Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani R.A. Warangal

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Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani R.A. Warangal.

There was great share of work which belongs to Shaikh


Abdul Quadir Jilani R.A for the propagation and preaching
of Islam and for this purpose he had sent his followers in
all directions of the world and after him his descendents
also followed his way and they had also left their birth
places to the foreign lands for the spreading Islam there.
Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani is one among the seven sons
who had left Baghdad many centuries ago for India for the
propagation of Islam and he was great successful there
and he had got great position in India especially in the
South of India. Due to the presence of the above seven
famous personalities from of the Quaderia chain in India
and they did their great efforts and endeavors for the
propagation of Islam and so for this reason they are called
the seven stars.
Lineage and biography.
His name and descendent details are mentioned as follows .
His name is Hammad and his Alqab ( epithets ) are Jalal
uddin and Jamal Al- Bahar but his great fame and
popularity is attached with his Qitab ( title ) of Mashooq
Rabbani (The lover of Allah). Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani is
from 11th direct descendent of Shaikh Abdul Quadir Jilani
R.A. His ancestral and lineage details are as follows.
Syed Shah Jalal uddin Hammad R.A.
Syed Hasan Abdul Quadir R.A.
Syed Ahmed R.A.
Syed Shah Yousuf R.A.
Syed Shah Mohammed R.A.
Syed Shah Hyder Hilal uddin R.A.
Syed Shah Shabuddin R.A.
Syed Shah Mohammed R.A.
Syed Shah Emad uddin Abi Saleh R.A.
Syed Shah Tajuddin Abi Baher Abdul Razzaq R.A.
Shaikh Abdul Quader Jilani R.A.
Birth.
His holy birth took place about five hundred year ago on
the 7th Rajab in the year 896 A.H. in the city of Baghdad
and at that time the Turkey was province under the
Baghdad government and the ruler of Turkey’s name was
Saleem.
Education.
His early education and training was completed under
the direct supervision of his father at his house as their
house was belongs to great knowledge and wisdom and
by the age of 12 years he was completed his education and
he was perfect in many knowledges. His mother was also a
perfect lady in many knowledges so when she will use to
observe any miracle from any of the her sons then she used
to say them baby take rest and then at that time the boy will
suddenly die at once and in this way many of her sons
were died. Till the age of 12 years no miracle was occurred
by him and he had completed the education in the
knowledge of Zaheri (manifest ) and then his father had
awarded him Qirqa (saintly dress ) and Khilafat (spiritual
successor-ship ).
Later life.
The reasons for his journey to Harmain (holy Makkah and
Madina). Once he was standing in the house building and at
that time some ducks and gooses were running towards
him so he shook his leg and due to this reason the duck
died at once there. The housemaid had reported this miracle
to Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani R.A. mother’s and she had
given her instructions that she should not disclose this
matter to other persons and she had began her preparations
to separate him from his father for the above reason. Upon
obtaining father’s permission Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani
R.A. had left Baghdad along with some disciples and
Mutaqadien (followers) and his mother asked him to
proceed towards holy Makkah and Madina . He first had
visited Makkah and from there he had proceed to Madina
and had stayed there for a period of two years.
Permission to leave towards Deccan (South of India).
When he had reached Madina and there he was awarded
the Qitab (title) of Mashooq Rabbani (The lover of Allah )
due to the kindness and nobility of holy noble prophet of
Allah and he was asked to leave for Deccan (South of
India ) for the propagation of Islam there . In the year 916
A.H. or 917 A.H. he had arrived in Warangal along with
many of disciples and darwesh persons during the period of
Quli Qutub Shah who was the ruler of Golconda dynasty.
There were seventy or eighty elephants with him which
were also reached in Warangal and on them the luggage
of followers and darwesh persons was loaded. At that time
the Lodi kings were ruling on the throne of Delhi.
Stay at Somawarm village .
Upon his arrival in Warangal he had proceed directly
towards Somawaram village which is 16 miles away in
the southern side from the city of Warangal and where he
had stayed there for a period of 12 years on the hill side
and he was busy there in the standing position in the
meditation of Anwar Haq (the lights of Allah ) .
Stay at Qazipura village.
After the above stay he was proceeded for his stay in
Qaizpura village which is five miles away from Warangal.
As per the reference from the book Miskawat Nabiya in
which it was quoted reference from the another book
Anwar Aqbar that Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani R.A. after his
arrival from Baghdad to Deccan (South of India ) and he
had began his worship on the mountain in Hanmakonda
village . Where there was a Hindu Jogi who was very
powerful there in the worship of the idols and he was used
to commit many harmful acts. Due to his ill will the Jogi
had thrown a big stone on the sheikh but due to the grace
of Allah he had stopped the big stone with his finger and
his finger impression is still available on the stone and that
place is named as Chilla and that stone is also preserved
even today. When the visitors used to see that stone will
feel a sense great peace and satisfaction in this matter.
