GENEALOGICAL BACKGROUND
Arains trace back their ancestry to Saleem Al-Raee whose genealogy meets Prophet Mohammad's genealogy six steps backward at "Loee".
Historical Lineage
The Holy Prophet's Companion Saleem Al-Raees' son Habib Al-Raee was a great Saint who gained beneficence from Salman the Persian. Ali bin Usman Hajveri commonly known as Data Ganj Bakhsh has also mentioned about Habib Al-Raee in his famous book Kashf-ul-Mahjub in these words:
"Abu Haleem Habib Al-Raee son of Saleem Al-Raee is included among the Saints of the highest level, he is the leader of all the Saints and holds a grand status. There are a number of signs which prove his great level. He was among the companions of Salman the Persian. He related the Hadith from the Holy Prophet."
Genealogical Timeline
Habib Al-Raee's son Shaikh Haleem Al-Raee came to India from Arabia with Mohammad Bin Qasim to preach Islam in the sub-continent. He and his family settled in India and their progeny was afterwards known by the name "Raeen" which changed to Arain with the passage of time.
Historical Locations
Before the partition of the sub-continent, Sultan ul Faqr 7th Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen's ancestors lived in Muddan Village, Tehsil Nakodar, District Jalandhar, India. When Pakistan came into being, they migrated to Pakistan sacrificing many lives and all their property. In Pakistan, they initially got settled in Shahkot, Lyallpur (present Faisalabad). Then Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen's father Abdul Hameed shifted to Bakhshan Khan, Tehsil Chishtian, District Bahawalnagar, Pakistan.
