Introduction
Famous naqshabandi shaikh of Sindh valley Hadhrat Allah Bakhsh Mujaddidi
was much worried for character of
muslims and their awarness with Islam. In the result of his great thinking, struggle
and councling with learned scholars of Islam "Jamaat Islah-ul-Muslimeen" came in
the form of an orgnization.
Jamait Islah-ul-Muslmeen is a world wide religious and reformative Muslim organization.
It preaches Muslim brotherhood and helps its member to practise Islam in its true
spirit through love and respect. Its main characteristics are to adopt Islamic way
of life by establishing religious institutions, reformative centers and arranging
gatherings for zikrullah, remembrance of Allah the almighty. Every individual member
of Jamait Islah-ul-Muslmeen begins with himself or herself, his or her family members
and neighbors.
After the death of shaikh, on the advice of a responsible committee of scholars,
his son Hadhrat Muhammad Tahir Bakhshi Naqshbandi accepted the responsibility to
lead this great mission. Now after the struggle of two decades many islamic schools
are affiliated with jamaat and producing scholars, huffaz e Quran and Imams
in a large number.
Jamaat is actively involved in preaching and building the character of common muslims.
Thousands of people have benefited and now spending their lives according to islamic
teachings. Their lives have become samples of sunnah of The Holy Prophet Muhammad
.
Hazrat Sohna Saeen
Hazrat Allah Bukhsh
was born in Sindh, Pakistan on 10th March 1910. He acquired his school education
and passed internal examination of Sindhi language. He got religious education mostly
from Maulana Raza Muhammad sahib of Warah who after wards migrated to Saudi Arabia
and passed away there.
During his student life, Hazrat Allah Bukhsh attached himself ritually to a famous
Naqshbandi Shaikh Hazrat Fazal Ali Qureshi of Miskeenpur Sharif of Punjab. After
the death of Hazrat Qureshi Sahib Hazrat Allah Buksh had ritual relationship with
Hazrat Khawja Muhammad Abdual Ghaffar
known as Pir Mitha Sain who was very dear to Hazrat Qureshi Sahib . Hazrat Peer
Mitha Saeen was a great religious scholar and a poet. Seeing the God gifted qualities
of Hazrat Allah Bukhsh , Pir Mitha Sain made him his deputy (Khalifa) and his successor.
Thousands of people were attached to Hazrat Allah Bukhsh (Sohna Saeen) and became
good Muslims. Hazrat Sohna Sain preached Islam all his life. He passed away on 12
Dec 1983.
The services of Hazrat Sohna S'ain towards Islam and Islamic mysticism (Tassawuf)
may be classified as:
Establishing Exemplary Villages
Establising Religious Institutions
Islamic Organizations
Hazrat Sohna S'ain led these villages to show that Islam is a religion whose all
teachings are practicable. It is a complete code of life. One of such villages is
Allah abad Sharif that is the central place (Markaz-Darbar) of
Jamait Islah-ul-Muslmeen. Thousands of people have learnt to live their lives
according to the teachings of Islam. They pray and act as Muslim individually and
collectively in their lives.
There is network of institutions established by Hazrat Sohna S'ain
and his followers (disciples), where
knowledge and training go hand in hand. Teachers and students aare accustomed to
five times prayers, night prayers (Tahajud), halqas (gatherings) for remembrance
of Allah the Almighty. Moreover they are conducive to turban (Imama shareef), miswak
(wooden form of toothbrush used by Prophet Muhammad sallalahoalleyehywasalam) and
other necessities of Islamic mysticism (Tasawuf).
The organizations established by Hazrat Sohna S'ain
are Jamait Islah-ul-Muslmeen, Jamait
Ulmai Roohani and Roohani Tulba Jamait. These three organizations are working in
their separate fields, have created awakening in Muslims, old and young, educated,
men and women. All the three categories visit far and near places at their own expenses
and impart the message of Islam based on the holy Quran and Sunnat-e-Nabavi. They
invite Muslims and non- Muslims to the practical aspect of Islam by acting what
they preach.
