What is Hasht Bahist ( The eight heavens).?

The mausoleum of Khaja Moinuddin Sanjari

Translated by Mohammed Abdul Hafeez Translator Muslim Saints and Mystics (The Tadhkirah al-Awliya of Farid Eldin Attar)

Introduction The collection of eight books of malfuzat (speeches) of eight great Sufi masters of the Chishti order who were like the forefathers of this noble path and these Sufi master are well known to all. The books of Hasht Bahist (The eight heavens) were written in the Persian language and which were later translated in Urdu language. These Shaykhs include Khwaja Usman Harooni, Khwaja Ajmeri, Khwaja Bakhtiar Kaki, Khwaja Farid, Khwaja Nizamuddin, and Khwaja Naseeruddin Chiragh Dehlavi. The names of eight books which are available in the Urdu language 1.Anis al-Arwah 2.Dalil Arifin 3.Fawid al-Salikin 4.Rahat al-Qulub 5.Israr al-Auliya 6.Fawid al-Fawad 7.Rahatal-Muhibin 8.Rahatal-Ashiqin The above books are available for sale in the following cities of India and Pakistan. 1.Ajmare 2. Delhi.3. Lahore. 4. Hyderabad. The five below books have been translated first time by me from Urdu into English. 1.Anis al-Arifin 2.Dalil Arifin 3.Fawid al-Salikin 4.Rahat al-Qulub

5.Rahatal al-Ashiqin For the public reading the above books have been posted and which are available in the below International libraries on the internet which are shown as follows. www.scribed.com www.calmeo.com Kindly visit the above websites and read the rare books of Sufi masters and these are some small and other books are too much longer and all these eight books have been covered on 665 pages and collected in one book and also available some of the above books separately in which there are advises and instructions, especially available for Taleb (student) and it refers to a person who is committed to a Murshid (spiritual master) in a Tariqa (spiritual path) of Sufism and it is also known as a Salik (Arabic ), a mureed is an initiate into the mystic philosophy of Sufism and all these details of advices by the spiritual masters are added in these books And also in these books there are some great achievements which are not yet known to the general person are published in a very interesting style so for this reason the readers will find great interest and attention in this matter. Please note the Urdu version of Hasht Bahist ( The eight heavens) is also posted by me on the above international web sites for kind perusal of the readers as well research persons in this matter. It is very strange case that these pioneer books of mystic knowledge in which there is an available treasure of advices of the Khajagan (masters) of Chistia Sufi order are not available on the internet world so for this reason the general public is still un-aware of these classic books of world famous except the special persons of the mystic way and other Mashaiq (learned) persons who know well the importance of these rare book of Sufi masters. From the above facts and details, if the readers will starts reading these magazines first page and will not stop its reading till they wi ll reach its last page as in these magazine some interesting events and as

well as other great miracles and endeavours of holy saint are added and this holy saint to have passed away from the world some 1,000 years ago. Even though these are small books, but due to its importance it is so great due to coverage of many interesting events and positive information in them so these are like an oceans of knowledge and information of holy saint and who have passed away from the world upon doing their great endeavours and many hard tasks for the preaching and propagation work of Islam in the foreign lands so this book is small one but it will present the ocean of knowledge and information for the guidance of people towards the right path of Islam. These books are edited and formatted as per the great book Muslim saints and Mystics (Tadhkirtal Aliyah by Farid al din Attar) which is very famous in the Western world among the English knowing persons. So for this reason there will be some small differences in it while comparing with the Urdu books and its literature. The aim of these magazines is to present in the Western world where there is great search and demand of the books of Sufism and biographies of holy saints who lived and spent their entire lives for the preaching and propagation of Islamic religion in all corners of the world as per tradition and practice of Allahs last prophet. To write about these great Sufi masters is not only it is difficult and but it is very hard task as they were not only a great pious personality of their times in the Indian subcontinent but they were great preachers of Islam in the foreign land. ---------------------------------Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B.Com. Translator of ' Tadhkirtal Auliya' Email : hafeezanwar@yahoo.com Hyderabad, India.

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