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1. Hazrat Khawaja
Nizamuddin Auliya
(1238 - 1325 AD) also known as Hazrat
Nizamuddin, was a famous Sufi saint of the Chishti Order in
India. He was born in Badayun (east of Delhi), though he later
settled in Delhi, where his shrine (Nizamuddin Dargah) is
still located. His original name was Mohammed. He was the
son of Ahmad Dainiyal, who came to Badayun from Ghazani in
the year 1234-35. At the age of 20, Nizamuddin went to Ajodhan
(the present Pak Pattan in Pakistan) and became the disciple
of Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakkar. He was also the spiritual master
of Amir Khusro. He died in the forenoon of 3rd April 1325.
Nizamuddin
Dargah is the mausoleum of Delhi's most famous Sufi
saint Nizamuddin Auliya. It is visited daily by many of people
of all religions. The tomb of Amir Khusro is also located within
the Nizamuddin Dargah Complex
The neighbourhood of Delhi where
the mausoleum is located is called "Hazrat Nizamuddin"
or simply "Nizamuddin" because of this. It's divided
in two parts along Mathura Road: Nizamuddin West where the Dargah
Complex and a lively muslim market are situated, and Nizamuddin
East, an upper-class residential area situated between the Humayun's
Tomb Complex and the Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station.
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A
stone at the enterance of hazrat qutub sahaab's dargaah shareef,
it is said whenever hazrat nizamuddin aulia used to visit his
dada pir's mazaar shareef i.e qutub sahaab, out great respect
for his dada pir and because of great adab for dada pir, hazrat
nizamuddin aulia (r.a) did not use to enter qutub sahaab's dargaah
shareef.
And just outside the enterance of dargaah shareef meboob-e-illahi
use to sit on a stone and recite fateha and make dua, and use
to return from there only, that stone is now placed just inside
the enterance of qutub sahaab's dargaah shareef.
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Beautiful
renovation dne at Qazi Hammiduddin nagori (r.a.) mazaar in
Delhi at Dargaah Qutub Sahaab (r. a.)
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2. Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki
Conference
of Birds at the mazaar of Qutubuddin Kaki
Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki
was a renowned Muslim Sufi mystic, saint and scholar in the
Chishti Order from Delhi, India. He was the disciple and khalifa
(spiritual successor) of Moinuddin Chishti as head of the
Chishti Order. His most famous disciple and spiritual successor
was Baba Fareed.
Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar
Kaki was born in 569 A.H. (1173 C.E.) in a town called "Aush"
or Awash in Mawar-un-Nahar (Transoxania). Khwaja Qutbuddin's
original name was "Bakhtiyar" but his title was
"Qutbuddin". The name "Kaki" to his name
was attributed to him by virtue of a miracle that emanated
from him at a later stage of his life in Delhi. He also belonged
to the direct lineage of the Holy Muhammad, descending from
[[Husayn ibn Ali|Hussain Bin Ali). Khawaja Bakhtiyar Khaki
was one and half years old when his father died. His mother
arranged for him very good education and training.
Conference
of Birds at the mazaar of Qutubuddin Kaki
When Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti
went to Isfahan, 40 days before his demise, he took oath of
allegiance at his hands and received the Khilafat and Khirqah
(Sufi cloak) from him. Thus, he was the first spiritual successor
of Khawaja Gharib Nawaz, Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti r.a. Thereafter,
his spiritual master asked him to go to India and stay there.
When Khwaja Qutbuddin r.a.
intended to kiss the feet of his Pir and Murshid and seek
his permission to depart, Khwaja Moinuddin understood it and
asked him to be nearer, and when Khwaja Bakhtiyar stepped
up and fell at his Pir's feet, Khawaja Moinuddin raised him
up and embraced him affectionately. A Fateha was then recited
and Khwaja Moinuddin advised his Murid: "Never turn your face
from the right path of Sufism and Truth. Prove yourself to
be a brave man in this Divine Mission." When he again fell
at the feet of Khwaja Moinuddin overwhelmed with love and
grief at this tragic hour of parting, he was again raised
and embraced affectionately by his Pir. Following this order,
he went to Delhi and stayed there. It was the period of Sultan
Shamsuddin Iltutmish.
Chaukhat
of 22 Khwaajgaan of Delhi
Hardly twenty days had passed
when news was brought by a messenger that Khawaja Moinuddin
disappeared into the eternal Divine bliss of the Almighty
Allah.
Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kaki used
to offer 95 Rakats of Salah [sections of prayer] during the
24 hours of day and night, along with 3000 Durud Sharifs [a
part of prayer] every night upon the soul of the Holy Prophet
s.a.w.s. During the first 3 nights of his first marriage,
he could not maintain the Durud Sharif. The Holy Prophet s.a.w.s.
sent a visionary message to a pious person named Rais Ahmed,
asking Hazrat Bakhtiyar Kaki r.a. the reasons for his not
reciting the Durud Sharif. Hazrat Bakhtiyar Kaki r.a. divorced
his wife forthwith as a mark of repentance and thereafter
broke off all worldly ties and devoted his full time to the
devotion of God.
It is narrated that in the
early stages of his life, Hazrat Khwaja Qutbuddin r.a. would
take a nap, but in the last part of his life he kept awake
all the time. He had also committed the Quran to memory and
used to recite and finish it twice daily. Whenever anything
came to his Khanqah, he quickly distributed these to the poor
and needy. If there were nothing, he would request his attendants
and mureeds to distribute plain water as a humble token of
his hospitality.
