Sayyid Mir Fazlullah

Sayyid Mir Fazlullah (born in Kabul) was a Wali and the highest Qadi (Qadi ul Qudhad) and Grand Mufti Emirate of Afghanistan during the reign of Amir Habibullah Khan. 
== Family and ancestry ==
Sayyid Mir Fazlullah was a Sayyid, meaning a descendant of Prophet Muhammad. His family was the highest authority of the descendants of Prophet Muhammad in Afghanistan, holding an office similar to that of the Naqib al-ashraf in Iraq. Their title was Sayyid ul Sadaat.Tazkare Khwanadane Hazrat Eshan(genealogy of the family of Hazrat Eshan)(by author and investigator:Muhammad Yasin Qasvari Naqshbandi company:Edara Talimat Naqshbandiyya Lahore)p.335, Khawajagan Naqshband, by Mir Assadullah Sadat, Chapter 8
His older brothers were Sayyid Mir Jan Hazrat Sayyid Mir Jan, the highest authority of the Naqshbandi Tariqa and Sayyid Mahmud Agha Mir Sayyid Mahmud Agha, Deputy of Hazrat Sayyid Mir Jan. 
His family was especially known for their saintness and deep knowledge in Fiqh and Tariqah, which was transmitted from father to son from Prophet Muhammad.
They were also inheritors of many historical relics, like clothing collections of Imam Hussein ibn Ali.Tazkare Khwanadane Hazrat Eshan(genealogy of the family of Hazrat Eshan)(by author and investigator:Muhammad Yasin Qasvari Naqshbandi company:Edara Talimat Naqshbandiyya Lahore)p.335, Khwajagan Naqshband, Mir Assadullah Sadat, Chapter 8
== Lineage ==
His lineage is as follows:Tazkare Khwanadane Hazrat Eshan(genealogy of the family of Hazrat Eshan)(by author and investigator:Muhammad Yasin Qasvari Naqshbandi company:Edara Talimat Naqshbandiyya Lahore)p.335
* Prophet Muhammad al-Mustafa
* Sayyidina Ali Al Murtadha and Fatimah al-Zahra
* Imam Hasan and Imam Hussein
* Imam Ali Zayn ul Abideen
* Imam Muhammad al-Baqir
* Imam Jafar al-Sadiq
* Imam Musa al-Kadhim
* Imamzadeh Hamzah, Tabriz Abu Qasim Sayyid Mir Hamza
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Qasim
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Ahmad
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Muhammad
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Ismail Muhammad Hakim al-Tirmidhi
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Latif
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Muhammad
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Kulal
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Ahmad
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Hashim
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Mast Ali
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Dost Ali
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Muhammad Latif
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Abdullah
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Muhammad Shamah
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Latifullah
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Ruhollah
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Baitullah
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Nimatullah
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Azimullah
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Hasan
* Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Fazlullah
== Carrer == 
Sayyid Mir Fazlullah was educated by his father Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Hasan, transmitting the legacy of his ancestors to him until there was nothing to learn in Afghanistan. Tazkare Khwanadane Hazrat Eshan(genealogy of the family of Hazrat Eshan)(by author and investigator:Muhammad Yasin Qasvari Naqshbandi company:Edara Talimat Naqshbandiyya Lahore)p.335 ff; Khwajagan Naqshband, by Mir Asadullah Sadat, chapter 8
He became Qadi and was known for his dedicated stance on the prestige and enforcement of Sharia law. Khwajagan Naqshband, by Mir Asadullah Sadat, chapter 8
Sayyid Mir Fazlullah was known for consequently flogging Amir Habibullah, because he has drunken alcohol. Khwajagan Naqshband, by Mir Asadullah Sadat, chapter 8
Sayyid Mir Fazlullah was internationally acknowledged. In one of his visits in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire, he held a speech, that attracted the masses in such a way, that a sign of trance and ecstasy could be seen while observing the listeners. Upon this Abdul_Hamid_II, asked Sayyid Mir Fazlullah to stay in Istanbul and to become the Grand Mufti. Abdul_Hamid_II immediately sent a letter to Amir Habibullah to ask for his transfer to Istanbul. Amir Habibullah refused, since he himself and the Afghans were dependant on Sayyid Mir Fazlullah. Khwajagan Naqshband, by Mir Asadullah Sadat, chapter 8
== Private life ==
Sayyid Mir Fazlullah had two wives and two children:Tazkare Khwanadane Hazrat Eshan(genealogy of the family of Hazrat Eshan)(by author and investigator:Muhammad Yasin Qasvari Naqshbandi company:Edara Talimat Naqshbandiyya Lahore)p.335
*Sayyid Mir Muhammad Jan (1900-1955), Wali and high officer in the Kingdom of Afghanistan
*Sayyid Mir Sharif, died in his youth
== References ==
Category:Afghan Sufi saints
Category:Afghan Sufis