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  HIS HOLINESS HAZRAT KHWAJA SYED NIZAMUDDIN AULIA
Mehboob-e-Elahi; Sultan–ul-Mashaikh (R.A)
(1238 A.D. to 1325 A.D.)

1. Life History

His Holiness studied both Hadees and Fiqh from famous masters like Moulana Kamaluddin. Zahid, Moulana Shamsuddin Shamsul Mulk, Moulana Aminuddin Mohaddis. Hazrat Shamsul Mulk was amongst His Holiness earliest and most learned teachers. His Holiness completed Hadees and "Mashraqul Anwar" from Hazrat Moulana Kamaluddin Zahid (R.A). Hazrat Moulana Allauddin Usuli (R.A) of Badayun and Hazrat Moulana Kamaluddin Zahid (R.A) of Delhi are the most respected teachers of His Holiness. They all taught him to have faith in Allah Tala (God).

Poverty and starvation could not deter His Holiness enthusiasm for learning. In days when they had no food to eat, his mother Hazrat BiBi Zulekha (R.A) consoled His Holiness by saying that "they are the guests of Allah Tala (God)". This practice made to live lovefully in penury. His Holiness was comfortable and contented in his spiritual way. If food happened to be available for several days in a row, the young boy would gently ask his mother, "when will we again be the guests of Allah Tala (God)"? The other problem they were facing was shelter. They never had any permanent shelter in the capital, and stayed in different sarais. When they came from Badayun, his mother and sister stayed in Namak Sarai and His Holiness stayed in a small shelter made for maid servant in front of the sarai. At this period, Hazrat Amir Khusro (R.A) also resided in Delhi with his maternal grand father Imadul Mulk, "Rawat Arz". Sometime later Rawat Arz’s house fell vacant and on Hazrat Amir Khusro’s request His Holiness shifted to this house and remained there for two years. This was a spacious three storied building with all grandeurs. In early days even Hazrat Amir Khurd’s grand father stayed this house and use to held service of serving IFTAR to His Holiness. But the exclusive service of arranging water for nature calls and ablutions were carried by Hazrat Amir Khurd’s father.

Untimely, His Holiness was compelled to vacate the house as Rawat Arz’s sons had come back to Delhi. His Holiness and Hazrat Amir Khurd’s father had to move with his belongings. That night they stayed in a thatched roof mosque. Listening to this a devotee affectionately brought them to his house where they stayed for nearly a month. Later His Holiness shifted to other places intermittently. Hazrat Amir Khusro (R.A) at the time of this incident was out of Delhi. On knowing he apologised and bowed before His Holiness for pardon and mercy. Amir Khusro requested His Holiness to stay in his house. Rejecting his request, His Holiness (who was staying in Jamat Khana), said:

"Oh, Khursro, now I have come in the most safest shelter of the Savior, where nobody can pull me out from it!"

Rawat Arz states, the night when His Holiness was compelled to leave the house, a fire broke out unknowingly and the whole colossal structure of this grand building was burnt to ashes.

At times the uncertain housing problem made His Holiness disturbed. One night His Holiness prayed with heavy heart to Allah Tala (God):

"Oh, my Allah, my Protector, provide me a permanent and a congenial shelter in your world".

Alas! His Holiness with his mother and sister proceeded to Ghiyaspur (presently known as Hazrat Nizamuddin).

At times, BiBi Zulekha (the Holy mother of His Holiness), use to say, while looking at his feet,

"Nizam, casting in you the best and glory, you will be in the time a great honourable and blessed one."

His Holiness use to reply,

"Oh, mother till now nothing greeted me, how long would it be."

The consoled Holy mother said,

"Never my son be pessimistic about it.

The time will come but I may not be there!"

 
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-Rumi

 

 

  1. Life History
  2. Spiritual Lustre of His Holiness
  3. Spiritual Principles and Khilafat Namah from Hazrat Baba Fariduddin Ganj Shakar (R.A)
  4. Glories of His Holiness
  5. The Curtain Falls
  6. Homage and Worship
  7. Disciples and Descendants of His Holiness Hazrat Sultan-ul- Mashaikh (R.A)
  8. WORKS
  9. Divine Graces of His Holiness Sultan-ul-Mashaikh (R.A.)
  10. 10 (a) MUNAJATH (Dua) in the Darbar of His Holiness Mehboob-e-Elahi; Sultan-ul-Mashaikh (R.A)
    10 (b) Munajat (Sunset Prayers)
  11. Ten Tasbihs of His Holiness for Peace & Successful Life

 

3 Grandfather - Hazrat Khwaja Syed Mumammad Kirmani's
4 The extracts of this book is mainly from :Siya-rul-Aulia"-on
   the  life of His Holiness Hazrat Mehboob-e-Elahi (R.A)
   Written by Mir Khurd.
5 "Mehboob-e-Elahi" means beloved of God
6 "Sultan-ul-Mashaikh" means very distinguished leader
   of the Sufi Saints
7 Peer of His Holiness, Sultan-ul-Mashaikh (R.A.)