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 ‫بسم هللا الرمحن الرحيم‬
‫احلمد هلل رب العاملني‬
‫و الصالة و السالم على سيد املرسلني سيدنا حممد وعلى اله و صحبة امجعني‬
The Sunni Scholar Mufti Khalīl Khan Qadri Barkati Noori in his book
„Hamara Islam‟ translated in English as Glorious Islam ( it can be
downloaded at sufi.co.za our Soofie Masjid Pietetmaritzburg website
under books: http://www.sufi.co.za/book/islam-the-glorious-religion/ ).
We present a pic of the relevant page here:

Though, commonly claimed by Shia to be their Imāms, they all are

regarded Imams of Sufism, opposed to cursing The Rightly Guided
Caliphs ( May Allāh, Almighty, be pleased with them ) and our Mother
The Lady Ayesha [ raḍiya -llāhu ʿanhā ] , by many great Sufi masters, who
know through Knowledge of Certainty, that these blessed personalities are
the sources of divine inspiration (faiḍ) that reaches the Awliyā (saints) of
Allāh, Almighty.

The great Mujaddid, Imām-i Rabbānī, Shaykh Aḥmad Sirhindī Fārūqī

[quddisa-sirruhū] has written in his Maktūbāt that the path of sainthood
can only be traversed through the aid (Tawassul) of Sayyidinā Imām ʿAlī,
Sayyida Fāṭima, Imām Ḥasan, Imām Ḥusain and the rest of the twelve
Imams [ʿalaihim as-salām: for all ]. Even after their physical lifetimes,
anyone who got sainthood received it through them, even if they were
Quṭb or Abdāl. [saints of a very high ranking] (Volume 3, letter 123)
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22ndRajab is commemorated with Praises and Supplications to Allāh,
Almighty, ‎‫ﷻ‬, salutations upon Prophet Muhammad ‎‫ﷺ‬‎ and the eleven
members of The Prophetic Household [Ahl ul-Bayt] contributions in
preserving the spiritual dimension of the pure teachings through the pure
lineage.

A specially prepared treat is also offered to brethren in faith along with

denouncing the 'superficial' expounders of this Deen. . A centuries‟ old
tradition, regularly commemorated by the lovers of the martyrs of Karbala
and Sahaba and followers who gave their all in defense of the The
Prophet Muhammad ‫‟ﷺ‬s Purified Household [Ahl al-Bayt]. It is referred to
as a „Niaz‟ performed by Imām Jāfar as-Sādiq [ʿalaihim as-salām] on the
night he was divinely bestowed the Ghausiat-e-Kubra ( main focus of Allāh,
Almighty‟s all Seeing vision to distribute the bounties of Allah, Almighty )
to the creation.

In order to prepare it, since it has been traditionally done in Syed

households and Sufi Khanqahs. The people of the household or Khanqah
get up early in the morning of 22 Rajab , clean the house and purify
themselves by taking bath (Ghusl), put on fragrance (itr) and fragrance
their home and spread a clean [tahir] sheet in a clean room. One should
make sure all the utensils to be used in the preparation of niaz are clean
and purified (Paak). If possible use clay dishes. This reminds us of Mawlā
Alī [ʿalaihim as-salām] and his title Abū Turāb ( The Father of sand/clay)
and keeps the sunnah alive.

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Procedure For Preparing Niaz:
Prepare puri and kheer using the best ingredients within your means. This
is a Niaz performed by and for the progeny of the Beloved Holy Prophet
‎‫ﷺ‬‎ so the best is used. Some other dish can also be prepared for outside
distribution but NOT THE PURI AND KHEER. Place a portion of the
Niaz in pure pots and place the pots containing Niaz facing Qibla. After
praying Fajr prayers read the story of the miracle of Imām Jāfar as-Sādiq
[ʿalaihim as-salām ] , [or just explain whom Imām Jāfar is from this
booklet ) offer Fatiha , and make sincere supplication ( dua )].

