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Auliya Gulberga
 

 
Translated by
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez
Translator ‘ Muslim Saints and Mystics’
(The Tadhkirah al-Awliya of Farid Eldin Attar)
&   Hasth Bahist
Email : hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
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My Guinness World  Record

Claim ID: 287230

Membership Number: 252956
    Dear Mr. Mohammed Abdul  Hafeez,
Thank you for sending us the details of your recent record
proposal for 'The world record of translation of two episodes  We
are afraid to say that we are unable to accept this as a Guinness
World Record.
The details of two episodes
Owaise of Qarni.
Tipu Sultan.
    Unfortunately, we do already have a record for this category
and what you have achieved does not better this. The current
world record is:
A six page document entitled Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, produced by the United Nations in 1948, was translated
into 321 languages and dialects from Abkhaz to Zulu.
We realize that this will be disappointing to you. However, we
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An appreciation of work of the author by  Iftekhari Silsila
 
This note shows  as  an appreciation of Iftekhari Silsila for the
work of the translation of the  below book by the author and 
adding of  this  book ‘Muslim saints and Mystics‘ (Tadhkirtal
Aliyah by Farid al din Attar) which is very  famous in the
Western world  among the English knowing persons and on their
website.
The link  is as follows, which showing  the author’s name in the
book as Mohammed Abdul Hafeez R.A. on their website. Its link
is as follows
 
www.google.co.in/webhp?
gws_rd=ssl#q=baba+tajuddin+by+mohammed+abdul+hafeez
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This is  the  Official site of Iftekhari Silsila. ... Mohammed Abdul
Hafeez R.A; Sirat Faqr-ul-Arifeen Maulana Hakeem Sayyed
Sikandar Shah R.A; Swaneh-e-Maulana Room Shaikh Shibli
Nomani R.A; Sufi

 
 
 
 
 

 
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Contents
 
Preface……………………….………………….…………….. 09
1.Hadrat  Khaja Bande Nawaz…………………………….……39
2.Hadrat Chaman Shah…………………………….…….……..47
3.Moulana Ektiaruddin…………………………..………..……47
4.Moulana Kamil Girya…………..………………..……….…..48
5.Bibi Khoneza Sultana………………………………..……......48
6.Hadrat Pir Bandage…………………………………………...49
7.Shah Bahuddin Langotband……...…………………………...49
8.Moulana Hafiz…………………………………………….….50
9.Moulana Qader………………………….………….……… ..50
10.The question of King Aurangzeb……………………..…… .51
11.Hadrat Rukanuddin Tola………..…………………………. 53
12. Hadrat Syed Shah Husamuddin Hussaini Taig Barhana...
…..54
13.Hadrat Sheikh Sad
Zinjani…………………………………...54
14.Hadrat Sheikh Minhaj Tamimuddin…………………………58
15.Hadrat Sheikh Ziauddin Qattal…………………………..…..55
16. Hadrat Sheikh Sirajuddin……….
…………………………...57
17. Tipu Sultan……………………………….
………………..70
 
 
 
 
 
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                                                  Preface
 
In this book translation of  episodes from the Urdu language   are
added from  the old books of  Hyderabad. These episodes  have
been taken from the old books of Deccan (South India) and in
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which there are available some great achievements of  the Sufi
saints of Deccan, which are not yet known to the public are added
in this book and which are available in a very interesting style so
for this reason the readers will find great interest  and attention in
this matter.
Due to  the above facts and  details, if the readers will starts
reading its first page of the book and will not stop  reading till
they will reach this book’s last page as some interesting events
and  as well as other great miracles and endeavours of holy saints 
are added in this book and these holy saints were passed  away
from the world many centuries years  ago.
 
Even though this is a small book but due to its importance it  is so
great due to the coverage of many interesting events and positive
information so it is like an ocean of knowledge and information of
holy saints who were  passed  away from the world upon doing 
their great endeavours and  many hard tasks for the preaching and
propagation  work of Islam in  the foreign lands  so this book is  a
small one but  it  will present the ocean of knowledge  for the
guidance of people towards  the right path of Islam.
In the beginning of this book the translator’s brief biography is
added for the reader’s information and reference.
To write about these great pious personalities of the  Deccan
(South India) area is not only it is difficult, but  it is very hard 
task as they  did many great endeavours  by writing Islamic
books  as well as  for the preaching and propagation work of
Islam in Hyderabad  and around   Hyderabad region  and there
were no such personalities during  their  time.
In this book the first episode of Hazrat Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu
Daraz of Gulberga is added and his brief introduction is as
follows.
To write about this great Sufi saint  and  great author is not only it
is difficult and but it is very hard task as  Khaja Sahib was not
only a great pious personality of his time in the area of the Deccan
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(South India)  but he was also a great author of  so many  great
books so in brief he was Qu’tub (highest cadre in spiritual pivot at
axis) of his time in the Deccan region. For a long time he was
engaged in religious discourses, sermons, and spiritual training of
the people and he did also many great endeavours for the
preaching and propagation  work of Islam in Deccan and around
this region  and there was no such personality during  his time.
In this book  there are available brief biographies of  holy Sufi
saints and one episode about  Hadrat Tipu Sultan and one episode
the album of Bider is added in it. The readers will find interest in
reading this book due to the positive information and great  details
of some Sufi saints who had arrived in Hyderabad in the olden
days when there was no light of Islamic religion was available at
that time in Hyderabad and around Hyderabad region.
This book is edited  and formatted as per the great book  ‘Muslim
saints and Mystics’ in English version  (Tadhkirtal Auliya by
Farid al Din Attar) which is very  famous in the Western world 
among the English knowing persons. So for this reason there will
be  some  small differences in it while comparing with the  Urdu
books and its literature.  The aim of this book is to present  in the
Western world  where there is great search and demand of the
books of Sufism  and biographies of holy saints who lived and
spent their entire lives for the preaching and propagation of
Islamic religion in all corners of the world as per tradition and
practice of Allah’s last prophet.
Kindly note, I have added  episodes in this book and these
episodes have already been published on many international
websites and these episodes are very famous and popular among
its readers due to their importance for  the coverage of the details
of  events and information therein.
 
 
 
 
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Author’s Introduction
   
   
 
 
The publication note in the Second Episode by Mr. David
Rosenbaum of New York Times
 
Farid Al- din Attar is considered one of the preeminent mystical
poets of the Persian  Literary tradition. The duration of his life
is uncertain, though he can be placed in the 12th and 13th
centuries c. e. born in Nishapur in what is today Iran, Attar
apparently  was a pharmacist, but little information about his
personal life is known. During his lifetime he is believed to
have written approximately 9 books, including such famous 
works as the Manteq Al- Tayr ( the conference of the birds) and
the Ilahi- Nama (the book of god) . Muslim Saints and Mystics
is an abridgement, translated by A. J. Arberry, of Attar' s only
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known prose work: Tadhkirat Al- Auliya ( the memorial of the

saints) , which he worked on throughout much of his life and
which was available publicly before his   death. In what is
considered the most compelling entry in this book, attar relates
the  story of the execution of Hallaj, the mystic who had uttered
the words “ I am the  truth” in a state of ecstatic contemplation.
Arberry's translation is an abridgement; the entry on Owaise Al-
Qarani translated by  Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B. Com. ,
Hyderabad, India, omitted in Arberry' s text, is included in the
following link: Owaise al- Qarani.
Kindly note this episode is very popular on the internet and no
other article of the same title is not meeting the reader’s
requirement  and giving full details. So for the  reason in many
countries, this article is very popular and added on many web
sites for  the public reading as well for the reference and
research purpose. The detail on U.S.A. website on which the
second episode is available as follows.
=============================================  
                             
Owaise of Qarni
113k - adobe pdf - view as html
=============================
On him, which were explained by the prophet. Then Owaise of
Qarni . . . Translated
from Urdu to English by Mohammed A. Hafeez, B.Com.
Hyderabad, India. , reference book . . .
               
www.omphaloskepsis.com/ebooks/pdf/Owaise.pdf.And
 
 
 
 
‘Tadhkiratal-Auliya’ by  Farid-AL-Din Attar
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Introduction
Farid Al-din Attar is considered one of the preeminent mystical
poets of the Persian literary tradition. The duration of his life is
uncertain, though he can be placed in the 12th and 13th
centuries C.E. born in Nishapur in what is today Iran. Attar
apparently was a pharmacist but little information about his
personal life is  known. During his lifetime he is believed to
have written approximately 9 books, including such famous
works as The Manteq Al-Tayr (The Conference of the Birds) 
and  The Ilahi-Nama (The book of God)  Tadhkiratal-Auliya
(Muslim Saints and  Mystics) is considered world famous
classical book of Persian literature which printed and re-
Printed in many countries.

           An abridgement, translated by A.J. Arberry, of  Attar's

only known prose work  Tadhkirat Al-Auliya  (The Memorial
of the Saints) which he worked on  throughout  much of his life
and which was available  publicly before his death. Arberry's 
translation is an abridgement. The entry on Owaise  of Qarani  
translated by me which was omitted in Arberry's text  is added
to the above web site. In Tadhkiratal-Auliya Sheikh Farid-Al-
Din Attar  wrote many chapters and  in those  chapters there is
full information and details of the titles are available . His style
of  writing is most interesting and for this reason the readers
will remember the  chapters from the above great book for a
longer time .
Due to many great chapters this book is very famous  in   the 
world and it             translations  are available in many
languages of the world. Mr. David Rosenbaum’s email message
about the publication of the episode ‘Owaise   of  Qarani’   on 
the website www.omphaloskepsis.com of U.S.A.
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On Jun 8, 2005, at 9:24 AM,

David Rosenbaum <lijphart@mac.com>  wrote:
 
Attention : Mr. Hafeez,
         I have received the RTF file.
Thank you.
 
Will post it during the next update of the site.

         David  Rosenbaum

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      Thanks to Mr. David E. Rosenbaum of New York Times

    The second chapter   Owaise Al-Qarani was published on the

following web site  by Mr.David E. Rosenbaum as he was the
editor of the web site below.  Mr. David E. Rosenbaum's
publication note about the entry on   Owasie  of Qarni. Muslim  
Saints and Mystics is an abridgement, translated by A.J.
Arberry, of Attar's only known  prose work: Tadhkirat al-
Auliya (The Memorial of the Saints), which he worked on 
throughout much of his life and which was available publicly
before his death. In what  is considered the most compelling
entry in this book, Attar relates the story of  the  execution of
Hallaj, the mystic who had uttered the words "I am the Truth"
in a  state of   ecstatic contemplation.
         Arberry's translation is an abridgement; the entry on 
Owaise al-Qarani  translated  by  Mohammed Abdul  Hafeez,
B. Com., Hyderabad, India omitted in  Arberry's text, is
included in the following link: Owaise al-Qarani.
====================
2. Owaise of Qarni (PDF)
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will create 70,000 angels same as Owaise of Qarni

(Clone) and when ... Owaise of Qarni told him to stay
there and he went away and ...
www.omphaloskepsis.com/ebooks/pdf/Owaise.pdf - 113k -
View as html - More from this site –Save.
====================
 

 
 
 
New York Times reporter Mr. David E. Rosenbaum was
beaten,
robbed and dispatched  to his death
 
On the Friday night of Jan. 6, 2006 in Northwest Washington,
when New York Times reporter Mr. David E. Rosenbaum was
beaten,robbed and dispatched to his death.  But in  history of
the book TadhkiratAl-Auliya ( Muslim Saints & Mystics ) the
name of    Mr. David E. Rosenbaum will be remembered
always as he had published the above  article with the special
note with the following details. 1. Some details about   the life 
of  Farid Al-din Attar . 2. The details of the works by  Farid Al-
din Attar . 3. He  also introduced the translator ( Mohammed
Abdul Hafeez B.Com. ) and his work  of translation of the
second main chapter   Owaise of Qarni from the above book.
The  above second episode  is from Tadhkirat Al-Auliya
(Muslim Saints &  Mystics ) by  Farid Al-din Attar.
My works.
Some of my English translation works include the following
books.
1. Tadhkirtal Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics) - A.S.
Noordeen Malaysia.
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2.Muslim Saints of Hyderabad

3.Gulzar Auliya
4.Kashaf-ul-Asrar
5.Bahar-E-Rahmat.
8. Hasth Bahist
9.200 kid books
10.The 100 names of Madina city
11. The Muslim Saints of of Bider
12. The Muslim Saints of of Bejapur
14.Tadhkirtal Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics)
15.Biography of Hadrat Syed Shah Ghulam Afzal Biabani
16. Khair Majalis the advices  of Hazrat Nasiruddin Chirag
Dehlavi
17. Biography of Hazrat Khaja Usman Haruni
18. Biography of Hazrat Baba Tajuddin Nagpur
19. Anis Arwa by Hazrat Khaja Moinuddin Chisti
20. Biography of prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him)
21. Biography of Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani Warangal
22. Biography of Hazrat Shah Shah Afzal Biabani
23. Biography of Hazrat Syed Shah Sawar Biabani
24. Muslim Saints of Warangal
 
25.Muslim Saints of Chennai
25. Muslim Saints of Aurangabad
 
An Ad for my book
 
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Episodes from the Tadhkirat
al-Awliya of Farid al-Din Attar
 
Is already released and its  selling price is RM 35.00 per copy  
and which can be had directly from Malaysia from the below
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address.

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An Ad for my another book
Muslim Saints and Mystics’
Episodes from the Tadhkirat
Al-Awliya of Farid al-Din Attar
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(Supplementary version)
 
 

 
This book is already released  by Amazon books U.S.A. during
the year 2014 and its selling price is USD 5.00 per copy   and
which can be had directly the from the below address.
In this book three lengthy episodes of Farid al-Din Attar’s  book
‘Muslim Saints and Mystics’are added and in which world
famous episode   about Sheikh Abul Hasan  Qarqani  is
available and it is informed of the general public and other
learned persons of  knowledge of saints and mysticism that the
biographical  details of Sheikh Abul Hasan Qarqani are not
found except in this episode of this book. Address is given as
follows from which this book can be had directly.
Amazon.com
 
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The Bio Links of the author
 
My name is Mohammed Abdul Hafeez and I have graduated in
commerce  from  Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.
I am a Translator of Islamic books and interested in Sufi books
and have translated 58 chapters from the famous Sufi book
‘Tadkiratal Awliya’ by  Farid El din Attar in the year 2009 from
Urdu to English and some chapters of the  book  were published
on the below web site and due to kind grace and help of Allah
there is good response from its readers in large numbers on so
many web sites. I am a retired secretary and worked in a Gulf
country for many years and having one son and his name is
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Mohammed Abdul Wasi Rabbani ,  who was studying in St.

Domnics school Salimnagar colony Hyderabad and  at K.B.N.
Engineering college Gulbega  and he is an IT Engineer and
working abroad . We are having four little grandchildren and
their names are as follows  and among them  Shehzan is very
smart boy and my wife’s  name is Ather Fatima and  my
daughter in law’s name is Juhi  Yasmeen and she was educated
in St. Domnics school Salimnagar colony Hyderabad , Vani
Girls College  and Madina Girls  college as an extra-ordinary
and brilliant student of these educational institutions.1.
Mohammed Sulaiman 2. Mohammed Osman 3. Mohammed
Shehzan   4. Sahrish Fatima
I enjoy doing translation of Sufi works and my translated first
episode are available with the following publication note of Mr.
David Rosenbaum of New York Times which is available on
the  above mentioned famous U.S.A. website.
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My three poems
 
Please find my 3 poems  which are as follows and these are well
known and famous since my college days and which were
already published in the A.U. College Magazine of Hyderabad
and now I have added these poems in this book.
 
The Taj Mahal
 
In the darkness of night
I visited the tomb of white
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Full beautiful in the glorious moon light

Shah Jahan’s love and Mumtaz’s beauty
Making fun of today’s love and poverty
No-one leaves without feelings of beauty
After seeing the Taj Mahal’s majesty
The Taj was reminding me the duty of love
And showing the king’s power of love
Even today in the darkness of strife
The Taj is preaching a lesson of love and life.
By Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B. Com.
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In  Thy memory
 
Her death day came with the fragrance of loving memories
Which shaken the depth of our saddest loving memories
Even the seasonal changes and other worldly affairs
Could not diminish away her saddest loving memories
Due to the saddest grief, our souls are broken
We are worldly losers and our hearts are broken
Oh : her saddest memories you must not die
Guide us to cover the deliverances of the world
Oh : the heavenly Lord takes Thou care of this beloved soul
Who never faced any worldly peace and pleasure.
By Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B. Com.
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The Dim flame
 
When the flame of her life was going to dim
No one of us not there to say goodbye
It is how painful for our whole lives
That we cannot see her at death time
Death is sure for every human beings
But how her strange death was indeed?
Her loving relatives were far from her
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And they cannot reach for the last visit

We should believe in the heavenly Lord
Who made our vast and great human land
Sure she has gained a position in the grave land
So, We should not worry Allah is great and known.
By Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B. Com.
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The author wept very much at the Qazipet grave yard

The author upon his return from his service of the foreign
country visited Qazipet after a gap of many years the grave of
his grandfather and grandmother at Qazipet recently in the
month of May 2014.
When he visited the grave of his grandfather, which is under a
big Neem tree and its shed is spread over large areas of the
graveyard and my grandmother’s grave is situated beside the
grave of my grandfather. Both graves are well maintained so are
available in the good condition.
As the both graves are under the big old Neem tree so there is
too much shade as well as so much cold and peaceful
atmosphere and comfort is available there. So an atmosphere of
peace and comfort is  available there too much due to the
coolness of the branches of Neem tree which is prevailing  in
the grave yard. For this reason   an atmosphere of coolness and
peace condition is there  and  due to this reason there will be
thinking arise in the mind of the  author that  both of them
living in the peaceful condition.
      However the author wept too much there because his
grandfather who was administrator of the shrine of Qazipet for
many years and his grandmother who lived in Qazipet village
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for many years and she did many endeavour  there and she
helped many needy women and children there so now both of
them   are buried in the graveyard of Qazipet  shrine and
nobody is not there in the village to visit them from their
lineage but many unknown visitors are visiting their graves
there and  the author have personally seen many flowers on the
graves which were placed by those unknown persons.

Connection of the author’s family members with Kazipet.

When my grand dad Sheikh Dadan reached Kazipet Jagir on his

transfer from another place and he was attracted by the
teachings of Sufi Center at Kazipet Jagir during the period of
Hazrat Syed Shah Sarwar Biabani Radi Allahu anhu the
successor and son of great Sufi master Hazrat Syed Shah Afzal
Biabani Radi Allahu anhu. When my grand dad became his
disciple and he left immediately the following things.
1 .He left his superior job in the police department. 2. He left
his native place of Medak. 3. He left his big house in Medak.
Due to the kindness and favour of Hazrat Syed Shah Ghulam
Biabani Radi Allahu anhu my granddad had got the job of estate
administrator of Dargah Sharif and a plot of land of 1000 yards
from the center of Kazipet village. On this plot my granddad
had constructed a big house (Gulshan Manzil) on 500 yards and
one big garden on 500 yards.
 

