Imaad'dud'deen Hazrat Sayyid
Abu Saleh Abdullah Nasr
(radi
Allaho anhu)
HIS
POSITION IN THE SILSILA: Sheikh-e-Tariqat, Waqif-e-Israar-e-Haqiqat Hazrat
Sayyid Abu Saleh Nasr (radi Allaho anhu) is the nineteenth Imam and Sheikh of
the Silsila Aaliyah Qaaderiyah Barakaatiyah Razviyah Nooriyah.
BIRTH: He
was born on the 24th of Rabi ul Awwal 562 Hijri in Baghdad Shareef.
NAME: His
blessed name is Abdullah Nasr, and he is also known as Abu Saleh and
Imaad’ud’deen.
PARENTS:
His father is Hazrat Sayyidi Abdur Razzaq Tajud’deen (radi Allaho anhu) and his
mother’s name is Taajun Nisa Ummul Karam (radi Allaho anhu). She was a very
pious and knowledgeable person. She was also an Aalima and had deep
understanding of Hadith. She passed away in Baghdad Shareef and was laid to rest in
Baabul Harb.
EDUCATION:
He attained his education from his blessed father and also studied under
various other Masha’ikh. He also spent time in the khidmat of his uncle, Hazrat
Sheikh Abdul Wahab (radi Allaho anhu).
SHEIKH-E-TARIQAT:
He became mureed and attained khilafat from his father, Sayyid Abdur Razzaq (radi
Allaho anhu).
HIS
EXCELLENCE: He was a great Muhaqiq and Aarif. He was a very kind and soft
spoken personality. His character was exemplary and he was a great teacher of
Fiqh.
Hazrat
Hafiz ibn Rajab Hambali (radi Allaho anhu) says, “He was the Chief Justice,
Sheikh of the Era, a great Jurist, a master debater, a Muhadith, a true servant
of Allah, a dynamic Orator and the esteem Trustee of the Madrassa of Huzoor
Ghaus-e-Azam (radi Allaho anhu).”
He was
without doubt an example of Amr bil Ma’roof and Nahi Anil Mukar (Command that
which is proper and Stop that which is improper). He was very kind and never
hurt the feelings of any person.
FIRMNESS ON
SHARIAH : He was very firm on the laws of Shariah and did not compromise the
Shariah at any time. He say,”Once I was seated at the home of the minister,
with various other Ulama, when a well dressed person entered. Everyone stood up
and showed great respect to him. I also stood with them, as I did not know who
he was. I then asked who he was, and I was informed that he was Jew by the name
of Ibn Karam. I was also told that he was the governor of one of the states and
was very influential in the government circles. As everyone left, he came and
sat beside me. I immediately asked him to get up and not to sit next to be. I
also cursed him and asked him to leave my sight. He quietly stood up and left.
During this time, I used to receive a monthly salary from the Darul Khilafat.”
“The day to collect my salary had come, and I first went to the Mazaar of
Hazrat Imam Ahmed bin Hambal (radi Allaho anhu) and then went to collect my
salary. I found that everyone had received the Salary but me. I was told that
my salary was with Ibn Karam and that I should collect if from him. Instead of
going to him, I went home and said the following stanzas, 'O Nafs, there is no
better Deen than ours If you wish to be free of all problems, then leave this
world It is not worthy of us that we should go to a Mushrik since to do so, is
improper We are firm in our Deen And our Creator fulfills all our needs.”- He
thus, refused to go to the Jew to collect his salary. In the end, the jew died,
and then only did he take what was due to him from the treasury.
CHIEF
JUSTICE: He was appointed Qaazi-ul-Quzzat (Chief Justice) on the 8th
of Zilqaddah 622 Hijri. He always ruled in his cases according to the Shariah
and was amongst the best in his era. He remained in this position until the
demise of the Khalifa. Even after being appointed as the Chief Justice, he
still lived a humble life. Being appointed into such a powerful position did
not make any difference in his life.
KHULAFA : A
list of his khulafa could not be located, but his most exalted Khalifa was
Hazrat Muhiy’yud’deen Abu Nasr (radi Allaho anhu).
WISAAL : He
passed away in Baghdad
Shareef on the 27th of Rajab 632 Hijri at the age of seventy.
MAZAAR
SHAREEF : His Mazaar shareef is situated in Baghdad Shareef.
