بسم اللّٰهِ الرحمن الرحيم
Hadrat
Shaykh Abd al-Wahid al-Tameemi
أَبُو الْفَضْلِ عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ عَبْدِالْعَزِيزِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ التَّمِيمِيّ
(Rahimahullah) رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ
Abu al-Fadl
Hadrat Shaykh Abd al-Wahid al-Tameemi (rahmatullahi alayh) was a Baghdadi scholar and saint who flourished in the 4th century AH — the golden age of Sufi masters in Iraq. He was raised in an era when Baghdad was the world centre of Islamic scholarship and spirituality, and he became one of its distinguished inheritors. — Baghdad (region)
- ◈Holds the rank of the 13th Shaykh of the Qadiriyyah Ridawiyyah 'Attariyyah blessed spiritual order — the sacred chain of spiritual transmission through which the light of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) reaches the present day. He stands as the vital link between the school of Hadrat Junayd al-Baghdadi (rahmatullahi alayh) and the later Qadiri masters of Baghdad.
seerat-abd-al-wahid-tameemi — Maktaba tul Madina
- ◈A hadith scholar of the highest rank — he transmitted narrations of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his own reports appear in major hadith reference works. He combined the outer sciences of Islamic learning with the inner sciences of spiritual purification.
seerat-abd-al-wahid-tameemi — Maktaba tul Madina
- ◈Mentioned and honoured in Fatawa Razawiyyah — the monumental legal and scholarly compendium of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan (rahmatullahi alayh) — a testament to his lasting standing among the scholars of Ahl-e-Sunnat (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 26, p. 568).
seerat-abd-al-wahid-tameemi — Maktaba tul Madina
- ◈Chosen as the spiritual successor (Khalifah) of the great Hadrat Abu Bakr al-Shibli (rahmatullahi alayh) — the 12th Shaykh of the blessed chain — meaning that out of all those who sat in the company of that ocean of spirituality, he was selected to carry the trust of the sacred order forward.
seerat-abd-al-wahid-tameemi — Maktaba tul Madina
- ◈His blessed name is invoked in the traditional du'a of the Shajrah Attariya chain: 'O Allah, send salutations, peace, and blessings upon him, upon them, and upon the Mawla Shaykh Abu al-Fadl Abd al-Wahid al-Tameemi, may Allah the Exalted be well-pleased with him.' This du'a — recited across generations by the devotees of Dawat-e-Islami — is itself a testimony to the spiritual rank Allah Almighty granted him.
seerat-abd-al-wahid-tameemi — Maktaba tul Madina
“He narrated the hadith of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): 'The Euphrates will uncover a mountain of gold, and the people will fight over it. Out of every hundred, ninety-nine will be killed... O my son, if you reach that time, do not be among those who fight over it.' (Narrated from Abu Hurayrah — radi Allahu anhu — through the chain recorded in the seerat.)”— Hadrat Abd al-Wahid al-Tameemi (rahmatullahi alayh), from his chain of transmission
seerat-abd-al-wahid-tameemi — Maktaba tul Madina
Received spiritual training in the school of Hadrat Abu Bakr al-Shibli (rahmatullahi alayh)
He came into the blessed company of Hadrat Abu Bakr al-Shibli (rahmatullahi alayh) — who was himself the chosen Khalifah of Hadrat Imam Junayd al-Baghdadi (rahmatullahi alayh). Under the guidance of this great master, he undertook the complete journey of spiritual purification and attained the highest stations of nearness to Allah Almighty.
Appointed as the Khalifah and 13th link of the blessed Qadiriyyah Ridawiyyah 'Attariyyah spiritual chain
After completing his spiritual journey under the guidance of Hadrat Abu Bakr al-Shibli (rahmatullahi alayh), he was bestowed with Khilafat — the authority to guide others on the path. He thus became the 13th Shaykh of the blessed spiritual order, holding aloft the flame of guidance that had been lit by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and passed through the greatest saints of every age.
Transmitted the spiritual trust to Hadrat Abu al-Faraj al-Tartusi (rahmatullahi alayh)
Just as he had received the sacred spiritual trust from his own murshid, he in turn bestowed it upon Hadrat Abu al-Faraj al-Tartusi (rahmatullahi alayh), who became the 14th link in the chain. Through this transmission, the spiritual light continued its journey through the generations of Qadiri masters, eventually reaching Hadrat Ghaus-e-Azam Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani (rahmatullahi alayh) — the greatest saint of all — and from him to Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat in our own era.