One should take extra care in consuming this special niaz and it is better
not to allow anyone to take the special niaz [khās niaz] i.e. the kheer and
puri, out of the house as it is considered disrespectful. The other food
prepared, may be given out to take out. The niaz of kheer and puri must be
consumed within the blessed Khanqah or special household as it
symbolizes that the sweetness of COmm Imān is obtained from the house
of the Syeds and Sufi Lineages.

In this age of an international community permission is granted to

speciallovers and Murīd's, especially spiritually ordained successors [
Khulafa ] to do the Niaz in their far off areas. But if one lives near a Sufi
Centre [Khanqah], that performs the Niaz then go consume it in this
blessed place in the specially designated room. Wash your hands in that
room. Even the utensils are washed in that room and the water is used to
water the gardens in the spiritual Centre.

Imām Jāfar as-Sādiq [ʿalaihim as-salām ] is a great grandson of of Hazrath

Mawla Imām Alī [ʿalaihim as-salām ] from his father's side and a

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descendant of Hazrath Abū Bakr Siddique [ raḍiya -llāhu ʿanhū ] from his
mother's side The son of Imām Muhammad al-Bāqir [ʿalaihim as-salām ],
son of Imām Zain al-Abidīn [ʿalaihim as-salām ], son of Imām Husayn
[ʿalaihim as-salām ], son of Mawla Alī bin Abi Tālib [ʿalaihim as-salām ].

Imām Jāfar as-Sādiq [ʿalaihim as-salām ] is the great grandson of Hazrath

Abū Bakr Siddique [ raḍiya -llāhu ʿanhū ] through Hazrath Muhammad
ibn Abi Bakr [ raḍiya -llāhu ʿanhū ] on the side of his mother, Umm
Farwah bint al-Qāsim [ raḍiya -llāhu ʿanhā ]., whose great grandfather was
Hazrat Abū Bakr Siddique [ raḍiya -llāhu ʿanhū ].

He was the first of the Imams of Spirituality to be descended from both

Hazrat Abū Bakr Siddique [ raḍiya -llāhu ʿanhū ], the first ruler of the
Rashidun Caliphate, and Mawla Alī bin Abi Tālib [ʿalaihim as-salām ], the
first Imam of Spiritual Dispensation after the Last and Final Prophet
Muhammad ‎‫ﷺ‬‎ and the fourth ruler of the Rashidun Caliphate. He
received from the Prophet,‫ ﷺ‬two lines of inheritance the secret of the
Prophet Muhammad, ‫ ﷺ‬through Hazrat Mawla Imām Alī [ʿalaihim as-
salām ], and the secret of the Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬through Hazrat Abū
Bakr Siddique [ raḍiya -llāhu ʿanhū ] .

During the first fourteen years of his life, he lived alongside his
grandfather Imām Zayn al-Abidīn [ʿalaihim as-salām ], and witnessed his
grandfather‟s withdrawal from political life. He also noted the respect that
the famous jurists of Medina, the illumined, held toward Imām Zayn al-
Abidīn [ʿalaihim as-salām ] in spite of his few followers.

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On his mother's house, Imām Jāfar as-Sādiq [ʿalaihim as-salām ] also
interacted with his grandfather Hazrath Qāsim ibn Muhammad ibn Abū
Bakr [ raḍiya -llāhu ʿanhū ], who was respected by the people of Medina,
the illumined, as a famous traditionalist. During this period, Umayyad
power was at its climax, and the childhood of Imām al-Sādiq [ʿalaihim as-
salām] was coincided with the growing interest of the people of Medina,
the illumined, in prophetic science and interpretations of the Qurān.

The Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬said:

‫خالفة النبوة ثالثون سنة مث يؤيت هللا امللك من يشاء‬
"The Khilafah will be 30 years then there will be Kingdom"
(Abu Dawud and Hakim)
Imam Hasan ibn Ali [ʿalayhi s-salām], grandson of the Prophet
Muhammad ‎‫ﷺ‬‎ was born on 15th Ramadhan, 2 AH/624 CE in Madinah,

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The Illuminated, Hejaz region of the Arabian Peninsula. He was ushered,
as a martyr, into the realm of Divine Beauty in Madinah either on Safar
28th or 5 Rabi al-Awwal 50 AH. The Imām, is the most misrepresented of
the Imams of Ahl al-Bayt. Distorted history has not given the credit that
this august grandson deserves for the amount of sacrifices and acts of
bravery and wisdom that he performed.

