Mohammad Yousuf Abu al-Farah Tartusi

Mohammad Yousuf Abul Farah Tartusi (Arabic: محمد یوسف ابوالفرح طرطوسی) was a popular Sufi Muslim saint. He is regarded as one of the common ancestors of the Sufi Tariqahs, which form an unbroken chain to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.^[1][2]

Mohammad Yousuf Abu al-Farah Tartusi
Born	(1016-08-21)August 21, 1016 Tartus, Syria
Died	October 28, 1055(1055-10-28) (aged 39) Tartus, Syria
Nationality	Syrian
Other names	Alauddin, Anwar-ul-Asfiya, Shajartul Kamileen, Khazeenatul Asfiya, Raahat-ul-Muslimeen.
Predecessor	Abu Al Fazal Abdul Wahid Yemeni Tamimi
Successor	Abul Hasan Hankari

Biography

Mohammad Yousuf Abul Farah Tartusi born on August 21, 1016 CE (15 Rabi ul Awwal 407 AH) in Tartus, Syria. His father's name was Shaikh Abdullah bin Younus Tartusi.^[3] His given name was Mohammad Yousuf, while his patronymic was Abul Farah. He is sometimes given the title Alauddin.

He was known as a Qutb, which in Sufism is a perfect human being, otherwise known as al-insān al-kāmil, "The Universal Man" at the top of the saintly hierarchy.^{[4][unreliable source?]} of his time known for performing miracles.^[5] He was said to have had such intense level of tawakkul and sabr that worldly matters did not concern him.^[6]

His spiritual successor was Shaikh Abul Hassan Ali bin Mohammad Qureshi Hakkari.^{[citation needed]}

Abul Farah Tartusi died on October 28, 1055 CE (3 Sha'aban 447 AH), during the Abbasid Caliphate. His mausoleum is in Baghdad, Iraq.^{[citation needed]}

Spiritual lineage

Silsila:

1. Muhammad
2. Ali ibn Abu Talib
3. Hasan al-Basri
4. Habib al Ajami
5. Dawud Tai
6. Maruf Karkhi
7. Sirri Saqti
8. Junaid Baghdadi
9. Abu Bakr Shibli
10. Abdul Aziz bin Hars bin Asad Yemeni Tamimi
11. Abul Fazal Abdul Wahid Yemeni Tamimi
12. Mohammad Yousuf Abu al-Farah Tartusi^[7][8]

Titles

1. ANWAR SUFIA (Light of Sufis).
2. SHAJR TUL KAMILEEN (Head of the Perfected Ones).
3. KHAZEENA AL ASFIYA (Treasure of Purity).^{[citation needed]}

Further reading

• Crimingham, J. Spencer. The Sufi Orders in Islam. Oxford University Press, New York, 1998.
• Tazkira Mashaikh Qadria, Mohammad Deen Kaleem, Noori Kutb Khana Lahore, Pakistan.
• Tareekh Mashaikh Qadria, Mohammad Sadiq Kasuri, Zawia Publications Lahore, Pakistan.
• Tazkira Mashaikh Qadria Fazila, Asrar Al-Hasan Qadri, Tasawwuf Foundation Lahore, Pakistan, ISBN 969-506-026-9.