Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahu (Allah bless his soul) mentions himself in his poetry
as:
Abiding by the rules of Shariat he espoused four times.
Wives of Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahu:
1. One of his wives belonged to the house
of Hazrat Makhdoom Burhan Langar Makhdoom. Hazrat Makhdoom
was the son of Hazrat Sheikh Baha ud Din Baha ul Haq and
a close companion of Hazrat Ghaus ul Mulk, Sheikh ul Islam,
Sheikh Baha ud Din Zakaria. (Manaqib e Sultani)
2. His second wife was from the Awan tribe
(Monaqib Sultani 29)
3. His third wife was from a tribe closely
related to Awan.
4. His fourth wife belonged to a Hindu
accountant’s family whose proposal was given to Hazrat
Sakhi Sultan Bahu after an invitation to the shrine of
Ghaus Baha ul Haq. She embraced Islam before entering in
the bond of marriage.
Children of Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahu:
Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahu had eight sons. He also had one
daughter names Mai Rehmat Khatoon. The family tree of Hazrat
Sakhi Sultan Bahu is as follows:
Hazrat Sultan Bahu
1) Hazrat Sultan Noor Muhammad (had children)
2) Hazrat Sultan Wali Muhammad (had children)
3) Hazrat Sultan Lateef Muhammad (had children)
4) Hazrat Sultan Saleh Muhammad (no children)
5) Hazrat Sultan Ishaq Muhammad (no children)
6) Hazrat Sultan Fateh Muhammad (no children)
7) Hazrat Sultan Shareef Muhammad (no children)
8) Hazrat Sultan Hayat Muhammad (no children)
It has been three centuries since Hazrat Sultan ul Arifeen
passed away. In this time his family has spread substantially.
According to an approximation, the family count has reached
about two hundred and fifty which includes men and women.
1. Hazrat Sultan Noor Muhammad, his eldest son’s
posterity is inhabited in the village of Qazi near Layyah.
They are agriculturists and herbalists by profession.
2. From Hazrat Sultan ul Arifeen’s second child, Sultan
Wali Muhammad there shoot two sub branches;
1) From the sons of Sultan Azmat, son of Sultan Muhammad
Hussain, Sultan Haji Sharif Ahmed and Muhammad Yar.; and
their sons Ghaus Baksh and Rab Nawaz whose following is
set in Ahmedpur Sharkia near Rahim Yar Khan. They are heir
to the following of Hazrat Sultan Azmat (son of Sultan Muhammad
Hussain, son of Sultan Wali Muhammad). Their daily needs
are fulfilled by the aid received from the following and
agricultural income.
2) The sons of Sultan Noor Muhammad (son of Sultan Muhammad
Hussain, son of Sultan Wli Muhammad) are inhabited in Chah
Samandari near the old tomb of Hazrat Sultan Bahu. Most
of the descendants are agriculturists and followers of Tareeqat
whereas some even joined government service.
3) Sultan Hafiz Muhammad (son of Sultan Muhammad Hussain,
son of Wali Muhammad) is the third son of Sultan Muhammad
Hussain. His descendants are inhabited at the present tomb
of Hazrat Sultan Bahu and are heirs of the following of
Hazrat Sultan Bahu. They own vast agricultural land and
are also employed in government services.
Some of the descendants of Yar Muhammad, second son of
Sultan Azmat, are also inhabited at the tomb of Hazrat Sultan
Bahu
Descendants |
Settled in |
| Sultan Noor Muhammad |
Village Qazi near city Layyah |
| Sultan Wali Muhammad |
Rahim Yar Khan, Hazrat Sultan Bahu and Chah Samandari |
| Sultan Lateef Muhammad |
Sabzal Kot, Bahawalpur |
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|
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| Shrine of Hazrat Sultan Bahu |
The descendants of Sultan Lateef Muhammad, son of Sultan
Bahu, are scarcely populated in Sabzal Kot near Bahawalpur.
Their following faced financial hardships and anonymity
and finally the following stopped functioning. It must be
reiterated that the descendants of Hazrat Sultan Bahu spread
through his three sons only and presently only two of these
sons have continuing descendants i.e. Sultan Noor Muhammad
and Sultan Wali Muhammad. It must also be kept in mind that
the heir of Faqr, passed on by Hazrat Sultan ul Arifeen,
is Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Muhammad Abdul Aziz whose tomb is
located just half a kilometer East of Hazrat Sultan Bahu’s
tomb.
Sultan Muhammad Abdul Aziz (son of Sultan Fateh Muhammad,
son of Sultan Ghulam Rasool, son of Sultan Ghulam Meeran,
son of Sultan Wali Muhammad, son of Sultan Noor Muhammad,
son of Sultan Muhammad Hussain, son of Sultan Wali Muhammad,
son of Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahu.) migrated from Chah Samandari
to the present tomb of Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahu, where
his sons: Sultan Muhammad Safdar Ali, the sixth Sultan ul
Faqr Sultan Asghar Ali, Sultan Muhammad Farooq Ali spread
the realization of Ism e Allah. His fourth son Sultan Muazzam
Ali is still living. The eldest son of Hazrat Sultan Muhammad Asghar Ali, Sultan Muhammad Ali is heir to the throne of
Faqr and heads the following of Hazrat Sultan Muhammad Abdul
Aziz. Sultan Muhammad Ali is the Patron in Chief of Islahee
Jamaat and Tanzeem ul Arifeen and the successor of Faqr
e Muhammadi. He has the charge of distributing Ism e Allah
to the seekers of truth. This following holds the annual
Jashn e Milad e Mustafa on every 12 and 13 of April. It
also has the renowned “Jamia Ghausia Azizia Anwar
Bahu” where religious education is being imparted.
Muhammadia Haideria Sultania Awan club is also a member
group of this following.
