Brief History of Hazrat Ghouse 'Ali Shah Qalandar Panipati R . A

One of the most accomplished Muslim Sufi masters of the nineteenth century Hazrat Ghouse 'Ali Shah Qalandar Panipati (RA). He was born in

1804 at Panipat, in the present-day state of Haryana in a family of

Sayyeds who claimed direct descent from the Prophet Hazrat Syedina

Muhammad ( Sal-lal-lahu Alaihi Wa Sallam ). As his mother had fallen

sick soon after his birth, he was given to a wet nurse to be looked

after, the wife of Pandit Ram Sanaihi, a pious and God-fearing Hindu.

He was doted upon by his relatives. His grandfather would address him

as 'Khurshid 'Ali' (One who shines in the light of Ali, the son-in-law

of the Prophet); his father would address him as Abul Hasan ('Father

of Hasan', one of the titles of Imam 'Ali); his mother would call him

'Ghouse Ali' ('One who is under the protection of Imam 'Ali); while

the Pandit's wife would call him 'Ganga Bishan' ('One who is an

offering to the Ganga').

At the tender age of four Hazrat Ghouse 'Ali Shah Qalandar Panipati

(RA) began to learn the Holy Qur'an from his mother, while Pandit Ram

Sanaihi began teaching him the Hindu scriptures. In his youth he was

initiated into three different Sufi orders namely Soharwardi, Qadri

and Naqshbandi. He had a total of nineteen spiritual masters, of whom

eleven were Muslims and eight were Hindus.

Great Miracle about on the topic of Meraj-un-Nabi ( Sal-lal-lahu alaihi wa sallam )

Once a person met Hazrat Ghouse Ali Shah Qalandar Panipati (RA) near a

masjid and argued how can Nabi-e-kareem ( Sal-lal-lahu alaihi wa

sallam ) go on arsh for mehraj in one day. Hazrat Ghouse Ali Shah

Qalandar Panipati (RA) said Oh “ Be-adab” look hear and suddenly

Hazrat Ghouse Ali Shah Qalandar (RA) penerated inside the walls of the

masjid and disappeared breaking the walls of the masjid and at the

same time he came came again back to the original positon where he was

standing before and the walls came back to the orginal positon. Seeing

the miracle the person began pardon from the great saint and became

his disciple.

Another Famous Miracle Hazrat Ghouse Ali Shah Qalandar Panipati (RA) narrates :

Once he accompanied with his spiritual teacher peer-o-murshid and they

went to a jungle where two people were sleeping. Both the sleeping

persons had burning red charcoal on their hands. One person’s hand had

burnt severely and bones were visible. Another person’s hand didn’t

burn and burning Charcoal didn’t effect the person even when it was on

his body. On this stage his Peer-o-murshid asked him tell me now who

is kalim among these 2 persons. Hazrat answered I think the person

whom the charcoal has not effected his body, he might be the kalim.

Peer-o-murshid on hearing this answer said . No. This is not the right

answer. The Muqams of Ashiqeens this world cannot know. Here the

person for whom the charcoal has not effected is not in deep

concentration and his spiritual power is on the burning charcoal and

he is still not matured in the path sulook but where the person whom

the charcoal has effected and burnt his bones is so deep in the love

and mediation of allah that his concentration is not on burning

charcoal but deep in the rememberance of allah subhaanahu thaalah.

This great waqiya is narrted by hazrat ghouse ali shah qalandar panipati (RA)

Hazrat Ghouse 'Ali Qalandar Panipati (RA) had a large number of

disciples, both Muslim as well as Hindu. His sayings were noted down

by one of his closest disciples, Hazrat Gul Hassan, and collected in

the form of a book, Tazkirat-ul Ghouseiya. The book, which is in Urdu,

deals with a range of issues related to universal love and the true

meaning of monotheism.

Like the Sufis of old, Hazrat Ghouse Ali Shah Qalandar Panipati (RA)

taught his disciples through short stories and sayings that could

readily appeal even to an unlettered audience. A story that well

illustrates Ghouse Ali's belief that all attempts by ordinary human

beings to understand God are necessarily limited, and hence no one can

claim a monopoly of the truth, runs as follows:

There were once five travellers who were journeying together in great

fellowship. One was a cook; one was a drunkard; one was a hafiz [one

who has memorized the Qur'an]; one was a Sufi and one was a Brahmin.

They passed through a jungle and heard the call of a black partridge.

One of them asked, 'What is it really saying?'

The cook said, 'Nothing but onion, garlic and ginger'.

The drunkard said, 'No, it is saying that every religious jurist is malicious'.

The hafiz recited the Qur'an, 'When We created the heavens'.

The Sufi said, 'It is saying "Great is His power"'.

The Brahmin said, 'Ram, Lakshamn and Jasrat'.

And so everyone interpreted the partridge's call after their thought

and temperament and nobody knew exactly what the partridge was saying.

Many of the stories narrated in the Tazkirat-ul Ghouseiya deal with

the oneness of all humankind and the essential unity of different

religious paths attempting to reach the one. Each religion is unique,

Hazrat Ghouse Ali Shah Qalandar Panipati (RA) suggested, and behind

the historical manifestations of religious difference is a common

quest for the Truth.

The message of the unity of all human beings, transcending religious

differences, underlies many stories contained in the Tazkirat-ul

Auliya. In one story, Hazrat Ghouse Ali Shah (RA) relates: Once there

were four travelers passing through a dense forest. When they stopped

to rest for the night, because of the dangers from highwaymen, robbers

and wild animals, they decided they should keep a watch for each part

of the night.

The first watch was given to the wood sculptor. While he was sitting

alone, his three companions sleeping, he took a piece of wood and

began to carve. During his watch in the first quarter of the night he

carved the figure of a beautiful woman. Then he woke one of his

companions, a dressmaker, to take over the watch while he slept.

