Ameerul Mashaikh

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Ameerul Mashaikh – A Guide to Faith, Knowledge, and Spiritual Excellence

The title Ameerul Mashaikh (Leader of the Spiritual Masters) is a mark of honor bestowed upon a distinguished Islamic scholar and spiritual guide who is recognized for deep knowledge, exemplary character, and dedicated service to Islam. Such leaders inspire people to strengthen their faith, uphold noble values, and follow the teachings of the Holy Qur'an and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). At Quadri Sufi, we honor the rich tradition of Islamic scholarship and spiritual mentorship. The role of an Ameerul Mashaikh is to encourage believers to seek knowledge, remember Allah, and cultivate sincerity, humility, compassion, and service to humanity.

Quadri Sufi Hazrat Prof. Dr. Syed Manal Shah Alquadri Al Jilani (Q.S.A)

His Holiness Hazrat Professor Dr. Syed Manal Shah Alquadri Al Jilani (Qaddas Allaho Sirrahul Aziz) widely known as ‘Huzur Ameerul Mashaikh’ was the 35th direct lineal descendant of the Holy Prophet of Islam Rahmat ul Lil Aalamin Hazrat Ahmad e Mujtaba Mohammad Mustafa (Peace be upon him) and 22nd descendant of the greatest saint of Islam His Holiness Syedena Hazrat Ghausul Azam (Ala Jaddihi Nabiyana Alaihis Salam). He was born on 2nd January 1945. His father His Holiness Hazrat Syed Shah Ghulam Mustafa Alquadri Al Jilani (Q.S.A) widely known as “Huzur Qutb e Bangala” was a great saint and religious leader of his age. His mother Her Holiness Hazrat Syeda Jariatul Moula allies Syeda Kaniz Moula (Q.S.A) was also a saintly lady of her time. ‘Huzur Ameerul Mashaikh’ was inducted in the spiritual world (became a murid) at very early age of seven by a great saint of Quadria Order of Bengal “Ghause- Zamana” His Holiness Hazrat Syedena Syed Shah Irshad Ali Alquadri Al Jilani (Q.S.A). ‘Huzur Ameerul Mashaikh’was a brilliant student from his child hood. Hazrat Maulana Yaqub Qadri, a renowned Mufti of Kolkata taught him Hadith, Tafsir, Fiqah and most difficult texts of Arabic and Persian. He also learnt Persian from his mother who was a great scholar of the subject and Arabic from his revered father who was a versatile scholar of Arabic. ‘Huzur Ameerul Mashaikh’ passed almost all his examinations with great distinctions. He passed the M.A. Examination in Persian in the year 1964, stood First Class First and obtained Gold Medal from Calcutta University. In 1966 he appeared at M.A. in Arabic, and also stood First Class First and obtained Gold Medal. He had been awarded the degree of Ph.D for his monumental work entitled “Diwan-i-Baqiya Naqiya-i-Hazrat Amir Khusrau (Ba Tashih Wa Muqaddme Wa Sharh –i-Hal)” from Calcutta University. It is a critical edition of the fourth Diwan of Hazrat Amir Khusrau (Q.S.A), the greatest sufi Persian poet of India and the most loving disciple of great saint Mahboob e Ilahi Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia (Q.S.A) of Delhi. He joined as a whole time Lecturer in the Department of Arabic and Persian in 1966 in the University of Calcutta. Subsequently he was elevated to the post of Reader, Professor, Chair of Sir Asutosh Professor of Islamic Culture, Head of the Department of Arabic and Persian and also Dean of the faculty of Arts in this university and retired from here after serving his Alma Mater for 44 long years. ‘Huzur Ameerul Mashaikh’ was a good orator. He visited Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Samarqand, Bukhara, Tirmiz and Mashhad and delivered lectures there. He also went to Tajikistan, Jordan, Baghdad, Najaf, Karbala, Dhaka and many more places. Moreover he visited Saudi Arab twice for performing Haj in 1999 and 2006.. He has attended a large number of national and international Seminars, conferences and public meetings and delivered speeches on various topics related to Islam and Islamic Studies. He became the Chairman of West Bengal Minorities Commission in 1996 and remained till1999. In 2005 the then President of India His Excellence Mr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam conferred upon him the ‘Presidential Award of Honour’ for his erudite scholarship in Persian and granted life time monetary support. In 2008 the Government of India appointed him as Ambassador of India to Tashkent, Uzbekistan. After completing his tenor, when he returned back to Kolkata, the Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal Smt. Mamata Banerjee appointed him as the Vice Chairperson of West Bengal Urdu Academy of which she is the Chairperson. Hazrat Dr. Syed Manal Shah Alquadri (Q.S.A) was a religious leader, scholar of Arabic, Persian and Islamic studies and an eminent academician of international repute. The Khilafat (Spiritual