Name Imdadullah Makki | ||
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Died October 18, 1899, Mecca, Saudi Arabia Similar Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, Ashraf Ali Thanwi, Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri, Hussain Ahmed Madani | ||
Imdadullah Muhajir Makki ka kissa
Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki (1814 – 1896) was a South Asian Muslim Sufi scholar following the Chishti Sufism.
Contents
- Imdadullah Muhajir Makki ka kissa
- Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki RA ka Ek Waqiya Mufti Tariq Masood
- Early life
- Religious work and travels
- Freedom struggle against the British
- Marriages
- Death
- Examples
- Written work
- References
Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki R.A ka Ek Waqiya (Mufti Tariq Masood)
Early life
Haji Imdadullah Muhaajir Makki was born in Nanauta, a town in the district of Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, India in 1814.
Religious work and travels
At the age of eighteen, his bay'at was accepted by Nasiruddin Naqshbandi. Later he went to study under Mianji (Noor Mohammad Jhanjhanvi), as an initiate of the Chishti-Sabiri Sufi order, but after Mianji's death he temporarily became a semi-recluse. After wandering in the wilderness for six months he was overcome by a strong urge to travel to Medina. On December 7, 1845, he arrived at Banares. From there, he departed for Arabia for Hajj and pilgrimage of the tomb of shrine of Muhammad.
After the completion of his hajj, Imadadullah remained with Ishaq Muhajir Makki and others. Shah informed him that, after his pilgrimage to Medina, he should return to India. Sayyid Qudratullah Banarasi Makki sent several of his murids to accompany him to Medina.
Freedom struggle against the British
In Thana Bhawan, the Sunnis declared Haji Imdadullah their Ameer. In May 1857 the Battle of Shamli took place between the forces of Haji Imdadullah and the British.
Marriages
Haji Imdadullah married for the first time when he was 48 years old. After the death of his first wife, he married a blind widow. Because she was blind, she could do limited amount of household work. So this blind wife requested him to take another wife so all household work and other needs could be met. Haji Imdadullah then married for the third time. None of his 3 wives bore him any children.
Death
Imadadullah was of frail physical stature. In his last years, his body deteriorated to such an extent that, towards his death, it became difficult for him to even turn onto his side. He died in 1896 at the age of eighty-two.
Examples
In Makki's poem in Imdad ul Mushtaq regarding his teacher Noor Muhammad, he says:
تم ہو اے نور محمد خاص محبوب خدا
ہند میں ہو نائب حضرت محمد مصطفیٰ
تم مدد گار مدد،امداد کو پھر خوف کیا
عشق کی پر سن کے باتیں کانپتے ہیں دست و پا
اے شہ نور محمد،وقت ہے امداد کا
آسرا دنیا میں ہے از بس تمہاری ذات کا
This translates into English as:
You are, O Noor Muhammad, the remarkably beloved of Allah; you are the deputy of Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa pbuh in India.
You are the helper then what to worry for assistance; but hands and feet shiver when hear communications of love (‘Ishq).
O master Noor Muhammad! This is the time for assistance; the only reliance in the world is your personality.”
Written work
The following are the most renowned of his works: