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LINEAGE

Hazrat Khwaja Nasiruddin (R.A), similar to his archetypes, likewise had a place with a respectable legacy even though history specialists contrast in their perspectives in regards to his genealogy. “Khazinat-ul-Aulia” states that he is a relative of the famous Hazrat Imam Husain (R.A) while others express that he is a relative of Hazrat Umar ibn Khattab (R.A) the second Caliph of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W).

His grandfather, Sheik Abdul Latif Yazdi, first moved from Khorasan, northeastern Iran, to Lahore where Hazrat Khwaja Nasiruddin’s (R.A) father, Sheik Mahmud Yahya was conceived. From there on, the family got comfortable in Ayodhya, at Awadh where they thrived in the exchange of woolen merchandise and were viewed as a wealthy family.

 

LIFE

Nasiruddin Mahmud Chirag-e-Delhi (R.A) was a prominent saint of the Chishti Order. He was a mureed (disciple) of the great saint, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya (R.A), and later his khalifa (successor). He was the last recognized khalifa of the Chishti Order from Delhi and was given the title, “Roshan Chirag-e-Delhi”, which in Urdu means “Illuminated Lamp of Delhi”. Hazrat Nasiruddin (R.A) lost his father at the age of nine years old and the duty of his schooling regressed upon his mother. From an extremely youthful age, he was terminated with strict commitment and was exceptionally specific about promptness in congregational salaat.

As per Khair-ul-Majalis, he is accounted for to have considered Bazoodi (the popular book on Islamic Jurisprudence) from Qazi Mohiuddin Kashani however as per Siar-ul-Aulia, he is said to have contemplated Bazoodi and Hadaya under Maulana Abdul Karim Sherwani. After the passing of the Maulana Abdul Karim, he was shipped off to Maulana Iftikharuddin of Gilan, who was knowledgeable in the different parts of Islamic information. Hazrat Nasiruddin (R.A) revoked the world at twenty-five years old and started mujahids (strivings) against the Nafs and for a time of eight years, it is accounted for that he lived in the encompassing mountains and wildernesses of Awadh with an individual dervish. During this period, he was generally noticed of fasting and he would break his fast with leaves and spices found around there.

As indicated by Siar-ul-Aulia and Mirat-ul-Asrar, Hazrat Nasiruddin (R.A) came to Delhi at 43 years old and joined a circle of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya’s (R.A) mureeds.

At some point, when Hazrat Nizamuddin (R.A) was diving from his hujra at the highest point of his Khanqah, he saw Sheik Nasiruddin (R.A) standing sorrowfully in the shade of a close-by tree. He brought him over and after momentarily presenting himself, Hazrat Nasiruddin (R.A) said that he had come to help the dervishes in “putting on their shoes”. This showing of modesty was sufficient to win the friendship of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya (R.A) who regarded him by tolerating him as a mureed. Hazrat Nasiruddin (R.A) dedicated himself wholeheartedly to the assistance of his Pir.

His affection and commitment to his Pir were with the end goal that on one event, Khwaja Mohammed Gaazrooni, a mureed of Hazrat Khwaja Bahauddin Zakariya of Multan, was at Hazrat Nizamuddin’s (R.A) Khanqah. During the evening, Khwaja Gaazrooni woke up for Tahajjud (the late-night petition) and went to perform wudhu (bathing). After returning, he was unable to discover his garments and started to scream loudly. Hazrat Nasiruddin (R.A) was irritated with the commotion as he suspected it would upset Hazrat Nizamuddin (R.A) who was occupied with supplication at that point. To appease Khwaja Mohammed’s outrage, he, on the double removed his own garments and offered them to him. The following morning, when information on this was passed on to Hazrat Nizamuddin (R.A), he gave Hazrat Nasiruddin (R.A) new pieces of clothing and appealed to God for his prosperity.

 

TEACHING

With the presence of Hazrat Nasiruddin Chiragh (R.A), Delhi was as yet viewed as the focal point of otherworldly and Islamic taking in and thousands came from all over to consummate their insight.

On one event, a rancher came to Hazrat Nasiruddin. The holy person said to him:

Farming is an entirely decent calling and numerous dervishes have received it. At the hour of planting, the rancher’s heart and tongue should recollect God to get the great natural product from his seed. No work ought to begin without a sincere goal. On the off chance that one offers Namaz for a show, one’s Namaz is not acknowledged by God as it is offered to acquire acknowledgment from individuals, and God does not care for this vanity in Namaz.

When a dervish came to Hazrat Nasiruddin (R.A) and whined that he was the survivor of Zulm(persecution). The holy person exhorted him:

You should limit and if the oppressor continues, you should excuse him since this is the thing that the incredible dervishes have done. You will see that over the long haul that the persecutor will be rebuffed by the Divine Power. As indicated by Khair-ul-Majaalis, a ruler’s true, who was a Syed, turned into a mureed of Hazrat Nasiruddin. The holy person gave him a concise talk in regards to realism:

“You should recollect that your ponies in your house, your workers, and your cash will all be detracted from you one day. It is inconsequential to be engrossed by such things. You ought to rather stress over those things that are unceasing.”

 

MIRACLES

There are a few stories concerning how he acquired the title of Chiragh, or ‘light’. One expresses that at one point in time, king Ghiyasuddin requested that all oil supplies to the khanqah to be halted, so the nightwork couldn’t be done. In any case, Khwaja Nasiruddin (R.A) played out a supernatural occurrence by changing water into oil for the lights, and the supply was based on time.

Another tells that once he entered the mehfil of his murshid and different Sufis, he would not like to sit where he appeared, as it would mean confronting his back to a portion of those accumulated. Be that as it may, Nizamuddin Auliya (R.A) advised him, “a chiragh has no back; it reveals its insight every which way.”

 

LEGACY

Nasiruddin Chiragh (R.A), unlike his spiritual master Nizamuddin Auliya (R.A), did not listen to sema, which was considered un-Islamic by a section of the Muslim intelligentsia in that period. He did not however pass any specific judgment against it. This is the reason why even today, qawwali is not performed near his shrine in Delhi. Nasiruddin’s (R.A) descendants are to be found far and wide as a lot of them moved down South to Hyderabad. The dargah of Badi Bua or Badi Bibi, who is said to be the elder sister of Nasiruddin Mahmud Chiragh Dehlavi, still exists in the city of Ayodhya. His urs is held on the 17th of Ramadan.

 

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