Maktubat is the common term referred to the letters of Sufi sheikhs and scholars. The Maktubat of Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi are indeed the most popular among the letters of sufi sheikhs. This book is a classical and most venerated book of Sufism that covers classical Sufism, methodologies, beliefs and practices of Islam and many other spiritual secrets.
Letters of Sheikh Ahmed Sirhindi (may Allah be pleased with him) were compiled in his lifetime. Three volumes were compiled, as detailed below:
Volume 1 contains 313 letters, and was compiled by Khwajah Yar Muhammad Badakhshi Talqani (rahmatullah alaih), a murid of Sheikh Ahmed Sirhindi. The volume was named as Durr al-Ma'rifat (در المعرفت) and was finished in 1025 AH, as the Sheikh ordered to complete it at 313 letters, 313 being a sacred number.
Volume 2 was named as Noor al-Khallaq (نور الخلاق) and contains 99 letters. It was compiled by Khwajah Abdul Hayy.
Volume 3 was compiled by Khwajah Muhammad Hashim Kashmi and contains 124 letters. The volume was named Ma'rifat al-Haqa'iq (معرفت الحقائق).
Old manuscript of Volume 1, PDF, 147 MB, Persian
Translations
Maktubat Sheikh Ahmed Sirhindi have been translated in many languages. Urdu translation presented here is by Maulana Saeed Ahmed Naqshbandi. Another popular Urdu translation of the complete book is by Sayyad Zawwar Hussain Shah Naqshbandi, a famous Sheikh of Naqshbandi sufi order. Arabic translation was completed by Sheikh Muhammad Murad Makki, a Naqshbandi sheikh of 19th century.
Arabic (العربية)
- Maktubat Imam-e-Rabbani translated in Arabic (Download below)
مكتوبات الامام الرباني
Translator: Muhammad Murad Al-Manzilvi (محمد مراد المنزلوي) - Volume 1 - Read / Download
- Volume 2 - Read / Download
- Volume 3 - Read / Download
Bosnian
- Read some of the Maktubat in Bosnian (or Croatian)
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English
- Faith, Practice and Piety: Selections from the Maktubat with Annotations (by Irsham Alam)
- Some letters from the Maktubat Imam-e-Rabbani translated in English
German
Persian (فارسی)
- Volume 1 - Download PDF
- Volume 2 & 3 - Download PDF
Turkish (Türkçe)
971 [m.1563] yılında doğmuş ve 1034 [m.1624] yılında vefât etmiş olan, ikinci bin yılının müceddîdi, İmâm-ı Rabbânî Ahmed Fârûkî Serhendi hazretleri, islâm dîninin Kur’ân-ı kerîm ve Hadîs-i Şerîflerden sonra, üç numaralı kitâbı olan (MEKTÛBÂT) kitâbını yazmışdır. Üç cild ve aslı fârisî olan mektûbât kitâbında (536) mektûb vardır. İmâm-ı Rabbânî hazretleri bu eserinde, insanoğlunun rûhî hastalıklarının tedâvî yollarını göstermiş, islâm dînine nasıl inanılacağı, ibâdetlerin ehemmiyyeti, Evliyâlık, Resûlullahın güzel ahlâkı, islâmiyyet, tarîkat ve hakîkatin ayrı-ayrı şeyleri olmadıkları gâyet açık bir şekilde îzâh edilmişdir. (Müjdeci Mektûblar tercemesi) kitâbı, (Mektûbât)ın birinci cildinin tercemesidir. Başlangıçdaki mektûbları hocası Muhammed Bâkî-billaha yazıldığından ve tesavvufun inceliklerinden bahsettiğinden bu tercemeye alınmamışdır.
Urdu (اردو)
Translated by Maulana Qazi Aalimuddin Naqshbandi, the first published Urdu translation of the Maktubat sharif
Published by Zia-ul-Quran:
Volume 1: 89 MB, volume 2: 75 MB
Published by Shabbir Brothers:
Volume 1: 154 MB, volume 2: 136 MB
Maktubat Imam-e-Rabbani translated in Urdu
مکتوبات امام ربانی مجدد الف ثانی شیخ احمد سرھندی رحمة اللہ علیہ
Translator: Muhammad Saeed Ahmed Naqshbandi (مولانا محمد سعید احمد نقشبندی)
Publisher: Madina Publishing Company, Karachi (مدینہ پبلشنگ کمپنی، بندر روڈ، کراچی)
Volume 1 - Download PDF
Volume 2 - Download PDF
Volume 3 - Download PDF
Maktubat Imam Rabbani translated in Urdu by Sayyid Zawwar Hussain Shah
Digitized by Maktabah.org (May 2011)
Volume 1-1 - Read / Download (67mb) / Download HQ (177mb)
Volume 1-2 - Read / Download (82mb) / Download HQ (223mb)
Volume 2 - Read / Download (54mb) / Download HQ (151mb)
Volume 3 - Read / Download (63mb) / Download HQ (202mb)