Blessed Birth

Your kunyah was Abu Tariq. You were born in 1920 CE (1338 AH) in Baghdera Sharif, Tehsil and District Haripur, Hazara. Your noble father was Ghous-ul-Ummat, Baqi Billah, Khawaja Khawajgan Hazrat Khawaja Muhammad Abdul Rahim Baghdervi Naqshbandi (may Allah have mercy on him).

Childhood

You were a born friend of Allah (mādar-zād wali). From the moment of your blessed birth, divine lights and spiritual manifestations began to appear. Hazoor A’la Sarkar of Baghdera Sharif (may Allah have mercy on him) expressed immense joy and delight at your birth. Witnessing this happiness, people understood that the true heir to adorn the Khanqah Rahimiyah Mujaddidiyah had arrived.

Your aqiqah was performed according to the Sunnah, and the very first word upon your blessed tongue was “Allah.” From early childhood, you remained engaged in the remembrance of Allah, avoiding the play, idle talk, and amusements common to other children. You always spoke the truth and disliked falsehood. Hazoor A’la Sarkar personally supervised your upbringing with special attention.

Education, Spiritual Training, and Bay’ah

You began your early education under your father in Baghdera Sharif, then continued at nearby madrasahs. You completed your studies in the outward Islamic sciences at several well-known madrasahs in India. Upon completing these, you turned toward the inner sciences (‘uloom-e-batiniyah) with a yearning for divine gnosis and a deep attraction toward the Prophetic connection (nisbat-e-Rasoolī).

In search of a perfect spiritual guide, your gaze fell upon Ghous-ul-Ummat, Baqi Billah, Sultan-ul-Awliya, Khawaja Khawajgan Hazrat Qazi Muhammad Abdul Rahim Baghdervi Naqshbandi—who was both your spiritual master and your blessed father.

You yourself narrate your bay’ah:

“On the night of 15th Sha’ban, my noble Murshid, Hazoor A’la Sarkar Baghdera Sharif (may Allah have mercy on him), summoned me and instructed me to make ablution. Then he ordered me to perform two rak‘ahs of nafl prayer. After the prayer, he accepted me into the spiritual order. During the bay’ah itself, I felt as though my Murshid had presented me in the court of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.”

Hazoor A’la then said:

“There are two kinds of birth: the first is physical birth, which connects father and son; the second is spiritual birth, which connects Murshid and disciple. Congratulations—you have received both from this faqeer.”

He further explained that just as physical birth grants a person all bodily faculties which manifest in due time, so too, spiritual birth bestows all inner perfections and spiritual trusts, which appear at their destined times.

Adab and Reverence for the Shaykh

You never addressed your father simply as “father,” but always with honorifics such as Hazoor, Qibla-e-‘Alam, or Data. This was because you gave priority to the spiritual relationship over the physical one, having pledged bay’ah to him as your guide. Your adab was such that even seasoned seekers were left in awe.

Service in Dawah and Spiritual Guidance

For forty years, you fulfilled the responsibilities of succession on the seat of your father, guiding thousands to repentance, spiritual satisfaction, and closeness to Allah. Your dawah work extended not only across Pakistan but to other countries as well. Many scholars and Sufis sought your company and blessings.

Your gatherings were so spiritually rich that seekers would experience visions of the blessed presence of the Prophet ﷺ while awake. You often said:

“Our nisbat is the nisbat of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.”

You disliked even the neglect of non-emphasized Sunnahs by your disciples. You would say:

“If a faqeer possesses two things, he is successful—one is the sword (Tariqat) and the other is the shield (Shariat).”

Under your guidance, disciples would attain in the beginning what in other orders required years of struggle.

Passing from This World

During the 40th Urs of your father, you repeatedly said:

“It seems the forty days have completed; the rule is about to change.”

On Thursday night, 1st Rabi‘ al-Thani 1407 AH, you inquired about the date and remained silent. The next morning, before your departure, you supplicated:

“O Allah! Through the wasilah of my Murshid Hazoor Sarkar Baghdera Sharif and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, have mercy upon the entire Ummah.”

Shortly before passing, you reassured those around you: “No pain, no pain, no pain.” Then, lifting your head toward the sky, you pronounced the name Allah and breathed your last, departing this world with a radiant face.