Robe) of Quadria, Chishtia, Fakhria, Sulaimania, Nizamia, Suhrawardai, Firdausia and Naqshbandia has been conferred upon him by three great religious personalities. He received the Khilafat (Spiritual Robe) of Slisila e Quadria, Razzaqia from his father “Huzur Qutb e Bangala” His Holiness Hazrat Syed Shah Ghulam Mustafa Alquadri (Q.S.A), the 21st direct descendant of His Holiness Syedena Hazrat Ghausul Azam (Ala Jaddihi Nabiyana Alaihis Salam), before a mammoth gathering on 19th February 1985 at Annual Urs Sharif at Khankah Sharif, Mia Mahalla, West Midnapore. The renowned saint His Holiness Hazrat Pir Zamin Nizami Syed Bokhari (Q.S.A), Sajjadanashin (Head Priest) of Dargah Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia (Radi Allaho Anhu), finding all the qualities of a perfect Sufi in ‘Huzur Ameerul Mashaikh’, bestowed upon him the Khilafat and Ijazat of Chishtia, Nizamia, Fakhria, Sulaimania orders. Makhdumzada His Holiness Hazrat Imam Ahmed Sharafi (Q.S.A), the direct descendant of famous saint of Bihar Sharif His Holiness Hazrat Makhdum e Jahan Shaikh Sharafuddin Ahmed Yahya Maneri (Q.S.A), during his last visit to Calcutta, bestowed upon the Khalifat of Suhrawardia ,Firdausia silsila, stating that “perhaps this is my last visit to Calcutta, as I have no male descendant to carry the job of spreading the silslia, I am bestowing upon you this Niamat-e-Uzma which I received from generation to generation.” This was really the last visit of Makhdumzada as he left this world for heavenly abode after this visit. ‘Huzur Ameerul Mashaikh’ has a large number of disciples and devotees in different parts of India and abroad. He was the Sajjadanashin (Head Priest) of Daira Sharif e Quadria (Kolkata) Khankah Sharif e Quadria (Piardanga) and Khankah Sharif e Quadria o Chishtia, (West Midnapore). These Khankahs are great centres of sufism and spiritualism in West Bengal, India. Being himself a sufi ‘Huzur Ameerul Mashaikh’preached throughout his life, the teachings of Sufism which is love of Almighty Allah, His Prophets, His saints, His creatures, universal peace, moral values and humanitarian aspects of life. He got constructed a beautiful mosque named “Masjid Sharif e Ghausul Azam” at Keshpur, West Midnapore. A madrasah named “Madrasah e Ghausia” has also been constructed by him near by the mosque. Poor and down trodden children are given here Islamic as well as general education. ‘Huzur Ameerul Mashaikh’ was an eminent Islamic scholar having great proficiency in Arabic, Persian and Islamic Studies. He had to his credit many research books which are as follows: What is Islamic Terrorism?-This book earned him worldwide reputation. In this book he proved through the tenets of Islam and life of the Holy Prophet (S.A) that Islam has no connection with terrorism and it is only an absurd propaganda of Western world and media. It has been translated into Persian in Iran, into Uzbek in Uzbekistan, and a portion of it into Bengali in Bangladesh. Islam and Taslima Nasreen- He wrote this book refuting the baseless statements of Taslima Nasreen which she attributed to the Holy Quran and Hadith. The Greatest Saint, Syedena Hazrat Ghausul Azam- It is a research book on the life and works of the greatest saint of Islam, Syeda Hazrat Ghausul Azam (R.A) based on the original sources of Arabic and Persian biographical and historical works. Syedona Ala Huzur (A great saint of Bengal)- Syedona Ala Huzur was one of the greatest saints of Bengal. He was also a great scholar of Arabic and Persian and Urdu. The book deals with the life, works and contribution of Syedona Ala Huzur. He also guided some writers by giving his valuable suggestions in writing religious books such as Hedayat er Poth (the path of guidance) by five different scholars, Amar Pir o Murshed (My Spiritual Guide) by Abdul Kader Mondal, Bab-e-Shariat (The Door of Shariat) Gulistan e Quadri and Azkar e Hasnain by Hazrat Dr.Syed Md. Iqbal Shah Alquadri, the only son and sajjadanashin of ‘Huzur Ameerul Mashaikh’ ‘Huzur Ameerul Mashaikh’ was also a good poet of Urdu and Persian. He composed many poems, but most of those are unpublished. He was a great admirer of sufi poets such as Hafiz, Saadi and Amir Khusrau Dehlavi ‘Huzur Ameerul Mashaikh’s Visal Sharif (demise) took place on 22nd May 2024 at the time of Maghrib prayer in Kolkata. This news went as a shock for his disciples and devotees. Thousands of people attended his funeral prayers. The namaz e janaza was held thrice, first at Khankah Sharif, Taltala, second at Khankah Sharif e Quadria Meheria, Mia Mohalla Midnapore and third at Masjid Sharif e Ghausul Azam ,Keshpur. He was laid to rest at Khankah Sharif e Quadria o Chishtia beside the Masjid Sharif e Ghausul Azam at Keshpur.