Sheikh Nur Bux has written
in his book entitled "Silsila tuz'zah": "Bakhtiyar
Aushi was a great devotee, mystic and friend of God. In private
and public he was indulged in the remembrance of God. He was
habituated to eat little, sleep little and speak little. He
was a towering personality in the world of mysticism."
He had no parallel in abandoning
the world and suffering poverty and hunger. He kept himself
engrossed in the remembrance of Allah. Whenever someone came
to him he would come back to his senses after a while and
was then able to talk with him. After a very brief exchange
he would show his inability to continue any longer and slipped
into the same state of absorption once again.
Once Hazrat Khwaja Qutbuddin
was coming back with his relatives and disciples after offering
Eid Salah [Eid prayers] that he, all on a sudden, halted at
a place in silence. After a while his relatives submitted:
"Today is the Eid day. Many people would be awaiting
his arrival." Having heard this Hazrat Khwaja r.a. came out
of his lost state and uttered, "From this piece of land I
have the smell of the perfect men."
Thereafter, he came home and
after the meal was over, he asked the people to call the owner
of the land to him. When the owner came to him, he purchased
that piece of land from him. Later, Hazrat Bakhtiyar r.a.
was buried in the same soil.
Death also came to him in an
unusual manner. It is stated that once in an assembly of Sama
[religious music] he happened to hear a verse of Hazrat Ahmad
Jam with the meaning: "Those who are killed with the
dagger of surrender and pleasure get a new life from the Unseen."
Hazrat Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kaki
r.a. was so much absorbed in and inspired with this verse
that from that day on he kept on reciting it in a state of
unconsciousness and gave his life in the same state. He remained
in this state of Wajd for 3 consecutive days and expired on
the 4th day. He died on the 14th of Rabi-ul-Awwal 633 A.H.
On account of his extraordinary death, Hazrat Khwaja Qutbuddin
Bakhtiyar Kak ir.a. is known as "Shahid-e-Mohabbat"
or Martyr of Allah's Love.
The Mazaar Sharif [noble tomb]
of Hazrat Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhityar Kaki r.a. lies near Qutub
Minar at old Delhi, India.
He also enjoys the following
titles in the Sufi world: Qutub-ul-Aqtaab, Malik-ul-Mashaa'ikh,
Rais-us-Saalikin, Siraj-ul-Auliya, etc.
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3.
Amir Khusro : Ab'ul
Hasan Yāmīn al-Dīn Khusrow
(1253-1325 CE), better known as Amir Khusro Dehlavi
or Amir Khusraw Balkhi in Afghanistan and Iran (in
Persian ), is one of the iconic figures in the cultural history
of the Indian subcontinent. A Sufi mystic and a spiritual
disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi, Amir Khusro (or Khusrau
or Khusraw) was not only one of India's greatest poets, he
is also credited with being the founder of both Hindustani
classical music and Qawwali (the devotional music of the Sufis).
He was born of a Turkish father, Saif Ad-din, and an Indian
mother, in India.
Urs
is on 30th - 31st of October 2007
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HAZRAT
SAYED IBRAHIM IRJI
He was agreat wali of his time and one of the greatest buzurg
of the Silsila Qadriya-Baraqatiya-Rizwiya. He was the khalifa
of HAZRAT SAIKH BAHAUDDIN of Dulatabad and the sprtual master
of another great bujurg HAZRAT SAIKH NIZAMUDDIN URF SAAH BHIKARI.
Many great walis paid visit to this mazar and he has high esteem
in maslak-e-aala hazrat.
PLACE- IN FRONT OF AMIR KHUSROO MAZAR , NEW DELHI
Hazrat
Ibrahim Irji whch is at the Doorstep of Hazrat Amir Khusro
Hazrat
Ibrahim Irji's Urs - 5 Rabbil Aakhir
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4.
Dargah Of Hazrat Shah Turkman Bayabani
East of Turkman Gate on Asaf Ali Road,
just before the Holy Trinity Church lies the dargah (shrine)
of a very pious and holy Muslim saint, Hazrat Shah Turkman Bayabani.
The shrine is said to be the oldest place in the whole of Old
Delhi, as it had been here even before Shah Jahan's new capital
city Shahjahanabad was built. Turkman Gate was named after this
saint who died in 1240 AD. The saint belonged to a special sect
known as Bayabani, who believed in praying and living alone
in a secluded place, close to nature, away from the inhabited
area. One can very well imagine that this place in the early
13th century must be a densely wooded area quite far from any
habitation.
At
present, the shrine is located in a thickly populated area but
still the small decent white building, which marks the shrine,
is still close to nature as it is situated under a huge tree.
The grave is inside this building and is covered with a bright
colored cloth and flowers with incense sticks are lighted in
a corner. The shrine is quite popular among the local people.
Location:
East of Turkman Gate on Asaf Ali Road, just before the Holy
Trinity Church
Dedicated
to: Hazrat Shah Turkman Bayabani
Famous
as: The oldest shrine of Old Delhi
Time
to visit: Open on all days
Preferred
Timings: Sunrise to Sunset
Admission
Fees: Free and open to all
Photography
charges: nil
How
to Reach: Tourists can either take local buses from various
points within the city to reach here or they can hire auto-rickshaws
and taxis or metro rail.
Nearest
Railway Station: Old Delhi Railway Station
Nearest
Metro Station: Chawri Bazaar
Functional
Metro Station: Chawri Bazaar
Nearest
International Airport: Indira Gandhi International Airport
Time
required for sightseeing: About 30 minutes
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5.