Islam has 5 rightly guided caliphs . The fifth Rightly Guided Caliph is
Imam Hasan [ʿalayhi s-salām]. The Prophet Muhammad ‎‫ﷺ‬‎ said , „ Rightly
Guided Caliphate will last 30 years‟ . If we calculate till the Caliphate of
Mawla Ali [ʿalayhi s-salām] it adds up to 29 years and 6 months „
Imam Jalauddin Suyuti has also rightly included Imam Hasan ʿalayhi s-
salām in his book „ The Rightly Guided Caliphs‟

the Story or Kahāni is from a booklet "KHEER PUREE NIAZ " compiled
and translated BY MAULANA QARI MOHAMMED SHAFFEE
CHISTY.
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Hazrath Ghulam Muhammad Siddique popularly known as Soofie Sahib
[raḥimahu -llāhu], my great grandfather, and his sons, daughters-in-Law and
Shuyook of our Sufi Order followed this procedure as we do for centuries.

We are ordered to circulate the Kaaba anti-clockwise and we do. We run

between Safa and Marwa though water has been found centuries ago.
Men do Ramal in Tawaaf to show strength. These rituals keep
remembrance refreshed.

The way of the Sufi's may seem strange but they have immense benefits in
them.

THIS KHEER PURI NIAZ IS NOT TO BE MADE A PUBLIC

EVENT.
Imām Jāfar as-Sādiq [ʿalaihim as-salām] performed this niaz, at a grey stage
of Islamic History, when to NAME YOUR CHILD “ALI” WAS
FORBIDDEN by the ANTI-HASHMI [ Those bearing an age old enmity
towards Prophet Muhammad ‫‟ﷺ‬s Family ] UMMAYYADS. MAWLA ALI
[ʿalaihim as-salām] WAS CURSED IN THE UMMAYYAD
CONTROLLED MASAJIDS IN JUMU‟AH KHUTBAHS AS A STATE
ORDER. His descendants were imprisoned and tortured.

The Reality of the Kheer Puri served in clay pots (Kunde ki Niyaz ) and
for whom was this Niaz done?

ANSWER:
It was performed by Imām Jāfar as-Sādiq [ʿalaihim as-salām] Son of Imām
Muhammad al-Bāqir [ʿalaihim as-salām], Father of Imām Musa Kazim
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[ʿalaihim as-salām]. It was done for the twelve pure Imams of the
Household of Purity ( as is in the Verses of purity Sura 33: Verse 33
which rendered Imām Alī [ʿalaihim as-salām ] , The Lady Fatimah
[ʿalaihim as-salām] , Imām Hasan [ʿalaihim as-salām] and Imām Husayn
[ʿalaihim as-salām] protected from sin ( Mahfūz) due to the Supplication of
the Prophet Muhammad ‎‫ﷺ‬‎ , the sinless (Masūm) .

QUESTION:
If Imām Jāfar as-Sādiq [ʿalaihim as-salām] passed into the Divine Realm
on 15 Rajab then why is this Niaz done on 22 Rajab?

ANSWER:
In the year 122 Hijri on the 22 Rajab , Allāh, Almighty bestowed Imām
Jāfar as-Sādiq [ʿalaihim as-salām] the Station of The Great Spiritual Pivotal
Axis of the World. [ Maqām-e-Gausiyat-e-Kubra ] . So the Niāz is done as a
perpetual blessing and thankfulness for the 12 Imam‟s of Ahl al-Bayt. They
have been mentioned in Six Most Authentic Books OF Sunni Hadith
[Sihah Sittah].

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SO THE CRITICAL QUESTION:
Muawiya ibn Abu Sufyan, the King dies on
22 Rajab AH 60 / 26 April 680 (aged 77–78)

Has anybody celebrated his Urs or rejoiced his passing , since 60 AH to

122 AH , a period of 62 years we didn‟t have Kheer Puri Niaz or Amir
Muawiyah Urs?
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WHO SHOULD WE FOLLOW ? These LATTER DAY Scholars OR
THE GREAT AWLIYA WHO HAVE DONE THIS NIAZ SINCE 122
AH on 22 Rajab?