Bio, links of the author

 
My name is Mohammed Abdul Hafeez and I have graduated in
commerce from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. I am a
Translator of Islamic books and interested in Sufi books and
have translated 58 chapters from the famous Sufi book
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‘Tadkiratal Awliya’ by Farid El din Attar in the year 2009 from

Urdu to English and some chapters of the book were published
on the below web site and due to kind grace and help of Allah
there is good response from its readers in large numbers on so
many web sites.
The book ‘Muslims Saints and Mystics’ was already published
by A S. Noordeen Malaysia and in this book available 55
episodes in the year 2013 and another book Muslims Saints and
Mystics also published by Kindle, Amazon U. S. A., and in this
book lengthy three episodes are available in the year 2014.
I am a retired secretary and worked in a Gulf country for many
years and having one son and his name is Mohammed Abdul
Wasi Rabbani , who was studying in St. Domnics school
Salimnagar colony Hyderabad and at K.B.N. Engineering
college Gulbega and he is an IT Engineer and working abroad .
We are having four little grandchildren and their names are as
follows and among them Shehzan is very smart boy and my
wife’s name is Ather Fatima and my daughter in law’s name is
Juhi Yasmeen and she was educated in St. Domnics school
Salimnagar colony Hyderabad , Vani Girls College and Madina
Girls college as an extra-ordinary and brilliant student of these
educational institutions.1. Mohammed Sulaiman 2. Mohammed
Osman 3. Mohammed Shehzan 4. Sahrish Fatima
I enjoy doing translation of Sufi works and my translated first
episode are available with the following publication note of Mr.
David Rosenbaum of New York Times which is available on
the above mentioned famous U.S.A. website.
   At Kazipet Jagir my dad, Mohammed Afzal and my brother
Mohammed Abdus Samad and Me Mohammed Abdul Hafeez
and my sister Meher Unisa were born there. In Kazipet my
father married to Akthar Begum, daughter of Mr. Abdul Majeed
of  Bidar district who was working at that time in the education
department as an education officer. After many years of service
at Kazipet Dargah Sharif (shrine ) with great fame and good
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name my granddad passed away and upon his death our big
house was deserted as all members of our family migrated to
Hyderabad and some other places, but my grand mom stayed in
the big lonely house with her maidservant as she never thinks to
leave the place of his great Sufi master . Upon living many
years there she had been shifted to Hyderabad when she became
ill due to the fracture of her foot, but due to her great love for
the great Sufi Center at Kazipet  upon her death, we had taken
her dead body to Kazipet  from Hyderabad and she was buried
at the back side of the tomb of her Murshid (spiritual master)
Syed Shah Sarwar Biabani. R. A.
     During the 1986 I had tried my best to re-settle my family
members from Hyderabad to Kazipet Jagir but I was not
successful in this matter as my son's (Mohammed Abdul Wasi
Rabbani) application for admission in St. Gabriel school Fatima
Nagar was not accepted there due to late submission. We are
staying in Hyderabad with our family members, but we never
miss any chance to visit the holy shrine of Hazrat Syed Shah
Afzal Biabani R. A. and Hazrat Syed Shah Sarwar Biabani R.A.
at Kazipet Jagir on regular basis.
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An event of the theft during the service of period of my

grandfather at Qazipet shrine

    During the period of Syed Shah Ghulam Afzal Biyabani this
event was happening. At that time there was a grant of Rupees
fifty towards the salaries of the staff of Noban Khana (the place
from where time is announced by the beat of the drum) in which
there were some staff members used to work there and it was
headed by the supervisor. By the government of H.E.H.The
Nizam of Hyderabad there was every month the royal grant
which was used to reach to the custodian of the Qazipet shrine
through the supervisor from the government treasury. From
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there it will reach to the administrator of the estate and who will
used to distribute the amount of salaries to all concerned staff.
    As per reference by Tufazal Hussain advocate that one month
the supervisor of Nobat Khana who was obtained the amount of
Rupees fifty towards the salaries from the Royal treasury office
and he was fled to Hyderabad. But in the shrine building the
staff members were waiting for him to receive their salaries
from him and but at last they were able to know that the
supervisor was fled from Qazipet and he was reached to
Hyderabad.
      At that time the custodian of the shrine of Qazipet was in
Hyderabad. So the estate administrator Sheikh Dadan,  who was
grandfather of the  translator of this book was informed the
details of this case to Tufazal Hussain advocate and this event
was mentioned by Syed Khaja Sadat Hussain Biyabani in his
Urdu book ‘Lemat Biyabani’ (This  book was already translated
by  me with the title of Biographyof Hazrat Syed Shah Ghulam
Afzal Biabani and has been posted by in the paperback and
electronic book  formats on amazon.com) and  he was
mentioned the details of this event on the pages 110-111 of his
book and he was requested to take action against the supervisor
of the police department. In his reply Tufazal Hussain advocate
wrote him that as the custodian of the shrine is present in
Hyderabad and if we start action against him, so due to kindness
if the culprit will be forgiven by him then it will be not proper
in this matter to initiate the case against him. So it is better to
take the approval of the action from the custodian of the shrine
first so that it is proper to take further action in this matter.
    It was learnt by me that the estate administrator Sheikh
Dadan was sent the letters by the post to Hyderabad for the kind
perusal of the shrine custodian there.
The estate administrator Sheikh Dadan who is the grandfather
of this translator and in whose memory this event was
especially translated from the following book for the
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information of the readers of the International Internet Libraries

in U.S.A. especially for the readers of these two websites as
follows. www.calmeo.com and www.scribd.com
    Upon this it was happened that supervisor of Nobat Khana
after spending of the amount was reached to see the custodian
and he told him all details in this matter and he requested him to
forgive his mistake and he made loud and cry in this matter and
he requested him to allow him to join back in his post.
It was learnt later that the custodian of the shrine was kept the
supervisor at his residence in Hyderabad for a period of three
days. During that period the letters of the Estate Administrator
and the advocate was reaching for him. Upon this he was given
the travel expenses from Hyderabad to Qazipet to the supervisor
of the Nobat Khana and was sent him from Hyderabad to
Qazipet and he was given the instruction to the estate
administrator which is as follows.
“ That the supervisor was presented in his service and he
ashamed of his bad deed so he was forgiven his mistake in this
matter.So you also forgive him and allow him to join on his
duty. Otherwise, he is poor person having small children with
him so they will become economically poor and will be
destroyed in this matter. Arrange the salary of Nobat Khana
staff members from another fund.”
So after some days the supervisor was coming back to Qazipet
from Hyderabad and he was allowed to join in his post as per
order the custodian of the shrine of Qazipet and the staff
members of the Nobat Khana was paid their salaries from the
other fund by the administrator of the estate.
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Reference: from the Urdu book ‘Lemat Biyabani’
By Syed Khaja Sadat Hussain Biyabani

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Translated by
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Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B.Com.

Translator ‘ Muslim Saints and Mystics’
(The Tadhkirah al-Awliya of Farid)

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In the last I request the readers of this article to pray for our
grandmother and grandfather for which the author will be
obliged to them for their kind help and cooperation in this
matter. I am also obliged to the unknown visitors of the graves
of the my grand father and grand mother at the graveyard of
Qazipet Dargah for their kind visits and placing of the flowers
on the graves and for which I could not forget this favour and
attention so I will pray for them in this matter to extend my
heartfelt thanks in this matter.

Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B.Com.

Translator ‘ Muslim Saints and Mystics’
(The Tadhkirah al-Awliya of Farid)
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Dear Mr. Hafeez  Sahib
Wa alaykum Assalaam,
 
Jazakallah for your sincere time and efforts it is an impressive
contribution   Indeed, it is a nice English Translation and will
help us to share with English speaking people. There are certain
places need to be updated in your translation. May Allah swt
bless you with the spiritual support of Hadrath Syed Jalaluddin
Jamalul Bahar Mashooq Rabbani.
I believe we should enhance the compilation done by  Hazrath
Syed Aulia Quadri RA around some 55 years ago-- there are
other historical books (should be available in
A.P. Archaeology and State Central Library and
other libraries .I know some books such as Mishkat un
Nubuwwah by Hazarath Syed Ghulam Ali Shah R.A.,
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Mahboob-zil-Menon - Tadkiray Aulia Deccan page 248 and

Tawariqul Auliya second part page 528.
Insha Allah, Ali pasha will gather the information on Hadrat
Mashooq Allah R.A from above mentioned books and from
other sources and we will print a revised edition soon.
Once again, thank you and our heartfelt appreciation for your
translation work.
Wassalam.
Kind Regards,
Syed Jalal Quadri
5873 E Beverly Circle
Hanover Park IL 60133
Cell# 847-436-8535
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.
 
 
 
Biography of Hazrat Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz
Gulberga
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Mausoleum of Hazrat Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz

By FATIMA ATHER
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In the praise of the noble prophet Mohammed

(peace be upon him)

In Madina is the grave of the prophet, which visited by angels

It is such grave, there is excellence in empyrean and in the sky

The tomb of the holy prophet in Madina

Is there any relation between desert of Madina with the gardens?

So with the lovely air of Madina, it is envious the garden of
paradise

If Madina city is safe then everything is safe

So Allah keeps it as the cause of the blessing
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Madina is such a garden city which is the décor of all gardens

The seasons of the gardens of paradise are due to the Madina

While leaving Madina, so no need to visit the garden of paradise

As it is better than heaven and it is a living paradise on the earth

Not we but Allah also love the city of the

Madina

The love of Madina city is like the love of Allah

The beggar of this door is the king of fate and worlds

The beggar of this place is matter of envy of the kings

One who has become rich there so his fate could not known
In the resurrection day prophet, Ibrahim will find help there

Oh, Allah help us to reach Madina city to see how it is there?

Where is the mercy and there is available blessing everywhere?

If one leaves Madina then he will not find the resort of heaven
If there is a love of Madina then it is guaranteed of the heaven

On the earth, he is called Mohammed and Ahmed in the skies

His praise is in the world and also his praise is found in the skies

There is his great rule in Madina also he is a ruler of the skies

Madina is capital and he is the great ruler of the two worlds

What mistake you did Fatima by leaving the city of Madina ?

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As it is such heaven and liked by the angles of the empyrean

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Why visitor will go to heaven by leaving the city of Madina ?

What is heaven as it is gracefully for the sake of Madina city?
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In the praise of Hazrat Shaikh Abdul Quader

Tomb of Hazrat Shaikh Abdul Quader

To call me at your kind door oh Shah Ghouse Azam

Show your kind sight to me oh Shah Ghouse Azam
To improve my condition soon oh Shah Ghouse Azam
To come in a dream of the servant oh Ghouse Azam

For sake of the souls of martyrs oh Shah Ghouse Azam

And show your face of the wisdom oh Shah Ghouse Azam
To show your face as my condition is down for this thing
Saying this with such fondness and in a helpless condition
Peeran Peer, Peeran and the Sultan and Dastagir of time
Oh shah remove my difficulty soon as I am worried much
All the pious persons who put down necks before you
All said in the helpless condition oh Shah Ghouse Azam
With your grace to lighten our chests and as well hearts
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Oh great teacher of the religion oh Shah Ghouse Azam

The boat in the sea of grief you are the only saver for us
Come and help the boat to goal oh Shah Ghouse Azam
Waves of the storm of grief are there from everywhere
To save us from such trouble soon oh Shah Ghouse Azam
There is the wish of Fatima to see your tomb in Baghdad
To call your lowest servant to Baghdad oh Ghouse Azam

The miracle of Hadrat Sheikh Abdul Quader Jilani (R.A.)

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Mausoleum of Hazrat Shaikh Abdul Quader Jilani R.A.

Hadrat Sheikh Abdul Quader Jilani (R.A.), is the leader of all

holy persons like the Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him.)
who
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is the leader of the group of all prophets of Allah which have

been sent down on the world. So, for this reason, he is called and
he is famous as a chief of all the saints. His spiritual benefits and
favours from his miracles were available in the all period of time
and even today is being continued and till the day of the
judgment, such favours and benefits will be available to the
mankind in the world. Because the favour and benefits of the
holy persons which is available during the life period and which
will be also available in the world after their demise from the
world. Allah the most Merciful and Beneficent has kept the holy
persons in every period of time so that there should available
favours of miracles and benefits to the mankind from them.
The holy persons due to the nearness of Allah and perfection
in the obedience of the prophet of Allah they were away from
the sins. Allah has given them the most excellent status of the
holy persons of the nation of the prophet Mohammed (peace be
upon him) and Allah’s divine power being manifest by the holy
persons

So for getting favour and benefits from the holy persons is

in fact of getting favour and benefits from Allah because their
saying, actions are according to the commandments of Allah and
as per the practice of the last prophet of Allah.
Hadrat Sheikh Abdul Quader Jilani (R.A.), and who was
the Qutub (highest cadre in spiritual pivot) of all time’s favour
of spiritual miracle is available in his saying which is as
mentioned as follows.
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“If my disciple’s hiding will be open and if he will be there

in the East, and if I am in the West then I will cover it.”
In this way, his disciples and devotees were able to get his
favour of miracles and benefits of spiritual powers in all time
and at always. And they think him as a manifest of the help of
Allah and so, for this reason, they see his favour of miracles and
benefits from him. There is saying of the prophet, which is as
follows.
“If your animal will run away from you then you should call
as oh people of Allah help me.”
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For the revival of the religion of Islam, Hadrat Sheikh Abdul

Quader Jilani (R.A.), is such an enormous personality and a
great leader and due to the blessing of his hand while finding the
religion of Islam as a patient in the exemplary shape and given
new life to it and so then he was becoming famous and well
known by the title of Mohiuddin.

The eleven principles of Naqshabandia Sufi chain

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Mausoleum of Hadrat Khaja Bahuddin Naqshaband

The first eight principles are from 'Abd ul-Khaliq Ghujduwani (d.
1220). The final three principles were added by Baha ad-din
Naqshband (d. 1389).
1. Awareness in the Breath/Awareness in the Moment (Hush
dar dam)
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"Every breath which is exhaled from within must be exhaled

with awareness and presence of mind and so that the mind does
not stray into forgetfulness."
Baha ad-din Naqshband said: "The foundation of our work is in
the breath. The more that one is able to be conscious of one's
breathing, the stronger is one's inner life. It is a must for
everyone to safeguard his breath in the time of his inhalation
and exhalation and further, to safeguard his breath in the interval
between the inhalation and exhalation."
As the seeker becomes occupied with the exercise of the
moment (i.e. remembering the breath), he turns his attention
from remembering the past and thinking of the future, and
focuses on each breath until it is expired.
Sa'd ud-din Kashghari added: "Hush dar dam is moving from
breath to breath so there is no heedlessness but rather there is
presence, and with each breath that we take should be the
remembrance of the Real."
Sheikh Abdul Janab Najmuddin al-Kubra said in his book,
Fawatih al-Jamal: "Dhikr (remembrance of God in the breath) is
flowing in the body of every single living creature by the
necessity of their breath—even without will—as a sign of
obedience, which is part of their creation. Through their
breathing, the sound of the letter 'Ha' of the Divine Name Allah
is made with every exhalation and inhalation and it is a sign of
the Unseen Essence serving to emphasize the Uniqueness of
God. Therefore it is necessary to be present with that breathing,
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in order to realize the Essence of the Creator."

The name Allah, which encompasses the ninety-nine Names
and Attributes, consists of four letters, Alif, Lam, Lam and Hah
(ALLAH). The people of Sufism say that the absolute unseen
Essence of Allah Exalted and Almighty is expressed by the last
letter vowelized by the Alif, "Hah." It represents the Absolutely
Unseen "He-ness" of the Exalted God (Ghayb al-Huwiyya al-
Mutlaqa lillah 'azza wa jall) in which the mystic loses his
separate identity with every "hah" in his breath.
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The first Lam is for the sake of identification (tacrif) and the
second Lam is for the sake of emphasis (mubalagha).
The soul has long been thought to be in the breath. "For the
early thinkers the soul was visualized sensuously as a breath-
body." Awareness of the breath makes us aware of the soul and
the inner body, inner self, which belong to the moment.
In the path of the Khwajagan awareness in the breath is a very
great principle. Those in this path regard it a great transgression
to become unconscious of the breath.

2. Watch your Step! (Nazar bar qadam)

Direct yourself constantly towards the goal.

Sa'd ud-din Kashghari added: "Looking upon the steps means
that the seeker in coming and going looks upon the top of his
feet and thereby his attention is not scattered by looking at what
he should not look at." When the beginner's attention is taken by
shapes and colors outside of himself, his state of remembering
leaves him and is ruined, and he is kept from his objective. This
is because the beginning seeker does not have the power of the
"remembrance of the heart," so when his sight falls upon things,
his heart loses its collectedness, and his mind becomes scattered.
Watch your step can also refer to watching circumstances,
feeling when is the right time for action, when is the right time
for inaction, and when is the right time for pause. Some have
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said that Nazar bar qadam is an expression which refers to the

wisdom inherent in one's natural disposition.
Fakhr ud-Din Kashifi added: "Nazar bar qadam may be alluding
to the seekers traveling through the stages of breaking from
existence and putting behind self- love."
Of these three interpretations, the first refers to beginners' use of
this aphorism, the second refers to those in mid-progress on the
Way, and the third to the Attainers.
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3. The Journey Home (Safar dar watan)

Your journey is towards your homeland. Remember you are

traveling from a world of illusion to a world of reality. The
wayfarer travels from the world of creation to the world of the
Creator.
The Journey Home is the transformation that brings man out
of his subjective dream state, so that he can fulfill his divine
destiny.
From the Rashahat-i 'ayn al-hayat: "[The journey home refers
to] that traveling which the seeker makes within his human
nature. In other words, travel from the qualities of humankind
toward the angelic qualities, moving from blameworthy qualities
to laudable ones." Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi (d. 1624) said: "This
blessed expression [traveling in the homeland] means traveling
within the self. The source of its results lies in putting the final
[practice] at the beginning, which is one of the characteristics of
the Naqshbandi Way. And although this [inner] traveling can
also be found in other tariqas [schools of Sufism], [in those] it is
found only in the end after the 'traveling on the horizons'
[referring to the Qur'anic verse (41:53): 'We will show them Our
signs on the horizons and within their selves until they know He
is the Real']."
"Traveling on the horizons" is traveling from place to place.
At the beginning of the journey it can mean leaving home to
find a guide or teacher. Also it happened in former generations
that when the wayfarer had become established in a place, got
accustomed to it and become familiar with its people, they took
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on traveling in order to break down habit and comfort and cut

themselves off from renown. They would choose travel in order
to experience complete emptying.
It means traveling within oneself, looking at oneself, examining
oneself and one's reactions, and how they act upon one.
This reflects the stress that the Naqshbandi path puts on the inner
states, stages, processes.
Be an external resident and let your heart
travel. Traveling without legs is the best kind of
travel.
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4. Solitude in the Crowd (Khalwat dar anjuman)

There are two kinds of retreat. One is the outward kind in which
the seeker, far from people, sits alone in his cell until he comes
into contact with the spiritual world. This result comes about
because the external senses withdraw themselves and the inner
senses extend themselves to signs from the spiritual world.
The second kind of retreat is the hidden one, where the seeker is
inwardly witnessing the secrets of the Real while he is
outwardly surrounded by people. Khalwat dar anjuman is of
this second type of retreat: outwardly to be with people,
inwardly to be with God.
In all your outer activities remain inwardly free. Learn not to
identify with anything whatsoever.
Khwaja Awliya Kabir, one of the deputies of 'Abd ul-Khaliq
Ghujduwani, explained khalwat dar anjuman as follows:
"'Retreat within the crowd' is that state when one is so constantly
and completely absorbed in divine remembrance that 'one could
walk through the market-place without hearing a word.'"
They are with their Lord and simultaneously they are with the
people. As the Prophet said, "I have two sides: one faces my
Creator and one faces creation."
'Abd ul-Khaliq Ghujduwani himself was known to say:
"Close the door of the formality of sheikhhood, open the door of
friendship. Close the door of khalwat (solitary retreat) and
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open the door of suhbat (companionship)." Baha ad-din

Naqshband said in this connection: "Our path is in
companionship. In [physical] retreat there comes fame and with
fame comes calamity. Our welfare lies with the assembly and its
companionship, on condition that [self-] negation is found in one
another."
When Baha ad-din reached Herat on his journey to Mecca,
the Amir Hussein arranged a gathering in his honour. At the
assembly the Amir asked him, "Since with your Presence there
is neither audible dhikr, nor voyaging, nor audition of special
music and poetry, what is your path?" He answered, "The pure
words of the tribe of 'Abd ul-Khaliq Ghujduwani, which are
'retreat within the crowd,' and we follow in their Way." "What is
retreat within the crowd?" the Amir asked. "Outwardly to be
with the people while inwardly to be with God," said
Naqshband.
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The Amir expressed surprise and asked whether this was

actually possible. Baha ad-din replied that if it were not possible
God Most High would not have indicated it in a Qur'anic verse
which describes those who are not distracted from the
remembrance of God even while in the marketplace: "Men
whom neither business nor profit distracts from the recollection
of Allah" [24:37]. This is the way of the Naqshbandi Order.
Ahmad Faruqi Sirhindî, Mujaddid-i-alf-i-thani (the Renewer
of the second millennium), said: "Retreat within the crowd is
derived from traveling in the homeland since if traveling in the
homeland is properly accomplished, then retreat within the
crowd will properly occur. The seeker within the diversity of the
crowd travels in his own land, and the diversity of the horizons
finds no way into the meditation cell of his inner self. This
treasure will manifest with difficulty at the beginning and with
no difficulty in the end. And in this tariqa it is the portion of the
beginning while in other paths it is at the end. This is so because
the treasure is derived from traveling within the self (with
presence in the moment), which is at the beginning of this path,
while traveling on the horizons takes place simultaneously. This
is the opposite of the other paths which make the traveling on
the horizons the beginning and the traveling within the self the
end."
In the words of al-Kharraz: "Perfection is not in exhibitions
of miraculous powers, but perfection is to sit among people, sell
and buy, marry and have children; and yet never leave the
presence of Allah even for one moment."
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5. Remembrance (Yad kard)

Concentration on Divine Presence.

