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Qutub ul Aqtab Khawaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiar Ka'aki, RA, vice
of Sultan ul Hind Khawaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishti Ajmeri, RA
Hazrat Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki, RA, was born in 569
A.H. [1173 C.E.] in a town called "Aush" or Awash in
Mawar-un-Nahar ( Transoxania ). Khwaja Qutbuddin's original
name was " Bakhtiyar " but his title was " Qutbuddin ".
The name " Ka'aki" to his name was attributed to him by virtue of
a miracle that emanated from him at a later stage of his life in
Delhi. He also belonged to the direct lineage of the Holy Prophet
Muhammad PBUH descending from Hazrat Imam Hussain RA.
Hazrat Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kha'aki RA. was only a year and a half
years old when his father passed away. His mother arranged for
him very good education and training.
When Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti RA. went to Isfahan, 40
days before his demise, he took oath of allegiance at his hands and
received the Khilafat and Khirqah ( Sufi cloak ) from him. Thus,
he was the first spiritual successor of Hazrat Khwaja Gharibnawaz
RA, Thereafter, his spiritual master asked him to go to India and
stay there.
When Khwaja Qutbuddin r.a. intended to kiss the feet of his
Pir-o-Murshid and seek his permission to depart, Hazrat Khwaja
Sahib understood it and asked him to be nearer, and when Khwaja
Bakhtiyar r.a. stepped up and fell at his Pir's feet, Khwaja
Mu'inuddin r.a. raised him up and embraced him affectionately.
A Fateha was then recited and Khwaja Mu'inuddin r.a. advised his
Murid: " Never turn your face from the right path of Sufism and
Truth. Prove yourself to be a brave man in this Divine Mission ."
When he again fell at the feet of Khwaja Mu'inuddin r.a.
overwhelmed with love and grief at this tragic hour of parting, he
was again raised and embraced affectionately by his Pir-o-Murshid
. Following this order, he went to Delhi and stayed there. It was the
period of Sultan Shamsuddin Iltutmish.
Hardly twenty days had passed when news was brought by a
messenger that Hazrat Khwaja Gharibnawaaz RA. disappeared
into the eternal Divine bliss of the Almighty Allah.
Hazrat Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kaki RA, used to offer 95 Rakats of
Salah [ sections of prayer ] during the 24 hours of day and night,
along with 3000 Durud Sharifs [ a part of prayer ] every night upon
the soul of the Holy Prophet ( PBUH ). During the first 3 nights of
his first marriage, he could not maintain the Durud Sharif .
The Holy Prophet s.a.w.s. sent a visionary message to a pious
person named Rais Ahmed, asking Hazrat Bakhtiyar Kaki r.a. the
reasons for his not reciting the Durud Sharif. Hazrat Bakhtiyar
Kaki r.a. divorced his wife forthwith as a mark of repentance and
thereafter broke off all worldly ties and devoted his full time to the
devotion of Almighty Allah and the Holy Prophet s.a.w.s.
It is narrated that in the early stages of his life, Hazrat Khwaja
Qutbuddin r.a. would take a nap, but in the last part of his life he
kept awake all the time. He had also committed the Quran to
memory and used to recite and finish it twice daily. Whenever
anything came to his Khanqah , he quickly distributed these to the
poor and needy. If there were nothing, he would request his
attendants and mureeds to distribute plain water as a humble
token of his hospitality.
Sheikh Nur Bux has written in his book entitled Silsila tuz'zah:
"Bakhtiyar Aushi was a great devotee, mystic and friend of Allah.
In private and public he was indulged in the remembrance of
Allah. He was habituated to eat little, sleep little and speak little.
He was a towering personality in the mystic world of Islam."
He had no parallel in abandoning the world and suffering poverty
and hunger. He kept himself engrossed in the remembrance of
Allah. Whenever someone came to him he would come back to his
senses after a while and was then able to talk with him. After a very
brief exchange he would show his inability to continue any longer
and slipped into the same state of absorption once again.
Once Hazrat Khwaja Qutbuddin, RA, was coming back with his
relatives and a disciples after offering Eid Salah [ Eid prayers ] that
he, all of a sudden, halted at a place in silence. After a while his
relative submitted : " Today is the Eid day. Many people would be
awaiting his arrival." Having heard this Hazrat Khwaja r.a. came
out of his lost state and uttered, " From this piece of land I have
the smell of the perfect men."
Thereafter, he came home and after the meal was over, he asked
the people to call the owner of the land to him. When the owner
came to him, he purchased that piece of land from him. Later,
Hazrat Bakhtiyar r.a. was buried in the same soil.
Death also came to him in an unusual manner. It is stated that
once in an assembly of Sama [religious music] he happened to hear
a verse of Hazrat Ahmad Jam with the meaning: " Those who are
killed with the dagger of surrender and pleasure get a new life from
the Unseen."
Hazrat Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kaki r.a. was so much absorbed in and
inspired with this verse that from that day on he kept on reciting it
in a state of unconsciousness and gave his life in the same state.
He remained in this state of Wajd for 3 consecutive days and
expired on the 4th day. He passed away on the 14th of
Rabi-ul-Awwal 633 A.H. On account of his extraordinary death,
Hazrat Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kak ir.a. is known as
"Shahid-e-Mohabbat" or Martyr of Allah's Love.
The Mazaar Sharif [ noble tomb ] of Hazrat Khwaja Qutbuddin
Bakhityar Kaki r.a. lies near Qutb Minar at old Delhi, India.
He also enjoys the following titles in the Sufi world :
Qutub-ul-Aqtaab, Malik-ul-Mashaa'ikh, Rais-us-Saalikin,
Siraj-ul-Auliya, etc.
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