Noticing what his friend had created and admiring his skill, the

dressmaker decided to spend the time of his watch making a beautiful

garment for her. After he had made the garment and dressed the statue,

it was time to wake up the third watch of the night, who happened to

be a jeweller.

This man decided to adorn the girl with beautiful jewellery from

earrings to necklace, from bracelets to a beautiful belt for her

waist. Now the last watch of the night was about to begin. The

jeweller managed to wake the fourth man who was fast asleep, a

good-for-nothing fellow with no skills or arts to speak of.

The man rubbed his eyes to shake off his sleep and looked around in

the pitch darkness broken only by the last embers of the fire which

they had lit. In the light of that fading fire he saw to his utter

amazement the figure of a beautiful woman, dressed and adorned. He

looked at his three friends, now fast asleep, and admired their

skills. He was perplexed because they had left nothing for him to add,

and even if they had, he was unable to offer anything.

So he felt very distressed at himself and thought how u

seless his life

had been and was ashamed before these strangers whom he had met on the

journey. The night was quickly receding as he rose with tears in his

eyes and did the necessary ablution to offer a special prayer. There

he sat in that still land before sunrise and raised his hands and

prayed thus:

'Oh Almighty and Merciful Lord, give from your boundless mercy a

little portion so that I may not be ashamed before these friends as

this day rises. You are the Giver of Life, who gives life to

everything in the universe. You are Eternal. Bestow upon this figure

the gift of life, which is in Your power alone to give'.

At the first moment of daybreak, there was a movement in the figure

and there she was, a breathing, beautiful woman. So when the

travellers awoke, their eyes were filled, not only with the light of

the rising sun, but also by the beauty of a living form before them

whose miracle confounded them. They could not believe that a form

carved out of dead wood could breathe and move.

Soon their bewilderment was replaced by mutual hostility as to who had

greater claim over her. Each one talked about his contribution to her

making, and the fool about his prayers. They had slept the previous

night as friends but when they awoke the following morning they became

bitter enemies.

However, they agreed on one thing, that they should go into the city

and present their case before the magistrate. This they did and the

magistrate was baffled by the intensity with which each one of them

stressed his part of the story. What mystified him most was the fact

that the girl did not utter a single word, as if she were deaf and

mute.

Finally, he brought the men before the king, hoping that in his

presence at least one of them would speak the truth. But each repeated

the same story, which was obviously so unbelievable that the king was

also greatly puzzled. One of the princes suggested that they should

invite a faqir ( saint of allah ) to advise on this inscrutable

problem.

On his arrival, the faqir looked at the assembly and the helplessness

of everyone there with the single exception of the mysterious girl who

stood amidst them as if she were all alone. Then the faqir led them

out of the city and brought them before an old and mighty tree known

in ancient times as the Tree of the Oracle.

As the faqir asked the tree on behalf of the king for the solution to

the mystery, an opening appeared in its trunk. They all watched as the

girl walked towards the tree, stepped into the opening and disappeared

inside it. So from formlessness emerged the form and to formlessness

it returned.

We are of God, and unto God we return, says the Holy Qur'an, Hazrat

Ghouse Ali Shah (RA) noted. Such is the case, he said, with all of us.

As soon as we step into this world, we are surrounded by claimants of

various kinds and powers -- parents claiming us because they brought

us up; teachers claiming us because they gave us education; relatives

claiming us because they are our kin; friends claiming us because they

gave us their love; and rulers and employers claiming us because they

gave us security and livelihood; and, if we happen to be Muslim, the

Imams claim that we owe them our obedience; and if we happen to be

Hindu, then the Pandits claims us because they have prayed for us in

the temple.

But a day shall come when these relationships and the claims that

build upon them will all be nullified, and none shall ever know from

where he came and where he went. On that day, each soul shall have

much to worry about itself. On that day shall a man flee from his own

brother, and from his mother and father, and from his wife and

children, says the Holy Qur'an, Hazrat Ghouse Ali Shah (RA)

instructed.

Hazrat Ghouse Ali Shah (RA) was by no means an exceptional Sufi, and

numerous mystics, from within the Muslim, as well as Sikh and Hindu

traditions, have taught the same message, expressing it in different

ways.

These traditions need to be recovered and rearticulated today, to

provide new ways of understanding religion and coming to terms with

the fact of religious pluralism. In the struggle against religious

fascism and terror such traditions must have a major role to play.

Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh Ali Hajveri R.A

Shrine of Hazrat Data Gunj Bakhsh Ali Hajveri R.A ... حضرت سید علی ہجویری داتا گنج بخش رحمت اللہ علیہ

Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh Ali Hajveri R.A

Hazrat Data Gunj Baksh Ali Hajveri R.A, was born in 400 A.H. in Ghazni (Afghanistan). He belonged to a Syed family (descendant of the Holy Prophet). He completed his earlier education in Ghazni by memorizing the Holy Quran. Then he studied Arabic, Farsi, Hadith, Fiqh, Philosophy etc. At that time Ghazni was the center of education in Central Asia, and it was the realm of the famous Afghan ruler Sultan Mahmood Ghaznavi.

After completing the wordly education, he searched for the spiritual education. He travelled to many places for this purpose, and finally became spiritual disciple of Hazrat Abul Fazal Mohammad bin Khatli, in Junaidiya Sufi Order, who lived in Syria.
In Syria, Hazrat Ali Hajveri started his spiritual education under the guidance of Hazrat Abul Fazal, he slept less, ate less, performed tough contemplations & meditation. Then he travelled to many countries & places like Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Arabia, Azerbaijan etc. There he met many Sufi saints & dervishes.

