SHAZARAH-E-TARIQA-E-CHISHTIYA (Spiritual Tree of Chishtia Tariqa)

SHAZARAH-E-TARIQA-E-CHISHTIYA
(Spiritual Tree of Chishtia Tariqa)

1. Hazrat MUHAMMAD , the Holy Prophet of Allah
(Allah Bestows His Blessings upon him).

2.Hazrat Amneer-ul-Mumeenin Ali Murtaza,
The Commander of the Faithful (Allah is Pleased with him).

3. Hazrat Hasan Basri (peace be upon him)

4. Hazrat Abdul Wahed Bin Zayed (pbuh)

5. Hazrat Fuzayel Ibn-e-yaz (pbuh)

6. Hazrat Ibrahim Ibn-e-Adham Balkhi (pbuh)

7. Hazrat Huzaifa Marashi (pbuh)

8. Hazrat Khawaja Abu Hubaira Basri (pbuh)

9. Hazrat Mamshad Ulub-e-Dinwari (pbuh)

10. Hazrat Khawaja Abu Ishaq Shami (pbuh)

11. Hazrat Khawaja Abu Ahmad (pbuh)

12. Hazrat Khawaja Muhammad Chishti (pbuh)

13. Hazrat Khawaja Yousuf Bin Muhammad Bin Sumaan Chishti (pbuh)

14. Hazrat Khawaja Maudood Chishti, Qutubul Aqtab (pbuh)

15. Hazrat Haji Sharif Zindani (pbuh)

16. Hazrat Khawaja Osman Harooni (pbuh)

17. Hazrat Khawaja Mueen Uddin Hasan Chishti Azmiri (pbuh)

18. Hazrat Khawaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiar Kaki (pbuh)

19. Hazrat Shaikh Farid Uddin Maswood Ganj-e-Shekr (pbuh)

20. Hazrat Shaikh Nizamuddin Awlia, Mahboob-e-Elahee (pbuh)

21. Hazrat Ghi Siraj Usman Udhi (pbuh)

22. Hazrat Ala-ul-Huque Bangali Ibn-e-Asad Lahoree (pbuh)

23. Hazrat Khawaja Noor Qutub-ul-Alam (pbuh)

24. Hazrat Shaikh Husamuddin Manikpuri (pbuh)

25. Hazrat Syed Raji Hameed Shah (pbuh)

26. Hazrat Syed Hasan Ibn-e-Taher (pbuh)

27. Hazrat Shaikh Qazi Khan Yousuf Asehee (pbuh)

28. Hazrat Shaikh Abdul Aziz (pbuh)

29. Hazrat Maulana Syed Abdullah Akbarabadi (pbuh)

30.Hazrat Maulana Shah Abdur Rahim Dehlavi (pbuh)

31.Hazrat Maulana Shah Wali Ullah Mohaddes Dehlavi (pbuh)

32.Hazrat Maulana Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi (pbuh)

33.Hazrat Syed Ahmad Shaheed Brelvi,
The Commander of the Faithful (Peace be upon him)

34.Hazrat Shah Sufi Noor Muhammad Nizampuri (pbuh)

35.Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed Fateh Ali Waisi, Rasul-Noma (pbuh)

36.Hazrat Maulana Shah Sufi Syed Ahmad Ali
@ Jan Sharif Shah Sureswari (pbuh)

37.Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed Nuri Shah@ Abdul Hye (pbuh)

38.Al-Hajj Shah Sufi Syed Nur-e-Akhtar Hossain Ahmadi Nuri
@ Chunnu MiahShah, the Sitting Viceroy of Sureswar Darbar Sharif.

