Qadiriyyah

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Qadiriyyah (Arabic: القادريه) (also transliterated Qadiri and Qadri), is one of the oldest Sufi tariqas, derives its name from Abdul Qadir Jilani (also transliterated as Gilani) (1077-1166), a native of the Iranian province of Gilan. In 1134 he was made principal of a Hanbalite school in Baghdad.

The Qadiri order is the most tolerant and progressive spiritual order, distinguished by generosity, piety and humility. The Order is the most widespread of the Sufi Orders in the Islamic world and can be found in India, Pakistan, Turkey, the Balkans as well as much of the East and West Africa. The famous traveller and writer Isabelle Eberhardt also belonged to the Qadiri order.

The Qadiri Order has not developed any distinctive doctrines or teachings outside of mainstream Islam. They practice the fundamental principles of Islam which is exemplified through mystical experiences.

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[edit] Spiritual Chain

This is the spiritual chain (silsilah) of the Qadiriyyah:

Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani's silsilah also goes back to the Prophet (SW) through the following chain (silsila):

[edit] The Awliya' Belonging to the Qadiri Order

  • Baba Bulleh Shah Qadri Shattari
  • Sultan Bahu
  • Bari Imam, mausoleum in Nurpur village in Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, mausoleum in Philadelphia USA. Authored "Islam and World Peace: Explanations of a Sufi".
  • Hadrat Shah Kamal Qadri Kaithaly
  • Mawlana Faizani
  • Mian Mir
  • Mullah Shah Badakhshi
  • Mughal prince Dara Shikoh, son of Shah Jahan, the mughal architect king who built Taj Mahal
  • Naushah Pak
  • Shah Muhammad Ghaus, mausoleum in Lahore
  • sheikh hamza dankali
  • sheikh sheikh ismail almaqdashi
  • sheikh abdulrahman azeylici qalanqul
  • sheikh abdisalam hajji jama jigjiga
  • sheikh mohamud macalim omar nageyle
  • sheikh mohamed khalif
  • sheikh mohamed rabiicudin yagoori Somalia
  • sheikh ahmed khalif sheikh mohamed rabicudin
  • sheikh yussuf barkhadle kownain
  • sheikh abaayonis
  • sheikh yussuf aw mama
  • sheikh sheikh ishaaq ibnu ahmed
  • sheikh yussuf bahar
  • sheikh aweis al qadiri
  • sheikh khasim al barawi
  • sheikh abdulahi qutubi
  • hajji Ali timacase
  • sheikh hassan baji
  • sheikh yussuf dired
  • sayid nuur abdille
  • sayid saleeban

[edit] 10 Rules for Spiritual Advancement Given by Hazrat Shaikh Abdul Qadir Gillani (RA)

These rules are listed in Ghuniyat-ut Talibeen. Translation taken from: http://www.bahu.co.za/rules_to_mature.htm

  1. Jokingly or seriously, don't lie, because once your tongue avoids lying, Allah the Most High enlarges your chest and purifies your understanding and ilm (knowledge). That person becomes as if they don't know what a lie is. Everything becomes truth to him. When he hears other people lie, the mureed should pray for them not to lie.
  2. The disciple should avoid cursing or harming humans and other created beings (from bugs to Jinn) because avoiding to curse and harm is the character of the good and loyal friends of Allah. If a person is like this, then Allah protects him or her and their end will be good. They will reach to a high level in Allah's presence. Allah will protect them from being destroyed and protect them from harm. Allah rewards this person with being a blessing to human beings and close to Allah's essence.
  3. The disciple has to keep his promise at all times unless he has a very good excuse. He must avoid not keeping his promise because not keeping a promise is in the same class as lying. As long as the servant of Allah tries to keep his/her promise the doors of generosity and blessings open to him/her. Loyal lovers of Allah love these people and they get a high station in Allah's presence. It is better that he avoids the habit of making promise, so that he may not be guilty of the breach of promise.
  4. Even though a person has harmed or wronged him/her, the disciple should not pray for harm to come to him or curse him. Even if the mureed is wronged, he/she should not damn anyone, whether by word or action. The mureed should put up with this and be patient for Allah's sake. This virtue takes the owner to high stations in this world and the hereafter. Such a person will be loved by far and near ones.
  5. The disciple should not blame other believers with attributing partners to Allah, with disbelief or cause trouble between people. This attitude is close to mercy and assists the mureed to to reach high spiritual levels.
  6. The disciple should not sin inwardly (in the heart) or outwardly. He/She should avoid eating things that are not halal and protect all the organs of his body from sin. This state is the best achievement in this world that a mureed can cultivate for the eternal life.
  7. The disciple should earn his own livelihood and not be a burden to people who are independent of him/her. He should bear not only his own burden but also that of other people. Because of this virtue, the fear of Allah will make their worship complete and honorable.
  8. The disciple /dervish must not or should not expect anything from people or desire what belongs to others. He should be unmindful of things which he needs, for to have no need is the mark of honour and the distinguishing trait of piety of the pious. The biggest honour and wealth and the highest level is to put one's whole trust in Allah only. Only with this attitude can the dervish be pious. Worship matures with this attitude. This is the state and action of one who give himself to Allah.
  9. A disciple/dervish should not, either truly or falsely, intentionally or unintentionally, by mistake or on purpose take Allah's Name in vain or swear by the Name of Allah.
  10. The disciple/dervish should take to hospitality and humility. With humility, the dervish reaches high levels of spirituality and stays at this high level. This is the base of goodness and the highest level of goodness. Because of this quality the lovers of Allah stay with him in troubled times. The Walis (Saints) visit him in the unseen and aid him in his difficulty. Humility is seeing everybody you meet as higher than you and thinking that they might be closer to Allah than yourself.
   If the disciple meets a person that is younger than himself/herself, he/she should say:
       "This person did not rebel against Allah; I did. I am sure he/she is better than me."
        If the disciple meets a person who is older than himself, he/she should say:
       "This person has worshipped Allah longer than I have . He might have reached levels I have not been able to reach. Maybe Allah has let him know things I haven't been allowed to know yet."
        If the disciple meets an ignorant person, then he should say:
       "This person rebelled against Allah because he was ignorant; I rebelled against Allah knowingly. I dont know what is going to happen at the end to me or to him/her."
        If the disciple meets a person who is  a disbeliever or agnostic, he should say:
       "Maybe one day this disbeliever or agnostic will become a Muslim and do better deeds than myself  and he might end up in a better place than I would  and I might be misled and end up in a worse place than him."
If a disciple acts with humility like this, then Allah the Most High saves him/her from hardships and makes the mureed reach to the levels of those who give advice for Allah's sake. He will be the closest friend of Allah the Most High.

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