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Three holy Saints of Hyderabad

1. The brief biography of Hadrat Bahlool Shah
He was born in the family of the learned persons in,
Nizamabad in the year 1301 A.H. and he was connected with
the shrine of Hadrat Asadullah Hussaini which is located on
the backside of the fort in Nizamabad. His name is well
known as Hadrat Bahlool Shah Tabqati Al-Quaderi. His father
Hadrat Madni Shah and who was also the famous holy person
of his time.
His early education was completed under guidance of his
father. After that he was getting an education from different
teachers in Persian, Arabic, poetry and moral science and
Sufisim. At the age of 20 years he was became picture of
taqwa (fear of Allah), cleanliness and a life of mysticism.
His life was very simple person and such that if he would
mingle among the people, then he could not be recognized
among them. He used to wear very simple and ordinary type
of dress. As per the tradition of the last prophet of Allah, he
used to wear turban on his head and use staff in his hand and
having beard on his face and used to keep garment
comprising of one sheet on his shoulder. He was working as a
teacher in the government school. But later he left his job in
the teaching and training as well as education of the general
and special persons and for the advices and preaching. He
was joined in the service of the leader (Imam) of one mosque.
Also, his source of the income was from agriculture. He was
pledged to Hadrat Amiruddin (R.A.) and after that he was
awarded saintly dress and caliphate after hard endeavours and
mystical exercises.

He was holy person and who wrote many books for the
teaching and training of the persons of Ahle Sunnat Jamat
(orthodox Muslim) and the names of the some books are
mentioned as follows.
1. Tuhfa Bahlool
2. Diwan Bahlool
3. Nerang Bahlool
4. Maqasid Bahlool
5. Murakabat Bahlool
6. Wazaif Bahlool
7. Tariq Hussaini
8. Diwan Mujahid
He said about touhid (unity of Allah) that He is there in the
manifest and innermost. He is first and He is the last. Saying
Allah, Allah is the food of the special persons. The personality
of Allah is firm and permanent and all the world is mortal.
About the last prophet of Allah, he said that Even though all
prophets of Allah were pre-eminent and superior, but the last
prophet is matchless among all of the them.
He left the mortal world on 13th Shaban in the year 1374
Hegira at Nizamabad and his grave is situated on the
mountain of the shrine of Hadrat Syed Shah Aman Allah
Hussaini.
His grave is in, Nizamabad, which is famous even today
for the fulfilment of desires and wishes of the persons who
visit his grave there.
Translated by
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B.Com.
Translator Muslim Saints and Mystics
& Hasth Bahist

(The Tadhkirah al-Awliya of Farid al-Din Attar)

Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com Hyderabad.
2. The brief biography of Hadrat Shah Azam Chisti
Hyderabad
Hadrat Shah Azam Chisti was belonging to famous pious
and holy personalities of the Deccan in the 12th century of the
Hegira Muslim calendar.
His name was Syed Shah Azam al-Hussaini and his title
is known as Shah Azam and which is well known and famous.
Since his childhood period he was very right-minded and he
was a well mannered person. Upon waking from the sleep he
wasn't used to weep and never engaged in the fun and sport.
His teachers were the person of darwesh and perfection. He
was used to be in his service in loneliness with presence of
mind and willingness and used to hear the discourse of unity
of God from them.
Search of the reality
In the search of truth, he left the things and began the
search of the perfect master and he went on the journey to
become disciple and he was reached to Arcot and where he
was become disciple of Hadrat Fakir Ali Shah and whose
chain of the spiritualism is linked with Hadrat Aminuddin Ala
of Bejepur.
Qualities
He strictly followed the Islamic law and he was
1. Worshipper
2. Mystic

3. Arif (having an intimate knowledge of God)

4. Perpectual of the fast keeper
5. Perpectual night worshipper
6. Best speaker
7. Good memory
8. Eloquent
He was very handsome and well mannered person and
who did not followed his soul and who possessed calm
manners and whose prayers are always accepted by Allah. As
per say of the writer of the book Muskiwat Nabwa he was a
man who was completely in the perfection and he never
laughs loudly.
Books
He was written the following some great and rare books on
the knowledge of mysticism and the details are as follows.
The handwritten manuscripts of Meraj Salikin Irshad
Salikin and Medan Isrars are available in the Library of the
Osmanisa University and in the Library of Salar Jung
Museum Hyderabad.
Death
This sun of the knowledge of God was set out from the
horizon of the world on 7th Safar of 1211 Hegira of the
Muslim calendar. He was buried in the courtyard of the
mosque of Hadrat Syedan Saheb and his grave is situated on a
platform. His son Hadrat Syedan Saheb and Moulana Abdul
Wali are buried beside his grave.
In the olden days there was a grant of funds for the Urs
(death anniversary) ceremony every year due to devotion and
respect by the Amirs (rulers) of the Paigah Estate during the

rule of H.E.H the Nizam of Hyderabad.

Translated by
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B.Com.
Translator Muslim Saints and Mystics
(The Tadhkirah al-Awliya of Farid al-Din Attar)
& Hasth Bahist
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
Hyderabad.

