Aan Gulshan-Rahnumai – (He the garden of guidance), Bulbul-i-Gulban – (the nightingale of the bush of flowers), Muqtada-i-Khalwat Nishin (the leader of people sitting in seclusion), Zawiah Tajrid uzlat guzeen wa Gosha Tafrid-(the shelter of the people preferring seclusion).
He too is included among the disciples of Khwaja Buzarg. Mulla Baha-ud-din Mattoo states about him as under:
كنج عشقش ز سينه بوى دهد هر كه در كنج بخش روى دهد
(Trans.) Whoever is desirous towards the love of Ganj Bakhsh, his treasure of love radiates fragrance from his heart.
أن بها الحق أن سبهر يقين زانكه نامش بهاست برسردين
(Trans.) He who is faithful of the truth and is a protector of the faith and whose name is very unparallel for the religion.
او خليفه ز خواجه ختلان بود قطب زمان وغوث جهان
(Trans.) He is the Khalifa of Khwaja Khatlan (RA). He was the centre –(Qutb)- of his time and the listener of the prayer-(Ghaus) of the world.
از ازل كه در خشيش دادند منصب كنج بخشيش دادند
(Trans.) He has been bestowed a worthy status from the beginning and also the status of the bestowal of treasure-(Ganj Bakhsh)
كنج بخشى كمينه بخشش او است هفت دريا نمى زريزش او است
(Trans.) Even the status of bestowal of treasure is a low honour for him, when even the seven seas are also less for his benevolence.
بخشش او نه در و مرجان است بخشش كنجهاى عرفان است
His bestowal is not the pearls but instead there are the six treasures of spiritual knowledge-(Marifat).
الله الله ز خطه كشمير اينجه صاحبديست باك ضمير
O’ Allah! What kind of great saints of pure consciousness have risen from Kashmir?
صاحبان كمال كافسر دند بردرش رفته بشت خم كردند
(Trans.) Those men of great achievement who have got disappointed, they also attend bowing down on his door
اوليا هاى اينديار همه رفته بيشش با نكسار همه
(Trans.) All the Awlya of this country would go in front of him with great humility.
او است سرخيل اولياى جهان قطب الاقطاب مقتداى جهان
He is the Chief of the Awlya of the world. He is the religious leader of the world and the centre of the centres- (Qutb-ul-Aqtab)
كنج بخشش زمانه از كشمير جون بختلان شده بخواهش بير
When Ganj Bakhsh – (the bestowal of the treasure) travelled from Kashmir to Khatlan on the desire of his preceptor.
يافت أن كنج را به بخت بلند در زمان شد فقير و دولتمند
(Trans.) By his great luck, he found such a treasure that in a moment he became “Faqir” and a wealthy person.
باز از اينجا مراجعت فرمود كنج بخشى بهر كه خواست نمود
(Trans.) Thereafter he returned to his native place and bestowed only the treasures to whomever he liked.
When he found leisure after covering the stages of Tariqat and Haqiqat, he remained hidden as unknown, sitting in seclusion for a pretty long time. During day time, he would pick up tiny grains lying on the paths and then eat these after washing. He had made his shelter under Zaina Kadal bridge. At last he became famous through Baba Usman Uchap Ghanai.
GIFT:
One day Sultan Zain-ul-Aabideen came to see him and requested him to have a ride on his boat for a refreshing tour, but he did not agree. However the Sultan insisted again. On this Hazrat Shaikh spread his prayer mat on water and boarded on it and floated so fast on the river that though some boatmen of the Sultan tried hard to catch him, yet they could not reach him.