SHAZARA-E-TARIQA-E-NAQSHBANDIA MUJADDEDIA (Spiritual Tree of Naqshbandia-Mujaddedia Tariqa)

SHAZARA-E-TARIQA-E-NAQSHBANDIA MUJADDEDIA
(Spiritual Tree of Naqshbandia-Mujaddedia Tariqa)

1. Hazrat MUHAMMAD, the Holy Prophet of Allah
( Allah Bestows His Blessings upon him)

2. Hazrat Ameer-ul-Mumeenin Abu Bakar Siddiquee
Commander of the Faithful (Allah isPleased with him)

3. Hazrat Salman Farsi (Allah is pleased with him)

4. Hazrat Qasem Ibn Muhammad Ibn Abu Bakar (peace be upon him)

5. Hazrat Imam Jafor Sadique (pbuh)

6. Hazrat Abu Yazid Bostami (pbuh)

7. Hazrat Abul Hasan Kharkani (pbuh)

8. Hazrat Abu Ali Farmudi Tusi (pbuh)

9. Hazrat Abu Yaqub Yousuf Hamdani (pbuh)

10.Hazrat Abdul Khaleq Gezdewani (pbuh)

11.Hazrat Maulana Aref Reogiri (pbuh)

12.Hazrat Mahmud Anzir Fagnubi (pbuh)

13.Hazrat Ali Ar-Ramitini (pbuh)

14.Hazrat Maulana Mohammad Baba Shammasi (pbuh)

15.Hazrat Maulana Mohammad Amir Syed Kalal (pbuh)

16. Hazrat Khawaja Bahauddin Naqshbandia (pbuh)

17.Hazrat Maulana Yaqub Charkhi (pbuh)

18.Hazrat Maulana Khawaja Obaidullah Ahrar (pbuh)

19.Hazrat Maulana Jahed (pbuh)

20.Hazrat Maulana Darbesh (pbuh)

21.Hazrat Maulana Khawajaki Amkunkee (pbuh)

22.Hazrat Maulana Khawaja Baqi Billah (pbuh)

23.Hazrat Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi, Mujaddid-e-Alfesani (pbuh)

24.Hazrat Maulana Syed Adam Bin-Noori (pbuh)

25.Hazrat Maulana Syed Abdullah Akbarabadi (pbuh)

26.Hazrat Maulana Shah Abdur Rahim Dehlavi (pbuh)

27.Hazrat Maulana Shah Wali Ullah Mohaddes Dehlavi (pbuh)

28.Hazrat Maulana Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi (pbuh)

29.Ameer-ul-Mumeenin Hazrat Syed Ahmad Shaheed Brelvi,
The Commander of the Faithful (pbuh)

30.Hazrat Shah Sufi Noor Muhammad Nizampuri (pbuh)

31.Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed Fateh Ali Waisi, Rasul-Noma (pbuh)

32.Hazrat Maulana Shah Sufi Syed Ahmad Ali
@ Jan Sharif Shah Sureswari (pbuh)

33.Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed Nuri Shah@ Syed Abdul Hye (pbuh)

34.Al-Hajj Shah Sufi Syed Nur-e-Akhtar Hossain Ahmadi Nuri
@ Chunnu Miah Shah, the Sitting Viceroy of Sureswar Darbar Sharif

SHAZARA-E-TARIQA-E-QADERIA (Spiritual Tree of Qaderia Tariqa )

SHAZARA-E-TARIQA-E-QADERIA
(Spiritual Tree of Qaderia Tariqa )

