Hazrat Abu Ishaaq Shami
Rahmatullah Alayh
Aap ka ism e graami Hazrat Sheikh Abu Ishq Shami Rahmatullah Alayhaur laqab Sharf al Deen tha. Zahiri aur baatini aloom mein mumtaz thay. Zuhad o riyazat mein be misaal, Khalq se beniaz aur khaaliq se hi humraaz thay. Hazrat Sheikh Abu Ishq Shami Rahmatullah Alayh darveshon se mohabbat karte thay aur Aulia Allah mein mumtaz maqam rakhtay thay .
Hazrat Sheikh Abu Ishq Shami Rahmatullah Alayh ne Khirqah khilafat Hazrat Khwaja Alvi Rahmatullah Alayh se paaya tha.' 'Miraag ul Fuqrah ' ' ke misdaaq hamesha roza se rehtay aur saat din baad aftaar kya karte. Mureed honay se pehlay chalees din tak isstikhara karte rahay. Hatef e ghaibi ne Alo Rahmatullah Alayh ki khidmat mein haazri ka ishara diya to un ke khidmat mein haazir hue. Saat saal baad takmeel ko puhanche aur khilafat aataa hui .
Hazrat Sheikh Abu Ishq Shami Rahmatullah Alayh ke pairo murshid Hazrat khwaja Alvi Rahmatullah Alayh ne aap ko yeh basharat di kay ahal chisht ke imam bano ge. Chunancha aap Rahmatullah Alayh apne watan chisht wapas aaye to' ' qutub chishtia' ' ke laqab se mashhoor hue. Aap Rahmatullah Alayh ko Samaa se be had lagao tha. Aap Rahmatullah Alayh ki majlis mein anay walay har shakhs par wajad taari raha karta .
Aik baar qeht par gaya. Hazaron log Hazrat Sheikh Abu Ishq Shami Rahmatullah Alayh ki khidmat mein haazir hue aur baaraan e rehmat ke liye dua talab ki. Hazrat Sheikh Abu Ishq Shami Rahmatullah Alayh ne mehfil Samaa barpaa ki jab aap wajad mein aaye to aasman par baadal ghar aaye aur is qader barish hui kay log is ke roknay ki duain mangnay lagey. Log dobarah aap ki khidmat mein haazir hue aur barish roknay ki istada ki. Hazrat Sheikh Abu Ishq Shami Rahmatullah Alayh ne farmaya agar dil bhar gaya hai to barish ruk jaye gi. Jis ke baad barish ruk gayi .
Aap is daar e faani se 329 Hijri ko rukhsat hue. Aap ka mazaar mubarak shehar Shaam mein hai. Sair ul Kataab ke musannif ne likha hai kay aap Rahmatullah Alayh ke wisaal se leker aaj tak aap ke mazaar par aik chairag roshan hai jo kabhi nahi bujha yeh chairag shaam se subuh tak roshan rehta hai. Bad o baran ka kayi baar tufaan aaya magar raat ke waqt kabhi is chairag ko Gul nahi kar saka.