Genealogical table

1 Hazrat Syeda Fatima tuz Zahra (S.A) Hazrat Syedena Ali ibn Abi Talib (A.S)

2 Hazrat Syedena Imam Hasan (A.S) Hazrat Syedena Imam Hussain (A.S)

3 Hazrat Syed Imam Hassan Al-Musanna (Radi Allaho Anhu)

4 Hazrat Syed Abdullah Mahaz (Radi Allaho Anhu)

5 Hazrat Syed Musa Joon (Radi Allaho Anhu)

6 Hazrat Syed Abdullah Sani (Radi Allaho Anhu)

7 Hazrat Syed Musa Sani (Radi Allaho Anhu)

8 Hazrat Syed Dawood (Radi Allaho Anhu)

9 Hazrat Syed Muhammad (Radi Allaho Anhu)

10 Hazrat Syed Yahya Zahid (Radi Allaho Anhu)

11 Hazrat Syed Abdullah Al-Jili (Radi Allaho Anhu)

12 Hazrat Syed Abu Saleh Musa Jangi Dost (Radi Allaho Anhu)

13 Hazrat Syedena Abu Muhammad Mohiuddin Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani (Ala Jaddihi Nabiyana Alaihis Salam)

14 Hazrat Syed Abu Bakr Abdur Razzak Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu)

15 Hazrat Syed Shah Shamsuddin Abu Saleh Nasr Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu)

16 Hazrat Syed Shah Ahmed Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu)

17 Hazrat Syed Shah Shahabuddin Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu)

18 Hazrat Syed Shah Badruddin Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu)

19 Hazrat Syed Shah Alauddin Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu)

20 Hazrat Syed Shah Qasimuddin Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu)

21 Hazrat Syed Shah Ahmed As- Sani Alquadri(Radi Allaho Anhu)

22 Hazrat Syed Shah Sharafuddin Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu)

23 Hazrat Syed Shah Ibrahim Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu)

24 Hazrat Syed Shah Abdul Jalil Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu)

25 Hazrat Syed Shah Ahmed As-Sales Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu)

26 Hazrat Syed Shah Hidayatullah Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu)

27 Hazrat Syed Shah Umar Mashuqullah Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu)

28 Hazrat Syed Shah Abdul Qadir Abdullah Al-Jili Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu)

29 Hazrat Syed Shah Zakir Ali Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu) Hazrat Syed Shah Roushan Ali Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu)

30 Hazrat Syed Shah Tufail Ali Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu)

31 Hazrat Syed Shah Mehr Ali Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu)

32 Hazrat Syed Shah Murshed Ali Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu) Hazrat Syed Shah Wali Murshed Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu)

33 Hazrat Syed Shah Irshad Ali Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu) Hazrat Syed Shah Mohiuddin Harun Rashid Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu)

34 Hazrat Syeda Jariatul Moula (Radi Allaho Anhu) Hazrat Syed Shah Golam Mustafa Alquadri(Radi Allaho Anhu)

35 Hazrat Syed Manal Shah Alquadri (Radi Allaho Anhu)

Wa A’akhiru Da’wahum A’anil Hamdulillahe Rabbil A’alameen.