Jeelani Shareef, also known as Quthbuzzaman Jeelani Shareef, is a global centre of peace, Sufi guidance and universal harmony, working as the Head Quarters of Jeelani Trust and the functioning locus of various major initiatives under the Trust. As a Sufi spiritual sanctuary for the disciples and a welcoming haven of peace for the seekers from all religious traditions, Jeelani Shareef was founded by renowned Sufi Guru Hazrat Quthbuzzaman Dr. Sheikh Yousuf Sulthan Shah Qadiri Chishti, in 2006 (1426 AH). Throughout the year, Jeelani Shareef attracts a vibrant confluence of visitors from diverse cultural, religious, and national backgrounds. They come primarily to meet with the sagacious Sufi master and spiritual guide, His Holiness Naeb Quthbuzzaman Dr. Sheikh Nizamudhin Sulthan Shah Qadiri Chishti, the holy successor of Hazrat Quthbuzzaman and the ongoing Chairman of Jeelani Trust.
Within Jeelani Shareef lies the holy Maqam (dargah) of Sufi Hazrat Quthbuzzaman, a sacred spiritual space where a daily ‘ziyarah’ (visitation) takes place every evening since January 25th, 2019 (19 Jumada al-Awwal 1440 AH). Inaugurated 0n 16th August 2009 (25 Sha’ban 1430 AH), Jeelani Masjid functions as a prominent congregational mosque in the region which hosts the monthly Swalath Majlis (Sufi congregation of ‘Peace & Blessings’), among other spiritual gatherings, in Jeelani Shareef. Apart from the central office in the administrative block, the bustling residential educational institution, Nizamia Institute for Islamic Studies and Liberal Arts, and the editorial office of the Sufi monthly periodical, Santhyasandesham, are located within the serene compound of Jeelani Shareef. The centre also functions as the Head Quarters to Ghausiyya Sunni Jam’iyyathul Ulama, the Sufi council of Islamic scholars founded by Holy Sufi Quthbuzzaman, and the Jeelani Study Centre, the central organ of da’wah (propagation) and social service under patronage of Holy Sufi Master Naeb Quthbuzzaman.
Stands as spiritual edifice of global significance, Quthbuzzaman Jeelani Shareef strives to foster peace and harmony across the world. Recognized as an active centre of interfaith dialogue and a hub of Sufi education and intellection, Jeelani Shareef keeps providing hope for brighter futures for a humanity with ethical clarity. The charitable activities and social services carried out under Jeelani Trust are steered from Jeelani Shareef under the benevolent guidance of the Chairman, Holy Naeb Quthbuzzamn Dr. Shaikh Nizamudhin Sulthan.