Makhdoom Ali Mahimi - The Saintly School of Thought

The Saintly School of Thought

In India, many a saintly guides with the chain and succession to Qadiriya, Soharwardiya. Naqshbandiya, Chishtiya. Idrusia. Shutariya and Rifayia were born who, with their love, humanity, equality and impartiality and good manners inculcated the feelings and passions of sincerity and truthfulness and changed the life-style of their followers completely. We do not find the name of Hazrat Makhdum Ali Mahaimi attached to any of the above line of the saints. As a matter of fact, his whole life was dedicated to the philosophy and that is why the writers of the biographies have called him “Awaisi”. In the terminology of the Sufis (the saints), an Awaisi’ is called only to that person who receives the divine source of knowledge without the help of any guide or the saints. In this regard. some are of the opinion that whosoever follows the tradition of the Muhammad by his words and deeds. is an Awaisi. Some say that whosoever is favoured and benefitted by Khizr Alaih salaam is an Awaisi, whereas some are of the opinion that any of the saintly people who has some say that whosoever has been graced with a formal penetration in concealment without the mediation of any body is an Awaisi. This last one was availed of by the most of the Companions of Muhammad in the long past. In view of Shah Waliullah. Hazrat Makhdum Ali Mahaimi’s place and position in respect of spiritualism can be judged by the writings of Hazrat Shah Waliullah Dehlawi which have been recorded with a title ‘Nur-e-Nabuwwat Ke Tabqat’ in his book ‘Khairul Kasser”. In his own writings, Shah Sahib has placed Makhdum Sahib in the group of elderly saints of Allah. He says,te In our opinion, there are four stages or grades of Messengerhood. The first one is that which by the estimation of their nature was awarded to the philosophers of their communities. The second group is of those who were impressed by Muhammad so much that they developed the state of guidance to the people and they considered all the creatures under their guidance. The third grade is of those who followed the traditions and Shariat with utmost obedience such as are Hazrat Gausul Azam, Shaikh Soharwardy, Najmuddin Kari. Shaikh Bahual Haq, the parents of Shaikh Harwi. Makhdum Ali Mahaimi and Maulana Haji.