- Khwaja Bande Nawaz
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| name = Sayyid Muḥammad al-Ḥusaynī Gīsu Darāz| title= Banday Nawāz , | birth = July 13, 1321 CE in Delhi| death = November 1, 1422 CE inGulbarga | Maddhab =Sunni Sufi | school tradition= | Ethnicity =
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main_interests =Sufism | influences = Disciple ofNasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi who was disciple ofNizamuddin Auliya | influenced =
| notable idea= | Hazrat Khwaja Bande Nawaz Gisu Daraz (name at birth: Syed Muhammad Hussaini) (Urdu : ﺳﻴﺪ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺣﺴﻴﻨﻰ ﮔﻴﺴﻮﺩﺭﺍﺯ) (July 13 1321 -November 1 1422 ), was a famousSufi saint fromIndia ofChishti Order , who advocated understanding, tolerance and harmony among various religious groups.Gisu Daraz was a "
murid " (disciple) of the notedSufi saint of Delhi, HazratNasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi , who in turn was a disciple ofNizamuddin Auliya , the spiritual master ofDelhi . After the death of his master, Chiragh Dehlavi, Gisu Daraz took on the mantle of the successor ("khalifa "). Thus later on when he moved toDaulatabad around 1398, owing to the attack ofTimur on Delhi, he took theChishti Order toSouth India [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=vAdbCq8HQBIC&pg=PA111&lpg=PA111&dq=Nasiruddin+Chirag+-i-+Delhi&source=web&ots=aOZIh9Ffei&sig=8QEQTLeDGAM6O2cBiFx-gPaAwQE&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result Jihad in the East: A Crescent Over Delhi] "The Shade of Swords: Jihad and the Conflict Between Islam and Christianity", byM. J. Akbar . Routledge, 2002. ISBN 0415284708. Page 111. ] . He finally settled down inGulbarga , at the invitation of Bahamani King, 'Taj ud-Din Firuz Shah' (r. 1397-1422) .Biography
He was born Syed Mohammed Hussaini in
Delhi in 1321. At the age of four, his family shifted toDaulatabad in Deccan (Now in Maharashtra). In 1397, he went toGulbarga ,Deccan (Presently inKarnataka ) at the invitation of SultanTaj ud-Din Firuz Shah of theBahmani Sultanate . Bande Nawaz authored about 195 books inArabic , Persian andUrdu languages .At the age of fifteen, he returned to Delhi for his education and training by the famous
Sufi saint HazratNasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi , who bestowed him with his Khilafath and succession after about fifteen years. He was also a very enthusiastic student of Hazrat Kethli, Hazrat Tajuddin Bahadur and Qazi Abdul Muqtadir. After teaching at various places such as Delhi, Mewath, Gwalior, Chander, Aircha, Chatra, Chanderi, Miandhar, Baroda and Khambayat, he returned to teach at his base, Gulbarga, in 1397 and died inGulbarga in the year November 1422 [http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/27/stories/2007112760780600.htm Urs-e-Sharief of Khwaja Bande Nawaz in Gulbarga from tomorrow] "The Hindu ",Nov 27 ,2007 .] .Works
His "
magnum opus ", "Tafseer Multaqat" in Arabic, was compiled into one book very recently. It is unfortunate, however, that most people even within Gulbarga are unaware of this work. Little has been done to publish this and his other works on a large scale. Other books authored are: "Avarif-ul-Ma`arif", "Fasoos-al-Hukm", "Qaseeda Amali", and "Adaab-al-Mureedein".Urs
People from various walks of life, irrespective of caste and creed, assemble even today to celebrate the "
urs " - death anniversary - (which takes place on the 15th day of Zul-Qa`dah ofMuslim calendar at the famous Bande Nawaz Dargah in Gulbarga every year. His descendents still live in Gulbarga. Almost all family members along with several hundred thousand devotees from near and far irrespective of religion and beliefs gather to seek blessings .The present head of the family amongst his descendents is Syed Shah Khusro Hussaini, who has written many books about his great forefather.
References
Bibliography
* Askari, Syed Hasan, "Tazkira-i Murshidi--Rare Malfuz of the 15th-Century Sufi Saint of Gulbarga." Proceedings of the Indian Historical Records Commission (1952).
* Hussaini, Syed Shah Khusro, "Gisudaraz on Wahdat al-Wujud." Studies in Islam 19 (1982), pp. 233-45.
* Hussaini, Syed Shah Khusro, "The Life, Works and Teachings of Khwajah Bandahnawaz Gisudiraz". Gulbarga: Sayyid Muhammad Gisudiraz Research Academy, 1986.
* Hussaini, Syed Shah Khusro, "Sayyid Muhammad al-Husayni Gisu Daraz: On Sufism" Delhi: Idarah-i Adabiyat-i Delli, 1985.
* Hussaini, Syed Shah Khusro, "Shuhud vs. Wujud: A Study of Gisudiraz" Islamic Culture 59 (1985), pp. 323-39.
* Siddiqi, Mohd. Sulaiman, "Syed Mohd. al-Husaini Gisudaraz" Islamic Culture 52 (1978), pp. 173-84.Other Wikipedia References
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Sufi Saints of South Asia
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