phoenix
05-08-2004, 11:55 AM
Assalamalikum,
I am not sure as to where I ought to post this thread- in the 'questions section' or the 'History' but anyway here it is beacuse i expect a biography as an Answer.
I need to know about Moulana Jalaluddin Rumi and Hazrat Bahauddin Mohammed Wald Naqshbandi. This is what I have on Moulan Roumi:
Maulaana Jalalludin Balkhi was born in 1207 in Balkh, Mazar-i- Sharif. His name was Jalalludin Mohammad. Even though he was born in Afghanistan, in Turkey and ancient Rome he was known as 'Rumi' meaning "from Rome". In the wake of Mongolian attacks his family moved to Anatolia, Turkey. He known mostly as Maulaana Jalalludin Balkhi in Afghanistan but in Turkey, to oppose his birthplace claims, Turkey is claiming that Jalalludin Balkhi is from Turkey and not Afghanistan. It is true that the far northern part of Afghanistan's area where he was born was known as Turkistan one time but to conclude he was an Afghan to the end.
Jalalludin Balkhi had great influence on people around the world from his great works. His father was his first teacher. He was however greatly impressed by Shams Tebriz, whose shrine is close to Maulaana Jalalludin Balkh's shrine. Maulaana traveled far and wide, however, after the Mongolian invasion of Afghanistan, Konya, Turkey remained his permanent settlement till his death on December 17, 1273. His mausoleum exists in the garden presented to his father by a king of the time.
In his life time, Maulaana did not organize his followers and impose any rules which were to be followed. It was only after his death that his son, Sultan Walid established a school for his followers and wrote books in order to prevent the break-up of the believers. His works include Fih-i-ma-Fih, Diwan-i-Kabir, Mecalis-i-Seba, Rubalier, Mektubat and Menewi. His work is mainly on the universal meaning of Islam and the soul.
Birth
Date: September 29, 1207 A.D. or 6th Rai'u-'l-avval 604 A.H.
Place: Balkh in the north-eastern provinces of Afghanistan
Name Jalal-e-Din Mohammad
Family
Full Title : Maulana Jalal-e-Din Mohammad Maulawi Balkhi Rumi
Father: Baha'u-'d-Din Veled Sultan-'l-Ulema
Mother: Unknown
Grandfather: Jalale-'d-Din Huseyn el Khatibi
Grandmother: Malika'i Jihan - daughter of Khurram-shah King of Khorasan
Brother: Ala'u-'d-Din (2 years older)
Sister: Not known - Married and remained in Balkh
Wife: Gevher Khatun - daughter of Lala Sharafu-'d-Din of Samarqand.
2nd Wife: Unknown
Children:
Son - Killed with Shams
Daughter - married a local prince and left Qonya (Konya)
Son - Muhammad Baha'u-'d-Din Sultan Walad
Son - unknown
Teachers
Childhood: Burhanu-'d-Din Serr-Daan el Muhaqqiq el Husseini of Balkh
Later in Life: Shams-e-Din Muhammad Ibn Malik-dad Tabrizi
Important Events
Age 5 His family left his birth-place of Balkh for Baghdad
Age 8 From Baghdad to Mecca and Damascus and finally to Malatia
Age 19
(1226 ad) Married Gevher Khatun
and finally moved to Qonya (Konya) in the north-western provinces of Turkey .
Age 37 On Saturdday, November 28, 1244 A.D. or 26th of Jamadi-ul akhar 642 A.H., Rumi and Shams met
Age 39 On March 14, 1246, 21st Shewwal, 643, Shams left Qonya and Rumi for the first time.
Poetry
Divan-e-Shams A compendium of poetry in praise of Shams in over 45,000 verses in Dari (Afghani Language)
Mathnavi Rumi's most famous work in 7 books, and 24,660 couplets, in Dari and some Arabic.
Fihi ma Fihi Introductory discourses on metaphysics
Death
Date: At sunset of December 16, 1273 A.D. 5th Jamadi-u-'l-Akhar 672 A.H. at the age of 66 solar years or 68 Lunar years.
Place: At home in Qonya.
About Shah Naqshbandi, I know a lot, lot more but i cant quote that all here as it goes on and on and on about Sufism and Tasawwuf. Anyway, for those of you who dont know here is a little bit:
Muhammad Baha'uddin Shah Naqshband
He is an Ocean of Knowledge that has no shore. Its waves were woven with the pearls of Heavenly Knowledge. He cleansed humanity with his Ocean of Innocence and Piety. He quenched the thirst of souls with the water of his spiritual Support. The whole world, including its oceans and continents, were within his grasp. He is a star decorated with the crown of Guidance. He sanctified all human souls without exception with his holy breath. He adorned even the remotest corner with the secrets of Muhammadun Rasul-Allah . His light penetrated every dark lair of ignorance. His outstanding proofs cast away the least whisper of doubt from the hearts of humanity. His powerful miracles brought life to hearts after their deaths and provided souls with their provision for the spiritual realm. He was nursed in the Station of the Arch-Intercessor when he was a child in the cradle. He sipped the nectar of Unseen Knowledge from the cup of Reality. If Muhammad were not the last of the Prophets , he would have been a prophet. All Praise to Allah for sending such a Reviver of Religion (mujaddid). He uplifted the hearts of humanity causing them to soar in the sky of spirituality. He made kings to stand at his door. He spread his guidance from North to South and from East to West. He left no one without heavenly support--even the wild animals in jungles. He is the greatest Ghawth, Arch-intercessor, the Sultan of Saints, the Necklace of all the spiritual Pearls that were bestowed on this world by the Divine Presence. By the light of his guidance Allah caused the good to be the best and transformed evil into goodness.