Received spiritual training in the school of Hadrat Abu Bakr al-Shibli (rahmatullahi alayh)
He came into the blessed company of Hadrat Abu Bakr al-Shibli (rahmatullahi alayh) — who was himself the chosen Khalifah of Hadrat Imam Junayd al-Baghdadi (rahmatullahi alayh). Under the guidance of this great master, he undertook the complete journey of spiritual purification and attained the highest stations of nearness to Allah Almighty.
Appointed as the Khalifah and 13th link of the blessed Qadiriyyah Ridawiyyah 'Attariyyah spiritual chain
After completing his spiritual journey under the guidance of Hadrat Abu Bakr al-Shibli (rahmatullahi alayh), he was bestowed with Khilafat — the authority to guide others on the path. He thus became the 13th Shaykh of the blessed spiritual order, holding aloft the flame of guidance that had been lit by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and passed through the greatest saints of every age.
Transmitted the spiritual trust to Hadrat Abu al-Faraj al-Tartusi (rahmatullahi alayh)
Just as he had received the sacred spiritual trust from his own murshid, he in turn bestowed it upon Hadrat Abu al-Faraj al-Tartusi (rahmatullahi alayh), who became the 14th link in the chain. Through this transmission, the spiritual light continued its journey through the generations of Qadiri masters, eventually reaching Hadrat Ghaus-e-Azam Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani (rahmatullahi alayh) — the greatest saint of all — and from him to Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat in our own era.
Received spiritual training in the school of Hadrat Abu Bakr al-Shibli (rahmatullahi alayh)
He came into the blessed company of Hadrat Abu Bakr al-Shibli (rahmatullahi alayh) — who was himself the chosen Khalifah of Hadrat Imam Junayd al-Baghdadi (rahmatullahi alayh). Under the guidance of this great master, he undertook the complete journey of spiritual purification and attained the highest stations of nearness to Allah Almighty.
Appointed as the Khalifah and 13th link of the blessed Qadiriyyah Ridawiyyah 'Attariyyah spiritual chain
After completing his spiritual journey under the guidance of Hadrat Abu Bakr al-Shibli (rahmatullahi alayh), he was bestowed with Khilafat — the authority to guide others on the path. He thus became the 13th Shaykh of the blessed spiritual order, holding aloft the flame of guidance that had been lit by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and passed through the greatest saints of every age.
Transmitted the spiritual trust to Hadrat Abu al-Faraj al-Tartusi (rahmatullahi alayh)
Just as he had received the sacred spiritual trust from his own murshid, he in turn bestowed it upon Hadrat Abu al-Faraj al-Tartusi (rahmatullahi alayh), who became the 14th link in the chain. Through this transmission, the spiritual light continued its journey through the generations of Qadiri masters, eventually reaching Hadrat Ghaus-e-Azam Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani (rahmatullahi alayh) — the greatest saint of all — and from him to Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat in our own era.
- ♥He embodied sincerity (ikhlas) to such a degree that the poets of the Qadiri order praised him specifically with the words 'Abd-i-Wahid be-riya' — 'Abd al-Wahid the sincere, free of show' — meaning his worship and spiritual life were untainted by any trace of ostentation. True sincerity is the rarest of all spiritual qualities, and it was his defining characteristic.
seerat-abd-al-wahid-tameemi — Maktaba tul Madina
- ♥He sat in the blessed company of Hadrat Abu Bakr al-Shibli (rahmatullahi alayh), the elect successor of Hadrat Junayd al-Baghdadi (rahmatullahi alayh), and drank deep from that ocean of knowledge and spiritual purification. He then transmitted that same light to Hadrat Abu al-Faraj al-Tartusi (rahmatullahi alayh), ensuring that the sacred chain remained unbroken for all generations to come.
seerat-abd-al-wahid-tameemi — Maktaba tul Madina
Banu Tamim — one of the noble Arab tribes
Abd al-Aziz ibn al-Harith al-Tameemi
- 🌟Hadrat Shaykh Abd al-Wahid al-Tameemi (rahmatullahi alayh) is like a link in a very special golden chain that connects us all the way back to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)!
- 🌟His teacher was the amazing Hadrat Abu Bakr al-Shibli (rahmatullahi alayh) — a saint so famous that people used to come from far away just to sit in his company. And out of everyone, he chose our Shaykh as his special student!
- 🌟His name means 'Servant of the One (Allah)' — Abd al-Wahid — and the poets praised him for being truly sincere in his worship, never showing off. That is one of the most difficult things for a person to achieve!
- 🌟Every time someone recites the du'a of the Shajrah Attariya, the name of Hadrat Abd al-Wahid al-Tameemi (rahmatullahi alayh) is remembered and honoured — even today, hundreds of years after his time!
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