Sayyidul Awliyah Burhanul Asfiyah Hazrat
Meer Sayyid Muhammad Kalpwi
(radi
Allaho anhu)
HIS POSITION IN
THE SILSILA: Sayyidul Awliyah, Burhanul Asfiyah Hazrat Sayyid Shah Meer
Muhammad kalpwi (radi Allaho anhu) is the thirtieth Imam and Sheikh of the
Silsila Aaliyah Qaaderiyah Barakaatiyah Razviyah Nooriyah.
BIRTH: He
was born in Kalpi Shareef in the year 1002 Hijri.
NAME: His name
is Hazrat Sayyid Meer Muhammad Kalpwi (radi Allaho anhu). His father’s name was
Hazrat Abi Saeed bin Baha’udeen (radi Allaho anhu). His father journeyed to
Dakkan before his birth and was never seen or heard from again (Mafqoodul
Khabr).
EDUCATION: He
attained his basic education under the watchful eye of his mother. When he was
seven years old, he was sent to Hazrat Sheikh Muhammad Yunus (radi Allaho anhu)
who was a very great Muhadith of his time. He studied under him for a very long
period of time and attained the Certificate of Hadith. He also studied under
other great Ulama. He then travelledl to Kora Jahanabaad and completed his
studies in the care of Hazrat Shah Jamaalul Awliyah (radi Allaho anhu).
HIS
FAMILY: His family originally came from
Tirmiz. His forefathers migrated from Tirmiz and went to Jaalandhar. His father
Hazrat Meer Sayyid Abu Saeed then journeyed from there to Kalpi Shareef and
made it his home. It is for this reason, that they are known as Tirmizi
Sayyids. [Zia-e-Muhammadi]
SHEIKH-E-TARIQAT:
He is the mureed and Khalifa of Hazrat Shah Jamaalul Awliyah (radi Allaho anhu)
and was blessed with Ijaazat in the Qaaderi, Chishti, Suharwardi, Naqshbandi
and Madaariyah Silsila’s.
HIS EXCELLENCE:
He was a great Aalim and also a very powerful Saahib-e-Karaamat. He always
fulfilled the needs of all those who came to him. His words flowed with pureness and wisdom.
There was none in his era, who could solve problems of Shariah better than him.
With the exception of being a great Aabid and Zaahid, he was also a
well-accomplished teacher. He was blessed with the Maqaam of being the Qutb of
his time. His life was an example of his pious predecessors. He would often
weep in the fear of Allah.
Towards the
end of his physical life, he kept fast daily (except for the days when fasting
is disallowed) for twenty-six years. When he used to take the Name of Allah,
then he did so with such emotion, that those who heard him entered a spiritual
condition. He spent most of his time amongst the poor and the knowledgeable. He
always lived a very humble and simple life. He never showed respect to Kings
who came to visit him.
SHEIKH MEER
ABUL ULAA AHRAARI (radi Allaho anhu): Once, Hazrat Muhammad Kalpwi (radi Allaho
anhu) dreamt that Hazrat Khwaja Naqsh Banda (radi Allaho anhu) commanded him to
go to Akbarabaad (Agra)
as there was a very great Sheikh of the Silsila present there. When Hazrat
awoke from his sleep, he immediately made the necessary arrangements, and then
journeyed to Akbarabaad. However, Hazrat Khwaja Naqsh Banda (radi Allaho anhu)
had not informed him of the name of the Saint in his dream, so when arrived in
Akbarabaad, he enquired who were the great Masha’ikh of the city.
He was
informed that there were two great personalities. One was Hazrat Meer Nu’man
who was the Khalifa of Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi (radi Allaho anhu) and the other
was Hazrat Meer Abu Ulaa Ahraari (radi Allaho anhu). He asked to be taken to
Hazrat Nu’man, but the chariot bearers brought him to Hazrat Abu Ulaa. Again he
said that he wanted to visit Sayyidi Nu’man, but again they found themselves
outside the Khanqah of Hazrat Abu Ulaa. When this happened for a few times,
then Hazrat disembarked from the chariat and entered the Khanqah. Hazrat Abu
Ulaa Ahraari (radi Allaho anhu) was seated in the courtyard and on seeing
Hazrat Muhammad Kalpwi (radi Allaho anhu) he announced the Takbeer once. He
then held the hand of Hazrat Muhammad Kalpwi (radi Allaho anhu) and announced
the Takbeer again. This caused a complete change in the heart of the Sheikh.
He remained
in the Khidmat of Hazrat Abu Ulaa (radi Allaho anhu) for a few months, and when
he was about to leave, Hazrat Abul Ulaa (radi Allaho anhu) blessed him with
Khilafat in the Qaaderi, Chishti, Naqshabandi, Madariyah and Abul Ulaaiyah
Silsila’s. He also blessed him with the Tasbeeh of Hazrat Baha’udeen Naqshbandi
(radi Allaho anhu) as a gift. He returned home, and then after ten years, he
visited Hazrat Abul Ulaa Ahraari (radi Allaho anhu) for four months.