1. Hazrat MUHAMMAD , the Holy Prophet of Allah
(Allah Bestows His Blessings upon him).

2. Ameer-ul-Mumeenin Hazrat Ali Murtaza,
The Commander of the Faithful (Allah is Pleased with him).

3. Hazrat Imam Hasan (Allah is Pleased with him).

4. Hazrat Hasan Musanna (peace be up on him)

5. Hazrat Abdullah Mahaz (pbuh)

6. Hazrat Musa Al Jawan (pbuh)

7. Hazrat Abdullah Al Moris (pbuh)

8. Hazrat Musa (Peace be upon him)

9. Hazrat Daud (Peace be upon him)

10. Hazrat Mohammad Moris (pbuh)

11. Hazrat Yah Ya Jahed (pbuh)

12. Hazrat Abdullah (pbuh)

13. Hazrat Abu Saleh (pbuh)

14. Hazrat Mohiuddin Abdul Qader Jilani, Gausul Azam (pbuh)

15. Hazrat Abdur Razzaq (pbuh)

16. Hazrat Sharfuddin Qittal (pbuh)

17. Hazrat Abdul Wahab (pbuh)

18. Hazrart Bahaudddin (pbuh)

19. Hazrat Aqil (pbuh)

20. Hazrat Shamsuddin Shahraii (pbuh)

21. Hazrat Guda Rahman the First (pbuh)

22. Hazrat Shamsuddin Aref (pbuh)

23. Hazrat Guda Rahman the Second (pbuh)

24. Hazrat Fuzail (pbuh)

25. Hazrat Shah Kamal (pbuh)

26. Hazrat Abdul Ahad (pbuh)

27. Hazrat Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi, Imam-e-Rabbani (pbuh)

28. Hazrat Shaikh Adam Bin-Noori (pbuh)

29. Hazrat Maulana Syed Abdullah Akbarabadi (pbuh)

30. Hazrat Maulana Shah Abdur Rahim Dehlavi (pbuh)

31. Hazrat Maulana Shah Wali Ullah Mohaddes Dehlavi (pbuh)

32. Hazrat Maulana Shah Abdul Aziz Mohaddes Dehlavi (Peace be upon him)

33. Ameer-ul-Mumeenin Hazrat Syed Ahmad Shaheed Brelvi,
The Commander of the Faithful (Peace be upon him)

34. Hazrat Shah Sufi Noor Muhammad Nizampuri (pbuh)

35. Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed Fateh Ali Waisi, Rasul-Noma (pbuh)

36. Hazrat Maulana Shah Sufi Syed Ahmad Ali
@ Jan Sharif Shah Sureswari (pbuh)

37. Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed Nuri Shah@ Syed Abdul Hye (pbuh)

38. Al-Hajj Shah Sufi Syed Nur-e-Akhtar Hossain Ahmadi Nuri
@ Chunnu Miah Shah, the Sitting Viceroy of Sureswar Darbar Sharif.

THE HOLY SHAZARAH SHARIF - The Divine Spiritual Tree of Sureswar

THE HOLY SHAZARAH SHARIF
(Spiritual Tree)
Of
DARBAR-E-AWLIA SURESWAR DAIRA SHARIF


(A) TARIQA-E-QADERIA
(B) TARIQA-E-NAQSHBANDIA-MUJADDEDIA
(C) TARIQA-E-CHISHTIYA



Through :
Hazrat Syed Ahmad Shaheed Brelvi,
Commander of the Faithful
(Peace be upon him)

Hazrat Shah Sufi Noor Muhammad Nizampuri
(Peace be upon him)

Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed Fateh Ali Waisi, Rasul-Noma
(Peace be upon him)

Hazrat Maulana Shah Sufi Syed Ahmad Ali
@ Syed Jan Sharif Shah Sureswari (Peace be upon him)

Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed Nuri Shah@ Syed Abdul Hye
(Peace be upon him)

Al-Hajj Shah Sufi Syed Nure Akhtar Hossain Ahmadi Nuri
@ Chunnu Miah Shah, the Sitting Viceroy and
Custodian of Sureswar Darbar Sharif.

Viceroys of Hazrat Syed Fateh Ali Waisi R.A.

LIST OF DISCIPLE-CUM-VICEROYS OF
Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed Fateh Ali Waisi (R.A.)
(Peace & Blessings of Allah be upon him)

His Mausoleum is at 24/1 Munshi Para Lane, Maniktala, Calcutta, India.

