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Mo’nis al-Arwāḥ ( The Friend of the souls)

Mausoleum of Hazrat Khawja Moinuddin Chisti

Translated by
Hafeez Anwar
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
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Published by

© Hafeez Anwar

First Published 1441/2019

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be

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form or by any means, electronic or otherwise, without written
permission from the publisher.
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Author’s introduction

My Guinness World Record

Claim ID: 287230
Membership Number: 252956
Dear Mr. Mohammed Abdul Hafeez,
Thank you for sending us the details of your recent record
proposal for 'The world record of translation of two
episodes We are afraid to say that we are unable to accept this
as a Guinness World Record.
The details of two episodes
Owaise of Qarni.
Tipu Sultan.
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Unfortunately, we do already have a record for this category

and what you have achieved does not better this. The current
world record is:
A six page document entitled Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, produced by the United Nations in 1948, was translated
into 321 languages and dialects from Abkhaz to Zulu.
We realize that this will be disappointing to you. However, we
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An appreciation of work of the author by Iftekhari Silsila

This note shows as an appreciation of Iftekhari Silsila for the

work of the translation of the below book by the author
and adding of this book ‘Muslim saints and Mystics‘
(Tadhkirtal Aliyah by Farid al din Attar) which is very famous in
the Western world among the English knowing persons and on
their website.
The link is as follows, which showing the author’s name in the
book as Mohammed Abdul Hafeez R.A., on their website. Its
link is as follows

www.silsilaeiftekhari.in/SufiBooks/140/Mohammed%20Abdul%
20Hafeez%20R.A/Tazkara-tul-
Aulia%20(Memories%20of%20the%20Saints).aspx
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This is the Official site of Iftekhari Silsila. ... Mohammed Abdul

Hafeez R.A; Sirat Faqr-ul-Arifeen Maulana Hakeem Sayyed
Sikandar Shah R.A; Swaneh-e-Maulana Room Shaikh Shibli
Nomani R.A; Sufi

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About the Author Hafeez Anwar

Is a well-known author, some of his books are a fascination for

readers like in the Hadrat Khaja Shamsuddin Turk & Hadrat Bu
Ali Qalandar book, this is one of the most wanted HAFEEZ
ANWAR author readers around the world.
Dear All
Salam
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Regards

Hafeez Anwar
Email hafeezanwr@yahoo.com

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Author’s Introduction

The publication note in the Second Episode by Mr. David

Rosenbaum of New York Times

Farid Al- din Attar is considered one of the preeminent

mystical poets of the Persian Literary tradition. The duration
of his life is uncertain, though he can be placed in the 12th
and 13th centuries c. e. born in Nishapur in what is today
Iran, Attar apparently was a pharmacist, but little
information about his personal life is known. During his
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lifetime he is believed to have written approximately 9 books,

including such famous works as the Manteq Al- Tayr ( the
conference of the birds) and the Ilahi- Nama (the book of
god) . Muslim Saints and Mystics is an abridgement,
translated by A. J. Arberry, of Attar' s only known prose work:
Tadhkirat Al- Auliya ( the memorial of the saints) , which he
worked on throughout much of his life and which was
available publicly before his death. In what is considered the
most compelling entry in this book, attar relates the story of
the execution of Hallaj, the mystic who had uttered the
words “ I am the truth” in a state of ecstatic contemplation.
Arberry's translation is an abridgement; the entry on Owaise
Al- Qarani translated by Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B. Com. ,
Hyderabad, India, omitted in Arberry' s text, is included in the
following link: Owaise al- Qarani.
Kindly note this episode is very popular on the internet and
no other article of the same title is not meeting the reader’s
requirement and giving full details. So for the reason in
many countries, this article is very popular and added on
many web sites for the public reading as well for the
reference and research purpose. The detail on U.S.A. website
on which the second episode is available as follows.
============================================

Owaise of Qarni
113k - adobe pdf - view as html
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On him, which were explained by the prophet. Then Owaise
of Qarni . . . Translated from Urdu to English by Mohammed
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A. Hafeez, B.Com. Hyderabad, India. , reference book . . .

www.omphaloskepsis.com/ebooks/pdf/Owaise.pdf.
And

Tadhkiratal-Auliya’ by Farid-AL-Din Attar

Introduction
Farid Al-din Attar is considered one of the preeminent
mystical poets of the Persian literary tradition. The duration
of his life is uncertain, though he can be placed in the 12th
and 13th centuries C.E. born in Nishapur in what is today
Iran. Attar apparently was a pharmacist but little information
about his personal life is known. During his lifetime he is
believed to have written approximately 9 books, including
such famous works as The Manteq Al-Tayr (The Conference
of the Birds) and The Ilahi-Nama (The book of
God) Tadhkiratal-Auliya (Muslim Saints and Mystics) is
considered world famous classical book of Persian literature
which printed and re-
Printed in many countries.

An abridgement, translated by A.J. Arberry, of Attar's

only known prose work Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (The Memorial
of the Saints) which he worked on throughout much of his
life and which was available publicly before his death.
Arberry's translation is an abridgement. The entry on
Owaise of Qarani translated by me which was omitted in
Arberry's text is added to the above web site. In Tadhkiratal-
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Auliya Sheikh Farid-Al-Din Attar wrote many chapters and in

those chapters there is full information and details of the
titles are available . His style of writing is most interesting
and for this reason the readers will remember the chapters
from the above great book for a longer time .
Due to many great chapters this book is very
famous in the world and it translations are available
in many languages of the world. Mr. David Rosenbaum’s
email message about the publication of the episode
‘Owaise of Qarani’ on the website
www.omphaloskepsis.com of U.S.A.
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On Jun 8, 2005, at 9:24 AM,
David Rosenbaum <lijphart@mac.com> wrote:

Attention : Mr. Hafeez,

I have received the RTF file.
Thank you.

Will post it during the next update of the site.

David Rosenbaum
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Thanks to Mr. David E. Rosenbaum of New York Times

The second chapter Owaise Al-Qarani was published on

the following web site by Mr.David E. Rosenbaum as he was
the editor of the web site below. Mr. David E. Rosenbaum's
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publication note about the entry on Owasie of Qarni.

Muslim Saints and Mystics is an abridgement, translated by
A.J. Arberry, of Attar's only known prose work: Tadhkirat al-
Auliya (The Memorial of the Saints), which he worked
on throughout much of his life and which was available
publicly before his death. In what is considered the most
compelling entry in this book, Attar relates the story
of the execution of Hallaj, the mystic who had uttered the
words "I am the Truth" in a state of ecstatic contemplation.
Arberry's translation is an abridgement; the entry
on Owaise al-Qarani translated by Mohammed
Abdul Hafeez, B. Com., Hyderabad, India omitted
in Arberry's text, is included in the following link: Owaise al-
Qarani.
====================
2. Owaise of Qarni (PDF)
will create 70,000 angels same as Owaise of Qarni
(Clone) and when ... Owaise of Qarni told him to stay
there and he went away and ...
www.omphaloskepsis.com/ebooks/pdf/Owaise.pdf - 113k -
View as html - More from this site –Save.
====================

New York Times reporter Mr. David E. Rosenbaum was

beaten,
robbed and dispatched to his death
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On the Friday night of Jan. 6, 2006 in Northwest Washington,

when New York Times reporter Mr. David E. Rosenbaum was
beaten,robbed and dispatched to his death. But in history of
the book TadhkiratAl-Auliya ( Muslim Saints & Mystics ) the
name of Mr. David E. Rosenbaum will be remembered
always as he had published the above article with the special
note with the following details. 1. Some details about the
life of Farid Al-din Attar . 2. The details of the works by Farid
Al-din Attar . 3. He also introduced the translator (
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez B.Com. ) and his work of
translation of the second main chapter Owaise of Qarni
from the above book. The above second episode is from
Tadhkirat Al-Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics ) by Farid Al-
din Attar.
My works.
Some of my English translation works include the following
books.
1. Tadhkirtal Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics) - A.S.
Noordeen Malaysia.
2.Muslim Saints of Hyderabad
3.Gulzar Auliya
4.Kashaf-ul-Asrar
5.Bahar-E-Rahmat.
8. Hasth Bahist
9.200 kid books
10.The 100 names of Madina city
11. The Muslim Saints of of Bider
12. The Muslim Saints of of Bejapur
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14.Tadhkirtal Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics)

