Hadrat Meer Sayyid Ahmad Kalpwi
— Radi Allahu
Ta'ala Anhu —
Shaykh al-Masha’ikh Aftaab-e-Hidaayat, Mahtaab-e-Wilaayat Hadrat Sayyid Meer
Ahmad Kalpwi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho is the thirty first Imam and Shaykh of the
Silsila Aaliyah Qaaderiyah Barakaatiyah Razviyah Nooriyah.
BIRTH:
He was born in the Kalpi Shareef (India)
NAME:
His blessed name is Meer Sayyid Ahmed kalpwi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho
HIS FATHER:
His father’s name is Meer Sayyid Muhammad bin Abi Saeed Al Hassani Tirmizi Radi
ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho.
EDUCATION:
He was a very well qualified Aalim and Faadhil. He attained his education
firstly at the feet of his beloved father. His father then appointed his Khalifa
Hadrat Afzal bin Abdur Rahmaan Ilaahabadi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho as his
teacher. His teacher loved him dearly and taught him well. He qualified under
Hadrat Afzal Ilaahabadi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho and graduated to be a very well
accomplished teacher. [Wafiyaatul A’laam Pg.186]
SHAYKH-E-TARIQAT:
He was the mureed and Khalifa of his father, Hadrat Meer Sayyid Muhammad Kalpwi
Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho. He was allowed to take the position of his father at
the age of 24.
HIS EXCELLENCE:
He was an embodiment of apparent and hidden knowledge and a great Aabid and
Aarif. He was always engrossed in the Ibaadat of Almighty Allah. He possessed
wonderful character and was very kind and generous. His entire life was in
accordance with the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihi wa
Aalihi wa Sallam.
He had a special connection to the Darbaar of Hadrat Khaja Ghareeb Nawaaz Radi
ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho. Once whilst in Ajmer Shareef with his father, he attained
great spiritual blessings through the Rooh of Hadrat Khaja Ghareeb Nawaaz Radi
ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho.
His sight was very powerful. If he placed his spiritual sight on any person,
that person would lose control and become physically unconscious. Once a person
came to him and said that his heart had become very hard, and even if a close
relative of family member passed away, he felt nothing. He requested the Shaykh
to place his blessed sight on him. Hadrat held both his hands and then shook
them, but he still remained in the same condition.
He did this thrice and on the third time, his heart became soft and tears began
to flow from his eyes. When he regained his senses, he immediately took bay’at
at the hands of the Shaykh and became from amongst his devotees.
BOOKS AND
TREATIES:
He wrote various books during his lifetime. Some of the books that he wrote are:
1. Jaami’ul Kalam (Persian)
2. Sharah Asma’ul Husna
3. Risala Mu’aarif
4. Mushaahidaat Sufiyah
5. Diwaan-e-Sher
HIS CHILDREN:
Almighty Allah blessed him with three sons, who served the Deen-e-Rasool
Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam in the footsteps of their beloved father.
They were all great Ulama and true servants of Allah. Their names are:
1. Hadrat Sayyid Shah Fazlullah Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho
2. Hadrat Sayyid Shah Sultan Maqsood Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho
3. Hadrat Sayyid Shah Sultan Mahmood Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho
WISAAL:
He passed away on a Monday or Thursday, 19th of Safar 1084.
MAZAAR SHAREEF:
His Mazaar Shareef is situated in Kalpi Shareef (India).
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Extracted from
Tadhkira Mashaikh-e-Qadiriyah Barakatiya Ridawiyah
Urdu: Mawlana Abdul Mujtaba Ridawi | English:
Mawlana Aftab Qasim