Reviving Tawhid

  Mujaddid Alf thani  Imam Rabbani Shaykh Farooq Ahmad Sirhindi... image credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tomb_of_Ahmad_Sirhindi,_Rauza_Sharif_Complex,_Sirhind.jpg Mujaddid’s initiation in the Khawaja’s order: The Mujaddid was received warmly by Khawaja Baqi Billah when the former called upon him for initiation in his spiritual order. Ordinarily the Khawaja never showed any interest in enrolling novices for spiritual training but his treatment of the Mujaddid suggested as if he had been awaiting his arrival. Of a fact, the Mujaddid was to become the chief propounder of the Khawaja’s spiritual order in India and to renovate the spiritual climate then obtaining in the country by bringing the then liberal mystic thoughts and practices within the orthodox confines of the Shari’ah. Thus, deviating from his usual practice, the Khawaja asked the Mujaddid to extend his stay with him for a month or so as his guest. When the Khawaja was thinking of coming to India a par...

  Mujaddid Alf thani  Imam Rabbani Shaykh Farooq Ahmad Sirhindi... image credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tomb_of_Ahmad_Sirhindi,_Rauza_Sharif_Complex,_Sirhind.jpg Birth and childhood of Mujaddid: Shaykh Ahmad was born in Friday  night, the  14th of Shawwal, 971 at Sirhindi. From his early childhood he showed signs  of various disposition. one of his fathers spiritual guide Shah Kamal was a godly soul. He was specially attached to the young Ahmad and showed a keen interest in his  upbringing.  A descendant of the Mujaddid, Shah Abul Hasan Zaid Faruqi has traced the genealogy in the Muqamat-i-Khair (pp. 26-33) and taken pains to correct a few mistakes found in other sources. Others who have discussed the matter, and reached the same conclusion are Shah Muhammad Hasan Mujaddid of Sain Dad, Sind, Mahmud Ahmad Abbasi and Ahmad Husain Khan. Jawahar-M'asumi by the last mentioned need be seen in this connection. Mujaddid began his educatio...