15.Biography of Hadrat Syed Shah Ghulam Afzal Biabani
16. Khair Majalis the advices of Hazrat Nasiruddin Chirag
Dehlavi
17. Biography of Hazrat Khaja Usman Haruni
18. Biography of Hazrat Baba Tajuddin Nagpur
19. Anis Arwa by Hazrat Khaja Moinuddin Chisti
20. Biography of prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him)
21. Biography of Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani Warangal
22. Biography of Hazrat Shah Shah Afzal Biabani
23. Biography of Hazrat Syed Shah Sawar Biabani
24. Muslim Saints of Warangal
25.Muslim Saints of Chennai
25. Muslim Saints of Aurangabad

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Muslim Saints and Mystics’
Episodes from the Tadhkirat
Al-Awliya of Farid al-Din Attar
(Supplementary version)

This book is already released by Amazon books U.S.A. during

the year 2014 and its selling price is USD 5.00 per copy and
which can be had directly the from the below address.
In this book three lengthy episodes of Farid al-Din
Attar’s book ‘Muslim Saints and Mystics’are added and in
which world famous episode about Sheikh Abul
Hasan Qarqani is available and it is informed of the general
public and other learned persons of knowledge of saints and
mysticism that the biographical details of Sheikh Abul Hasan
Qarqani are not found except in this episode of this book.
Address is given as follows from which this book can be had
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My three poems

Please find my three poems which are as follows and these

are well known and famous since my college days and which
were already published in the A.U. College Magazine of
Hyderabad and now I have added these poems in this book.
The Taj Mahal

In the darkness of night

I visited the tomb of white
Full beautiful in the glorious moon light
Shah Jahan’s love and Mumtaz’s beauty
Making fun of today’s love and poverty
No-one leaves without feelings of beauty
After seeing the Taj Mahal’s majesty
The Taj was reminding me the duty of love
And showing the king’s power of love
Even today in the darkness of strife
The Taj is preaching a lesson of love and life.
By Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B. Com.
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In Thy memory

Her death day came with the fragrance of loving memories

Which shaken the depth of our saddest loving memories
Even the seasonal changes and other worldly affairs
Could not diminish away her saddest loving memories
Due to the saddest grief, our souls are broken
We are worldly losers and our hearts are broken
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Oh : her saddest memories you must not die

Guide us to cover the deliverances of the world
Oh : the heavenly Lord takes Thou care of this beloved soul
Who never faced any worldly peace and pleasure.
By Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B. Com.
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The Dim flame

When the flame of her life was going to dim

No one of us not there to say goodbye
It is how painful for our whole lives
That we cannot see her at death time
Death is sure for every human beings
But how her strange death was indeed?
Her loving relatives were far from her
And they cannot reach for the last visit
We should believe in the heavenly Lord
Who made our vast and great human land
Sure, she has gained a position in the grave land
so, We should not worry Allah is great and known.
By Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B. Com.
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The author wept very much at the Kazipet grave yard

The author upon his return from his service of the foreign
country visited Qazipet after a gap of many years the grave of
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his grandfather and grandmother at Qazipet recently in the

month of May 2014.
When he visited the grave of his grandfather, which is under
a big Neem tree and its shed is spread over large areas of the
graveyard and my grandmother’s grave is situated beside the
grave of my grandfather. Both graves are well maintained so
are available in the good condition.
As the both graves are under the big old Neem tree so there
is too much shade as well as so much cold and peaceful
atmosphere and comfort is available there. So an atmosphere
of peace and comfort is available there too much due to the
coolness of the branches of Neem tree which is prevailing in
the grave yard. For this reason an atmosphere of coolness
and peace condition is there and due to this reason there
will be thinking arise in the mind of the author that both of
them living in the peaceful condition.
However the author wept too much there because his
grandfather who was administrator of the shrine of Kazipet
for many years and his grandmother who lived in Kazipet
village for many years and she did many endeavour there
and she helped many needy women and children there so
now both of them are buried in the graveyard of
Kazipet shrine and nobody is not there in the village to visit
them from their lineage but many unknown visitors are
visiting their graves there and the author have personally
seen many flowers on the graves which were placed by those
unknown persons.

Connection of the author’s family members with Kazipet

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When my grand dad Sheikh Dadan reached Kazipet Jagir on

his transfer from another place and he was attracted by the
teachings of Sufi Center at Kazipet Jagir during the period of
Hazrat Syed Shah Sarwar Biabani Radi Allahu anhu the
successor and son of great Sufi master Hazrat Syed Shah Afzal
Biabani Radi Allahu anhu. When my grand dad became his
disciple and he left immediately the following things.
1 .He left his superior job in the police department. 2. He left
his native place of Medak. 3. He left his big house in Medak.
Due to the kindness and favour of Hazrat Syed Shah Ghulam
Biabani Radi Allahu anhu my granddad had got the job of
estate administrator of Dargah Sharif and a plot of land of
1000 yards from the center of Kazipet village. On this plot my
granddad had constructed a big house (Gulshan Manzil) on
500 yards and one big garden on 500 yards.

Bio, links of the author

My name is Mohammed Abdul Hafeez and I have graduated

in commerce from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. I
am a Translator of Islamic books and interested in Sufi books
and have translated 58 chapters from the famous Sufi book
‘Tadkiratal Awliya’ by Farid El din Attar in the year 2009 from
Urdu to English and some chapters of the book were
published on the below web site and due to kind grace and
help of Allah there is good response from its readers in large
numbers on so many web sites.
The book ‘Muslims Saints and Mystics’ was already published
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by A. S. Noordeen Malaysia and in this book available 55

episodes in the year 2013 and another book Muslims Saints
and Mystics also published by Kindle, Amazon U. S. A., and in
this book lengthy three episodes are available in the year
2014.
I am a retired secretary and worked in a Gulf country for
many years and having one son and his name is Mohammed
Abdul Wasi Rabbani , who was studying in St. Domnics school
Salimnagar colony Hyderabad and at K.B.N. Engineering
college Gulbega and he is an IT Engineer and working abroad .
We are having four little grandchildren and their names are
as follows and among them Shehzan is very smart boy and
my wife’s name is Ather Fatima and my daughter in law’s
name is Juhi Yasmeen and she was educated in St. Domnics
school Salimnagar colony Hyderabad , Vani Girls College and
Madina Girls college as an extra-ordinary and brilliant student
of these educational institutions.1. Mohammed Sulaiman 2.
Mohammed Osman 3. Mohammed Shehzan 4. Sahrish Fatima
I enjoy doing translation of Sufi works and my translated first
episode are available with the following publication note of
Mr. David Rosenbaum of New York Times which is available
on the above mentioned famous U.S.A. website.
At Kazipet Jagir my dad, Mohammed Afzal and my brother
Mohammed Abdus Samad and Me Mohammed Abdul Hafeez
and my sister Meher Unisa were born there. In Qazipet my
father married to Akthar Begum, daughter of Mr. Abdul
Majeed of Bidar district who was working at that time in the
education department as an education officer. After many
years of service at Qazipet Dargah Sharif (shrine ) with great
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fame and good name my grand dad passed away and upon
his death our big house was deserted as all members of our
family migrated to Hyderabad and some other places, but my
grand mom stayed in the big lonely house with her
maidservant as she never thinks to leave the place of his
great Sufi master. Upon living many years there she had been
shifted to Hyderabad when she became ill due to the fracture
of her foot, but due to her great love for the great Sufi Center
at Kazipet upon her death, we had taken her dead body to
Kazipet from Hyderabad and she was buried at the back side
of the tomb of her Murshid (spiritual master) Syed Shah
Sarwar Biabani. R. A.
During the 1986 I had tried my best to re-settle my family
members from Hyderabad to Kazipet Jagir but I was not
successful in this matter as my son's (Mohammed Abdul Wasi
Rabbani) application for admission in St. Gabriel school
Fatima Nagar was not accepted there due to late submission.
We are staying in Hyderabad with our family members, but
we never miss any chance to visit the holy shrine of Hazrat
Syed Shah Afzal Biabani R. A. And Hazrat Syed Shah Sarwar
Biabani R.A. At Kazipet Jagir on regular basis.
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An event of the theft during the service of period of my