His Daughter and authorized Chief Viceroy :
SUFI SAINT HAZRAT SYEDA ZOHRA KHATOON BIBI (R.A.)
(Peace & Blessings of Allah be upon her)


35 Viceroys listed by Hazrat Shah Sufi Fateh Ali Waisi (R.A.)
in his Diwain-i-Waisi :-

1. Maulana Abdul Haque Saheb (R.A.), Murshidabad, W.Bengal, India.

2. Maulavi Ayaz Uddin Saheb (R.A.), Alipur, W.Bengal, India.

3. Sufi Niaz Ahmad Saheb (R.A.), Bardhaman, W.Bengal, India.

4. Sufi Ekramul Haque Saheb (R.A.), Murshidabad, W.Bengal, India.

5. Maulavi Motiur Rahman Saheb (R.A.), Chittagong, Bangladesh.

6. Hafez Mohammad Ibrahim Saheb (R.A.), Chittagong, Bangladesh.

7. Maulavi Abdul Aziz Saheb (R.A.), Hoogly, W.Bengal, India.

8. Maulavi Ali Akbar Saheb (R.A.), Sylhet, Bangladesh.

9. Maulavi Amjad Ali Saheb (R.A.), Dhaka , Bangladesh.
[ Pir Saheb of Pausha Sharif - Kadamia Tariqa ]

10. Maulavi Ahmad Ali Saheb (R.A.), Faridpur (Shariatpur), Bangladesh.
[@ Shah Sufi Syed Jan Sharif Shah Sureswari(R.A.) Pir Saheb of Sureswar ]

11. Shah Didar Bux Saheb (R.A.), Hawrah, West Bengal, India.

12. Shah Baqi Ullah Saheb (R.A.), Hoogly, West Bengal, India.

13. Maulavi Abu Bakar Saheb (R.A.), Furfura, Hoogly, W. Bengal, India.
[ Pir Saheb of Furfura Sharif ]

14. Maulana Shah Sufi Golam Salmani (R.A.), Furfura, Hoogly, W.Bengal, India.

15. Maulavi Gonimat Ullah Saheb (R.A.), Furfura, Hoogly, W.Bengal, India.

16. Munshi Sadakat Ullah Saheb (R.A.), Furfura, Hoogly, W.Bengal, India.

17. Munshi Sharafat Ullah Saheb (R.A.), Khatoon, Hoogly, W.Bengal, India.

18. Shaikh Korban Ali Saheb (R.A.), Bania Talab, Calcutta, India.

19. Shamsul Ulama Maulavi Mirza Ashraf Ali Saheb (R.A.), Calcutta, India.

20. Syed Wajed Ali Saheb (R.A.), Mehdibagh, Calcutta, India.

21. Maulavi Gul Hussain Saheb (R.A.), Khorasan, Afghanistan.

22. Maulavi Ataur Rahman Saheb (R.A.), 24-Pargana, W. Bengal, India.

23. Maulavi Mubinullah Saheb (R.A.), Rampara, Hoogly, W. Bengal, India.

24. Maulavi Syed Zulfikar Ali Saheb (R.A.), 24-Pargana, W. Bengal, India.

25. Maulavi Ata-e-Elahee Saheb (R.A.), Bardhaman, W.Bengal, India.

26. Munshi Solaiman Saheb (R.A.), Barasat, 24-Pargana, W.Bengal, India.

27. Maulavi Nasir Uddin Saheb (R.A.), Nadia, India.

28. Maulavi Abdul Qader Saheb (R.A.), Faridpur, Bangladesh.

29. Maulavi Qazi Khoda Newaz Saheb (R.A.), Hoogly, W.Bengal, India.

30. Maulavi Abdul Kader Saheb (R.A.), Hoogly, W.Bengal, India.

31. Kazi Fasahtullah Saheb (R.A.), 24-Parganas, West Bengal, India.

32. Shaikh Lal Muhammad Saheb (R.A.), Chuchura, Hoogly, West Bengal, India.

33. Maulavi Syed Azam Hussain Saheb (R.A.), Madina Sharif, Hejaj, Arabia.

34. Maulavi Muhammad Syed Obaidullah Saheb (R.A.), Shantipur, Nadia, India.

35. Maulavi Hafez Muhammad Ibrahim Saheb (R.A..), Furfura, Hoogly, India.

SUFI SAINT HAZRAT SYEDA ZOHRA KHATOON BIBI SAHEBA (R.A.) - the Chief Viceroy of Hazrat Fateh Ali R.A.

