Burhanuddin Gharib (d. 1344) was an
Indian Sufi of the
Chishti Order
The Chishtī Order ( fa, ''chishtī'') is a tariqa, an order or school within the mystic Sufi tradition of Sunni Islam. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness. It began with Abu Ishaq Shami in Chisht, a ...
.
Life
Burhanuddin Gharib studied under
Nizamuddin Auliya
Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya (sometimes spelled Awliya; 1238 – 3 April 1325), also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin, and Mahbub-e-Ilahi () was an Sunni Muslim scholar, Sufi saint of the Chishti Order, and is one of the most famous Sufis from the India ...
, the Sultan ul Mashaikh of
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ...
. According to Saiad Mahomed of
Karmania in the "Seyar ul Aulia," Burhanuddin was invested with the mantle and cap (the symbols of the
Caliphate
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) to identify him as successor to the Auliya. According to other writers
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Daulatabad to succeed his brother,
Shah Muntajab ud din, upon his death. It is probable that Burhanuddin first succeeded Auliya as ''Caliph.'' He would arrive in Daulatabad later, after Sultan
Muhammad bin Tughluq
Muhammad bin Tughluq (1290 – 20 March 1351) was the eighteenth Sultan of Delhi. He reigned from February 1325 until his death in 1351. The sultan was the eldest son of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, founder of the Tughlaq dynasty. In 1321, the youn ...
transferred the capital there from
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ...
.
''Haji'' Saiad Baksh and Shams ud Din, the nephew of Hasan bin es Sanjari, were friends of Burhanuddin. Burhanuddin allowed music and rejoicing in the religious exercises at his convent. He remained for some time at Daulatabad. He later left for Roza (present-day
Khuldabad
Khuldabad () is a city (municipal council) and a Taluka of Aurangabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is known as the Valley of Saints, or the Abode of Eternity, because in the 14th century, several Sufi saints chose to reside h ...
), where he would die in 741
AH (1344 CE).
Legacy
When the sovereign Nasir ud din Nasir Khan Faruki of the
Faruki dynasty of Kandesh captured
Asirgarh
Asirgarh Fort is an Indian fortress ''(qila)'' situated in the Satpura Range about north of the city of Burhanpur, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Because the fortress commands a pass through the Satpuras connecting the valleys of the ...
in 1399 CE, the town of
Burhanpur
Burhanpur'' is a historical city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative seat of Burhanpur District. It is situated on the north bank of the Tapti River and northeast of city of Mumbai, southwest of the state's capi ...
on the bank of
Tapti
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was founded in honor of Burhanuddin.
The ''
dargah
A dargah ( fa, درگاه ''dargâh'' or ''dargah'', Turkish: ''dergâh'', Hindustani: ''dargah'' दरगाह درگاہ, bn, দরগাহ ''dorgah'') is a shrine or tomb built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often ...
'' has a large quadrangular courtyard, featuring an open-fronted building on all sides and a ''
Naqqar khana
Naqqar Khana ( hi, नक़्क़ार ख़ाना, ur, ) or Naubat Khana (Hindi: नौबत ख़ाना, Urdu: ) is a term for a drum house or orchestra pit during ceremonies. The name literally means ''drum'' (Naqqar/Naubat)-'' ...
'' at the east end. The west end of the quadrangle is used as a school and a door gives access to an inner courtyard containing several graves. Facing the entrance is the tomb of Burhanuddin. Within the shrine are preserved some hairs of the
Prophet's beard. The shrine doors are plated with plates of metal wrought into fanciful designs of trees and flowers. There is a mosque in front of the ''dargah''. The ''dargah'' attracts thousands of pilgrims each year for the ''Urus'' of the saint.
Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah's tomb
To the right of Burhanuddin's tomb are the resting places of
Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I, the founder of the
Hyderabad dynasty, his second son
Nasir Jang, and of one of his consorts. They are covered with a white cloth. The graves are on a platform of porphyry inlaid with white marble. A ten feet high screen of red porphyry surrounds them.
Nasir Jang's tomb is on the left. It is surrounded by small scalloped arches of red porphyry.
Further reading
* ''Bakiat-el-Gharib'' by Mujud ud Din
See also
*
Nizams of Hyderabad
The Nizams were the rulers of Hyderabad from the 18th through the 20th century. Nizam of Hyderabad (Niẓām ul-Mulk, also known as Asaf Jah) was the title of the monarch of the Hyderabad State ( divided between the state of Telangana, M ...
*
Ganj Rawan Ganj Baksh
Ganj Rawan Ganj Baksh belonged to the Suhrawardiyya order of Sufi saints, which was founded by Shahab ud din at Baghdad in Hijri 602. He was the earliest of Sufi saint of the Deccan.
Ganj Rawan Ganj Baksh
Saiad Shah Jalalu-d din or Ganj Rawa ...
*
Khuldabad
Khuldabad () is a city (municipal council) and a Taluka of Aurangabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is known as the Valley of Saints, or the Abode of Eternity, because in the 14th century, several Sufi saints chose to reside h ...
*
Zainuddin Shirazi
*
Sufi Saints of Aurangabad
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, ...
*
Zar Zari Zar Baksh
*
Ashraf Jahangir Semnani
Sultan Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Semnani ( ur, ; (1285–1386) was an Iranian Sufi saint from Semnan, Iran. He was the founder of the Ashrafi Sufi order. He is India's third most influential Sufi Saint after Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti of Ajmer ...
References
* Gazetter of Aurangabad - H. H. The Nizam's Government 1884. (Chapter VI page 395 & 396)
External links
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Indian Sufi saints