Hazrat Sirri Saqti

HIS POSITION IN THE SILSILA: Saalik-e-Hazrat-e-Malakoot, Shaahid Izzat-e-Jabroot Hazrat Sheikh Sirruddin Sirri Saqti (radi Allahu anhu) is the tenth Imam & Sheikh of the Silsila Aaliyah Qaadiriyah Barakaatiyah Razviyah Nooriyah.

BIRTH: He was born around the year 155 Hijri in Baghdad Shareef.

NAME: His name is Sirruddin & he was also known as Abul Hassan.

SHEIKH-E-TARIQAT: He was the mureed & Khalifa of Hazrat Ma'roof Karkhi (radi Allahu anhu). He also served Hazrat Habeeb Raa'i (radi Allahu anhu). He says, "Once I was sitting in my shop, when Hazrat Habeeb Raa'i (radi Allahu anhu) passed by my shop & I gave him some bread. He then made dua for me & since then I decided to change my life for the better." (Masaalik-us-Saalikeen)

HIS FATHER: His father's name was Hazrat Mughlis (radi Allahu anhu). (Masaalik-us-Saalikeen)

HIS EXCELLENCE: He was the Imam of the Ahle Tasawwuf & he possessed in-depth knowledge. He was a huge mountain of knowledge, yet he was blessed with kindness. He was amongst the students of Hazrat Fuzail ibn Ayaaz (radi Allahu anhu) & was also a Tabb-e-Taabi'een. He was amongst the first persons to openly spread the knowledge of tasawwuf in Iraq. Various great Sheikhs of Baghdad were blessed with being in his Silsila. He was also the maternal uncle & the Peer-o-Murshid of Hazrat Junaid-e-Baghdadi (radi Allahu anhu). Hazrat Junaid-e-Baghdadi (radi Allahu anhu) says, "I did not see any person as Kaamil (perfect) as my Peer-o-Murshid." Hazrat Bishr Haafi (radi Allahu anhu) said, "I never used to ask for anything from anyone but Hazrat Sirri Saqti (radi Allahu anhu), as I was very well aware of his piety & I knew that he was always happy to give." (Masaalik-us-Saalikeen vol. 1 pg. 292).

It was his habit, that he performed one thousand rakats of nafil salaah daily. Hazrat Junaid Baghdadi (radi Allahu anhu) says, "I have never seen a more greater Aabid & Zaahid than him & I did not see this in anyone else, that he had reached the age of 98 & the only time I saw him rest, was at the time of his demise." (Masaalik-us-Saalikeen) He was the perfect example of his illustrious predecessors. Once some of his devotees came to him & asked him to explain the reality of Sabr (patience). He thus began to deliver a lecture on the topic of patience. Whilst he was delivering his lecture, a 126 scorpion stung him on his feet. He continued delivering his lecture. Those, present said, "Huzoor! Kill the scorpion & move it away." On hearing this, he said, "I am ashamed to behave contrary to that which I am discussing, in other words show impatience due to the sting of the scorpion."

DUA OF HIS SHEIKH-E-TARIQAT: He says, "Once my Peer blessed me with the opportunity of clothing an orphan child. After I did this, he made dua for me & said, "May Allah make the world your enemy & may he grant you freedom from this." The power of his dua was such, that my entire life changed & I divorced myself from the world."

CHARACTER & HABITS: He was a very kind & honourable person. He was also a very humble personality. Once he said, "Thirty years have passed now & I am still making tauba because of one thing that I made shukr (thanks) for." People asked what he meant & he said, "Once there was a fire in the market place & all the shops burnt down except mine. When I was informed of this, I made shukr (thanked Allah). I thus make tauba, since it meant that by saying Alhamdulillah my shop was saved, meant that I felt I was better than my other Muslim brothers & that I was pleased that a worldly possession was saved." (masaalik-us-saalikeen) - Once Hazrat was delivering a lecture in Baghdad & one of the ministers of the Khalifa came with great pomp, splendour & sat in his mehfil. His name was Ahmad bin Yazeed. At the time when he entered, Hazrat was saying, "From all Allah's creation, the weakest creation is man, yet he is so brave in committing major sins. It is sad, very sad." These words of Hazrat entered the heart of the minister. He immediately went home & remained in silence. He did not even eat a meal on that night. He remained hungry the entire night & in the morning, he dressed in the clothes of a faqeer & presented himself in the darbaar of Hazrat Sirri Saqti (radi Allahu anhu). He said, "Yesterday, your lecture made a great impact on my heart, so please help me to gain closeness to Allah." Hazrat said, "The normal method is that you should read your five times salaah with Jama'at & give Zakaat from your wealth & follow all the laws of Shariah with sincerity. The special method is this, that you should divorce yourself from the world & remain engrossed in the ibaadat of Allah & that you should only desire the pleasure of Allah & nothing else." Hazrat was still advising him, when Ahmad bin Yazeed stood up & immediately walked towards the jungle. After a few days, his mother arrived crying. She said that he was her only son & she did not know where he had gone. Hazrat said, "O Dear old woman! Your son will return soon & I shall inform you when he returns." After a few days, he returned in the garb of a faqeer & only stayed for a while & then left. He then came to Hazrat once more & during that visit, he passed away in the hands of Hazrat Sirri Saqti (radi Allahu anhu). (Masaalik-us-saalikeen)

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