He is the Master of this Tariqat and the Shaikh of the Golden Chain and the Best of those who carried this lineage from the Khwajagan.
He was born in the month of Muharram, in 717 H./1317 CE, in the village of Qasr al-'Arifan near Bukhara. Allah granted him miraculous powers in his childhood. He had been taught about the secret of this tariqat by his first teacher, Sayyid Muhammad Baba As-Samasi (q). Then he was given the secret and the mastery of the Order by his shaikh, Sayyid Amir al-Kulal (q). He was also Uwaysi in his connection to the Prophet, as he was raised in the spiritual presence of Abdul Khaliq al-Ghujdawani (q), who preceded him by 200 years.
My problem is this: I am doing a little research on my family history and somehwere in the 'Shijra' it says that Hazrat Bahuddin Muhammed Wald Naqshbandi was the father of Moulana Jalaluddin Muhammed ar- Roumi known as "Moulana Roumi". That is where I am stuck. Is Bahuddin Mohammed Wald Naqshbandi the same as Muhammed Bahauddin Shah Naqshbandi?
Another query that I have is that do Moulana Roumi and Hazrat Bahuddin Wald Naqshbandi trace their link to Abu-Bakr As-Siddiq (R.A) . I know that Muhammed Bahuddin Shah Naqshbandi was a Naqshbandi Sufi saint and the Naqshbandi sufi trace their link to Abu-Bakr As Siddiq (R.A).
I havent been able to find the dates on B. M. Wald Naqshbandi but on M. B. Shah Naqshbandi, as you can see above I do have the dates. I know that B. M. W. N's father was As-Shaikh Hussein At-Thani Al Balakhi but I havent been able to find M. B. S. N's father's name. (They only mention his teachers.)
I know most of you may get confused as to what I am talking about but...If any of you have read about this somewhere or you know of any site or book where I can find info on this, please let me know. If you know anyone who has doen this kind of work, then you may refer me to him/her.
Wassalam.
I am not sure as to where I ought to post this thread- in the 'questions section' or the 'History' but anyway here it is beacuse i expect a biography as an Answer.
I need to know about Moulana Jalaluddin Rumi and Hazrat Bahauddin Mohammed Wald Naqshbandi. This is what I have on Moulan Roumi:
Maulaana Jalalludin Balkhi was born in 1207 in Balkh, Mazar-i- Sharif. His name was Jalalludin Mohammad. Even though he was born in Afghanistan, in Turkey and ancient Rome he was known as 'Rumi' meaning "from Rome". In the wake of Mongolian attacks his family moved to Anatolia, Turkey. He known mostly as Maulaana Jalalludin Balkhi in Afghanistan but in Turkey, to oppose his birthplace claims, Turkey is claiming that Jalalludin Balkhi is from Turkey and not Afghanistan. It is true that the far northern part of Afghanistan's area where he was born was known as Turkistan one time but to conclude he was an Afghan to the end.
Jalalludin Balkhi had great influence on people around the world from his great works. His father was his first teacher. He was however greatly impressed by Shams Tebriz, whose shrine is close to Maulaana Jalalludin Balkh's shrine. Maulaana traveled far and wide, however, after the Mongolian invasion of Afghanistan, Konya, Turkey remained his permanent settlement till his death on December 17, 1273. His mausoleum exists in the garden presented to his father by a king of the time.
In his life time, Maulaana did not organize his followers and impose any rules which were to be followed. It was only after his death that his son, Sultan Walid established a school for his followers and wrote books in order to prevent the break-up of the believers. His works include Fih-i-ma-Fih, Diwan-i-Kabir, Mecalis-i-Seba, Rubalier, Mektubat and Menewi. His work is mainly on the universal meaning of Islam and the soul.
Birth
Date: September 29, 1207 A.D. or 6th Rai'u-'l-avval 604 A.H.
Place: Balkh in the north-eastern provinces of Afghanistan
Name Jalal-e-Din Mohammad
Family
Full Title : Maulana Jalal-e-Din Mohammad Maulawi Balkhi Rumi
Father: Baha'u-'d-Din Veled Sultan-'l-Ulema
Mother: Unknown
Grandfather: Jalale-'d-Din Huseyn el Khatibi
Grandmother: Malika'i Jihan - daughter of Khurram-shah King of Khorasan
Brother: Ala'u-'d-Din (2 years older)
Sister: Not known - Married and remained in Balkh
Wife: Gevher Khatun - daughter of Lala Sharafu-'d-Din of Samarqand.