KHWAJA GHAREEB
NAWAAZ (radi Allaho anhu): He also made Haaziri at the Mazaar Shareef of Hazrat
Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaaz (radi Allaho anhu).
Whilst he
was making the Haaziri, Hazrat Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaaz (radi Allaho anhu)
appeared to him, and said, “Now that you have come to my country, you should
also follow my way.”
Hazrat
Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaaz (radi Allaho anhu) then blessed him with the faiz of the
Silsila-e-Chisht. After this, he journeyed to Ajmer Shareef annually to make Ziyaarat of
Mazaar Shareef of Hazrat Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaaz (radi Allaho anhu). He was
blessed with such favor in the court of Hazrat Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaaz (radi
Allaho anhu), that he could meet him spiritually in Ajmer Shareef wherever and whenever he wished
to.
BOOKS AND
TREATIES: He was a very well renowned author and wrote various books. Amongst
his works are:
Tafseer
Surah Faateha,
Tafseer
Surah Yusuf,
Kitaabut
Taraaweeh (Arabic),
Risaala
Tahqeequr Rooh (Persian),
Risaala
Wahdatul Wujood, Irshaadus Saalikeen,
Risaalatul
Ghina,
Risaala
Aqaaid-e-Sufiyah,
Risaala
Mawaaridaat, Risaala Amal Wal Maamool,
Risaala
Shughl Kuza, Haqaaiq-o-Maarifat and Maraatibul Ghina Wal Wusool ilal laahi
Subhaanuhu (Persian)
HIS KARAAMATS:
Hazrat Sheikh was also a very great Saahib-e-Karaamat. There was a very sinful
person who often frequented the gatherings of Sufis. He then decided to visit
Kalpi Shareef. He intended that he would go to Hazrat Meer Muhammad Kalpwi (radi
Allaho anhu) and if Hazrat’s first sight upon him causes a special feeling in
him, then he would stop sinning and repent sincerely and if there was no
special feeling, the he had decided that he would openly consume alcohol. When he came to Kalpi Shareef, the Sheikh
placed his sight on him once, and it caused him to fall down unconscious. He
remained unconscious for a while.
When he
gained consciousness, he tore his collar of his shirt and joined the Faqeers.
He immediately divorced himself from the physical world. Hazrat could foresee
his condition, and sent him a beautiful cloak with one of his Khadims. The man
refused to accept it out of humility.
Hazrat
finally took the cloak personally to him and said, “It is because of my sight,
that you have become amongst those who are blessed. You must thus accept that
which I am giving you. How do you know what is in it?” The man put on the cloak
and immediately spiritual secrets were unveiled to him. He remained in Kalpi
Shareef and became a Khadim of The Sheikh.
HIS CHILDREN: He
was blessed with two sons and one daughter. His sons were Hazrat Sayyiduna Meer
Ahmad and Hazrat Qalb Aalam and his daughter was Sayyida Naaz Falak
(ridwaanullahi ta aala alaihim ajmaeen).
HIS KHULAFA: A
huge Jamaat of great Ulama and Awliyah emerged from his blessed Khanqah. Some
of the names of these Khulafa are:
Hazrat
Sayyiduna Meer Ahmad; (radi Allaho anhu)
Hazrat
Sheikh Muhammad Afzal Ilaahabadi;(radi Allaho anhu)
Hazrat
Aashiq Muhammad; (radi Allaho anhu)
Hazrat
Haaji Junaid; (radi Allaho anhu)
Hazrat
Sheikh Abdul Hakeem Mohaani;(radi Allaho anhu)
Hazrat
Sheikh Kamaal; (radi Allaho anhu)
Hazrat
Sheikh Abdul Mo’min Akbarabaadi;(radi Allaho anhu)
Hazrat Meer
Muhammad Waaris Nizamabaadi;(radi Allaho anhu)
Hazrat
Sheikh Kamaal Karakati; (radi Allaho anhu)
Hazrat Haji
Wali Muhammad; (radi Allaho anhu)
Hazrat
Sayyid Muzaffar; (radi Allaho anhu)
Hazrat
Haafiz Zia’ullah Bilgiraami; (radi Allaho anhu)
Hazrat
Jamaal Muhammad Gawalyaari (radi Allaho anhu)
Hazrat
Sheikh Abdul Hafeez Bilgiraami (radi Allaho anhu)
WISAAL: He
passed away on a Monday the 26th of Shabaan 1071 Hijri at the age of
65.
MAZAAR SHAREEF:
His Mazaar Shareef is in Kalpi Shareef, about a mile away from the city.
