Sayyid Kastir Gul

Sayyid Kastir Gul (1573-1653) also known as Sheikh Al-Mashaikh Sheikh Rahmakar alias Kaka Sahib, was an Islamic jurist and Sufi saint of the 16th and 17th centuries who is still highly revered among Afghans and Pakistanis. He is the patriarch of the Kakakhel tribe.[1][2]

Sayyid ul Sadaat Sheikh Rahamkar

Sayyid Kastir Gul
Naqib al Ashraf, Qutb ul Aqtab, Kaka Sahib
Born1573
Died1653
Venerated inIslam
AttributesPolymathic scholar, patriarch of the Kakakhel tribe
ControversyMian Abdul Haleem
InfluencesProphet Muhammad, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Abu Bakr, Jafar Sadiq, Abdul Qadir Gilani, Jalaluddin Surkh posh Bukhari, Bahauddin Naqshband, Shahabuddin Suhrawardi, Hazrat Ishaan
InfluencedMian Abdul Haleem, Sayyid Mir Jan, Sayyid Mahmud Agha, Sayyid Mir Fazlullah Agha, Dakik family
Family Tree of Sayyid Kastir Gul, the progenitor of Kakakhel

Birth

Sheikh Rahmakar was born on Friday evening, December 25, 1573, in Kandakhel, Kohsar, Nowshera in present-day Pakistan.

Name and ancestry

He was a descendant of Muhammad in the 25th generation. His grandfather was a revered saint among the Pashtuns named Mast Baba, whose shrine is located seven miles away from his own shrine in Nowshera.[3] Even though his title was "Sheikh Al-Mashaikh, which means "teacher of all teachers," he is known by the alias "Kaka Sahib."[4]

Biography and character

He is known to this day as an epitome of Islamic asceticism (in Arabic, "Zuhd"), who was very conspicuous among clerics during his lifetime because of his regular voluntary fasting. Furthermore, he is known for his ascetic sermons, which included the importance of nightly prayer ("Tahajjud"), as well as character patterns such as decency ("Sharafat"), qualitative modesty ("Faqr"), generosity ("Karam"), and empathy ("Rahm") toward fellow human beings. His empathy and fame due to his philanthropic projects cleared him the title of "Rahamkar" (in English: "Benefactor"). His philanthropic projects were especially those aimed at improving the quality of living conditions.[5][6]

He founded several educational institutions where he and his graduate students taught Islamic law ("Fiqh"), history ("Tarikh") philosophy ("Kalam") and mysticism ("Tasawuf").

He enjoyed a high reputation among many contemporary scholars because of his religious activities. One Sufi healer with whom he is said to have had a very close friendship was Sayyid Khwaja Khawand Mahmud, the contemporary head of the Naqshbandi Sufi order, also known as Hazrat Ishaan.[7][8]

Order affiliation

Similar to the patron saint of Kashmiri society in Srinagar named Moinuddin Hadi Naqshband, who is a central primary source of his father Khwaja Khawand Mahmud's life, Sayyid Kastir Gul's son Mian Abdul Haleem is also a central reference who narrates his father's life. The latter emphasized his father's affiliation with the Suhrawardi Sufi Order, which was founded by Shahabuddin Suhrawardi to which Jalaluddin Surkh Push Bukhari also belonged.[9]

Descendants

Sayyid Kastir Gul had five children and is considered the patriarch of the Kakakhel tribe known today. The Kakakhel tribe enjoys great prestige in the Pakistani politics to this day, whose members are particularly known as high-ranking civil servants, Attorneys, and clerics.[10]

Historically, the Kakakhel tribe played a central role in the defense of the Emirate of Afghanistan against the Sikh from 1751-1837 like in the battle of Nowshera. Due to the legendary friendship of Sayyid Kastir Gul and Sayyid Khwaja Khawand Mahmud, the descendants of both Saints are very close.[11][8]

Silsila

In his diploma, the following line of accreditation (also known as "Silsila") is mentioned up to Muhammad, which affirms his affiliation with the Sunni Suhrawardi Order:[12]

Caliphs

He had a high number of graduates in Islamic law due to his educational projects, including caliphs who were masters of knowledge, poverty and miracles. Among his students was the Afghan poet Khushal Khan Khattak.

Death

Sayyid Kastir Guil died, according to the Islamic lunar calendar, on Friday June 20, 1653. In Pashtun circles, his effort to perform prayers ("salat") in his last moments, where he was to depend on the assistance of two of his children, is highlighted to this day.[6]

References
  1. "History of Kaka Khel - Kaka Khel in Sudher by www.yaqubi.tk"
  2. Altaf in Sayyid Ahmad Barailvi: His Movement and Legacy from the Pukhtun Perspective, Kapitel "Spiritual dimensions"
  3. "Mian Kasteer Gul Sahib (Kaka Sahib) Shrine | Pakistan Tourism Portal". paktourismportal.com. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  4. Haleem Gul Baba in Qudsiya, Dar Uloom Faiz Al Qur'an Peer Saak Nowshera
  5. Hayat, Syed Umar; Ullah, Altaf (December 31, 2018). "THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HAZRAT SHEIKH RAHAMKAR KAKA SAHIB R.A : AN OVERVIEW" – via prdb.pk. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. http://wiqaralishah.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Kakasahib-A-mystic-in-mystery.pdf
  7. Tazkare Khwanadane Hazrat Eshan(Archiv der Familie Hazrat ishaans)(verfasst von:Muhammad Yasin Qasvari Naqshbandi company:Edara Talimat Naqshbandiyya Lahore)
  8. "Home". Imam Hasan Al Askari (as).
  9. "Tazkira Ulema wa Mashaikh Sarhad" Volume I, written by Muhammad Amir Shah Qadri, Maktab-ul-Hasan Kocha Aqa Pir Jan Yaka Tut in Peshawar.
  10. "Ambassador Shafqat Kakakhel". sdpi.org.
  11. "History of Kaka Khel - Kaka Khel in Sudher by www.yaqubi.tk". sites.google.com.
  12. Tazkira Ulema wa Mashaikh Sarhad" (German: Verzeichnis hochgeachtet Kleriker) Volume I, written by Muhammad Amir Shah Qadri, Maktab-ul-Hasan Kocha Aqa Pir Jan Yaka Tut in Peshawar.

Lierature
  • "Haleem Gul Baba," an article written by Pir Sabaq in the journal Qudsia, from the publishing house Darul Uloom Faiz-ul-Quran in Nowshera.
  • "Tazkira Ulema wa Mashaikh Sarhad" (German: Verzeichnis hochgeachteter Kleriker) Volume I, written by Muhammad Amir Shah Qadri, Maktab-ul-Hasan Kocha Aqa Pir Jan Yaka Tut in Peshawar.
  • Yasin Kaswari: . Edited by Edare Talimat Naskhbandi Lahore/Foundation for Nakshbandi Teachings Lahore. Edare Talimat Naskhbandi Lahore (Foundation for Nakshbandi Teachings Lahore), Lahore, Pakistan 1992.
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