{{Short description|Sufi order}}
{{Short description|Sufi order}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Qadri Shattari
| image = Mushtaque_Hussain_Qadri_Shattari.jpg
| founder =
| origins = India
| region = India, Pakistan, Indonesia
| headquarters =
| type = [[Sufi order]]
| key_people = [[Muhammad Ghawth]], Bahauddin Ansari, [[Hashim Peer Dastagir]], Shah Inayat Qadri, [[Bulleh Shah]]
}}
The ”’Qadri Shattari”’ Sufi order, also known as the ”’Qadiri-Shattari”’ Sufi order, is the Shattariyah branch of the Qadri Sufi order followed in India and Pakistan. The Sufi order is known to be an amalgamation of Islamic and Hindu mysticism and focuses on the concept of [[Wahdat al-wujūd|Waḥdat al-wujūd]]. The Qadri Shattari Sufis had considerable influence on the sultans and kings of late medieval India and the [[Mughal Empire]]. Renowned poet [[Bulleh Shah]] and his master, Inayat Shah, were the followers of this order. The current leader of the order is Sayyad Mushtaq Hussain Ali Mast Qadri Shattari.
The ”’Qadri Shattari”’ Sufi order, also known as the ”’Qadiri-Shattari”’ Sufi order, is the Shattariyah branch of the Qadri Sufi order followed in India and Pakistan. The Sufi order is known to be an amalgamation of Islamic and Hindu mysticism and focuses on the concept of [[Wahdat al-wujūd|Waḥdat al-wujūd]]. The Qadri Shattari Sufis had considerable influence on the sultans and kings of late medieval India and the [[Mughal Empire]]. Renowned poet [[Bulleh Shah]] and his master, Inayat Shah, were the followers of this order. The current leader of the order is Sayyad Mushtaq Hussain Ali Mast Qadri Shattari.
== Philosophy ==
== Philosophy ==
Sufi order
The Qadri Shattari Sufi order, also known as the Qadiri-Shattari Sufi order, is the Shattariyah branch of the Qadri Sufi order followed in India and Pakistan. The Sufi order is known to be an amalgamation of Islamic and Hindu mysticism and focuses on the concept of Waḥdat al-wujūd. The Qadri Shattari Sufis had considerable influence on the sultans and kings of late medieval India and the Mughal Empire. Renowned poet Bulleh Shah and his master, Inayat Shah, were the followers of this order. The current leader of the order is Sayyad Mushtaq Hussain Ali Mast Qadri Shattari.
Bahauddin Ansari, a Qadri Shattari Sufi
discoursed on the t̤ar̄iqa of the Qadri Shattaris that included practicing tauba (repentance/abstinence from anything that takes focus away from god), zuhd (being given to religious exercises/abstaining from desires of this world), tawakkul (resignation to the Divine will), qan̄‘at (contentment/abstinence from the desires of the lower soul), ‘uzlat (resignation and being away from people/self-seclusion), tawajjuh-il̄h All̄h (focus towards God and ending all the desires),sabr (patience), rị̄’za-i-il̄ahi (endeavouring to please God) and performing z̠ikr [with sole focus on Allah]. [1]
Elements of Hindu Mysticism
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According to political scientist Ishtiaq Ahmed, the Qadri Shattari Sufi tradition sought synthesis between Hindu and Muslim mysticism and focus on the concept of Waḥdat al-wujūd.[2]
Bahauddin Ansari Qadiri Shattari
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Bahauddin Ansari Qadri Shattari also known as Langot Band Ansari was a prominent figure of this Sufi order and the author of Risala-e-Shattariya.[3] The elements of Hindu mysticism in this Muslim Sunni Sufi order is explained by Carl W. Ernst in his work, “Yoga and the “Pure Muhammadi Path” of Muhammad Nasir ‘Andalib” by mentioning Risala-yi Shattariyya by the Qadiri-Shattari Sufi, Baha’ al-Din al-Ansari (d. 1515–16). Sufi Bahauddin very explicitly appropriated yoga teachings, including those related to chakras, yoga postures, pranayama (breath control), and mantras, presenting them in a highly organized way in chapter four of this treatise (Ernst and Khodamoradi 2018). In this work, Ansari suggested a practice of visualization that should be carried out along with a certain posture that, in his point of view, has the benefit and quality of all of the eighty-four postures of yoga. [3]
Influence on Sultan and Kings
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Qadri Shattari saints like Hashim Peer Dastagir had subsequent influence on the Sultans of Bijapur.[4] Sultan Muhammad ‘Adil
Shah II (r. 1627-57) of Bijapur, used to consult Hashim Peer Dastagir in all important state
matters.[5]
Mughal Emperor Humayun received initiation (bay’ah) into the tariqa from Muhammad Ghawth.[6] The successors and
descendants of Shaykh Wajih al-Din ‘Alavi Gujarati (d. 1589)
received lavish grants from Emperor Jahangir when he visited Ahmadabad.[5]
Influence on Indo-Pak Culture
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The Sufis adhering to Qadri Shattari Silsila have significantly influenced the culture of the Indian subcontinent.
