Khanqah Sultan Ul Ashiqeen
Khanqah Sultan ul Ashiqeen Centre of Faqr (Sufism)
Khanqah Sultan ul Ashiqeen is the khanqah of Sultan ul Faqar VII Sultan ul Ashiqeen Sultan Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman. He is the 31st and present Shaikh of the Sarwari Qadri order. He is also the Universal Divine Man of this era. Being on the footsteps of the Holy Prophet (pbuh), he trains and guides the seekers of Allah on the righteous path in the same way as the Holy Prophet trained the Companions. This article provides a brief introduction to the Sarwari Qadri order, and the Khanqah Sultan ul Ashiqeen. Which is the centre of Faqr (Sufism) today.
What is Khanqah
Khanqah plays a pivotal role in spiritual training of Muslims. The system of khanqah has existed since the early days of Islam. The Holy Prophet (pbuh) himself laid the foundation of the first khanqah by establishing the platform of al-Suffa. Khanqah is a place where the seekers of Allah find seclusion from the worldly distractions in company of a perfect spiritual guide to fully focus towards Allah in order to gain His closeness and gnosis. The word Sufi or Sufism stems from al-Suffa. The people of al-Suffa were hence, the first Sufis to have a khanqah.
All the Sufi saints in the history of Islam established Khanqahs to guide and train the seekers of Allah on the righteous path. Following this tradition, Sultan ul Faqar VII Sultan ul Ashiqeen Sultan Mohammad NajiburRehman also established a Khanqah for this purpose as the present Shaikh of the Sarwari Qadri order.
The Sarwari Qadri Order
Sarwari means to take oath of allegiance on the sacred hand of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) and Qadri means to follow the footsteps of Al-Ghaus al-Azam Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani. Sultan Bahoo says:
” Sarwari Qadri is the one whom the Holy Prophet grants oath of allegiance himself. As a result, his inward and outward self becomes free of all sorts of malice. He becomes steadfast follower of sharia. (Mehak ul-Faqr Kalan) Sarwari Qadri order is superior to other orders because it is unique spiritual order which leads to the greatest blessing of vision of Allah and presence in the Mohammadan Assembly. There is no higher and exalted station esoterically than the two aforementioned stations. These are unique to the Sarwari Qadri order. Faqr is the Holy Prophet’s inheritance.”
Sarwari Qadri order is superior to other orders because it is unique spiritual order which leads to the greatest blessing of vision of Allah and presence in the Mohammadan Assembly. There is no higher and exalted station esoterically than the two aforementioned stations. These are unique to the Sarwari Qadri order. Faqr is the Holy Prophet’s inheritance.