calandar???

[fatma]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

i've come across this before and was wondering if anybody could explain what a calandar is.

and was hazrat Ahmed Raza Khan a calandar? and if so who is the calandar of this time?

Jazakallah Khair in advance for all replies.

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[muzaffar]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

At first i thought what are you talking about, ''does she not know what a calendar is, like in diary, then i realised it wasnt as obvious, you mean Qalander (Qa-lun-dar). Qalander is another name for a sufi. The most famous sufis from the sub cont were Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalander Radi Allahu anhu and Hzt Bu Ali Shah Qalander Radi Allahu anhu, they were known as Qalanders. I beleieve theres a qalanderia tariqah as well with many thousands of murids.

[Fana fi Shaykh]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

ASALATU WASALAMU ALAYKA YA RASULLALLAH Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam

Sayyedi Aala hazrat Radi Allahu anhu is not Qalander. Qalander is also maqaam in Wilayat. The most famous Qalander's are :

Syed Muhammad Usman fondly Known As Lal shahBaaz Qalander Radi Allahu anhu

Khwaja Sharfuddin fondly known as Bu Ali Shah Qalander Radi Allahu anhu

Dada Hayaat Qalander Radi Allahu anhu.

Sayyeditina Rabia Basri Qalander Radi Allahu anha

JazakAllahu Khayrun

Dama dam Mast Qalander Ali dum dum de andar
Lal Shahbaz Qalander , Bu Ali shah Qalander
Rabia Basri qalander , Dada Hayaat Qalander

[Saalik]

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Rahim


A Qalandar is one who is overpowered by Divine intoxication. There is a Silsila named Qalandariya because it's members were all intoxicated and had an overdose of inspiration resulting in constant ecstasies and raptures and were, therefore, unable to guide others. They were "Mast" (overwhelmed) in their own "Hal", and did not, or could not, look after others. Silsila Qalandariya consisits of Mashaikh belonging to various Salasul (plurial of Silsila).

Some of the Qalandars are: Muhammad Qalandar, Shah Haider Qalandar, Shah Hussain Balkhi, Shams Tabriz, Shaikh Fakhruddin Iraqi, Khwaja Ishaq Maghrabi, Khwaja Hafiz Shirazi Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhum.

In India one of the greatest Qalandars was Shah Khizr Rumi Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu who lived during the reign of Sultan Shashuddin Altamash. He was Mureed of Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiar Kaki Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu, who bestowed upon him the khirqa-i-Khalafat but did not tell him to leave his robe of Qalandari. Shah Najmuddin Qalandar Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu was also his Mureed and Khalifa.

Another prominent Qalandar in the subcontinent was Shah Sharfuddin Abu Ali Qalandar Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu, who received spiritual inspiration from Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiar Kaki Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu, in the Uwaisi fashion. He was a poet as well. His Ghazals are very popular in the subcontinent and are sung in Qawwali everywhere. His follower's verse is very famous:

"If Bu Ali had not sounded the clarion of Qalandari, the Qalandars would have been mere Sufis."

Another eminent Qalandar of the subcontinent is Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu whose tomb is at Sehvan Shareef in Sindh and is the resort of the people all over the country.

For the general people, when visiting the Mazar of a Qalandar it is advised not to stay for too long because They are always in a mood to pour forth, spiritual blessings, all at once without caring whether you can digest or not. This may tell upon your spiritual progress. The best is to get a taste of what They have to offer and move away.


Taken from the book Islamic Sufism, written by Captain Wahid Baksh Rabbani Rahmatullahu Alay, Mureed and khalifa of His Eminence Maulana Syed Muhammad Zauqi Shah Rahmatullahu Alay.

[Sister Nomee]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

ASALATU WASALAMU ALAYKA YA RASULLALLAH Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam


Great replies shah sahib and brother Saalik, good explanations.

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

[fatma]

Jazakallah brother saalik for the in-depth answer now i know what a qalandar is ;D (not a calandar).

may Allah subhanaahu wa ta'ala reward your efforts and everyone else that answered my question.

[hammer11]

aoa
i m new to this forum
i m beiat (desciple) in chistia sabria and qadria order

my question for any body please do tell me the full detail about
"Shah Haider Qalandar"

thanks and regards in advance

hamid chishty qadri

[Sister Nomee]

Oct 7, 2008 11:00:49 GMT hammer11 said:

aoa
i m new to this forum
i m beiat (desciple) in chistia sabria and qadria order

my question for any body please do tell me the full detail about
"Shah Haider Qalandar"

thanks and regards in advance

hamid chishty qadri

MashAllah welcome dear brother to the forum, hope it benefits you in many ways.