GIFT:
Baba Haji Adham (RA) has written in his book “Maqamat-i-Awlyai ein dayar” that Shaikh Baha-ud-din is a perfect Wali of Kashmir. He has written that “when I used to be in the presence of Shaikh-ul-Shayookh Baha-ul-Haq wa-d-din Ganj Bakhsh, I have observed that he has reached a stage higher than Malakoot and Jabaroot and this the stage which has not been obtained by other Mashaikhs of this time”
GIFT:
One night he had reached the village of Kreshabal and was meditating under a tree, as it was his routine that at some time, he would go for a tour outside the city. Meanwhile a group of thieves arrived there and began to distribute the stolen goods among themselves. When they began to leave from there, they saw him and apprehended that lest this person may reveal their secret; on this apprehension these persons of bad luck martyred him. When it was morning, when he was given the parting bath and draped in cloth, Baba Usman Ganai and Sayid Hasan Biladori said that the Shaikh has willed in their presence that when he dies, he should be dragged to his graveyard by tying a rope in his feet. When this issue reached in the ears of the Sultan, he had consultations with his members of the kingdom – (nobles and wazirs). Those days Malik Ahmad was the wazir of the Sultan. He suggested to the king that they shall bring a large wooden plank and place the coffin of the Shaikh over it, next
they will tie a rope to the wooden plank and drag the “jenaza” up to the graveyard. The Sultan approved this proposal of the wazir and the body of Shaikh was buried according to this proposal. The Shaikh was buried on the southern corner of the graveyard, where Sayid Sulaiman is buried. The Shaikh was buried near his grave. The grave of the wife of Sultan Zain-ul-Aabideen (who was the daughter of Sayid Mohammad Kandhami) is existing near the door of this graveyard, which was got prepared by her in advance. She had purchased the land of the graveyard after selling her ornaments and gifted this graveyard to common people because of the Shaikh (Baha-ud-din Ganj Bakhsh RA) Thereafter great Awlya, great Mashaikh and scholars and Sadat were buried therein. Shaikh was martyred on 4th Rajab 849 AH. His chronogram:
بهاؤالدين ولى جون مهر انور كزر كرده ازين كردون اخضر
(Trans.) Baha-ud-din Wali was like the light of sun when he took leave from this perishable world.
بهاؤالدين شه ملك رباضت بهاؤالدين بده صاحب مقامات
(Trans.) Baha-ud-din who was the king of the kingdom of extreme praying and that Baha-ud-din who was the saint of the stations.
بهاؤالدين كل باغ عبادت بهاؤالدين مه برج سعادت
(Trans.) Baha-ud-din who was the flower of the garden of worship and the moon of the cluster of piety.
بهاؤالدين جراغ بزم رندان بهاؤالدين بناه مستمندان
(Trans.) Baha-ud-din who was the lamp of the assembly of free people. That Baha-ud-din who was the shelter of the helpless and the needy.
زهجرت سيد سردار عالم كه بوده هشت صد و بنجاه يك كم
(Trans.) It was the year of 849 after Hijra of the Prophet (SAW)
سال تاريخش ز روى احترام كفت ملهم زبده اخيار بود
(Trans.) For the sake of respect, the “Mulhim” (the one who inspires) stated that he was distinguished among the pious people”(TAZKIRA MASHAIKHIN-I-KASHMIR”)
Er. Muhammad Fazili
Another article by khanday jeelani:-
HAZRAT KHAWAJA BAHAUDDIN GANJ BAKSH رحمۃ اللہ علیہ – THE MYSTIC MAJZOOB WHICH WAS HONORED BY MANY GREAT MYSTIC SUFIS THEMSELVES
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Qutb-ul-Aqtab Hazrat Sheikh Bahauddin Ganj Bakhsh Kashmiri رحمۃ اللہ علیہ is the famous Wali Kamil of Kashmir Valley. He was in the time of Sultan Zainul Abidin (Badshah). Hazrat Sheikh Sultan Kashmiri رحمۃ اللہ علیہ, Hazrat Syed Muhammad Madani رحمۃ اللہ علیہ, Hazrat Sheikh Nooruddin Noorani رحمۃ اللہ علیہ, Mir Syed Hussain Qazi Shirazi رحمۃ اللہ علیہ and Hazrat Haji Baba Adham رحمۃ اللہ علیہ are contemporaries and companions. He is trained by Hazrat Khawaja Ishaq Khatlani رحمۃ اللہ علیہ (who was the son-in-law and caliph of Hazrat Amir Kabir Mir Syed Ali Hamdani رحمۃ اللہ علیہ). Hazrat Khawaja Ganj Bakhsh رحمۃ اللہ علیہ belongs to the Kubrawiyah Silsila. Hazrat Khawaja Ganj Bakhsh رحمۃ اللہ علیہ was already blessed with Sufi knowledge from birth and he was an avid seeker.
