History
Hazrat Makhdoom Shah Muhammad Munem Pak was born in 1082 Hijri (AD 1671) in the village of Pachna in the Shaikhpura district of Bihar. His family lineage meets up with Sufi saint Hazrat Makhdoom Shamsuddin Haqqani whose shrine is located at Billouri in the district of Lakhisarai. Makhdoom Haqqani is a descendant of the Sufi Hazrat Ibrahim bin Adham Balkhi, also known as Abu bin Adham.
Having completed his primary education at his paternal village he went to Deewan Syed Abu Sayeed Jaafer Muhammad Quadri's khanqah at Barh district near Patna, for higher education and knowledge of Sufism. After his death Hazrat Munim Pak received knowledge from his son Deewan Syed Khaleelullah and became his "murid" (disciple) under Quadria Qutubia order and was rewarded with "Khilafah". After finishing his education he moved to Delhi with the instruction and permission of his "peer" or around forty years he taught the students of higher education at the Madrasa situated behind the Jama Masjid in Delhi.
Hazrat Munem Pak went to Sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Shah Muhammad Farhad and dedicated himself fully to his service. Biographers say that he remained there in his service for eleven years, practising the spiritual teachings of Naqshbandia Abul-Ulaiya Silsilah. Hazrat Shah Farhad’s peer, Hazrat Syed Dost Muhammad Burhanpuri, was a mureed and khalifa of Hazrat Syedna Ameer Abul-Ula.
He was close to Bade Peer Hazrat Syedna Shaykh Abdul Quadir Jeelani and Makhdoom-e-Jahan Hazrat Shaykh Sharafuddin Ahmad Yahya Maneri. He often fasted, not just during in the month of Ramadhan when it is required. He never built a house, married, or settled down. After Hazrat Shah Farhad died in 1145 Hijri, Hazrat Munem Pak benefitted from his mureed (disciple), khalifah (caliph) and successor Hazrat Meer Syed Asadullahand. When Hazrat Meer Syed Asadullah died in 1147 Hijri, Hazrat Munim Pak was enthroned as inheritor of Hazrat Shah Farhad.
After several years in Delhi, he received indication from the Islamic prophet Hazrat Muhammad to migrate to Patna. In Patna, he initially stayed at Meer Taqi mosque near Meetanghat and then came to Mulla Meetan’s mosque, known as "Jama Masjid Hazrat Mulla Meetan" and his khanqah got established here. After arriving in Patna he went to Biharsharif and stayed there for three months meditating near the mausoleum of the Sufi saint Hazrat Makhdoom-e-Jahan Shaykh Sharfuddin Ahmad Yahya Maneri.
He wrote three books during his stay in Delhi, "Mukashifat-e-Munemi", "Ilhamat-e-Munemi" and "Mushahidat-e-Munemi" in 1119 Hijri, 1120 Hijri and 1123 Hijri respectively. The manuscripts of "Ilhamat-E-Munemi" and "Mukashifat-E-Munemi" are available at Khudabakhsh Library, Patna and other libraries of the subcontinent. The manuscripts of "Mushahidat-E-Munemi" are not so widely available.
He died on the eleventh day of Rajab in 1185 Hijri (AD 1771), at the age of about 103 and was buried next to Jama Masjid Hazrat Mulla Meetan. A simple mausoleum was built there, which was later expanded and enhanced.
Everybody was welcomed at his khanqah, be he Sufi or Yogi (hermit), Hindu or Muslim. He treated his mureeds (disciples) affectionately. A Hindu Yogi who was a follower of Guru Nanak and whose name was Gurbakhsh came to him and made a request. He explained that he was a devotee of Krishna and that he had been earnestly willing for a long time to catch a glimpse of him. He also mentioned that he had traveled all over the country, met a lot of reputed Yogis but nobody could help him make his dream come true. He urged that he had heard many a thing about him and came to him with lot of hope. Hazrat Munim Pak and the yogi meditated; after a while the yogi got up and started dancing until he fainted and fell down. He said that when he meditated he felt as if he had reached Vrindavan and there he saw Krishna with his eyes. He said that Krishna was playing the flute which produced the sound "Laa Ilaha Illallah Muhammadur Rasoolullah", Gopis were dancing and the environment was full of frolic. He affirmed that seeing all this he also got enraptured and started dancing. Thereafter, he became a disciple of Hazrat Munim Pak and attained accomplishment.