Quaderia Tariqa in Bengal
Shahensha e Baghdad, Dastagir e Qainat, Gaus e Pak Hazrat Abu Mohammad Mohiuddin Sheikh Abdul Quadir Jilani Shai an Lillah (Alaihis Salam) is admitted and accepted as ‘The Greatest Saint of All Times’. On Allah Subhan hu Ta’ala’s command when He announced,(Kadami Hazihi Ala Raqbati Kulli Waliullah } ‘My foot rests over the shoulders of all the Saints of Allah’. All the Saints, wherever they were had responded with Proxy admittance. On the reference Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisty Ajmeri (R.A)’s proxy on admittance is referred by the historians and todays Sheikhs.
His Holiness was The 11th descendant of Syedena Rasool e Akram Muhammad Mustafa (S.A.W.S), and the originator of the Quaderia Sufi Order.
Descendants of Huzur Syedena Gaus e Pak (A.S)’s traveled to different parts of the world and propagated the Quaderia Sufi Order enlightening the human souls to the righteous path.
Hazrat Syed Shah Abdullah Al Jeeli Al Quaderi Al Baghdadi (A.S), a descendant of Hazrat Syedena Shah Abdul Razzak (A.S), the second son of of Huzur Shahenshah e Baghdad Gaus e Pak also known for his piety and karamaat, came to Bengal, from the city of Hama in Syria in the year 1767 to spread the true spirit of Islam.
He was accompanied by his four sons Hazrat Syed Shah Zaker Ali Al Quaderi (AS), Hazrat Syed Shah Raushan Ali Al Quaderi (A.S),Hazrat Syed Shah Gholam Hussain Al Quaderi (A.S) and Hazrat Syed Shah Rajab Ali Al Quaderi (A.S) His family, and settled at Mangalkote ( Burdwan) which in those days was a prosperous centre of trade, commerce and learning, owing its glory since the Moghul days, and transformed the place to an oasis of divine knowledge and ALLAH’s mercy.Later Hazrat Syed Shah Abdullah Jilee Al Quaderi (A.S), His 2 sons Hazrat Syed Shah Rajab Ali Al Quaderi (A.S) and Hazrat Syed Shah Gholam Hussain Al Quaderi (A.S) returned to Baghdad
His remaining sons ,resevoirs of the same divine light,Hazrat Syed Shah Zaker Ali Al Quaderi (AS) who is known and accepted as Gaus e Saani paak (A.S), Hazrat Syed Shah Raushan Ali Al Quaderi (A.S) along His son Hazrat Syed Shah Tufail Ali Al Quaderi (A.S); known as Qutube Bari paak chose to translocate to this town .
Later, Hazrat Syed Shah Tufail Ali Al Quaderi (A.S), the son of Hazrat Syed Shah Raushan Ali Al Quaderi (A.S) and son in in law of Hazrat Gaus e Saani Syed Shah Zaker Ali Al Quaderi (A.S) moved to Midnapore Sharief.
Hazrat Syed Shah Mehr e Ali Al Quaderi (AS) known as Ala Huzur Pak, the son and successor of Hazrat Syed Shah Tufail Ali Al Quaderi (A.S) established a mosque and a hermitage in this town rendering it a startlingly iridescent spot in the sufi world.
The magnificent landmark of Midnapur known as Jora Masjid in Mirza Mohalla is a place of blessings for everyone. Every year on as of Bengali Calendar 4th Falgun (16th/17th Feb) the Urs is celebrated with ever increasing scale as more and more people throng this centre of faiz o barkat (grace and blessings).
Ala Huzur Pak’s son Hazrat Syed Shah Murshed Ali Al Quaderi (AS) who is admitted and accepted as Maula Pak ornamented the Order further in Midnapore having set up a Khanka Sharif, a place of worship and congregation for the Muridaan and followers of Huzur Gaus e Pak. Years later He moved to Kolkata which was the then capital of India.
The location as on date has been re-christened as Khanka Sharif Lane where the holding number 22 today sparkles the Light of Huzur Gaus e Pak (A.S).After Maula paak’s visaal e haq , His eligible son Hazrat Syed Shah Ershad Ali Al Quaderi (AS) who is stenciled the identity of Peer o Murshid Pak became the Sajjadanasheen; the Quaderia Order spread massively all over Bengal. Peer o MurshidPak’s beloved son and successor Hazrat Syed Shah Mustarshid Ali Al Quaderi (AS) was a yet another personification of greater education and spirituality.
Thereafter, our Aqa-o-Maula, His Holiness Hazrat Syed Shah Rashid Ali Al Quaderi Al Baghdadi (Barhe Huzur Pak Qibla-o-Kaaba), became the Sajjadanashin and bore the sacred trust of the Tareequa. He was the holder of that exalted spiritual gnosis which descended through the blessed generations from Rasul-e-Pak (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) to the deserving inheritors of this noble lineage. Through him, the divine light of Tareequa-e-Quaderia reached millions of mureeds, devotees, and visitors, benefiting them in countless ways.
Boro Huzur Pak Qibla also rendered immense service through the establishment and development of masjids in different regions. In Bihar, he set up a masjid in Purnea in the mid-1990s, overcoming great obstacles along the way. He also started the Masjid Ghaus-ul-Azam in Margram. Under his guidance, the masjid at Mangalkote was transformed from a kaccha structure into a pakka one. He also built the masjid at Khaspur and in Dhaka and Daludia in Bangladesh.
Boro Huzur Pak Qibla achieved the longing of all the Saints of Allah through his Visaal-e-Huq immersing his uncountable disciples and devotees in both parts of Bengal in deep grief. However, he left behind his most capable and distinguished nephew and successor, His Holiness Syed Shah Yasoob Ali Al Quaderi, the son of his younger brother Choto Huzur Pak Qibla, His Holiness Syed Shah Rowaished Ali Al Quaderi, a great saint in his own right, carrying within him the same light transmitted from the Holy Prophet of Islam. This was reminiscent of the transfer of succession six generations ago, when succession had likewise passed from uncle to nephew.
His Holiness Syed Shah Yasoob Ali Al Quaderi (Daamat Barakatuhum) is presently the Sajjadanashin and the sole custodian of all the establishments of the Silsila-e-Quaderia Razzaqia Mustershedia, including all the shrines, Khankah Sharifs, mosques, and related institutions across both sides of Bengal and Bihar.
In a changing world, with great theological and spiritual challenges facing the Muslim Ummah, the guiding light of the Quaderia Order in Bengal continues to remain a source of blessings and salvation for the mureedan (disciples), who are spread across various parts of the world, and for all those who seek nearness to the Almighty through the exalted saints of this noble spiritual lineage.
