The Spiritual Guides of Sarwari Qadri Order/Sultan-ul-Auliya Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz

After Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Syed Mohammad Bahadur Ali Shah, the Trust of Faqr was transferred to Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz. Faqr returned to the family of Hazrat Sultan Bahoo through Sultan Abdul Aziz, so that he may further transfer it to Sultan-ul-Faqr VI Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Asghar Ali. He belonged to the Awan tribe and was the descendant of Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo. Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz was born early morning on Sunday March 12th, 1911 AD (12thRabi-ul-Awwal, 1329 H)in Samundri town near the shrine of Sultan Bahoo, Garh Maharajah, district Jhang, Pakistan.After birth Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz did not open his eyes until the seventh day. His father worriedly took him to the shrine of Sultan Bahoo. At that time Pir Bahadur Ali Shah was present there. Sultan Fateh Mohammad requested Pir Sahib to bless his son so that he opens his eyes. As soon as he (Pir Bahadur Ali Shah)held the baby in his lap, the baby opened his eyes. In this way the first view of Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz was his Murshid’s sacred face.

After bayat, he received spiritual education from his Murshid Syed Bahadur Ali Shah. At the age of twenty one, Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz took bayat upon the hand of Syed Bahadur Ali Shah on Sunday, March 13th, 1932 AD (6 Ziq’qad, 1350 H).

He belonged to the sect of Ahl-e-Sunnah-wal-Jamat and followed the school of thought of Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifa. He is the Spiritual Leader of the Sarwari Qadri Order after Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahadur Ali Shah.

Pir Bahadur Ali Shah died on February 27th, 1934 AD. After that Sultan Abdul Aziz moved from Samundari (Garh Maharaja, Jhang)and settled about half a kilometer away towards North East of the shrine of Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo. This place is now famous by the name ‘Aastana-e-Aliya Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz’.

On Friday, April 13th, 1979 (14thJamadi-ul-Awwal, 1399 H), Sultan Abdul Aziz transferred The Divine Trust of Faqr to Sultan Mohammad Asghar Ali at the shrine of his Murshid, Pir Syed Bahadur Ali Shah. After the Zohr prayer on Sunday, April 12th, 1981 AD (7thJamadi-us-Sani, 1401 H)Sultan Mohammad Abdul Aziz breathed his last. His shrine is located half a kilometer away North East of the shrine of Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo in the village Sultan Bahoo, Tehsil Ahmadpur Sial, district Jhang, Pakistan.

Sultan Abdul Aziz’s death anniversary is celebrated twice a year. According to the Hijri calendar it is held after the death anniversary of Sultan Bahoo which is celebrated on the first Thursday of Jamadi-us-Sani. His death anniversary is celebrated on the Sunday and Monday after the death anniversary of Sultan Bahoo. The second gathering of his death anniversary and Milad of The Holy Prophet follows his death date according to the solar calendar, on 12th and 13th April every year.