Nassar-Ud-Din, popularly known as Baba Naseeb-ud-Din Ghazi ( ks, بابا نَصیٖب الدیٖن غٲزی), was a

Sufi Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...

teacher, follower of Suhrawardiyya order poet and writer born in Srinagar who traveled extensively. He is also called by the title of "Abul-Fuqra" (father of all faqirs) and he was the khalifa of renowned sufi saint Baba Dawood-i-Khaki.

Early life

He was from Rawalpendi and came with his father Mir Hassan Razi to Kashmir. At the age of 7 years he went to Sultan ul Arifeen Sheikh Hamza Makhdoom for attaining spiritual teachings and became his disciple, later Makhdoom handed over Baba Naseeb to Sheikh Baba Dawood Khaki.

Career

Baba Naseeb was an able Persian and Kashmiri writer. During preaching of Islam Baba Naseeb Ud Din Ghazi visited most in-accessible areas that time which include,

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, Iskardu,

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, Kishtwar, Doda, Baderwah,

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, Rajouri, Nowshera,

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, (

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) etc. He constructed 1200

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s and Bathrooms, Musafir Khanas, Bridges and planted trees on both sides of the roads wherever he went to apprise people about the teaching Islam. By promoting the construction and playing role in missionary, He gained the title of "Ghazi". The title of "Naseeb" he had adopted for himself (sometimes he used ''Miskin, Nasib Kashmiri).'' There used to remain a large gathering of people there, that is why he was famous among the people with the patronymic filial of "Abul fuqara"-the father of faqirs. Baba Naseeb Ud Din Ghazi and several disciples the famous among them are, Sheikh Momin, Haaj Baba, Baba Abdullah Guzaryali, Mohammed Amin Sofi, Mula Zehri Kashmiri, Khawaja Mohammed Amin Gazi, Mulla Tayub Tahiri, etc.

Books

According to reports, Baba Naseeb Ud Din Ghazi has written about 22 books mostly in Arabic and Persian. * Noor Namah (Biography of

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in Persian language). * Reshi Namah.

Death

Abul Fuqra left this world on 13

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1047 (AH) and was buried in the town of old

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, Kashmir. His annual

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is being observed on 13th Muharram. His tomb is located in Baba Mohallah, which is structurally in square.

References

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Early life

Career

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Death

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