Once he entangled in a spiritual mystery, and wasn’t able to solve it, so then he went to the tomb of Hazrat Bayazid Bistami, where he meditated for many days, even he finally solved that spiritual mystery. On another occasion he entangled, and also went to the tomb of Hazrat Bayazid Bistami, but this time he found no clue. So then he left for Khurasan (A Province in Iran), he stayed in a village, where he found a group of Sufi dervishes. Because Hazrat Ali Hajveri always wore simple & normal dress, so those Sufis said to eachother that this person (Ali Hajveri) doesn’t belong their group, (As they all were wearing specific dress of dervishes). Hazrat Ali Hajveri stayed with them, they ate delicious foods, and gave him a dry bread to eat. They also mocked on Hazrat Ali Hajveri, threw on him the crusts of fruits. Hazrat Ali Hazjveri addressed God: “O God! if these people wouldn’t be wearing the clothes of your friends (dervishes), then I wouldn’t tolerate their insulting behavior.”

During the journey of Syria, he visited the tomb of the great Companion of the Holy Prophet, Hazrat Bilal. There he slept for a while, and found himself in Makka, where he saw the Holy Prophet with an old man, he didn’t recognize him & thought who he could be? Then Hazrat Ali Hajveri fell on the feet of the Holy Prophet & kissed them. The Holy Prophet knew what Hazrat Ali Hajveri had in his mind, so he told Ali Hajveri: “This old man is Abu Hanifa, your Imam.”

Later his spiritual teacher Hazrat Abul Fazal ordered him to go to Lahore to preach the spiritual teachings of Islam. He said: “Hazrat Shah Hussain Zanjani is already there for this purpose, so then why should I go to there? Hazrat Abul Fazal said: “It’s none of your business, just go to Lahore.” So he left Syria & came to Ghazni. From Ghazni he went to Peshawar & then to Lahore, in 1041 A.D (431 A.H). When he reached to Lahore, he saw that people are taking a coffin towards the graveyard for burial. He asked who is he? People replied that it is the dead body of Hazrat Shah Hussain Zanjani. After hearing that, he understood why his teacher Hazrat Abul Fazal sent him to Lahore. After reaching to Lahore, he started to preach Islam & built a mosque there.

At that time Lahore was included in the Ghazni Kingdom, whose ruler was Sultan Mahmood Ghaznavi. And the governer of Lahore was Ra’e Raju, who was a Hindu & had many great mystical abilities. People of Lahore were used to supply milk to Ra’e Raju in big quantity, as a capitation. Once an old woman was on her way to pass before Hazrat Data Gunj Baksh Ali Hajveri R.A, holding a water-pot poured with milk. Hazrat Data Gunj Baksh Ali Hajveri R.A asked her to give him some milk from that. The woman refused & said that she has to give it to Ra’e Raju. Hazrat Data Gunj Baksh Ali Hajveri R.A said: “Give some milk to me, by the grace of God, your cow will produce much more milk than usual”. The woman gave him the pot, Hazrat Ali Hajveri drank some milk, and then threw the remaining into the river. The old woman when went to her home, she was surprised to see the breasts of her cow who were full of milk. She poured all of her pots from milk, but still the cow’s breasts were full. Soon this news spread all around the Lahore, and people started to visit Hazrat Ali Hajveri, and all people brought milk for him, and he also drank some milk from their pots & then threw the remaining into the river, and all of their cows started to produce more milk. So they stopped to supply milk to Ra’e Raju.

Later Ra’e Raju sent one of his disciples to Hazrat Data Gunj Baksh Ali Hajveri R.A, as his disciples also had mystical abilities. That disciple didn’t come back, so Ra’e Raju sent another disciple, who also didn’t come back. In that way, he sent all of his disciples, but no one came back at all. Finally he himself went to Hazrat Ali Hajveri, in anger. Ra’e Raju challenged Hazrat Ali Hajveri to show him any miracle. Hazrat Ali Hajveri replied: “I’m not a juggler.” But Ra’e Raju tried to impress him with his miracles, and started flying in the air, Hazrat Ali Hajveri ordered his shoes to bring him down. So the shoes of Hazrat Ali Hajveri went to the flying Ra’e Raju & started to strike on his head & broght him down. Ra’e Raju was inspired & embraced Islam on his hands. After accepting Islam he changed his name as Shaikh Ahmed Hindi.

When Hazrat Ali Hajveri built a mosque in Lahore, that mosque’s front was towards south, and differed from all other mosques of Lahore. So there became a doubt that this mosque’s fron’t isn’t towards Ka’ba. The Scholars of Lahore objected over that mosque, but Hazrat Ali Hajveri didn’t reply them. When the mosque was built completely, he invited all scholars of Lahore & said to them: “You objected over this mosque’s Ka’ba direction, now look by yourself in which direction Ka’ba actually is!” When they looked at the front, they saw Ka’ba, as they are sitting before Ka’ba in Makka. All scholars felt ashamed after watching that, and apologized.

Hazrat Data Gunj Baksh Ali Hajveri R.A also built a room adjacent to that mosque, and used that room as Khanqa (Spiritual School). Many unbelievers acceptedIslam on his hands, many people touched the higher stages of spirituality under his guidance. He married twice, but both of his wives died soon after marriage. He had a son, named “Hasan”.

He lived in Lahore for 21 years, and then went to Syria to meet his spiritual teacher Hazrat Abul Fazal. And after the death of Hazrat Abul Fazal in 453 A.H, he again came to Lahore.

Hazrat Data Gunj Baksh Ali Hajveri R.A wrote many books, some of his books are: Diwan-e-She’r; Minhajuddin; Al-Bayan Lahal- Al-Ayan; Israrul Kharq Wal-Mauniyat; Behrul Quloob; Kitab Fana Wa Baqa; Birri’ayat Be-Huqooq-Ullah; Kashful Israr; Sharah-e-Kalam; and Kashful Mahjub.