For the Naqshbandiyya remembrance is practiced in the silent
dhikr.Keep God, the Beloved, always in your heart. Let your prayer,
dhikr, be the prayer of your heart.
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According to Khwaja Ubaydullah Ahrar, "the real meaning

of dhikr is inward awareness of God. The purpose of dhikr is to
attain this consciousness." The purpose of the dhikr is to keep
one's heart and attention entirely focused on the Beloved in love
and devotion.
The dhikr is not just repeated as words, but is in the heart.
Remembrance of the tongue becomes remembrance of the
heart. Abdu'l-Qadir al-Gilani said: "At the first stage one recites
the name of God with one's tongue; then when the heart
becomes alive one recites inwardly. At the beginning one should
declare in words what one remembers. Then stage by stage the
remembrance spreads throughout one's being—descending to
the heart then rising to the soul; then still further it reaches the
realm of the secrets; further to the hidden; to the most hidden of
the hidden."
6. Returning (from distraction), Going Back (Baz gasht)

Travel one way.The return to God. Single-minded pursuit of

divine truth.

This means banishing and dispelling every thought, good or

bad, that comes to mind involuntarily during the dhikr. When
performing the remembrance the heart is required to attain the
calm contentment of: “Oh Allah, my goal is You and Your good
pleasure; it is nothing else!” So long as there is any space left in
the heart for other interests, such calm contentment cannot take
shape, and the remembrance cannot be genuine. Even if this
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tranquility cannot be attained at the outset, one must not

abandon the remembrance, and it is necessary to persist in its
performance until this feeling is acquired.

The meaning of baz gasht is the return to Allah Exalted and

Almighty by showing complete surrender and submission to His
Will, and complete humbleness in giving Him all due praise.
The reason, mentioned by the Holy Prophet in his invocation,
ma dhakarnaka haqqa dhikrika ya Madhkar (“We did not
Remember You as You Deserve to be Remembered, O Allah”),
is that the seeker cannot come to the presence of Allah in his
dhikr, and cannot manifest the Secrets and Attributes of Allah in
his dhikr, if he does not make dhikr with Allah's support and
with Allah's remembrance of him. As Bayazid Bistami (d. 874)
said: “When I reached
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Him I saw that His remembering of me preceded my

remembrance of Him.” The seeker cannot make dhikr by
himself.
He must recognize that Allah is the one making dhikr through
Him.

“Beloved, you and your approval are my purpose and desire.”

This attitude will rid one of impure thoughts and distractions. It
relates to the path of absorption. One Sufi was concerned that he
was not sincere, and was ashamed. So his sheikh took him to a
Sufi who was on the path of absorption, and this sheikh told him
that absorption, not hair-splitting, would free him from his
problem. The wayfarer realized that in his worry about his
dishonesty and shame, his wants and needs, he had been focused
on himself, separating himself from his Beloved.

According to Khwaja Ahrar, the saying “returning” means

that we have within us the goal of our striving. The seeds of
transformation are sown in us from above and we have to
treasure them above all possessions.
7. Attentiveness (Nigah dasht)

Struggle with all alien thoughts. Be always mindful of what

you are thinking and doing, so that you may put the imprint of
your immortality on every passing incident and instance of your
daily life.
Be watchful. Be aware of what catches your attention. Learn to
withdraw your attention from undesirable objects. This is also
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expressed as "be vigilant in thought and remember yourself."

Nigah means sight. It means that the seeker must watch his
heart and safeguard it by preventing bad thoughts from entering.
Bad inclinations keep the heart from joining with the Divine.
It is acknowledged in the Naqshbandiyya that for a seeker to
safeguard his heart from bad inclinations for fifteen minutes is a
great achievement. For this he would be considered a real Sufi.
Sufism is the power to safeguard the heart from bad thoughts
and protect it from low inclinations. Whoever accomplishes
these two goals will know his heart, and whoever knows his
heart will know his Lord. The Holy Prophet has said, "Whoever
knows himself knows His Lord."
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Sa'd ud-Din Kashgari said: "The seeker must, for one hour or
two or whatever he is capable of, hold onto his mind and prevent
thoughts of other [than God] entering." Another description
from the Munahej ul-Sair has it that: "[Nigah dasht is the]
guarding of the special awareness and presence which have
resulted from the noble dhikr, so that remembering of anything
other than the Real does not find its way into the heart/mind."
Yet others have written that nigah dasht also applies to the
time of the dhikr itself: "Nigah dasht is when the seeker at the
time of the dhikr holds his heart/mind upon the meaning of LA
ILAHA ILLA 'LLAH so that thoughts do not find entrance into
his heart, because if thoughts are in the mind then the result of
the dhikr, meaning presence of the heart/mind, will not
manifest." It has also been said, "Nigah dasht is an expression
meaning the prevention of the occurance of thought at the time
one is occupied with [repeating] the fragrant sentence [of LA
ILAHA ILLA 'LLAH]."
Abdul Majid Il Khani said that the meaning of preserving the
heart/mind from incoming thoughts is that they lose their hold
on the mind. In this connection Khwaja Ubaydullah Ahrar said:
"The meaning of preserving the mind [from thoughts] is not that
the seeker can avoid thoughts at the beginning [of his attempts],
but rather that thoughts do not disturb the attendance and
presence[required for the dhikr]. [Thoughts] can be likened to
straw which has fallen onto moving water and yet the water is
not prevented from its course. 'Abd ul-Khaliq Ghujduwani said:
"It isn't so that thoughts never enter the heart/mind, but rather
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that at times they do and at times they do not." His statement

seems to be supported by Khwaja 'Ala al-Din al-'Attar who
reported: "Succeeding with thoughts is difficult or even
impossible. I preserved my heart for twenty years from thoughts,
after which they would still appear but they then found no hold
there."

8. Continued Remembrance / Perpetual Invocation (Yad dasht)

Constant awareness in the presence of God. "The complete

experience of divine contemplation, achieved through the action
of objective love."
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Those on the path maintain that when inner love is always

present in one's dealings with the world, then one has achieved
this mindfulness.
This is the last stage before transformation is completed. The
seeker becomes aware that his loss of "self" will be compensated
by objective love. The humiliation (abnegation of self) that leads
to this stage ceases to touch the seeker for he discovers the
unlimited joy that Truth will bring.
Yad dasht refers to the durability of the awareness of the Real in
the path of "tasting" (living in the multiplicity of illusion). In the
Rashahat-i 'ain al-Hayyat it is stated: "Some have said that this
is a perceiving/witnessing which is the domination of witnessing
the Real in the heart through essential love."
Ubaydullah Ahrar said: "Yad dasht is an expression meaning
the durability of the awareness of the Glorious Real." He said
further: "It means presence [with God] without disappearance."
Regarding the use of the term for the period of the dhikr itself
it has been said: "Yad dasht is that which the dhakir (person
practicing dhikr) during the dhikr maintains [fully the meaning
of] negation and affirmation in his heart in the presence of the
Named."
Khwaja Ubaydullah Ahrar has described the principles five
through eight as following each other in this manner: "Yad kard
(Remembrance) refers to the work of invoking/remembering.
Baz gasht(Returning) means turning to the High Real in the
manner that when saying the fragrant sentence of the dhikr the
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seeker follows this in his heart with "God you are my true goal!"
and nigah dasht(Attentiveness) is the holding on to this turning
[to the Real] without words. Yad dasht (Recollection) means
constancy/firmness in [the holding on of] nigah dasht
(Attentiveness)."

9. Awareness of One's State of Mind / Time (Wuquf-i-zamani)

Baha ad-din Naqshband said that this consciousness is the

maker and guide of the disciple. It means to be attentive to one's
state of mind at any given moment and to know whether it is a
cause for giving thanks or for repenting.
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It means: To keep account of one's temporal states. To

distinguish presence, huzur, from absence, ghaflat. Baha ad-din
described this as "self- possession" or "mindfulness." He added
that one should always be grateful when one returns to a state of
presence.
In wuquf-i-zaman the seeker remains constantly aware of his
changing states. Baha ad-din Naqshband explained: "Wuquf-i-
zamani is the work of the traveler on the Way: to be attentive of
his state, and to know whether it is a cause for giving thanks or
for repenting, to give thanks while feeling spiritual elation, and
to repent while in spiritual dryness or contraction."
He also stated: "The foundation of the work of the seeker has
been established in the awareness of time [exercise] as seeing at
each moment whether the perceiver of breaths is [breathing]
with presence or with forgetfulness."
Maulana Yaqub Charkhi, in his Explanation of the Names of
Allah, said: "Khwaja [Naqshband] instructed that in the state of
qabz (contraction) one should seek God's forgiveness, whereas
in the state of bast (expansion) one should offer thanks. Close
observation of these two states constitutes wuquf-i-zamani."
Wuquf-i- zamani of the Naqshbandi path is equivalent to the
term "mohasseba"(keeping account of/close observation) used
by other Sufis.
Jami, in the Resalah-i-nuria, said:"Wuquf-i-zamani is a term
meaning the keeping account of the times one passes in [a state
of] dispersal (tafriqah) or collectedness (jam'iyyat)."
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10. Awareness of Number (Wuquf-i-adadi)

An expression meaning the observation of the number of

individual repetitions of the dhikr. Jami said: "Wuquf-i-adadi is
the observation of the number of dhikrs and of whether this
[observation] yields results or not." According to Baha ad-din
Naqshband, "The observation of the number of repetitions of the
dhikr of the heart is for gathering thoughts/mental activity which
are scattered."
According to Khwaja 'Ala al-Din al-'Attar, "The important
thing is not the number of repetitions but rather the composure
and awareness with which one makes them."
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According to Baha ad-din Naqshband, this awareness is the

first stage of entry into the spiritual world.
This could also mean that for beginners, reading about the
achievements and states of consciousness demonstrated by those
advanced in this practice would be helpful, since in reading
about another's state of nearness, one acquires a certain quality
of inner inspiration.
For advanced disciples, this technique, which facilitates the
initial stages of acquiring inner intuition and inspiration, brings
a consciousness of the unity of diversity:

This diversity and proliferation is all but a

show, The One is manifest in the all.
Diversity, if you look with open eyes, is naught but unity. No
doubts for us, though there might be in some minds. Though
appearance is in numbers, the substance is but one.
(It should be noted that inner inspiration, that understanding
which brings the practitioner and people on the path closer to
higher teachings, comes through divine grace and is not due to
mind discoveries. "Knowledge comes from grace. The
difference between divine inspiration and divine knowledge is
that divine knowledge comes through internalizing the light of
the Essence and the divine attributes, while divine inspiration is
gained through receptivity to inner meanings and those types of
instructions which manifest within the practitioner.")
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11. Awareness of the Heart (Wuquf-i-qalbi)

The heart becomes aware of God. This marks the awakening

of divine love. The individual becomes aware that his existence
is an obstacle to his final transformation and he no longer fears
to sacrifice it because he sees for himself that he will gain
infinitely more than he loses.
Wuquf-i-qalbi has been described as having two meanings. One
is that the seeker's heart in the midst of the dhikr is conscious
and aware of the Real. On this point Khwaja Ubaydullah Ahrar
said: "Wuquf-i-qalbi is an expression meaning an
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awareness and presence of heart toward the Most High Real felt
in such a manner that the heart feels no need of anything except
the Real." This meaning is similar to that of yad dasht.
Heart consciousness means heart's resting with the Beloved, as
if nothing and no one else existed.
The other meaning is that there is awareness of the heart itself.
In other words, the seeker during the time of the dhikr is
attentive to the cone-shaped heart which is the "seat of subtlety,"
and prevents it from becoming unaware during the saying of the
dhikr.
Baha ad-din Naqshband did not consider it necessary to hold
the breath during the dhikr as is done in some tariqas, even
though he considered that practice to have its benefits; nor did
he consider essential the wuquf-i-zamani and wuquf-i- adadi
(awareness of time and awareness of number). But according
to the Qodsîyyah he considered "the observance of wuquf-i-
qalbi the most important and necessary because it is the
summary and essence of the intention of the dhikr."
Like an expecting mother-bird, sit watchfully on the egg of
your heart, Since from this egg will result your drunkenness,
self-abandoned, uproarious laughter and your final union.

This description of the Eleven Principles is compiled from a

number of sources, including:
· Introduction to the Qodsîyyah (Holy Sayings of Baha ad-din
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Naqshband), Edited and annotated by Ahmad

Tâhirî `Irâqî. Tehran, 1975.
· Molana Fakhreddin Vaaez Kashefi. Rashahat-i 'ayn al-hayat

(Trickles from the Source of Life), Volume I,

Nuryani Charitable Foundation, Tehran 1977.
· Hasan Shushud. Masters of Wisdom of Central Asia,. Moorcote,
Yorkshire: Coombe Springs Press,
1983.
· J. G. Bennett. The Masters of Wisdom, Santa Fe, New Mexico:
Bennett Books, 1995.
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When Hazrat Shah Naqshband was a young

man, he went to Makkahtul Mukarrama to
perform his obligatory pilgrimage. When he
arrived, he was met by Hazrat Khizr (may Allah
be pleased with him), who blessed him with his
teachings and granted him a new cane as a gift. In
Bukhara, this cane grew into a beautiful tree that
gave shade to the area around Shah Naqshband's
tomb for hundreds of years.

Biography of Hazrat Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz Gulberga

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Mausoleum of Hazrat Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz

By Mohammed Abdul Hafeez

In the praise of Hazrat Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz

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Oh Shah your praise is very difficult and it is a hard task

So it cannot be written as your endeavors are very much

Hafeez started the first book about your tasks and works
And it is given the title as the 50 events of your holy life

Oh Shah due to your help and mercy make it famous

Not in the sub-continent but in all over the world corners

Hafeez is your old servant so do not return her empty

From the court of justice and do favors do not ignore her

Due to your works, you are like a shining star in the sky
Your position is high and nobody could not find it before

At last, Hafeez is asking permission to leave your court

Kindly fulfill her all wishes and her great book about you

MOHAMMED ABDUL HAFEEZ

Preface
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In this book translation of episodes from the Urdu edition of the
book “Biography of Hazrat Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz
Gulberga” is added by me upon its translation into the English
edition and this book is well known and this is a famous book
which is written by Syed Shah Gesu Graz Hussaini and who
wrote this book in the Urdu language and which is translated by
me into English language first time. And given its title as
“Biography of Hazrat Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz
Gulberga.”
These episodes have been translated by me into the
English language from the above old book of the Urdu language
and in which there are available some great achievements, as
well as his commands and teaching of the students of the mystic
way by Hazrat Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz in the area of
the Deccan and which are not yet known to the general and
special persons, are added in this book and which are available
in a very interesting style so, for this reason, the readers will find
great interest and attention in this matter.
         Due to the above facts and details, if the readers will start
treading its first page of the book and will not stop reading till
they will reach this book’s last page as some interesting events
and as well as other great miracles and endeavors of the holy
saint of the world Hazrat Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz is
added in this book and this holy saint was passed away from the
world many centuries and years ago.
     Even though this is a small book, but due to its importance, it
is so great due to the coverage of many interesting events and
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positive information so it is like an ocean of knowledge and

information of who was passed away from the world upon doing
his great endeavors and many hard tasks for the teaching and
propagation of the Islamic religion and the work of Islam and he
was done in the Deccan area so this book is a great book and it
will present the ocean of knowledge for the guidance of people
towards the right path of Islam.
 
     To write about this great Saint and the great spiritual master
is not only it is difficult and but it is a very hard task as Hazrat
Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz was not only a great pious
personality of his time in the area of Deccan but he was also a
great and famous spiritual master so, in brief, he was a great
holy person of Allah of his time in Deccan region and in other
parts of India.
      For a long time, he was engaged in religious discourses,
sermons, and spiritual training of the people and he did also
many great endeavors for the preaching and propagation work of
Islam in Punjab and around this region, and also there was no
such personality during his time in the world.
.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                    
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Contents

i.Preface……………………………………………….………08
ii. The eleven principles of Naqshabandia Sufi way…………14
1.The political background…………………………………...40
2. The religious background…………………………………..42
3. His original name was Hazrat Khwaja Sayyed Sadr-ud-
deen.48
4. Details of his knowledges………………………………..…49
5.How he has got title Gesu Draz………………………………
50
6.A biography of Hazrat Shaikh Junaidi
Baghdadi…………....99
 
 
 
 
 
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Biography of Hazrat Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz Gulberga

Mausoleum of Hazrat Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz

Gulberga

The political background :During the early 20 years of the

14th century, the Khilji kingdom of Delhi met its downfall but
actually, its downfall was started at the time when Sultan Ala
Uddin Khilji died and he was a great king and successful
administer and as well as he was a powerful ruler of the
kingdom and during his period there was peace and security of
the people was available in the kingdom. He tried hard for the
following reforms and he was most successful in this matter.
1.Economical reforms.
2.Organisation of state.
3.Corruption.
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4.Price control of the essential commodities.

