Mazar Sharif of Sayydiuna Maroof al-Karkhi (Radi ALLAH Ta'ala Anho)
HIS POSITION IN THE SILSILA: Muqtada-e-Ahle Tariqat, Rahnuma-e-Raah-e-Haqiqat, Hazrat Sheikh Ma'roof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu) is the nineth Imam & Sheikh of the Silsila Aaliyah Qaadiriyah Barakaatiyah Razviyah Nooriyah.
BIRTH: Hazrat Ma'roof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu) was born in Karkh.
NAME: His name is Asaduddin & is famously known as Ma'roof Karkhi & Abu Mahfooz.
HIS FATHER: His father's name was Feroz. (Safinat-ul-Auliyah)
EDUCATION: He attained all his knowledge under the watchful eye of Hazrat Imam Ali Raza (radi Allahu anhu). (Tazkirat-ul-Auliyah)
HIS EARLY LIFE: Initially, he was a non-Muslim, but even as a child, he had great love for Islam. He used to always spend his time in the company of Muslim children & often talked to his parents about accepting Islam. His father was not pleased with this & enrolled him to study under a Christian Priest. The first question the priest asked him was, "Tell me my son, how many people are there in your family?" He said, "Myself, my father & my mother." The priest then said, "Very well, now say Essa (Alaihis Salam) is the third god of three (trinity)." Hazrat Ma'roof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu) says, "Even during my time as a non-Muslim my heart did not accept to say what he commanded me to. When I refused to say this, he began to beat me severely. The more he beat me, the more I rejected his teaching. He finally became weary of me & asked my father to imprison me. I was thus locked in a room for three days & every day, I was given one bread, which I did not even touch. When I was taken out, I ran away. As I was the only child to my parents, they were very sad & they sent a message to me saying that I should return to them & I would have the right to accept whichever faith I wished & that they too will accept the same faith. I then when to Hazrat Ali Raza (radi Allahu anhu) & accepted Islam at his hands. I then went home with this most valuable gift of Islam & Alhamdulillah, my parents also accepted Islam". (Tazkirat-ul-Auliyah pg 221)
SHEIKH-E-TARIQAT: He became mureed of Hazrat Habib Raa'i (radi Allahu anhu) & was blessed with Khilafat from Hazrat Habib Raa'i (radi Allahu anhu), Hazrat Ali Raza (radi Allahu anhu) & Hazrat Auliyah Taa'i (radi Allahu anhu).
HIS TEACHERS: He studied under the care of Hazrat Ali Raza (radi Allahu anhu) & also attained education from Hazrat Imam Azam Abu Hanifa (radi Allahu anhu). He attained spiritual training in the care of Hazrat Habib Raa'i (radi Allahu anhu).
HIS EXCELENCE: He was a very pious personality & one of the most distinguished Aarifs of his time. He also served many great personalities such as Hazrat Dawood Taa'i (radi Allahu anhu), who also blessed him with Khilafat. He used to call out the Azaan with true love & when he would reach the words Ash-Hadu An Laa ilaaha ill'a Allah, the hair on his body would stand up & his entire beard would become stiff & he would begin to tremble to such an extent in the fear of Allah, that is seemed as if he would fall to the ground.
He would spend lengthy nights in the Masjid making ibaadat, Istighfaar & weeping in the Court of Allah. Hazrat Sirri Saqti (radi Allahu anhu) say, "Whatever I have attained, is through the sadqa of Hazrat Ma'roof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu)." Sayyidi Abdul Wahhab (radi Allahu anhu) says, "I have not seen anyone who divorced himself from the world, like Hazrat Ma'roof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu). His excellence is such, that even his blessed grave is a means of attaining blessings." (Kashf-ul-Mahjoob)
Wider Ariel view of the Mazar Sharif of Hazrat Syedna Maroof al-Karkhi (Radi ALLAH Ta'ala Anho)
HIS HABITS & CHARACTER: He possessed deep love for the poor & the orphans. Hazrat Sirri Saqti (radi Allahu anhu) says, "I once saw Hazrat Ma'roof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu) gathering dates on the day of Eid, so I stopped & asked the reason for this. He said, 'That young boy is crying because all the other children have new clothes & he has nothing new on Eid day. I thus, decided to collect some dates, sell them & then buy something for him, so that he is kept busy playing & does not feel uncomfortable on the day of Eid." Hazrat Sirri Saqti (radi Allahu anhu) says, "I said, Huzoor there is no need for you to do this, I will make sure he gets something on Eid. I then took the boy with me & bought him a new set of clothes. After I did this, a Noor (light) entered my heart, which caused me great pleasure & my condition became very different." (Masaalik-us-Saalikeen vol. 1 pg 287)
ALWAYS IN WUDHU: Once his wudhu broke, so he immediately made tayammum. Those who saw him do this said, "Huzoor! The river Tigris is right in front of you. Why did you make tayammum?" He said, "It is possible that I may pass away by the time I reach the river Tigris."
