Bismillah-Hir-Rahman-Nir-Raheem
"Ala inna awliya 'Allahi la khawfun aalayhim waa la hum
yahzanoona"
"Lo! verily the friends of Allah!
No fear comes upon them, nor shall they grieve."(Quran-10:62) Chapter
Yunus
Allahumma
Salle ala Syedina Muhammadin Wa'ala aalihi Syedina Muhammadin Wa Barik Wa
Sallim.
DARGAH
NAME: - HAZRATH SAYYIDUNA MOINUDDEEN HASAN CHISHTI SANJARI
| KHAWAJA GHAREEB UN NAWAZ AL HASANI WAL HUSAINI [رضي الله عنه]
LOCATED:
- AJMER SHARIFF.
CITY:
- AJMER.
STATE:
- RAJASTHAN.
COUNTRY:
- INDIA.
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Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin
Hasan Chishty (R.A.) popularly known as Khwaja Gharib Nawaz (R.A.) , "The
founder of Chishty Order of Sufis" in India was born in 1142 A.D. in
Sijistan (Iran). His paternal genealogy is related to Hazrat Imam Hussain
(A.S.) and that of his maternal to Hazrat Imam Hassan (A.S.) and thus he
is a direct descendant of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W.). His father,
Sayyid Ghiyas-u’d-din, a pious man of some means, died when his son was in his
teens. He left as legacy an orchard and a grinding mill. Once Hazrat Khwaja
Moinuddin Hassan Chishty (R.A) was looking after the plants in his garden that
a mystic, Shaikh Ibrahim Qanduzi, happened to pass by. Shaikh Mu’in-u’d-din
entertained him in his garden.Hagiologists trace the germination of mystic
attitude in him to the blessings of this Saint. In fact, the most
powerful factor in giving a mystic touch to his personality at this early
stage was the condition of Sijistan which had suffered terribly at
the hands of the Qara Khita and the Ghuzz Turks. It drove the Khwaja’s mind inwards and
he realized the futility of hankering after worldly glory or looking after
worldly goods.
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He
sold all his assets, gave the proceeds in charity and took to itineracy. He
visited the eminent scholars of his age. While on his way to Iraq, he
passed through Harvan, in the district of Naishapur. Here he met Khwaja ‘Usman
Harwani’ and was so deeply impressed by his spiritual eminence that he decided
to join the circle of his disciples. For twenty years he accompanied him on his
arduous mystic journeys and performed all sorts of personal services to him.
Shaikh Mu’in’d-din once told his disciples. “I did not give myself a moment’s
rest from the service of my Peer-o-Murshid, and carried about his night clothes
during his journeys and stoppages”.Haj and Prophet’s
command: As the great Khwaja become accomplished and perfect in every respect,
the divine tutor (Hazrat Khwaja Usman Harwani (R.A.)) honored him with his robe
and took him to Haj. Both then proceeded to Makkah and performed the Haj, and
then went to Madina and stayed there for sometime, to get the blessings of
Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (S.A.W.) One night in a trance he was ordered by the
Holy Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (S.A.W.) “O Moinuddin! You are a prop of our
faith. Proceed to India and show the path of truth to the people there. That is
why he is known as Ataye Rasul/Naib-e-Rasul.” (Lieutenant of Prophet Mohammad
(S.A.W.)
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Later he undertook independent journeys and came into contact with
eminent Saints and scholars like Shaikh Najm-u’d-din Kubra, Shaikh
Najib-u’d-din ‘Abdul Qahir Suhrawardi, Shaikh Abu Sa’id Tabrizi, Shaikh Mahmud
Ispahani, Shaikh Nasir-u’d-din Astarabadi and Shaikh ‘Abdul Wahid – all of whom
were destined to exercise great influence on contemporary religious life and
thought. He visited nearly all the great centers of learning in those days –
Samarqand, Bukhara, Baghdad, Naishapur, Tabriz, Aush, Ispahan, Sabzawar, Mihna,
Khirqan, Astarabd, Balkh and Ghaznin and aquainted himself with almost every
important trend in Muslim religious life in the middle ages. His moral and
spiritual qualities attracted many people to his fold and he appointed his
Khalifas in Sabzwar and Balkh. Shaikh Auhad-u’d-din Kirmani, Shaikh
Shihab-u’d-din Suhrawardi and many other eminent mystics benefited by his
company. Having thus roamed all over the Muslim lands which had not yet
recovered from the terrible shocks of Qara Khitai and Ghuzz invasions and were
to be ravaged very soon by the Mongols, he turned towards India. After a brief
stay at Lahore, where he meditated at the Shrine of one of the prominent Sufi,
Shaikh Ali Hajweri, he proceeded to Ajmer.
