Noor-ul-Huda Qalan in English

PAGE NO. 277

FOREWORD

In the Name of Allah Almighty � The Creator, The Sustainer and winning Whose pleasure is the prime and ultimate Aim of every Divine Lover. Hundreds and thousands many Daroods on the Mahboob e Khuda, Hazoor e Akram Hazrat Muhammad PBUH who is the Most Perfect among all the Perfects and in every perfection, his progeny, his wives, his Companions, his children and his family.

Countless Salams on the Holy Apostles, the Holy Messengers, the Archangels and Hazrat Ali Karam Allaha Wajhu who is the spiritual father of all Sufi Orders and father of the Princes of the Heaven: Hazrat Imam Hassan AS and Hazrat Imam Husein AS. Salam to Khatoon e Jannat Hazrat Bibi Fatima tu Zahra AS who was the first ever lady Muslim to reach the climax of Fukr � the most exalted institution of Sufism.

History is witness of that whenever, from, the progeny of Hazoor PBUH and the race of Hazrat Ali AS, the Hassani and Huseini blood unites, there emerges a great personality in Islam. The greatest examples include, first of all, Janab Hazrat Pir Dastgeer Ghaus ul Azam Sheikh Shah Abdul Qadir Jelaani Rh who is, no doubt, the Murshid of Murshids and who, according to Hazrat Farkir Noor Muhammad, is said to have advised the Sultan ul Hind Janab Hazrat Moen ud Din Chisti Rh to move to the Subcontinent and among whose spiritual descendants came Janab Hazrat Sayyed Irshad Husein Shah of Goralri Sharif who granted the first and foremost key to Sufi Pathway to the abject translator of this esteemed Book. The other examples include: Janab Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh Sayyed Ali Hajveri Rh of Lahore whose tomb is a gathering place of all common and proper and treasure house of spiritualism; and Janab Hazrat Pir Mehar Ali Shah Rh whose fame and services to Islam and Sufism need no explanation.

The race of Hazrat Ali Karam Allah Wajhu e.g. The Hashimis and The A�wan descendants, is full of grand personalities and the most predominant of all is the Murshid e Kamil Akmal Mukammil and Jamey Janab Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahu Rh who is among the short list of those seven great Fakirs who claimed the highest level in 'Fukr'. His books serve as his presence among us and are eternal source of inspiration and guidance. I cannot encompass the greatness of my spiritual father (may he also honor me by accepting me as his spiritual servant farzand) as my wings burn where scope of his heights begins!

The Noor ul Huda Klan is not just a book: it is a treasure and many troves get revealed from its each sentence - it talks, it kills, it enlivens, it shines, it shakes, it makes, it demolishes, it revives, it nurtures, it nourishes, it helps, it guides and it almost does everything! Having read it, you will not find a best companion in Spiritualism and Tassawuf other than this book Inshallah!

Many thanks to Janab Dr. K.B. Naseem Sahib whose Urdu translations of the Books of Janab Hazrat Sultan Bahu Rh enable us to access the treasures of Divine Light and guidance. May Allah bless him with His bounties, rewards and honors both here and in the Hereafter. Ameen! I acknowledge that this translation is based on the Urdu Translation of The Noor Ul Huda Kalan by Janab Dr. K. B. Naseem.

The internet is a very broad and vast �net� like an ocean. People surf it and get �caught in it� as per their respective intentions. In the Holy Ramzan of 2008 I incidentally visited www.hazratsultanbahu.com while surfing in search of a wall paper of Ism e Allah Zaat inscribed on heart, clicked the link �books� and found the treasure which changed my thinking and waked my hibernating spirit.

The first book I read was �The Noor ul Huda Klan� which I read in days and then in 2/3 months read all the books kept there. For a year I repeatedly read the said book,�The Aqal Baydar� and other books and on 7th of Aug. 2009 a desire to contribute to the said website arose in my heart to show my gesture of gratitude and devotion to Hazrat Sultan Bahu Rh. Thanks to Mr. Abu Ali who is the webmaster who advised me to first translate this book as many readers from all over the world wanted to read this book but could no understand Farsi or Urdu and if, once, its translation is done, this book can be further translated to any other foreign language as well. Later Mr. Muhammad Faqooq Anjum's encouragement and my passion helped me to undertake this project of the FIRST EVER TRANSLATION OF THE NOOR UL HUDA KLAN IN ENGLISH and I still surmise what other force let me a hand in completing this project!

I never claim to be a master in English Language nor very well versed in Sufism but Allah Almighty granted me with Taufiq for this act of servitude. I have done whatever I could and undertake to do more as an effort to please Janab Hazrat Sultan Bahu Rh and for benefit of the seekers of spiritualism and guidance who cannot understand Farsi and Urdu. The worthy readers are requested to read the book completely with patience for better understanding and pray for me, my family, my parents, my benefactors, my friends and my seniors.

For any error, omission or overlooking I seek Allah�s forgiveness and look forward to the graciousness of Hazrat Sultan Bahu Rh to accept and honor my gesture of servitude to him and May Allah keep the 'Pak' and 'Pakistan' safe from all calamities. Ameen!

Regards,
Khadim e Dargah e Sultani,
Zaheer Abbass Gondal,
s/o Muhammad Latif Gondal,
Gujrat - Pakistan.
13-Oct-2009