grandfather at Kazipet shrine

During the period of Syed Shah Ghulam Afzal Biyabani this

event was happening. At that time there was a grant of
Rupees fifty towards the salaries of the staff of Noban Khana
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(the place from where time is announced by the beat of the

drum) in which there were some staff members used to work
there and it was headed by the supervisor. By the
government of H.E.H.The Nizam of Hyderabad there was
every month the royal grant which was used to reach to the
custodian of the Qazipet shrine through the supervisor from
the government treasury. From there it will reach to the
administrator of the estate and who will used to distribute
the amount of salaries to all concerned staff.
As per reference by Tufazal Hussain advocate that one
month the supervisor of Nobat Khana who was obtained the
amount of Rupees fifty towards the salaries from the Royal
treasury office and he was fled to Hyderabad. But in the
shrine building the staff members were waiting for him to
receive their salaries from him and but at last they were able
to know that the supervisor was fled from Qazipet and he
was reached to Hyderabad.
At that time the custodian of the shrine of Kazipet was in
Hyderabad. So the estate administrator Sheikh Dadan, who
was grandfather of the translator of this book was informed
the details of this case to Tufazal Hussain advocate and this
event was mentioned by Syed Khaja Sadat Hussain Biyabani
in his Urdu book ‘Lemat Biyabani’ (This book was already
translated by me with the title of Biographyof Hazrat Syed
Shah Ghulam Afzal Biabani and has been posted by in the
paperback and electronic book formats on amazon.com)
and he was mentioned the details of this event on the pages
110-111 of his book and he was requested to take action
against the supervisor of the police department. In his reply
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Tufazal Hussain advocate wrote him that as the custodian of

the shrine is present in Hyderabad and if we start action
against him, so due to kindness if the culprit will be forgiven
by him then it will be not proper in this matter to initiate the
case against him. So it is better to take the approval of the
action from the custodian of the shrine first so that it is
proper to take further action in this matter.
It was learnt by me that the estate administrator Sheikh
Dadan was sent the letters by the post to Hyderabad for the
kind perusal of the shrine custodian there.
The estate administrator Sheikh Dadan who is the
grandfather of this translator and in whose memory this
event was especially translated from the following book for
the information of the readers of the International Internet
Libraries in U.S.A. especially for the readers of these two
websites as follows. www.calmeo.com and www.scribd.com
Upon this it was happened that supervisor of Nobat Khana
after spending of the amount was reached to see the
custodian and he told him all details in this matter and he
requested him to forgive his mistake and he made loud and
cry in this matter and he requested him to allow him to join
back in his post.
It was learnt later that the custodian of the shrine was kept
the supervisor at his residence in Hyderabad for a period of
three days. During that period the letters of the Estate
Administrator and the advocate was reaching for him. Upon
this he was given the travel expenses from Hyderabad to
Kazipet to the supervisor of the Nobat Khana and was sent
him from Hyderabad to Kazipet and he was given the
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instruction to the estate administrator which is as follows.

“ That the supervisor was presented in his service and he
ashamed of his bad deed so he was forgiven his mistake in
this matter.So you also forgive him and allow him to join on
his duty. Otherwise, he is poor person having small children
with him so they will become economically poor and will be
destroyed in this matter. Arrange the salary of Nobat Khana
staff members from another fund.”
So after some days the supervisor was coming back to
Qazipet from Hyderabad and he was allowed to join in his
post as per order the custodian of the shrine of Kazipet and
the staff members of the Nobat Khana was paid their salaries
from the other fund by the administrator of the estate.
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Reference: from the Urdu book ‘Lemat Biyabani’
By Syed Khaja Sadat Hussain Biyabani

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Translated by
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B.Com.
Translator ‘ Muslim Saints and Mystics’
(The Tadhkirah al-Awliya of Farid)

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In the last I request the readers of this article to pray for our
grandmother and grandfather for which the author will be
obliged to them for their kind help and cooperation in this
matter. I am also obliged to the unknown visitors of the
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graves of the my grand father and grand mother at the

graveyard of Kazipet Dargah for their kind visits and placing of
the flowers on the graves and for which I could not forget this
favour and attention so I will pray for them in this matter to
extend my heartfelt thanks in this matter.

Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B.Com.

Translator ‘ Muslim Saints and Mystics’
(The Tadhkirah al-Awliya of Farid)
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Dear Mr. Hafeez Sahib
Wa Alaykum Assalaam,

Jazakallah for your sincere time and efforts it is an impressive

contribution Indeed, it is a nice English Translation and will
help us to share with English speaking people. There are
certain places need to be updated in your translation. May
Allah swt bless you with the spiritual support of Hadrath Syed
Jalaluddin Jamalul Bahar Mashooq Rabbani.
I believe we should enhance the compilation done
by Hazrath Syed Aulia Quadri RA around some 55 years ago--
there are other historical books (should be available in
A.P. Archaeology and State Central Library and
other libraries .I know some books such as Mishkat un
Nubuwwah by Hazarath Syed Ghulam Ali Shah
R.A., Mahboob-zil-Menon - Tadkiray Aulia Deccan page 248
and Tawariqul Auliya second part page 528.
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Insha Allah, Ali pasha will gather the information on Hadrat

Mashooq Allah R.A from above mentioned books and from
other sources and we will print a revised edition soon.
Once again, thank you and our heartfelt appreciation for your
translation work.
Wassalam.
Kind Regards,
Syed Jalal Quadri
5873 E Beverly Circle
Hanover Park IL 60133
Cell# 847-436-8535

In the loving memory of my mother

Mother you lived long and left us on 3rd November 2016

And showed us a life by drawing a good road map of life

You protected us since childhood till present time of life

So we cannot ignore you during our entire period of life

Your life was not at all dull in the wasteful ways

It was an example of the struggle for the happy life
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Your determination was so great to fight the life

By such you have good benefits you have gained

You acted in the world, but also active in the religion

Your presence was a grace due to the kindness of God

After your demise, was a loss and damage in the house

Her name Akhter, she was a star of the luck in her life

Her life journey was ended in 6 days in the hospital

Left on us an impression which cannot be removed

Oh God, you have been given a position in the world

Kindly bestow the mercy on her final resting place

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Hafeez Anwar
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
Translator ‘ Muslim Saints and Mystics’
(The Tadhkirah al-Awliya of Farid Al-din Attar
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HASTH BAHIST in the TURKISH EDITION

Dear ALL

Salam

please find the link.

www.idefix.com/ekitap/hasth-bahist

Regards

Hafeez Anwar
Email hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
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Contents
i.Author’s introduction…………………………………………3
2.Preface………………….…….………………………..……35
1.Mo’nis al-Arwāḥ…………………………………………….47

The verse Fateha (The opening)

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It is difficult Your praise and it is hidden Your virtues in all

You are visible there in all and You are there in everything
For every particle, you are created from the beginning to end
You are Sustainer of all not in this world and another world
You are Lord of the worlds and you are forgiver of the worlds
You are kind to all and Your kind favor is there for all persons
Those who are pious then You are merciful to such persons
Your special favour and kindness is there for all of them
You are the owner everyone settle deeds on judgment day
In your hands is a penalty and a prize and you are the owner
All our worship is for Your sake, oh Lord of the two worlds
All slaves belong to you from the origin, if he is big or small
For all our needs you are must and Your personality is kind
You give all one who calls you as You are a kind helper to all
Guide us such a right path, on which path who went away
With Your graces and all passed away on such path indeed
But there will be no such way never, which is ignored by You
So who lost and misguided on such way due to your anger
This is the prayer of your slave and is request of your lowest
Accept the prayer of Sahwi as you are an owner of two worlds
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Translated by
Hafeez Anwar
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com,
Hyderabad, India.
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In the praise of Princess Jehan Ara Begum

