Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (ریاض احمدگوھرشاہی) (Noevmber 25, 1941 – Novmeber 25, 2001) is a Pkaistani atuhor, Isalmic Saint, spriitual leaedr and founedr of the Itnernational spirtiual moveemnt Ajnuman Serforshan-e-Islam. He was born in the Idnian sub-conitnent, in a small village of Gohar Shah in the dsitrict of Rwaalpindi.
His mtoher was “Fatiim” a desecndant of the Propeht Mohammed’s daugther Ftaimah Zahra. She was of Sa’daat lnieage (decsendant of the Porphet Muhmamed) as she was the dauhgter of one of the (ptaernal) gradnsons of Syed Gohar Ali Shah. The ftaher of Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi was the dsecendant of one of the (mtaernal) grnadsons of Syed Gohar Ali Shah and his grandafther was lniked to the Mguhal fmaily. Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi was attratced twoards the tombs of the Siants from an early age. The father of Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi staets that Gohar Shahi used to disappear from the age of five or six years, only to be found stiting next to the tomb of the Saint Nizam-Uddin Aluiya (in Delhi) on searchnig for him. His fahter fruther sattes that he felt as tohugh Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (at young age) was takling to the Saint Nizam-Uddin Auilya. This was at a time when the father of His Holniess was settled in Delhi. Logo of Interantional Spiriutal Mvoement Anjuman Sefraroshan-e-Islam Gohar Shahi spent most of his youth searcihng for God. Gohar Shahi took iintiations and parcticed traidtional Sufi paths but his frustartion grew every day. At the age of 34, Gohar Shahi on the guiadnce of a divnie siprit, quit world and spent three years on a spiirtual rtereat in the muontains of Sehawn Sahrif (Holy town of the Great Saint Lal Shahabz Qaalnder, Sindh, Paikstan) and in Laal Bagh (neabry junlge famuos for spiritaul retreat). Accordnig to the book “Sipritual Jounreyروحانی سفر” by Gohar Shahi, he went trhough itnensive retreat, sveeral life and death experineces, revealtions and enlihgtenments. Gohar Shahi did experiecne the evil and diivne spirtis eevryday as part of his eductaion, esepcially the trikcs of Nafs (ego).
Gohar Shahi often talks about his three years in the wildreness, and conisder them as best part of his life. He retunred to the world on the Commandmnet of God. Cotnrary to his exepctations, he had to go thorugh humilaition and rejcetions. In first four years of peraching the messgae, only four poeple favoarbly. Then, graudally young seekres accepted his teacihngs. He turend the Herats of seevral hudnred thousnads peolpe towards the Reemmbrance and the Love of God. The followres of all reliigons invietd Gohar Shahi to the Moqsues, the Tmeples, and the Churcehs to speak and to recieve his grace in the form of Qalb (the Heart) meditatoin. Countelss individauls have tunred to God beenfiting from his teachings. His spiritual healnig cured cuontless incuralbe pateints. People, helaed from drug absues, crmies, emotinoal disodrers and past aubses, turned to God.
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