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Bahr-ul-Irfan: Facets and Dimensions

Bahr-ul-Irfan: Simat o Jihat

by Allama Afaque Ahmad Mujaddidi عليه الرحمة والرضوان

A concise introduction to the life and services of Huzur Bahr-ul-Irfan, with his own account of his life, his passing, and messages of condolence.

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The book text is in Urdu; an English translation is not available yet. Chapter titles are translated here for reference.

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Chapters

65
  1. 1Author's notepp. 3–26
  2. 2Author's note (continued)pp. 27–41
  3. 3Author's note (continued)pp. 42–46
  4. 4Huzur Bahr-ul-Irfan at a glancepp. 47–52
  5. 5From the heartpp. 53–56
  6. 6Huzur Bahr-ul-Irfan in the eyes of his spiritual guidepp. 56–63
  7. 7The good-natured, gracious Shaykhpp. 63–68
  8. 8The glory of the Naqshbandi order and Khanqah Khairiyapp. 68–72
  9. 9He who stood against the storm of ignorancepp. 72–76
  10. 10A religious and social leaderpp. 76–79
  11. 11Alas! A great loss for the communitypp. 80–83
  12. 12Global voice of the Naqshbandi Mujaddidi orderpp. 84–88
  13. 13A deeply sad and grievous losspp. 88–92
  14. 14Bahr-ul-Irfan, herald of the Sufis and Shaykhspp. 92–97
  15. 15A shining star of Islampp. 97–101
  16. 16Bahr-ul-Irfan, a true scholarpp. 101–105
  17. 17Alas! A perfect man has departedpp. 106–123
  18. 18Where the useful old meets the sound newpp. 124–141
  19. 19Articles (continued)pp. 142–144
  20. 20Huzur Bahr-ul-Irfan: from leading prayer to leading the communitypp. 145–148
  21. 21A personality of all-round virtuespp. 148–155
  22. 22Huzur Bahr-ul-Irfan's excellence in following the Sunnahpp. 155–168
  23. 23Bahr-ul-Irfan and enjoining good, forbidding evilpp. 169–171
  24. 24Hazrat Bahr-ul-Irfan, a personality of many virtuespp. 172–181
  25. 25Remembering the gnosticpp. 181–185
  26. 26The caravan's treasure is gonepp. 185–194
  27. 27Huzur Bahr-ul-Irfan, renowned far and widepp. 194–199
  28. 28Bahr-ul-Irfan: a few memories, a few wordspp. 200–204
  29. 29The far-reaching fragrance of knowledge and practicepp. 204–217
  30. 30Bahr-ul-Irfan: honesty and trustworthinesspp. 217–221
  31. 31Bahr-ul-Irfan, embodiment of character and conductpp. 222–228
  32. 32The reformative work of Bahr-ul-Irfanpp. 229–231
  33. 33Bahr-ul-Irfan, thinker of the nation and communitypp. 232–235
  34. 34Alas! The Mujaddidi Qalandarpp. 235–242
  35. 35What trust can one place in life?pp. 243–249
  36. 36Bahr-ul-Irfan, a broad-minded scholarpp. 249–258
  37. 37The services of Huzur Bahr-ul-Irfanpp. 258–263
  38. 38A few impressions of memoriespp. 264–266
  39. 39Bahr-ul-Irfan's style of oratorypp. 267–274
  40. 40The far-reaching fragrance of Itihas Nagarpp. 274–287
  41. 41He who made a home in the dark courtyard of the heartpp. 287–289
  42. 42The spiritual influence of Bahr-ul-Irfanpp. 290–305
  43. 43The life of Bahr-ul-Irfan: a brief overviewpp. 306–308
  44. 44Alas! Bahr-ul-Irfan is no morepp. 309–311
  45. 45Hazrat Mufti Afaque Ahmad Mujaddidi: some memories, some wordspp. 312–318
  46. 46Alas! Bahr-ul-Irfan Mufti Afaque Ahmad Mujaddidipp. 318–322
  47. 47The piety of Huzur Bahr-ul-Irfanpp. 323–327
  48. 48A model of love for prayerpp. 328–331
  49. 49True herald of the faith and its pathpp. 332–335
  50. 50Bahr-ul-Irfan was a gathering in himselfpp. 336–340
  51. 51The blessings of Bahr-ul-Irfan's companypp. 340–345
  52. 52A many-sided personalitypp. 345–360
  53. 53Huzur Bahr-ul-Irfan, a peerless mentorpp. 361–365
  54. 54Bahr-ul-Irfan, a unique personality (Arabic)pp. 366–374
  55. 55Bahr-ul-Irfan's fatherly love and kindnesspp. 374–380
  56. 56The cup and goblet will weep for you for agespp. 381–383
  57. 57Where could we find another like you?pp. 384–389
  58. 58Now search for them with the lamp of a fair facepp. 390–394
  59. 59I never thought the moon would leave like thispp. 394–398
  60. 60Huzur Bahr-ul-Irfan's love and kindness for his friendspp. 398–402
  61. 61Darkest night and dawn of lightpp. 402–412
  62. 62Huzur Bahr-ul-Irfan: reviving Sufism and renewing the Pathpp. 413–431
  63. 63Poems in his praisepp. 432–436
  64. 64The horizons reveal the Truthpp. 437–442
  65. 65The radiance of the Naqshbandi lamppp. 443–445