NEWS of Eid al-Adha Celebration at Khanqah of Sarwari Qadri Order

Lahore (Press release):

Tehreek-Dawat-e-Faqr sacrificed twenty goats in Khanqah of Sarwari Qadri order, Lahore on the auspicious occasion of Eid al-Adha under the supervision of Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen Sultan Muhammad Najib-ur-Rehman. Tehreek-Dawat-e-Faqr also organised a get-together after Maghrib prayer on Monday, 12 August which was the first day of Eid. Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen greeted all the disciples individually who came from every corner of the city. The management team had organised a small gathering on the occasion. The chief executive, Malik Muhammad Naeem Abbas Khokhar Sarwari Qadri hosted the gathering and welcomed the audience by congratulating them. Mawlana Muhammad Aslam Sarwari Qadri got the opportunity to recite the verses of Holy Quran.

Afterwards Mohsin Raza Sultani presented the mystic poetry elaborating the grandeur of Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen. Muhammad Farooq Zia Sarwari Qadri offered the ending prayer. After the gathering, Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen addressed the disciples about Eid al-Adha by quoting a verse from Quran that means:

“The flesh and blood of animals you sacrifice (goat, camel, sheep, buffalo) does not reach in the court of Allah but only your piety.

He further said that:

“In the path of Faqr, the greatest sacrifice is the sacrifice of innerself. One who sacrifices his innerself, succeeds.

Online Oath of Allegiance

Lahore (Website news):

In the past, it was necessary to meet the perfect and accomplished spiritual guide at least once in order to take oath of allegiance and to obtain invocation and contemplation of Ism-Allah Zaat. As Allah is exalting the grandeur and spiritual status of Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen, he is making it ever easier for the seekers of Allah to benefit from the blessings of Faqr. The proof of his unlimited spiritual beneficence is that the seekers are free from the physical boundaries to take oath of allegiance. This reveals that Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen is free from the barriers of time and space. The door of beneficence is open for anyone without the difference of colour and creed.

Disciples who took online oath of allegiance in the month of July are as follow: Qaisar Riaz from Paris, Abdul Subhan from Bangladesh, Muhammad Ali from Mauritius, Muhammad Siddique from India, Qaisar Ahmed from Siri Nagar Kashmir, Abid Sharif from England, Arif Iqbal from Malaysia. In addition, a number of female disciples are took online oath of allegiance.

Importance of Company of a Perfect Spiritual Guide

Lahore (Press release):

It is a custom and tradition in Faqr (Sufism) that no Saint becomes a spiritual guide before first gaining esoteric training from another accomplished Saint. The founder and patron in chief of Tehreek-Dawat-e-Faqr, Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen meets his disciples in Khanqah of Sarwari Qadri order, Lahore every Sunday and purifies their innerselves through his spiritual sight. Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen is the current Shaikh and thirty first perfect spiritual guide of Sultan Bahoo’s Sarwari Qadri order. Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen takes oath of allegiance from new disciples in the Sarwari Qadri order and grants them the practice of inscribing Allah’s name on body, invocation and contemplation of Ism-e-Allah Zaat and king of invocations Hoo on the very first day of pledging allegiance.

NEWS of Celebrating Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen’s Birthday

Lahore (Press release):

On Saturday, 27th July 2019 the chief executive Malik Muhammad Naeem Abbas called a meeting (Meeting # 7/2019) of the advisory committee in the main office of Tehreek-Dawat-e-Faqr. The agenda of the meeting was the sacred birthday of Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen. The meeting started with recitation of Holy Quran. General Secretary of Tehreek-Dawat-e-Faqr Dr Abdul Haseeb Sarfaraz Sarwari Qadri informed the members about meeting agenda. Topics that came under discussion during the meeting include: order of meeting and greeting Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen, decorations of the Khanqah, duties of disciples and possible weather conditions on the day of the event. Naeem Abbas noted down suggestions from the members. He them to participate actively in administrative tasks.

NEWS of Meeting of General Council Regarding the Birthday of Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen

Lahore (Press release):

On Sunday, 4th August 2019, president of Tehreek Dawat-e-Faqr’s General Council called a meeting. The management of Tehreek Dawat-e-Faqr were also present. The president had called this meeting to discuss the preparations of Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen’s birthday. The meeting began with recitation of Holy Quran by Mawlana Muhammad Aslam Sarwari Qadri. Afterwards, the president of general council welcomed the attendees and briefed them on meeting agenda. He urged the attendees to support chief executive Malik Muhammad Naeem Abbas and work together in accomplishing Tehreek’s goals, especially to participate actively in the construction of new Khanqah according to the orders of Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen. He further said that the birthday of Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen is very important and sacred day. In addition, he encouraged members of General Council to work along with management team.

The general secretary of the Council, Jawad Iqbal Sarwari Qadri stressed the members to further enhance their performance. During his address, he said that General Council is the backbone of management affairs. The members should play an active role in Tehreek’s progress. The general secretary of Tehreek Dawat-e-Faqr Abdul Haseeb Sarfaraz also said that the members of General Council must participate in Tehreek’s activities. He briefed the team about the various arrangements for the upcoming events and responsibilities of the members. The members of general council also gave their suggestions. At the end Mawlana Aslam Sarwari Qadri offered prayer.

