Maudood Chishti
Maudood Chishti was an early day Sufi Saint, a successor to his father and master Abu Yusuf Bin Saamaan, twelfth link in the Sufi silsilah of Chishti Order, and the Master of Shareef Zandani. He was born around 430 Hijri in the city of Chisht. He initially received education from his father. He memorized the Qur'an by age 7 and completed his education when he was 16. His work includes two books, Minhaaj ul Arifeen and Khulaasat ul Shariah. He died in the month of Rajab at the age of 97 in 533 AH. He was buried at Chisht like many of the early Chishtiyya.
Tasawuf
Hazrat Khwaja Al Mawdud Chisti became the mureed of Hazrat Khwaja Nasir Abu Yusuf Bin Saamaan Chisti. After he became a mureed, his murshid addressed him by saying, "O Qutubuddin Mowdud, adopt the path of the Faqr." The word "faqr" is literally translated as "poverty", but in the language of tasawwuf, it means to be rich with Allah. It is for one to have total trust in Allah and not to be dependent on any other than Allah. Faqar is the way of true dervishes. Khwaja Mawdud Al Chisti accepted his murshids advice. Shortly thereafter he went into seclusion and remained absorbed in worship for twenty years. During this period, he rarely ate and was reported to complete two recitations of the Quran during the day and two during the night. He also used to constantly make the zikr of La Ilaha Illallah. Due to his consistent worship, everything in the universe became apparent to him, and nothing was kept hidden.Khwaja Maudood's Khalifa
Khwaja Mawdud Chishti visited Balkh and Bukhara, a place mentioned in the famous line of Hafez, "If that Turk of Shiraz would take my heart in his hand, I would give for his Hindu mole both Bukhara and Samarkand." Khwaja Haji Sharif Zindani, his successor, renounced everything. He led a life of strict seclusion for 40 years and hated society. He used to live on leaves of trees. Although several of the Chishtiyya stressed the value of asceticism, in general they said that seclusion and ascetic practice was for short periods only. Live in the midst of society rather than keep your spiritual ideals. It is said that the followers of Khwaja Qutubuddin were around 10,000, not including close friends and allies. It is impossible to enumerate Khwaja Mawdud's Khulafa. For the sake of barakat, a few are mentioned hereunder.Among them the link in this Silsila is Khwaja Shareef Zindani. That is why his message spread. His influence spread west to Khurasan, Iraq, Syria, Hijaz, and Tihamah and in the south to Iran, Siestan and the subcontinent. In the west, his message was spread by the likes of Sharif Zindani and Khwaja Usman Harooni. Khwaja Qutubuddin was 29 when his father died and he inherited the throne. He never visited the rich or went to the royal courts. He was a simple man who led a simple life. He was always courteous to the needs of others. He always was the first to greet people and respected everyone.
Books
Chisti's works include two books, Minhaaj ul Areifeen and Khulaasat ul Shariah.Sayings
- . The lover of sama' is a stranger to the outside world, but is a friend to God.
- . The mysteries of sama' are inexplicable. If you reveal them you are liable to punishment.
Miracles
- Moulana Zakariyah says: "Khwajah Maudood Chisti acquired the capabilities known as Kash-e-Quloob and Kashf-e-Quboor."
- Whenever Khwaja Maudood Chishti wanted to see the Ka'aba, he could see it even though he was in Chisht.
- Khwaja Qutbuddin Maudood Chishti's dead body flew in the air on its way to the graveyard. Khwaja Fareeduddin Ganj Shakar upon narrating this fell unconscious.