AN OLD WOMAN ATTAINS WILAYAT: Once Hazrat kept his Quran Shareef & some clothes alongside the River Tigris & was making ghusl. Just then, an old woman took his belongings & began to run away. He pursued her & managed to stop her. He then said, "There is nothing to worry about. I am your brother Ma’roof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu). Do you have a husband, brother or son that will recite the Quran?" She answered by saying no. He then said, "In that case, give me back the Quran Shareef & keep the clothes etc. I have forgiven you in this world & in the hereafter." When the old woman heard this, she was so ashamed, that she repented sincerely, and through the sadqa of Hazrat Ma'roof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu) she became a Waliyah (a true pious servant of Allah). (Tazkirat-ul-Auliyah pg 222)
HIS ABSTENTION FROM THE WORLD: Once one of Hazrat Ma'roof Karkhi's (radi Allahu anhu) friends asked him the following, "What is it that has caused you to abstain from the world & from the creation of Allah & remain in seclusion, remembering Almighty Allah? Is it the fear of Death & the grave, or the fear of Hell, or the enthusiasm of attaining Jannat?" Hazrat Ma'roof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu) said, "O My Friend! You discuss such minor things. What are all these worth in front of the creator Almighty Allah? All these are but humble subjects of Almighty Allah. Once you taste the pleasure of his closeness, then you will not think of any of the other things (you have mentioned)."
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KARAAMATS: Hazrat Ma'roof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu) is also a Saahib-e-Karaamat Buzroof. He has perfomed any miracles, of which only a few are being discussed. Once there was a bandit who was captured by the Governor & sentenced to being hanged. As per the command of the governor, the bandit was hanged & died due to hanging. His body was still hanging from the noose, when Hazrat Ma'roof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu) passed by. When he saw this scene, he was very troubled & began to make dua for forgiveness of the deceased. He said, "O Most Compassionate, Most Merciful! This person has attained his punishment for his actions in this world. O Allah! If you forgive him & bless him with respect in Deen, there it shall cause no shortage in Your Treasures of forgiveness." Immediately an unseen voice was heard saying, "Whomsoever prays the Janazah Salaah of the man on the noose, shall attain an exalted status in the hereafter." This voice was heard by the people in the entire town. On hearing this voice, all the towns people gathered quickly. They removed him from the noose & gave him proper ghusl & kaffan. Then with much respect, they prayed his Janazah Salaah & buried him. That night a man dreamt that it was the Day of Reckoning & the man who was hanged, was dressed in the best of clothing & was present in the ranks of the Namaazis. He asked him, how he received such excellence & the man replied, "Almighty Allah accepted the dua of Ma'roof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu) & pardoned me." (Masaalik-us-Saalikeen vol. 1 pg 288)
Hazrat's uncle was the Governor of the city. Once he was passing through the jungle, when he saw Hazrat Ma'roof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu) sitting on the ground eating bread & there was a dog sitting not far away from him also eating bread which he had thrown to it. His uncle saw this & said, "Why are you having your bread so close to the dog?" On hearing this, Hazrat Ma'roof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu) looked up & saw a bird flying in the sky. He commanded it to come & sit on his hand. The bird perched itself on his hand but out of respect & modesty, it covered its face & eyes with its wings. Hazrat said, "See, Everything is modest before a man who is modest before Allah."