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Khwaja Gharib Nawaz composed a couplet paying a glowing tribute to
Shaikh Hajweri : A complete spiritual guide for the imperfect disciples and a
leader of the perfect Saints. He adopted the Indian tradition and culture,
seeing the inclination of Indians towards Music and singing he introduced
Qawwali (Sama) to convey his message. Huzoor Gharib Nawaz (R.A.) breathed his
last; after achieving the command given to him by the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.).
His noble soul left the corporeal body on the 6th of Rajab 633 A.H./ 16th March
1236 at the age of 97. He was buried in the same prayer room (Hujra)which was
the center of his divine activities, throughout his stay at Ajmer. Today his
Shrine is popularly known as “Dargah Sharif of Huzoor Gharib Nawaz (R.A.)”.
People of all walks of life and faith from all over the world, irrespective of
their caste, creed and beliefs visit this great Shrine to offer flowers,
Chaddar and Itar of their esteem and devotion. The rich and the poor stand side
by side to pay their homage and respect to the divine soul and to acquire the
peace of mind & soul to get the blessings of Huzoor Gharib Nawaz (R.A.)
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Ajmer was not merely the seat of Chauhan power ; it was a religious
center also where thousands of pilgrims assembled from far and near Shaikh
Mu’in-u’d-din’s determination to work out the principles of Islamic mysticism
at a place of such political and religious significance shows great
self-confidence. Gharib Nawaz was the exponent of the true spirit of Islam.
Like orthodox and static theologians he did not engage himself in vain
metaphysics but rigorously strove to save human sympathy from running into
narrow grooves and struck at the very root of parochialism, casteism and
religious exclusiveness which are being propagated by some vested interests.
According to Gharib Nawaz the religion is not merely based on rituals and
ecclesiastical formalities but “service of humanity” is its sole raison d’etre
. Describing the qualities which endear a man to God, Gharib Nawaz referred to
the following attributes : AWWAL SAKHAWATE CHUN SAKHAWATE DARIYA, DOM
SHAFQAT-E-CHUN SHAFQAT-E-AFTAB, SIWAM TAWAZO-E-CHUN TAWAZO-E-ZAMEEN. (First,
river like generosity; second, sun-like affection, and third earth like
hospitality.) When once asked about the highest devotion of God, Gharib Nawaz
remarked that it was nothing but “Dar mandgaan ra fariyad raseedan wa
haajat-e-baichaargaan ra rawa kardan wa gursingaan ra sair gardaneedan” i.e. to
redress the misery of those in distress, to fulfil the needs of the helpless and
to feed the hungry.
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Gharib Nawaz loved humanity in general and the Indians in particular.
Indeed he had a mission to bring a social and spiritual revolution. He ruled
over the hearts. The concepts of national integration, composite culture
(Ganga-Jamni Tehzeeb) originated from his life style and teachings and
thereafter were spread by his representative disciples. Perhaps in no other
country were the effects of this social and cultural revolution so marked and
so far reaching as in India. Sufism (Islamic mysticism) reached India when it
had entered the last and the most important phase of its history the
organisation of Sufistic structure of Islam having various denominations,
especially Chishtiya, Qadriya, Naqshbandia, and Suharwardia. Among these
denominations the Chishtiya order has been supremely successful on all levels
of pluralistic society of India based on cultural, religious, and social
differences. Urs Mubarak of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishty (radiAllah
anhu): Urs of Khwaja Gharib Nawaz (R.A.) is celebrated every year in the first
week of Rajab, on seeing the moon of Rajab, the seventh month of the Islamic
calendar, drums are beaten to herald the commencement of the annual ceremony.