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Shah Inayat Qadri Shattari (d. 1728) was a Sufi practitioner and philosopher who was a prominent Punjabi Sufi poet in the Qadri Shattari traditions. He predominantly composed in Persian and Punjabi languages. He was the spiritual guide of Punjabi poets Bulleh Shah and Waris Shah . His notable works include Dastur-ul-Amal Islah-ul-Amal, Lata’if-e-Ghaibiya, and Isharat-ul-Talibin.[6]
Bulleh Shah (d. 1757), a Punjabi Sufi poet and a Qadri Shattari saint, lived during the decline of Mughal rule under Muhammad Shah. His poetry, influenced by Waḥdat al-wujūd (Unity of Existence), reflected Sufi teachings on the relationship between Murshid (master) and Murid (disciple). Bulleh Shah also played a key role in mediating peace between Muslims and Sikhs during a conflict, symbolising harmony in Punjab.[6]
Muhammad Reza Shattari Qadri another prominent Qadri Shattari saint from Lahore who lived during the reign of Aurangzeb wrote a number of important works in Persian. The two most influential of them are Adab-i-muridi and Irshad-ul-Ashiqin. [7]
The Qadri Shattari order is headed in recent times by Sayyad Mushtaque Husain Ali Mast Qadri Shattari, demonstrating the continuing vitality of Shattar’s spiritual legacy into the modern era.[8]
In the research published by Universitas Islam Negeri Fatmawati Sukarno Bengkulu, the Indonesian research scholar, Seprodi Yodistira, considers the Qadri Shattari Sufi order as a prominent branch of the Shattari Sufi order practiced in India and Pakistan. Important Sufis of this order include Ghaus Gwaliori, Hashim Peer Dastagir, and Sufi Sarmast Ali Shah Qalandar. Other famous Sufis of this order include Muhammad Siddique Qadri Shattari, Ghani Qadri Shattari, and Wali Qadri Shattari. They also mentioned about the current leadership of Sayyad Mushtaq Hussain Ali Mast Qadri Shattari.[9]
Institute of Sufi Studies
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The Qadri Shattari Institute of Sufi Studies is the modern research initiative of the Qadri Shattari Sufi order as an international scholarly forum to promote academic research on Sufism.[10]
- ^ Banerjee, Sushmita (2017). “Conceptualising the past of the Muslim community in the sixteenth century: A prosopographical study of the Ak̲h̲bār al-Ak̲h̲yār”. The Indian Economic & Social History Review. 54 (4): 423–456. doi:10.1177/0019464617728221. ISSN 0019-4646.
- ^ a b Ahmed, Ishtiaq (2023-06-16). Pre-Partition Punjab’s Contribution to Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. p. 1951. ISBN 978-1-000-90590-8.
- ^ a b Khodamoradi, Soraya; Ernst, Carl (2024-03-18). “Yoga and the “Pure Muhammadi Path” of Muhammad Nasir ‘Andalib”. Religions. 15 (3): 359. doi:10.3390/rel15030359. ISSN 2077-1444.
- ^ a b Dhir, Krishna S. (2022-01-01). The Wonder That Is Urdu. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-4301-1.
- ^ a b Anjum, Tanveer. Paper_v53_1_16.pdf “The Symbiotic Relationship of Sufism and Politics in the Islamicate South Asia” (PDF). JRSP, Vol. 53, No. 1, January-June, 2016.
- ^ a b c Chowdury, Saeyd Rashed Hasan (2025-04-30). “The Reflection of Sufi Influence on the Mughal Empire (1526-1857): A Spiritual and Cultural Analysis”. Bilimname (53): 697–736. doi:10.28949/bilimname.1582161. ISSN 1304-1878.
- ^ “Google Scholar”. scholar.google.com.
- ^ Al Rifai, Sayyid Rami (May 10, 2025). “Siraj al-Din Abdullah Shattar – the Shattariyya Order“. Ghayb. Retrieved:2025-11-23
- ^ Yodistira, Seprodi (2023-09-21). METODE SULUK TAREKAT NAQSYABANDIYAH ASUHAN BUYA SYEKH MUHAMMAD RASYIDSYAH PANDI (Thesis). Universitas Islam Negeri Fatmawati Sukarno Bengkulu.
- ^ “Citations”. Qadri Shattari Institute of Sufi Studies. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
- ^ Pauwels, Heidi; Dhavan, Purnima (2025-05-30). Vali Dakhani and the Early Rekhtah Networks: Sharing Poetry’s Pleasures. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7556-5006-4.
- ^ Ahmed, Ishtiaq (2023-06-16). Pre-Partition Punjab’s Contribution to Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-90590-8.
- ^ Abbas, Qamar, Bulleh Shah: The Sufi and the Poet of The Eighteenth Century Punjab (August 1, 2016). Educational Research International, Volume 5, No. 3, August 2016.
- ^ Qureshi, Dulari (2004). Fort of Daulatabad. Bharatiya Kala Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-8090-072-3.