Many scholars says " Amir Muawiya died on this day, thats why its being
celebrated. Though it‟s not the reason for the celebration of 22 Rajab.
Imām Jāfar as-Sādiq [ʿalaihim as-salām ] the illuminator of hearts and
ocean of Knowledge with Wisdom offered thanks to Allāh, Almighty for
bestowing on him a great spiritual condition, the level of Ghausiat-e-Kubra
( The top most level After Mahbūbiat on the path of Sufism) on the night
of 22 Rajab the night at Maghrib Azaan on 21 Rajab eve. He had only a
clay pottery bowl ( Kunda) and a carpet (Chata'ee).

We Sufi Sunni's who follow the Fuqāra, believe what Imām Musa Kāzim
[ʿalaihim as-salām ] answered while someone asked about the Fatiha on 22
Rajab.

„In order to thank Almighty Allah for giving such high status and position
on the path of Marifat, Imām Jāfar as-Sādiq [ʿalaihim as-salām ] used to be
thankful (Shukrana) by doing the Niāz on 22 early morning after Fajr.

PROCEDURE
Read Sura Yasīn [Listen attentively to a good recitation]
3 times Durud Shareef
1 time Sura Fatiha
3 times Sura Ikhlas
1 time Sura Falak
1 time Sura Naas
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1time. Ayat al-Kursi
3 times Durud Shareef

Stand with respect. Place your right hand on your heart and at least send
Salām on the Beloved Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬‎ and his family.

‎‫ يا رسول سالم عليك‬.. ‫يا نيب سالم عليك‬

‎‫ صلوات هللا عليك‬.. ‫يا حبيب سالم عليك‬

َّٰ
ٍََُّ‫علَ َّٰى آ ِل مَحُم‬
َ ‫علَ َّٰى مَحُمٍََُّ َو‬ َ ‫ٱللَّ ُه َّم‬
َ ‫ص ِ ّل‬

Ya Nabi salām alaika

Ya Rasūl salām alayka
Ya Habīb salam alayka
Salawātul lah alayka
Allah huma sale Ala Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬‎ wa ala ahle Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬‎

O Beloved Prophet, salutations of peace upon you

O Beloved Mesenger, salutations of peace upon you
O Beloved of God, Almighty salutations of peace upon you
Profound salutations of peace upon you
O Allah, Almighty, Send salutations upon Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬‎ and the Family
of Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬‎

Then read this Durūd from the heart or any durūd you know.

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‎ ‫اللهم صل على املصطفى حممد و علي املرتضى و البتول فاطمة و السبطني احلسن و احلسني و صل على زين العابدين و‬
‫الباقر و جعفر الصادق و الكاظم و علي الرضا و حممد التقي و النقي و على حسن العسكري و صل على إمام احلجة‬
‫صاحب الزمان حممد املهدي املنتظر‬
Allahumma Salli Ala Muhammadinil Mustafa Wa Ali Al-Murtaza wal
Batool Tayyiba Was Sibtaynil Hasani Wal Hussain Wa Sali 'Ala Zain Al-
'Abideen Wal Baqir Wa Jafar Al-Sadiq, Wal Kazim Wa Ali Al-Reza Wa
Muhammad Al-Taqi Wan Naqi Wa 'Ala Hasan Al-Askari Wa Salli 'Ala
Imam Al Hujjah Sahib Uz-Zaman Muhammad Al-Mahdi Al-Muntazar

O Allah, Almighty send profound peace and blessings upon your chosen
one, Muhammad ‎‫ﷺ‬‎ and upon Ali , the selected one, and the pure Fatima,
and the ones whose names came from the heavenly realm, Hasan and
Husayn , and bless Zayn al-Abideen , and Baqir, and Jafar Sādiq, and
Kazim, and Ali Rida, and Muhammad Taqi and Naqi, and Ali Hasan
Askari , and the Imam of proof, he awaited one Muhammad al-Mahdi
(Peace on them All) .

