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defination of khanqah

لدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) قَوْلُهُ: وَرِبَاطٍ هُوَ خَانْكَاةُ الصُّوفِيَّةُ وَهُوَ مُتَعَبَّدُهُمْ. وَفِي كَلَامِ ابْنِ وَفَا نَفَعَنَا الله بِهِ مَا يُفِيدُ أَنَّهَا بِالْقَافِ فَإِنَّهُ قَالَ الْخَنْقُ فِي اللُّغَةِ:التَّضْيِيقُ، وَالْخَانِقُ: الطَّرِيقُ الضَّيِّقُ وَمِنْهُ سُمِّيَتْ الزَّاوِيَةُ الَّتِي يَسْكُنُهَا صُوفِيَّةُ الرُّومِ الْخَانْقَاهْ لِتَضْيِيقِهِمْ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ بِالشُّرُوطِ الَّتِي يَلْتَزِمُونَهَا فِي مُلَازَمَتِهَا وَيَقُولُونَ فِيهَا أَيْضًا مَنْ غَابَ عَنْ الْحُضُورِ غَابَ نَصِيبُهُ إلَّا أَهْلَ الْخَوَانِقِ وَهِيَ مَضَايِقُ اهـ ط. وَوَجْهُ تَسْمِيَتِهَا رِبَاطًا أَنَّهَا مِنْ الرَّبْطِ: أَيْ الْمُلَازَمَةِ عَلَى الْأَمْرِ، وَمِنْهُ سُمِّيَ الْمَقَامُ فِي ثَغْرِ الْعَدُوِّ رِبَاطًا، وَمِنْهُ قَوْله تَعَالَى {وَصَابِرُوا وَرَابِطُوا} [آل عمران: 200] وَمَعْنَاهُ انْتِظَارُ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ، لِقَوْلِهِ – عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ – «فَذَلِكُمْ الرِّبَاطُ» أَفَادَهُ فِي الْقَامُوس

In Durrul Mukhtar, Allama Ibn Aabideen Shami (RA) writes, Ribaat refersto the Khanqah of the Sufis, their place of worship. The dictionary meaning of”Khanq” is narrowness. “Khaniq” refers to a narrow path.Therefore the small corner in which the Sufis of Rome had resided is referred to as a Khanqah, because they would restrict themselves with conditions which they had to adhere to in that place. The Arabs also say, Whoever is absent from my presence, his share is lost except the people of Khawaniq (narrow places). The reason for referring to it as ‘Ribaat’ is because it is derivedfrom the word ‘Rabt’ which means to stick firmly upon a matter, thus a gap oropening to the enemy is called Ribaat.(Therefore that the gap of our enemies(i.e. Shaytaan and Nafs) should be guarded). From it is the verse of the Quraan Sharif, “be firm in fighting (the enemy) and remain steadfast”. Also it means, wait for (the next) Salaah after the completion of one Salaah, as Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam referred to this action as Ribaat

complete shajrah

This is the complete shajrah / hierarchy of masha’ikh (teachers) of Moulana Muhammad AYAZ INAMI Sahab (Goa India)

(1) Sayyid-ul-Ambia Hazrat Muhammad-Ur-Rasoolullah Suallahu-alaihi-wasallam

(2) Sayyidina Ameer al-Mu’mineen Ali ibn Abi Talib (Karram allahu wajhahu)

(3) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Khwaja Hasan al-Basri (Rehmatullahalaih)

(4) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Abdul Wahid bin Zaid (Rehmatullahalaih)

(5) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Fudayhl bin ‘Ayad (Rehmatullahalaih)

(6) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sultan Ibrahim bin Adham al-Balkhi (Rehmatullahalaih)

(7) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Huzaifah al-Marashi (Rehmatullahalaih)

(8) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Abi Hubayrah al-Basri (Rehmatullahalaih)

(9) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Mamshad ‘Alw ad-Dinwari (Rehmatullahalaih)

(10) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Abi Ishaq ash-Shami (Rehmatullahalaih)

(11) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Abi Ahmad al-Abdal al-Chishti (Rehmatullahalaih)

(12) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Abi Muhammad al-Muhtaram al-Chishti (Rehmatullahalaih)

(13) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Abi Yusuf al-Chishti (Rehmatullahalaih)

(14) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Maudood al-Chishti (Rehmatullahalaih)

(15) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina al-Haj Sayyid Sharif az-Zindani (Rehmatullahalaih)

(16) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Uthman al-Haruni (Rehmatullahalaih)

(17) Hazrat Mu’in uddin Hasan as-Senjiri Khwaja Mu’inuddin Chishti (Rehmatullahalaih)

(18) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Qutb uddin Bakhtiyar al-Kaki (Rehmatullahalaih)

(19) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Farid uddin Shakar Ganj al-Ujudhani (Rehmatullahalaih)

(20) Sayyidina wa Sayyid al-Arifin ‘Ala uddin Ali Ahmad as-Sabir (Rehmatullahalaih)

(21) Sayyidina Shams uddin at-Turki al-Panipati (Rehmatullahalaih)

(22) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Jalaluddin Kabir al-Awliya al-Panipati (Rehmatullahalaih)

(23) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Ahmed Abdul Haq Radaulawi (Rehmatullahalaih)

(24) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Ahmed ‘Arif ar-Radaulawi (Rehmatullahalaih)

(25) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Muhammad ‘Arif ar-Radaulawi (Rehmatullahalaih)

(26) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Qutb al-‘Alam al-Shaikh Abdul Quddus al-Gangohi (Rehmatullahalaih)

(27) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Jalaluddin Thanesari (Rehmatullahalaih)

(28) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Nizam uddin al-Balkhi (Rehmatullahalaih)

(29) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Abi Sa ‘id al-Gangohi (Rehmatullahalaih)

(30) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Muhibbullah Ilahabadi (Rehmatullahalaih)

(31) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Shah Muhammadi (Rehmatullahalaih)

(32) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina al-Shaikh Muhammad al-Makki (Rehmatullahalaih)

(33) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Shah Azduddeen (Rehmatullahalaih)

(34) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Shah Abdul-Hadi (Rehmatullahalaih)

(35) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Abdul Bari al-Amruhi (Rehmatullahalaih)

(36) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Shah Abdur Rahim al-Shahid (Rehmatullahalaih)

(37) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Sayyidina Nur Muhammad Jhinjhanawi (Rehmatullahalaih)

(38) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Al-Haj al-Hafiz Imdadullah Muhajir Makki (Rehmatullahalaih)

(39) Mujadid-e-Millat Hakeem ul Ummah Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi (Rehmatullahalaih)

(40) Shaikh al-Mashaikh Muhiyu Sunnah Hazrat Shah Abrarul Haq Sahib (Rehmatullahalaih)

(41) Siraj Ul Millat Hazrat Aqdas Moulana Shah Sayyad Bilal Hussain Sahab Thanvi (Damat Barakatuhum)

(42) Moulana Muhammad AYAZ INAMI Sahab (Goa)

Complete Shajrah (Chishtiya Sabriya)

This is the complete shajrah/hierarchy of masha’ikh (teachers) of Moulana Muhammad AYAZ INAMI Sahab (Goa India)