikh Abdul Bari Amrohi (1226 AH)
• Shah AbdulHadi Amrohi (1190 AH)
• Shah Azud-addin Aziz Amrohi (1172 AH)
• Shaikh Muhammad Makki (?)
• Shah Muhammadi Fayyaz (1107 AH)
• Shah Muhibullah Ilahabadi(1050 AH)
• Shah Abu Saeed Gangohi (1040 AH)
• Shah Nizamuddin Balkhi (1035 AH)
• Hazrat Jalaluddin Thhanesri (989 AH)
• Hazrat Qutbul Alam Abdul Quddus Gangohi (944 AH)
• Shaikh Muhammad Arif Radolvi (898 AH)
• Shaikh Ahmad Arif Radolvi (882 AH)
• Shah Abdul Haq Radolvi (837 AH)
• Hazrat Jalaluddin Kabirul Awliya Panipati (765 AH)
• Shah Shamsuddin Turk Panipati (716 AH)
• Hazrat Ali Ahmad Sabir (690 AH)
• Shaikh Fariduddin Shakar Ganj (born 585-died 668 AH)
• Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki (582-635 AH)
• Khawaja Mueenuddin Hassan Sanjari (537-633 AH)
• Khawaja Usman Harooni (526-617 AH)
• Haji Syed Shah Sharif Zandani (492-612 AH)
• Shah Khwaja Maudood Chishti (430-527 AH)
• Shah Abu Yusuf Chishti (375-459 AH)
• Shah Abu Muhammad Muhtaram Chishti (331-411 AH)
• Shah Abu Ahmad Abdal Chishti (260-355 AH)
• Shah Abu Ishaq Shami (329 AH)
• Khwaja Mamshad Ali Dinwari (299 AH)
• Shah Abu Hubera Ameenuddin Basri (167-282 AH)
• Shaikh Huzaifa Mar'ashi (207 AH)
• Sultan Ibraheem bin Adham Balkhi (162 AH)
• Fudayl ibn Ayad (187 AH)
• Khwaja Abdul Wahid bin Zayd (172 AH)
• Khwaja Hassan Basri (21-110 AH)
• Ali ibn Abi Talib (23 years before Hijra-40 AH)
• Muhammad (53 years before Hijra - 11 AH)

References

• "The Author's Spiritual Guide" in Islamic Sufism by Captain Wahid Baksh Rabbani, 1995, Justice Akbar Academy, Pakistan.
• "Shajra Tayyiba" by Alhajj Shah Shahidullah Faridi, including the Wird of the Chishti Sabri order. Privately printed in 1986.

Links

• Some books by Maulana Syed Muhammad Zauqi Shah: http://www.moonovermedina.com

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Name	Shah, Maulana Syed Muhammad Zauqi
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Date of birth	1878
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Date of death	1951
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