Descendants
Descendants Khwaja Qutubuddin Mohammad Thani Chishti migrated to Sindh Old Bukkhar. One of this family descendants named Khwaja Assadullah Kunjnashin Bukkhari migrated to Nawada-Gaya areas of Bihar, India. His followers preached Islam and guided the Muslims there. Khwaja Abdullah Chishti and Hazrat Taj Mahmood Haqqani Chishti were the Sufi saints of Chishti order and direct descendants of Maudood Chishti's son. Their shrines are situated in Milkitola Chhota Sheikhpura, Narhat block near Hisua
Descendant Khwaja Nizam-ud-din Alli's tomb is in the vicinity of Pishin city of Balochistan in a place called Minziki, home for many other descendants. Khwaja Naqruddin Chishti Moudodi is another descendant whose tomb is in Balochistan, located in Quetta chaowni near the old fort. In the valley of shal kot and Bolan in the Balochistan province the influence of the Moudodi family reached within the lifetime of the head of the family. According to one source Khwaja Qutubuddin Moudod visited the area at least once. He came to the home of his follower Shiekh Babut in the area of Shoroak. Shiekh Babut belonged to the pashtoon tribe called 'Bariech'. During the lifetime of Khwaja Moudod Chishti his friends and followers started to spread the message of Islam. Later on Khwaja Qutubuddin Moudod Chishti's own family advanced the message of Islam in greater Balochistan and molded the life of ordinary people according to the ideology of Islam.
- – Syed Khwaja Qutubuddin Maudood Chishti in Chisht Hirat Afghanistan.
- – Syed Rukun ud din Khwaja Hussain Chishti in Chisht Hirat Afghanistan.
- – Syed Qud ud din Khwaja Mohammad in Chisht Hirat Afghanistan.
- – Syed Khwaja Qutubuddin Ibn Khwaja Muhammed
- – Syed Aud ud din Khwaja Abu Ahmed Syed Muhammed in Chisht Hirat Afghanistan.
- – Syed Taqi ud din Khwaja Yusuf in Chisht Hirat Afghanistan.
- – Syed Nassar ud din Khwaja Waleed in Chisht Hirat Afghanistan.
- Shaal Pir Baba — Syed Shaal Pir Baba Chishti Moudodi. Quetta.
- – Syed Khwaja Wali Kirani Moudodi Chishti in Kirani Quetta Balouchistan Pakistan.
- – Syed Khwaja Mir Shahdad Moudodi Chishti in Kirani Quetta Balouchistan Pakistan.
Shijra-e-tareekat
- Muhammad
- Ali
Family tree
- – Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib Amir al-Mu'minin Buried at the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, Iraq.
- – Imam Husayn ibn Ali Sayed al- — Buried at the Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala, Iraq.
- – Imam Ali ibn Husayn al-Sajjad, Zayn al-ʿĀbidin Buried in Jannat al-Baqi Medina.
- – Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir al-Ulum Buried in Jannat al Baqi Medina.
- – Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq al-Sadiq — in Jannat al-Baqi Medina.
- – Imam Musa al-Kadhimal-Kazim in the Kadhimiya in Baghdad Iraq.
- – Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida, Reza in the Imam Reza shrine Mashad.
- – Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Taqi, al-Jawad in the Kadhimiya in Baghdad, Iraq.
- – Imam Ali al-Hadi al-Hadi, al-Naqi in the Al Askari Mosque in Samarra Iraq.
- – Syed Imam Abdullah Ali Akbar bin Hasan al Askari.
- – Syed Imam Syed Abu Muhammed Al Hussain in Chist Hirat present Afghanistan.
- – Syed Abu Abdullah Muhammed in Chisht Hirat present Afghanistan.
- – Syed Abu Jaffer Ibrahim in Chisht Hirat present Afghanistan.
- – Syed Shams-ud-din Abu Nassar Muhammed Saman in Chisht Hirat present Afghanistan.
- – Syed Khwaja Abu Yusuf Bin Saamaan Nasir-ud-din Abu Yusuf Bin Saamaan in Chisht Hirat present Afghanistan.
- – Syed Khwaja Qutubuddin Maudood Chishti in Chisht Hirat Afghanistan.
- Imam Ali al Murtaza
- Imam Hasan al Mujtaba
- Hasan al Muthanna
- Abdullah al Mahd
- Hasan
- Majad ul Muali
- Hasan
- Yahya
- Ibrahim
- Sultan Farghana
- Abu Ahmed Abdal
- Amatullah
- Nasruddin Abu Yusuf
- Qutbuddin Mawdud
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