Sheikh Ali Hisam-ad-Din Naqshbandi
Muhammad Ali Hisâm-ad-Dîn Naqshbandi | |
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 Hazret-i Shâh Ali Hisâmaddîn | |
| Born | 1861 Tawella |
| Died | 1939 Bahakon |
| Venerated in | Islam |
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Shah Muhammad Ali Hisâm-ad-Dîn Naqshbandî (
Biography
Muhammad Ali Hisâm-ad-Dîn was raised into a home with an environment of `ilm, piety and `ibāda. He studied the various Islamic Sciences in Arabic and Persian language. His grandfather Uthman Sirâj-ud-Dîn testified when he was young that a very great power would appear in him.
In 1867, he lost his grandfather when was 6 years old. After losing his father
Shah Hisâm-ad-Dîn was the one having the largest successors among the Naqshbandî Sheikhs in Iraq. Tawella Madrasah, he was the Sheikh of it, placed in Tawella township of Halabja today and it had been one of the most effective Naqshbandî centers in Iraq. With Tawella Madrasah and new lodges opening depending on it, the spread of Naqshbandî was provided on the both borders of Iraq-Iran and some region of Anatolia and Middle East.
Afterwards, he moved to Bahakon village and established a new lodge, settled there for a while and continued teaching. Shah Ali Hisâm-ad-Dîn has approximately 24.000 caliphs all around the world. His influence transcends national borders as well as ethnic divisions: Iranians, Turkish, Arabs, British, Egyptian, central Muslims, middle east, other nations. He was also the caliphate of those 9 tariqahs; Naqshbandiyyah, Qadiriyyah, Rifa'iyya, Suhrawardiyya, Kubrawiyya, Badawiyyah, Shadhili, Chishtiya[2]
(The family of
Tawella
Tawella is located about 100 km to the east of
Lodges
- Bahakon Lodge (He established this lodge in Bahakon village, meanwhile he was also staying at Tawella lodge)
- Tebekel Lodge (This lodge is near to Zalam River in Tebekel village)
- Gulp Lodge (This lodge had established by his father Muhammed Bahâ-ad-Dîn. After his death, Shah Ali Hisâm-ad-Dîn has expanded it)[4]
Character
He was well known as a person with great character, acted in a manner, honorable, courageous, compassionate and ethical. He supported and promoted moral excellence, has planted hundreds of trees, cultivated gardens and banned cutting of trees across the country.
"For the former I conceived great respect, for his moral authority was invariably exercised actively in the interests of law and order." - Cecil J. Edmonds, 1921[5]
Death
Shah Muhammad Ali Hisâm-ad-Dîn died in 1939 and was buried in Bahakon village.
References
- ^ Evliyalar Ansiklopedisi-IX (TDV İslam Ansiklopedisi, s.97)
- ^ Gönül Sultanları ve Hak Sohbetleri, 1996, s.163
- ^ Muhsin Müftî, Gevher-i Hakîkat, 119-120
- ^ Müderris, ‘Ulemâuna, s. 260
- ^ Cecil J. Edmonds, Kurds, Turks and Arabs: Politics, Travel and Research in North-Eastern Iraq, 1919-1925,London, Oxford University Press, 1957 (p. 211)