From his childhood, divine love prevailed over him. He preferred to stay away from people. Therefore, for many years, he used to recite the Qur’an in a hut under the heart. He went to Khatlan رحمۃ اللہ علیہ with esoteric guidance. Where Hazrat Khawaja Ganj Bakhsh رحمۃ اللہ علیہ stayed in the company of Hazrat Khawaja Ishaq Khatlani رحمۃ اللہ علیہ. After that, he went to Multan رحمۃ اللہ علیہ. Wherever he visited the holy shrine of Hazrat Makhdoom Bahauddin Zakaria Multani رحمۃ اللہ علیہ, as soon as he visited it, Arbab-e-Baseerat saw that the blessed hand of Hazrat Makhdoom Multani رحمۃ اللہ علیہ burst from his shrine and shook hands with Hazrat Khawaja Ganj Bakhsh رحمۃ اللہ علیہ. Hazrat Haji Baba Adham Sahib رحمۃ اللہ علیہ says that when I was in the service of Bahauddin Ganj Bakhsh رحمۃ اللہ علیہ, I saw that he had reached the highest place in heaven and power. While the other leaders of the time did not have much access.
The resurrection of the son of a baker increased the fame of Hazrat Khawaja Bahauddin Ganj Baksh رحمۃ اللہ علیہ and became famous among the devotees. It is said that Hazrat Khawaja Bahauddin Ganj Baksh رحمۃ اللہ علیہ had built a hut of reeds (Narsal) under the Zaina Kadal bridge and spent his time in it in meditation, worship, and struggle. One day Zayn al-‘Abidin came to meet him and asked him to get on my boat and enjoy a short walk on the river. Hazrat Khawaja Bahauddin Ganj Baksh رحمۃ اللہ علیہ did not agree, but the Sultan insisted. When Hazrat Khawaja Bahauddin Ganj Baksh رحمۃ اللہ علیہ thought that he would not leave it unloaded in his boat, he threw his place of prayer (Musalla) on the water, and kindly said, “We have made you the king of our time and I have given you innumerable treasures. ” It was not long before Sultan Zayn al-Abidin overcame his brother Ali Shah to become king and amassed countless treasures. That is why Hazrat Khawaja Bahauddin was called Ganj Baksh رحمۃ اللہ علیہ.
There are many such miracles and miracles. One-night Hazrat Khawaja Ganj Baksh علیہ رحمۃ was sitting under a tree meditating at Karshabal’s place. A group of thieves came to this place and distributed the stolen property among themselves and when they finished distributing it, they saw Hazrat Khawaja Bahauddin Ganj Baksh رحمۃ اللہ علیہ. They were afraid in their hearts that the secret might not be revealed. He martyred them out of the same fear. At that moment, Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin saw the incident in a dream and hurried to the spot and carried the body of Hazrat Khawaja Bahauddin Ganj Baksh رحمۃ اللہ علیہ to the worship room of the Crown.
Hazrat Sheikh Nooruddin Noorani has preferred Hazrat Khawaja Ganj Bakhsh over himself in Wilayat. He held the highest position of “Qutb-ul-Aqtab” for thirty years, three months, and six days. Hazrat Ganj Bakhsh had many caliphs and followers, among whom Hazrat Syed Muhammad Hussain Biladuri and Baba Usman Ganai (Ochap Ganai) are famous. First, most of them got a big place by staying in their company and lastly, when they finished their studies, they went on Hajj. There he met Hazrat Ishaq Shatari and asked for training. He said that he would be trained by Sheikh Bahauddin (Qutb-e-Aam). When they inquired about it, he introduced them to absentia and revealed that they live in Kashmir, and will have to go there. Or if you wait, I will meet them on the occasion of the next Hajj in the field of Arafat. Because Hazrat Ganj Bakhsh is here every year to perform Hajj. So, it happened and, in any case, he received training from him and became a famous Wali Kamil. (This incident has been recorded by Hazrat Sheikh Baba Dawood Mishkati Suhrawardi in Riyadh Al-Akhyaar).
