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A

HOLY BRIEF LIFE HISTORY

OF

SHAH JAHANGIR, SHAMSUL AREFEEN

HAZRAT MOLANA SYED MAKHSUS-UR-

REHMAN JAHANGIRI ALIAS TOAHA MIAN

(QSA)

COMPILED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE

EXPOSITION

OF

SHAH JAHANGIR HAZRAT TAJUL AREFEEN (QSA)

SAJJADANASHIN SAHIB QIBLA-E-ALAM

SILSILA-E-ALIA JAHANGIRIA,

MIRZAKHIL DARBAR SHARIF

SATKANIA, CHITTAGONG,

BANGLADESH.


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DEDICATION

TO

THE HOLIEST

MOST LUMINOUS AND SACRED

SOUL

OF

"THE MOST REVEREND MOTHER OF SHAH

JAHANGIR HAZRAT SHAMSUL AREFEEN (QSA)"

THIS DEVOUTFUL TRIBUTE IS DEDICATED

MOST HUMBLE, OBEDIENT AND FAITHFUL

SLAVE OF THE HOLY SHRINE

THE AUTHOR

24th

Jamadi-us-Sani 1420 A.H.

4th

October, 1999 Monday


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FOREWARD

* O MIGHTY ALLAH!All praise is due to Thee. There is none

worthy of worship except Thee. The

magnificent state in which Thou wast, Thou still

remainst and wouldst remain so forever.

* O BENEFICENT ALLAH!

Thine choicest blessings be upon Thy holy Prophet

Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (SM), His Ahl-e-bait

(members of family), His companions and Hisfollowers.

The sole purpose of compiling this book describing

the holy life and teaching of Shah Jahangir (III)Hazrat Shamsul Arefeen (QSA) is to enlighten the

people with the greatest illumination brought about

in the spiritual world by this greatest saint. This

humble creature wishes and prays that after going

through this holy book with due solemnity and


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devotion, people might derive spiritual as well as

material blessings and thus enrich their lot both in

this world and hereafter. If such a study infuses, as

it must, a sense of reverence and obeisance

towards Hazrat Shah Jahangir Shamsul Arefeen

(QSA) and all that he thought and practised the

purpose of this small booklet would, to a great

extent, will have been achieved.

Hazrat Bashir Hani, a great saint has said "There is

a group of departed souls, whose remembrance

enlivens the hearts. Against these reverend souls,

there is another group of living person at whom a

mere glance deadens the hearts and kills the sprits.

A bad company is like a poisonous snake whose

very breath causes death". In the present age which

is so full of confusion and turmoil, the study of

books containing lives and teaching of saints and

great religious leaders are the noblest companions

to the troubled and forlorn souls. Other sources for

the survival and enlightenment of spiritual and

mental faculties are to pay visits to accomplished

Peer Murshid (Spiritual guide) whose even a

momentary company is said to be effective and


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more valuable than any other form of worship

performed consistently for years at length.

Great care has been taken to assimilate and

corroborate the events and biographical details

from authentic sources. Very often the visitors to

the Holy Shrine of Hazrat Shah Jahangir

(III) expressed desire to have reliable record of the

Greatest saint's life and teaching.

Keeping in view the genuine desires of Shah

Jahangir's admirers and followers, this humble

creature, by the grace of Allah almighty, hasrecently completed comprehensive and equally

authenticated biography of Hazrat Shamsul Arefeen

(QSA) entitled "Alasalul Musaffa" in Arabic

and "Hazrat Shamsul Arefeen Er Pabitra Jibon

Charith" (in Bangla). Now this small book has beencompiled with the idea of making it available to the

public at large, especially those who are very much

preoccupied with their normal pursuits and have

comparatively less time at their disposal to study

detailed and voluminous works.


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The writer very humbly prays to Allah that his

efforts in the name of Hazrat Shamsul Arefeen

(QSA) be rewarded in that the readers achieve the

essence of truth and act upon it. That is the

acquisition of truth in a broad sense, is the

quintessence of Shah Jahangir's (QSA) teaching

and it was the truth for which the greatest Saint

strove unceasingly with the determination and

steadfastness, unique in character, unsurpassed in

magnitude and beyond the reach of common

people.


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accompanied them. They first stayed for few years

in Anwara of Chittagong and then finally settled in

Mirzakhil of Satkania. Hazrat Shamsul Arefeen

(QSA) was the dearest successor to these respected

Fate mites and thus belonged to the Holy

"Sayed" family of holy Prophet (SM).

