The Salam

21. Zulāl al-Anqā min Baĥri Sabqah al-Atqā
22. Madārij Ţabaqāt al-Ĥadīth
23. Rawđ al-Bahīj fī Ādāb al-Takhrīj
24. Hād al-Kāf fī Ĥukm al-Điáāf
25. Nahy al-Akīd án al-Şalāti Warā’a Ídā al-Taqlīd
He took the Qādirī path and was initiated in that Sūfī order by Sayyid Aāl
e Rasūl al-Aĥmadī 7 of Mārahra in 1294. 8 Alahazrat was an ardent lover of
the Prophet which is evident from his works. He was also a great poet
and has written sublime verse in Arabic, Persian and Urdu. His verse in
Urdu and Persian is published in two parts named: Ĥadāyiq e Bakh’shish
meaning ‘Gardens of Salvation’. Many of his eulogies and odes are
recited, and in particular, the Ode of Salutation or the Salām has achieved
unparalleled fame and acceptance among Muslims from the
subcontinent. The Imām passed away at the age 9 of 68 in 1340 (1921).
May Allah táālā have mercy on him and be well pleased with him.
7
Passed away in 1296/1879. The shaykh was a prominent student of the famous scholar
and Mujaddid of his age Shah Ábd al-Ázīz Muĥaddith al-Dihlawī.
8
Alahazrat himself points this out in a biographical note on his father Mawlānā Naqī Álī
Khān, in the preface of his father’s book Sharĥ A-lam Nashraĥ, that he (Alahazrat)
received bayáh and khilāfah on the 5th of Jumādā al-Ūlā 1294/1877 along with his father.
9
His age according to the lunar calendar is 68 and the solar calendar is 65.
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