You don‟t have to be a singer or great reciter to do this.

Say it from the heart.

The Salām and Durūd can be said in English also. As long as the meaning
penetrates the heart and brings tears to your eyes.

I, the insignificant, grant give you permission to do it in your homes.

Then sit down with respect. As you sit in salāh / Namaaz and make your
special dua from your heart. Before consuming the niaz . We suggest this
dua be included

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Khwaja Syed Muin ad-Dīn Chishti [ raḥimahu -llāhu ] a.k.a. Gharīb Nawāz
(The great Sufi Saint who converted Millions of people into Islam in
South Asia)

Khwaja Saheb [ raḥimahu -llāhu ] has sought the intercession of the Twelve
Imāms in the following supplication-poem)
Poem:

(The English translation of the of the poem‟s verses has been included
here)
1. O Lord! I beseech upon you seeking the intercession of Ḥaẓrath
Muḥammad ‫صلى هللا عليه وسلم‬who is the interceder of sinful people and the
fountainhead of bestowal
2. O Lord! With the intercession of the Shah of Najaf(Imām Alī ) ‫عليه السالم‬
in whose praise were revealed the Surahs: Mulk, Ya-Seen and Insān
3. O Lord! With the intercession of the mourning and weeping of
ِٰ‫س َالم ه‬O Lord! with the intercession of Fāṭimah‟s
Ḥaẓrath Fāṭimah, ‫ٱَّلل َعلَْي َها‬ ُ َ
cries; she who is the Leader of all women
4. O Lord! With the intercession of Imām Ḥasan‟s ‎‫عليه السالم‬heart‟s
hundred pieces; he who is the King of all horizons
5. O Lord! With the intercession of Imām Ḥusain‟s ‎‫عليه السالم‬thirst and the
intercession of the blood of all the martyrs of Karbala
6. O Lord! With the intercession of Ḥaẓrat Imām Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ‎‫عليه السالم‬
)and Imām Muḥammad Bāqir ‎, ‫عليه السالم‬and the intercession of Imām
Jāfar Sādiq , ‫عليه السالم‬Imām Mūsā Kāẓim ‎‫عليه السالم‬and ʿAli Riḍā ‎‫عليه السالم‬

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7. O Lord! With the intercession of Ḥaẓrat Imām Muḥammad Taqi ‎‫عليه‬
‫السالم‬and Imām ʿAli Naqi; ‎) ‫عليه السالم‬and the intercession of the leader of all
leaders Imām Ḥasan ʿAskari ‎‫عليه السالم‬
8. O Lord! With the intercession of that truthful guide Imām Mahdi ‎‫عليه‬
‫السالم‬whose persona is akin to that of Ḥaẓrat Muḥammad Muṣṭafā ‫صلى هللا عليه‬
,‫وسلم‬the leader of all and one who has been accepted
9. O Lord! With the intercession of all your Prophets; and the
intercession of the souls of all your patrons
10. O Lord! With the intercession of pure love from an All-Sufficient
loved one; O Lord with the intercession of the wailing of helpless lovers
11. O Lord! Muʿīn is hopeful of your grace and blessing; spare me on the
day of judgement for the sake of the Leader of Martyrs.

Wash your hands in the same room with a container of water, into a dish.
The water of the dish should then be poured into a your garden or a
potted plant.

THIS IS NOT TO BE MADE A PUBLIC EVENT. Imam Muhammad al-

Baqir ‫ع‬DID THIS AT A TIME WHEN TO NAME YOUR CHILD ALI
WAS FORBIDDEN BY THE UMMAYYADS. MAWLA ALI WAS
CURSED IN THE MUAWIAN UMMAYYAD CONTROLLED
MASJIDS IN JUMUAH KHUTBAHS AS A STATE ORDER. HIS
DESCENDANTS WHERE IMPRISONED. So we preserve this practice
to save our children from the Umayyads of today
Irshād Soofie
13 Rajab 1443
15 February 2022
Allah ‎‫ﷻ‬‎ and His Messenger ‎‫ﷺ‬‎ know best.
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