I did a quick search for Shah Haider Qalandar and did not get much success can you confirm more about this Wali of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala brothers Fana Fi Shaykh and Saalik have explained well on Qalandars of our time.

Maybe our respected brothers/sisters can eloborate further.

Brother hammer11 can you also click on PROFILE and fill in all sections (forum rules)

Happy postings and searching.

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

[Bint e Attar]

For the general people, when visiting the Mazar of a Qalandar it is advised not to stay for too long because They are always in a mood to pour forth, spiritual blessings, all at once without caring whether you can digest or not. This may tell upon your spiritual progress. The best is to get a taste of what They have to offer and move away.

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu


Does any one 've examples to this.. and what is the maximum time that you can stay there..

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

[Zuhair Nasir]

i have listen that Qalanderi wilayat is given only to 3

LAL SHAHBAZ QALANDAR

HAZRAT BU ALI SHAH QALANDAR

HAZRAT RABIA BASRI QALANDAR

WHAT I HAVE LISTEN IS IT TRUE OR THERE ARE MORE THAN 3 QALANDER'S

[Bint e Attar]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Can some one share some Info on HAZRAT RABIA BASRI QALANDAR
JazakAllah Khair

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

[Zuhair Nasir]

Oct 8, 2008 14:07:17 GMT Bint e Attar said:

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Can some one share some Info on HAZRAT RABIA BASRI QALANDAR
JazakAllah Khair

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

This is that pious women, that the entire Muslim world knows.? She used to weep day and night in the fear of Almighty Allah. If any one spoke of Hell in her presence, then she would become unconscious due to the fear of Allah.



She used to spend most of her time praying Nafil Salaah. Almighty Allah had blessed her with such a pure heart, that she could tell of things that happened thousands of miles away. She was without doubt a Waliyah. Not only did she know what would happen distances away, but she could see them happening with her eyes. Great Scholars and Saints would come to her home to take her blessings and her Duas. Sayyida Raabia Basria (radi Allahu anha) spent her entire life in the Ibadaat of Almighty Allah. May Almighty Allah bless our mothers and sisters to learn from the life of this pious Saint. May the life and the teachings of Sayyida Rabia Basria (radi Allahu anha) serve as a means of guidance and understanding for Muslim sisters. May her blessings be a means of the acceptance of our duas and a guiding light for all of us in the hereafter. Aameen

[Ridhwaan]

Oct 8, 2008 13:45:10 GMT Bint e Attar said:

For the general people, when visiting the Mazar of a Qalandar it is advised not to stay for too long because They are always in a mood to pour forth, spiritual blessings, all at once without caring whether you can digest or not. This may tell upon your spiritual progress. The best is to get a taste of what They have to offer and move away.

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu


Does any one 've examples to this.. and what is the maximum time that you can stay there..

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu


For people who have taken bayat, it's safe because one's Shaykh filters the spiritual blessings so that the mureed gets what he can digest.

Normally it does not happen just like this, that someone who is not mureed to any Shaykh yet, when he goes to a mazhar of a Qalandar he gets a load of spiritual blessings that he cannot digest. All depends on the inner state of that person. Even if he is not a mureed but by being regular in ibaadat with sincerity and fear his heart's state change and becomes a sensitive receptacle of spiritual blessings and in such case the person can fall into wajd at the mazhar when the blessings are being poured forth by the Wali.

Hope this helps sister.

[Bint e Attar]

JazakAllah khair to brother Zuhair Nasir and brother Ridhwaan..

[hammer11]

Oct 8, 2008 13:59:43 GMT Zuhair Nasir said:

i have listen that Qalanderi wilayat is given only to 3

LAL SHAHBAZ QALANDAR

HAZRAT BU ALI SHAH QALANDAR

HAZRAT RABIA BASRI QALANDAR


brothers aoa
these are 3 known (mashoor) qalandars
otherwise there r lot of who fall in this category of wilayat

regards
hamid cq

[sajjad dar ashrafi]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

ASALATU WASALAMU ALAYKA YA RASULLALLAH Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam

Subhanallah what great info on this post about great Vallis

[sajjad dar ashrafi]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

ASALATU WASALAMU ALAYKA YA RASULLALLAH Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam

Sister fatma if only I had seen this post the first day you wrote it. CALANDAR ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Sag E Dargah E Jilani]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

A great thread. I learnt alot from it.

Wasalam