Due to the above reforms and facilities which brought the
general public in the best and comfortable situation.
As per the saying of Hazrat Nasir Uddin Chirag Dehlavi that
the general persons of the kingdom were in a condition of great
comfort and happiness.
In the year 1320 A.D., the ruler of Dabilpur Punjab’s
governor Ghazi Khan who proceeded towards Delhi and
occupied it and declared himself as Sultan Ghyas Uddin
Tughlaq and after him after five years during the year 1325 A.D.
Sultan Mohammed Bin Tuglaq was crowned on the Delhi
kingdom and the great historian Zia Uddin wrote about him the
following details in the history of ‘Feroze Shahi Kings’ which
are as follows.
Allah made his personality wonderful and strange in mankind
due to the following reason.
1. Contrary nature :For the above reason, the historian and
learned persons could not able to understand his above nature
and his activities.
He was a great learned person as well as a genius sultan but
he had taken many wrongs and useless decisions which brought
many bad and dangerous results in the kingdom and for these
reasons the general persons have undergone many disastrous
problems and difficulties.
     In the year 1347 A.D., Ala Uddin Hasan Bahaman Shah who
was Amir (governor) of Deccan (South India) and he has
declared his Bahmani kingdom in Deccan (South India) and in
this way the rule of the Bahmani kingdom was started and he
made capital of his kingdom as Gulbarga. At that time in Delhi
Mohammed Bin, Tuglaq died in the year 1351 A.D and he was
succeeded by Feroze Shah Tuglaq and this new sultan
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immediately after his crowning started arrangement of the

collection of pardon letters from the families and persons who
met the injustice and great difficulties by the former Sultan
Mohammed Bin Tuglaq and put all such papers in the Sultan
Mohammed Bin Tuglaq’s grave which is available in Delhi.
This shows the great injustice and problems done by
Mohammed Bin Tuglaq during his period of rule due to his
wrong and controversial decisions and royal orders in the
kingdom.
The religious background :During the fourteen century there
was the start of the preaching of the following knowledge by the
Sufi saints and due to their endeavors and hard tasks there was
great progress in this matter.
1.Basic teachings and practical knowledge of Islam. 
2.Basic teachings and practical knowledge of Sufism. 
     Due to the above reason, the Sufi Saints of Deccan (South
India) used to present the religion of Islam in such shape and
form which is acceptable in the Indian Society and culture and
so for this reason there were discussions at that time about
Zaheri (outward) aspect of Islam and for this reason, the
teachings of this aspect were adopted by Sufi Saints for their
propagation work of Islam to the general persons. For the above
reason, the following things were in progress.
1.Reading of books of Sufi Saints
2.Explanation work of 
the Sufi Books 
3.Importance was given for the ethics 
4.Teaching the Arabic language.
5.Teaching of Hadith (traditions of Allah’s prophet)
6.Exegesis of Quran
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    During the above century, there was great interest in learning

and the religious study was began due to the reaching of the
theory of ‘Unity of Existence ‘ of Sheikh Abkar Mohiuddin Ibn
Arabi in India.
    There is also another information that is available that Fakher
Uddin Iraqi who died in the year 1289 A.D., also spread the
above thoughts of Ibn Arabi in India.
    Till the crowning of Sultan Feroze Shah in Delhi not only the
books of Ibn Arabi had reached India but there was the progress
of discussions in this matter and also there was an explanation of
his works. There were discussions for the above works in the
letters of learned persons in India. Due to Nara (slogan) of ‘Anal
Haq’ (‘I am the Truth’), there was Fatawa (a religious
proclamation) of Feroze Shah for the death penalty.
      Due to giving much importance to Islamic law and Islamic
Fiqah (Islamic Jurisprudence) and for this reason, Ibn Arabi had
become famous and well known as Abu Hanifa Thani.
Brief biography
    His original name was Hazrat Khwaja Sayyed Sadr-ud-deen
Abul Fatah Muhammad Husaini rahmatullāhi alaihi :
    
During the above period, Hazrat Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu
Daraz was born on 4th Rajab 720 Hegira (1320 A.D.). In Delhi.
Syed Muhammad Hussaini, commonly known as Hazrat Khwaja
Banda Nawaz Gesu Daraz, Shahbaz, Buland Pervaz, Muharram
Razwa Niaz, Shehanshaah-e-Deccan, Wali al-Kabeer as-Saadiq
and these are his well known and famous titles. And his father’s
name is Hazrat Sayyed Yousuf Husaini well known as Sayyed
Raaja bin Sayyed Ali and he belongs to Husaini Saadaat's
genealogical lineage.
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   And during his life span (July 13, 1321 -November 1, 1422),
was a famous Sufi saint from India of the Chishti Order, who
advocated understanding, tolerance, and harmony among
various religious groups. 
As per reference of Syed Ashraf Jehangir Samnani, Khaja
Sahib belongs to Sadat (descendant of prophets family) family
of Khurasan, and those Sadat family members were well known
and famous as Gesu Daraz.
   His grandfather used to reside in Herat and his name was.
Sayyed Abul Hasan Jundib and who came from Khurasan to
Delhi. And his father was a disciple of Hazrat Khwaja Nizaam-
Ud-Deen Auliya. And in the year 731Hegira (1330 A.D.) his
father died. And after that, his grandfather was taken the
responsibility for his patronage and basic education. He has
obtained knowledge from Hazrat Kethli, Hazrat Taaj-Ud-Deen
Bahadur, and Qazi Abdul Muqtadir.
He has also obtained knowledge in Delhi, Mewath, Gwalior,
Chander, Aircha, Chatra, Chanderi, Miandhar, Baroda, and
Kumbaya.
He has got knowledge of the Qur’an, knowledge of syntax, and
other knowledges as follows.

1. Knowledge of exegesis of Quran.

2. Traditions of Allah’s last prophet (hadith)
3. Fiqah (Islamic Jurisprudence).
4. Kalam (speech).
5. Sufism.
6. Poetry.
7. Philosophy
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    On the 16 Rajab 736 Hegira (1 March 1336 A.D.) he became

a disciple of Hazrat Naasir-Ud-deen Chiraagh e Delhi.
  He was given an order by his spiritual master for getting
further knowledge so he has got knowledge from books the
Usool-e-Bizoori, Risaala Shamsia, Kashf, Misbah, and Qadoori .
 In the year 757 Hijri (1356 A.D.) me Hazrat Khwaja Naseer-
Ud-deen Chiraagh e Dehli was given him a caliphate and title
Gesu-Daraz.
     One day Khaja Sahib with other disciples lifted
the palanquin bearing Hazrat Nasir Uddin. His long hair stuck
into the foot of the palanquin (palki) and pained him severely
but he did not disentangle them for love and respect to the
teacher. When Hazrat Nasir Uddin learned of the episode, he
was overjoyed and recited the Persian couplet:
"Har ki murid Syed Gesu Daraz shud Vallah khilaf-e-nest ki
Uoo ishq baaz shud." ("Syed Gesu Daraz has pledged his
obedience; there is nothing wrong in it because he has deeply
fallen in love.")
He thus gained the title "Gesu-Daraz".
In Ramadan 757 Hegira after the death of his spiritual master
Khaja Naseeruddin Chiragh Dehlavi he was taken charge of the
shrine building. After residing a period of 44 years in Delhi he
was busy in giving teaching and educating the people.

    He was always anxious to help poor and needy persons.

Whatever with him like food clothes and any othering thing
which he will be used to distribute to the persons who will come
and go in the presence and so for this reason he became well
known and famous as Banda Nawaz. 
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When king Timmur was attacked in India then he left Delhi

along with family members and disciples towards Doulatabad
and he resided there during the ruling period of Sultan
Muhammad bin Tughlaqin the 725 Hegira (1325 A.D.) 

 
Upon the invitation of the Sultaan Taaj-ud-deen Firoz Shah,
he arrived in Gulbarga in the 800 Hegira (1397 A.D.) and Sultan
has constructed a shrine building for him. 
     During the journey period, he stayed in Gwalior with
Moulana Ala Uddin Gawalikori’s house, and for the
inconvenience of his stay with him Moulana has sent his family
members to some other place and his brother Maulana Shams
Uddin was very ill at that time and he was told Khaja Sahib to
pray for the health of his brother and Khaja Sahib was told him
to see him by tomorrow. The next day Maulana came in his
presence then he was told that “I have prayed for your brother
but it was given the order for me that your brother will live only
ten days. Maulana told him that he should pray that my brother
left this world with faith and Khaja Sahib told him that “I have
already prayed for your brother in this matter.”
     After ten days brother of Maulana died and Khaja Sahib has
attended his funeral ceremony and led his funeral prayer and
after burying in the graveyard he has filed a suit in the court of
the prophet for the help and safety of the deceased and then he
was come back from there.

After some days Maulana was seen as his brother in his dream
and then he was asked about his condition and who told him that
“If Khwaja Sahib was not filed a suit in the court of the prophet
for me then his condition would be very worse.”
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He was perfect in the language of Arabi, Farsi, Urdu, Dakhni,

and Hindi.

Books were written by Khawja Sahib.

‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
He has written 195 books during his life period.

His famous and well knows books are as follows.

(1) Tafseer Multaqat
(2) Qaseeda Amali
(3) Adab-ul-Mureedeen
(4) Me'araaj-ul-Aashiqeen
(5) Sharh Awaarif-ul-Ma’arif
(6) Sharh Fasoos-ul-Hakam
(7) Sharh Mashareq
(8) Sharh Fiq'h-e-Akbar
(9) Risaala Qushairriyah
(10) Hawashi Kashaf
(11) Quwwat-ul-Qalb
(12) Asmaar-ul-Asraar
(13) Hadaiq-ul-Uns
(14) Hazair-ul-Quds
(15) Khaatimah.

During his journey towards Deccan for a period 10 months

and for this period there are found Khaja Sahib’s sermons and
teaching which were compiled by his son Hazrat Husain
Muhammad Akbar in the book ‘Jawaami-ul-Kaleem’ and this
book was translated by the translator of this article into English
from the Urdu language.
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SAYINGS
‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
1.If any Salik (mystic initiate ) does worship and meditation for
fame and name then he never will do not become a Sufi or holy
person. If there will be no fear of God and sincerity then all
action becomes show only.

2.Unless and until the man will not keep him away from
dealings of the world then he will not find the right path.

Sufi (Salik) should not engage himself in the dealing of the

world and also he should keep away from such persons.

Family details :
‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
At the age of 40 years, he has married Bibi Raza Khaatoon
daughter of Sayyed Ahmad bin Sayyed Jamaal-Ud-Deen after
Maghrib prayer.

He had 2 sons and 3 daughters

Details of his sons :

(1) Sayyed Husain known as Muhammad Akbar Husaini
(2) Sayyed Yousuf known as Muhammad Asghar Husaini.

Details of his daughters:

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(1) Bibi Fatima

(2) Bibi Batool
(3) Bibi Umme Deen.

Khaja Sahib was disciple and caliph of Hazrat Khwaja

Sayyed Naasir-ud-deen Mahmood Chiraagh Dehliavi.

 And from Khaja Sahib ‘(Chishti Nizami) Husaini’ genealogical

link was continued

Details of caliphs :

(1) Hazrat Khwaja Sayyed Husain known as Muhammad Akbar

Husaini
(1) Hazrat Khwaja Sayyed Yousuf known as Muhammad
Asghar Husaini (Sajjaada nasheen)
(2) Hazrat Khwaja Muhammad (Patan, Gujarat),
(3) Hazrat Maulana Ala-ud-deen Gwaliori
(4) Hazrat Sayyed Shaah Jamaal-ud-deen Maghribi Husaini
(5) Hazrat Sayyed Sa’ad-ud-deen bin Umar urfe Baabu Shaah
(Khambhat, Gujarat).
***************
     He has left this mortal world on the 16 Zil Qa’ada 825 Hegira
(1 November 1422 A.D.) at the age 
105 years and his mausoleum is found Gulbarga,
****************

His father was a disciple of Hazrat Khwaja Nizaam-Ud-Deen.

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During the rule of the Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq in the

year 725 Hegira (1325 A.D.) Khaja Sahib’s family migrated to
Doulabad from Delhi.

*****************
In the year 731Hegira (1330 A.D.) his father left this mortal
world and after this, he was brought up by his grandfather and
who was given an education.

   Khaja Bande Nawaz Gaisu Daraz was a murid (disciple) of the

noted Sufi saint of Delhi, Hazrat Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi.
After the death of Chiragh Dehlavi, Gaisu Daraz took on the
mantle of the successor (khalifa). When he moved
to Daulatabad around 1398, owing to the attack of Timur on
Delhi, he took the Chishti Order to South India. He finally
settled down in Gulbarga, at the invitation of Bahamani
Sultan, Taj ud-D in Firuz Shah. Banda Nawaz was born to Syed
Muhammad Hussaini in Delhi in 1321. At the age of four, his
family shifted to Daulatabad in Deccan (now in Maharashtra). In
1397, he went to Gulbarga, Deccan (presently in Karnataka) at
the invitation of Sultan Taj ud-Din Firuz Shah.
    At the age of fifteen, he returned to Delhi for his education
and training by Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi. He was also a very
enthusiastic student of Hazrat Kethli, Hazrat Tajuddin Bahadur
and Qazi Abdul Muqtadir. After teaching at various places such
as Delhi, Mewath, Gwalior, Chander, Aircha, Chatra, Chanderi,
Miandhar, Baroda, Khambayat and Gulbarga in 1397, and died
in Gulbarga in the year November 1422.
    His name, as well as a patronymic, was Abul-Fatah and Gaisu
Daraz was his title. Among the scholars and theologians, he was
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Sheikh Abul-Fatah Sadr Uddin Muhammad Dehlavi but people

called him Khwaja Banda Nawaz Gaisu Daraaz.
     
  Khaja Sahib had good nature of taking care and comfort of
the other persons instead of himself and whatever presented to
him by any person then he will use to distribute the same thing e
to other needy and poor persons immediately and for this reason,
his teacher Nasir Uddin Chirag Dehlavi has awarded him the
title as’ Gesu Daraz’.
    Sultan Muhammad-bin Tughlaq once transferred his capital to
Daulatabad (Devgiri) and along with him went many scholars,
theologians, and mystics. His parents also migrated to the place.
He was four years at the time and Malik-ul-Umar Hazrat Syed
Ibrahim Mustafa, his maternal uncle, was the governor of
Daulatabad.
   When Sultan Mohammed Bin Tuglaq had ordered the shifting
of his capital from Delhi to Doulatabad then Khaja Sahib came
to Doulatabad along with his parents. His father Syed Yousuf
Hussaini alias Raju Khattal died in the year 1330 A.D. After five
years Khaja Sahib came back to Delhi along with his mother and
brother.
   In the year 1336 A.D., Khaja Sahib and his brother became
disciples of Nasir Uddin Chirag Dehlavi and Khaja Sahib got
caliphate from him in the year 1336 A.D. and during this year
Nasir Uddin Chirag Dehlavi died on 18th Ramazan. Three days
after the death of his great master Nasir Uddin Chirag Dehlavi
Khaja Sahib became a special caretaker of the shrine of Nasir
Uddin Chirag Delhi.
In Delhi.
    On the death of his father, his mother grew angry with her
brother and returned to Delhi. He was fifteen at the time. He had
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heard a lot about Hazrat Nizam Uddin Auliya and Hazrat Nasir
Uddin Roshan Chiragh Dehlavi from his father and maternal
grandfather and grew devoted to them. One day he went to say
his prayer in the Jama-Majid of Sultan Qutub Uddin, there he
saw Hazrat Sheikh Nasir Uddin Mahmud Chiragh Dehlavi and
pledged obedience to him on 16, Rajab. Under the guidance of
Hazrat Nasir Uddin Chiragh Dehlavi, he engaged himself in
prayers and meditation and so much enjoyed them that lie
forbade studies and requested his teacher to allow him to do so.
Hazrat Nasir Uddin denied him permission and instructed him to
study with attention Usool-e-Bizoori, Risals Shamsia, Kashaf,
Misbah so he restarted the studies under the guidance of
renowned teachers.
   For a period of 40 years, he was busy in Delhi with the
preaching and teaching work of Islam. As per his mother’s
instruction, he was married at the age of 40 years. The details of
his sons and daughters are mentioned as follows.
1.Two sons.
2.Three daughters.
    On 11th November 1398 A.D., he was migrated to
Doulatabad from Delhi along with his family members and
parents and at that time Khaja Sahib was 80 years old and from
Bahdurpur, Gwalior, Bahandir, Chanderi, Baroda, Sultanpur,
Khambait, Khaja Sahib and his family members reached to
Doulatabad.
     During the above long journey of many days, many
thousands of his devotees welcomed and greeted him on his way
in the above old Indian cities. As per records of history, it is
clear that Khaja Sahib has advised his disciples for his final
resting place in Doulatabad near his father’s grave but due to the
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invitation of Sultan Feroze Shah Bahmani to visit Gulbarga city

so Khaja Sahib left from Doulatabad and reached Gulbarga city.
    In the year 1400 A.D he graced the land of Gulbarga. His
shrine is located on the western side of the Gulbarga fort in
which he has spent some time there but due to some differences
with the sultan, he left that place and shifted to the present area
where his tomb is situated.
    Khaja Sahib was busy in Gulbarga city for a period of 22
years in the preaching and teaching work as well writing of
Islamic books and he died on 16th Ziqad in the year 825 A.H.
He advised his disciples to bury him in the city of Khuldabad
but due to some unknown reason he was buried in Gulbarga city.
Works.
Khaja Sahib authored many books so in this matter it is not
confirmed how many books he has authored. As per history
records, he has written a total of 105 books. As per reference in
book ‘Alkwaraq’ that he has written 125 books. In the book
‘Sair Mohammed’ it is mentioned 36 books and in the book of
‘Tariq Habibi’ 45 books are mentioned. He has written many
books and in which he has discussed the following subjects in
the books.
1. Knowledge of exegesis of Quran.
2. Traditions of Allah’s last prophet.
3. Fiqah (Islamic Jurisprudence).
4. Kalam (speech).
5. Sufism.
6. Poetry.
     Bande Nawaz authored about 195 books in Arabic, Persian,
and Urdu. His magnum opus, Tafseer Multaqat, was compiled
into one book very recently. He also composed a book on
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the Prophet of Islam titled ‘Miraj-al Ashiqin’ for the instruction

of the masses in Deccani, a South Indian branch of the Urdu
language. He was the first Sufi to use this vernacular which was
elaborated upon by many other Sufi saints of South India in later
centuries. He wrote many treatises on the works of Ibn
Arabi and Suhrawardi, which made the works of these scholars
accessible to Indian scholars and played a major role in
influencing later mystical thought. Other books authored are
‘Qaseeda Amali’ and ‘Adaab-al-Mureedein.’
Books.
Tafseer-e-Qu'rane-e-Majeed
Multaqit
Havashi Kashaf
Shairah-e-Mashareq
Shairah Fiqah-e-Akbar
Shairah Adab-Ul-Murideen
Shairah Ta-arruf
Risala Sirat-Ul-Nabi
Tarjuma Mashareq
Ma-Arif
Tarjuma Awarif
Sharah Fasoosul Hukm
Tarjuma Risala Qerya
Hawa Asahi Quwwat-Ul-Qalb
In addition to above subjects, he was much interested in the
poetry and in which he has explained the subjects and matters of
Irfani (intimate knowledge of Allah) and Natiya (encomium on
the holy prophet).
Teachings.
In his teaching there was much importance for the following.
1.Peer (religious Teacher.)
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2. Murid (disciple).
His saying is as follows.
“The disciple can observe Nazara (view) of Allah in the heart of
his Peer (teacher) and the Peer can see him in the heart of his
Murid (disciple) and about this relation Khaja Sahib has
explained further details that the sun’s reflection is very clear in
the water but such direct reflection on the wall is not available.
So the Peer is like water and the wall is like Murid (disciple) and
if the wall is kept near the water then the sun’s reflection will be
there on the wall due to the nearness of the water.”
Khaja Sahib has given much importance to the following things.
1.Tazkia Nafas (purification of mind).
2.Tawajha Nam (attention).
He explained Tazkia Nafas (purification of mind) can be had by
the decrease of the following four things.
1. Less eating.
2. Less talking.
3. Less sleeping.
4. Fewer contacts.
Tawaja Nam (attention) will be free everything from the heart
that will belong to Ghair Khuda (other than Allah).
Khaja Sahib says maraqaba (meditation.) is the source of
knowledge and it is also a source to reach the goal. 
He explained the literal meaning of maraqaba (meditation.) is
like sawari (riding) on the camel to reach towards his friend.
And its Istalahi (secondary) meaning is the presence of one
person before his friend and to keep good hope of the meeting
with his friend.
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The theory of love :The theory of the love of Allah is base on

Khaja Sahib’s teachings. A further explanation in this matter is
as follows.
The reason for creation (takhliq) and its secret is love and
knowledge of Allah and If there will be no love then the sky will
not revolve. If there will be no love then there will be no uproar
in the rivers. If there will be no love then there will be no
rainfall. If there will be no love then there will be no growth of
verdew (Sabza).
If there will be no love then there will be no large number of
animals. If there will be no love then there will be no status of
eloquence. If there will be no love then nobody will worship
Allah. If there will be no love then nobody will watch the grace
of Allah.
Urs (death anniversary).
The basis of the ceremony of Urs is taken from the Quran.
There is one chapter number 19 in the name of Mariam in the
holy Quran and its verse 15 is about the prophet Yahiah (peace
be upon) and its translation is as follows.
“15. So Peace on him the day he was born, the day that he dies,
and the day that he will be raised up to life (again) ” 
In the light of the above verse, there is the importance of
following three days.
1. Birth.
2. Death.
3. Day of judgment.
Allah’s last prophet has arranged Sadqa (charity) upon the death
of his uncle Syedna Hamza on the following days.
1. 3rd day.
2. 7th day.
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3. 40th day.
4. 6th month.
5. One year.
Allah’s last prophet used to visit the graves of martyrs of
Uhud mountain in Madina city every year and there he used to
recite Fateha ( Al-Fatiha the Opening Chapter of the Holy
Quran) and pray for them.
As per the above-mentioned verse and as per the above
tradition of Allah’s last prophet it is proved that the following
days are very important. So the ceremony of Urs (death
anniversary ) is also important for the above reason only.