SUFI SAINT HAZRAT SYEDA ZOHRA KHATOON BIBI SAHEBA (R.A.)

She was born in Calcutta in the Bengali Year 1278 and was the 3rd issue and 1st daughter of Hazrat Syed Fateh Ali Waisi (RA). She became a learned Alem (Clergy) and simultaneously an Expert in the Tradition of the Prophet (SAWS), in the Interpretation of the Holy Quran and in Islamic Jurisprudence. Her education was in Urdu and Persian. Thus she spoke Bengali but could read and write only in Urdu and Persian.

She was a spiritual disciple of his father and attained very high position in the spiritula world. She was spiritually visited by Hazrat Khawajia Khizir (AS), Hazrat Ali (AS), Hazrat Fatema Zohra (AS), Hazrat Khadizatul Kobra (RA), Hazrat Ayesha Siddiqua (RA), Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (RA), Hazrat Osman Gani (RA), Hazrat Omar Farooque (RA), Hazrat Gausul Azam Abdul Qader Jilani (RA), Hazrat Sultanul Hind Moinuddin Chisti Ajmiri (RA), Hazrat Bahauddin Naqshbandi Bukhari (RA) and Hazrat Mujaddid-I-Alfesani (RA). Her spiritual titles was “Qutub-ul-Aqtab” and “Dur-re-Maknun” (i.e. the secret pearls). She was the divinely authorized media to attain “Nisbat-I-Jamia” the highest spiritual inspiration of TARIQA-I-MUJADDEDIA. Therefore, many of the disciples and viceroys of her father attained this special spiritual inspiration through her courtesy. Allah bestowed on her Divine Miraculous powers and thus she could see and do what is usually impossible for man.

People obedient to her used to offer her a lot of presents which she instantly spent for the visitors, poor, needy, debtors and used to send a part of it to the houses of the respectable poor families.

She was married to Hazrat Syed Muhammad Syed Hussain (RA) of village Shahpur in the district of Murshidabad (now in West Bengal, India). She had 2 daughters and one son.

She passed away to Allah in the Bengali year 1348, on 17th Ashar, the Saturday, at 6-30 pm.

Holy Saint Hazrat Fateh Ali Waisi R.A.(1820-1886 A.D.(1820-1886 A.D.) - the Pir and Guardian of Hazrat Sureswari r.a.

Life of Hazrat Syed Fateh Ali Waisi (RA) : 1820-1886 A.D.

Hazrat Syed Fateh Ali Waisi (RA) was born between 1820-23 AD in a village named Amir Bazar under Satkania Police Station of Chittagong District (in Bangladesh).

Father's Name : Hazrat Maulana Shah Sufi Syed Wares Ali (R.A.)

Mother's Name : Hazrat Hafeza Syeda Saida Khatoon (R.A.)

Hazrat Maulana Shah Sufi Syed Wares Ali (R.A.) was a disciple of Amirul Mumeenin Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed Ahmad Brelvi (R.A.) and joined Jihad under his command and was subsequently martyred at Balakot when his son Fateh Ali was still a child.

After the martyrdom of his father, his mother decided to migrate to Holy Makkah along with her young child Fateh Ali. But the ship carrying them sunk in the Hoogly River near Calcutta. She died but her young son Fateh Ali miraculously survived - it is said that Hazrat Khizir (A.S.) picked him from water and left him safely in a village on the bank of the river.