The followers of Hazrat Sohna S'ain
live in many countries of the world like Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia,
U.A.E, Nigeria, United Kingdom, America, Sweden, Australia, Germany, Spain and China
etc.
The death anniversary of Hazrat Sohna S'ain
is celebrated every year in the month of November. Thousands of followers (disciples)
and believers participates in this grand gathering at Dargah Allah Abad Sharif,
his last resting-place, from all over the globe.
The biography of Hazrat Sohna S'ain
has been published in Urdu in two Volume of 1000 pages with the name of Seerat-e-Wali
e kamal and in Sindhi of 400 pages named Swanah Hayat of Sohna Sain. This book can
also be read on our website.
It looks pleasing to describe in detail Dargah All Abad Sharif. There are about
forty houses, one religious institution, separate primary school for boys and girls
and a grand Mosque whose tomb can be seen from the distance of 25 km. The residents
live their lives according to Islamic system. They offer prayer congregations, attend
the night prays, they are regular in wearing turban and using miswak for washing.
Gents have beard on the face and ladies observe veiling. Moreover all the marriages
and other ceremonies are observed according to Islamic guidelines. There are more
then 250 pupils learning Ulaum Tafsir, Hadith the correct rectification (phonetics)
and Persian and Urdu in the institution. The able minded teachers of high caliber
numbering a dozen or more.
After the sad demise of Hazrat Sohna S'ain his only son, his successor, the caliph
of the old block continuous the mission of the pious father. His name is Hazrat
Muhammad Tahir Bakhshi Naqshbandi damat barkatuhum aliya.
Hazrat MUHAMMAD tAHIR
Hazrat Shaikh Muhammad Tahir Naqshbandi is a great religious scholar. He was born
on 21 March 1963 at Rehmatpur Sharif (Larkana), Sindh, Pakistan. He belongs to Naqshbandi
Mujaddidi dynasty and is a leading personality of the time as far as Islamic knowledge
and mysticism(tassawuf) is concerned. He is well known as Hazrat Mahboob Sajjan
Saeen. He is very particular to act according to the teachings of Islamic juristprudence
and mysticism (Tarreqat o Tassawuf). He is always anxious to spread message of Islam,
which is the message of peace and love. His approach is cordial, lectures are informative,
striking, simple and lovely. He is young and much zealous to preach Islam. Hundreds
of thousands of followers are attached to him to enlight their hearts with Dhikar
of Allah. These people belong not only to Pakistan but the rest of the world.
He has established several spiritual preaching centers at various cities and towns
of Pakistan like Karachi, Hyderabad, Lahore, Larkana, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Sialkot,
Rahimyar Khan etc. Hazrat Sahib visits U.A.E for propagation of Islam twice a year.
Since 2000, Hazrat Sahib has been visiting United Kingdom as well for the propagation
of Islam.
Hazrat Sohna Sain awarded him turban of honor (Khilafah) in 1982 at Dargah Allah
Abad Sharif in an annual gathering.
Education:
Hazrat Sahib completed Tajweedul Quran (phonetic) at Jamia Rukknul Islam Hyderabad
in 1970. He graduated his Darse Nizamia at Dargah Allah abad Sharif Kandiaro in
1979. He was honored in 1981 at Almarkiz Quadria Karachi in course of Traditions
and Sunnah.
He can fluently speak Urdu, Sindhi, Arabic and Farsi (Persian) and English. He is
very much aware of modern technology.
Personality:
He has a very humble, friendly, imprevie and loving personality. Any one who meets
him once would like to see him again and again. Every moment passed in his company
is much more precious than any other time. People feel relax, happy and feel satisfaction
and peace in their hearts in his company. He treats poor and rich people at same
level, only judges them on their "Taqwa".
Mission:
Shaikh Hazrat Muhammad Tahir Bakhshi has devoted himself completely to the sacred
cause of propagation of Islam after the death of his Shaikh Al-Haj Allah Bukhsh
(Sohna Sain). He is always busy in preaching and propagating Islam.