Ghaziuddin Khan's Madarsa and Tomb : Located
near Ajmeri Gate in Old Delhi, Ghaziuddin's madarsa and tomb
was built Mir Shahbuddin, a highly respected and influential
courtier and minister during the reign of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
The title of 'Ghazi-ud-Din Khan' was conferred on him and his
son Mir Qamar-ud-Din was the founder of the dynasty of Nizam
of Hyderabad. The madarsa was built in 1692. English classes
were introduced in 1824 and it came to be known as Anglo-Arabic
School and later Anglo-Arabic College. The building has a large
enclosure of arcaded apartments where the madarsa used to function.
The entrance to this madarsa, which is one of the fine examples
of madarsa architecture in Delhi, is through the eastern gate.
There
is a mosque just west of the madarsa, which is surmounted by
three domes and flanked by minarets. The prayer hall of the
mosque has arched openings. Further on both sides of the mosque
towards its north and south lie the two enclosures, which contains
some graves. The enclosures have perforated stone screens. Among
the three graves in the southern enclosure is one of the graves
of Ghaziuddin Khan. Red sandstone has been used in each structure
here, which gives a unifying look to the building.
Location:Near
Ajmeri Gate in Old Delhi
Open:
On all days
Admission:
Free and open to all.
How
to Reach: Tourists can either take local buses from various
points within the city to reach this monument or they can hire
auto-rickshaws and taxis from Old Delhi
Preferred
Timings:Sunrise to sunset
Photography
charges: nil
Nearest
Railway Station: Old Delhi Railway Station
Nearest
Metro Station: Chawri Bazaar
Functional
Metro Station: Chawri Bazaar
Nearest
International Airport: Indira Gandhi International Airport
Time
required for sightseeing: 30 minutes
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6.
Hazrat NasirudDin Mahmud. Entitled Raushan Chiragh-i-Dihli
: The
Dargah of Chiragh-i-Dihli is located in the Chirag Delhi Village
and can be reached by either taking the Lal Bahadur Shastri
Marg through the Chiragh main road or the Outer Ring Road through
the Soami Nagar South Colony. It is the burial place and tomb
of Sufi saint Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud. Entitled Raushan Chiragh-i-Dihli,
which means the 'Illuminated lamp of Delhi', the saint died
in the year 1356. He was a disciple of Hazrat Nizamuddin, whom
he succeeded as the head of the Chisti sect. The village of
Chirag Delhi, now an urban settlement gradually grew up around
this sacred tomb and was earlier enclosed within rubble-built
rectangular walls with gateways on each side, built by Muhammad
Bin Tughlaq (1325-51).
The
main tomb of the devout saint is a square chamber supported
on twelve pillars and surmounted by a dome with turrets on every
corner. Like the dome of Mubarak Shah's tomb, the dome here
also rises from an octagonal drum and is a plastered one. Several
additions have been made in the shrine complex from time to
time. At present there are several structures in the complex
like the assembly hall (Majlis-Khana) or the symposium hall
(Mahfil-Khana), apart from many graves and tombs of eminent
personalities inside the enclosure. There are also several mosques
in the Dargah enclosure. King Farrukhsiyar built one among them
in the early 18th century to pay homage to the great saint.
Renovated
Mazaar shariff
Location:
In the Chirag Delhi Village. It can be reached by taking either
taking the Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg through the Chiragh main
road or the Outer Ring Road through the Soami Nagar South Colony
Time
to Visit: Open on all days
Preferred
Timings: sunrise to sunset
Admission
Fee: Free and open to all
Parking:
Free and open to all
How
to Reach: Tourists can either take local buses from various
points within the city to reach this structure located in South
Delhi, or they can hire auto-rickshaws and taxis or metro rail.
Nearest
Railway Station: Nizamuddin Railway Station
Nearest
Metro Station: Central Secretariat
Functional
Metro Station: Central Secretariat
Nearest
International Airport: Indira Gandhi International Airport
Time
required for sightseeing: About 40 minutes
Pics
of mazaar of two pathan brother in the premises of chirag dilli
dargaah who were the khalifas of khawaaja nassiruddin roshan
chiraag-e-dehlvi. names are:-
(1) KHAWAAJA SHAFRUDDIN ALI AHMED (R.A)
(2) KHAWAAJA FAKRUDDIN ALI AHMED (R.A)
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7.
Hazrat Shiekh Abu Bakr Tusi (ra) alies Hazrat Mataka Shah Baba
,Delhi.
Shrine of Hazrat Matka Shah Baba
While
going towards the famed Purana Qila, one can spot a tree within
a place of worship from which hang several earthen clay pots.
And the compound in which the tree is located is none other
than the dargah of Baba Matka Pir which is open to all faiths
for worship.While some of the pots are on kekar trees, many
others hang from bamboo sticks dug into the ground. To get to
the main dargah, one has to climb stairs and one gets to the
spot where the pir stayed.
The dargah has an interesting background and the pir whose original
name was Hazrat Sheikh Abu Bakr Tulshi Haideri Kalandari Rahmatullah,
was supposed to have come from Iran over 750 years ago.
Mataka's (pitcher) were also hanged on the trees around the
Shrine of Hazrat Mataka Shah Baba ,Delhi .
The
story goes that one day a thirsty traveller came to him asking
for water and the pir offered him water from an earthen pitcher.The
traveller then told him that he was suffering from a disease
which apparently did not have any cure.The pir said that he
would pray for him and when the man returned after some days
he was said to have been cured completely of the disease. After
the incident, people started thronging the dargah to seek the
blessings of the pir. And while they narrated their problems,
he would pray for them and the problems would be solved.