3. The brief biography of Hadrat Syed Shah Peer Shah

Mohiuddin Thani Quadri Hyderabad
In the area of Deccan there were available seven descendants
of al-Sayyid Muhiyudin Abu Muhammad Abdal Qadir alJilani R.A. and he is one among the seven. Due to the
presence of the seven famous personalities from the chain of
Quaderia and for this reason they are called the seven stars
and their details are as follows.
1. Hadrat Syed Shah Abdul Latif Labali Quaderi al-Hamvi
Kurnool
2. Hadrat Syed Shah Ishaq Sanaullah Quaderi Kurnool.
3. Hadrat Syed Shah Meeran Hussain Quaderi Baghdadi
Lunger house
4. Hadrat Syed Shah Rafiuddin Quaderi Shaikpet
5. Hadrat Syed Shah Jamal al-Bahar Mashooq Rabbani
Warangal

6. Hadrat Syed Shah Ismail Quaderi Nellore, Gulberga.

7. Hadrat Syed Shah Abul Hasan Quaderi Bejapur
Hadrat Syed Shah Peer Shah Mohiuddin Thani Quadri is the
third son of Hadrat Syed Shah Abdul Latif Labali Quaderi. He
was born in 1023 Hijra year in the Qamar Nagar in Kurnool
and he was brought up there. He completed the education in
the short period of time and he was becoming superior among
the other learned persons of his time. After that he was
completing the learning of the knowledge of innermost from
his father and he was attached to the chain of his father and
engaged himself in the devotion. He was a disciple of his
father. As his father left from this world when he was still at
the young age, so for this reason he obtained permission,
saintly dress and caliphate in the chain of Quaderia from his
fathers famous and well known caliph Hadrat Sufi Sheikh
Kurnooli.
When he was entered into the adult age, then due to the signs
of innermost he was migrated to Hyderabad in the 1047 Hijra
year and he was settled down inside of the city at the gate of
the old bridge in Ambri mosque. During that period he was
married with elder daughter of Hadrat Syed Abdul Quader
Malkapuri and her name was Bibi Sahiba. And his father in
law was the caliph of Hadrat Meran Hussain Quaderi. He was
living in the house of his father in law for a period of 24
years. After that he was entered into the city from the gate of
the old bridge along with his servants and darwesh persons
and he was settled down in one old mosque there. The persons
who were present in his service told him that there is an evil
spirit in that place and for this reason nobody did not live
there and even after passing of some part of the night people
do not walk in this way. Upon hearing this he said where there

live an evil spirit and this place will become the residence of
the darwesh persons. He was entered from the city wall and
went into that tomb and he was there in it for one night and
one day. After that he was mutakif (retirement to mosque for
continued prayer) in that old mosque for some days and also
near that place he was buried after his death.
When he came to Hyderabad then due to his condition and his
habits of miracles, many persons for the purpose of devotion
were used to be presented in his service. But he was accepted
few persons as his disciples.
In short, when there was news spread about his arrival in the
city. At that time in the city Syed Meern Hussein al-Mahvi
was there and who was an exemplar of the Shaikhs in the city
of Hyderabad. And as per another tradition his son Hadrat
Syed Abudllah Quaderi was a pattern of the Sheikhs in the
city of Hyderabad. It should be clear that he was meeting both
of the venerable personalities of the city.
Hadrat Syed Abdul Quader bin Hadrat Syed Meeran Hussain
al-Mahvi thought his arrival in the city as prized one and so he
was engaged his daughter Bibi Sahiba with him and in the
manifest this engagement caused of his permanent stay in
Hyderabad and his descendants are also still living in the city
of Hyderabad and now his shrine building is in the condition
of flourishing state. He was well known and famous Sufi
master of his time due to the following reasons.
1. Miracles
2. Perfect Sufi master
3. Meditation
4. Revelation
He used to spend his whole time in the endeavours and

most part of the life he used to spend in the jungle and lonely
places. He spent the period of 40 years in the jungle and in the
lonely places after the marriage. But some time he used to
visit Malakapur to see his father in law there. Since the
beginning of the consciousness, he has been too much
interested in the following knowledges.
1. The knowledges of the manifest and innermost
2. Works of the innermost
3. Mystical exercises
4. Endeavours
He was usually found in the overcome condition, but some
time there will be relief in this matter. His condition of the
engrossment was such that he used to spend one week time in
one place and at that time there will be no news of him about
the world. When he will approach towards physical universe
and he will be there for some time and then he will go back in
the condition of engrossment.
He left this world on 4th Rajab in the year 1101 Hijra year.
His mausoleum is situated in the shrine building of Hadrat
Musa Quaderi which is situated on the road from street
Hussaini Alam to the old bridge in Hyderabad.
The Urs (death anniversary).
The Urs (death anniversary) which takes place from the
first, to till 7th of the Rajab month of the Muslim calendar in
Hyderabad every year. The procession of Sandal ceremony
will start from the mausoleum of his grandson Hadrat Syed
Shah Darwesh Mohiuddin Thani Quaderi on Karwan street
under the supervision of the custodian Moulana Syed Shah
Mohammed Fazalullah Qauderi and it will reach to the shrine
building of Hadrat Musa Quaderi and ceremonies of the death

anniversary are performed by the custodian of the shrine of

Hadrat Syed Shah Peer Shah Mohiddin Thani Quaderi.
On the fifth of every month there will held the meeting of
Fateha (opening chapter of the Quran this recited as prayers
for dead) of Hadrat Syed Shah Peer Shah Mohiddin Thani
Quaderi and there will be also held the meeting of Qasida
Burda (the poem expressing the grandeur and excellence of
the Allahs last prophet) in the shrine building of Sofia alMusia and every week after the Friday prayer in the circle of
Zikar (remembrance) of Allah and Hadrat Moulana Fazaullah
Quaderi al-Musavi will address the audience and the names of
three sons of Hadrat Moulana Fazaullah Quaderi al-Musavi
are as follows.
1. Pirzada Syed Shah Wasif Alam Quaderi
2. Pirzada Syed Shah Mukhtar Alam Quaderi
3. Pirzada Syed Shah Tanvir Alam Quaderi
Translated by
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B.Com.
Translator Muslim Saints and Mystics
(The Tadhkirah al-Awliya of Farid al-Din Attar)
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
Hyderabad.