He died at the age of 65 in 465 A.H., in Lahore.

When Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti came to Lahore in 561 A.H (1165 AD), he stayed at the tomb of Hazrat Ali Hajveri for two weeks, where he medidated. And when he finished his meditation, he said a couplet in Farsi:

Ganj Bukhsh Faiz-e-Alam; Mazhar-e-Noor-e-Khuda
Naqisa-ra Pir-e-Kamil; Kamila-ra Rahnuma

Meaning:
Ganj Buskh (Bestower of Spiritual Treasures) is a grace to the orld; a manifester of God’s light.
A perfect spiritual teacher for the beginners; a guide for perfected.

Brief History of Hazrat Sheikh Sharf-Uddin Bu-Ali Shah Qalandar R.A

Hazrat Sheikh Sharf-Uddin Bu-Ali Shah Qalandar R . A

Parentage
His real name was Sheikh Sharf Uddin and Bu-Ali Shah the title. His father, Sheikh Fakhar Uddin was a great scholar and saint of his time. The mother, Bibi Hafiza Jamal, was the daughter of Maulana Syed Nemat Ullah Hamdani. His father came from Ganja, Azerbaijan in the year 600 Hijri and settled down in Panipat. His lineage with several links reached Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifa. One account says he was born in (1209-1324 CE) in Panipat, India. However an epitaph on his tomb in Persian gives his birthplace as Ganja in present-day Azerbaijan. It traces his descent from Imam e Aazam Nauman Ibn Thaabit Abu Hanifa.

Studies: He completed his studies at an early age and taught near the Qutub Minar in Delhi for 20 years. He was counted among renowned scholars, and ^Top^ ranking teachers regarded him with great respect.

Absorbed in Wonder: Once during the studies he was lost in absorption and wonder. He got up and threw all the books into the river and trudged into the forest and busied in prayers and meditation there.

During those days, the ruler of Delhi married a girl but was unable to perform whenever he would try to go close to her, though otherwise he was healthy. This was really frustrating and humiliating for him. At last, he summoned all the scholars of Delhi and told them about his strange problem. They were unable to figure it out, as the ruler was able to perform with other women of the harem. The ruler became furious, and warned all of the scholars of Delhi, that if they could not find the reason of his problem until tomorrow, he would kill them all. Bu-Ali Shah, who was only a religious scholar at the time, was also among them.

On the same day, a wandering dervish came to the school of Bu-Ali Shah, and asked his students about him. They told him that he went to the palace. That Dervish gave some written note to the students and asked them to give it to Bu-Ali Shah. When Bu-Ali Shah arrived at his school, his students told him about the dervish and gave him the written note.

It was written in that the ruler of Delhi has married his own daughter, that's why when he goes near her, God makes him impotent. In past, the ruler married a beautiful woman, and then for some reasons he left her. The woman was pregnant at that time. She took refuge in the house of an old man, who was a launderer. She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl and died shortly after giving birth to her. Because the old launderer was childless, he took the baby girl and raised her up as his own daughter. Since she was beautiful, the ruler had come to know about her beauty, and he married her. Through his condition, God saved him from committing a great sin. On next day, Bu-Ali Shah went to the ruler, and told him the whole story. Then the ruler inquired about that, and found it to be true.
After coming back to his school, Bu-Ali Shah threw away all of his books, and then went to look for that dervish who gave him the written note. On the third day he found him, the dervish was the great Sufi Saint Khwaja Qutub-ud-din Bakhtiyar Kaki, the spiritual Master of Baba Farid. Bu-Ali requested him to accept him as his disciple. Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kaki declined his request saying that he was not authorized to do so. He then said that all he could do is to take him to his spiritual teacher (murshid). After saying that, Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kaki took his hand and put it on the hand of Amirul Momineen Ali. Through Imam Ali, he received the required spiritual training, and after finishing Bu-Ali Shah became a dervish. From then on, he became famous with the title of "Bu-Ali", although his real name was Sharfuddin.

Prayer and Meditation
He undertook severe penance and meditation, stood in a state of absorption for several days in water till the fish ate away flesh form his calves. One day he was engaged in meditation, a voice he heard. It said, "Sharf Uddin, we granted you your prayer say, what do you want?" He said, "I need none save you. I will give away my life in love while standing at this place." The voice again descended, "Get out of water, you have to do much for us." He replied, "I will not emerge myself from the river of love. If you want it, then do it." Saying this he was lost again. He witnessed, in the state, that a saint appeared and lifted him out of the river and placed him on the bank.
 

Several chroniclers opine that the saint was Hazrat Ali himself. He taught him some divine secrets and disappeared. From that day he was regularly lost in spiritual wonderment. His heart was filled with heavenly light. From that day he was call Boo-Ali Shah.
Still some chroniclers say that he did not pledge obedience to a holy man but was admitted directly into the fold by Hazrat Ali. Some link him to the Mahboob-e-Ilahi whereas others bind him to Hazrat Qutub Uddin Bakhtiyar Ka'aki and Sheikh Shabu Uddin Suharawardy.

His stay in Panipat
He lived in Panipat till death and served the people form there. Hundreds drew spiritual or divine benefits from him. Besides, he undertook to regular teaching and propagation of Islam. Hundreds embraced Islam because of him. The Rajputs, who lived around, were the great beneficiaries. He left a deep impact on the royal dynasty of Delhi, and preached them of good conduct.

