Saalik-e-Tariqat
Hazrat Sheikh
Abul Fadhl Abdul Waahid Tameemi
(radi Allaho anhu)
HIS
POSITION IN THE SILSILA : Khadim-e-Shariah, Saalik-e-Tariqah, Waaqif-e-Haqiqat, Hazrat Sheikh Abul
Fadhl Abdul Waahid Tameemi (radi Allaho anhu) is the thirteenth Imam and
Peer-e-Tariqat of the Silsila Aaliyah Qaaderiyah Barakaatiyah Razviyah
Nooriyah.
He was a great Sheikh of his time He
was the Muqalid of Imam-e-Azam Abu Hanifa (radi Allaho anhu). Many servants of
Allah attained blessings from him. He journeyed on various occasions for Hajj
and travelled many parts of the world spreading Islam.
BIRTH: Precise information about his birth
is not known.
NAME: His name is Abdul Waahid Tameemi and
is also known as Abul Fadhl. [Masaalikus
Saalikeen]
HIS FATHER:
He is the son of Hazrat
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Tameemi bin Haarith bin Asad (radi Allaho anhu) [Masaalikus Saalikeen].
TAMEEMI: He is known as Tameemi, because is
from a tribe in Arabia which is called the
Bani Tameem.
SHEIKH-E-TARIQAT: One narration says that his Sheikh-e-Tariqat
is Hazrat Abu Bakr Shibli (radi Allaho anhu). He was his mureed and was also blessed with khilafat
by him. [Masaalikus Saalikeen].
However, other great scholars say
that he was the mureed of his father. Hazrat Shah Wali ullah Muhadith Dehlwi
(radi Allaho anhu) says, "Hazrat
Abdul Waahid Tameemi wore the Khirqa from Hazrat Abdul Aziz Tameemi and he wore
the Khirqa from Hazrat Abu Bakr Shibli (radi Allahu anhum) . This is in most of
the Shajrahs of the Silisila Aaliyah." [Masaalikus Saalimeen]
CHARACTER :
He was a very blessed
and pious personality. His character was close to that of Hazrat Abu Bakr
Shibli (radi Allaho anhu). He was the greatest Aabid, Zaahid and Imam of Taqwa
in his time. He spent his entire life, practising and protecting the Sunnats of
the Prophet (Sall Allaho alaihi wasallam). [Khazinatul Asfiyah vol.1 pg.89]
GUIDANCE TO
THE PEOPLE : He blessed
the people with guidance, for almost 90 years after the wisaal of His
Sheikh-e-Tariqat. During these years, he caused the silsila to grow immensely.
He saved the souls of many people and
turned them onto the path of Allah. He formed a huge army of Mubaligheen (muslim missionaries) and sent them far and
wide to serve Islam. [Khazinatul
Asfiyah]
DATE OF
WISAAL: He passed from
this world, on the 26th of Jamadil Aakhir 425 Hijri on a Friday. It
was the time of the reign of Khalifa Abbasi.
MUREEDS AND
KHULAFA: Even after much
searching, the list of mureeds and khulafa of Hazrat Abdul Waahid Tameemi (radi
Allaho anhu) could not be found. However, Hazrat Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah
Tartoosi (radi Allaho anhu) is one of his khulafa who name has appeared in
various books.
MAZAAR
SHAREEF : His Mazaar
Shareef is in the mausoleum of Hazrat Imam Ahmed bin Hambal (radi Allaho anhu)
in Baghdad Shareef.