It is said that the then sultan of Delhi,Sultan Ghiyasuddin
Balban, was keen to test the powers of the pir.He sent him a
platter full of iron balls and mud for a start. It is said that
the pir covered the plate and started praying. After a while
when he lifted the cover, he found that the iron balls had converted
into roasted gram and the mud into gur.The baba then mixed part
of the gur with the gram and a part with water which then changed
into sweet milk. And on account of this even to date, people
offer roasted gram, gur and milk in earthen pots after someones
wish is fulfilled.
The baba then was referred to Baba Matka Pir.
Mataka's
(pitcher) were also hanged on the trees around the Shrine of
Hazrat Mataka Shah Baba ,Delhi
It
was an irony that the miraculous powers of the baba were responsible
ultimately for his death.He was known for converting lumps of
mud into gold which he would then distribute among the needy
and the very poor.On account of this, a large number of his
diciples thaught that the baba may have kept loads of gold hidden
in the dargah. And one day some of them got together and murdered
the saint.They made efforts to get the booty , but there was
nothing to be found there.
Entrance of the Dargah
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8.
The shrine of Hazrat Kalimullah Shah,
opposite the Red Fort, always draw a crowd of
eager faces when the quwalli is being sung while the incense
of joss sticks pervades the shrine. Alongside the saints
velvet-covered tomb are the graves of his father and daughter.
The marble shrine and the unorthodox mosque which is squarish
was constructed by the late Sajjadanashin caretaker of the shrine.
The saint was the man who took on himself the task of bringing
about a moral reawakening during the last days of the reign
of Aurangzeb. The saint was born in Delhi around 1650 and his
father, Sheikh Noorullah, was a well-known astronomer, calligraphist
and professor of theology and he studied theology under the
guidance of Sheikh Bunharuddin and Sheikh Bahlool, two famous
ulemas of the time. After completing his studies, he renounced
the world and became a sufi. At the place where the shrine is
situated once stood Khanam-ka-bazaar which housed khanqa
a religious abode-cum-inn which was later converted into a college.
There
are several stories about the miracles performed by the saint
including one in which he commanded the Yamuna to behave itself
when the river flooded half of Delhi and he was also supposed
to cure disease including the blindness of a girl. Every year,
a two-day urs is held at the shrine which is attended by those
who are on their way back from the pilgrimage to Ajmer Sharif.
But of late, the shrine has lost a lot of its charm because
of the market and residential quarters that have sprung up.
Across the road from the mazar of Kalimulla Shah, is the shrine
of Bhure Shah, another well-known saint while towards the Jama
Masjid, the twin shrines of Hare Bhare Sahib and Sarmad Shaheed
stand. Close to the Chandni Chowk end of Jama Masjid is a small
grave where an old woman sometimes sits and in the evening someone
lights an oil lamp.
Though
it is a shrine, it is not known after whom it is named or even
who built it. While one enters Ballimaran after crossing Chandni
Chowk, one enters gali Qasim Jan where another saint, Kale sahib
used to stay. Though the haveli of Kale Sahib does not exist
today, the compound exists and it has become a slum as compared
to the days when Mirza Ghalib stayed there after his release
from prison for default in payment. It is said that Kale Sahib
might have been visiting the shrines of Kalimullah, Bhure Shah
and those of Hare Sahib and Sarmad. Later, however, the people
began discussing about his saintly powers also. However, Ghalib
never attended quwwali sessions at the shrines of the saints
for in the evening he was either busy with mushairas or too
drunk to do anything except enjoy the company of his favourite
dancing girl in Chawri Bazaar. It is a pity that many of the
buildings of that golden era have become paper godowns or commercial
offices that are still being computerised fully.
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Dargah
of Hazrat Inayat Khan
9.
The Dargah of Hazrat Inayat Khan:The
Indian musician and Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khans journey
with his brothers from India to the United States in 1910, and
on to Europe in 1912, marked the beginning of the first wave
of Sufism in the West (Rawlinson 1997) and the creation of what
has been seen variously as a new religious movement (Melton
1986), a Western Sufism (Genn 2006; Hammer 2004; Hermansen 2004),
and as a worldwide Chishtiyya Sufi diaspora (Ernst and Lawrence
2002). The order founded by Inayat Khan is now one of the oldest
and most prominent Sufi orders in the West. It is a transnational
spiritual movement with well-developed formal organizations
and groups on virtually every continent. Inayat Khan was part
of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century wave of the
Indian diaspora. This early diaspora, a product of colonialism,
involved mainly what has been described as dispersal
Indians journeying in search of a livelihood but also elements
of expansion by Indian cultural elites.
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BY Hazrat
INAYAT KHAN
By
the time of Inayat Khans death in 1926 in Delhi on a return
visit to India, there were several thousand mureeds in Europe
and America. The Sufi work was, at first, continued in Europe
by his brothers and then by a grandson until the 1980s. In 1993,
after a period of co-operative leadership, Hidayat Inayat-Khan,
the founders younger son, was recognised as the Representative
General.
In 1926,
Hazrat Inayat Khan returned to India, the country of his birth.
After a brief illness, he passed away in Delhi on February 5th,
1927. According to his wishes, his body was laid to rest on
a small piece of property not far from the grave of the Sufi
saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia. The Dargah [tomb] of Hazrat Inayat
is now a place of peace, prayer and meditation in the midst
of the crowded city to which pilgrims come from around the world.
It is also a centre for music concerts, lectures, conferences,
and social programs helping the people of the surrounding district.
By the time
of Inayat Khans death in 1926 in Delhi on a return visit
to India, there were several thousand mureeds in Europe and
America. The Sufi work was, at first, continued in Europe by
his brothers and then by a grandson until the 1980s. In 1993,
after a period of co-operative leadership, Hidayat Inayat-Khan,
the founders younger son, was recognised as the Representative
General.
