Unka Laqab:
Al-Karkhi, Baghdad ke Karkh ilaqay ka nisbat.
Unka Naam:
Maroof bin Al-Firuzan.
Unka Kunya:
Abu Mahfouz.
Paidaish:
Wo Baghdad mein paida hue.
Shuruati Zindagi:
Kaha jata hai ke Sheikh Maroof Al-Karkhi bachpan mein apne bhai Isa ke sath school mein thay aur dono saath padhte thay. Us waqt, Sheikh Maroof "Ahad Ahad” kehte thay jabke wo Nasrani thay. Teacher unhe is baat par sakht saza deta. Lekin Sheikh Maroof ne himmat se ye saza bardasht ki. Jab wo teacher ke mar se bhag gaye, to wo bohot saal baad apni maa ke paas wapas aaye. Maa ne unse unke deen ka sawal kiya, aur unhone jawab diya ke wo Islam ikhtiyar kar chuke hain. Iske baad unki maa aur poora khandan Islam mein shamil hua.
Unki Riwayat:
Sheikh Maroof ne bohot se numaya shakhsiyat se riwayat ki, jaise:
- Daud Al-Tai
- Ibn Al-Samak
- Ali Al-Ridha (peace be upon him)
- Bakr bin Khunays
Unke Hum Zamanah:
Sheikh Maroof ke bohot se namwar hum zamanah thay, jaise:
- Sirri Al-Saqti
- Ahmad ibn Hanbal
- Ibn Ma’in
Unka Maskan:
Wo Kufa mein rehte thay aur baad mein Baghdad chale gaye.
Unka Tariqa:
Sheikh Maroof Al-Karkhi ne Qadiri Tariqa do raaston se hasil ki:
- Sheikh Daud Al-Tai se, jinhone Sheikh Al-Habib Al-Ajami se liya, jinhone Sheikh Al-Hasan Al-Basri se liya, jinhone Imam Ali (peace be upon him) se liya.
- Imam Ali Al-Ridha se, jinhone Imam Musa Al-Kadhim se liya, Imam Ja’far Al-Sadiq se, Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir se, Imam Ali Zayn Al-Abidin se, Imam Al-Hussain (peace be upon him) se, Imam Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) se liya.
Zindagi aur Karamat:
Sheikh Maroof Al-Karkhi ek aisa shaks thay jinke duayein qabool hoti thi aur wo bohot roze aur ruhani mujahida karte thay. Unki namwar karamat mein shamil hain:
- Pani par chalna: Kaha jata hai ke wo pani par chalte thay, aur unhone farmaya, "Main kabhi pani par nahi chala, lekin jab mein paar karne ka irada karta, do kinare mere liye mil jate aur main paar kar jata.”
- Dusron ke liye duayein: Jab Sheikh Maroof Tigris nadi ke kinare Baghdad mein bethay thay, kuch log guzray jo Allah ki nafarmaani kar rahe thay. Unke sathi bole, "Kya aap ne unhe nahi dekha? Un par laanat karo.” Sheikh Maroof ne apne haath uthaye aur farmaya, "Allah, main aap se guzarish karta hoon ke jaise aap ne inhe dunya mein khush kiya, waise hi Jannat mein bhi khush karein.” Unke sathi hairan hue aur bole, "Kya humne aap se un par laanat karne ko nahi kaha?” Unhone jawab diya, "Agar inhe aakhiraat mein khushi milegi, to duniya mein unka tauba aapko nuqsan nahi pohanchayega.”
- Ek Nasrani ka Islam: Kaha jata hai Amir bin Abdullah Al-Karkhi se ke ek Nasrani Sheikh Maroof ke paas aaya aur bola, "Meri zindagi ka koi phal nahi mila, aur mere koi bachay nahi hain, kya aap mere liye dua karenge?” Sheikh Maroof ne Allah se dua ki aur Allah ne uski dua qubool ki. Usko ek beta hua, jo hooshiyar aur zahanat wala tha. Usne taleem mein daakhil hua aur uska dil Allah ki wahdaniyat mein masroof raha. Allah ke fazl se, Nasrani aur uske walidain Islam ikhtiyar kar gaye, aur takreeban 500 log unke peechay Islam mein aaye.
Wafaat:
Sheikh Maroof Al-Karkhi 200 AH mein Allah ke huzoor pohnch gaye aur Baghdad mein dafan hue. Unka maqbara ek muqaddas ziaratgah mana jata hai, jahan kaha jata hai: "Qabar Maroof Taryaaq Mujarrab.” Mana jata hai ke unki qabar ki ziyarat se barkat aur shifa milti hai.