Tomb of an unknown Saint
HIS POSITION IN THE SILSILA: Khaadim-e-Shariah, Saalik-e-Tariqah, Waaqif-e-Haqiqat, Hazrat Sheikh Abul Fadh Abdul Waahid Tameemi (radi Allahu anhu) is the thirteenth Imam & Peer-e-Tariqat of the Silsila Aaliyah Qaadiriyah Barakaatiyah Razviyah Nooriyah.
He was a great Sheikh of his time. He was the Muqalid of Imam-e-Azam Abu Hanifa (radi Allahu anhu). Many servants of Allah attained blessings from him. He journeyed on various occasions for Hajj & travelled many parts of the world spreading Islam.
BIRTH: Precise information about his birth is not known.
NAME: His name is Abdul Waahid Tameemi & is also known as Abul Fadhl. (Masaalik-us-Saalikeen)
HIS FATHER: He is the son of Hazrat Sheikh Abdul Aziz Tameemi bin Haarith bin Asad (radi Allahu anhu) (Masaalik-us-Saalikeen).
TAMEEMI: He is known as Tameemi, because he hailed from a tribe in Arabia which is called the Bani Tameem.
SHEIKH-E-TARIQAT: One narration says that his Sheikh-e-Tariqat is Hazrat Abu Bakr Shibli (radi Allahu anhu). He was his mureed & was also blessed khilafat by him. (Masaalik-us-Saalikeen).
However, other great scholars say that he was the mureed of his father. Hazrat Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Dehlvi (radi Allahu anhu) says,
CHARACTER: He was a very blessed & pious personality. His character was close to that of Hazrat Abu Bakr Shibli (radi Allahu anhu). He was the greatest Aabid, Zaahid & Imam of Taqwa in his time. He spent his entire life, practising & protecting the Sunnats of the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). (Khazinat-ul-Asfiyah vol. 1 pg. 89)
GUIDANCE TO THE PEOPLE: He blessed the people with guidance, for almost 90 years after the wisaal of His Sheikh-e-Tariqat. During these years, he caused the Silsila to grow immensely.
He saved the souls of many people & turned them towards the love of Allah. He formed a huge group of Mubaligheen (Muslim missionaries) & sent them far & wide to serve Islam. (Khazinat-ul-Asfiyah)
DATE OF WISAAL: He passed from this world, on the 26th of Jamadil Aakhir 425 Hijri on a Friday. It was during the reign of Khalifa Abbasi.
MUREEDS & KHULAFA: Even after much searching, the list of mureeds & khulafa of Hazrat Abdul Waahid Tameemi (radi Allahu anhu) could not be found. However, Hazrat Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Tartoosi (radi Allahu anhu) is one of his khulafa who name has appeared in numerous books.
MAZAAR SHAREEF: His Mazaar Shareef is in the mausoleum of Hazrat Imam Ahmed bin Hambal (radi Allahu anhu) in Baghdad Shareef.
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