Both his father and mother were pious and educated. After the martyrdom his father and death of his mother, he recieved education from Haji Muhammad Mohsin Madrasa of Hoogly.

Then he performed oath of allegience (Bayat) to holy saint Hazrat Shah Sufi Noor Mohammad Nizampuri (RA) and became his spiritual disciple and subsequently his Viceroy. Hazrat Sufi Noor Mohammad Nizampuri (RA) was a disciple & Viceroy of the Commander of the Faithful Hazrat Syed Ahmad Brelvi Shaheed (RA).

For his livelihood he served as employee under several persons and offices, including Calcutta High Court, Nawab Shah Wajed Ali Saheb and Calcutta Political Pension Office.

By the Grace of Almighty Allah he became a highly pious and dignified saint blessed with frequent sipiritual communication with Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihiwasallam. Thus he became known as "RASUL NOMA". He also had spiritual communication with Hazrat Wais Qarani (RA) and therefore was named " WAISI".

He had 2 sons and 2 daughters. Hs second son and second daughter died in early age. He assigned his eldest daughter Sufi Saint SYEDA ZOHORA KHATOON (RA) to be in his spiritual position and to become his chief Viceroy after his death.

He delegated Khelafat (Viceroyship) to his 35 most obedient disciples including Hazrat Syed Ahmed Ali @ Jan Sharif Shah Sureswari (RA).

His famous work in Persian "DIWAN-I-WAISI" was first published from Calcutta in 1898. It contains 23 Quasida and 179 Gazals. 10 of its Gazals were included in the Higher Secondary Persian Syllabus of Calcutta University in 1973.

He passed away to the Almighty Allah in the year 1886 AD, vide 1293 Bengali Year and 1308 Hijri Year on the 8th Rabiul Awwal, 20th Aghrahayan, Sunday at 4 pm.

Spritual Festivals at Sureswar Darbar Sharif

SPIRITUAL FESTIVALS AT SURESWAR:-

· 31st Jan - 6th Feb, Main Annual Festival Urss Sharif

· 30-31 May, Sufi Saint Conference

· 22nd August, Death Anniversary of Shah Sufi Saint Syed
Nuri Shah @ Syed Abdul Hye (R.A)

· 5th October, Birth Anniversary of Sufi Saint Syed
Nuri Shah@ Syed Abdul Hye (R.A)

· 18th November, Death Anniversary of Holy Sufi Saint Syed
Ahmed Ali @ Syed Jan Sharif Shah Sureswari (R.A)

· 7th December, Death Anniversary of Rasul Noma Allama
Hazrat Shah Sufi Saint Sayed Fateh Ali Waisi (R.A),

· 10th Muharram, Ashura

· 12th Rabi-ul-Awal, Eid-e-Miladunnabi (SAWS)

· 15th Shaban, Shab-e-Barat

· 27th Rajab, Shab-e-Meraj

· 1st Shawal, Eid-ul-Fitr

· 10th Zil-hajj, Eid-ul-Azha

Shah Sufi Syed Nuri Akhtar Hossain : the Sitting Viceroy and Custodian of Sureswar Darbar Sharif

SITTING VICEROY AND CUSTODIAN :

Al-HAJJ SHAH SUFI SYED NURI AKHTAR HOSSAIN AHMADI NURI @ CHUNNU MIAH SHAH, the Son of Sufi Saint Syed Nuri Shah (R.A ), and the grandson of Sufi Saint Syed Jan Sharif Shah Sureswari (R.A ), the progeny of Prophet Muhammad (SAWS). He was a student of Dhaka Alia Madrasa and completed Masters and LLB from Dhaka University. He is the most beloved and blessed son of Sufi Saint Syed Nuri Shah (R.A ) who gave his own ring to his son Nuri Akhtar Hossain Ahmadi Nuri @ Chunnu Miah Shah as a sign of delegation of his spiritual authority.