Revelation and Mysteries
One day a disciple of Shamsuddin Turk went to the city on an errand and saw Boo Ali Shah riding a lion and retold the episode to his teacher. Shamsuddin Turk said to his disciple, "Go to the residence of Boo Ali Shah and if you see him riding the lion, tell him: "The lion should live in the jungle." The disciple obeyed, found Hazrat Boo Ali Shah in the condition and conveyed his teacher's message. He rose from his place immediately and went to Ghote.

Death
It is mentioned in 'Sair-Ul-Akhtab' that he died on 17, Ramazul Mubarak 724 Hijri(1324 CE) at Budha Khera but lay to rest in Panipat instead.

Brief History of Hazrat Abdul Lateef Shah R.A known as Bari Imam Sarkar

 Hazrat Syed Abdul Latif  Shah Qadri Kazmi

Silsila: Qadria

Date of Urs: May 24

Address:
Noorpur Shahan Village, near Parliament Houses, Islamabad, Pakistan

Aqtab Syed Abdul Latif Shah Qadri Kazmi known as Hazrat Bari Imam, Shah -e- wilayat of Federal Capital of Islamic Republic of  Pakistan (Islamabad).

Hazrat Bari Imam was married but don't have any childern, people claimed to be his family are from the brother of Hazrat Bari Imam. This area was jungle when Hazrat Bari Imam stay here, area was famous due to robbers, when Hazrat came here he change the lives of this area and now this area is known as Noor Pur Shahan. Its been more than 300 years when Hazrat Bari Imam Came here.

All sufis of indo pak when came to Rawalpindi, Islamabad do come here, Urs of Hazrat Bari Imam Qadri held every year by April or May (as decided by Govt of Pakistan) for 5 years. People from all over Pakistan came here to attend Urs.

This place is on the back of the President House and Prime Minister Office. If you see any development here, that will be done by the people not by the Govt, Officials just have plan to build a new complex over here but could not make it happen. 

Bari Imam (1617 to 1705), whose real name is Shah Abdul Latif Kazmi, was born in 1026 Hijra (1617 AD). His father, Syed Mehmood Shah, shifted his family from Jhelum District to Baghan village, presently called Aabpara. At that time, it was a barren land. Soon after the arrival of Bari Imam's family, his father started farming and also kept some animals. Shah Latif helped his father in grazing the animals, but left his father at 12 and came to Nurpur Shahan. From Nurpur Shahan, Bari Imam went to Ghaur Ghashti (now known as Attock) where he stayed for two years for learning fiqh, hadith, logic, mathematics, medicine and other disciplines, because at that time Ghaur Ghashti was great seat of learning.

The Saint Bari Imam used to live in a cave, where he was visited by wild animals and djinns. A rock in the cave which resembles a cave is said to be a real snake turned into stone by the Holy man. There is a fire burning in the cave for some 300 years now, and a tree in front of the cave is said to bee also 300 years old. According to legend Bari Imam lived a hermits life in this cave for twelve years.

He was the first spiritual guide of Gohar Shahi as well. As Gohar Shahi states in his book about Bari Imam that at the age of 34 Bari Imam appeared before me (Gohar Shahi) and said: "My son your time has come, your must go to the shrine of Sakhi Sultan Bahoo Sahib to receive the Sacred Inner Dimensions of Spiritual Knowledge."

To get spiritual knowledge and satiate his love for Islam, Bari Imam visited many places, including Kashmir, Badakhshan, Bukhara, Mashhad, Baghdad and Damascus. He not only received spiritual knowledge in these places but also held discussions with scholars belonging to different schools of thought on various subjects. Later, he went to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj.

Bari Imam received spiritual knowledge from Hayat- al-Mir (Zinda Pir). His 'Pir' gave him the title of Bari Imam, which proves his link to Syed family. Bari Imam converted thousands of Hindus into Muslims through the teachings of Islam at Nurpur Shahan. It is stated that once Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir himself came there to pay respects to Bari Imam.

Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, who was devoted to spreading his empire, originally built the silver-mirrored shrine of Hazrat Bari Imam [RA]. It has been renovated and is now is maintained by the government. Inside the mausoleum, where the great saint rests, only men are permitted, a steady stream of worshippers enter and exit, most bending to kiss and strew rose petals on the green cloth covering the grave of Hazrat Bari Sarkar [RA]. The shrine is a tourist spot in the tour guide's list. Every year as the Urs of the saint, who spread Islam in this part of the world, gains momentum, devotees in their thousands set out for the Margalla foothills and gather at Nurpur Shahan to pay their respect. Although many swarm the shrine all year round, only last year the number exceeded a head count of 1.2 million people.

Nighttime is the best time to visit the shrine, as the atmosphere is hyped by glittering lights, sounds of qawalis and dhammals of malangs. There was a time when the event attracted a number of dancing girls from Lahore. Although dancing is no more allowed, the women still come to pay their respect.

Reciting verses from the Quran, women view the grave through a glass window, which many touch and kiss while praying for the blessings of Almighty Allah.

The faithful read from one of the hundreds of the copies of the Quran, the moment when one leaves after recitation. Some simply sit in silence as mark of respect for the great saint, taking a moment to say a final prayer and to collect the inspiration and strength to make the journey back home. 

Brief History of Hazrat Rabia al Basri R . A

Hazrat Rabia Basri (R.A)

Rābiʻa al-ʻAdawiyya al-Qaysiyya (Arabic: رابعة العدوية القيسية‎) or simply Rābiʻa al-Basrī (Arabic: رابعة البصري‎) (717–801 C.E.) was a female Muslim Sufi saint who is highly regarded and has been conferred the status of Half-Qalander.

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Life sketch

She was born between 95 and 99 Hijri in Basra, Iraq. Much of her early life is narrated by Farid al-Din Attar, a later Sufi saint and poet, who used earlier sources. Rabia herself did not leave any written works.

Rabi'a's parents were so poor that there was no oil in house to light a lamp, nor a cloth even to wrap her with.

