Hazrat Sultan Sayed Badur Ali Shah sahib
Hazrat Sultan Sayed Badur Ali Shah sahib Kazmi Mashadi Allah bless his soul was born in 1801. Their ancestral link goes back to The Holy prophet (Allah blessing and salutation be on him) through Hazrat Sayed Abdul Latif shah (Allah bless his soul) of Burry Imam near Islamabad and Hazrat Sayed Imam Musa Kazim(Allah be pleased with him) of Mashad in Iran. Hazrat Imam sahib was highly learned scholar and very pious personality of his time. Picture of Peer sahib
Due to such ancestors Hazrat Sultan Sayed Badur Ali Shah sahib was known as Kazmi Mashadi. Their ancestors came to sub continent to propagate Islam. They settled in various parts of the region and Shah sahibs forefathers settled in a place called Hassuwali which was on the out skirts of Shorkote. Shah sahib's father was a religious person with high morals. He carried out farming for his livelihood. He was influenced by the teaching of Hazrat Sultan Bahu (Allah bless he soul) and often visited his shrine.
Hazrat Sultan Sayed Badur Ali Shah sahib had inclination towards Islam from childhood and when his father realised that, he decided to take him to Maulana Sayed Abied Ullah shah sahib a highly respected scholar in Multan.
At the age of seven years Shah sahib accompanied by his father started their journey to Multan but on the way they stayed seven nights at the shrine of Sultan sahib. In those nights Shah sahib's father have been praying for favours for Shah sahib.
After seven nights stay they went to the Mudersa (institute of religious education) of Maulana Sayed Abied Ullah shah sahib.They were greeted there by Maulana sahib with terdetional hospitality Maulana sahib asked the father regarding the purpose of their visit and he was told of his desire to have young Shah sahib completing his education in his Mudersa. The Maulana sahib agreed and Shah sahib was admitted in the Mudersa. Next day Shah sahib was given first section of the Holy Quraan to recite he recited it all, infect he recited the whole of the Quraan. He was asked to read other books of syllabus and Hadith the same response was there as well. In fact Shah sahib passed the entire course within seventeen day. Which normally took approximately nine years. Maulana sahib wrote to the father, that your son has completed his education and you can come and collect him. When the father read the letter he was shocked and thought that perhaps his son was dull or probably he wasn't up to the Hazrat Maulana sahibs standard. However he went over to Multan to collect him, with all the negative thoughts passing through his mind.
At the Mudersa when the father was told the facts he was astonished. Maulana sahib called upon Shah sahib and asked him to read his books in front of his father and he did so without any hesitation. Maulana Sahib asked Shah sahib where did he receive this education? He replied that on the way here we spent seven nights at the Durbar of Hazrat Sultan Sahib and during that time Sultan sahib favoured me with ilm-e-ladunni (inspired knowledge). Hazrat Maulana sahib told their father to take him back to where he had received such a treasure.
However father brought him back to the Durbar of Sultan sahib and at night he had a vision in which he was told by Sultan sahib to leave Shah sahib at Durbar sharif and that he will be his guardian. Shah sahib stayed at the Durbar of Sultan sahib for forty years. During that long period every night Sultan sahib met Shah sahib and he was favoured with religious and spiritual teachings.
Shah sahib in his Punjabi poetry said: "I found the dust of Sheiks feet as collyrium and touched the particular holy mizar. Sultan Badur shah ever since the eyesight got sharper so I visualised Allah Almighty".
Afterwards Shah sahib was ordered by Sultan sahib to take a visual bayea (oath of allegiance) on the hand of a Sarwari Qadri Sheik. When Shah sahib received the order he requested Sultan sahib to be kind and tell him on whose hand? He was given the name of Hazrat Sayed Abdullah shah sahib who was present in Shorkote in fact their actual residence was in Mudd sharif. At hearing the name Shah sahib travelled towards Shorkot and met Sayed Mahammed Abdul Ghafoor Shah sahib (Allah bless his soul) khalifa of Hazrat Sayed Abdullah shah sahib and requested him for bayea. Sayed Mahammed Abdul Ghafoor Shah sahib smiled and said you are restricted to obey the order and the same applies to me. They took Shah sahib's bayea and instructed him regarding Ism e Allah Zat (personal name of Allah Almighty).
Sayed Mahammed Abdul Ghafoor Shah sahib passed Shah sahib to Sultan sahib, who favoured him specially and said: "Sayed Badur Ali Shah I am placing this special trust (treasure of faqer, piety) through Sayed Mahammed Abdul Ghafoor Shah and it will be your duty to transfer and reinstate it within my descendents". When Shah sahib received the special trust he requested that "sir all of your descendents are honourable and respectable for me but to whom I would have to transfer it to. Sultan sahib replied! "There will be a prince among my children named Sultan Mohammed Abdul Aziz, this trust will be reinstated with him so that this treasure of faqer (piety) shall continues from my children until the day of the judgment.
