His original hometown was Sadarpْr. After having accomplished his pursuit of Uloom-e-Zaahiriyyah he developed a yearning for Uloom-e-Baatiniyyah. He therefore went to the grave of Hadhrat Khwajah Qutbud Deen Bakhtiyar Kaki in Delhi and sat there in meditation. By spiritual communication Hadhrat Qutbud Deen instructed him to join the Saabiriyyah Silsilah of Shaikh Abu Saeed in Gangoh. In obedience to this instruction he became bay’t to Shaikh Abu Saeed.

He is among the distinguished khulafaa of Hadhrat Shah Abu Saeed. Only a few days after having taken bay’t, Hadhrat Shaikh said to him:

“Muhibbullah, come I shall deliver you to the destination.”

Immediately after this statement, Hadhrat Shaikh effected Khwajah Muhibbullah’s takmeel (spiritual accomplishment). – This was effected by the process of Tawajjuh in which roohaaniyat is transferred into the mureed by the Shaikh – Translator.

On seeing this, some Mureeds who had already been with Hadhrat Shaikh for a considerable time were somewhat grieved because inspite of the long duration of their stay, Hadhrat Shaikh had not accorded them the same attention as he had done with the newcomer of a few days, who was richly rewarded and honoured with the Shaikh’s tawajjuh. When they raised this issue with Hadhrat Shaikh, he said:
ذلك فضل الله يؤتيه من يشآء
“That is the grace of Allah. He bestows it to whomever He pleases.”

He then explained to them that everyone was not of the same mettle. While some people are dependent on severe and prolonged mujaahadah, others acquire tajalliyaat after only a little effort.

When Maulana Muhibbullah was appointed a khalifa, he believed himself to be unqualified for this office. But along with the appointment Hadhrat Shaikh applied his tawajjuh which effected Maulana’s accomplishment. While Hadhrat Shaikh was engaging in tawajjuh on Maulana, the latter said:

“Hadhrat I cannot bear more than this. Enough! Enough!”

The Seven Methods of Khilaafat

There are seven ways in which Khilaafate is acquired. These are:

Ijazatan, Ijmaa-an, Waarithan, Hukman, Takallufan and Uwaisiyan.

It has been said that Hadhrat Shaikh Muhibbulah was appointed khalifah by the method known as Uwaisiyan. After his appointment he went to Delhi, then to his hometown, Sadarpْr. After a short stay in Sadarpْr, he settled in Ilahabad where his faidh spread greatly among the people. Numerous Ulama entered his Silsilah.

Ilahabad, this Star of Hidaayaat finally set on the 9th Rajab 1054 or 1058 at sunset on Thursday. His grave is in Ilahabad.