Sayyad Nausha Bakhsh Qadri 'alayhir ar-rahman, was a renowned scholar, a saint and a muballigh of Islam in the Indo-Pak subcontinent. He was also the founder of the Naushahiya Order, whose adherents call themselves Qadiri Naushahi or just Naushahi. He preached Islam in the ninth and tenth hijri and brought non-Muslims into the fold of Islam. He was an Ashiq al-Rasul; loved the Prophet Muhammad [Peace & Blessings upon him] and modelled his own life and teachings on the Qur'an and Sunnah [tradition of the Beloved Prophet].
Sayyad Nausha Bakhsh 'alayhir ar-rahman was born on the first day of Ramadan in 959 A.H. (21st August 1552) at Ghogganwali, district Gujrat in Punjab, Pakistan. The name of his father was Sayyad Ala'uddin, who was respected for being a great Sufi in his own time. Despite the many difficulties of undertaking long journey's in those days he had completed his pilgrimage to Makkah Mukarramah and Madinah Munawwarah seven times by foot, which shows how devoted to Islam he was. At his birth he was named (Haji) Muhammad. Later on he was more renowned by the names & titles of Haji Nausha, Abul Hashim, Bhoora Wala Pir (the enshrouded one), Mujaddid-i Islam (the great reviver of the Islam), Nausha Ganj Bakhsh, Sayyad Nausha Pir and Nausha Pak. The name Nausha is also spelt and pronounced as Noshah.
Sayyad Nausha Bakhsh 'alayhir ar-rahman was born on the first day of Ramadan in 959 A.H. (21st August 1552) at Ghogganwali, district Gujrat in Punjab, Pakistan. The name of his father was Sayyad Ala'uddin, who was respected for being a great Sufi in his own time. Despite the many difficulties of undertaking long journey's in those days he had completed his pilgrimage to Makkah Mukarramah and Madinah Munawwarah seven times by foot, which shows how devoted to Islam he was. At his birth he was named (Haji) Muhammad. Later on he was more renowned by the names & titles of Haji Nausha, Abul Hashim, Bhoora Wala Pir (the enshrouded one), Mujaddid-i Islam (the great reviver of the Islam), Nausha Ganj Bakhsh, Sayyad Nausha Pir and Nausha Pak. The name Nausha is also spelt and pronounced as Noshah.
It has been recorded that the first ancestor of Sayyad Nausha Bakhsh 'alayhir ar-rahman, who came to the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent, was Sayyad Awn ibn Ya'la, also known as Qutb Shah Qadiri alayhir ar-rahman (born in 1028CE in Baghdad). This eastern journey was instructed by al-Ghawth al-Adham Sayyadina as-Shaykh Abd 'al-Qadir al-Jilani Radi Allahu ta'ala anhu in the fifth century A.H. Moreover, he [Qutb Shah Qadiri alayhir ar-rahman] was an uncle of as-Shaykh Abd 'al-Qadir al-Jilani and one of his spiritual successors. He is also the first person who introduced the Qadiriya Order in India. Qutb Shah Qadiri alayhir ar-rahman was an appointed Qutb (spiritual pole) by as-Shaykh Abd 'al-Qadir al-Jilani for the Indian subcontinent. Through his tremendous devotion and dedication many of the Hindu tribes converted to Islam and attained notable lives. Qutb Shah Qadiri alayhir ar-rahman returned to his spiritual home of Baghdad after his mission, where he was finally laid to rest in 1157 CE.
Sayyad Nausha Ganj Bakhsh 'alayhir ar-rahman was an expert in the religious fields of fiqh (Islamic law), hadith (traditions) tafsir (exegeses of the Qur'an), philosophy and kalam (theology concerning the tenets of belief). Besides being fluent in arabic and persian he also knew kashmiri, sanskrit and many another regional languages and dialects as well. After Islamic knowledge, he was regularly engaged in many spiritual exercises, mentally and physically. He was widely respected and honoured for his knowledge of tasawwuf. It is recorded that he memorised the Qur'an al-karim within a period of only three months. Amongst his teachers were Qari Qaym al-Din and Shaykh Abd 'al-Haqq [Radi Allahu anhum].
One of his famous sayings about shari'ah :
My way of life is the shari'ah of the Prophet,*
My way of the tariqah is the shari'ah of the Prophet,
The way of life of the Prophet implies also my way of life,
To walk through the shari'ah, is like walking on an illuminated way!
My way of the tariqah is the shari'ah of the Prophet,
The way of life of the Prophet implies also my way of life,
To walk through the shari'ah, is like walking on an illuminated way!
*[Peace & Blessings upon him]
On purification :
Sayyad Nausha Ganj Bakhsh 'alayhir ar-rahman made it very clear, that one is not a sufi until he has purified himself totally. This purification is achieved by eliminating the sensual desires. This is eliminated in his turn, when the nafs (the ego that inclines to the evil) has been conquered by him. He conquers this by taking distance from pleasures in this worldly life and to consider this as transitory. He has to perform all his actions in contradiction to his nafs in order to attain this.
On death :
He usually gave instructions to his murid to commemorate death all the time and to be aware of it. “One has to live without any allegation or false attitude (= a clear mind)”, he said. He encouraged his friend to be in the company of saints and stated that one can only then become a good human being.
On intention :
With great emphasis he pointed out the fact that action has to be done with sincere intention. He said that by sincerity, piety or Allah fearing, the body and by eating halaal [permissible] the tongue is cleaned. One has according to him, not to expound the deficiencies and small faults of others, but he should rely on AllahÂ’s trust and be satisfied with His will. He paid much attention to take care of the parents and those poor and in need. He said that the most claims belong to them and that taking care of them, it can be a significant cause attaining the divine grace. He incited also to eat little and to keep oneself awake in the night for the voluntary prayers and recollections. ''By waking up the heart is illuminated'' he said.
All his teachings had their origin in the primary sources of the Islam: The Qur'an and the hadiths, supported by the conclusions of the mujtahidin (those qualified to make religious decisions, according to oneÂ’s own capacity). He approved no more than the prescribed exercises that agreed with this.
There are many works of Sayyad Nausha Ganj Bakhsh 'alayhir ar-rahman. As time passes they are compiled and published from manuscripts. At present there are five books of poetry and prose:
1] Kulliyat-i Nausha (urdu poetry) consisting of 76 risala's and 2400 verses,
2] Kulliyat-i Nausha (punjabi poetry) In this work 126 risala's are alphabetically arranged there are four thousand verses in total,
3] Ma'arif-i Tasawwuf (persian poetry) dealing with assignments on the spiritual path,
4] Mawa'iz-i Nausha Pir (punjabi prose) comprises delivered speeches and advices,
5] Ganj al-Asrar (the treasure of mysteries), a short risala in prose ascribed to him.
Shaykh Nausha Ganj Baksh passed away on the 15th of Rabi al Awwal 1064 Hijri [1654 CE], and is laid to rest at Ranmal Shareef, Gujrat, Pakistan. The present janasheen is Pir Sayyad Maruf Hussain Shah Naushahi, the founder of the Jamiyat Tabligh al Islam, based in the UK.
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