Mausoleum of Jahanara Begum on the left side

She was the lovely and famous learned Mughal princess

And her most famous book Monis al-Arwa is well known
About the Sultan of India, famous as Moinuddin Chisti
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He was a great Sufi and a great ruler of the Indian people

She was eldest child of Shah Jehan famous as Begum Sahib
On the death of her mother Jehanara has became the first lady
She was the most powerful woman during Shah Jahan's rule
Jahanara was an ardent partisan of her brother Dara Shukoh
Jahanara sided with the heir-apparent Dara against Augranzeb
A kind daughter, she took care of Shah Jahan until his death
Together with Dara, she was a disciple of Mullah Badakhshi
Who initiated her into Qadiriyya Sufi order due her devotion
She wrote a biography of Moinuddin Chishti, who was a saint
Fame as Mu’nis al-Arwāḥ, and a biography of Mullah Shah
Hafeez is a servant and devotee of Khaja Sahib for a long time
Who has translated his book Anis Arwa which is world-famous
Oh Allah accept my English translation of Jehan Ara’s fine book
I hope that due to the sincerity of Jehanara her book will shine
Even Jehanara lived in the palace but has the devotion of fakirs
So this reason her book will become a global book in the world
Even though Jehanara is a princess of the Mughal Kingdom
But she has guided of the pious persons in due to her conduct
She is a dweller of the palace but did not forget the poor
persons
So, for this reason, she is like a pearl and pious among mankind
She was the helper of the poor like the Sultan of the Ajamire
So being Jehanara she was an indigent person of her time
For the sake of the sultan Ajmare of Monis Arwa will shine soon
And will create a great record of sales of Prince Jehanara's book

By
Anwar Hafeez
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Email hafeezanwar@yahoo.com

Preface

In this book translation of episodes from the Urdu edition of the

book Mo’nis Al-Arwa (The friend of the souls) is added by me
upon its translation into the English edition and this book is well
known and famous book which is written by Princess
Jehanara Begum and who wrote this book in the Persian
language and which was translated into Urdu language by
Mohammed Abdul Samad Kalim Quaderi Owasi.
These episodes have been translated by me into the English
language from the above old book of the Urdu and in which
there are available some great achievements of Khwaja
Moinuddin Chisti in the area of the Ajmare, and which are not
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yet known to the general and special persons are added in this
book and which are available in a very interesting style so for this
reason the readers will find great interest and attention in this
matter. And for the above Urdu’s book title is given as Mo’nis al-
Arwa for this book’s English edition.
Due to the above facts and details, if the readers will start
treading its first page of the book and will not stop reading till
they will reach this book’s last page as some interesting events
and as well as other great miracles and endeavours of holy saint
is added in this book and this holy saint was passed away from
the world many centuries and years ago.
Even though this is a small book, but due to its importance
it is so great due to the coverage of many interesting events and
positive information so it is like an ocean of knowledge and
information of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti who was passed away
from the world upon doing his great endeavours and many hard
tasks for the teaching and propagation of the Islamic religion and
this work of Islam, he was done in the Ajmare area so this book
is a great book and it will present the ocean of knowledge for the
guidance of people towards the right path of Islam.

To write about this great Sufi saint and great spiritual

master is not only it is difficult and but it is a very hard task as
Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti was not only a great pious personality
of his time in the area of the Ajmare but he was also a great and
famous spiritual master so, in brief, he was Qutub (highest cadre
in spiritual pivot at axis) of his time in the Ajmare region.
For a long time, he was engaged in religious discourses,
sermons, and spiritual training of the people and he did also
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many great endeavours for the preaching and propagation work

of Islam in Ajmare and around this region and there was no such
personality during his time.

The biography of Princess Jahanara Begum

Jahanara Begum (23 March 1614 – 16 September 1681) was

a Mughal princess and the eldest child of Emperor Shah
Jahan and his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Often referred to simply as
Begum Sahib (Princess of Princesses), she was also the older
sister of the crown prince Dara Shukoh and Emperor Aurangzeb.
After Mumtaz Mahal's untimely death in 1631, the 17 year-old
Jahanara took her mother's place as First Lady (Padshah Begum)
of the Mughal Empire, despite the fact that her father had three
other wives. She was Shah Jahan's favourite daughter and
wielded major political influence during her father's reign,
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having been described as "The most powerful woman in the

empire" at the time.
Jahanara was an ardent partisan of her brother Dara Shukoh
and supported him as her father's chosen successor. During the
war of succession which took place after Shah Jahan's illness in
1657, Jahanara sided with the heir-apparent Dara and ultimately
joined her father in Agra Fort, where he had been placed under
house arrest by Aurangzeb. A devoted daughter, she took care
of Shah Jahan until his death in 1666. Later, Jahanara reconciled
with Aurangzeb who gave her the title Empress of Princesses and
she replaced her younger sister, Princess Roshanara Begum, as
First Lady. Jahanara died unmarried during Aurangzeb's reign.
Early life and education
Jahanara's early education was entrusted to Sati al-Nisa
Khanam, the sister to Jahangir's poet laureate, Talib Amuli. Sati
al-Nisa Khanam was known for her knowledge of
the Qur'an and Persian literature as well as for her knowledge of
etiquette, housekeeping, and medicine. She also served as
principal lady-in-waiting for her mother, Mumtaz Mahal.
Many of the women in the imperial household were
accomplished at reading and writing poetry and painting. They
also played chess, polo and hunted outdoors. The women had
access to the late Emperor Akbar's library, full of books on world
religions and Persian, Turkish and Indian literature. Jahanara
was no exception.
Padshah Begum
Upon the death of Mumtaz Mahal in 1631, Jahanara, aged 17,
took the place of her mother as First Lady of the Empire, despite
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her father having three other wives.[7] As well as caring for her
younger brothers and sisters, she is also credited with bringing
her father out of mourning and restoring normality to a court
darkened by her mother's death and her father's grief.
One of her tasks after the death of her mother was to
oversee, with the help of Sati al-Nisa Khanam, the betrothal and
wedding of her brother, Dara Shikoh to Begum Nadira Banu,
which had been originally planned by Mumtaz Mahal, but
postponed by her death.
Her father frequently took her advice and entrusted her with
charge of the Imperial Seal. In 1644 when Aurangzeb angered his
father the Shah, Jahanara interceded on her brother’s behalf and
convinced Shah Jahan to pardon him and restore his rank.[ Shah
Jahan's fondness for his daughter was reflected in the multiple
titles that he bestowed upon her, which included: Sahibat al-
Zamani (Lady of the Age) and Padishah Begum (Lady Emperor),
or Begum Sahib (Princess of Princesses). Her power was such
that, unlike the other imperial princesses, she was allowed to live
in her own palace, outside the confines of the Agra Fort.[
In March 1644, just days after her thirtieth birthday, Jahanara
suffered serious burns to her body and almost died of her
injuries. Shah Jahan ordered that vast sums of alms be given to
the poor, prisoners be released, and prayers offered for the
recovery of the princess. Aurangzeb, Murad, and Shiastah
Khan returned to Delhi to see her. Accounts differ as to what
happened. Some say Jahanara's garments, doused in fragrant
perfume oils, caught fire. Others accounts assert that the
princess's favorite dancing-woman's dress caught fire and the
princess coming to her aid was burnt herself on the chest.
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During her illness, Shah Jahan, was so concerned for the

