Sheikh-ul-Islam Hazrat Ibrahim Abul Hassan Ali Hashmi Hakaari
(radi Allaho anhu)
HIS
POSITION IN THE SILSILA: Muqtada-e-Tariqat, Waaqif-e-Israar-e-Shariat, Daana-e-Israar-e-Ilaahi,
Hazrat Sheikhul Islam Ibrahim Abul Hassan Ali Hashmi Hakaari (radi Allaho anhu)
is the fifteenth Imam and Sheikh of the Silsila Aaliyah Qaaderiyah Barakaatiyah
Razviyah Nooriyah. In his youth, he served at the feet of his blessed father,
Hazrat Sheikh Muhammad (radi Allaho anhu). He is a great Sheikh of his time,
and thousands of people attained blessings from him. Hazrat Abu Saeed Mubaarak
Makhzoomi (radi Allaho anhu) who is the Peer-e-Tariqat of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam
Jilani (radi Allaho anhu) also served in the Khidmat of Hazrat Abul Hassan
Hakaari (radi Allaho anhu) for eighteen years and attained great blessings from
him. He spent his entire life upholding the commands of Allah and His Beloved
Rasool (Sall Allaho alaihi wasallam).
BIRTH: He was born in 409 Hijri (1017 A.C.)
at a place called Hakaar which is a village near Mausool. It was the time of
the 25th Abbasi Khalifa Al Qaadir bil Laah in Baghdad who controlled the khilafat from 380
Hijri up to 422 Hijri. This Khalifa was also a great Aabid and Zaahid and had
written various books and treaties. He has also written books on the Excellence
of the Sahaba-e-Kiraam and against the Mu’tazila sect in which he labelled them
as kaafir. [Wafiyaatul A’laam pg 19
- Masalikus Saalikeen vol.1 pg328]
NAME : There is a difference of opinion on
what his actual name was, but the following names have come in various
narrations, Muhammad bin Mahmood, Ali bin Mahmood, Ali bin Yusuf, Ali bin
Muhammad. Since most of the scholars have said that his name is Ali bin
Muhammad. This is the one that is most accepted. [Zikr-e-Hassan pg 27]. His title was Sheikhul Islam and Abul
Hassan. His family trees links to the Prophet’s (Sall Allaho alaihi wasallam)
cousin and milk brother Hazrat Zaid (radi Allaho anhu). The Tree has been presented as follows in the
books Tazkira Hameedia, Tazkira Qutbia and Azkaar-e-Qalandari : Sheikh Abul
Hassan Hakaari (radi Allaho anhu) son of Sheikh Muhammad Jaafar son of Sheikh
Yusuf son of Sheikh Muhammad son of Sheikh Shareef Umar son of Sheikh Shareef
Abdul Wahab son of Abu Sufyaan Zaid (ridwaanullahi
ta aala alaihim ajmaeen). [Zikr-e-Hassan
pg 262]
EDUCATION: Ibn Khilqaan states that he attained
his academic and spiritual education at the feet of the greatest Ulama and
Masha’ikh of the time. He was proficient in all major fields including Fiqh and
Hadith etc. He also met with Sheikh Abul Ulaa Misri and also narrated Hadith
from him. He also attained deep spiritual blessings through the soul of Hazrat
Bayazeed Bustami (radi Allaho anhu). He became such a great scholar, that he
became known as Sheikhul Islam. [Ad
Du’rul Munzim vol.2 pg 107]
SHEIKH-E-TARIQAT: He was blessed with being the mureed
of Hazrat Abul Farah Tartoosi (radi Allaho anhu). It was through the blessed
sight of his Peer, that he reached such a high rank in the chain of
grandmasters. He is from amongst the great Khulafa of Hazrat Abul Farah
Tartoosi (radi Allaho anhu).
IBAADAT AND
STRIVING: He was the
Imaam of the Knowledge of Shariat and Tariqat in his era. He was also a great
Aabid. All the great historians have written that he spent his entire days
keeping fast and his nights in the Ibaadat of Almighty Allah and he used to
only eat after every three days. Between Esha Salaah and Tahajjud Salaah, he
used to complete twp recitations of the Quran Shareef. The Author of
Anwaar-e-Sufiyah says that he used to complete the Quran ten times, by the time
he completed his Tahajjud Salaah.
