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Sultan ul Faqr 5th - Sultan ul Arifeen Sultan Bahoo
Reviver of Sarwari Qadri Order - Author of 140 Spiritual Books
Sultan ul Faqr 5th Sultan ul Arifeen Sultan Bahoo was born on Thursday, 1st Jumada ath-thani 1039 H (17th January, 1630 AD) in Shorkot, District Jhung, Pakistan (then India). It was the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Sultan ul Arifeen Sultan Bahoo belonged to the Awan tribe whose genealogy traces back to Ali ibn Abi Talib.
Sultan Bahoo's father Bazyed Mohammad was a soldier by profession and held distinguished position in Shah Jahan's army. Moreover, his mother Bibi Rasti was a Saint. Allah revealed upon her the grandeur and spiritual status of Sultan ul Arifeen Sultan Bahoo before his birth. Hence, she named him Bahoo (one with Hoo ھو the Divine Essence) according to his status of annihilation in Hoo (Fana-fi-Hoo).
SPIRITUAL JOURNEY AND EDUCATION
زانکہ باھوؒ دائمی با ھو نہاد
ز علمِ باطنی جاں گشتہ طاہر"
"Although, I did not get any worldly education but the esoteric knowledge has completely sanctified me."
Divine Initiation
Sultan Bahoo states in his books, "I searched for a spiritual guide for thirty years but in vain". This was because he already held such elevated levels of Faqr where access of anyone is extremely arduous.
One day, engrossed in Allah's vision, he was wandering in the suburbs of Shorkot. All of a sudden, he saw that Ali ibn Abi Talib came and took him to the Mohammadan Assembly where he pledged allegiance at the sacred hand of Prophet Mohammad. The Prophet then entrusted him to Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani for further spiritual guidance.
LITERARY MASTERPIECES - 140 BOOKS
Though Sultan ul Faqr 5th Sultan ul Arifeen Sultan Bahoo could not read or write, he authored 140 books. Whatever he stated verbally as a result of Divine revelations, his spiritual successors wrote it immediately. All his books are in Persian except the collection of his poetry which is in the form of Punjabi quatrains.
Ain-ul-Faqr
The Soul of Faqr - Comprehensive guide to spiritual path
Risala Roohi Sharif
The Divine Soul - Essential spiritual treatise
Kashf-ul-Asrar
Revelation of The Divine Secrets
Shams-ul-Arifeen
The Enlightening Sun for the Knowers of Allah
GRANDEUR AND SPIRITUAL STATUS
ز ابتدا تا انتہا یک دم برم
I can take them from beginning to end in a single breath"
فقر بودم، فقر ہستم، عاقبت با فقر یار"
"I easily approached the station of Faqr and observed it fully. O dear! I was Faqr, I am Faqr and I will remain Faqr till eternity."
Sacred Death
Sultan ul Faqr 5th Sultan ul Arifeen Sultan Bahoo died at age of sixty three years on Thursday, 1st Jumada ath-thani, 1102 Hijri (1st March 1691 AD). His shrine is in Garh Maharaja, tehsil Ahmadpur Sial, District Jhang, Pakistan.
"Whoever came to me wanted to fulfill his worldly desires. Thus, no one deserved to be my spiritual confidant whom I could transfer the Trust of Faqr."
LEARN MORE ABOUT SULTAN BAHOO
Official Resources and Publications
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For English publications and translations of Sultan Bahoo's books:
Sultan Bahoo - English Biography Sultan Bahoo - Life and Teachings