He passed through innumerable hardships in his life to assume the responsibility his father delegated to him when he was still a child. Under Divine Inspiration he has been engaged in disseminating the religion of the Divine Light that illuminates souls to bring the creation of God closer together in a harmonious bond to serve the Will of Allah. He has made pilgrimage to Holy Makkah and Madina and has traveled many countries of Asia, Europe and America including the post-revolution Islamic Republic of Iran.

He is the present Custodian of the Holy Shrine of Sufi Saint Hazrat Sureswari (pbuh) and of Darbar-e-Awlia Sureswar Dayera Sharif.


He is the Chief Executive of following organizations :-

01. Darbar-e-Awlia Sureswar Dayera Sharif.
02. World Spiritual Guidance & Research Foundation. [Estd. 1775 AD.]
03. Hazrat Rasul-Noma Waisi Pir Foundation.
04. Sureswar Jam-e-Masjid (Prayer Hall).
05. Great Sufi Saint Hazrat Sureswari Complex.
06. Khankah-E-Sureswari (Dhaka Office).
07. Musafir Khana (free food & lodging for the pilgrims)
08. Ahmadi Nuri Kutbkhana (Publisher & seller).
09. Hazrat Sureswari Walfare Association.
10. Sureswar Darbar Sharif Khalifa Parished
(Spiritual Representative Committee)
11. Mashik Sureswar (Monthly magazine).
12. International Moon Sighting Committee.

SUFI SAINT NURI SHAH (R.A ) : 1300 - 1361 Bengali Year

SUFI SAINT NURI SHAH (R.A )
(1300 - 1361 Bengali Year)

Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed Nuri Shah @ Syed Abdul Hye (R.A.) was the eldest and the only living son of Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed Ahmed ALI @ Syed Jan Sharif Shah Sureswari (R.A.) when Hazrat Sureswari (R.A.) passed away to Allah on 18th November 1919 AD. Hazrat Nuri Shah (RA) graduated from Calcutta Alia Madrasa and became a famous Muhaddis (authority on the Trditions of Prophet SAWS) and Mufti (authority to issue Religious Decree). He was a scholar in Urdu, Arabic, Persian and Bengali laguages.

His names were given by Great Sufi Saint Rasul Noma Allama Hazrat Shah Sayed Fateh Ali Waisi (R.A) before he was born. Under the guidance of his able father he attained very high spiritual position and became a mystic saint who spoke little and disseminated universal humanistic virtues. Thus the Holy Shrine of Sureswar became a meeting place of millions of men and women, poor and rich, Muslims and Non-Muslims searching for peace and Divine Blessings.

He died on the 22nd August of the Bengali year 1361.

SUFI SAINT SURESWARI (R.A) : A brief life sketch 1856-1919 A.D.

SUFI SAINT SURESWARI (R.A) : A brief life sketch
(1856 - 1919 AD)

Original name : SYED JAN SHARIF SHAH

Given name : SHAH AHMAD ALI - Divinely given by his Pir (the Spiritual Guide)

His Titles :
Shamsul Ulama, Allama, Sufi Saint, Malaulala, Hadi-e-Zaman, Qutulbul Ershad,
Mahbub- E- Sobhani, Qutub-E-Rabbani, Gous-E-Samdani, Pir-E-Mokammel, Sureswari.

The Bengali word 'SURESWARI' means the 'Lord of Tune'. He earned this unique name as he preached that one may acquire Divinity through tune (music) .


Family History
He is a descendant of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (R.A ) through a chain of blood relationship to Hazrat Fatimah (R.A) the daughter of Muhammad (SAWS). His forefathers migrated from Hejaj (Arabia) to the Indian Sub-continent in the 16th Century AD.


Father : Syed Muhammad Meherullah (R.A )
His Titles : Al-hajj Haramain Sharif, Sufi Safi, Allama.