1.Death.
2.Day of judgment.
Quotes.
If a Salik prays or meditates for fame, he is an atheist.
If one prays or meditates out of fear, he is a cheat and a
hypocrite.
So long as a man disengages himself from all the worldly
things, he would not step into the road of misconduct.
Divide the night into three periods: in the first period say
Darud and recitation; in the second sleep and in the third call His
name and meditate.
The Salik should be careful in food it should be legitimate.
The Salik should abstain from the company of worldly people.
In Gulbarga City.
Having lived for over forty years in Delhi, he moved to
Gulbarga at the age of around 76. Firoz Shah Bahmani ruled
over the Deccan during this period. He gave him much respect.
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For a long time, he was engaged in religious discourses,

sermons, and spiritual training of the people.
Death.
Bande Nawaz attained an age of 101 years, died on 16 Ziqa'ad
825 Hijri in Gulbarga city, and was buried there. His tomb is a
place of Ziyarat (visit).
 Mausoleum.

As per history records, it is known that the construction of

Khaja Sahib’s mausoleum was started by Sultan Ahmed Shah
Wali Bahmani and when the construction was completed his
grandson Syed Khubullah Hussaini has arranged Jhela (flower
bouquet) on the Kalas (spire pinnacle ) of the mausoleum due to
his joy and happiness on the occasion. By chance, the Urs (death
anniversary) was due after one month from the above occasion
so it became a tradition in the shrine for the arrangement of the
Jhela ceremony (flower bouquet) which will be organized one
month before the Urs (death anniversary).
Khaja Sahib’s mausoleum in Gulbarga city is famous even today
for the fulfillment of the desires and wishes of the persons who
visit his mausoleum there.
Urs  (death anniversary ).
People from various walks of life, irrespective of caste and
creed, assemble to celebrate the urs (death anniversary) which
takes place on the 15, 16, and 17 days of Zul-Qa`dah of the
Muslim calendar at the famous Bande Nawaz dargah (shrine) in
Gulbarga every year. Several hundred thousand devotees from
near and far, irrespective of religion and beliefs, gather there to
seek blessings.
Conclusion :To write about this great Sufi saint and 
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a great author is not only it is difficult and but it is a very hard

task as he was not only a great pious personality of his time in
the area of Deccan (South India) but he was also a great author
of so many great books so in brief, he was Qu’tub (highest cadre
in the spiritual pivot at axis) of his time in the Deccan region.  
For a long time, he was engaged in religious discourses,
sermons, and spiritual training of the people and he did also
many great endeavors for the preaching and propagation work of
Islam in Deccan and around this region and there was no such
personality during his lifetime. 

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                                    2.Hadrat Chaman Shah 
 
    His name was Hadrat Syed Shah Saderuddin. One day Hadrat
Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz was going after the  visiting shrine of
the holy persons and on the way, he was  seen Hadrat Chaman
Shah and he was in complete naked condition with him  except
lion cloth there was nothing on his body and  where he was
found with him two young and beautiful girls who were pressing
his foot and hands there. So, for this reason, there was passed
dangerous thought in the heart of Hadrat Banda Nawaz. And
which Hadrat Chaman Shah was understood in this matter. And
before him, there was a fireplace in which fire was burning
there. He put one metal bowl on the fire and in which he has put
a piece of butter in it. And same which was sent to Hadrat Bande
Nawaz. And also he has conveyed his Salam to him. And when
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he was seen that butter did not melt due to the heat of the
fireplace in the container. From which it was confirmed that
the hearts of the holy persons of Allah are such that they are not
unsteady and his grave is situated 40 feet away from the shrine
of Ganj Rahan near the danka tree. 
 
                                3.Moulana Ektiaruddin
        He was also the brother of Moulana Rahmatulla. He was a
perfect, holy person.In the locality of  a Shah bazaar in the back
side of the Chaukhandi (Urdu:  tombs from an early Islamic
cemetery near the area of butchers his grave is situated. His Urs
annual death ceremony is celebrated in the month of Jamal
Thani every year. There is one high and good building for the
residence of the servants this building probably built by him
during his life period.
 
                           4. Moulana Kamal Giryan
        He belongs to the family of Chistiya chain. He was always
found in the condition of loud and cry and weep. So for this
reason, his title was becoming  well known with Giryan.His
Chaukhandi (Urdu:  tombs form an early Islamic cemetery is
near Sultanpur. Compound and his shrine is in deplorable
condition so it has required repair work.
 
 
 
                             5.Bibi Khuneza Sultana
     About  two miles from the Gulbarga city on Hyderabad road,
her chaukandi is situated in the cold shade of the trees. And she
was the daughter of Sultan Mahmood Bahmani. She was
available pledge with Hadrat Naseeruddin Chiragh Delhlavi. Her
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attribute was that she was adopted poverty in her wealthy

condition. She was most holy and a great worshiper of her time.
She was a person of revelation and miracles. Some year ago one
horse trooper went to visit her. He  tied his horse with rope on
the tree and he went to visit Bibi inside her residence. There was
started  a storm of thunder and with the shining of the electricity
and rainfall heavily started. The horse broke the rope and went
away in the jungle area. The servant has informed details of the
horse to the trooper. As that person was a good faith, so he has
said that “let go him. I have come here on the horseback and if
Bibi will send me from there on foot then he will go from there.
So there is no problem in this matter.” When heavy rainfall was
stopped the trooper was seen that one traveler was bringing his
horse near the residence of Bibi. Her husband’s name was
Shamsuddin Ashiq alias Meran Hussaini. He was among learned
persons of the Deccan.  His grand tomb is situated in the village
Sadalga in the Hulkar Taluka. His well known and one pious son
who was born to him and his name was Hadrat Shamsuddin
alias Shaman Mian and whom a holy person and well known for
his revelation and miracles and who was caliph of Hadrat Zain
al-Haq Uddin Shirazi. He  fought many battles in his area with
infidels persons.
   He died on Thursday on 21 Rajab in the year 792 Hegira and
his  grand tomb is situated in Murtuzabad Marj 
 
 
                          6.Hadrat Peer Bangdi Sahib
   
    His name was known, but he was mendicant fakir. He was
well known for his miracles. One year there was no rainfall in
the Gulbarga. So, for this reason, all people went into his
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presence and were submitted their grievances. Due to his prayer,

there was heavy rainfall.his tomb from is situated Bhus bazaar.
The tomb of Hadrat Bande Nawaz which can be seen from 10 or
12 miles, but there is a great miracle that from his tomb the tomb
of Hadrat Bande Nawaz could not be seen from there. He was
living during the reign of Sultan Feroz Shah Bahmani. He has
died on the 14th Shaban in the year 830 Hegira.
 
                              7.Shah Bahuddin Langotband
 
     He was a great Majzub (one lost in divine meditation)  and he
had with him one earthen pot only. In which he used to ask
begging from the people and whatever he will get then he will
be used to cook by making fireplace of his legs. One day Hadrat
Bande Nawaz, who going to Friday prayers in  a Shah bazaar
mosque. So by looking condition of Shah Sahib, he was asked
to  him, “What is happening with him.?” Then he  replied to him
that “ We are happy with our condition so do not disturb and go
on your way .” His tomb is situated in Kotwal tank and it is well
known with Panch Gunbad Pachis Kalas.
 
                                8. Hadrat Moulana Hafiz
 
    Near the platform of Hadrat Ziauddin Qattal Shaheed on the
western side on four beautiful stones, his room was available
there. It is said that there was room on the stones and which was
fallen down, but at present also his room is in deplorable
condition. In it, there is one door on the eastern side. In the
room, there is one grave. On it, on 12 stones there is the
inscription of the Quran in q writing in the style of salasa. In the
grave the stones which are in the at the position which show the
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existence of his grave. He was a well known holy person of his

time. They were all seven brothers. And who migrated to
the Deccan. Four brothers were settled down in Gulbarga. And
one brother Hafiz Mohiuddin who was dead in Udgir in district
Bidar. Another brother Moulana Mouj who was dead in Koheer
which is in the same district of Bidar. The brother who went to
some other place which is not known. The fourth brother is he
himself. His tomb is very strong in the condition and in which
there are available four minarets. Usually, people take their
unintelligent boys and put sugar and ghee on the inscriptions of
the Quran in the tomb and ask the boys to lick sugar and ghee
there for the improvement of intelligence. In the shire
compound, there is well there and which is well known
as Aghar bowli.
 
 
 
                                          9.Moulana Qader
 
   He is the brother of Moulana Rahmatullah. Hadrat
Alauddin alnadi alias ladle sahib and his teacher’s
name is Mashriq, Ansari. His tomb is away from Gulbarga at a
distance of two miles in the direction of the north at the outside
of the door of Sultanpur. 
   His Urs ceremony is held every year in the last Friday of the
month of Jammed Akhir.
 
 
 
10.The question of King Aurangzeb and best answer of his
daughter Zeb Unisa
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    When King Aurangzeb lost Qutub Shahi and Adil Shahi
families and at that time he was much in happier condition. He
was looking for many decades for these kingdoms of the Deccan
to conquer them. In this endeavor, he was not successfull many
times. When Allah had seen him this day of success so for this
reason he organized a great feast in this matter. He was given
many rewards and honors to his courtiers. The door of his
kindness and generosity was opened by him. All courtiers have
given him congratulation and  given presents to him on this
occasion.
But princess Zebunisa could not be sent him her
congratulation and presents in service of her father King
Aurangzeb. So, for this reason, King Alamgir  sent his message
to her to finding the reason in this matter. Even though she was a
woman but she was very strong and courage like a strong man.
She told him that “ What was there any matter of happiness in
this respect so to give you, congratulations and which good
work you have done and which were suitable for the emperor.
Hadrat you were emperor before. And under your control there
were kings there. Like Abul Hasan of Golconda and King
Skindar, Adil Shah both were under control and subordinate and
as well they will pay tribute money to you. Then the title of the
emperor was suitable at that time. Now it seems that you have
removed them like the bee in the milk. Now leftover only
Hadrat's personality there. So your status of the emperor was
reduced to kingship only. From the position of Malak al-Mulk,
you have remained as Mulk only. So there in what is a matter of
giving congratulation. So you should also think about this
matter.” So the King Aurangzeb was affected very much upon
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hearing the reasonable reply of his daughter Zeb Unnisa. And he

said that “ In fact  Zeb Unisa whatever she is saying is right.”
 
                 11. Hadrat Runkanuddin Tola in the 830 Hegira
   
     He was a holy personality of majesty and perfection. It is not
known when did he has arrived in Gulbarga correctly. His grave
is situated on the mountain in the western side of the city. He
used to reside in two mountains which were  4 miles away from
Gulberga. Before the arrival of Hadrat Khaja Bande Nawaz in
Gulbarga, he has visited Hadrat Rukanuddin Tola at his place.
Then at that time, people were  not able to know that there was
living one holy person in the two mountain area. When Hadrat
Bande Nawaz went to meet him at his place when he was sitting
in the place in the cross-legged position since a long period of
time. And he was engaged in the worship, Allah. Due to his
hard endeavour he foot was fixed each other. Upon seeing
Hadrat Khaja Bande Nawaz and to give him the respect he
was stood there. There was started blood due to broken of the
flesh of his foot. And he told that “ What is work of
Salik ( mystic initiate) with Majzub (one lost in
divine mediation). When Salik (mystic initiate ) will reach near
Majzub then except giving trouble there will be no work at all in
this matter. And there will be no work of remembrance of
Allah.” Hadrat Bande Nawaz has given him two Chitals in his
service. And he said at that time “Tola”, it means giving so for
this reason from that day he was become famous slowly by the
passing of the time with the name of Rukunuddin Tola.
    Hadrat Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz used to say that as far as his
tomb will be seen and to that area, there will be no live another
holy person. He has heard his saying. He said that “He is saying
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rightly. But where he is there and from his place tomb of Bande

Nawaz will not be seen from there. Actually, it is the same case
is there.”
 
12.  Hadrat Syed Shah Husamuddin Hussaini Taig Barhana
680 Hegira year
     In the fort’s eastern ditch  and in the middle of the prison area
on the north bund of the Jagat water tank his grave is situated.
He belongs to holy persons who came later period of time in the
Deccan area. He was son of Kundmir Hussaini Dehlavi. And his
genealogical record is connected with Hadrat Imam Mohammed
Taqi. And he was caliph of his father. He came to Deccan after
the death of his father in Delhi. Along with him came his sister's
son and whose grave is situated near Farman water tank.When
he was arrived in Gulberga then at that time the rule of Raja
Kishan was ended and the rule of Raja Ana Gandi was started.
He was always found in the condition of intoxication. There
were always finding  two naked swords hanging on the sides of
his two shoulders.
   He was a perfect, holy person of his time. He  died on
27th Rajjab month  in the year 680 Hegira. The  chronogram is as
follows.
“ Khild Wali.”
13.Hadrat Sheikh Sad Zanjani 729 Hegira
 
  At the north side of the old Eidgah of the platform, his grave is
situated. He was the caliph of Hadrat Nizamuddin Auliya. He
was co-disciple of Hadrat Sheikh Naseeruddin Audhi Chiragh
Dehlavi. On the death of his spiritual master, he has left Delhi in
the year 725 Hegira and he went to Gujarat and other places
where he was staying  there for some period of time and then he
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was starting  to Gulbarga in the year 725 Hegira. There was too
much affection between both of them. He has died in the year
740 Hegira. Hadrat Khaja Bande Nawaz used to visit his grave
on every Thursday on  a regular basis. His children were present
in Kantanpalli village in district Sedam. And this village was
given by the Sultans of  the Deccan to his family and still, this
village is available among his family members.
14. Hadrat Sheikh Minhaj Tamimuddin Ansari
      In the bazaar of Asif Ganj near  the Mominabad door in the
area of Rangin mosque, his tomb is situated. Near his tomb there
is a mosque and one well of sweet water is situated. He was
the  caliph of Hadrat Khund Mir Alauddin Johari Doulatabadi.
In him and in Hadrat  Sheikhuddin Ganj Ullom there was much
love and affection. He  arrived in Gulbarga in the year 730
Hegira when there was the rule of Hindu king there.
     He was died on 21 Shawl in the year 754 Hegira during the
rule of Sultan Alauddin Gangohi.On his grave tiger used to visit
there so for this reason he is also well known and famous with
the name of Sheikh Kallay Rawan.                     
 
        
15.Sheikh Ziauddin Qattal Shaheed 739 Hegira
 
    He was the grandson of Hadrat Baba Farid Ganj shaker. He
used to be present in the service of Hadrat Khund Mir Alauddin
Johari in day and night. One day one fakir who has given him a
drink of smoking hemp by deceiving him. So, for this reason, in
him, there was becoming faint and there was vomiting for him.
Some portion of vomiting were falling on the footwear of his
spiritual master. When his master has seen his footwear full of
vomiting, then he has become upset and angry in this matter and
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he said to him that “ Why he did such thing and it was better for
him to have stones in his stomach instead of such thing.” So, for
this reason, his Sheikh’s intoxication was no more with him.
Due to the anger of his Sheikh and regret in this matter, he went
towards Deccan and reached to Gulbarga. At that time in the
land of Deccan, there was the rule of Hindu kings. And Raja
Bhairan was ruling at that time in Gulbarga. There was a big
idols home near the city gate. In which there will be organized
idol worship on the grand scale. There will be presented daily
human sacrifice before Dev in that worship place of the Hindus.
He was staying near that worship place along with his friends
there. He was called for Dev and was given him instruction to
bring wood and other necessary things. When he brought all
things, then he was cooked food and given permission to Dev to
go from there. 
      The Dev left from there and was complaining with Raja in
his dream about the Muslim persons about giving trouble to him.
The Raja has called immediately all fakir persons in his court. It
was the time of morning and he has performed morning prayer.
When he was known about the call of the Raja then he along
with his friends went into the presence of Raja. The  Raja
complained him and said that “ Yesterday night you have given
trouble to our Dev so, for this reason, face punishment in this
matter and by saying this he was given an indication to his
friends to kill him so they began killing all fakirs by stones,
sticks, swords, and guns. Hadrat Sheikh was also injured
seriously in this encounter. But he still was not dead and he told
them that to cut his stomach and fill it with stones then he will
die. So that there will be compliance of saying of his spiritual
master in this matter. So the infidels have done as per his
instruction, then he his soul left from his body. This event is
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happening during the year 739 Hegira. His grave is situated near
the fort on the road to Eidgah. And which is near Farman water
tank. And his grave is situated on the platform. On his right side,
his mother’s grave and left side his brother’s grave is there.
 
 
 
                                        
 
 
 
 
 770 Hijiri, Hadrat Sheikh Sirajuddin Junaidi
 
Oh, Sheikh, you are  great Sultan of the Deccan.
Your name is very famous around the world.
You have given the kingdom to Hasan Bahmani.
In this way, you have shown your great favour.
You have shown Hasan treasure in the jungle.
Then you have asked him to gather a large army.
Not only given wealth, but you asked where to attack.
So due to your prayers, Hasan was successful at Meraj.
Till his death, Hasan was your devotee and your disciple.
And who followed your advice and became successful?
Oh Shah, due to your work you are becoming famous.
Deccan's history is replete with your name and works.
Due to your favour, the Bahamani rule became famous.
Their achievements are great and personal records are fine.
Oh Shah, Hafeez is your old devotee, so do not forget him.
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And do not leave him with an empty at your door of favor.