Here
is some additional information:
The
elder son of Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan was Vilayat Inayat-Khan,
who was trained and ordained as a Sufi Pir in the Chishtiyya,
was also actively teaching in Europe and North America from
the early 1950s to his passing in 2004, initiating several hundred
murids into the Chishti-Inayati tariqat. The public face of
his Order was at first called "The Sufi Order of the West"
(after the name given by Hazrat Inayat Khan) and recently changed
to "The Sufi Order International." His successor,
Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, was ordained as a Pir in two branches of
the Chishtiyya and is the current head of the Sufi Order International,
with its headquarters in New York State, USA.
Further
information is available at http://www.sufiorder.org.
To know more : http://www.sufimovement.org/dargah.htm
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10.
Shrine of Hazrat Bibi Fatima Sam (ra) ,Delhi.
She
is one of the pious and humble women devotees of the age. She
is frequently mentioned in the discourses of Shaykh Nizam al
Din Awliya' and his disciples. They say that the emperor of
the masters, Shaykh Nizam al Din Awliya, frequently meditated
in the shrine of Fatima Sam. Shaykh Farid al Din Ganj-I Shakar
said , "Fatima Sam is a man sent in the form of woman".
Shaykh
Nizam al Din said, " When the lion has come out of the
forest, nobody asks if it is male or female ; the children of
Adam must obey and show respect ,whether it is male or female.
Now, in the stories of Fatima Sam there has been much said regarding
her extreme piety and old age. I have seen her. She was a great
woman. She was the adopted sister of Shaykh Farid al din and
Shaykh Najib al din Mutawwakil.She recited verses on every subject.
I have heard these two lines from her : Click
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11.
Shrine of Hazrat Mai Saheba (ra) -
Mother of Hazrat Nizamuddin Awliya (ra), Delhi.
Beautiful renovation work has been done at hazrat mehboob-e-ilahi's
waalida's dargaah maa saaheeba (r.a)
Renovated
Mazars
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12.
Dargah Hazrat Syed Jalaluddin Chishty (ra), Delhi.
Baba
Jalaluddin's Mazaar Sharif
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Dargah
of Ashiq Allah in Delhi..
HAZRAT
SHEIKH SHAMSUDDIN - AASHIQ ALLAH (R.A) - (1317)
The Dragaah is in mehrauli, ½ km away from EIDGAAH in
north green area. A KACHHA ROAD leads to this dargaah, the road
starts from the nrth of the EIDGAAH. It is a very famous DARGAAH.
It was built in 1317 by Sultaan Qutubuddin Mubaarak Shah Khilji
(1316-20) during his reign. In the east of the DARGAAH, there
is a hill on which the CHILLAGAAH of BABA FARID is situated,
and the nearby hill around this DARGAAH has been a place of
meditation for many great sufi saints.
LIFE
KHAWAAJA Sahib was the son of EMADUDDIN ABDAAL and his KHALIFA.
KHAWAAJA was SHEIKH NAAMDAR "DEEGAAN-E-ROZGAAR" of
his time. KHAWAAJA also got FAIZ (education) from SHEIKH BADRIDUDDIN
GANJAVI. KHAWAAJA reached to the limits of ISHQ-E-HAQQIQI and
MEJAAJI.
STORY
Once
on the day of URS of KHAWAAJA'S father ghost (meat) and roti
(chapaati) were cooked, but the guests came more than expected
and the food was less for them. The khaadims told KHAWAAJA about
this, and KHAWAAJA said there is no need to worry. KHAWAAJA
asked them to cover the food and don't open it and look it and
open it, and just say BISMILLAH and take out food in the name
of ALLAH THE ALL MIGHTY, this will give BARKAAH and everyone
will get food. The khaadims did the same as they were told by
KHAWAAJA and he food was more than required.
When KHAWAAJA left his body 11 ramzaan 717 HIJRI (1317) in reign
of SULTAAN MUBAARAK KHILJI, and the food is still cooked there
and all the people visiting there are given as TABARUK till
now from KHAWAAJA'S LANGAAR KHAANA.
(THE FOOD IS HERE LITERALLY IS BEEN COOKED ALL THE TIME).
HAZRAT
SHEIKH SHAMSUDDIN - AASHIQ ALLAH (R.A) IS PIR-O-MURSHEED OF
HAZRAT BOO-ALI SHAH KALANDER (R.A) AND NEPHEW OF HAZRAT KHAWAJA
QUTUBUDEEN BAKHTIYAAR KAAKI (R.A)
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15.
Sheikh Najeebuddin "Mutwakil" Chisti "Sheikh
Sahaab"
Dargaah
Is there Near the Dargaah "Jama Masjid". 1st Mazaar
Is Of Sheikh Sahaab's Daughter and Second Mazaar Is Of Sheikh
Sahaab.
SHEIKH SAHAAB held a very special status among all the Sufis.
Here khawaaja is known as SHEIKH SAHAAB. SHEIKH SAHAAB was the
brother of BABA FARID (R.A). KHAWAAJA SAHAAB'S name was NAJEEBUDDIN
but his title was MUTWAKIL.
MUTWAKIL
MEANS THE ONE WHO HAS NO TRUST IN WORDLY THINGS, AND HAS LEFT
ALL HIS WORK ON THE "TAWAKUL" (TRUST) OF ALLAH.
