Hadhrat Abul Barakaat Syed Khaleelullah Shah Sahab Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri

Hadhrat Abul Barakaat Syed Khaleelullah Shah Sahab Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri (May Allah shower His mercy on him) is the eldest son and the first successor of Hadhrat Muhaddith-E-Deccan (May Allah shower His mercy on him).

 

His lineage goes back to Hadhrat Ali (May Allah be well pleased with him) through 46 generations.

 

As, Hadhrat Abul Barakaat (May Allah shower His mercy on him) was born in a scholarly and spiritual household and he was brought up in the lap of a great saint like Hadhrat Muhaddith-e-Deccan, he himself became a master of normative and spiritual sciences, an embodiment of good manners and an embodiment of Shariah ad Tariqa.

 

After his introductory education, Hadhrat Abul Barakaat (May Allah shower His mercy on him) got his education from Jamia Nizamia.  Then he graduated from Punjab University.  He has absolute mastery over Persian and Urdu.

 

After the demise of Hadhrat Muhaddith-e-Deccan (May Allah shower His mercy on him), he took up and fulfilled the responsibility of guiding the Ummah and the community.

 

He benefited the creation of Allah Ta’ala for 28 years after the demise of Hadhrat Muhaddith-e-Deccan (May Allah shower His mercy on him).  Thousands of people benefited through him.  A great number of his disciples are present in foreign countries as well.  Many scholars and Hafidh of the Holy Quran gave their Ba’yah to him.

 

Hadhrat Abul Barakaat is a person of great character, humble, magnanimous, silent and followed the Shariah to the letter.

 

Only to see him and be in his presence, people would travel from far off places.

 

Hadhrat Abul Barakaat (May Allah shower His mercy on him) is very softhearted and generous.  He would help the needy, take care of the destitute and would grant others, both in terms of physical wealth and spiritual wealth.

 

The shower of his generosity would be going on all the time, but no one would know how much he gave to whom.

 

After his passing away, many people said that they didn’t feel as orphaned even after the passing away of their parents, as Hadhrat Abul Barakaat (May Allah shower His mercy on him) would take such care of us that all our needs would be fulfilled, but today after the passing away of Hadhrat Abul Barakaat (May Allah shower His mercy on him), we feel totally orphaned.

 

His progeny:

 Hadhrat Abul Barakat (May Allah shower His mercy on him) has 3 sons:

 

1.  Hadhrat Abul Khairaat Syed Anwarullah Shah Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri (May Allah shower His mercy on him).

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

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

 

Hadhrat Abul Barakaat passed away on 7 Jamadi Ul Awwal, 1413 Hijri, November 3, 1992.

 

 

Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Qadri,

[Professor, Islamic Law, Jamia Nizamia,

Founder/Director Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center]