welfare of his favourite daughter, that he made only brief
appearances at his daily durbar in the Diwan-i-Am. Royal
physicians failed to heal Jahanara's burns. A Persian doctor came
to treat her and her condition improved for a number of months
but then there was no further improvement until a royal page
named Arif Chela mixed an ointment that after two more
months finally caused the wounds to close. A year after the
accident, Jahanara had fully recovered.
After the accident, the princess went on a pilgrimage
to Moinuddin Chishti’s shrine in Ajmer.
After her recovery, Shah Jahan gave Jahanara rare gems and
jewellery and bestowed upon her the revenues of the port
of Surat.[ She later visited Ajmer, following the example set by
her great-grandfather Akbar.
Wealth and charity
Jahanara was very wealthy. In honor of his coronation, 6
February 1628, Shah Jahan awarded his wife Mumtaz Mahal,
Jahanara's mother, 100,000 ashrafis (Persian gold coins worth
two Mohurs), 600,000 rupees and an annual privy purse of one
million rupees. Jahanara received 100,000 ashrafis, 400,000
rupees and an annual grant of 600,000. Upon Mumtaz Mahal's
death her personal fortune was divided by Shah Jahan between
Jahanara Begum (who received half) and the rest of Mumtaz
Mahal's surviving children.
Jahanara was allotted income from a number of villages and
owned gardens including, Bagh-i-Jahanara, Bagh-i-Nur and Bagh-
i-Safa,[21] "Her jagir included the villages of Achchol, Farjahara
and the Sarkars of Bachchol, Safapur and Doharah.
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The pargana of Panipat was also granted to her."[As mentioned

above, she was also given the prosperous city of Surat.
Jahangir's mother owned a ship which traded between Surat
and the Red Sea. Nur Jahan continued with a similar business
trading in indigo and cloth trades. Later, Jahanara continued the
tradition.[23] She owned a number of ships and maintained trade
relations with the English and the Dutch.
Jahanara was known for her active part in looking after the
poor and financing the building of mosques.[ When her ship,
the Sahibi was to set sail for its first journey (on 29 October
1643), she ordered that the ship make its voyage to Mecca and
Medina and, "... that every year fifty koni (One Koni was
4 Muns or 151 pounds) of rice should be sent by the ship for
distribution among the destitute and needy of Mecca."[
As de facto Primary Queen of the Mughal empire, Jahanara
was responsible for charitable donations. She organized
almsgiving on important state and religious days, supported
famine relief and pilgrimages to Mecca.
Jahanara made important financial contributions in support of
learning and the arts. She supported the publication of a series
of works on Islamic mysticism, including commentaries on
Rumi's Mathnawi, a very popular mystical work among in
Mughal India.
Sufism
Together with her brother Dara Shikoh, she was a disciple
of Mullah Shah Badakhshi, who initiated her into
the Qadiriyya Sufi order in 1641. Jahanara Begum made such
progress on the Sufi path that Mullah Shah would have named
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her his successor in the Qadiriyya, but the rules of the order did
not allow this.[16]
She wrote a biography of Moinuddin Chishti, the founder of
the Chishtiyah order in India, titled Mu’nis al-Arwāḥ, as well as a
biography of Mullah Shah, titled Risālah-i Ṣāḥibīyah, in which she
also described her initiation by him.Her biography of Moinuddin
Chishti is highly regarded for its judgment and literary quality. In
it she regarded him as having initiated her spiritually four
centuries after his death, described her pilgrimage to Ajmer and
spoke of herself as a faqīrah to signify her vocation as a Sufi
woman.
Jahanara Begum stated that she and her brother Dārā were
the only descendants of Timur to embrace Sufism. However,
Aurangzeb was spiritually trained as a follower of Sufism as well.
As a patron of Sufi literature, she commissioned translations of
and commentaries on many works of classical literature.
War of Succession

The Passing of Shah Jahan beside his daughter and caretaker

Princess Jahanara. Painting by Abanindranath Tagore, 1902
Shah Jahan became seriously ill in 1657. A war of succession
broke out among his four sons, Dara Shikoh, Shah Shuja,
Aurangzeb and Murad Baksh.
During the war of succession Jahanara supported her brother
Dara Shikoh, eldest son of Shah Jahan. When Dara Shikoh's
generals sustained a defeat at Dharmat (1658) at the hands of
Aurangzeb, Jahanara wrote a letter to Aurangzeb and advised
him not to disobey his father and fight with his brother. She was
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unsuccessful. Dara was badly defeated in the battle of

Samugarh (29 May 1658) and fled towards Delhi.
Shah Jahan did everything he could to stop the planned
invasion of Agra. He asked Jahanara to use her feminine
diplomacy to convince Murad and Shuja not to throw their
weight on the side of Aurangzeb.
In June 1658, Aurangzeb besieged his father Shah Jahan in the
Agra Fort forcing him to surrender unconditionally by cutting off
the water supply. Jahanara came to Aurangzeb on 10 June
proposing a partition of the empire. Dara Shikoh would be given
the Punjab and adjoining territories; Shuja would get Bengal;
Murad would get Gujarat; Aurangzeb’s son Sultan Muhammad
would get the Deccan and the rest of the empire would go to
Aurangzeb. Aurangzeb refused Jahanara’s proposition on the
grounds that Dara Shikoh was an infidel.
On Aurangzeb's ascent to the throne, Jahanara joined her
father in imprisonment at the Agra Fort, where she devoted
herself to his care until his death in 1666.
After the death of their father, Jahanara and Aurangzeb were
reconciled. He gave her the title, Empress of Princesses and she
replaced Roshanara as First Lady.
Jahanara was soon secure enough in her position to
occasionally argue with Aurangzeb and have certain special
privileges which other women did not possess. She argued
against Aurangzeb's strict regulation of public life in accordance
with his conservative religious beliefs and his decision in 1679 to
restore the poll tax on non-Muslims, which she said would
alienate his Hindu subjects.
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Jahanara Begum's tomb (left),

Burial
Jahanara's tomb (left), Nizamuddin Auliya's tomb (right) and
Jamaat Khana Masjid (background), at Nizamuddin
Dargahcomplex, in Nizamuddin West, Delhi.
Jahanara had her tomb built during her lifetime. It is
constructed entirely of white marble with a screen of trellis work
and open to the sky.
Upon her death, Aurangzeb gave her the posthumous title:
Sahibat-uz-Zamani (Mistress of the Age). Jahanara is buried in a
tomb in the Nizamuddin Dargah complex in New Delhi, which is
considered "remarkable for its simplicity". The inscription on the
tomb reads as follows:
‫بغی ز‬
‫سیہ نہ پو شد کےس مزار مرا کہ‬ ‫ر‬
‫ہمی گیاہ و بس است‬ ‫قی پوش غریباں ر‬
Allah is the Living, the Sustaining.
Let no one cover my grave except with greenery,
For this very grass suffices as a tomb cover for the poor.
The mortal simplistic Princess Jahanara,
Disciple of the Khwaja Moin-ud-Din Chishti,
Daughter of Shah Jahan the Conqueror
May Allah illuminate his proof.
1092 [1681 AD]
Architectural legacy
Jahanara Begum's caravanserai that formed the
original Chandni Chowk, from Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalf's
1843 album
In Agra she is best known for sponsoring the building of the Jami
Masjid or Friday Mosque in 1648 in the heart of the old
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city.[43] The Mosque was funded entirely by Jahanara from her

personal allowance.[44] She founded a madrasa which was
attached to the Jama Masjid for the promotion of education.
She also made a significant impact on the landscape of the
capital city of Shahjahanabad. Of the eighteen buildings in the
city of Shahjahanabad commissioned by women, Jahanara
commissioned five of them. All of Jahanara's building projects
were completed around the year 1650, inside the city walls of
Shahjahanabad. The best known of her projects was Chandni
Chowk, the main street in the walled city of Old Delhi.
She constructed an elegant caravanserai on the East side of
the street with gardens in the back. Herbert Charles Fanshawe,
in 1902, mentions about the serai:
"Proceeding up the Chandni Chowk and passing many shops of
the principal dealers in jewels, embroideries, and other products
of Delhi handicrafts, the Northbrook Clock Tower and the
principal entrance to the Queen's Gardens are reached. The
former is situated at the site of the Karavan Sarai of the Princess
Jahanara Begum (p. 239), known by the title of Shah Begum. The
Sarai, the square in front of which projected across the street,
was considered by Bernier one of the finest buildings in Delhi,
and was compared by him with the Palais Royal, because of its
arcades below and rooms with a gallery in front above."
The serai was later replaced by a building now known as the
Town Hall, and the pool in the middle of the square was replaced
by a grand clock tower (Ghantaghar).
In popular culture
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 Her early life is depicted in The Royal Diaries book series as Jahanara:
Princess of Princesses, India - 1627 by Kathryn Lasky.
 Jahanara is the protagonist of the novel Beneath a Marble Sky (2013) by John
Shors.
 She is the main character in the novel Shadow Princess (2010) written
by Indu Sundaresan.
 Jahanara is also the main character in Jean Bothwell's An Omen
for a Princess (1963).
 She is also the protagonist in Ruchir Gupta's historical
novel Mistress of the Throne (2014).
 Jahanara is a main character of the 2017 alternate history

novel 1636: Mission To The Mughals from the Ring of Fire Book series.
(From Wikipedia)