SHEIKH SAHAAB'S father's name was SHEIKH JAMAALUDDIN SULIEMAAN,
who was from the lineage of AAMIRUL MOMMIN HAZRAT UMAR FARUKH.
SHEIKH SAHAAB'S father came from GAJNI to MULTAAN in the reign
of SHAHABUDDIN GOURI and settled in NATHWAAL MULTAAN, SHEIKH
SAHAAB'S father was appointed KAAZIof the city. SHEIKH SAHAAB'S
father married in this city and SHEIKH SAHAAB was born in NAATHWAL,
in 559 HIJRI (1163)
Jama Masjid
Built Near the Dargaah of Sheikh Sahaab
SHEIKH
SAHAAB was three brothers, the elder one was EJAJJUDDIN MEHMUD,
and then BABA FARID, and SHEIKH SAHAAB was the youngest of them
all.
SHEKH SAHAAB came to DELHI with BABA FARID and on BABA FARID'S
order settled in DELHI'S ADHCHINI VILLAGE, and also got KHILAAFAT
from BABA FARID.
There lived a man called ATIK who built a masjid and he appointed
SHEIKH SAHAAB the imam of the masjid. And when ATIK married
his daughter he spend heavily on the marriage. On seeing this
waste of money on the marriage SHEIKH SAHAAB said, if half the
money would have been spend on the way of DEEN then it would
have done a lot better. On hearing this ATIK felt really bad
and removed SHEIKH SAHAAB from the post of IMAM. When BABA FARID
got the news of this BABA FARID said "WHAT IF ONE TAMRI
HAS GONE ANOTHER EITKAARI WOULD BE BORN." And during that
reign a man called EITKAARI was born and came to SHEIKH SAHAAB
and did a great service to SHEIKH SAHAAB.
When
SHEIKH NIZAMUDDIN AULIA'S mother came to DELHI from BADAAIUN,
she settled near SHEIKH SAHAAB'S house. SHEIKH NIZAMUDDIN AULIYA
had great respect for SHEIKH SAHAAB, and after the demise of
SHEIKH NIZAMUDDIN AULIYA'S mother MAA SAHEEBA, SHEIKH NIZAMUDDIN
AULIA lived under the guardianship of SHEIKH SAHAAB. When YOUNG
SHEIKH NIZAMUDDIN wanted to be SHEIKH SAHAAB'S MURID. SHEIKH
SAHAAB told YOUNG KHAWAAJA NIZAMUDDIN, if you want to be MURID
then be MURID of SHEIKH BAHAUDDIN ZAKAARIA or else BABA FARID.
It was SHEIKH SAHAAB who introduced YOUNG NIZAMUDDIN to BABA
FARID when SHEIKH SAHAAB took YOUNG KHAWAAJA NIZAMUDDIN to PAK-PATTAN
to meet BABA FARID.
BIBI
FATIMA SAM was a very pious lady, SHEIKH SAHAAB considered her
as his SISTER. Whenever SHEIKH SAHAAB had nothing to eat, BIBI
FATIMA SAM used to send ROTIS (CHAPATIES) as soon as possible
to SHEIKH SAHAAB and SHEIKH SAHAAB used to except the ROTIES
with pleasure.
Once BIBI FATIMA SAM sent only one ROTI, while excepting the
ROTI with pleasure SHEIKH SAHAAB was saying "YA ALLAH AS
YOU HAVE MADE THIS PIOUS LADY AWARE OF OUR CONDITION, HAD THE
KING WOULD ALSO HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE, THEN THE KING WOULD HAVE
SENT ANY GOOD THING FOR US." After saying this SHEIKH SAHAAB
laughed and said "HOW KINGS WOULD GAIN THIS PIOUS STATE
THAT THEY WOULD BE MADE AWARE?"
SHEIKH
SAHAAB'S DARGAAH SHARIF IS IN ADHCHINI VILLAGE OF DELHI NEAR
SHEIKH NIZAMUDDIN'S MOTHER MAA SAHEEBA'S DARGAAH SHARIF WHICH
IS ON AURBINDO MARG NEAR N.C.R.T.
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16. Hazrat
Baqi Billah (raz) : O God bless our Master Muhammadwho
opened what had been closed, and who is the Seal of what had
gone before, he who makes the Truth Victorious by the Truth,
the guide to thy straight path, and bless his household as is
the due of his immense position and grandeur.
Allahumma
salli ' wa sallim was baarik ala Sayyidina Muhammadil nil-fatihi
lima Ughliqa wal khatimi lima sabaqa wan-naa-siril-haqqi bil-haqqi
wal-hadi ila Sirati-kal-mustaqima sal-lal-lahu 'alayhi wa 'ala
alihi wa-ashaabihi haqqa qadrihi wa-miq-da rihil-'azim.
He
was the Knower, Annihilated in God (fana billah) and Existing
in His Existence (baqa billah), who was lifted to the highest
station of Vision. He was a Secret of Allah's Secrets and a
Miracle of Allah's Miracles. He combined in his person the two
types of knowledge: the Outer Knowledge and the Heavenly Knowledge.
God gave him from the two Oceans, and conferred on himbAuthority
in the two worlds of men and Jinn.
Imam
Rabbani Ahmad al-Faruqi said, "Muhammad al-Baqi was
the One Sitting on the Throne of all Shaikhs, and he was the
Deputy of all Masters of the Naqshbandi Golden Chain, who reached
the end of the Infinite, who achieved the highest states of
wilayat (Friendship of God). He was the qutb (Spiritual Pole)
who supported every creature on this earth. He unveiled the
secrets of Reality. He was the Verifier of the Station of the
Reality of Muhammad . He was the Pillar of the People of Guidance.
