The Generations · The Friends of God
quddisa sirruhu — may his secret be sanctified
Delhi, India · 1156 – 1240 AH / 1743 – 1824
Known as the “Red Sulfur of Truth” and the Qutb of the Indian Subcontinent, Shaykh ʿAbdullah Dahlawi ق was a spiritual lighthouse for seekers across five major Sufi orders: Naqshbandi, Qadiri, Chishti, Suhrawardi, and Kubrawi. He united these paths in service of Sharia, Sunnah, and inner certainty.
His path continues ↓His portrait is his lamp: no image survives, and none is needed.
He was born in the village of Bitala in the Punjab. A descendant of the Prophet ﷺ, he memorized the Qur’an in one month and trained in both outer and inner sciences. Despite spiritual inheritance from the Qadiri path, his soul was drawn to the rigorous Naqshbandi-Mujaddidi way. He declared, "That is my highest goal.”
Days of the Islamic calendar kept in his memory — each opens in the prayer book.