His reverend father Shah Jahangir Hazrat Fakhrul

Arefeen (QSA) who has written more than 150

books focusing different aspects of Islam during

His Holy life time (1276 A. H.-1339 A. H.) and His

grandfather Shah Jahangir Hazrat Shekhul Arefeen

(QSA) who has written more than 100 books indifferent branches of Theology during his life time

(1229 A.H.-1302 A.H.) were highly renowned

Saints and most celebrated spiritual leaders without

any parallel in South East Asia.

HOLY BIRTH:

Hazrat Shamsul Arefeen Moulana Syed Shah

Mohammad Maksus-ur-Rahman Alias Toaha Miah

Sahib Qibla-e-Alam, the most reverend monarch of


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the accomplished saints and the shining crown of

the exalted preceptors blessed this earth with His

holy advent on Monday, 1916 A. D. at the famous

and sacred village of Mirzakhil in Chittagong. He

(QSA) was the only affectionate child by his

reverend mother. Becoming only issue of his

reverend mother, offers significant indication of

divine resemblance to Holy Prophet (SM). Hazrat

Rasul-e-Karim (SM) also had no sister by His (SM)

respected mother. He (QSA) came into existence in

the sacred womb of His reverend mother on the

night of Holy Shab-e-Qadar, Monday, Ramadan 27,

1333 Hijri. The following morning Hazrat FakrulArefeen, his reverend father and Pir-O-Murshid

(Spiritual Guide) conveyed this sacred glorious

message to the then present followers and devotees.

He also indicated to them "This son will be a rare

born saint of the world".

HOLY INFANCY:

He (QSA) was the fourth dearest son of Hazrat

Fakhrul Arefeen (KSA). Hazrat Fakhrul Arefeen

(QSA) indoctrinated Him (QSA) in the cradle while


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he was only one and half year old and infused in

Him divine power and illumination. He could not

avail the holy affection of His reverend father for

long. When He was five and half years old Hazrat

Fakhrul Arefeen (QSA) left for eternity.

HOLY EDUCATION:

Hazrat Shamsul Arefeen (QSA) had His elementary

education at home under the direct supervision of

His reverend father. After completion of the Holy

Quran and other elementary books of religion, He

(QSA) at the age of 15 left for Calcutta for higher

education. There He got himself admitted inMadrasha-e-Alia, the most noted Madrasa of the

age. He studied hard and obtained distinction on

studies there. He (QSA) once himself said, "During

studies I had developed such spirit that I became

determined to be an eminent scholar like my

respected father and reverend grandfather." But He

(QSA) was not allowed to pursue studies for long.

He (QSA) received divine call to adorn the vacant

throne of the holy "Silsila-e-Aliya Jahangiria".While He was in His mother's womb, His (QSA)

reverend father once predicted "This son will be


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divinely bestowed with celestial knowledge anderudition".

Ascension to the Holy Throne of TheSilsila-E-Alia Jahangiria:

Hazrat Fakhrul Arefeen (QSA)once declared to

His followers and devotees. " One among my sons

whom Allah the Almighty would choose andselect as Sajjada Nashin will, at the age of

twenty, manifest in Him the qualities, virtues,

manners, dispositions exactly similar to that of

mine as well as my reverend father and Pir-O-

Murshid. People will spontaneously speak out,'This son accuratelu and exactly steides along

the foot print of His reverend father and

respected grandfather'. And he will become my

Sajjada Nashin, His spiritual learning will be

divinely accomplished by Almighty Allah"

1. This holy prediction was widely known to all

His family members, relatives, Caliphs, followers

and devotees. To one's amazement, subsequent

happenings indicate unique materialization of the
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holy prediction. People used to flock to Darbar

Sharif and were more and more impressed to see

the heavenly personality of Hazrat Shamsul

Arefeen (QSA) who had just crossed 20. In Him

there was a manifestation of divine virtues and

qualities. In virtuousness, righteousness and in all

other dimensions of His Holy Character, even in

physique and appearances, He (QSA) looked to

have become a live version of His reverend father

Hazrat Fakhrul Arefeen (QSA). As a result, all the

followers, relatives and accomplished Caliphs who

were aware of the holy predictions could sense that

Hazrat Shamsul Arefeen (QSA) had then becomeadorned with all necessary prerequisites to ascend

to the Holy throne of Sajjada Nashin.

