HAZRATH ABUL BARKAAT SYED KHALEELULLAH SHAH NAQSHBANDI MUJADDIDI QADRI

Hadhrat Abul Barakaat Syed Khaleelullah Shah Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri is the eldest son and successor of the great Muhaddith, Muhaddith-E-Deccan (May Allah Ta’ala shower His mercy on him), A’arif Billah Hadhrat Syed Abdullah Shah Sahab Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri. 

 

He is the descendant of Hadhrat Ali (May Allah Ta’ala be well pleased with him) through 46 generations. 

 

As he was born in a scholarly and deeply spiritual house and he was brought up under the watchful eye of a great Muhaddith and saint, he is an embodiment of all normative and spiritual sciences, a model of good character and etiquette, a pious saint and Shariah and Tariqah are both combined in his person. 

 

After his introductory education, Hadhrat Abul Barakaat studied in Jamia Nizamia.  After that he graduated from Punjab University.  He had absolute command over Urdu and Persian. 

 

After the passing away of Hadhrat Muhaddith-E-Deccan (May Allah Ta’ala shower His mercy on him), he graced the Masnad and fulfilled the great responsibility of guiding the community and the Ummah.  After Hadhrat Muhaddith-E-Deccan (May Allah Ta’ala shower His mercy on him) passed away, he remained the Sajjada Nashin for 28 years.  Innumerable people benefited from him.  There is a great number of his disciples in our country and abroad.  Many scholars and Huffadh gave their pledge (Ba’yah) to him. 

 

Hadhrat Abul Barakaat (May Allah Ta’ala shower His mercy on him) was a person of a very great character.  He was humble, forgiving, silent and deeply pious.  To see and meet him, people would come from very far off places.  Hadhrat Abul Barakaat was very soft-hearted and generous.  He would freely help the needy and grant them both material and spiritual blessings.  Nobody would know what he gave and to whom. 

 

Hadhrat Abul Barakaat (May Allah Ta’ala shower His mercy on him) passed away on 7 Jamadi Ul Awwal, 1413 Hijri, November 3, 1992. 

 

After his passing away, many people said that we did not experience this sense of bereavement even when our own parents passed away, as Hadhrat Abul Barakaat (May Allah Ta’ala shower His mercy on him) would bless us so that our needs would be fulfilled, but today after Hadhrat passed away, we are feeling truly bereaved. 

The progeny of Hadhrat Abul Barakaat:  Hadhrat Abul Barakaat has 3 sons:

 

1.  Hadhrat Anwarullah Shah Sahab Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri (May Allah Ta’ala shower His mercy on him). 

2.  Hadhrat Syed Sanaullah Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri (May Allah Ta’ala shower His mercy on him)

3.  Hadhrat Abul Faiz Syed ‘Ataullah Shah Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri (May Allah protect him).

 

Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Qadri

[Naib Shaykh Ul Fiqh, Jamia Nizamia,

Founder/Director, Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center]