The miracles of Hazrat Qutb-e-Alam Sheikh Bahauddin Sahib are innumerable, some of which are briefly listed here for the pilgrims. The only son of a baker who was a disciple of Hazrat Khawaja Ganj Bakhsh who was given to him by Allah through him died in his youth. There was mourning in the house and at the same time, the mother of the deceased son came to the service of Hazrat Khawaja Ganj Bakhsh with a sigh and lamentation and informed him of this unbearable misery. So, they turned to God and gave him the good news that he was alive and asked him to return home. So, when she returned home, she found her dead son alive. And all the mourning in the house turned into joy. News of this incident spread throughout the city and the wonders of ‘Qutb-e-Alam’ were discovered.
Once a broken and troubled woman came to the service of Hazrat Khawaja Bahauddin and talked about the long-term disappearance of her young son and Hazrat Khawaja Ganj Bakhsh came to her rescue. He tried to avoid it but after his constant sighing, he finally took pity on him and Hazrat Khawaja Ganj Bakhsh looked up at the sky and spread his legs. Suddenly, the missing young man fell to the ground in front of Hazrat Khawaja Ganj Bakhsh and his mother saw his son and hugged him. And kept kissing. Later, after inquiring about the whole situation, he found out that a dacoit had taken him far away to his country. And today he was sent to fetch oil from the market. So, he had just left the pot and the shopkeeper was in his hand when suddenly an unseen hand grabbed his neck and brought him here. And from the coins which he had in his hand; he knew in what country it was. As a result, the incident became popular throughout the city and its environs.
It is said that before this incident took place, Hazrat Khawaja Bahauddin Ganj Baksh رحمۃ اللہ علیہ had instructed his friends to tie a rope around my feet and drag me to the graveyard after my death. Lovers and friends became obsessed and worried about putting this into practice. Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin made a coffin out of a rope of grass and placed the blessed body of Hazrat Khawaja Bahauddin Ganj Baksh رحمۃ اللہ علیہ in it. Then they tied his feet with ropes and dragged him to the tomb and buried him.
This incident took place in the month of Rajab, 843 AHS. Historians of Kashmiri arithmetic write that Hazrat Khawaja Bahauddin Ganj Baksh رحمۃ اللہ علیہ had friendship and companionship with Syed Muhammad Madani رحمۃ اللہ علیہ, Hazrat Sheikh Nooruddin Noorani رحمۃ اللہ علیہ, and Sheikh Sultan Kashmiri رحمۃ اللہ علیہ. Hazrat Baba Usman Ochap Ganai رحمۃ اللہ علیہ used to say that Hazrat Sheikh Nooruddin رحمۃ اللہ علیہ used to think more than his companions. Some historians say that they were for some time the “Qutb e Aalam”. The daughter of Hazrat Syed Muhammad Kandhami, who was the wife of Badshah Sahib and a disciple of Hazrat Khawaja Bahauddin, was buried in the mausoleum he had built for himself according to his wishes. The area is located in “Durramur”, now in the adjoining neighbourhood of Qutbuddin Pura, Bahauddin Sahib, Nawhatta. In this mausoleum in which innumerable saints, sadats, and sultans were buried even later, some of them are as follows:
Hazrat Mir Syed Ahmad Shah Sahib Kirmani رحمۃ اللہ علیہ, Hazrat Syed Habibullah Kashani رحمۃ اللہ علیہ, Mir Syed Musafar رحمۃ اللہ علیہ, Syed Jalal رحمۃ اللہ علیہ, Hazrat Syed Mullah Muhammad Ani Sahib رحمۃ اللہ علیہ, Malik Jahangir رحمۃ اللہ علیہ, Sheikh Rahmatullah رحمۃ اللہ علیہ, Hazrat Mahmood Balkhi رحمۃ اللہ علیہ, Sheikh Abdullah رحمۃ اللہ علیہ, Sheikh Muhammad Naeem Tara Billi رحمۃ اللہ علیہ, and others.
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