 
On the western side of Shah Bazaar, where his tomb is situated,
Sultan Adil Shah's tomb and door, which are in the grand
construction style, and the two minarets were built by Sultan
Adil Shah. On the door of the tomb, one couplet is inscribed.
And from that, his date of death is known as 781 Hijiri. And
from the word Qutub, his age is known as 111 years. And from
‘Doran Ibn Mohammed Siraj’, his year of birth is known to be
680 Hijiri.
  He belonged to the  sons of Hadrat Junaid of Baghdad. And his
genealogical link is connected with Salam bin Abd Manaf who
was the ancestor of the last prophet of Allah. Her mother’s name
was Bibi Mastura and who was the daughter of Abdalla Qashiri
from Peshawar. His father, Abdul Muzaffar Sirajuddin went to
Peshawar from Baghdad. Then Abdallah, who was the son of the
king met with him. And he was married to his sister there. And
there were born four sons to him. His real name is Rukunuddin.
But he has become famous and well known for his father’s name
and he was born in the year 670 Hijiri. His father has died when
he was a very small child. He was brought him up by his uncle
who was king of Peshawar. And when he has become an adult
when he was reached to Doulatabd in the year 707 Hijiri in
search of his spiritual master. And he was becoming the disciple
of Hadrat Khundmir Alauddin and has obtained caliphate from
him and he went to Delhi from Doulatabad. His spiritual master
who was pious personality and Qutub  (highest cadre in the
spiritual pivot at axis) ) of his time. And who was the disciple of
Hadrat Qawamuddin Mahmood.In the way of mysticism, he was
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a jurist of his time. In the Deccan, his three caliphs came and he
was one among them. He died on 28 Shaban on Friday in the
year 734 Hijiri and he was buried in Doulatabad. There is one
more tradition that his coffin was taken away to Delhi by his
son. In Delhi Ghiasuddin Tuqlaq who was his great devotee
there. And in every matter, he used to act as per his advice and
instruction. And which was not liked by his courtiers and
officials. And they were wanting to ignore him and  Pratap
Rudra who was defeated the royal army in the Deccan area. So,
for this reason, the royal army which was sent under prince Alaq
Khan there. And he was also going with the army so that for the
sake of the felicity of his foot there will be the success to the
army. And due to the grace of Allah royal army was successful
in the expedition of the Deccan. But there was opposite result
upon the sultan and he began thinking that when he was having
such power with him that he was defeated Raja of Warangal so
he can also his rule from his side. But there was difficulty in this
matter that all people were under his influence so the king
cannot remove him from the kingdom. So there was played one
trick by his minister and who asked to attend the court by
a cover veil on his face as there will be royal harem before him
there. So he said that if there is such case, then he will not come
there. So he  left from there with  the intention of visiting
Doulatabad.On his way, his elder brother Arsalan has died in
Lucknow on 17th Ramadan 723 Hegira. And his younger
brother Sheik Ahmed Salahuddin went toward the area of
Bengal for his teaching and preaching of Islamic mission there.
And after six years he died there on 9th Rajab in the year 729
Hijiri. His smaller brother lived with Sheikh Tajuddin. After
living some years in Doultabad he has received instruction for
going to the area of the Deccan. He has arrived in the village of
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Kudchi which was at the bank of the river. And by walking he

was reached to Bijapur. And where his mother has died on 12th
Shaban in the 720 Hegira. And she was buried in the house of
minister Abul Hasan. Then he has arrived in Kudchi village
which was at the bank of the river Krishna. And from this
village, there is a deep forest area of tamarind trees at the
distance of two miles and in which he  settled down
there. Kudchi is the village of Brahmins and there is a big
temple of Hindus situated. And from this village nearby villages
are Rajapur, Chakuri, Kotli,  and in these villages and in this
area due to his revelation and miracles, there was much progress
of Islamic mission there. So there was stopped idol worship in
this area for this reason. He used to wake up at the time of  3 ‘o
clock during the night and used to take baths and engage in the
recital, remembrance of Allah and as well as
other endeavours and used to perform Tahjud supererogatory
prayers. And after performing morning prayer then he will be
used to engage in the mediation and revelation. In those
days mother of Sultan Hasan Gangu and whose name was
Ashraf Jehan and who was called by the people Ma Sahiba and
who came over to  Sargur village and which is near to Kudchi
village while leaving her native place due to an upset of her
private matter in the royal harem. When she was heard name and
fame of Hadrat then she has visited him along with his son
Alauddin and daughter in law and two daughters in Kudchi
village in his presence.  And all have become his disciples there.
Among his servants, his two brothers were available, and they
were called Mohammed Qasan and Mohammed Lagri. And who
came along with him from Peshawar city. He used to love them
very much and he was given his caliphate and they were in
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deplorable condition. One day, village Patwari Gangu Pandit

came into his service along with respectable people of the
village, and he said to him that "By the forecast of astrology, it
was known that there would be no rain at all. So, for this reason,
you pray for the rainfall in the village so that there might be no
starvation. He said that there is no house for Qasan, so when
there is rainfall, where will they go? So first arrange for the
construction of the house for their stay of Qasan and the mosque
so that there will be a fall of rainfall by the grace of Allah. When
there was such a saying, then there was a crowd of people
thronging there and Gangoji has started construction for a house
and mosque in the village soon.
In the book ‘Tadhkira Maluk', it was mentioned that Hadrat told
Gango Ji that "Yes, you are building a mosque, but what do
Hindus know about the construction of the mosque?" So engage
Alauddin, who is a very poor person and who will help you a lot
in this matter. Gangoji immediately appointed him as the
servant, and he began giving him food twice a day, and he fixed
some salary for him. First, the house construction was
completed and, upon the entry of Moulana Khasan into the
house, rainfall started. And starvation was avoided in the village.
Alauddin was engaged in the construction of the mosque, and he
used to stay there on the site and watch the labour. He was
struggling hard and working hard day and night in these
endeavours.
      One day at two clock afternoon time Hadrat himself came on
the site to inspect the construction of mosque work there. At that
time all the workers went for a lunch break from eating food.
But Alauddin was taking a rest under the tree as he used to get
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bread after 2.30 afternoon. So he was taking resting and slept

there under the tree in helplessness condition. Hadrat has
inspected the mosque construction work and then he was seen
Alauddin sleeping in the deplorable condition and his hand and
foot were besmeared with mud and kneaded clay. So he told him
that " Oh king of the Deccan why you are sleeping in a helpless
condition. How parasol of the king is looking good on his head."
Upon saying this he was left from there. But there in this matter
Alauddin unaware about saying of Hadrat. After going off the
Hadrat one cobra came there and standing while shading of
his hud on the face of Alauddin who was sleeping there. The
boys, while playing were reached there and they saw a snake
there and were began making loud and cry and were going  to
see the patwari and reported the matter to him that  the snake
was killed Alauddin. So, for this reason, the
village Patwari came there in worried condition. And he has
seen that snake was swinging there and upon seeing him snake
left in his burrow. The Hindus believe that the snake is the God.
So in this matter, he was surprised. He was waking
up Alauddin and he was taken him his house and given him food
there. Then he has checked his horoscope and he was found
that Alauddin was going to become Sultan of Deccan. So, for
this reason, he went into the presence of Alauddin and he was
standing in his presence by folding his hands with respect
and hounour. So Alauddin was worried that what mistake was
done by him so his master is standing in such position before
him. So Brahman told him that "Soon you are becoming the
Sultan of Deccan so what he will give to him."But there was no
such thinking with Alauddin about this matter even in his dream.
But when his master was firm in this matter, then he told him
that "If the matter is such then you act as a Sultan on my behalf
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and I will be your subordinate like you as before." The Brahman

told him that " There is no such thing in his fate. Who has
written such fate and  it will happen as per his writing."
Then Alauddin told him that " I will give your one fourth or half
of the kingdom to you." But Pandit told him that "What he will
do with his kingdom."
Then Alauddin told him that whatever he said, I would accept
such things. The Pandit told him to accept two things in this
matter.
1. To include my name, as well as yours, in the royal seal, as it
will live on in history.
2,To give an order that the royal office should be kept under the
custody of my sons.
Alauddin has accepted the above things happily.
In the history book of Farista, it was mentioned that "Alauddin,
who was an employee of one Brahman, and who himself was an
employee of Sultan Mohammed Tughlaq. And who got the
kingdom of the Deccan due to the prayer of Hadrat Nizamuddin
Auliya of Delhi? But in another book, ‘Tadkhira Mulk', this
event was mentioned in another way. But it is not known which
event is right in this matter. But it is correct that Aladdin's
mother was Ashraf Jehan, who was a disciple of Hadrat. And
she was living in Hadrat's place. And she has died in Kudchi
village, where her tomb is there. It is narrated that one day
Hadrat was doing ablution and then at that time for doing Masah
(cleaning the head and this is known as "Masah"), he was given
his turban to Alauddin to hold there at that time, but Alauddin
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thought that Hadrat was given his turban to him, so he put it on

his head and touched his foot with respect and honour. Then
Hadrat told him, "Why is there uneasiness in this matter? Such a
day is very near when you will become Sultan."
One day, Alauddin mentioned his poor condition and difficulties
in the presence of Hadrat, so for this reason, he told him, "Yes,
you go to the jungle of Turgund and go there in such and such
tree under which there is the treasure and take it. With this
wealth, he gathered an army, and when the army was ready, he
was given the order to attack the first fort of Meraj. There was
the occasion of the holy festival and Raja Tena, who was busy at
that time in gaiety and happy social life in his palace. So, for this
reason, Alauddin was able to reach the fort without any hurdles.
He has killed Raja and he has captured the fort of Meraj. And he
informed him of the details of this matter to Hadrat, who, in
reply, conveyed his message of congratulation (Mubarakbad) to
Alauddin. Upon this, Alauddin changed the place of Meraj to
Mubarakabad. From there, he went to Penalgada and conquered
its fort. And there, Raja Kalhar Chand was ruling. In this way,
Alauddin has conquered some forts and come into the presence
of Hadrat. So he was instructed to conquer the fort of Gulbarga.
And back then, Gulbarga was ruled by Raja of Bhiran, who was
subordinate to Sultan Mohammed Tuqhlaq.There was one
temple in Sawangi village, which is eight miles away from
Gulbarga, and Raja was going there to visit the temple. As
Aladdin's luck was good, he was able to reach directly into the
fort without any battles or hurdles. Upon hearing this news, Raja
came there and, after a fierce battle, Raja was killed and his head
hung on the gate of the fort.
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In the year 748, Hijiri Alauddin was sitting on his throne. And
he has changed the name of Gulberga to Husnabad. And as per
his promise, he made his name as follows.
" Hadrat Subhani Alauddin Hasan Gangu Bahmani." Till his
death, Sultan used to go to Kudchi every year. And he used to
get the felicity of kissing the feet of the Hadrat there. Upon his
death, his son Mohammed Shah, who also used to visit Kudchi
as per the system of his father, and Kudchi is away from
Gulbarga at the seven destinations, took over. One day, he told
him that " As you have such a fondness for me, to see me and
come to visit me here, so due to your visit, there will be a lot of
difficulties for the people. So, for this reason, I will come to see
you in Gulbarga in the royal procession, and it seems not good
to give of the difficulties to the people for the sake of the visit of
one person. " When the Sultan heard the good news, he lost
control of himself and declared all villages between Gulbarga
and Kudchi to be his present in the service of Hadrat.He stated
that having those villages in his kingdom is disrespectful to
him.He told him that " If I take all the villages, then he will
become a rich person, and then who will call him a fakir?" And
in my children, there will be greed for wealth and richness for
this reason. " The Sultan offered him a second time, but he did
not accept those villages in his name. When Hadrat noticed
Sultan's sadness, he said, "Yes, give me on village Kudchi in my
name."So the Sultan was happy to hear Hadrat's acceptance and
he presented him with Kudchi village, to which he added seven
nearby villages. The Sultan prepared the title paper as follows.
"This is all the country of the kingdom which belongs to Hadrat
Maqdum Rukunuddin Junaidi Qad Sarahu. and which he has
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rewarded me by keeping one village, Kudchi, with him. " So, for
this reason, the title paper of Kudchi village is still found by his
sons there.
Hazrat while making his successor, his elder son, Sheikh
Alauddin, in Kudchi. Then he came to Gulbarga along with his
younger son, Qutubuddin, in the year 770 Hijiri. At the riverside
where he sat, there was a place. At one Kose (one and a quarter
to three miles) from the village, there were trees of tamarind,
and in that area, his tomb was constructed. And he has become
well known and famous with the name of Hadrat Siraj.
The Urs death anniversary)
People from various walks of life, irrespective of caste and
creed, assemble to celebrate the Urs (death anniversary), which
takes place at the famous shrine (Dargah) in Kudchi every year.
Several hundred thousand devotees from near and far,
irrespective of religion and beliefs, gather there to seek
blessings.
 
Conclusion
To write about this great Sufi saint and great author is not only
difficult but also a very hard task as he was not only a great
pious personality of his time in the area of the Deccan (South
India)  but he was also a great author of so many great books.
So, in brief, he was the Qu’tub (highest cadre in spiritual pivot at
axis) of his time in the Deccan region.
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For a long time, he was engaged in religious discourses,

sermons, and spiritual training of the people, and he made many
great endeavours for the preaching and propagation of Islam in
the Deccan (South India) and around this region, and there was
no such personality during his time.
Upon his arrival in Gulbarga, the Sultan asked him whether he
would stay inside the fort or outside of the fort. He told him that
" Wait ,I will search for my place. Where there is now his tomb,
at this place, there were trees of acacia. He said that from this
place he was finding the scent of Baghdad. So he will stay at this
place. Immediately, trees were cleared and one small house was
constructed. The Sultan used to pay to visit him in the morning.
After the death of Mohammed Shah, Mujahid Shah became the
third Sultan of the Bahmani kingdom. And he came first in his
presence before sitting on the throne. So he has given him one
dress of Khadi (an Indian homespun cotton cloth.) fakir and one
waistband and fixed one turban on his head. Then he prayed to
Allah in his favour. He left from there and came to his palace,
where he wore an elegant dress and was sitting on the throne.
After this, when the new king first goes into the presence of
Hadrat, he will wear Khadi dress, get a fixed waistband, wear a
turban, and get his blessing from his sons. Then he will sit on
the throne in his palace.
When the Nizam of Hyderabad used to visit Gulbarga, he was
offered the above fakiri dress, which he wore there.
It is narrated that Sultan Mujahid Shah asked him for permission
to conquer the fort of Adhoni. And then he was told him to go in
the name of Allah and there would be success in this battle. "
Then, after Sultan Mujahid Shah went into the presence of
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Hadrat Zainuddin and Hadrat Burhanuddin Doulatabadi, he also

asked their permission to attack the fort of Adhoni. When he
came to know of this news, he sent his letter in the presence of
Sultan Mujahid Shah, saying that if he goes there with his
permission, then it will be successful, and if you go there on the
trust of others, then there is no need for his permission in the
campaign. " The Sultan was shocked by his writing and did not
like him. And he said, " Yes, well, it is known. I have sent a
large part of my army there. And I will go there in the campaign.
And I will see whether this campaign will not be successful. "
Mujahid Shah was thereby engaged in the campaign of the
besiege of the fort for many months. The fort's ration supply was
finished away. Due to heat, there was a shortage of water in the
fort. But there was the grace of Allah and the prayer of the
Sheikh was there, so there was a fall of heavy rainfall. There
came life in the dead hearts and the fort's people came out of the
fort and were severely attacked by the army of Mujahid Shah.
For this reason, he was defeated there. Sultan Mujahid's thought
on this matter was that it was the curse of the fakir. So, in anger,
he said, "When he reaches Gulbarga, then he will kill the fakir at
once." So, upon his arrival in Gulberga, he will not set foot in
the fort unless and until he agrees to do this work.When this
news reached Hadrat, he was told that "He would not reach
Gulbarga." So it has happened the same with him.
When the Sultan came back from Adhoni and wanted to enter
the city, his horse slid down and he fell from the horse, and his
head became in pieces and he died on the spot. In the book
‘Tadhkira Al-Mulk', it is mentioned about Mujahid Shah that
when he reached Gulbarga, there was one gypsy slave who
killed him there in the year 779 Hegira.
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After some days, he asked his servants to bring some fine rice
and pulses for him. He also boiled rice in split pulse.He has put
the rice cooked in the pulse on two trays in full. And he was also
put there for 11 paisa and one rosary of good quality. Then he
was told by his grandson Abul Fazal, who was his successor,
that his death days were near. And after about 22 years  Hadrat
Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz will arrive in Gulbarga from
Delhi, who arrived in the year 804 Hegira during the ruling
period of Sultan Feroz Shah Bahmani, and who was caliph of
Hadrat Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehli. 804-825 Hegira Hadrat Khaja
Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz
In Gulbarga, there is a big and holy shrine there for Hadrat Mir
Syed Mohammed Mohammed Hussaini alias Hadrat Khaja
Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz.
At that time, the Sultan was in Ferozabad, which is seven kose
(one and a quarter to three miles) from Gulbarga. And this city
has become a small village now, but before it was a big city. But
there is still one big fort and a big mosque there. The houses in
the fort are in deplorable condition. But the old mosque is in
good condition. When the Sultan heard news of the arrival of
Hadrat Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz, around Gulbarga, He
liked pious people, so the arrival of Khaja Sahib made him very
happy; he travelled from Ferozabad to Gulbarga to greet him,
and he also sent his courtiers and royal officials to Gulbarga to
greet the Sheikh of Gulbarga city.He brought Khaja Sahib from
outside of the city in Gulbarga with much respect and honour.
He has constructed his residence in Bahmanipura, near Chilla
Well. and which is still found there.
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But after this event, during the year 818, Hegira, the Sultan
requested prayer for his elder son Hasan Khan to become his
successor. But Hadrat told him that he could not pray for him
against the will and fate of Allah. So, for this reason, the Sultan
had become angry with him, and he had conveyed his order to
his move from the city. The Sultan conveyed a message that due
to the rush and gatherings of the people at his place, there is
disturbance for him there. So Khaja Sahib left the city and
settled near where his mausoleum is now located.
The Urs (death anniversary) of Khaja Bande Nawaz.
The basis of the ceremony of Urs is taken from the Quran. There
is one chapter number 19 in the name of Mariam in the holy
Quran, and its verse 15 is about the prophet Yahiya (A.S.) and
its translation is as follows. 15. So Peace on him the day he was
born, the day that he dies, and the day that he will be raised up
to life (again)."
In light of the above verse, the following three days are of
importance. 1. Birth. 2. Death 3.Day of judgement. Allah’s last
prophet has arranged a charity (Sadqa) upon the death of his
uncle Syedna Hamza in the following days. 1.3rd day. 2.7th day.
3.40th day. 4.6th month. 5. One year Allah’s last prophet used to
visit the graves of martyrs of Uhud mountain in Madina city
every year, and there he used to recite Fateha (Al-Fatiha, the
opening verse of the holy Quran) and pray for them. As per the
above mentioned verse and as per the above tradition of Allah’s
last prophet, it is proved that the following days are very
important. So the ceremony of Urs (death anniversary) is also
important for the above reason only. 1. 2.Day of judgement
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Quotes
If a Salik prays or meditates for fame, he is an atheist.
If one prays or meditates out of fear, he is a cheater and a
hypocrite.
So long as a man disengages himself from all worldly things, he
should not step into the path of misconduct.
Divide the night into three parts: in the first part, say Darud
(blessing on the last prophet of Allah) and recitation; in the
second part, have sleep; and in the third part, recite the names of
Allah and be busy in meditation. The Salik should be careful
about the food, and so it should be legitimate.
The Salik should  abstain from the company of worldly people.
In Gulbarga City,,
Having lived for over forty years in Delhi, he moved to
Gulbarga atat the age of around 76. Firoz Shah Bahmani ruled
over the Deccan  
during this period. He gave him much respect. For a long
time,time, he was  engaged in religious discourses, sermons, and
spiritual training of the  people.
Death.
Band Nawaz attained thethe age of 101 years, died on 16
Ziqa'ad 825 in Gulbarga city,city, and was buried there. His
tomb is a place of ziyaratziyarat (visit).
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Mausoleum
As per history records,records, it is well known and famous that 
the construction of Khaja Sahib’s mausoleum  was started by
Sultan Ahmed Shah Wali Bahmani and when the construction
was completed, his grandson Syed Khubullah Hussaini
arranged  Jhela  (flower bouquet) on the Kalas (spire pinnacle)
of the mausoleum due to  his joy and happiness on the occasion.
By chance,chance, the Urs (death anniversary) was due one
month afterafter the above occasion, so it became a tradition in
the shrine for the arrangement of  the Jhela ceremony (flower
bouquet),bouquet), which willbe organised be organised one
month before the Urs (death anniversary). Khaja Sahib’s
mausoleum  in Gulberga,, which is famous even today for the
fulfilmentfulfilment of desires and wishes of thosethose who
visit his  mausoleum there,,
The Urs  (death anniversary).
 
