Sultan Bahoo The Life and Teachings/Title and Spiritual Status

by Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman

Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo Rehmat-ul-Allah Alayh is known by the title of “Sultan-ul-Arifeen” among all the Auliya (saints) and Arifeen (knowers). He is stationed at the most elevated and highest status of “Sultan-ul-Faqr (fifth).”

MUSTAFA SANI AND MUJTABA AAKHIR ZAMANI (Mustafa the second and Mujtaba of the last era)

Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo Rehmat-ul-Allah Alayh proclaimed that:

"Since the Eternal Benevolence has graced me with grandeur, Hazoor Akram Sall’Allahu Alayhi Wa’alihi Wasallam has ordered me to guide everyone, Muslim or Non-Muslim, fortunate or unfortunate, alive or dead, and he has called me ‘Mustafa Sani and Mujtaba Aakhir Zamani’ with his sacred tongue. Both the titles ‘Mustafa’ and ‘Mujtaba’ means “the chosen and the desired one” but these titles are specific for Hazoor Alayhi Salat-o-Salam. He Sall’Allahu Alayhi Wa’alihi Wasallam himself blessed Sultan-ul-Arifeen with the titles of Mustafa Sani (Mustafa the second) and Mujtaba Aakhir Zamani (Mujtaba of the last/later era) which is a symbolic reference to the fact that, when the evil practices will become common in Muslim society, then Sultan-ul-Arifeen’s teachings will be the Light of Righteousness and a special person promoting his teachings will guide the people on the right path. That person will be supported and backed spiritually by Sultan-ul-Arifeen because Sultan-ul-Arifeen himself will not be physically alive in the last era."

Another statement of Sultan-ul-Arifeen which is passed from generation to generation also refers towards this fact that: “When evil will become a common practice, falsehood will overcome the truth and when there will be a large number of sects and groups among the Muslims, every sect will think only itself on the right path and all the others as depraved ones, people will not have the courage to say truth about the wrong and depraved sects. People who will claim to have the knowledge of Batin (inner reality) will claim false sainthood and occupy the seats of shrines to gather wealth by looting people, at that time the fountain of The Divine Light will sprout from my shrine.” This statement also refers that at that time, one of his ardent devotees will kill the evil, revitalize and revive the real Islam under his spiritual guidance, by the promotion of his teachings.