2nd Wife: Unknown
Children:
Son - Killed with Shams
Daughter - married a local prince and left Qonya (Konya)
Son - Muhammad Baha'u-'d-Din Sultan Walad
Son - unknown
Teachers
Childhood: Burhanu-'d-Din Serr-Daan el Muhaqqiq el Husseini of Balkh
Later in Life: Shams-e-Din Muhammad Ibn Malik-dad Tabrizi
Important Events
Age 5 His family left his birth-place of Balkh for Baghdad
Age 8 From Baghdad to Mecca and Damascus and finally to Malatia
Age 19
(1226 ad) Married Gevher Khatun
and finally moved to Qonya (Konya) in the north-western provinces of Turkey .
Age 37 On Saturdday, November 28, 1244 A.D. or 26th of Jamadi-ul akhar 642 A.H., Rumi and Shams met
Age 39 On March 14, 1246, 21st Shewwal, 643, Shams left Qonya and Rumi for the first time.
Poetry
Divan-e-Shams A compendium of poetry in praise of Shams in over 45,000 verses in Dari (Afghani Language)
Mathnavi Rumi's most famous work in 7 books, and 24,660 couplets, in Dari and some Arabic.
Fihi ma Fihi Introductory discourses on metaphysics
Death
Date: At sunset of December 16, 1273 A.D. 5th Jamadi-u-'l-Akhar 672 A.H. at the age of 66 solar years or 68 Lunar years.
Place: At home in Qonya.
About Shah Naqshbandi, I know a lot, lot more but i cant quote that all here as it goes on and on and on about Sufism and Tasawwuf. Anyway, for those of you who dont know here is a little bit:
Muhammad Baha'uddin Shah Naqshband
He is an Ocean of Knowledge that has no shore. Its waves were woven with the pearls of Heavenly Knowledge. He cleansed humanity with his Ocean of Innocence and Piety. He quenched the thirst of souls with the water of his spiritual Support. The whole world, including its oceans and continents, were within his grasp. He is a star decorated with the crown of Guidance. He sanctified all human souls without exception with his holy breath. He adorned even the remotest corner with the secrets of Muhammadun Rasul-Allah . His light penetrated every dark lair of ignorance. His outstanding proofs cast away the least whisper of doubt from the hearts of humanity. His powerful miracles brought life to hearts after their deaths and provided souls with their provision for the spiritual realm. He was nursed in the Station of the Arch-Intercessor when he was a child in the cradle. He sipped the nectar of Unseen Knowledge from the cup of Reality. If Muhammad were not the last of the Prophets , he would have been a prophet. All Praise to Allah for sending such a Reviver of Religion (mujaddid). He uplifted the hearts of humanity causing them to soar in the sky of spirituality. He made kings to stand at his door. He spread his guidance from North to South and from East to West. He left no one without heavenly support--even the wild animals in jungles. He is the greatest Ghawth, Arch-intercessor, the Sultan of Saints, the Necklace of all the spiritual Pearls that were bestowed on this world by the Divine Presence. By the light of his guidance Allah caused the good to be the best and transformed evil into goodness.
He is the Master of this Tariqat and the Shaikh of the Golden Chain and the Best of those who carried this lineage from the Khwajagan.
He was born in the month of Muharram, in 717 H./1317 CE, in the village of Qasr al-'Arifan near Bukhara. Allah granted him miraculous powers in his childhood. He had been taught about the secret of this tariqat by his first teacher, Sayyid Muhammad Baba As-Samasi (q). Then he was given the secret and the mastery of the Order by his shaikh, Sayyid Amir al-Kulal (q). He was also Uwaysi in his connection to the Prophet, as he was raised in the spiritual presence of Abdul Khaliq al-Ghujdawani (q), who preceded him by 200 years.
My problem is this: I am doing a little research on my family history and somehwere in the 'Shijra' it says that Hazrat Bahuddin Muhammed Wald Naqshbandi was the father of Moulana Jalaluddin Muhammed ar- Roumi known as "Moulana Roumi". That is where I am stuck. Is Bahuddin Mohammed Wald Naqshbandi the same as Muhammed Bahauddin Shah Naqshbandi?
Another query that I have is that do Moulana Roumi and Hazrat Bahuddin Wald Naqshbandi trace their link to Abu-Bakr As-Siddiq (R.A) . I know that Muhammed Bahuddin Shah Naqshbandi was a Naqshbandi Sufi saint and the Naqshbandi sufi trace their link to Abu-Bakr As Siddiq (R.A).
I havent been able to find the dates on B. M. Wald Naqshbandi but on M. B. Shah Naqshbandi, as you can see above I do have the dates. I know that B. M. W. N's father was As-Shaikh Hussein At-Thani Al Balakhi but I havent been able to find M. B. S. N's father's name. (They only mention his teachers.)
I know most of you may get confused as to what I am talking about but...If any of you have read about this somewhere or you know of any site or book where I can find info on this, please let me know. If you know anyone who has doen this kind of work, then you may refer me to him/her.
Wassalam.