Uska Naam:
Abu Bakr Dulf bin Hajdar (kuch kahtay hain ke Ja’far) Al-Shibli.
Uski Paidaish:
Woh takreeban 247 Hijri mein paida hue, aur unki asal khorasaani fitrat thi. Unka paidaish Baghdad ya Samarra mein hui thi.
Uska Laqab:
Al-Shibli, jo Seville ya Al-Shibli ke gaon se hai.
Uski Zindagi:
Sheikh Abu Bakr Al-Shibli apne waqt ke bohot mashhoor Sufi imam aur aik azeem salih thay. Unhone aik azeem ilm walay khandan mein paida ho kar ilm aur zindagi ke safar ka aaghaz kiya. Woh ek dafa Damband ilaqay mein ek wali the, magar phir unhone apna pata badal diya aur haqeeqat ki talash mein lag gayay. Unhone tasawwuf ki taleem Abu Al-Qasim Al-Junaid se li thi aur apne daur ke kai bade ulama se ilm hasil kiya, jaise ke Al-Hussein bin Muhammad, Abu Al-Hassan Al-Hassri, Muhammad bin Ahmad Al-Farraa, Bandar bin Al-Hussain, aur Abu Sahl Al-Sa’luqi.
Uski Tariqah:
Unhone Alia Qadiri tareeqah ikhtiyar ki aur yeh tareeqah Sheikh Abdul Wahid Al-Yemani se li.
Uski Tasawwuf ki Soorat:
Unhone tasawwuf ke bare mein kaha: "Yeh dilon ka sukoon hai aur khawater ko wafah ke libas mein sajana hai, aur ikhlaaq aur muskurahat mein ghuroor se milna hai. Aur yeh Allah ke sath bina kisi fikr ke baithna hai.”
Uski Ilmi aur Roohani Zindagi:
Sheikh Al-Shibli hadith, fiqh aur tasawwuf ke ilmu mein gahraayi rakhte thay. Unko ilm aur haqeeqat ke hawalay se bohot zyada ehsas tha. Woh apni zindagi mein roohani mujahidah karte thay aur apni taqwa aur shariaat ki izzat karte thay. Woh der tak jangalon mein safar karte aur apne jagray mein tawajjo dete thay.
Uski Baaz Kahawatein:
- "Mureed ke liye koi waqt nahi hota, aur A’arif ke liye koi ilm nahi hota, aur ilm ka koi ta’luq nahi hota, aur muhabbat ka koi sukoon nahi hota, aur saadiq ke liye koi dawa nahi hoti, aur khauf ke liye koi sukoon nahi hota, aur Allah se farar ka koi raasta nahi hota.”
- "Aap mujhe zinda samajhte hain, lekin mein marta hoon, aur meri kuch hissa roohani doori ke roop mein kuchh apne aap se roti hai.”
Uski Karamaat:
Unhone kaha: "Maine ek waqt socha ke sirf halal khana khaon, toh mein jangalon mein ghoom raha tha aur ek darakht ke neeche ruk gaya. Maine apna haath us darakht ki taraf badhaya, toh usne kaha: ‘Apne ehd ko sambhalo, mujhse mat khao, kyun ke main yahoodi hoon.’
Sheikh Al-Shibli apni roohani istesnaat mein intehai jazbaat ka tajurba karte thay, jo unhein apni hawayat se baahir karne ki had tak le jaata tha. Jab woh namazon mein tha, toh woh puri sukoon se rehte thay aur apni ibadat mein koi bhi farz nahi bhoolte thay, lekin phir namaz ke baad apne aap mein wapis aa jaate thay.
Uski Wafat:
Sheikh Abu Bakr Al-Shibli ki wafat Dhu al-Hijjah ke mahine mein 334 Hijri mein hui, jab unki umar 87 saal thi. Woh Imam A’zam ke qabr ke qareeb dafan hue, aur aaj bhi unki qabr par log ziyarat karte hain.
Khulasa:
Abu Bakr Al-Shibli tasawwuf ke sabse azeem ustaadon mein se the, aur unhone shariaat aur tasawwuf ke haqeeqat ko milakar ilm ka darya khola. Unki zindagi haqeeqat ki talash aur Allah ke qareeb honay mein guzar gayi, aur unki kahawatein aur karamaat aane wali nasal ke liye ilham ka zariya hain.