Wellbeing of the dwellers of the Khanqah

Lahore (Press release):

A meeting of Tehreek Dawat-e-Faqr’s management committee took place on Sunday 4th August 2019 under the supervision of the chief executive Malik Muhammad Naeem Abbas to discuss various topics related to the day to day activities of the Khanqah. Naeem Abbas stressed on the betterment of the dwellers of Khanqah. He instructed Muhammad Ramzan Bahoo to take care of the needs of the dwellers of Khanqah. He further stated that everyone, in particular the management team should play their part in creating and maintaining an atmosphere of unity and discipline amongst the residents of the Khanqah. The quorum agreed to hold a medical camp in the Khanqah under the supervision of Dr. Hasnain Mehboob every Sunday. The Khanqah dwellers would have the opportunity to get free consultation regarding their health.

Establishment of “Department of information and broadcasting”

Lahore (Press release):

In accordance with article number 2 of Tehreek Dawat-e-Faqr’s constitution, a new department named ‘Department of information and broadcasting’ has been established. The head of this department will be the spokesperson of Tehreek Dawat-e-Faqr according to article 4 of the constitution. Under the supervision of this department the activities of Tehreek are conveyed in the form of Tehreek news. To continue this chain, the spokesperson of Tehreek Dawat-e-Faqr requested the supervisors of all departments to appoint a reporter from their departments who will be responsible for reporting activities of the department to the newly formed department for broadcasting. The reporter will be responsible to be abreast with all activities of their department and to report them in a timely manner.

NEWS of Preaching tour of Mupalka Gubba Fazil and Okara

Okara (News reporter):

Muhammad Farooq Zia Sarwari Qadri went on a tour of Mupalka and Gubba Fazil Renala khurd, District Okara and organised the local Tehreek Dawat-e-Faqr team. The team invited people to the path of Faqr and informed them about the importance of perfect spiritual guide and Ism-e-Azam. They also invited the audience to take part in the activities of Tehreek and to come to Khanqah on the occasion of the sacred birthday of Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen.

NEWS of Social Media Wing’s Meeting

Lahore (News reporter): On 14th, July 2019, a meeting of all the supervisors of the social media department took place under the presidency of the head supervisor. The attendees discussed arrangements for celebrating the birthday of Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen and finalised a strategy. A follow on meeting of social media wing took place on 17th of July in the main office of Tehreek Dawat-e-Faqr. During the meeting, Dr. Hasnain Mehboob briefed the members on strategy for the event of celebrating Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen’s birthday. He then submitted the strategy to the management of Tehreek Dawat-e-Faqr in writing.

Meeting of Web Promotion Wing

Lahore (News reporter):

On 6th July 2019, a meeting of web promotion team took place that Nasir Majeed chaired. The team discussed future strategy and appointment of new members. A follow on meeting took place 13th July 2019 in which it was decided that it would be mandatory of all members to participate in monthly meetings so that issues could be discussed and resolved in a better way. Some new members were inducted into the technical team. Fahad Shahzad briefed the newly inducted members on the web promotion department and its purpose in detail. Abdul Rahman Sarwari Qadri introduced them to VPS.

The head incharge of web promotion team, Muhammad Abdullah Iqbal held a meeting on Monday 12th August 2019 in Khanqah of Sarwari Qadri order. The management also participated. While talking to the members of the meeting, he said that

“To complete the mission of Tehreek Dawat-e-Faqr, it is very important to propagate the various websites of Tehreek on internet as much as possible so that the teachings of Faqr can spread to every corner of the world. Especially to those who live abroad and are unable to come to Pakistan, we can make it easy for them to take oath of allegiance on the sacred hand of Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen and gain beneficence of Ism-e-Allah Zaat online.

He encouraged the team to invite more disciples towards volunteering for the web promotion campaign. In particular, the disciples from outside Pakistan so that more and more disciples get an opportunity to be part of the key activities and campaigns and so that they also have an opportunity to gain pleasure and closeness of Allah. We will achieve our targets sooner if more members participate and play their part with dedication.

Preaching Campaign to Invite People Towards Faqr

Mawlana Muhammad Aslam led Friday prayer at Amina mosque in Fateh Garh area of Lahore. He educated the people about invocation and contemplation of Ism-e-Allah Zaat and invited them to the Khanqah of Sarwari Qadri in Lahore. The team had set up a stall showcasing books published by Sultan-ul-Faqr Publications. They also handed out complementary copies of the monthly Sultan-ul-Faqr magazine.

Mawlana Muhammad Aslam along with Muhammad Arshad (incharge of preaching department) and few other colleagues visited the central mosque in the Township area of Lahore. They invited the people there towards Ism-e-Allah Zaat and also distributed free copies of the Sultan-ul-Faqr magazine. They also invited them to the birth anniversary of Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen on 19th August 2019.

On Tuesday, 6th August, a team from the preaching department visited Kotah village to invite people towards Ism-e-Allah Zaat. The following day, they went to Murian Chawk, Lahore. Mawlana Muhammad Aslam held a teaching session in Jamia mosque Ghawthia in Tariq block. At the end of the teaching session, he met with the attendees and handed out copies of the Sultan-ul-Faqr magazine. He also invited them to the 19th August event to celebrate the birth anniversary of our beloved spiritual guide.

On Monday, 19th August members of the preaching department went to Johar Town to spread the message of Faqr.

Fool Proof Security Arrangements for the 19th August Programme

An important meeting of the security team took place on 28th July 2019. Tehreek Dawat-e-Faqr management attended the session. Security incharge, Muhammad Maqbool gave a briefing on the performance of the members of the security team and also appreciated high performing members.

Another meeting of the security team was held on 11th August to review security arrangements for the events on Eid al-Adha and Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen’s birthday. During the meeting Muhammad Maqool instructed the team to work with dedication and ensure fool proof security measures.