Hazrat Qutb-e-Alam Shaykh Abdul Quddus Gangohi

“This compilation will remain confidential for seven hundred and fifty years. Thereafter, a Mujaddad (innovator/reformer) of the Sabiriyyah Order who would be a descendant of Hadart Imam Abu Hanaifa will disclose and publicise it during the period of his ijtihad (reformation).”

Hearing this Baba Sahib spoke to Hadrat Nizam-ud-Din Badayuni: “Please show to all these revered gentlemen the Maktoob-i-Nitab Qurbat-ul-Wahdat (Selected Writings on Nearness to the One, Allah the Almighty) written by the Qutb and Ghawth of the Eternal Lord, Shaykh Muhiyy-ud-Deen Abdul Qadir Jilani.”

In accordance with Baba Sahib’s instructions, all the gentlemen inspected the aforementioned Maktoob-i-Nitab wherein it was written: “The Honourable, the Master, Ali Ahmad Sabir of the city of Hirat will be born in 592 AH and having grown up, will become the successor of the Chishtiyyah Order and take up residence in the city of idol worshippers.”

Hadrat Abdul Qaddus Gangohi set off to visit the holy shrine of the revered As-Sabir. In this he faced tremendous opposition. For example, lightening without the least speck of cloud in the sky struck. Hadrat Abdul Qaddus Gangohi beseeched in an ecstasy: “O Hadrat! Please lessen your majesty at least for now. People have stayed away habitually, because of this majesty. They cannot visit you even after your demise and burial. Please manifest your beauty to the creatures of Allah the Almighty so that they come and pay their tributes to you.”

It is said that Hadrat Abdul Qaddus Gangohi is the same divine of whom the Baba Sahib said: “He will be the Mujaddad of the Sabiriyyah Order and will fulfil the rites of funeral and burial of my Sabir once again. He will become known during about 900 AH.”

Hazrat Abdul Quddus Gangohi (R.A.) is known as the founder of the blessed Aastana (shrine) of Huzoor Sabir-e-Pak (R.A.). His level of adab (etiquette) and reverence for his Shaykh was so immense that it is said he would recite one complete Qur’an Sharif upon each brick before placing it into the shrine’s foundation.

Such was the spiritual maqam (station) of Hazrat Abdul Quddus Gangohi (R.A.) that he was granted Khilafat (spiritual succession) in every major Sufi silsila, including:

Yet his heart remained ever devoted to the Sabriya silsila, where he found the true spiritual taste (lazzat), silence (samt), and annihilation in love (fana fil-murshid).

First Urs and Generational Legacy

Hazrat Abdul Quddus Gangohi (R.A.) had the blessed honor of conducting the first Urs Mubarak and the first ‘Qul Sharif’ of Huzoor Sabir Pak (R.A.) after his wisal. This noble tradition of remembrance has continued without interruption for centuries, led by his own progeny.

Present 18th Generation Custodian

In the present time, the 18th generation of Hazrat Abdul Quddus Gangohi (R.A.), Hazrat Shah Ali Manzar Aijaz Quddusi Sabri Sahab (Damat Barakatuhum), continues to serve as the Sajjada Nasheen of Dargah Huzoor Sabir-e-Pak (R.A.).

The spiritual legacy of Hazrat Abdul Quddus Gangohi (R.A.) is not merely historical—it is alive and present. His light shines in the stones of the Dargah, in the zikr of the devotees, in the silence of the Sabri saints, and in the hearts of those who seek nearness to Allah through the path of patience, purity, and surrender.