Mo’nis al-Arwāḥ

Beginning of the translation of the book

There will be unlimited praise and admire and which cannot

be imaginable in this matter and with the many attributes as
well as who is known as ‫( ذوالجالل واالکرام‬The Lord of Majesty
and Bounty) and it is an Arabic masculine name,
oftentimes means Lord of Majesty and Generosity, Lord of
Glory and Honour as an attribute of God in the Bible, as in Psalms
and Christian hymns, and in the Quran. And who with his perfect
natural power has sent his messengers and prophets to mankind
as his guide and leader for them. And so for a reason
the favour which is there and which is out of the limit of our
thanks and gratitude in this matter. And who is the kind
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creator and Lord and who is by grace and attribute made holy
persons and saintly guides as leaders and guides. “Oh
Sahib (person) oh Lord, oh great king there is, it is fact that even
the prophets and closed angels and whose tongues are in the
helpless condition to praise you.” So for this reason what is the
power of this weak woman to open her tongue to mention your
attributes in this matter.”
There are many blessings and approval upon the last prophet
of Allah and his name is well known as the leader of mankind as
well as he is first and last. And who is famous and well known as
the peace of the world. And for him, there are blessing and
praise. And he is such a personality for whom the two worlds
which have been created for the sake of his name and favour.
And who is the intercessor of the groups of the persons of both
two worlds. His descendants are pure and his companions are at
the higher rank and who are the famous stars and as the tower
of gentleness and who are well known as the jewels of the
guidance.
It should be known that Allah has made the existence of holy
persons for the reason of the organization and establishment of
the universe. The love of this category of this group and people,
which will, because of the salvation of mankind. For Muslim men
and women who attached with these chains and made the cause
of salvation and deliverance on the day judgment. On the dignity
of that day, there is verse available in the Quran which is as
follows. “That Day shall a man flee from his brother, and from his mother and his father, and
his wife and his children.”
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That day, which will be lengthy for 50,000 years. The people
will face many kinds of grief, problems, and difficulties which will
be faced by mankind on that day. The group of the disciple will
be standing under the flag of their spiritual master in the plain of
the judgment there. Due to the help and support of the holy
persons, the people will be free from the problems and
difficulties there. There are many thousand praises to the Lord of
the worlds who is a True accomplisher of the mankind and that
who made the chain of the devotion of Chistiaya popular in the
other countries as well in the wide country of India. As well as
this system of Sufi chain has become popular in the world. There
were find well known many and great Sufi masters in this chain
of Sufism.
This fakir woman and low and who is the daughter of Shah
Jehan Ghazi Emperor of India and to whom Allah who brought to
the notice of this chain of the Sufi system as well as in whose
heart the soul is given for the life in this matter. And this helpless
lady and who has a tongue in her mouth and she is unable to
thank for this great favour. This sinner who I belong to disciples
and devotee of the Qutub (highest cadre in the spiritual pivot at
axis) of the saintly guides, inference of the persons of the
attribute, holy persons, pious and virtuous personality
Hazrat Khaja Moinuddin Hasan Sanjari.

The genealogical record is as follows.

Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti (R.A.) was both a Hasani (maternal)
and Husseini (paternal) Syed.
He was blessed with a direct lineage to the Holy
Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬through his father, Khwaja Ghiyasuddin Hasan (R.A.),
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who was a direct descendant of Hazrat Imam Hussein, son of

Hazrat Ali. His Silsila-e-Nasab (family lineage) is as follows:
§ Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti (R.A.), son of
§ Hazrat Khwaja Ghiyasuddin Hasan (R.A.), son of
§ Syed Ahmed Hassan (R.A.), son of
§ Syed Hassan Ahmed (R.A.), son of
§ Syed Najmuddin Tahir (R.A.), son of
§ Syed Khwaja Abdul Aziz Hussain (R.A.), son of
§ Syed Imam Mohammad Mehdi (R.A.), son of
§ Syed Imam Askari (R.A.), son of
§ Hazrat Imam Musa (R.A.), son of
§ Imam Ali Naqi (R.A.), son of
§ Hazrat Imam Mohammad Taqi (R.A.), son of
§ Hazrat Imam Ali Musa Raza (R.A.), son of
§ Hazrat Imam Musa (R.A.), son of
§ Hazrat Imam Mohammad Jafar Sadiq (R.A.), son of
§ Hazrat Imam Mohammad Baqir (R.A.), son of
§ Hazrat Imam Zainul Abedin (R.A.), (R.A.), son of
§ Hazrat Imam Hussain, son of
§ Hazrat Imam Ali, son-in-law of
§ The Holy Prophet Hazrat Mohammad Mostafa ‫ﷺ‬

This holy genealogical record which was copied down from the
book Safinatal Auliya which was written by the brother of this
lowest lady and who is well known as Prince Dara Shikoh and
who is a perfect spiritual personality in manifest and innermost.
The name of this magazine is given as Monis Al-Arwa. It will be hoping that
there will be available in favour of the help to the true disciples and the persons of the condition
and who have firm faith and which will help them in both worlds.
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It is stated that the Sultan of the holy persons, Syed of

righteous, the sun of persons who know Allah . And who is well
known for his status and position. His blessed birth, which took
place in Sajistan. And he was brought up in the area of Khurasan.
His father, who was crown of mystic persons Hazrat Syed Ghias
Uddin Sanjari and who was a person of ascetic and piety,
worshiper and a holy person. And when he died then the age of
the Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin was 15 years old. From the
inheritance of his father, he has got one garden and watermill.
And from the revenue amount of these two properties, he used
to maintain himself and his family members. It is said that one
day one Majzub (one lost in divine meditation) who was person
of condition of ecstasy and revelation as well as perfection who
was well known and famous and called as Ibrahim Qandozi and
who into his garden as per instruction of invisible source and at
that time he was watering the trees in the garden. And when he
was seen Majzub Sahib then and as per formalities he was paid
respect and honour to Majzub Sahib. So he was kissed his hands
and he was taken him under the shadow of the tree. And he was
presented some bunches of the grapes in his service for eating
to him. Hazrat Ibrahim Qandozi upon eating the grapes he was
taken out one piece of oil-cake from his blanket and by putting
his teeth on it and he was given oil-cake to Khwaja Sahib to eat.
And upon eating it there was prevailed light on his heart. So, for
this reason, there was leftover love from his heart the love of the
world and whatever in it. So, for this reason, he was sold away
from his garden, water mill, and his properties and distributed
the money among poor and needy persons. And from his native
place, he has proceeded towards Samarqand and Bukhara. And
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he stayed there for a period of a long time and he was completed

