Syed Shah Najmuddin Ghawsud Dahar Qalandar (Urdu: سید نجمددیں گوسود دھر قلندر, Hindi: सय्यद शाह नजमुद्दीन गवसुद दहार क़लन्दर) well known as Qutub ul Aqtaab (1209-1324 CE, probably born at Delhi, India) was a Qalandar and Sunni Muslim scholar, Sufi saint of the Chishti Order, and one of the most famous Sufis on the Indian subcontinent who lived and taught in India.[1][2][3][4][5] He traced his lineage to prophet Muhammad through Imam Hussain.
Syed Najmuddin Ghawsud Dahar Qalandar | |
|---|---|
| Title | Qutub ul Aqtaab Ghawsud Dahar Piran E Dhar |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 635 Ah Delhi, India |
| Died | |
| Parent | Nizamuddin Gaznawi (father) |
| Other names | Nazmuddin Qalandar |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Qalandariyya |
| Lineage | Syed |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Nalchha, Dhar |
| Period in office | 18th/19th century |
| Predecessor | Nizamuddin Auliya Hazrat Khizr Rumi |
| Successor | Hazrat Qutubuddin Qutub Binadil Qalandar Hazrat Maja Qalandar Hazrat Basit Qalandar |
Initially, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya made him his Mureed and later asked him to go to Rum, and get the Faiz from Hazrat Shah Khizr Rumi who gave him the title “Ghawsud Dahar”, and made him his Khalifa, after receiving khilafat from him, Qalandar went to Arab, Ajam, China and India then he finally settled in Malwa region of India.
Dargah
editSyed Najmuddin Ghawsud Dahar Qalandar’s shrine or Dargah (mausoleum) is at Hazrat Sayyed Shah Najmuddin Qalander Gosuddahar R. A. Nalchha Sharif, situated on the Dhar-Mandav road in the city of Nalchha, Dhar of Indian state Madhya Pradesh, which is a place of Pilgrimage and visited millions of devotees every year.[6][7]
Mela / Urs (Annual Fair)
editNazmuddin Qalandar's annual Urs (death anniversary), held on the 20 and 21 Dhu al-Hijjah – the last month of the Muslim lunar calendar, brings thousands pilgrims from all over India and abroad.[8]
References
edit- ^ Sharma, Suresh K.; Sharma, Usha (2004). Cultural and Religious Heritage of India: Islam. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788170999607.
- ^ The Hundred Letters. Paulist Press. 1980. ISBN 9780809122295.
- ^ Zaki, Muhammad (1996). Muslim Society in Northern India During the 15th and First Half of the 16th Century. K.P. Bagchi & Company. ISBN 9788170741756.
- ^ Shah, Idries (1999). The Sufis. Octagon Press. ISBN 9780863040740.
- ^ "A Brief History Of Khanqah Kazamia Qalandariya,Kakori Sharif | Sufinama Blog". blog.sufinama.org.
- ^ "Dargah -Hazrat Nurrudin Naharshawali". www.mponline.gov.in.
- ^ "Hazrat Syed Najmuddin GhouseDahr Qalandar(rahmatullah alaih)".
- ^ "Dargah -Hazrat Nurrudin Naharshawali". www.mponline.gov.in.
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