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The permanent Chauki (troupe) of qawwals arrive, and after Maghrib
(sunset prayers) sit infront of the Shrine and sing the following verses:
“Bartui mehfil-shahana-mubarak-bashad Saqia-badao-paimana mubarak bashad”
(Felicitation to thee for this blessed and majestic assembly; salutation, ‘Oh
Saqi for your bountiful goblet of sacred wine). And, “Ilahi
ta-abd-astana-i-yar-rahe Yeh-asra-hai-gharibon-ka-barqarar rahe” (Oh God, may
this Shrine of the beloved exist till the last day, may this refuge of the poor
remain forever!) The word Urs has been derived from “UROOS” which means
“ultimate meeting of an individual with God” it is said that Huzoor Gharib
Nawaz (R.A.) spent last six days of his life in Seclusion in a cell and the 6th
day of Rajab, his noble soul left the corporeal body. Every year Urs Mubarak is
celebrated on his death anniversary in the Islamic month of Rajab. Although Urs
held for the first six days of Rajab. Yet the 6th day is regarded to be the
most special and auspicious. It is called “Chati Sharif”. It is celebrated on
the 6th Rajab between 10:00 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. Inside the Mazar Sharif.
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Shijra
is read by Khadiman-e-Khwaja then Fariyad (Prayers) start for people present at
the Dargah and for the country and its people for the peace and prosperity and
also those who are not present but have sent Nazar-o-Niyaz to the Khadims to
mark their presence for their welfare and for the promotion of brotherhood
amongst them. Khadiman-e-Khwaja tie small turbans on each others head and
present Nazar (offerings in cash). Just before the Qu'l (conclusion of 6th Rajab
Chhati Sharif) Bhadawa is sung at the main entrance of the Shrine by Qwwals
which literally means a poem or verses in praise of Allah, His Holy Prophet
(S.A.W.) or famous Sufis (Auliyas). Badahwa is the only recitation which is
accompanied by talis (clapping) only, and no other instrument is played. It was
composed by Hazrat Syed Behlol Chishty, one of the ancestor of Khadims who
again refers to Khwaja Moinuddin Chishty (R.A) as Khwaja Hasan Dan. After its
recitation, the ceremony of the Qul comes to an end and Fatiha is recited. The
ceremony is marked closed by firing a cannon at 1:30 P.M. in afternoon.
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NAMES & TITLES OF KHAWAJA GHAREEB NAWAZ
🌺ATAA E RASOOL,
🌺NAIB E RASOOL FIL HIND,
🌺QUTUB-UL-MASHAIK E BEHRO BAR,
🌺AAFTAB E CHISTIYA,
🌺AQS E ROO E MUSTAFA,
🌺QIBLA E AASHIQAA'N,
🌺MAALIK E HIND,
🌺KAABA E AARIFAA'N,
🌺KHWAJA E BUZURG,
🌺BURHAN UL WASELEEN,
🌺TAJ UL ASHIQEEN,
🌺TAJ UL MUQARREBEEN WAL MUHAQQEQEEN,
🌺ROSHAN ZAMEER,
🌺DASTAGIRE BEKASA,
🌺KAABA E MURADAT,
🌺SULTANUL ISLAM,
🌺QIBLA E KHASO AAM,
🌺MEHBOOB E ASHAAB,
🌺QUTBUL AQTAAB,
🌺MAMBA E JUDO SAKHA,
🌺MUQTADA E DEEN,
🌺FAKHR E KAUN O MAKAAN
🌺WAARIS E RASOOL,
🌺SAIFULLAH,
🌺AAFTAB E JAHAAN,
🌺HIND AL WALI,
🌺PANAH E BEKASAAN,
🌺HABIB ALLAH,
🌺AASHIQ E RASOOL,
🌺AAL E RASOOL,
🌺MUHIB-E-RASOOL,
🌺MEHBOOB-E-RASOOL,
🌺SULTAN-UL-HIND,
🌺KHWAJA E KHWAJGAAÑ,
🌺FAKHR E HINDUSTAAN,
🌺WAALI E BE-KASA,
🌺GARIB NAWAZ,