After this miracle he was get down from the hill and had
proceed towards Qazipura village and went towards the
tomb of Qazi Ziauddin and had asked his permission to
stay there and upon approval of the permission he had
stayed there and he had pointed his final resting place by
fixing his staff on the ground which is 150 yards away
from that place. Qazi Ziauddin had proceed with the
armies of Delhi king Mohammed Tughlaq for the
expedition of Warangal and died in the war and for this
reason that village is known as Qazipura village but due to
several Urs (annual celebration of death anniversaries ) of
Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani R.A. the village became very
famous as Urs Jagir village .
Family.
As per the reference from the history book of Qila (Fort )
Warangal the sheikh was married in the year 925 A.H. and
there were two wives of him and from them he had three
sons and one daughter and from them two sons and one
daughter were died in the early ages because of their
miracles. The three graves of them are available on the left
side of the tomb of Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani R.A.. Only
one son Hazrat Ghouse Moinuddin of Hazrat Mashooq
Rabbani R.A. was survived and from him the linage is
being continued and blessed by Allah for the preaching
and propagation of Islam in the region.
Miracles.
The author of the book Mishkawat Nibwa had mentioned
that Sheikh was a man of miracles and Kashaf
(Revelations). He did many miracles and for this reason it
is very difficult and tough task to cover all of them.
Regarding the great miracle of Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani.
R.A. The Ranga Samudram which is a large water tank
located on the western side of the Urs Jagir village and
which was presented to the Sheikh by a local ruler when
the Shaikh had shown him his great miracle by given life
to the dead horse due to grace and kindness of Allah. Some
more details of this miracle is as follows. Once the local
ruler had presented him a costly horse for the use of the
Sheikh and that horse was slaughtered by the order of the
Sheikh to feed the disciples and darwesh persons of the
shrine who had faced severe starvation at that time . Upon
reaching this news the local ruler had become very upset
in this matter so he had asked the Sheikh to return back his
costly horse and he was insisted and had forced him for
this reason so the Sheikh had ordered the darwesh persons
to collect the bones of the horse and upon collection of the
bones the Shaikh had looked at them and told Qum Bizin
Allah (Rise by the grace of Allah) and then the horse
become alive at once due to kind grace and mercy of Allah.
Due to his great miracle the local ruler was regretted in this
matter and touched the foot of the Sheikh with great
respect and honour and granted him the large water tank
of Ranga Samudram.
Death.
The date of sheikh’s demise and death anniversary details
are mentioned as follows. The sheikh died on 22th Rajab in
the year 999 A.H. and was entombed. But as per the other
history record his date of demise is 17th Rajab 977 A.H.
and the death anniversary usually will commence in the
village Urs Jagir on 17th Rajab every year. The Urs (death
anniversary ) ceremony is being performed by the trustees
of the shrine every year in the best possible manner for the
comfort and best service of the visitors of the shrine. From
the two places of old Gadi and new Gadi (Small fort) the
ceremony of sandal carrying is held at the same time. The
visitors of the shrine are provided food and benediction on
this occasion in one of the Gadies (small forts) separately.
On every Saturday and Thursday the visitors in large
numbers will visit the shrine and pray Allah for the
fulfilment of their desires and wishes for the sake of the
Shaikh’s name .
For the management of the old shrine and for the poor
feeding and for the other expenses the rulers of Golconda
and Asif Jahi kings ( Hyderabad State) had granted some
villages to the trustees of the shrine and who are decendent
of the sheikh . First of all Sultan Quli Qutub Shah of
Golconda dynasty in 1095 A.H had granted Qazipura
village to the shrine and the following villages also had
been given to the trustees by the rulers of Hyderabad State
for the administration and other expense of the shrine.
1. Farm of Aliabad.
2. Alipur village.
3. Chotpally village.
4. Somaram village and Jamalpur farm.
5. Dobba Kunata and Tinkur Kunta farm.
At the time of re-organisation of Hyderabad State all the
above service Inam (grants) villages which were having
annual revenue source of over Rupees of one hundred
thousand at that time had been taken back from the trustees
by the government and in lieu of the above villages for
every three months some small amount of grants are
allowed by the government to cover the expenses of the
shrine adminstration at Urs Jagir village in Warangal. That
the Shrine Mashooq Rabbani is at village Urus Jagir, District
Warangal and the Qutubshahi Kings of Golconda granted seven
villages and hamlets for the maintenance of the said shrine and
after Inam (grants) enquiry the above villages with hamlets were
released in favour of the shrine as per Order No.359 of 1298 F.

The above are some of the brief extracts from the book
“Hayat Mahsooq Rabbani R.A.” which was written by
Auliya Quadri who was brother of the former trustees of
the shrine.
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Translated from Urdu to English by


Mohammed Abdul Hafeez
Translator of Tadhkiratal Auliya ,
Biography of Hazrat Mahooq Rabbani Warangal, Hazrat
Owaise of Qarni
& Tipu Sultan.
Hyderabad, India.
Email : [email protected]
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