At last the glorious day of coronation came after

passage of long 19 years from the date of holy

demise of his reverend father and Pir-O-Murshid.

Hazrat Shamsul Arefeen (QSA) ascended to the

Holy throne of Sajjada Nashin and succeeded tghe

highest office of the Holy Silsila-E-Jahangirion

Monday, the 19th Zilhaj, 1358 A. H. corresponding

to 1940 A. D. at the age of 24 during the Urs Sharif


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of his venerable Pir-O-Murshid. Mankind and all

celestial bodies in chorus sang out "Marhaba-Ea-

Sayedana Shamsul Arefeen (QSA) Hazrat Fakhrul

Arefeen (QSA) once said, " Spiritual teaching was

mysteriously given to me by my reverend Pir-O-

Murshid after His Holy demise. I will also offer

such teaching to one after I leave for eternity." In

the Hashia (explanation book) of Mashnabie Sharif

(vol - 2, Page-180) it is said that "There are four

Awthad (the leader of the saints) at the four

different corners of the world (west, east, north,

south) through whom these four corners will be

eternally directed and guided". In the west there isHazrat Sheikh Abdul Alim (R. A.), Hazrat Sheikh

Syed Abdul Hai (R. A.) in the east, Hazrat Sheikh

Abdul Murid (R. A.) in the north and Hazrat Sheikh

Syed Abdul Qader Jilani (R. A.) in the south.

Among them who is dominating the east is

regarded as Hazrat Fakhrul Arefeen (QSA), the

second Shah Jahangir and the reverend father and

Pir-O-Murshid of Hazrat Shamsul Arefeen (QSA).

With regard to Hazrat Shamsul Arefeen's nobility

and magnificence, Hazrat Fakhrul Arefeen (QSA)


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also remarked, He will succeed me as Sajjada

Nashin after my eternal departure will attain even

greater spiritual power and progress than me"

2. This Holy remark by such as exalted

Pir-O-Murshid assumes the transcendental glory

and tremendous exaltation of Shah Jahangir Hazrat

Shamsul Arefeen (QSA), the greatest saint of the

world.

SPIRITUAL ATTAINMENTS:

Hazrat Shamsul Arefeen (QSA) was the most

exalted and greatest saint of His age. He all alongled a very strenuous life. He had voluntarily

undergone superhuman sacrifices and sufferings to

attain appeasement of Almighty Allah. In prayers

and worships His spiritual exercise reached the

peak of austerity. There was in Him clearmanifestation of divine virtues and qualities. He, in

fact held the most esteemed position in the domain

of spiritualism. He followed His reverend father's

Tariqa of Qadri Chistya and Abul-Ulayee and

Silsila-E-Jahangiria. He was the Gaus-E-Zaman


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nature used to captivate the minds of innumerable

followers, devotees and visitors. He was never

found rude or harsh on any issue or occasion. He

had always a charming, pleasing and smiling face

and His voice was always very soft and mild.

Amazingly, His holy person, unlike most of other

spiritualists, was keenly interested in modern

scientific development and used to encourage the

individuals in such education. He was very

generous. Many shelterless men got life-time

refuge in His holy "Khankah". His charity and

welfare activities towards development of the

individual and the society will remain evermemorable to the people. Respect to the senior,

affection to the junior, love to all and annoyance to

none were a quotable aspect of His holy character.

As a result, anybody who happened to come to His

momentary contact had become His great admirer.Vast masses had infinite esteem, reverence and

love for Him.


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MIRACLES:

He was gifted with vast spiritual and supernatural

powers and many miracles were manifested from

Him. As an instance, a piece of thick cloud always

used to give Him (QSA) shade on the holy head on

His way to Madrasha and back. There are many

instances of His instant presence whenever His

devotees fell in danger or distress. In 1963 the then

Pakistan Government had a chance to offer Gilaf

Sharif (a piece of cloth that is given over the HolyQaba during Hajj). The Govt. had gracefully

decided to accomplish this holy task through this

greatest saint. Accordingly Hazrat Shamsul

Arefeen (QSA) was chosen as the Chief of Hajj

delegation and thus He performed holy Hajj as

Royal Guest to Saudi Govt. During the holy Hajj

also He had manifested many supernatural

miracles.