She was the fourth child in the family. Her mother requested her husband to borrow some oil from a neighbor. But he had resolved in his life never to ask for anything from anyone except the Creator; so he pretended to go to the neighbor's door and returned home empty-handed.

In the night Prophet Mohammad (Peace be upon Him) appeared to him in a dream and told him, "Your newly born daughter is a favorite of the Lord, and shall lead many Muslims to the right path. You should approach the Amir of Basra and present him with a letter in which should be written this message; 'you offer Durood to the Holy Prophet one hundred times every night and four hundred times every Thursday night. However, since you have failed to observe the rule last Thursday, as a penalty you must pay the bearer four hundred dinars '.

Rabi'a's father got up and went to the Amir straight with tears of joy rolling down his cheeks. The Amir was delighted on receiving the message and knowing that he was in the eyes of Prophet, he distributed 1000 dinars to the poor and paid with joy 400 to Rabi'a's father and requested him top come to him whenever he required anything as he will benefit very much by the visit of such a soul dear to the Lord."  

After the death of her father a famine overtook Basra and she parted from her sisters. Once she was accompanying a caravan, which fell into he hands of robbers. The chief of the robbers took Rabi'a I his custody and as an article of loot, and sold her in the market as a slave. The new master of Rabi'a used to take hard service from her.

She used to pass the whole night on prayers, after she had finished her household jobs. She used to pass many her day observing fast.

Incidentally, once the master of the house got up in the middle of the night, and was attracted by the pathetic voice in which Rabia was praying to her Lord. She was entreating in these terms,

"Lord! You know well that my keen desire is to carry out Your commandments and to serve Thee with all my heart, O light of my eyes. If I were free I would pass the whole day and night in prayers. But what should I do when you have made me a slave of a human being?"  

At once he felt that it was sacrilegious to keep such a saint in his service. He decided to save her himself. In the morning he called her and told his decision that thenceforward he would serve her and she should dwell there as the mistress of the house and if she insisted on leaving the house he was willing to free her from bondage.

She told him that she was willing to leave the house to carry on her worship in solitude. This the master granted and she left the house

Was the door ever closed?

Salih Qazwani always taught his disciples, "Who knocks at the door of someone constantly, one day the door must be opened to him" Rabi'a one day heard it and said,

"Salih, how long 'will you go on preaching thus, using the future tense, saying 'will be opened'? Was the door ever closed? It was ever open."

Separation... simply unbearable !

One day, people asked why she kept no knife in the house. Rabi'a replied,

"Cutting asunder is the wok of the knife. I fear it may not asunder the bond between that exist between me and my beloved Lord."

A fervent prayer

One day she was going on an errand. Whilst passing a street a vagabond pursued her. She ran to save herself from him, and in doing so her foot slipped and she fell down and broke her arm.

She thereupon prayed to the Lord,

"I am poor orphan and a slave. Now my hand too is broken. But I do not mind these things if Thou be pleased with me. But make it manifest to me that you are pleased with me."

The Divine voice in reply said, "Never mind all these sufferings. On the day of judgment you shall be accorded the status that shall be the envy of the angels even." Then she returned to her master's service.

Thanking the Lord

One day Sufyan Thauri went to Rabi'a. She passed the whole night in worship, standing before the Lord. When the morning broke she remarked,

"God be praised that He conferred His grace on us that we could pass the whole night in prayers. As a mark of gratitude, let us pass the whole day in fasting."

The joy of pain!

A man was crying, "Ah! How great a pain!" Rabi'a approached him and said, "Oh! What a lack of pain" He asked her why she said the contrary. She replied,

"Because pain is the privilege of great devotees, who cherish even with the joy even so much anguish that even talking and drawing breath become a matter of strain to them."

Why no bandage for His blessings?

One day Rabia saw a man passing on the way with his forehead tied with a bandage. She asked him why he put on the bandage. He replied that he was suffering from headache.




"What is your age?" she asked.

He replied that he was thirty.

She asked, "Till today, how have you passed your life?"

He replied, "In perfect health".

She said, "For thirty years the Lord kept you sound, and you did not fly any colors on your body to express your gratitude for His gift, so that people could ask you the reason for your joy and knowing of God's blessings on you would have praised Him, but when for your own fault you have suffered from a little headache you have tied a bandage and go about exhibiting His harshness to you in making you suffer from headache. What a base act is yours!"

Neither this nor that world, You are enough for me

O Lord,

If  tomorrow on Judgment Day
You send me to Hell,
I will tell such a secret
That Hell will race from me
Until it is a thousand years away.

O Lord,
Whatever share of this world
You could give to me,
Give it to Your enemies;
Whatever share of the next world
You want to give to me,
Give it to Your friends.
You are enough for me.

O Lord,
If I worship You
From fear of Hell, burn me in Hell.
  

 O Lord,
If I worship You
From hope of Paradise, bar me from its gates.

But if I worship You for Yourself alone
Then grace me forever the splendor of Your Face.

Rabia was in her early to mid eighties when she died, having followed the mystic Way to the end. She believed she was continually united with her Beloved. As she told her Sufi friends, "My Beloved is always with me" She died in Jerusalem in 185 AH. See Zirkali, al-A`lam, vol. 3, p 10, col 1, who quotes ibn Khalikan as his source. 