[Masaalikus Saalikeen vol.1 pg 328 - Anwaar-e-Sufiyah pg.121]. He
followed the command of Allah to travel the world, and travelled a lot. He
presented himself in the khidmat of great Ulama and Masha’ik during his
journeys. When he met Hazrat Abul Farah Tartoosi (radi Allaho anhu) and entered
his Halqa, he stopped the journeying the physical world and commenced the
journey of the spiritual world.
[Anwaar-e-Sufiyah pg.120]. Once someone asked him if he was Sheikhul
Islam, and he answered by saying, "I
have become old in the Deen and from my descendants and children there will be
a group that will be presented before Kings. There status will be very great,
and some of them shall be wealthy and the rest of them, not so wealthy." This
was something that he foretold and had come into reality. His son Sheikh Zaahir
(radi Allaho anhu) was a very pious person and was a great master in Hakaar.
His grandson Sheikh Moosa (radi Allaho anhu) left Hakaar and went to Seetaan
where the servants of Allah attained great benefits from him. His son, Sheikh
Abu Ali (radi Allaho anhu) who was a very brave person, left Seetan and went to
another city. The people there were displeased with their leader and thus
removed him and appointed Sheikh Abu Ali (radi Allaho anhu) in his place. When
Sultan Abu Ali (radi Allaho anhu) saw that his son Sheikh Rasheedudeen was of
age to control his empire, he handed the control over to his son and went into
seclusion to make the Zikr of Almighty Allah.
It was in this time, that Hazrat Sayyid Ahmad Tawakhta Tirmizi (radi
Allaho anhu) journeyed with his family to Kech Makraan where Sheikh
Rasheedudeen (radi Allaho anhu) was the Sultan. He then married his son
Shahzada Bahaudeen to Bibi Haaj, the daughter of Sayyid Ahmed Tawakhta Tirmizi (radi
Allaho anhu). They were blessed with three sons, namely, Shahzada Jamaludeen,
Shahzada Ziaud'deen and Sultan-e-Taarikeen Sheikh Hameedudeen Haakim (rahmatullah alaih). Later, Sheikh
Bahaudeen was appointed as the Sultan who inturn passed the kingdom over to his
brother Sheikh Shahabudeen Abul Baqaa, and left his two young sons Sheikh
Haakim and Sheikh Runudeen Haatim in his care. He then took both of his elder
sons, with him for Hajj. On his return from Haramain Sharifain, he passed away
in Yemen Saaliha. Both his elder sons, Sheikh Jamaaludeen and Sheikh Ziaudeen,
were not comfortable with leaving the place where there father had passed away.
Their descendants are thus found in Yemen Saaliha. Sultaan Shahabudeen handed
power of to his nephew Sultaan Hameedudeen Haakim (rahmatullah alaih) and then passed away. This narration has been explained in more
detail in Tazkira Hameedia. This actually showed the foresight of Hazrat Abul
Hassan Hakaari (radi Allaho anhu). [Zikr-e-Hassan]
HIS
CONTEMPORARY ULAMA : The
era of Hazrat Abul Hassan Hakaari (radi Allaho anhu) was an era of great
knowledge and wisdom. There were thus various other great Ulama and Masha'ikh
present during this era, including: 1. Hujjatul Islam Imam Muhammad Ghazzali
(radi Allaho anhu) 2. Haafiz Daariqatni (radi Allaho anhu) 3.
Qudoori Sheikhul Hanafiyah 4.
Ibn Sina (radi Allaho anhu) 5. Imam Baihaqi (radi Allaho anhu)6. Abdul Qaahir Jarjaani (radi
Allaho anhu) 7. Sheikh
Abul Hassan Khirqaani (radi Allaho anhu)
CHILDREN: A list of his children cannot be
found. However the name of one of his sons has was located. His name was Sheikh
Zaahir (radi Allaho anhu) and he was also blessed with the Khilafat from his
father. After Sheikh Zaahir (radi Allaho anhu) many of his descendants can
located in Bahal Pur, Siyalkot, Laailpur and Lahore etc. They are the owners of
various huge villages. [Zikr-e-Hassan]
WISAAL: He passed away on a Monday, during
Subh Saadiq on the 1st of Muharram 446 Hijri.
MAZAAR
SHAREEF: His Mazaar
Shareef is in the village
of Hakaar in Baghdaad
Shareef.
