“Look into the heart of a Sufi,
If you want to see the Reality
You would find there nothing but,
The true reflection of the Almighty”
Sufism inspires masses and considerable inquisitiveness amongst people has been developed mainly because of the mysticism associated with it and also because not much is known about the secrets of their(Sufis) knowledge. Often, however, persons, who have symbolized Sufism to observe certain customs and rituals but who do not understand the true meaning of Sufism, mislead them. Sufism is not something, which could be explained theoretically; it could be understood only through participation and practice.
Although Sufism has been greatly influenced by Islam, yet to take all the Sufis as Muslim mystics would be too myopic a view to understand Sufism in its true sense. Sufism is indefinable; it is a way of life. Tasawwuf (Sufism) is neither a religion nor a philosophy; nor is it a ritual or mere learning. If it was ritual, one could learn it by practice. If it was mere learning, one could acquire it by studying. To be a true human being, free from all bondage and honest with the Almighty is being a Sufi. Hakim Jami, a great scholar and Naqshbandi Sufi has said: “Do not be proud of your intellect and learning, for in the Sufi way your intellect hampers your progress and learning is stupidity”. But this has to be understood in the right perspective; the real learning for the seeker is from the book of the heart of the Sufi. In the same connection Maulaye Rum says-
Maulvi Hargiz Na Shud Maula E Rum
Ta Ghulaam E Shams Tabraizi Na Shud
Mevlana could never be Maulana Rumi
Had he not devoted himself to Shams e Tabrizi.
Shams Tabriz were the spiritual master of Maulana Rum. According to him If he had not given himself in to the hands of Shams Tabriz he would have never attain such a degree in his life.
Among these Sufis there is a prominent name of Khwaja Muhammad Nabi Raza Shah alias Dada Miyan, born in later 19th century, whose ancestors had migrated to undivided India from Afghanistan and settled in Rampur. He became the guiding light for many and inspired the generation to come from his teachings. As a result of which to this day there are millions of followers across the world who are spreading his teachings and guiding people to understand the meaning of Sufism.
Hazrat Khwaja Muhammad Nabi Raza Shah Alias Dada Miya Rehmatulla Alaih
Dada Miyan brought together the people of different understanding and abilities and made them for something good and later on they all became the leader of many more disciples. In the short life of 45 years only Dada Miyan influenced millions of people of various community, who happily joined him and tasted the true essence of Sufism in their life. Through his teachings Dada Miyan made many people very close to Allah.
It was Dada Miyan’s innocence and kindness that would always make permanent place into the heart of masses. Anyone who would see him once they used to crave more for his sight.
He has attained the level of fana–fis-shaikh (to get assimilate into his Master) in his spiritual journey and his shaikh has given him the degree of Asad-e-Jehangiri (the lion of JehangiriSufi order). And if one’s Murshid call him by such name, then it is for you to understand what place Dada Miyan has attained through the guidance of his spiritual master.
With major center of Spiritual learning at Lucknow and Bhainsori Sharif, Rampur India. Our community is well spread in all over south asia and in many other parts of the World.
Ours is a large community of over a million people dispersed across India. It is growing at good pace and continue to grow Insha-Allah.
We are trying to make people aware with Sufi philosophy by imparting the love and fear of Allah in their hearts which develops sensibility and awareness for over all wellbeing of an ordinary person. It helps uplift the living standards of people and bring them into mainstream by transferring the love and fear of Allah, the most high.