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We have to take into consideration while we would be surveying the
institutions of knowledge and excellence. These centers are named as Zavia or
Khanqah. In the initial era of. Islam, these were the places where Sufis used
to gather and perform Muraqbas and other spiritual exercises. Students were
taught to make use of their insight and learn things which are not reported into
books.
After relinquishing their conjectural knowledge aside, they would be
pleased to ponder and meditate in the light of the instructions of their
mentors. Thus, the Sufi Centers, in actual effect, were the centers of learning
where they would learn the spiritual science or the knowledge that is related
to with the inner self of man and for which mind and soul needs to be purged.
After the invasions of Mongols, these centers of Sufis took a
permanent for of the spiritual learning. After Mongol invasion no institution
of society was able to undertake the Herculean task of reform and
reconstruction except the Sufis that could be called the fearless segment of
the society.
Karachi is the largest city of Pakistan and the best of all her
distinctions is that Qalander Baba Auliya lived here and has been laid to rest.
If Lahore is proud to be the city of Data Gunj Bukhsh, Karachi can rightly be
proud to be the city of Qalander Baba Auliya.
Mausoleum of Qalander Baba Auliya, in Shadman Town, is a source of inspiration
for the people where people come to find peace of mind and solace for their
anxious souls. God accede to the prayers of people who visit the shrine of the Friend
of God to pay homage. They return with hearts filled with love and
satisfaction. It is the place where the negative feelings cannot find their way
into the hearts of the people.
Qalander Baba Auliya: An Introduction
Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi
Dedication
To that young generation that would 6ring an end to the dark shadows of grief and fear by acquainting mankind- with peace and tranquility after equipping itself with the teachings of Qalander Baba Auliya…. and man would-able to enter the heaven after reclaiming his eternal distinction.