He was the Essence of the Knowers and the Guide of the Verifiers
(muhaqqiqin)."
He
was born in 972 H. in the city of Kabul in the land of `Ajam
which was a colony of the Sultanate of India. His father was
the judge Abdu-s-Salam. He went to India in the first instance
on personal business. There he was attracted to an attraction
from God's attraction. He left this worldly life behind and
sought spiritual knowledge from the Master of the century. He
kept company with masters and saints, until he himself became
an ocean of intellect and a saint of spirituality. He traveled
continuously until he reached the city of Samarqand. There he
connected himself to the Master of his time, Muhammad Khwaja
al-Amkanaki. He received from him the Way of the Naqshbandi
Order. In a very short time he received what most seekers require
a lifetime to receive. He was elevated also through the spiritual
care of Ubaidullah al-Ahrar. His honor became known everywhere.
His shaikh, Muhammad Khwaja al-Amkanaki, authorized him to take
followers and to train them in the conduct of the Order. He
ordered him to go back to India. He predicted, "You are
going to have a follower who will be like the sun." This
would be Imam Rabbani Ahmad al-Faruqi.
He
moved back to India and stayed in the city of Delhi-Jahanabad,
which he filled with faith and knowledge and secrets and lights.
Through him the Naqshbandi Order was spread with great swiftness
throughout the Indian Subcontinent and millions of people were
connected to him through his deputies. All nations in the Subcontinent
were attracted to his knowledge and his Heavenly Power and to
the Prophetic Characteristics dressing him. It became known
throughout the Indian Subcontinent that anyone coming to him
and looking in his eyes, or sitting in his association doing
dhikr, would enter a state of Self-Effacement, through which
he could reach a state of Annihilation, in a single meeting.
By this miraculous power he attracted millions of people, until
this Naqshbandi Order was on the tongue of every person in his
time.
He
did parda from this world on Wednesday, the 14th of Jumada al-Akhira,
1014 H., in the city of Delhi at the age of 40 years and four
months. His grave is on the West side of the city of Delhi.
He
passed the Secret to his successor, the Shaykh of this Chain,
the Reviver of the Second Millennium, al-Imam ar-Rabbani Mujaddid
alf-ath-Thani, Shaykh Ahmad al-Faruqi as-Sirhindi.
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17.
Hazrat Moulana Fakhrudeen Muhibbun Nabi
Delhawi (rahmatullahi alaihi) was one of the most brilliant
of Islamic scholars in India, as well as being one of the most
popular of the Chishtia saints. Indeed, this noble personality's
influence is so great that it is said that after Khwaja Moinudeen
Chishti (rahmatullahi alaihi) and his immediate successors (the
Big Five), Moulana Fakhrudeen (rahmatullahi alaihi) is regarded
as being the most influential figure in the spread of the Chishtia
order. All contemporary branches of the order are directly linked
to the great Moulana, and his services and dedication to Islam
have rarely been equalled.
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18.
Hazrat Qazi Hamiduddin Nagauri
BORN - In 463 hizri.
FATHER - Hazrat Ataullah Mahmood was the king of Bukhara
NASAB - AmirulMomenin Hazrat Abubaqar Sidiq
ORIGINAL NAME - Mohammed
KHITAB
- Given by aaka( p.b.u.h) in Medina sharif
PEER - Hazrat Saikh Sahabuddin Sowrwardi.he also gave
him the aaka's(pbuh)jubba ,Khwaja Gharib Nawaj, Khwaja Qutubuddin
Bakhtiyar Kaki.
KHULFA-1.Saikh Ahmed Naharwani
2.Saikh Ainuddin
3.Saikh Moitaab
4.Saikh Mohammed Moitajuddin
CHILDREN -
Sons-1.Maulana Nasihuddin
2.Maulana Zairuddin
3.Saikh Alimuddin
4.Saikh Hishamuddin
5.Saikh Wajiuddin
6.Saikh Abdullah
Daughters - 1.Bibi Ahladiya
2.Bibi Sahibe Daulat
He
was made king of bukhara at 52 years of age. Once he went to
jungle for haunting and striked a deer. what answer will you
give to ALLAH by killing me. he came back and left his throne
forever.
Made his secnd marriage to KHWAJAA BUBAQR KIRMANI's daughter
BIBI HUMAIRA HAZRAT KHIZAR Alehis salam gave him teaching for
12 years and sent him to bughdad sharif.
Gone
to Makkah from baghdad and medina sharif wher he heard his LAKAB-
QAZI HAMIDUDDIN NAGAURI given by aaka(PBUH).and came to know
that nagaur is in india.came to india in561 hizri.he taught
quraan to KHWAJA QUTUBUDDIN BAKHTIYAR KAKI by almighty's order.
came to india with his family and his father died there in delhi.started
sama mahfil with qutub saheb in delhi. many people opposed the
idea and said go and start sama mahfil in baghdad .then you
can do it in delhi. then he went to baghdad sharif and started
sama mahfil ther and came backto delhi to continue it in delhi
an d this time it was done with large numbers.
The saying of aaka (PBUH) came true when he was made the qazi
of nagaur city by king
SHAMSUDDIN ALTAMASH.WISAL - IN the state of namaze TARAWIH made
sajdah and died on 9,ramazanul mubarak,643 hizri.
PLACE-AT THE DOOR STEP OF ENTRANCE TO DARGAH QUTUBUDDIN KAKI
IN MEHRAULI, NEWDELHI.