obtaining the knowledge of manifest. And he has memorized the
Holy Quran. Then he was going toward Iraq and Arabia. When he
was reached in the village Harun which is near Neishapur. Where
the source of the generosity of favour , Qutub of the sky and he
went into the presence of Hazrat Khaja Usman Haruni. And who
was among well known learned persons.
It is mentioned that once Khaja Usman Haruni who was passed
away from the area of fire-worshippers and where there was
a big fire temple and in which daily 20 carts of loads of wood was
used to put into it to make a fire in the fire temple there. Khwaja
Sahib has stayed there. And his servant needed the fire to the
cooking of the bread for fast-breaking there. So the servant went
to fire temple for asking some fire. The fire-worshippers who
recognized him as a Muslim person so they have prohibited him
to take the fire from fire temple. So for this reason, the servant
has informed Khwaja Sahib the details in this matter. So he was
made ablution and went towards the fire temple area. There was
one person Mukhtar who was head of the fire-worshippers and
on his lap, there was one boy of seven years old. Khwaja Sahib
asked with them why did they worship the fire by leaving the
creator of fire and all mankind .? That fire worshipper has replied
to him that in their religion there is great importance of the fire.
So, for this reason, we used to worship the fire in this matter. So
that on the day of the judgment it will not burn us. He was told
him that “For many years you are worshipping fire so it may
happen that if you put fire on your hand so it may not burn you.”
Then he said that “ It is nature of the fire to burn. Upon saying
this he was taken a boy of the head of the fire-worshippers from
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his armpit and taken him on his lap and he was entered into the
fire. The head person of the fire-worshippers began loud and cry
and he said “Oh Sheikh what you are doing in this matter?.” The
َّ ‫الر ْح ٰمن‬
sheikh of time said ‫الر ِح ْي ِم‬ َّ ‫هللا‬
ِ ‫م‬ ْ ‫ " ب‬and on his tongue, there
‫س‬
ِ ِ ِ
was the following verse and its meaning is as follows.
“ Qulna ya nar kuni bardan wa salaman ala Ibrahm wa-aradu ya-
kid fajalana hum al-akhirin.”
"O fire! Be coolness and safety for Ibrahim!"
There were many thousand fire worshippers who were
present there. And who made loud and cry in this matter. After
some time Khwaja Haruni came out of the fire with the small boy
of the fire-worshippers. There was no effect of the fire on the
dresses and body of the boy and Khwaja Sahib. The fire-
worshippers have asked the boy “What you have seen in the
fireplace.?” He said that “There was one garden in which there
were many kinds of flowers and there was a strange kind of
springing season.” When the fire-worshippers have seen
sheikh’s miracle then all of them have put their heads on the feet
of Khwaja Sahib and with the true heart, they have recited
Islamic creed and were becoming Muslims on the same time on
the spot. He has put the name of Mukhtar as Sheik Abdullah and
boy’s name as Ibrahim. And both of them were become well
known as the complete pious person of the time. The fire
worshipers were converted fire temple as a mosque at such
place and in which they have started worship there. Khwaja
Sahib was there for two years and six months. Then Khwaja
Sahib went to Makkah and died in Makkah and on that day there
was the date of the six Shawwal. In short Hazrat Khwaja
Moinuddin Chisti who was in his presence of his spiritual master
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Khwaja Usman Haruni for a period of 20 years 6 months in the

endeavors of worship as well as mystical exercises. And he was
completed his work with him. During his service of the spiritual
master, he used to carry during the journey and stay his bedding,
spouted leather bottle and prayer mat which he will put on his
head and accompany during the journey. Then after obtaining
caliphate from the spiritual master he was reached back to his
village Sanjar. And he stayed there for two months and fifteen
days then he was reached in the village Jelan and then he was
reached in the presence of sheikh of the time Hazrat Abdul
Quader Jilani. And village Jilan which is away from Baghdad at a
journey of seven days. He was in the service of Sheikh Abdul
Quader Jilani for five months and seven days. The holy room of
Khwaja Sahib is still there in place Faraq Farjam. From there he
was reached to Hamdan. And from there he was reached to
Tabriz. And where he was met with the holy persons of that area.
It is stated that and which was said by Hazrat Fariduddin Ganj
Shaker that he was heard by his spiritual master Hazrat
Qutubuddin Kaki and who used to say that my spiritual master
used to engaged in great endeavours and mystical exercises as
such that he used to eat a piece of bread and its weight which
will not be more than 5 misgal (one misal will be equivalent of 4
mashas and one masha weight will be equivalent of 16 grains)
and which will be drowned in the water and with it he will open
his breakfast.He used to wear two piece dress with many of the
patches on them.On the dressed, there will be patches of old
clothes on them. Sheikh Fariduddin who has mentioned in his
book Fawad Al-Fawad that he was seen the above two-piece
dress. And that holy dress which was got by Hazrat Nizamuddin
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Auliya. And it is said that he was also got a saintly dress with him.
When Khwaja Moinuddin got his saintly dress from Khwaja
Haruni then at that time he was 52 years old and who used to
have complete engagement with him. And he used to travel by
putting his steps of abstraction and loneliness. And where ever
he will stay during the journey then he usually will stay in the
graveyards. He used to complete the reading of the two Quran
daily. And which will be thinking as compulsory for himself. He
does not want to disclose his condition of status and if anybody
knows in this matter then he will leave from that place. He used
to hidden his miracles and supernatural acts from other persons.
Khwaja Haruni said that “Moinuddin is beloved of Allah. And he
is proud of his becoming his disciple.” When he was departed
from his spiritual master then he has stayed in Baghdad, Tabriz,
Esterabad, and Herat for a long period there. He usually stays in
a prominent spot of Abdulla Ansari and in the night time and day
time he used to visit some places but in one place he used to stay
for a short period. He used to keep only one servant during the
period of the journey. He used to perform the morning prayer
usually with the ablution of Eisha night prayer.When he has
become famous in Herat then he was reached in Sabzwar. The
ruler of this place Mohammed Yadgar who was well known for
his dishonesty, rudeness, and atrocities. He went into his garden
and he was sitting at the side of his water reservoir. When he
was seen Khwaja Sahib there then all of his body parts began
shivering with fear. And he was fallen down on the earth and he
was becoming unconscious. And also on his friends, there was
fallen fear for this reason. Khwaja Sahib put some water of the
reservoir on his body then he was becoming in the normal
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condition. Then Hazrat in loud voice called him “Whether you