After the bayea Shah sahib went home but they adopted a routine of staying in Hasuwali during the day and spending the night at the Shrine of Sultan sahib. There was spiritual gathering with all of Sultan sahib Khalifas (deputies) and important disciples present.
According to the set up of the gathering Shah sahib set at the back where as other senior people set in front . On one day Shah sahib was coming to Durbar sharif and on the way it was windy storm and heavy flooding in the river and no boatman would agree to take him across to the other side. Shah sahib was someone with very strong determination said to him self even if I die in this way it will be acceptable. He jumped into the flooded river and swam across to the other side. When they reached Durbar shrif Sultan sahib ordered his first Khalifa Nurang Sultan sahib who set next to sultan sahib, to let Shah sahib sit in his place because he has reached here with great difficulties. From then on Shah sahib set next to Sultan sahib in the spiritual gatherings.
After completing the path of Slook (mystic initiation) Shah sahib performed Nikah as a Sunna of Rasool Allah (blessing and salutation be on him) but because Shah sahib's daily routine was contemplating Ism Allah zat during the day and visiting the Durbar sharif at night. They never had any time for their marital life and therefore often pressurised by the in-laws to fulfil the materialistic requirements but Shah sahib remained silence and kept up their routine.
Eventually family pressured the wife and she demanded a devorce. Shah sahib with the permission of Sultan sahib divorced their wife and freed him self completely from materialistic world.
Shah sahib relocated to a place called Fareed Mahmood Kathiah and took up residence there. It was rural and remote area, people lived in mud huts and had their huts were far apart. Their livelihood was their farming, which was relying on rainy water and herds of animals. The locals were totally illiterate and were unaware of religious knowledge or Marfia (knowledge of Allah Almighty). Shah sahib enlightened the locals with religious knowledge and invited them to true knowledge and love of Rasool Allah (blessing and salutation be on him) and they had a Mosque built there and begin educating people and bought them out to true Islamic faith that had true love of Allah Almighty and his prophet blessing and salutation be on him. Shah sahib had devoted his life for serving and propagating Islam and teachings of Sultan sahib.
Their style of conversation was so sweet and attractive that every one was compelled to pay attention. Their personality was impressive and it was further illuminated with spiritual influence. Due to such effects there were always a big gathering around them.
They rewrote Sultan sahib's books along with other material by hand and once they were exhausted and didn't perform the Isha's Sunnah and went to sleep. At night Sultan sahib came and woke him up and said: "I had to listen a complain about you from the holy court of Rasool Allah (Blessing and salutation be on him) they told me that your devoted seeker Sayed Mohammed Badur Ali Shah didn't perform my sunnah and they further said that he didn't took care of his chicken, go and take care of it a jackal is approaching".
Shah sahib travelled various parts of Punjab province along with devotees and disciples in order to invite people towards love and Marifa (recognition) of Allah Almighty and his beloved prophet (blessing and salutation on him) and illuminating peoples hearts with generously.
They visited Sayed Mahammed Abdullah Shah sahibs shrine which is located in Ahmed poor Sharkia in District Bahawal poor and went to Auchali sharif in wadi soon skaser and stayed at Haq Bahu old bungalow.
In Sarwari Qadri order miracles are given the status of menstrual course or puerperal haemorrhage and due to that occurrence of miracles is minimal. In fact occurrence of miracle often revealed through friends of Allah Almighty without their personal desire or inner urges or self projection but its occurrence is with will of Allah Almighty.
Transformation of the trust of faqer Hazrat Sultan Mohammed Abdul Aziz (Allah's blessing be on his soul) was direct descendent of Sultan sahib. When ever he was asked to take Bayah with a Sheik and he remained silence. Eventually one day Sultan Mohammed Nawaz sahib requested Sultan sahib that please favour Sultan Mohammed Abdul Aziz sahib so that he finds a Sheik. He laid down by the mizar and saw a dream in which he saw Sultan sahib sitting on a throne with Sayed Mohammed Badur Ali shah sahib and Sultan sahib called upon Sultan Mohammed Abdul Aziz sahib, took his hand and placed it in Shah sahibs hand. When Sultan Mohammed Abdul Aziz sahib was made aware of the dream he kept quite didn't express his view.
One day he got on his famous horse Atlus and went to Shah sahib in Fareed Mahmood Kathia while he was at a distance by hearing the noise of his horses neighing Shah sahib came out to greet him. Shah sahib had the order from Sultan sahib and therefor they were waiting for them. They stayed a night there and next day they travelled to Durbar sharif and Shah sahib took Sultan Mohammed Abdul Aziz sahib Bayah and awarded him the robe of khilafa and transferred the trust (treasure of Faqer) back to the nominee of Sultan sahib as orderd.