Sheikh Abu Sayeed Shah Ehsanullah Mohammadi Safawi fondly known as Abbu Miyan, the Great Sufi, Preacher, Reformist, Socialist and Peace Maker of current era is well-renowned in India and abroad for his works and services in the fields of education, social welfare, and in terms of preaching peaceful Islam as well as bringing out love, brotherhood, spirituality and honesty to our society.
Family
Daiye Islam was born in the spiritual family of Sheikh Arif Safi (Died: 1903 A.D./1320 A.H.), the founder of Khanqah-e-Arifia and one of the caliphs of Sheikh Qulhuallah Shah Abdul Ghafur Barahbankwi (1334 A.H.), in Saiyed Sarawan, a village in Kaushambi district near Allahabad (India) in 1957 A.D. His father’s name is Hakeem Afaque and Mother’s name is Shahida Bibi, the models of virtue and devotion. That’s why your father named you Shahidul Afaque.
Educatioin
Sheikh Abu Sayeed Safawi is the spiritual master and caretaker of the Khanqah. He obtained his early education at home and after completing primary and secondary education in Allahabad, joined Aligarh Muslim University to complete his graduation in Persian. He has also studied Islamic Sciences specially the books of Sufis and Sufism and today he is a true Muslim, a Sufi master and preacher of beautiful & peaceful teachings Islam not a debater who shuts the mouths and does not enter the hearts.
Personality
His magnetic personality, high moral values, exemplary character and Sufi style of living attract people from all walks of life towards him. Men and women of all sections of the society without any discrimination visit his Khanqah, the Sufi shrine in folk. He stresses upon the love of Allah and service for the whole human being. His vision of the world is marked by a highly evolved sense of peace and tolerance. He believes in the traditional Sufi ideas and its implementation and holds monthly Sufi music program (Qawwali) at his Sufi Centre. These programs, which he leads are always filled with ecstatic spiritual Ahwaal (States) like weeping, crying, calling unintentional Sufi slogans, etc. This Khanqah provides Langar (free of charge food) twice a day for more than 700 people.
In brief, Sheikh Abu Sayeed Safawi is one of the most prominent, pragmatic and dynamic Sufi of the current era and his Khanqah (Sufi Centre) invokes the sweet memories of old golden Sufi and Khanqahi age.
He scintillates his attendants and companions with his lucid spiritual speeches delivered in a very soul touching style and people in his company return with overflowing eyes, peaceful soul, devotional heart and enlightened mind. His whole life is dedicated to the service of people specially needy and down-trodden. Making ill-character people pious and struggling for the spiritual and social betterment of human folk has been his lifetime mission.
Sufi Literature
His magnetic personality, high moral values, exemplary character and Sufi style of living attract people from all walks of life towards him. Men and women of all sections of the society without any discrimination visit his Khanqah, the Sufi shrine in folk. He stresses upon the love of Allah and service for the whole human being. His vision of the world is marked by a highly evolved sense of peace and tolerance. He believes in the traditional Sufi ideas and its implementation and holds monthly Sufi music program (Qawwali) at his Sufi Centre. These programs, which he leads are always filled with ecstatic spiritual Ahwaal (States) like weeping, crying, calling unintentional Sufi slogans, etc. This Khanqah provides Langar (free of charge food) twice a day for more than 700 people.
In brief, Sheikh Abu Sayeed Safawi is one of the most prominent, pragmatic and dynamic Sufi of the current era and his Khanqah (Sufi Centre) invokes the sweet memories of old golden Sufi and Khanqahi age.
He scintillates his attendants and companions with his lucid spiritual speeches delivered in a very soul touching style and people in his company return with overflowing eyes, peaceful soul, devotional heart and enlightened mind. His whole life is dedicated to the service of people specially needy and down-trodden. Making ill-character people pious and struggling for the spiritual and social betterment of human folk has been his lifetime mission.
