Pir Meher Ali Shah

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Hazrat Syed Pir Meher Ali Shah (R.A) was born on Monday, 1st Ramadan, 1275 A.H (14th April 1859 A.D) in Golra Sharif[1]. The time before Hazrat’s birth saw the war of independence of 1857 being fought between the British and the Muslims.

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[edit] Early Childhood

Pir Meher Ali Shah (R.A) narrated himself that during his childhood, he used to feel uncomfortable in populated areas and found deserted places providing much serenity. Quite often, he said, he used to quietly leave the house at night after everyone else had gone to bed, and to spend much of the night wandering among the nearly bushes, trees and ravines. As he grew, he said, he started experiencing a feeling of such unusual heat within his body that he was sometimes compelled, even on cold winter nights, to bathe in the ice-cold canal water out in the open and also to rub pieces of it on his body. When he left his room late at night after finishing his studies, he used to experience the same kind of comfort from contact with the cold mountain air that a thirsty person normally derives from cool water at the height of summer.

[edit] Early Education

Hazrat received his early education of the Holy Quran at the Khankah and was given classes in Urdu and Persian in the local Madressah. Allah blessed Hazrat Pir Meher Ali Shah (R.A) with tremendous mind abilities. As soon as Hazrat completed his oral reading of Quran, the entire Holy Book became embedded in his memory without any conscious effort by him towards that end. He completed his intermediate level religious education here. His stay in this Madressah was for 2 –2 and(1/2) years. After completing his education at Angah at the age of 15 years, he decided to continue further studies in the United Provinces of India (U.P). Therefore, Hazrat Pir Meher Ali Shah Sahib, in 1290 A.H set out his quest for higher education, to different parts of India such as Lucknow, Deoband, Rampur, Kanpur, Aligarh, Delhi and Saharanpur Hazrat’s stay at Aligarh at the Madressah of Maulana Lutfullah of Aligarh was 21/2 years

[edit] Marriage

When Hazrat Pir Meher Ali Shah returned home after completing his studies, his marriage took place with the daughter of Syed Charagh Ali Shah who belonged to his respected mother’s family living in Hasan-Abdal Town, a few miles away from Golra.

[edit] Works

  1. Tahqiq-ul-Haq Fi Kalima-tul-Haq (The truth about Kalima-tul-Haq)
  2. Shamsul Hidayah
  3. Saif-e-Chishtiya
  4. I’la Kalimatillah Fi Bayan-e-Wa Ma Uhilla Bihi Legharillah
  5. AlFatuhat-us-Samadiyyah (Divine Bounties)
  6. Tasfiah Mabain Sunni Wa Shi’ah
  7. Fatawa-e-Mehria
  8. Mulfuzaat-e-Mehria (Saysings of Meher Ali Shah)

[edit] As a Sufi of Chishtia order

Hazrat Pir Meher Ali Shah Sahib was a disciple and Khalifa of Hazrat Shams-ud-din (R.A) in the Silsila-e-Chishtia Nizamiyah. [2]

  1. Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (Peace Be Upon Him)
  2. Hazrat Ali Al-Murtaza (Karam-Allah-o-Wajho)
  3. Hazrat Khwaja Hasan Basri (R.A)
  4. Hazrat Khwaja Abdul Wahid bin Zaid (R.A)
  5. Hazrat Khwaja Fazeel Ibn-e-Ayaaz (R.A)
  6. Hazrat Khwaja Sultan Ibrahim Adham (R.A)
  7. Hazrat Khwaja Sadeed-ud-din (R.A)
  8. Hazrat Khwaja Ameen-ud-din (R.A)
  9. Hazrat Khwaja Mumshaad (R.A)
  10. Hazrat Khwaja Abi Ishaq Shami Chishti (R.A)
  11. Hazrat Khwaja Syed Abi Ahmad Abdal Chishti (R.A)
  12. Hazrat Khwaja Syed Abi Muhammad Chishti (R.A)
  13. Hazrat Khwaja Syed Nasir-ud-din Chishti (R.A)
  14. Hazrat Khwaja Syed Qutb-ud-din Maudud Chishti (R.A)
  15. Hazrat Khwaja Makhdum Haji Sharif (R.A)
  16. Hazrat Khwaja Usman Harooni (R.A)
  17. Hazrat Khwaja Syed Moin-ud-din Chishti of Ajmer Sharif (R.A)
  18. Hazrat Khwaja Syed Qutb-ud-din Bakhtiar Kaki (R.A)
  19. Hazrat Khwaja Baba Fareed-ud-din Ganjshakar (R.A)
  20. Hazrat Khwaja Syed Nizaam-ud-din Awlia (R.A)
  21. Hazrat Khwaja Naseer-ud-din Charagh-e-Delhi (R.A)
  22. Hazrat Khwaja Kamaal-ud-din (R.A)
  23. Hazrat Khwaja Siraaj-ud-din (R.A)
  24. Hazrat Khwaja I’lm-ud-din (R.A)
  25. Hazrat Khwaja Mehmood Rajan (R.A)
  26. Hazrat Khwaja Jamaal-ud-din Juman (R.A)
  27. Hazrat Khwaja Jamaal-ud-din Hasan Muhammad Nuri (R.A)
  28. Hazrat Khwaja Qutb Shams-ud-din Muhammad (R.A)
  29. Hazrat Khwaja Muhammad (R.A)
  30. Hazrat Khwaja Kaleem Ullah Jahanabadi (R.A)
  31. Hazrat Khwaja Nizaam-ud-din Aurongabadi (R.A)
  32. Hazrat Khwaja Fakhr-ud-din (R.A)
  33. Hazrat Khwaja Nur Muhammad Mahaarvi (R.A)
  34. Hazrat Khwaja Muhammad Sulaiman Taunsvi (R.A)
  35. Hazrat Khwaja Shams-ud-din Sialvi (R.A)
  36. Hazrat Khwaja Pir Meher Ali Shah (R.A)

Hazrat Pir Meher Ali Shah Sahib (R.A) was also disciple and Khalifa of Hazrat Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki(R.A) in the Silsila-e-Chishtia Saabariyah. [3]

[edit] As Supporter of Wahdat-ul-Wjood

Pir Meher Ali Shah was a supporter of Ibn Arabi's ideology of Wahdat-ul-Wjood but he made distinction between the creature and creator.[4]He Wrote a masterpiece explaining the critical concepts of Wahda of Ibn Arabi.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Mehr Muneer Biography of Pir Meher Ali shah
  2. ^ Pir Meher Ali Shah's Official Website
  3. ^ [Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki aur unkay Khulafaa by Dr. Hafiz Qari Faizur Rahman pg.208]
  4. ^ Mulfuzaat -e- Mehrya by Pir Meher Ali shah
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