Mother : Syeda Nur Jahan
Her Titles : Hafeza, Khatun-e-Jannat

Place of birth : Village Sureswar, Shariatpur, Bangladesh.

Date of birth : 1856 AD / 1263 Bengali Year,
Monday morning, 2nd Aghrahayan.


Date of death : 18th November, 1919 AD
2nd Aghrayan, 1326 Bengali Year
On Tuesday, at 5.15 pm.
At the age of 63.

Mausoleum : At the Holy Shrine of Sureswar,
PS. Naria, Distt. Shariatpur,
BANGLADESH.


Name of his Pir, the Spiritual Guide :
Rasule Noma Allama Hazrat Shah Sufi Saint Sayed Fateh Ali Waisi (R.A) , a descendant of Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SAWS ).


Education :
Early education from his learned mother. Finally graduated from Calcutta Alia Madrasa. He was a brilliant student.


Employment
After graduation he was employed as a teacher of Calcutta Alia Madrasa. He served there as the Head Muhaddis for 20 years from 1892 to 1912 AD.


Spiritual life
He belongs to a spiritual family and his parents were mystic Sufi spiritualists who became pauper after donating all their 1000-acre farmland to the poor peasants. He took "BAYAH" i.e. Oath of Allegiance to Hazrat Sufi Saint Syed Fateh Ali Waisi (R.A.) and became his spiritual disciple when he was a student of Calcutta Alia Madrasa. He became one of the leading Viceroys of Sufi Saint Hazrat Fateh Ali Waisi (R.A.) and was authorized to preach and make disciples in 7 (seven) spiritual lines (Tariqua: Quaderia, Chishtia, Naqshbandia, Mujaddedia, Suhrawardia, Masumia & Waisia) descending from the Prophet of Islam. He established a HOLY DAYERA SHARIF on the bank of the RIVER PADMA (The Ganges), near his home village. As he preached the virtue of 'SUR' i.e. ’The Tune’ (music) in attaining divinity, people started calling him 'SURESWARI' i.e. the ‘Lord of The Tune’. Thus the name of the village became SURESWAR.


Works
Under Divine intuition he wrote several spiritual books including :
(1) Nur-e-Huq Ganj-e-Nur
(2) Safina-e-Safar
(3) Madina Kalki Oboter Safina
(4) Sir-e-Huq Jam-e-Nur
(5) Lataef-e-Safina
(6) Matlaul Uloom
(7) Qaul-ul-Keram
(8) Sharhe-Sadar
(9) Ainain


A few VERSES from Nur-e-Huq Ganj-e-Nur
( The Light of The Truth and The Abode of The Light )

quoted below :


Origin of the creation is the Divine Light,
From That Divine Light everything was created irrespective of
'Mumin'* & 'Kafir'**..........

[*Mumin means believer, obedient to God
**Kafir means unbeliever, disobedient to God]


The sinner is in want of Prophet
The Prophet is in want of sinner,
What the Prophet would be doing
Had there been no sinner ?…..…………


Sow the seed of Divine Light in a dirty place
The plant grown out of it will be a sacred one.


I can not but praise the sweet Tune,
Innumerable creatures are fascinated by Tune (music)…….

The Tune drives the heroes to devote in war
Who dedicate in battles forgetting worldly life.……..

Charmed by the sweet TuneThe snake comes out of its hole
And surrenders to imprisoned life.……….

Sweet Tune is nothing but a Divine Play,
Origin lies in the Divine Light of The Truth………….

All your religious rituals and Divine Books
Can do no good to you
If you do not have in your heart
The Divine Light of The Truth.
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A few of his Divine Signs :

Five beautiful Staves : As sign of Divine Blessings he got 5 beautiful staves which are brought out in public during the main Urss (Annual Festival).

Waqf Lillah : His All Assets and Properties Devoted for Divine Purposes.

Two Living Stones : Once he brought with him two small black stones in the pocket of his cloak which have now growing larger and larger that can be seen near the entrance of his tomb.