 
People from various walks of life, irrespective of caste and
creed, assemble to celebrate the Ursof the (death
anniversary),anniversary), which takes place on the 15, 16,16,
and 17 days of Zul-QadahZul-Qadah of the Muslim calendar at
the famous Band Nawaz shrine (Dargah)  in Gulbarga every
year. Several hundred thousand devotees from near and far,
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irrespective of religion and beliefs, gather  there to seek

blessings.
Conclusion
To write about this great  Sufi saint and  and great author is not
only aa difficult butalso a also a very hard task as he was not
only a great pious personality of his time in the area of the
Deccan (South India)  but he was also a great author of  so
many  great books. In. In brief,brief, hewas the was the Qu’tub
(highest cadre in spiritual pivot at axis) of his time in the Deccan
region.
For a long time,time, he was engaged in religious discourses,
sermons, and spiritual training of the people,people, and he
mademade many great endeavours for the preaching and
propagation of Islamin the in the Deccan  (South India) and
around this region,region, and there was no such personality
during  his time.
 
After me,me, after about 22 years,years, one ofmy friends, my
friends, Syed Mohammed Hussaini,, will come to Gulbarga
from Delhi. Then, upon his arrival, he would, he would hand
over his four entrusted things to him.And to tell him that when a
friend comes to visit, he should bring four things with him. And
to tell him that when a friend comes to visit, he should bring
four things with him.
1. Provide food, such as rice boiled in split pulse.Provide
food, such as rice boiled in split pulse.
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2. To providehim with a him with a worship facility  so it is

available for hishis beats.
3. To give him some money for his expenses, so 11 paise are
ready here.
4. toto arrange for his staystay. andand to tell him that,that, as
he is living on the western side,, he should live on the
eastern side.
aik,belongs    Upon madvice,advice,his last advice he was
putting all the above things in the room and he locked it. He was
told that to say Mohammed Huini lock waslock waspen of
tBismillah, andBismillah, ando say Bismillahwouldwouldn the
lock will be opened autompeoplepeopley. Many persons whose
names wered Mohammed has touched the lock, but it was not
opened. But when Syed Mohamme,,saini came then the lock
was opennd when he has arrisince that tpeoplepeopleny holy p 
sons, Ghou  ,  Qutub, and  Abdals came over to
Gservice,service, in his service and they used to ask his
permission to stay in Gulbarto sayto say. So heothers,others,to
no to othepeoplepeopleto swouldwouldsons he used to send to
other places. The Sheikh of learned person Sheik Alaudd  Ansar
alias Mashaik,Mashaik who visited his residence to meet
htimes,times,o times but he could not meet with hithethe. But
atime,time,rd time he went to his residence along with sweets to
meet him there on Friday. And sent tosent toas sent hi sweet
with his seBut he sent a message through his servants asking
whether he wanted to meet him for worldly or otherworldly
reasons.But he sent a message through his servants asking
whether he wanted to meet him for worldly or otherworldly
reasons.world. The world is for somonly,only,ys only so there is
no need for his meeting for this mtter.  So he should come on
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Wednesday upon the arrangement of his funeral journey. If you

want to stay, then you can stay in the village,village,village
which kosekoseen Kose away from Gulbarga. On Wednesday he
came there on the camel with one water skwith awith and with
shr  d and  with other. He. Heings he came over there in
Gulberga befoo'clocko'clock’ Hadrat,Hadrat, Hadrat as
ppractice,practice,ractice used to come out of the room at the
time o'clock o'clockoafter theafter thek after completion of his
daily recitals and endeavours. The door of the room was from
thefrom theed from insidpeoplepeoplepersons were waiting
foutside to sayoutside to sayoutside twouldwouldhe
wiloutoutoutside But his scheduled time for going outside had
passed.But his scheduled time for going outside had
passed.over.  Then Hadrat Ladlesaidsaidib told that Sheikh
Sahib used y likeSo,So,hupon theupon theSo upon opening of
the room where he was no  found  there. The servants and
Hadrat Abulhadhadal have given him a funeral bath in any
room. And fprayers wereprayers wereyer was also performed
there. And he was also buried in the same place. At the
timkingkinghe King was Sultan Mahmood Shah, who was his
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                                      17.Tipu Sultan
 

Tipu Sultan's summer palace at Srirangapatnam,

Karnataka.
 
    This chapter only describes the death scene of Tipu Sultan,
the tiger of Mysore. It does not cover his other great successes
and war victories which he fought bravely against the British
Kingdom. The red flag on his tomb, over his mausoleum in
Srirangapatnam reminds everyone that the tiger’s life of one
minute is better than the jackal’s life of 1000 years. The future
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generations will remember this great martyr, who is still living

in the hearts of the people and will remain in their hearts always,
as the martyr never die and remain alive always. It is said that
there is a divine help and food available for them. Due to such
greatness and martyrdom, daily great number of people are
visiting his grand tomb to shed their tears and to pay respect and
tribute to this great warrior of the world history.
 

 
    Tipu Sultan reached the door of the Fort of Srirangapatnam
with his bodyguards and troops on 4th May 1799 for the fourth
Mysore war. Due to his appearance there was a great
encouragement to his soldiers who were fighting inside of the
north gate and outside of the fort walls. They attacked with great
force on the army of the enemy. The Sultan got down from his
horse and joined the first line of the military group. Immediately
he was in the middle of many Mysorean military groups, safe
and protected. The soldiers were fighting without the care of
their lives. By this time the British army had occupied their
positions on the fort walls. The firing from the upper side was
causing difficulties to the soldiers of the Sultan who were
fighting on the ground.
    The officers who were treacherous were absent from duty on
that front, but this was not a problem for the soldiers of Sultan
because the leader of their respect and freedom was with them.
They forgot that the enemy had finished his journey of weeks
and months at the shortest possible time and they had entered
Srirangapatnam due to the misdeeds of treacherous. So, it was
not war but it was a treachery against the brave pillar of India,
who stood against the colonial powers in India when all the local
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rulers had supported them. The soldiers of Sultan forgot that

there was a rain of bullets on them and they also knew well that
their great leader, who showed them the great way in their lives
for freedom and respect, was at the door of the death. The sultan
was wounded severely. The wounded soldiers of the Sultan were
feeling happy with their wounds on their chests. They were
watching the brave face of the death. The blood of the Sultan
was falling on the soil of Srirangapatnam. When the second
bullet hit the Sultan there was weakness in the face of the tiger
of Mysore, but he was still fighting bravely and many of his
soldiers were also fighting with him without caring for their
lives. In the trench there were a large number of dead bodies of
the enemy. Thousands of British soldiers , who were wounded
severally, were dying. The firing from two sides of the walls of
the fort was very severe. Regarding the Mysorean soldiers, the
number of death crossed thousands. When the condition of
Sultan became very serious due to wounds, then his bodyguards
told the Sultan, “His Highness; now there is no other way except
to surrender ourselves to the enemy?”
    The Sultan replied, “No, for me the tiger’s life of one-minute
is better than the jackal’s life of 1000 years.”
    After some time, the Sultan and his officers rode on their
horses and the Mysorean soldiers followed them. But when they
reached the northern gate of the Fort they saw that some of the
positions were in the control of the British enemy. A large
number of soldiers, children, older persons and women were
trying hard to go out of the Fort, but the British were pushing
them inside the Fort with their guns and were forcing them to go
to the backside of the Fort. When they saw the Mysorean army
coming towards the gate, they started firing them. The firing was
also started from the walls of the Fort and a bullet hit the
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Sultan’s horse. It died on the spot. The Sultan fell on the ground
and his turban also fell on the ground near him. But the Sultan
was very brave, he tried and with great difficulty he was making
himself stand when suddenly a bullet hit his chest. He fell on the
ground again.
    A British soldier tried to open the belt of his sword but the
Sultan was still alive and he did not allow the soldier to take out
the sword. It was an insult to the Sultan. He fought bravely and
hit the soldier with his sword with his full force, but the soldier
opposed to his gun. The Sultan’s sword hit the gun and it broke
into two pieces. That soldier then raised his gun up, pointed it
towards his head and made the fire. The sun of Mysore, who had
shown the beautiful stages of freedom to the people of Mysore,
had set. After three hours of sunset the British army captured the
city of Srirangapatnam and its Fort. The army of Hyderabad
then entered the city under the command of Mir Alam. Inside
the city, there were dead bodies of about 12 thousand soldiers in
Mysorean army, but the success of the British and the Nizam’s
army was incomplete, because they could not find the dead body
of the great Tipu Sultan. They searched each and every corner
and place of the palace. With the help of treacherous they
searched the houses of the faithful soldiers and friends of the
Sultan. The young prince was frightened. The wounded and
helpless persons were asked about the Sultan. The soldiers of the
Sultan who were on the different fronts were also asked about
the body of the Sultan but they could not reply in this matter.
    The soldiers who had seen their Sultan falling from the horse
on the ground could not reply them correctly even though they
were offered money and wealth. Some of the Sultan’s soldiers
thought that the Sultan was alive and was under the pile of dead
bodies. They waited for the proper time to take out the Sultan of
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it. Others thought that he was dead but they did not point his
dead body so the enemy could not find his dead body. There
were rumours that the Sultan was dead and his faithful followers
had taken away his dead body.
   Some believed that Sultan had not died but he was wounded
and disappeared and will come back again.He had left
Srirangapatnam after the first attack between British and
Hyderabad army troops and had reached prince Fateh Haider.
He will make his head quarter at Saraya or Chital Drug and will
continue his attacks from there. These news not only created
confusion among the army troops of the British and Hyderabad
but also to the treacherous who had sold the freedom of Mysore
for the promises of land and wealth from their foreign lords.
They were very much worried about their future when they had
seen the fate of Mir Sadiq and Moin-ud-Din.
   In the midnight, Mir Qamar-ud-Din, Pornia, and Badar-Uz-
Zaman was sitting in front of the palace of Sultan and were
talking with an English army officer. Some soldiers were around
them and were holding torches in their hands. At that time Mir
Nadeem came over and cried, “Now I got the correct
information about Tipu Sultan that his dead body is there in
front of the north gate of the Fort under the pile of other dead
bodies. So please follow me up to there.” All of them followed
him and they reached that place where there were many dead
bodies. On the order of British officers, all dead bodies were
checked one by one. When they were doing so, one English
soldier touched the hand of a corpse when his hand hit with
some hard metal and the turban from corpse head had fallen
down. The black long hair covered the face were open. The
English soldier explained the details to his officer. When they
brought the torches closer, they found a woman’s corpse who
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was wearing golden bracelets on her hands. They found another

woman’s corpse, which was badly injured with many bullets.
Paranoia took the torch from the soldier, carefully watched that
woman and recognized her. The English officers asked him,
“Are you able to recognize her?” Pornia said, “Yes, she is an
orphan Hindu girl and her father was died in the last war. The
Sultan had adopted her as his daughter.” “And who is another
woman?”, asked English Officers. “I do not know about her.
May be she belongs to the royal family.”, replied Pornia.
    After some time all the corpses were checked. When they saw
the body of Sultan Tipu they were silent. The sultan’s dress was
full of bloodstains, but his face was full of grandeur and grace.
In his hand was handle of his broken sword and his dress was
same like his other army officers but his turban was different
from others. Sultan’s turban fell down from his corpse. Badar-
uz-Zaman had taken that turban. One English officer asked him,
“Is this Tipu Sultan?” Mir Qamar-ud-Din replied in a low voice,
“Yes, congratulations for the victory.” One English soldier
cried, “He is alive.” So some persons pointed their guns towards
the body of Tipu Sultan.
   One English officer came forward, checked the pulse of
Sultan, put his hand on the chest of Sultan and said, “He is
dead.” Badar-uz-Zaman looked at the Sultan’s turban, touched it
to his eyes with great respect and said, “We are his murders and
not all of you. We had murdered him and our coming
generations will put flowers of respect on his grave.” The
English officer told Qamar-ud-Din that they are grateful to him
and asked him to make arrangement to send the corpse in
palanquin (Palki) to the palace. He informed General Harris.
After some time there were slogans of victory from all the
corners of the Fort and with great joy and happiness the English
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soldiers moved into the houses of Mysorean people for

plundering and looting. The other groups of the British army,
who were searching the Sultan, also followed them in looting
and plundering the people’s properties and killing the innocent
men and women. That night turned into a black night for the
inhabitants of the Mysore city. There were cries from thousand
of daughters of this nation ,but there was no reply to it.
    Due to the misdeeds of Mir Sadiq and others, all such things
happened. The mother who had nourished with her milk to Mir
Sadiq, the treacherous, was also ashamed. No house of
Srirangapatnam was safe and secure from the brutality of the
English army. The treacherous, who had helped Mir
Sadiq,Pornia, Qamar-ud-Din and Moin-ud-Din were then
thinking that they had not only sold away the freedom of
Mysore but also they had sold the respect and value of their
daughters and women. The soldiers of Sultan killed Mir Sadiq
and Mir Moin-ud-Din before they received their reward of
treachery from their foreign lords. Their souls must be watching
the misdeeds of British army doing wrong in their houses for
whom they had made the way of entry to the city of
Srirangapatnam. Their daughters and women were in distress
condition due to the misdeeds of the drunkard soldiers. Those
women cried and appealed as follows. I am the wife of Meir
Sadiq. I am his sister.       
I am his daughter. This is the house of Meir Moin-ud-Din and he
was a friend of Lord Wesley. General Harris knew him very
well and you can see his corpse in the other room. The people
had killed him because he was a friend of the British army, so
you should not do harm to the families of the faithful persons in
East India Company and to the daughters and women of the
nation. I am the son of Meir Moin-ud-Din and these are my
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sisters and this is my wife, please take me to General Harris. But

there was no reply from the soldiers except they laugh and cruel
misdeeds. The soldiers of the Sultan’s army, who were
disappointed with the result of war, started protecting their
houses against the cruel deeds of the British soldiers who were
drunk and were very busy in the evil deeds
The mausoleum housing Tipu Sultan's tomb . Tipu Sultan 's
flag is in the foreground
 
of looting and plundering. There was a stream of blood in the
streets and bazaars of the city.
 
 
 

The mausoleum of Tipu Sultan  at Srirangapatnam. Tipu

Sultan's grave is adjacent to the graves of his parents.
 
   On the next day, at about four O’clock, the Sultan’s funeral
procession started and was followed by prince, officers and four
companies of the British army. The faithful wounded soldiers of
the Sultan and other persons were ahead and were holding the
sultan on their shoulders. There were lots of fear and terror in
the city due to looting and plundering which took place at last
night. Streets and bazaars were vacant. When the funeral
procession left the Fort all men, women and children from all
the communities joined it with a heavy heart. On the way the
number of people increased and their fear and terror decreased
gradually.
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    They were considering themselves as the most unfortunate

people and were thinking that the Sultan’s corpse is their guard.
The men of Srirangapatnam wept loudly and women untied their
braids in the grief of the Sultan’s death. When the funeral
procession left the Fort, the wind was very slow at that time and
there was too much humidity in the atmosphere. The people
were watching a dangerous storm on the horizon. After some
time a black storm covered the entire sky. When the procession
reached Lal Bagh and the Qazi finished the funeral prayer, the
corpse was placed respectfully in the grave. At that time there
was severe thundering in the sky. People were very afraid of it.
The British army was ordered for the gun salute but the sound of
the guns was not heard clearly because of the thundering of
clouds. It seemed that the sky was making ‘arrangement’ to
welcome the soul of great Tipu Sultan.
      The darkness in the atmosphere and the thundering of
lightening increased and due to this the houses and doors started
shaking in the city. General Meadows, Major Beatson and Ellen
had described this black storm in their diaries in which they had
written that lightening had fallen on some parts of the city of
Srirangapatnam as well in the British army camp of Bombay in
which two soldiers were dead and a large number of soldiers
were severely wounded. The treacherous, who were in the
procession under the custody of the British soldiers, were very
afraid of this. Immediately after the funeral started the heavy
rain and the streets and bazaars of Srirangapatnam were full of
water. After some time some officers and soldiers of the
Mysorean army noticed the flood in the river Kaveri.
     An old army officer wept loudly and said, “I have not seen
such a flood in the river Kaveri in the first week of May ever in
my life. Oh! Treacherous of Mysore, you should have waited for
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one more day as the God was willing to help us but you have
missed that chance. On that day if you had not opened the doors
of Srirangapatnam then we could have defeated the enemy
without wasting our single bullet.” He then said, “Oh! My
friends, for this day the Sultan was waiting. How unfortunate we
are that the clouds which would have witnessed our success,
they are washing the tears of our defeated   soldiers.”
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Reference: from: Nasim Hijazi’s Urdu novel ‘Aur Talwar Toot
Gai’.
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Translated by :
Hafeez Anwar
Translator ‘ Muslim Saints and Mystics’
(Tadhikaratal Awliya)
Email :hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
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Reference book : Vaqiat Mamlikat Bijapur  by
Basheeruddin in Urdu.