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Strange Resemblance with Holy Prophet (SM)

Our most reverend spiritual guide Shah JahangirHazrat Tajul Arefeen (QSA) said, "Monday was the

day when all significant and sacred events like holy

birth, holy prophet-hood, holy migration and holy

demise occured in the sacred life of Hazrat Rasul-

E-Karim (SM). Similarly Monday was the day of

occurrence of all Holy events of Hazrat Shamsul

Arefeen's holy life like advent in reverend mother's

womb, holy birth, holy ascension as Sajjadanashin

and holy demise. Hazrat Rasul-E-Karim (SM)

appeared on the earth in the month of Rabiul Awal

and also departed for His eternity in the same

month. Similarly Hazrat Shamsul Arefeen (QSA)

was born in the month of Jamadius-Sani and left foreternity in the same month. Such resemblance of

events indeed indicates a divine relationship

between Hazrat Rasul-E-Karim (SM)

and Hazrat Shamsul Arefeen (QSA)."
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HOLY DEMISE:

His holy being left for eternity on Monday the 24th

Jamadi-us-Sani, 1391 Hijri corresponding to 1971

at the age of 57. His holy divine self is rested in the

same sacred tomb beside the two exalted most

saints, His spiritual father and reverend grandfatherin His own village Mirzakhil Sharif in the district

of Chittagong. Here also Almighty Allah leaves an

indication of grand resemblance and similarity with

the holiest Rowja Sharif (Tomb) of Madina

Monowara where Hazrat Rasul-E-Karim (SM),

Hazrat Abu Bakar (R) and Hazrat Omar (R)

together take eternal rest. His sacred Rowza

(Tomb) has become a cherished place of pilgrimage

for vast multitudes of people of every religion and

community. People from Srilanka, Pakistan, India,

Afganistan, America and other parts of the world

visit His holy shrine during the annual Urs Sharif.


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Now His most beloved Sajjada Nashin Shah

Jahangir Tajul Arefeen Hazrat Moulana Shah Syed

Mohammad Areful Hai Sahib Qibla-E-Kaba is

performing the Holy religious works of Silsila-E-

Alia Jahangiria quite astutely and innumerable

people are achieving nearness of God and deriving

spiritual favours and graces by following His holy

advice and instruction. May Allah bestow on us the

infinite favours and mercy of Hazrat Shamsul

Arefeen (QSA).


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The Author

Name:

Molana Mohammad Maksud-ur-Rehman Jahangiri

Father:

SHAH JAHANGIR TAJUL AREFEN HAZRAT

MOULANA SHAH SYED MOHAMMAD

AREFUL HAI SAHIB, SAJJADA NASHINSAHIB QIBLA-E-ALAM, SILSILA-E-ALIA

JAHANGIRIA, MIRZAKHIL SHARIF.

Education:

Masters Degree in Islamic Studies from NationalUniversity of Bangladesh in 2003; First class First.

Kamil in Tafsir (Hadith, Tafsir, Faqah, Tajwid)

from Bangladesh Madrasha Education Board in

2001; First class First securing highest recordmarks.

Bachelor Degree in Arts from National University

of Bangladesh in 1998; First Class First in

combined merit list.


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Kamil in Feqah or Islamic Theology from

Bangladesh Madrasha Education Board in 1997;

First Class First.

Kamil in Hadith Sharif from Bangladesh MadrashaEducation Board in 1995; First Class Eigth.

Fazil from Bangladesh Madrasha Education Boardin 1993; First Class First.

Alim from Bangladesh Madrasha Education Board

in 1991; First in general group and Second incombined merit list.

Awards received:

Talent pool scholarship in Dakhil Examination ofBangladesh Madrasha Examination; 1989.

Dr. Sulatan Ahmed Foundation Award sponsoredby Bangladesh Madrasha Education Board; 1993.

Gold Medal from International Inner Wheel Club,Chittagong; 1994.

Certificate of brilliant achievement from

Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmed, Secretary, Ministry of


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Education, Government of the People's Republic ofBangladesh.

Certificate of brilliant achievement fromLt. General Noor Ud din Khan, Chief of ThreeServices, Bangladesh Army.

Awarded a title as 'Generator of Knowledge' in

Islamic Theology and Sufism while offering grand

reception and crest from Government City College,Chittagong for the brilliant result in Degree

Examination (first class first in combined merit list)

and various research works; 14th May, 2007.

Publications & Manuscripts:

So far the author has got around 100 publications

and manuscripts in the area of Islamic Theology in

Arabic, English, Urdu and Bengali languages.

Present Works:

At present the Author is pursuing Ph.D degree at

Chittagong University in Islamic Theology and

Sufism.

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