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About Sufi Barkat Ali

Title: Tajdar e Dar-ul-Ehsan 
Name: Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat Ali
Father: Hazrat Mian Nigahi Bakhsh
Mother: Hazrat Jannat Bibi
Born: Thursday, 27 April 1911
Died: Sunday, 26 Jan 1997
Lived: 85 years 9 months
Buried: Darbar-e-Aaliya, Dar-ul-Ehsan Faisalabad

Preaching of Islam in subcontinent owes to the Sufis and darweshs, who with their simple but brilliant personalities and pious characters attracted people towards Islam. These simple and Allah fearing people were center of attraction in every era. People from every religion/sect gathered around them for guidance and solutions of their problems. When mystical history of Islam and specially Pakistan is viewed, the name of Hazrat Muhammad Barkat Ali Ludhyanvi shines bright in the list. He was a man of distinction, well wisher of humanity, a gem of wilayat, kind hearted and high minded. He ornamented the history of Islam with his revolutionary reforms. He was the elite instigator of human welfare and also a standard of human dignity. He was the bright tower who guides passengers to their destinations in pitch-dark nights. He was a role model for the true followers of Shariat e Muhammadi (SAWS). Sufi Barkat Ali Devoted his life to 3 Principles: Zikr-e-Elahi, Service of the Creatures of Allah & Preaching Islam. 

Early Life

Mian Nigahi Bakhsh was a noble and true religious man. He was an employee in British Army. His wife Jannat Bibi was complete picture of a real Islamic ideal woman. Simplicity and following the orders of Allah Almighty was motto of their life. Once at Rawalpindi Mian Nigahi Bakhsh met with a saint who told him “Allah will bless you with a great son”. The prediction of that saint came true on 27th April 1911 when they were given the greatest honor by Allah. They were blessed with a lovely Son. Child was named Muhammad Barkat Ali. He got the education of Quran at his village. For worldly education first he went to Halwara and then Rai Kot. He was a Wali by birth and naturally inclined much towards Allah than worldly education. Sometimes he attended the shrines of darweshs in surrounding areas rather than attending school. It was talk of the town before partition that Muhammad Barkat Ali will be a famous Wali one day and his blessings will start from the northern parts of Sandal Bar and spread in the whole world. His father wished him to be highly educated and become a high officer at British Army.

Service in Army & Married Life

He joined Royal British Army on 9th April 1930 at the age of 19 as per wishes of his respected father as gazetteer officer. He achieved army special certificate of education from Dera Doon Academy and selected as Voy cadet of Indian Military Academy. He was an efficient officer, very active and punctual by every aspect. He spent most of his service time at Roorki. From Roorki he used to go to the KHANQAH-E-SABIR at Kalyar regularly. As a young army officer in Royal Indian Engineers (Roorki Cantt) he served for thirteen years only and was boarded out honorably in 1945 for his hermetic practices that he had sensed and perceived irretrievably form Makhdum “Ala-ud-Din “Ali Ahmad As-Sabir” by his regular attendance at his khanqah in Kalyar on the bank of a canal, some six miles North-East of Roorki. During service General W.L.D. VEITCH was so impressed by his character that he not only respected him a lot but also did not eat anything in day times during the holy month or Ramadan as a token of respect and solidarity with him. He was the only Indian officer about whom GHQ called a report after every three months that what such an intelligent and able officer has done and he was awarded every year for best work.

He was married to respected Barkat Bibi at the age of 16 in August 1927, Shortly before his Enlisting. She accompanied 51 long years of life with Hazrat Baba Gee and died on 9th January 1978. She was buried at Salar Wala (Faisalabad). Baba Gee gave her the title of “Makhdooma Dar-ul-Ehsan”. Baba Gee had 5 daughters and one son (Hazrat Mian Muhammad Anwar). He died at the early age of 45 on 26th April 1981. Three daughters of Hazrat Baba Gee are also alive by the grace of Allah and are happy with their sons and daughters. Hazrat Mian Muhammad Anwar has four sons. May Allah bless the entire family of Baba Gee with maximum blessings.

Baiyat Step & Darul Ihsan:

Continuous visits of KHANQAH-E-SABIR at Kalyar and a burning desire to be dearest to Allah showed its results at last. He was duly rewarded and spiritually blessed there. And as per orders he took the Ba’iyat (allegiance) at the hands of a living Sheikh Syed Amir-ul-Hassan Ambalvi whom Baba Gee often referred as Shah Wilayat (Sultan of Mysticism). Baba Gee enhanced his mystical knowledge further under his kind guidance. Commanded by his Sheikh Baba Gee became MUHAJIR ILL ALLAH (an emigrant to Allah) and migrated to Pakistan in 1947. After initial wanderings for a year or so he finally settled at Salar Wala in district Faisalabad.

After migration Baba Gee settled in his own fields near Salar Wala railway station. He got this land as a claim of his fathers land in India. After settling here he started his work of Dawat e Tableegh (preaching of Islam). He did not like to meet many persons in the start and focused on Zikr, Tableegh and writing. His writings were published in five volumes later on with name “Makshoofat Manazil e Ehsan”. He built a beautiful mosque, a darsgah, Quran Kareem Mahal, Memorial monumental minaret of “Ashab e Badr”, a charity hospital and two small mosques. All this was devoted to Muslims and this place was named “Dar-ul-Ehsan”.

He continued this sacred mission till his death and accomplished these tasks with great success. Dar-ul-Ehsan is the example of his mission. It means house of blessings. Quran Mahal shows Baba Gee’s love with the Holy Book and Almighty Allah. This is for preserving samples of old and new published Qurans. Old Qurans are placed here after beautiful book bindings. Also there is worth seeing collection of Qurans here from all over the world in different calligraphy styles. Free charity hospital organizes a free eye camp after every six months. Operations are carried out and lenses are provided free of cost. The patients are not only provided with shelter but also free food.

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