 
 

6.A brief biography of Sheikh Sirajuddin Junaidi

Baghdadi Gulberga
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The tomb of Hazrat Sheikh Sirajuddin Junaidi

Baghdadi Gulberga

 
In the praise of Hazrat Sheikh Sirajuddin Junaidi
Baghdadi Gulberga

Oh, Sheikh, you are a great Sultan of the Deccan

So your name is very famous around the world
You have given the kingdom to Hasan Bahmani
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In this way, you have shown you a great favor

First, you have shown Hasan treasure in the jungle
Then you have asked him to gather a large army
Not only given wealth but asked to where to attack
 Due to your prayer, Hasan was successful at Miraj
Till his life, Hasan was his devotee and his disciple
Who followed your advice and become successful
Oh Shah due to your works you become famous
The history of Deccan is not ok without your name
 His favors of Bahamani rule became him famous
Their achievement and the personal record is fine
 So, Shah, Hafeez is your devotee so not forget him
Do not return him from your door of kind favor
 
      On the western side of Shah's bazaar, his tomb is situated.
His tomb and door are in grand construction style and the two
minarets were built by Sultan Adil Shah. On the door of the
tomb, there is one couplet that is inscribed. And from it, his date
of death is known as 781 Hegira. And from word (chronogram)
Qutub, his age is known as 111 years. And from Doran Ibn
Mohammed Siraj his year of birth is known which is 680
Hegira.
   He belonged to the sons of the Hadrat Junaid of Baghdad. And
his genealogical link is connected with Salam bin Abd Manaf
who was the ancestor of the last prophet of Allah. Her mother’s
name was Bibi Mastura and she was the daughter of Abdalla
Qashiri from Peshawar. His father, Abdul Muzaffar Sirajuddin
went to Peshawar from Baghdad. Then Abdallah, who was the
son of the king met with him. And he was married to his sister
there. And there were born four sons to him. His real name is
Rukunuddin. But he has become famous and well known for his
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father’s name and he was born in the year 670 Hegira. His father
has died when he was a very small child. He was brought him up
by his uncle who was king of Peshawar. And when he has
become an adult when he was reached to Doulatabd in the year
707 Hegira in search of his spiritual master. And he was
becoming the disciple of Hadrat Khundmir Alauddin and has
obtained caliphate from him and he went to Delhi from
Doulatabad. His spiritual master was pious personality and
Qutub (highest cadre in the spiritual pivot at axis) of his time.
And who was the disciple of Hadrat Qawamuddin Mahmood.In
the way of mysticism, he was a jurist of his time. In the Deccan,
his three caliphs came and he was one among them. He died on
28 Shaban on Friday in the year 734 Hegira and he was buried
in Doulatabad. There is one more tradition that his coffin was
taken away to Delhi from his son. In Delhi, Ghiasuddin Tuqlaq
was his great devotee there. And in every matter, he used to act
as per his advice and instruction. And which was not liked by
his courtiers and officials. And they were wanting to ignore him
and Pratap Rudra who was defeated the royal army in the
Deccan area. So, for this reason, the royal army was sent under
prince Alaq Khan there. And he was also going with the army so
that for the sake of the felicity of his foot there will be the
successor to the army. And due to the grace of Allah royal army
was successful in the expedition of the Deccan. But there was
the opposite result upon the sultan and he began thinking that
when he was having such power with him that he was defeated
Raja of Warangal so he can also rule from his side. But there
was difficulty in this matter that all people were under his
influence so the king cannot remove him from the kingdom. So
there was played one trick by his minister and who asked to
attend the court by a cover veil on his face as there will be royal
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harem before him there. So he said that if there is such a case,

then he will not come there. So he left there with the intention of
visiting Doulatabad.On his way, his elder brother Arsalan has
died in Lucknow on 17th Ramadan 723 Hegira. And his younger
brother Sheik Ahmed Salahuddin went toward the area of
Bengal for his teaching and preaching of Islamic mission there.
And after six years he died there on 9th Rajab in the year 729
Hegira. His smaller brother lived with Sheikh Tajuddin. After
living some years in Doultabad he has received instruction for
going to the area of the Deccan. He has arrived in the village of
Kudchi which was at the bank of the river. And by walking he
was reached to Bijapur. And where his mother has died on 12th
Shaban in the 720 Hegira. And she was buried in the house of
minister Abul Hasan. Then he has arrived in Kudchi village
which was at the bank of the river Krishna. And from this
village, there is a deep forest area of tamarind trees at the
distance of two miles and in which he was settled down there.
Kudchi is the village of Brahmins and there is a big temple of
Hindus situated. And from this village nearby villages are
Rajapur, Chakuri, Kotli, and in these villages and in this area
due to his revelation and miracles, there was much progress of
Islamic mission there. So there was stopped idol worship in this
area for this reason. He used to wake up at the time of 3 ‘o clock
during the night and used to take baths and engage in the recital,
remembrance of Allah, and as well as other endeavors and used
to perform Tahjud supererogatory prayers. And after performing
morning prayer then he will be used to engage in mediation and
revelation. In those days mother of Sultan Hasan Gangu and
whose name was Ashraf Jehan and who was called by the
people Ma Sahiba and who came over to Sargur village and
which is near to Kudchi village while leaving her native place
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due to an upset of her private matter in the royal harem. When

she was heard the name and fame of Hadrat then she has visited
him along with his son Alauddin and daughter-in-law and two
daughters in Kudchi village in his presence. And all have
become his disciples there.
  In his servants, his two brothers were available and they were
called Mohamed Qasan and Mohammed Lagri. And who came
along with him from Peshawar city. He used to love them very
much and he was given his caliphate and they were in
deplorable condition. One day village Patwari Gangu Pandit
came into his service along with respectable persons of the
village and he had said to him that “By the forecast of astrology
it was known that there will be no rain at all. So, for this reason,
you pray for the rainfall in the village. So that there may be no
starvation. He said that there is no house for Qasan so when
there will be rainfall then where they will go.? So first arrange
for the construction of the house for their stay of Qasan and
mosque so that there will be a fall of rainfall by the grace of
Allah. When there was such his saying then there was a crowd
of the people, which throng there and Gangoji has started
construction for house and mosque in the village soon.
  In the book ‘Tadhkira Maluk’ it was mentioned that Hadrat
told Gango Ji that “Yes, you are construction mosque, but what
Hindus does know about the construction of the mosque. So
engage Alauddin, who is a very poor person and who will help
you a lot in this matter. Gangoji immediately appointed him as
the servant and he began giving him two times food to him and
he was fixed some salary for him. First, the house construction
was completed and upon entry of Moulana Khasan into the
house rainfall started. And starvation was avoided in the village.
Alauddin was engaged in the construction of the mosque and he
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used to stay there on the site and watch the laborers. He was
struggling hard and working hard day and night in this endeavor.
   One day at two o’clock afternoon time Hazrat himself came on
the site to inspect the construction of mosque work there. At that
time all the workers went for a lunch break from eating food.
But Alauddin was taking a rest under the tree as he used to get
bread after 2.30 afternoon. So he was taking resting and slept
there under the tree in a helpless condition. Hazrat has inspected
the mosque construction work and then he was seen Alauddin
sleeping in a deplorable condition and his hand and feet were
besmeared with mud and kneaded clay. So he told him that “ Oh
king of the Deccan why you are sleeping in a helpless condition.
How parasol of the king is looking good on his head.” Upon
saying this he was left from there. But there in this matter
Alauddin unaware of saying of Hazrat. After going off the
Hadrat one cobra came there and stood while shading his hud on
the face of Alauddin who was sleeping there. The boys, while
playing were reached there and they saw a snake there and were
began making loud and cry and were going to see the patwari
and reported the matter to him that the snake was killed
Alauddin. So, for this reason, the village Patwari came there in
worrying condition. And he has seen that snake was swinging
there and upon seeing him snake left in his burrow. The Hindus
believe that the snake is the god. So in this matter, he was
surprised. He was waking up Alauddin and he was taken him his
house and given him food there. Then he has checked his
horoscope and he was found that Alauddin was going to become
the Sultan of Deccan. So, for this reason, he went into the
presence of Alauddin and he was standing in his presence by
folding his hands with respect and honor. So Alauddin was
worried that what mistake was done by him so his master is
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standing in such a position before him. So Brahman told him

that “Soon you are becoming the sultan of Deccan so what he
will give to him.”But there was no such thinking with Alauddin
about this matter even in his dream. But when his master was
firm in this matter, then he told him that “If the matter is such
then you act as a sultan on my behalf and I will be your
subordinate like you as before.” The Brahman told him that “
There is no such thing in his fate. Who has written such fate and
it will happen as per his writing.” Then Alauddin told him that “
I will give your one-fourth or half of the kingdom to you.” But
Pandit told him that “What he will do with his kingdom.”
  Then Alauddin told him that whatever you will say I will
accept such things. The Pandit told him to accept two things in
this matter.
1. To add my name along with your name in the royal seal as it
will remain forever in history.
2. To give an order that the royal office should be kept under the
custody of my sons.
Alauddin has accepted the above things happily.
  In the history book of Farista, it was mentioned that “ Alauddin
who was an employee of one Brahman. And who himself was an
employee of Sultan Mohammed Tughlaq. And who got the
kingdom of the Deccan due to the prayer of the Hadrat
Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi. But in another book ‘Tadkhira
Mulk’ this event was mentioned in another way. But it is not
known which event is right in this matter. But it is correct that
Aladdin's mother Ashraf Jehan was the disciple of Hazrat. And
she was living in the place of Hazrat. And she has died in
Kudchi village and where her tomb is there. It is narrated that
one day Hazrat was doing ablution and then at that time for
doing Masah (cleaning the head and this is known as "Masah")
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and he was given his turban to Alauddin to hold there at that

time, but Alauddin thought that Hazrat was given his turban to
him so he was wearing on his head and touched his foot with
respect and honor. Then Hazrat told him that “ Why there is
uneasiness in this matter such day is very near when you will
become Sultan.”
  One day Alauddin has mentioned his poor condition and
difficulties in the presence of Hadrat so for this reason he told
him “ Yes you go jungle of Turgund and go there in such and
such tree under beneath of which there is the treasure and take it.
With this wealth gather an army and when the army will be
ready and when he was given the order to attack the first fort of
Mirj. There was the occasion of the holy festival and Raja Tena
who was busy at that time in gaiety and happy social life in his
palace. So, for this reason, Alauddin was reached without any
hurdles into the fort. And he has killed Raja and he has captured
the fort of Mirj. And he informed him of the details in this
matter to Hazrat and who in reply conveyed his message of
congratulation (Mubarakbad) to Alauddin. Upon this Alauddin
changed the place of Mirj to Mubarakabad. From there he went
to Penalgada and conquered its fort. And there Raja Kalhar
Chand was ruling. In this way, Alauddin has conquered some
forts and came into the presence of Hazrat. So he was instructed
to conquer the fort of Gulbarga. And in those days Raja of
Bhiran was the ruler of Gulbarga and was subordinate of Sultan
Mohammed Tuqhlaq. There was one temple in Sawangi village
which is 8 miles away Gulbarga and Raja were going there to
visit the temple. As Aladdin's luck was good so he was reached
directly into the fort without any battle and hurdles. Upon
hearing this news Raja came there and after a fierce battle, Raja
was killed and his head hung on the gate of the fort.
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   During the year 748 Hegira Alauddin was sitting on his throne.
And he has changed the name of Gulbarga as Husband. And as
per his promise, he made his name as follows.
   “ Hazrat Subhani Alauddin Hasan Gangu Bahmani.” Till his
life Sultan used to go Kudchi every year. And he used to get
felicity of kissing the feet of the Hazrat there. Upon his death,
his son Mohammed Shah, who also used to visit Kudchi as per
the system of his father, and Kudchi is away from Gulbarga at
the seven destinations. One day he told him that “ As you have
such fondness of me to see me and come to visit me here so due
to your visit there will be a lot of difficulties for the people. So,
for this reason, I will come to see you in Gulbarga in the royal
procession and it seems not good forgiving of the difficulties to
the people for the sake visit of the one person. ” When the
Sultan was heard this glad tiding then he could not able to
control his condition and he was declared all village in between
Gulbarga to Kudchi as his presence in the service of Hadrat. He
said that it is against disrespect for him to have those villages in
his kingdom. Hadrat told him that “ If I will take all villages,
then he will become a rich person then who will call him as a
fakir. And in my children, there will find greed of wealth and
richness for this reason.” The Sultan offered him the second
time, but he did not accept those villages in his name. When
Hadrat was seen that Sultan was sad, so he told him that “ Yes
give me on village Kudchi in my name.” So the Sultan was
happy to hear Hadrat's acceptance and he has presented him
Kudchi village and in which he was added to seven nearby
villages. The Sultan was prepared the title paper as follows.
  “ This all country of the kingdom which belongs to Hazrat
Maqdum Rukunuddin Junaidi Qad Sarah. And which he has
rewarded me by keeping one village Kudchi with him.” So, for
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this reason, the title paper of Kudchi village is still found by his
sons there.  
  Hazrat while making his successor, his elder son Sheikh
Alauddin in Kudchi then he came to Gulbarga along with his
younger son Qutubuddin in the year 770 Hegira. At the riverside
where he's sitting place was there. After one Kose (One and a
quarter to three miles) from the village, their trees of tamarind
were there and in that area, his tomb was constructed there. And
he has become well known and famous with the name of Hadrat
Siraj. 
The Urs (death anniversary)
  People from various walks of life, irrespective of caste and
creed, assemble to celebrate the Urs (death anniversary) which
takes place at the famous shrine (Dargah) in Kudchi every year.
Several hundred thousand devotees from near and far,
irrespective of religion and beliefs, gather there to seek
blessings.
 
Conclusion
  To write about this great Sufi saint and the great author is not
only it is difficult and but it is a very hard task as he was not
only a great pious personality of his time in the area of the
Deccan (South India) but he was also a great author of so many
great books so, in brief, he was Qu’tub (highest cadre in the
spiritual pivot at axis) of his time in the Deccan region. 
  For a long time, he was engaged in religious discourses,
sermons, and spiritual training of the people and he did also
many great endeavors for the preaching and propagation work of
Islam in Deccan (South India) and around this region and there
was no such personality during his time. 
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  Upon his arrival in Gulbarga, the Sultan asked him whether he

will stay inside of the fort or outside of the fort. He told him that
“ Wait, I will search myself my place. Where now there is his
tomb and at this place, there were trees of acacia were there. He
said that from this place he was finding the smell of Baghdad.
So he will stay at this place. Immediately tress was cleared and
there was constructed one small house there was the Sultan used
to pay to visit him in the morning time. After the death of
Mohammed Shah, Mujahid Shah has become the third Sultan of
the Bahmani kingdom. And he came first in his presence before
sitting on the throne. So he has given him one dress of Khadi
(An Indian homespun cotton cloth.) fakir persons and one
waistband and fixed one turban on his head. Then he prayed to
Allah in his favor. Mujahid Shah after leaving from there and
came to his palace and he wore the dress of elegant and he was
sitting on the throne. After this when the new king will first go
into the presence of Hadrat there wear a Khadi dress and get a
fixed waistband and wear a turban and get his blessing or from
his sons then he will sit on the throne in his palace.
  When the Nizam of Hyderabad then he used to visit Gulbarga
then he was offered the above fakir dress to him which he was
wearing there.
  It is narrated Sultan Mujahid Shah asked his permission to
conquer the fort of Adhoni. And then he was told him go in the
name of Allah and there will be the success in this battle.” Then
after Sultan Mujahid Shah went into the presence of Hadrat
Zainuddin and Hadrat Burhanuddin Doulatabadi and he was also
asked their permission to attack the fort of Adhoni. When he
was come to know this news then he sent his letter in the
presence of the Sultan Mujahid Shah that if he will go there with
his permission then there will be successful and if you go there
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on the trust of others, then there is no need of his permission in

the campaign.” The Sultan was shocked by his writing and
which he was not liked by him. And he said that “ Yes, well it is
known. I have sent a large number of my army there. And I will
go there in the campaign. And I will see whether how this
campaign will not be successful.” Mujahid Shah was thereby in
the campaign of the besiege of the fort for many months. The
ration supply of the fort was finished away. Due to heat, there
was a prevailed shortage of water in the fort. But there was the
grace of Allah and pray of the Sheikh was there so there was a
fall of heavy rainfall. There came life in the dead hearts and the
fort people came out of the fort and were attacked severely by
the army of Mujahid Shah. So, for this reason, he was defeated
there. Sultan Mujahid thought on this matter that it was the curse
of the fakir. So in anger, he said that “When he will reach
Gulbarga then he will kill the fakir at once.” So At the time of
his arrival in Gulbarga unless and until he will not do this work
then he will not put his foot in the fort. When this news reached
Hadrat then he was told that “He will not reach to Gulbarga.” So
it has happened the same with him.
  When the Sultan came back from Adhoni and he wants to enter
the city, then his horse slid down and he was falling from the
horse and his head becomes into pieces and he died on the spot.
In the book ‘Tadhkira Al- Mulk’ it is mentioned about Mujahid
Shah that when he was reached to Gulbarga then one gypsy
slave who killed him there in the year 779 Hegira.
  After some days he asked his servants to bring some fine rice
and pulse for him. And he was boiled rice in the split pulse. He
has put the rice cooked in the pulse in two trays in full. And he
was also put there 11 paise and one rosary of good quality. Then
he was told to his grandson Abul Fazal who was his successor
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that his death days are near. And after about 22 years Hadrat
Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz will arrive in Gulbarga from
Delhi and who arrived in the year 804 Hegira during the ruling
period of Sultan Feroz Shah Bahmani and who was the caliph of
Hadrat Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehli. Hazrat Khaja Bande Nawaz
Gesu Daraz 804-825 Hegira
  
  All the world knows well about Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu
Draz and all his position and dignity which belongs to Hazrat
Siraj Uddin Junaid Baghdadi as he was granted such a position
and dignity which is favor of his consideration to him in this
matter.
 Hazrat Naseeruddin Chiragh Dehalavi who was the spiritual
master of Hazrat Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz and who has
given him instruction and told him “ You go and meet great Sufi
personality Hazrat Sirajuddin Junaid Baghdadi and who in
Gulbarga and seek his prayers.”
  As per the instruction of the spiritual master Hazrat Khaja
Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz left Delhi for his journey to Gulbarga
on 11th November 1398 A.D. He was migrated to Doulatabad
from Delhi along with his family members and parents and at
that time Khaja Sahib was 80 years old and from Bahdurpur,
Gwalior, Bahandir, Chanderi, Baroda, Sultanpur, Khambait,
Khaja Sahib, and his family members were reached to
Doulatabad.
  During the above long journey of many days, many thousand
his devotees welcomed and greeted him on his way in the above
old Indian cities. As per records of history, it is clear that Khaja
Sahib was advised his disciples for his final resting place in
Doulatabad near his father’s grave, but due to the invitation of
Sultan Feroze Shah Bahmani to visit Gulbarga city so Khaja
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Sahib left from Doulatabad and reached Gulbarga city. In the

year 1400 A.D. he arrived in the land of Gulbarga. His shrine is
located on the western side of the Gulbarga fort in which he had
spent some time there, but due to some differences with the
Sultan, he left that place and shifted to the present area where
his tomb is situated.
   When Hazrat Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz was reached in
Gulbarga and he was come to know that Hazrat Sirajuddin
Junaid Baghdadi who was already died by that time. So for this
reason he was much in the condition of sadness. Then he has
visited his grandson and whose name was Hazrat Maqdum
Awaise and who was a blind person at that time. So Hazrat
Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz and who has put his hands on
his eyes. So for this reason he has regained his eyesight at that
time. Then he has seen Hazrat Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz
and he has asked him are you Hazrat Khwaja Bande Nawaz
Gesu Daraz? and then he has told him yes he is Hazrat Khaja
Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz. Yes, my grandfather rightly said to
me “ Oh Awaise after 40 years of my death Hazrat Khaja Bande
Nawaz Gesu Daraz who will come to visit me but then at that
time I will be not alive. But I have kept for him Khichdi in such
and such place so give to him”. When Hazrat Khaja Bande
Nawaz Gesu Daraz went near the window which is at the
backside of the head side in the tomb Hazrat Sirajuddin Junaid
Baghdadi and at that time lock of the window was automatically
opened and there he was found Khichdi in fresh and fine
condition and there was the emission of the steam from the food
and as it was there since 40 years in hot condition and emission
of the steam was coming from it. So Hazrat Khaja Bande Nawaz
Gesu Daraz has collected Khichdi and he has sat at the place
which is shown in Youtube clip and also there is signboard in
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this matter. After eating the Khichdi there was dignity and status
which was becoming world renown for Hazrat Khaja Bande
Nawaz Gesu Daraz due to the kindness of favor of Hazrat
Sirajuddin Junaid.
The Urs (death anniversary) of Hazrat Junaid Baghdadi
  People from various walks of life, irrespective of caste and
creed, assemble to celebrate the Urs (death anniversary) which
takes place at the famous shrine (Dargah) in Kudchi every year
on the 14,15, and 16 Shawwal months. Several hundred
thousand devotees from near and far, irrespective of religion and
beliefs, gather there to seek blessings.
 
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By Mohammed Abdul Hafeez
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