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Hazrat
Sheikh Alaama Kamaaluddin (R.A) (1355)
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Khawaja
Zainuddin
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Khawaaja Firdousi
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Neemwaale
baba's mazaar is just opposite Indian Parliament's Wall near
the Mazaar of Former Indian President Fakruddin
Ali Ahmed.
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Baba Bhure Shaah whch is near the dargaah of Hazrat Nizamuddin
Opposite Chakkar Waali Masjid.
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Karbala
In Delhi. It Is Said that Maula Ali Himself Appeared Here and
the proof Is Foot Print Of Maula Ali and a Chakki Of his wife
Bizi Fatima. This Place Is Knwn As "Dargaah-E-Shaah-E-Mardaan".
and there is also Dargaah Of A Pir there.
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HAZRAT
SAYED KHWAJA QASHIM URF HAREBHARE SAAH
He gave the design of the Jama Masjid New Delhi through one
of his murid namely FAZIL KHAN to SAAHJAHAN.Said
that the masjid is like masjid AQSA.He stayed there when
it was a jungle .
KHULFA - 1.HAZRAT SAYED SAAH URF HINGA SAAH MADANI (mazar
present there)
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Wonderfull
well present at sarmand shaheed dargaah.
one more well wid water i found at dis dargaah sharif
HAZRAT
SAEED SARMAD SAHID
WISAL - 29,SAWAL,1065 HIZRI.THE URS IS CELEBRATED PN THIS DAY
ITSELF
HAZRAT
SUFI SAEED SARMAD SAHEED
He was from a jewish family. Latter embraced islam. He came
to india and stayed at karachi in 1031 hizri.was agreat poet
nad became agreat wali by his own ibadat. after becoming a wali
people graduly came near him to get benifit from him.it was
harming hazrat's contact with allah , so he came with an idea
to drop his clothes forever and remained bair body for the whole
life.stayed in lahore for 11 years. in 1044 hz went to hyderabad.came
back to delhi and stayed with his spiritual master HAZART HAREBHARE
SAAH for sometime and got bait and khilafat from him in CHISTIYA-NIZAMIA
SILSILA.
At
that time dara sikoh was the nominee of sahajahan but the rest
of his sons was not in favour of sahjahan . and planned to kill
him because he also had good relation with the oter casts also.
later he was killed by aurangzeb and hazrat was also accused
being his peer. all the other enemies of hazrat also were in
support to kill him, but aurangzeb was reluctnat who was king
at that time.
Once
AURANGZEB'S daughter JAIBUNISHA was going through the jungle
and saw that hazrat is making play palace in mud. she asked
hazrat what are you doing .hazrat replied that making jannat.she
said will it be sold. he said yes. than she asked what is the
worth. Hazrat said one hukka of tobacco. She gave him his desire.
Hazrat wrote outside the palace that i sold it to JAIBUNNISHA.
On
that day AURANGZEB saw that palace in JANNAT and enqired his
daughter she said all the happenings. then next day he went
to hazrat and ask him for a palace in jannat, then hazrat replied
that "such businees does not take place daily"
One
day AURANGZEB saw hazrat on steps of jama masjid and said why
dont you put on cloth on your body hazrat said do it by your
own. he took blanket on hazrat which was laying besides hazrat
and saw the blooded heads of his brother and nephew whom he
killed. then hazrat said "should i hide this or my body"
'Ulama
asked Sarmad what comes after "Laa Ilaaha Ill-ALLAH",
he said nothing. He was sentenced to death. When his head was
cut off it recited "Laa Ilaaha Ill-ALLAHU Muhammad ur-Rasool
ULLAH".
An
'Aalim said very sadly this is what we used to ask, What comes
after "Laa Ilaaha Ill-ALLAH", now he tells us. A voice
came from the head, "No, Muhammad ur-Rasool ULLAH does
not come after Laa Ilaaha Ill-ALLAH, it comes with Laa Ilaaha
Ill-ALLAH. You always asked the wrong question".
URS
-18,RABBIL AAKHIR
PLACE - ON THE STEPS OF JAMA MASJID ,NEWDELHI
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25.
Sunehari baba' dargaah near president's
house and near the dargaah is famous sunehri masjid. All the
stones were cut here near sunehri masjid for buildng the president's
house and it is said to be 500 yr old dargaah.
The dargaah is just opposite udhyog bhawan. Near the mazaar
of Sunehri Baba is the mazaar of his khalifa.
Pic
of Khalifa of Sunehri Baba.
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26.
Dargaah Sharif Hazrat Shah
Farhaad Abul-Ulai Baigaachi Peerji, Rambhag Road New
Delhi. (Near Prataap Nagar Metro Station)
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27.
Mazaar-E-Poore
Anwar
Arif-E-Haq Hazrat-E-Shah Mohm. Afaq Majadadi
Naqshbandi (R.A). Dargaah Is Near Pul Bangash Metro
Station On Roshan Aaraa Road Delhi.
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Dargaah
of baba jamaluddin chisty,
this dargaah is in the forest of aravali range in the wildlife
santury there, hazrat is said to be grandson of khawja-e-khawajgaan
khawaja moinuddin chisty (r.a). People of the nearby village
devali gaon, sangam vihar, durga vihar, have great respect for
hazrat they call hazrat pir baba with love. The way to dargaah
is from very poush sainik farms ending, from the aravali rage
gate there.
From
few years dat i'v knwn abt dis dargaah nw more n more people
hv started visiting here n day by day dis jungle wch once kinda
remained issolated but due to faize of hazrat nw hv becum d
place of devotion where people flock in great number n increasing
day by day. Throuh site more n more people will get to knw one
more hidden treasure of our delhi. Plz check d attachment for
d pics
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