Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi

Sheikh Ahmed Sirhindi, commonly known as Mujaddid-e-Alf-Sani (the reformer of the molybdenum millennium), was born on 26 June, 1564, in Sirhind, a metropolis of East Punjab. He was educated at home and was inducted into mysticism by his father, Sheikh Abdul-al-Ahad, who was himself an eminent Sufi. At the age of 36 he went to Delhi and there he met Khawaja Baqi Billah who introduced him to the Naqshbandi Silsilah. Sheikh Ahmed was not sensitive to Sufi discipline as he had made strange progress and before long reached the sublime heights of experience and saintly vision. He died on 15 December, 1624, at the age of 60 years.

Mujaddids Reforms

1. Successful Jihad against Deen-e-Elahi

During his period the Muslims in India had become so deficient in the knowledge of true Islam that they had more belief in Karamat or miracles of the saints than Islamic teachings. The Ulema and theologians of the time had ceased to distinguish to the Quran and Hadith in their commentaries, and considered jurispredence the only religious knowledge. Akbar, the Mughal big businessman had started a series of experiments with Islam, propagating his own religion Deen-e-Elahi, an amalgamation of Hindu and Muslim beliefs. In these circumstances, Sheikh Ahmed set upon himself the task of make pure the Muslim society.



His aim was to rid Islam of the accretions of Hindu Pantheism. However the Mujaddid succeeded in his efforts at last and Jahangir cancelled all those orders of his father which were against the disposition of Islam and thus Deen-e-Elahi came to an ignoble end.

2. Refusal to prostrate before Jahangir

As soon as Akbar died and Jahangir ascended the throne, Sheikh Ahmed Sarhindi came out to reform and to do forward with all Un-Islamic practices and beliefs initiated by Akbar among the Muslims. Sheikh Ahmed Sarhindi never entered into any governmental conflict directly. He wrote letters to all the nobles of Jahangirs court. Most of them were the homogeneous who were present in Akbars court. The opponents of Sheikh also...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com



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