Brief History of Hazrat Bilal e Habshi R . A

Bilal ibn Rabah(Arabic: بلال بن رباح‎) or Bilal al-Habashi was an Ethiopianborn in Mecca in the late 6th century, sometime between 578 and 582.
The Islamic prophet Muhammad chose an African slave Bilal as his muezzin, effectively making him the first muezzin of the Islamic faith. He was among the slaves freed by Abu BakrMuhammad and slavery) and was known for his beautiful voice with which he called people to their prayers. His name can also be known as, "Bilal ibn Riyah" or "ibn Rabah" and he is sometimes known as "Bilal al-Habashi" or "Bilal the one from Ethiopia".He died sometime between 638 to 642, when he was just over sixty years old. (see
Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) is a famous Sahaaba who accepted Islam in Makkah. When he accepted Islam, the non-believers placed great difficulties upon him which he bore with great forbearance in his youth. His father's name was Rabah and his mother's name Hamamah.

His birth place is Abyssinia and this is why he is known as Habshi (the old name for Abyssinia is Habsh). He was the slave of a woman in Makkah when he accepted Islam. the Kaafirs of Makkah persecuted him severely. When Hadhrat Abu Bakr (Radhiallaahu Anhu) came to know about the pain and anguish which he underwent at the hands of the Kuffaar, he bought him and set him free.

Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) was the muazzin of Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam). He remained constantly in the company of Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam). He was in charge of the needs of Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam).

Muhaddith Hakeem (Rahmatullaahi Alayhi) and Hafiz Abu Nuaim (Rahmatullaahi Alayhi) also regarded him as one of the Ashaabus-suffa.

After he had accepted Islam, he participate with Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam)in the battle of Badr and in all other battles. He called the Adhaan and he was the Muazzin of Masjidun-Nabawi as long as Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) remained in this world. His greatness is mentioned in the books of Hadith.

VIRTUE

One day at the time of Fajr, Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) asked Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu), 'O Bilaal, Show me one action that you have done after accepting Islam, whose virtue is above all other actions, because I have heard your footsteps in Jannat'. Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) explains that I have not done any action whose virtue is more than the others. But it is true, that during the day or night, whenever I made Wudhu, I made it my duty to read some Nafl Salaats, and from amongst the Salaats I read, I verily read Tahiyyatul Wudhu (Salaat after Wudhu)" when Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) heard this, he said that it was because of this action that he had attained such status.

Hadhrat Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) used to mentioned that Hadhrat Abu Bakr (Radhiallaahu Anhu) is our leader who bought our leader Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) and freed him. In 'Hilyatul Awliyaa', Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) mentions that he is Sayyidul Muazzineed (leader of the Muazzins).

ENDURANCE OF DIFFICULTY ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF ISLAM

Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) was harassed and beaten the day long and during the night He was tied in chains and lashed. On the next day, he was again made to lie on the hot desert sands which cause even greater injuries to the body of Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu), who was loved by Allah Ta'aala.

Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) used to be beaten by many people. When one would get tired, another would take his place. Sometimes it was Abu Jhal's turn and sometimes Umayyah bin Khalaf and others. Each of them would beat him until they got tired but no mercy was spared for the slave whom they so brutally injured and whose status in Jannat was to surpass that of many Arabs.

FREEDOM

One day while Bilaal was being tortured in this way by Umayyah bin Khalaf and his friends, Abu Bakr (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) passed that way. He asked Umayyah bin Khalaf, 'Do you not fear Allah? How long will you carry out this practice on this poor person?" Umayyah bin Khalaf retorted that, 'since you have instigated him (by teaching Islam to him, so you free him." Hadhrat Abu Bakr (Radhiallaahu Anhu) answered, "Yes, I will free him. I have a black slave who is even stronger than him and who is in your religion. Will you accept this slave in exchange for him?" Umayyah bin Khalaf accepted the offer. Hadhrat Abu Bakr (Radhiallaahu Anhu) exchanged the slaves and thus bought Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) and freed him before Hijrat. Besides Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) he bought other slaves who were being beaten and harassed for accepting Islam and freed them also.

(The woman who owned Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) had made Umayyah bin Khalaf her agent in the matters of Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu). (Jamul Fawaaid vol. 2 pg. 32)

BROTHERHOOD

After Hijrat Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) formed 'Mooaakhaat' between the Sahaaba (Radhiallaahu Anhu) which meant that two two brothers should be concerned about each other's difficulty and necessity. In this way all of them became Muslim brothers and they shared in the sorrow and grief of each other. Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) made Hadhrat Bilaal and Hadhrat Ubaida bin Haarith (Radhiallaahu Anhum) brothers and a few Historians mention that Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) made Hadhrat Abu Rawahah Khashami (Radhiallaahu Anhu) the brother of Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu). (Isabah).

PARTICIPATION IN THE BATTLE OF BADR AND THE KILLING OF UMAYYA BIN KHALAF

A year after Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) and his beloved Sahaaba (Radhiallaahu Anhum) made Hijrat from Makkah to Madinah, the battle of Badr took place. Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) also participated in this battle with the other Sahaaba (Radhiallaahu Anhum). The leaders of the Mushrikeen of Makkah (who were the enemies of Islam and the Muslims - who forced the Muslims out of Makkah, who also oppressed Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) were killed in this battle. Abu Jahl, Umayyah bin Khalaf who severely punished Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) were both killed in this battle.

THE BEGINNING OF ADHAAN AND THE APPOINTMENT OF HADHRAT BILAAL (Radhiallaahu Anhu) AS MUAZZIN

In the second year after Hijrat, the announcing of the time of Salaat began and Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) was appointed Muazzin and always remained the Muazzin of Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) both in his presence and also during travel.

Allah Ta'aala states that Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) is the leader of the Muazzins, and places this responsibility of being the Muazzin of His Beloved Rasul (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) to this person who should mention Ahad … Ahad (the one, the one Allah). He was made to lie on the hot desert sand with a rock placed on his chest and lashed but his love for Allah Ta'aala became greater. This responsibility was given to Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu).

Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) stayed with Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam). In Madinah, he was the Muazzin and even while travelling, he went with Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam), and at the time of Salaat he used to give Adhaan. Very seldom Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) went somewhere and someone other than Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) called the Adhaan. Whenever Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) went to Musjid-e-Qubaa, then Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) would give the Adhaan and when hearing him, the people living around the area knew that Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) was in the area.

Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) used to give the Fajr Adhaan from the roof of the house of a lady from the tribe of Banu Najjaar. Her home was joined to the Masjid. From the time of Sehri he used to sit on the roof waiting for the time of Fajr. When it was time to commence the Adhaan then he should stretch his limbs, and make the following Du'a after which he gave the Adhaan.

'Oh Allah I praise you, and I desire that You become aid to the Quraysh to establish Your Deen'

The woman from whose roof he gave the Adhaan said that there was not a day that he did not mention this Du'a. (Abu Dawud).

PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR EXPENDITURE OF NABI (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam)

Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) was the Muazzin of Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) and his treasurer. If anyone came to Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) with any necessity then he used to ask Hadhrat Bilaal to carry out this task who would then make sure to get the necessary item and fulfil the need on behalf of Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam).

Abdullah Al-Hawzaani (Rahmatullaahi Alayhi) says that I met Hadhrat Bilaal and I asked him concerning the expenditure of Nabi entioned that from the time Allah Ta'aala gave him Nubuwwat until his death, this expenditure was entrusted to me. (this expenditure was for the needy, and those people who came from outside or anyone who asked for assistance. I used to do as commanded and fulfil this need). If some Muslims came who did not have anything to wear, then Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) should order me to take a loan and purchase a cloth to clothe the needy. (Hilyatul Awliyaa). Whilst doing this once Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) accumulated a heap of dates. Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) asked Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) what is this? Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) answered I have accumulated this for you and your visitors.

Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, 'Don't you fear that the smoke of Jahannum (hell) will reach you (because of accumulating this).' Then he said, 'Oh Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu), spend it and do not fear it becoming less from the One of the Arsh - Allah' (Ibid).

ENDURANCE OF HUNGER

Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) was the special companion of Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam). It is for this reason he also endured difficulties. Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said that undoubtedly, the fear he had for Allah was greater than anyone else. On one occasion thirty nights and days passed with him and Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) having had only that amount to eat which could be concealed under the armpits (side) of Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu).

COMPANIONSHIP WITH NABI (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam)

Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) was always present in the company of Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam).

THE PUBLIC TREASURER

Hadhrat Jaabir (Radhiallaahu Anhu) mentions that at the time of Eid, he was present with Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam). Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) started the Salaat without the Adhaan and Iqaamat and thereafter gave the Khutbah. Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) stood up and stood side by side with Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) while Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) stood up resting on him and after praising Allah, Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) delivered a lecture and reminded the people about the commands of Allah and encouraged the people to be obedient to Allah Ta'aala. Thereafter, he took Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) with him and went closer towards the women and ordered them to fear Allah and advised them and reminded them about the commands of Allah.

At one time Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) presented himself in the company of Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam). It was morning and Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) was having meals. Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) told Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) to join him. Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) mentioned to Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) that he was fasting. Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) remarked, 'We are eating our sustenance and the sustenance of Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) is preserved in Janna." Then the told Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) that the bones of a fasting person make Tasbeeh and the Angels request his forgiveness when something is eaten near him." (Mishkat)

STAY IN SYRIA

When Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) passed away and Hadhrat Abu Bakr (Radhiallaahu Anhu) became Khalifah, then Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) came in the presence of Hadhrat Abu Bakr (Radhiallaahu Anhu) and said, 'Oh Khalifah of Rasulullah, without doubt I have heard from Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) that the best action of a Mu'min is Jihaad in the path of Allah and I have intened now to spend my life in Jihaad till I die." Hadhrat Abu Bakr (Radhiallaahu Anhu) said, 'Oh Bilaal! I swear by Allah and my right which is deserving to honoured (it is for this reason) that during my lifespan you spend it in Madinah and give Adhaan. Because I have become old and my time is near (death)." Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) then remained in Madinah. (Asadul Ghabaa)

When Hadhrat Abu Bakr (Radhiallaahu Anhu) passed away and Hadhrat Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) became Khalifah, then Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) came to him and said the same thing again. Hadhrat Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) gave the same answer which Hadhrat Abu Bakr (Radhiallaahu Anhu) had given, but Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) was unhappy and refused to stay any longer. He told the Khalifah of Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) that he used to give the Adhaan in the time of Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) and during the life of Abu Bakr (Radhiallaahu Anhu) because he was very dear to him. He said, 'I have heard from Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) that there is no action greater than Jihaad (now I want to spend my life in Jihaad)". Although he was displeased, Hadhrat Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) granted permission to him. Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) became a Mujaahid forever and went to Syria. During the Khilaafat of Hadhrat Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) when he went to Syria, then Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) gave Adhaan in his presence. The narrator says that on this day, Hadhrat Umar (Radhiallaahu Anhu) thinking of the days of Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) cried to such an extent which we never saw before.

MARRIAGE

While in Syria, Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) got married but it is not known whether he had any children or not. The author of Asadul Ghaba states that at the time of death, Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) had no children.

DEATH

HADHRAT Bilaal (Radhiallaahu Anhu) passed away in the 20th year after Hijrat in Damascus and there he is buried near 'Babus sagheer'. His blessed age was 63 years. When Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) proclaimed prophethood, he was 30 years old. He spent the remaining 33 years of his life in the assistance of this Deen, persecuted severely for admitting his Islam and despite this, he continued to announce boldly, 'Ahad, the One Allah!'. He participated in the battles and endured both hunger and pain. He was not only a Muazzin, but was granted the status of being the leader of the Muazzins.

May Allah Ta'aala be pleased with him forever, Aameen.

Excerpted from the translation of Hazrat Bilal Habshi(R.A)
by Mufti Muhammad Ashiq Ilaahi

Source:  Jamiatul Ulama (Kwazulu-Natal) and Wikipedia