Hazrat Ma'roof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu) & some of his disciples were passing by the River Tigris, when they saw a group of youth who were engrossed in openly committing sin. On seeing this, some of Hazrat's disciples requested that he make dua for their destruction, so that they evil habits do not pass over to others. Hazrat asked them all to lift their hands & say Aameen to his duas. He then said, "O Allah! Like you have given them the luxuries & freedom of this world, bless them with freedom & luxury in the hereafter." Everyone was amazed at his dua. He then said, "Do not be hasty. Wait a while & observe." The disciples saw that after a while, the youth saw Hazrat Maroof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu) & immediately broke their musical instruments & threw away their alcohol. They all began to weep & came to Hazrat & repented sincerely at his hands. Hazrat then looked at his disciples & said, "Did you see, that which I wished for was fulfilled."
HIS KHULAFA: Some of the names of His famous Khulafa are being quoted below: Hazrat Sheikh Sirri Saqti, Hazrat Shah Muhammad, Hazrat Shah Qaasim Baghdadi, Hazrat Usman Maghribi, Hazrat Hamza Khiraamani, Hazrat Abu Nasr Abraar, Hazrat Shah Musta'aani, Hazrat Shah Abu Saeed, Hazrat Abu Ibrahim Daloori, Hazrat Abul Hassan Harooni, Hazrat Shah Jaafar Khalidi, Hazrat Shah Muhammad Roomi, Hazrat Shah Mansoor Aarif Abu Kaatib, Hazrat Shah Abdul Haq Haqaaiq Agah & Hazrat Shah Ali Roodibaar (ridwaanullahi ta'ala alaihim ajameen).
GEMS OF WISDOM: Some of the words of great wisdom that Hazrat mentioned are:
- There are three signs of a true man, To fulfill ones promise, To praise without a motive & to give without being asked to give.
- Protect the tongue from self praise, like you protect it from sinning.
- He who is not a faqeer, is not a man of tasawwuf.
- To desire Paradise without doing good deeds is a sin & to desire intercession without protecting the Sunnah, is a type of pride & to be hopeful of mercy whilst sinning is ignorance.
- Close your eyes from all angles even if there is something in front of you.
- Love is not attained through education & training, but is bestowed by Allah.
- The solution to hardships & difficulties, is to keep it hidden.
- Even though an Aarif does not keep the bounties, but he is always engulfed by it.
Outside of view of the Mazar Sharif of Hazrat Syedna Maroof al-Karkhi (Radi ALLAH Ta'ala Anho)
WISAAL: He passed away on a Friday or Saturday, on the 2nd of Muharram, 200 Hijri. After his demise, Hazrat Muhammad bin Abul Hussain (radi Allahu anhu) says, that he saw Hazrat Ma'roof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu) in his dream & he asked him how Almighty Allah had treated him. He said, "Almighty Allah pardoned me, not because of my piety but because of what I heard from Hazrat Samaak (radi Allahu anhu) in Kufa, when he said, "He who leaves all ties & turns towards Allah, then Allah Almighty Allah sends his Mercy towards him & he turns all his servants in his direction." I followed this advice of his & turned completely towards Allah & with the exception of the khidmat of Hazrat Ali (Raza) (radi Allahu anhu) I left everything else.
Hazrat Sirri Saqti (radi Allahu anhu) says, "I dream that Hazrat Mar'oof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu) was seated totally absorbed in the love of Allah, under the Arsh & Almighty Allah said, "O Angels! Who is this?" the Angels said, "O Allah You are All Knowing. There is nothing hidden from You." Almighty Allah said, "This is Ma'roof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu) who is drowned in My love & closeness & until he does not make my Deedar he will not regain his consciousness & neither will hw gain contentment without my Deedar."
MAZAAR SHAREEF: His Mazaar Shareef is in Baghdad-e-Muqaddas. Hazrat Sirri Saqti (radi Allahu anhu) says, "When you are faced with any difficulty, then say, "O Allah! Assist me through the sadqa of Ma'roof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu)." All your problems shall be solved.
Marqad of Sayyiduna Ma'roof Karkhi built by Saddam Hussain
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