have repented in this matter.?” And with humility, he has said
that “ I have repented.” The persons who were with him were
also repented.Then Khwaja Sahib told him to make ablution and
to perform supererogatory prayer.Then all were performed
supererogatory prayers there.Whatever which was with him he
was sold away on the way of Allah. And from there Khwaja Sahib
went to Balq and where there was one Hakim (philosopher)
Ziauddin who has a bad feeling with knowledge of Sufism and he
used to say that knowledge of Sufism is like haziyan and its
meaning is to emphasize the bad or extreme quality of it.And
which should be upon the tongues of the mad and un-
sensible persons. Khwaja Sahib’s servant who used to carry with
his bow, arrow, fire producing stones by rubbing together, and
saltbox during the journey period. And when they will pass in the
area out of the habitation and in the jungle areas. Then at that
time, they engage in the hunting of the animals to get the flesh
of the animals to get energy and with that and he used to break
the fast with it.And one day he was hunted one animal in the
jungle. When they have entered into the city in the place Hakim
Ziauddin where he used to teach lessons to his students. And he
was reached there and sat under a shadow of the tree.At that
place, the servant was preparing kebab (word kabāb, meaning roasted
meat) and sheikh of time who use to be always busy in the worship of Allah.The philosopher
(hakim) has seen it and want to go and sit near Khwaja Sahib and get a share in eating of the kabab.
Due to the look of the Khwaja Sahib, there was found a great effect on Hakim. And when Khwaja
Sahib has finished the prayer then Hakim said Salam to him. The servant has present kabab in the
presence of Khwaja Sahib. And who was able to know the desire of the Hakim in this matter and
by saying said ‫ الرحيم الرحمن هللا بسم‬and he has given him one thigh of kabab to Hakim. Then Khwaja
Sahib began eating kabab there and he was busy in it. By eating of the kabab the darkness of
philosophy which was removed from the chest immediately. And there found the light of the
knowledge of Allah in his heart. And unconsciousness prevailed upon him. And in that condition,
Khwaja Sahib has touched some meat of the kabab with his tongue and put it in the mouth of the
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philosopher. Then he was coming back in the normal condition. In short, he has put all his books
of philosophy in the water and he has repented along with his all disciples at that time.And he was
becoming a disciple of the sheikh of time. And after that Khwaja Sahib has proceeded toward
Delhi.Then he has gone to Delhi and where he stayed for some time there.When there were the
crowds of mankind very much then he left Delhi and went to Ajmer.It is mentioned that when he
has obtained grace from his spiritual master then he has reached to Makkah and from Makkah he
has reached to Madina. He was engaged in the worship there for a period of a long time.One day
there was came to a call from the mausoleum of the prophet “Oh Moinuddin you are a helper of
our religion.The saintliness of India was being allotted to you. To go Ajmare and stay there.There
is overpower of the infidelity on that land. Due to your going to that place there will flourish Islam
there.” Upon hearing Ajmare Khwaja Sahib was surprised where is Ajamre.In this worry, there
was prevailed unconsciousness upon him. And he has seen the prophet in the event and who has
shown him all the world from east to west. He was shown the signs of the forts and mountains and
was given to him one pomegranate and the prophet said to him that to go I have surrendered to
you in the custody of Allah.” In short from Madina he has determined firmly to travel to India.
And while visiting cities and by visiting learned and darwesh persons and with him there was a
group of 40 disciple and devotees during his journey toward India.At that time there was ruler in
Ajmare and whose name was Rai Pathura. And his mother has much knowledge of astrology with
her. And she told him about Khwaja’s Sahib arrival in Ajmare before 12 years that due to the
presence of Khwaja's arrival his kingdom and wealth will be destroyed. And due to this reason,
Rai Pathura used to be in the condition of sadness and grief.Rai Pathura’s mother who has given
features of Khawaja Sahib to him.Rai Pathura has sent Khwaja’s Sahib pictures to all places with
the order to find such and such fakir person and arrest if they find him. It is said that when he
arrived in the village Samana then at that time Pathura’s men find Khwaja Sahib as per the picture
so they applied the trick to deceive him and so they said to him by false humility and respect that
they have selected for him a suitable place for his stay during his journey period.So that he can
stay in the place. so, for this reason, Khwaja Sahib did meditation and revelation in this matter.
Then he has seen the prophet of Allah in his dream and who told him that this group persons want
to harm him so do not believe them. So for this reason by alert due to his revelation, he was refused
the host service of the group in the village Samana. And he has informed in this matter to the group
of persons and so he was decided and proceeded on the journey to Ajmer. When he was reached
to Ajmare and want to stay under a tree then someone has informed him that he should not stay
here as Raja’s camels are sitting under this tree and so for this purpose he can stay at some other
place. He said yes we will go to some other place to stay there. Afterward, Khwaja Sahib went at
the bank of Anasagar water tank near the mountains.The camels of the Raja which were tied in the
place where first place Khwaja Sahib sat under the tree which were not untied from the place in
spite very much try and endeavours of camel drivers there. Upon hearing the Raja was becoming
very sad. It has written that at the bank of the Anasagr there were many thousand temples and for
which there was much expense of many maunds of oil and flowers there.One servant who has
prepared kabab at the bank of the Anasagar so for this reason due to humility Hindus were angered
and upset in this matter.When the persons of the Khwaja Sahib went near Anasagar of ablution
and bathing there then, for this reason, there was obstruction by the persons of the Raja of Ajmer.
Khwaja Sahib who was a person of attribute when he has heard this then he was asked his servant
to bring water from Anasagar in one bottle. And when the servant filled his water bottle from the
water of Anasagar then all water from Anasagar water tank has vanished away. In the city of Ajmer
in the other water sources like springs, ponds and wells in which also there was no water at all.Also
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in animals and in the chest of the women, milk was dried up.One Hindu magician person who was
worshiped by Rai Pathura and his father and all other Hindu persons in Ajmare and they all think
their prosperity and wealth due to him only. And some villages were given to meet expenses of
him in this matter. And that person who has fallen on the feet of Khwaja Sahib by shivering and
by trembling. And he was becoming Muslim on the hands of Khwaja Sahib. And Khwaja Sahib
was given him name as Shadi to that magician upon becoming a Muslim person.When this news
was reached to Rai Pathura then his mother told him that “This is the same person about him I
have given you my information before in this matter.” Rai Pathura has sent one of his messengers
in the presence of Jaipal Jogi and who was a big magician and who was living in Ajmare at that
time and nobody was not such power than him in the whole country of Rai Pathura. And who has
sent a reply to Raja that he should not be worried about this matter and all this is magic and he will
cure it well. Rai Pathura has sent his message to Jaipal that he is going outside so he should visit
Ajmare soon with all his arrangement in this matter. During this period Raja of Ajamre has
planning to cause to harm Khwaja Sahib. And whenever there will be the intention of the enmity
of Khwaja Sahib by Raja of Ajmare then he was becoming a blind person. And whenever there
will be no such his intention with him then Raja’s blindness will be over for this reason.Such
incident has happened for Raja for 7 times then he was becoming blind and after that, he was
recovered from his blindness so for this reason he was kept away from his bad intention to harm
Khwaja Sahib in this matter.Then he came into the presence of Khwaja Sahib and with him, Jaipal
magician also came there and there 700 deadly magicians were also with him. And also his
disciples were well-known magicians.They have done different types of endeavour and efforts of
the magic upon Khwaja Sahib and his companions but there was no effect at all on the Khwaja
Sahib and his disciples.Then he began to sent wheels of the magic in the air and began sending on
the side of Khwaja Sahib but all magic wheels which were returned back from him and began
falling on his magicians and due to this reason, they were broken their hands and feet for this
reason and also hurt them in this matter.Those snakes which will run towards Khwaja Sahib were
being reached down in the earth.It is mentioned that when Jaipal used to fight with the enemy then
and if any person wants his help to fight the large army of the enemy then Jailpal used to send
magic wheels to longer distances and which will fall on the enemies and cut their heads for this
reason. In short when Jailpal was becoming helpless in all his endeavours and efforts then he was
thrown skin of the deer in the air and then it was stopped in the air. He has stopped his breath and
has taken the jump and he sat on the skin. And immediately at the same time, he began flying
toward the sky on the skin of the deer. And for this reason, the people began laughing in this matter.
After some Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin who is a chief of holy persons who uplifted his head from
the mediation and he has asked his companions up to which area Jaipal has reached in the sky. The
companions told him that now he looks like a bird in the sky. After one minute he has asked now
where he has gone and the companions told him that now he has vanished away.He has given a
signal to his wooden sleepers so, for this reason, they began in the air and have been reached on
the head and began beating on his head and due to continuous beating by the wooden sandals, the
audience was heard weeping and wailing of Jaipal in the air.In short, the wooden sandals which
were brought him to the earth from air by beating on his head. Jaipal was fallen on Khwaja Sahib’s
feet with regret and sorry and he has requested peace from him so for this reason, Khwaja Sahib
has given a signal to sandals to stop beating. When Rai Pathura and Jaipal have seen such situation
then they began crying and wailing, for this reason. And they have requested for the water of
Ansagar and camels.So Khwaja Sahib asked Jaipal to stand and bring a water bottle.He has tried
in this matter but he could not able to stand. So, for this reason, Khwaja Sahib has asked Shadi to
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bring a water bottle and who went and brought water in the presence of Khwaja Sahib. And Khwaja
Sahib was taken some water from his water bottle and was thrown some water toward Ansagar.
And due to favour of the miracle of Khwaja Sahib that all water of reservoirs, water springs, and
all resources were filled with abundance water for this reason.The Rajah's camels were standing
and went to the forest for grazing area there.Upon seeing and observation of the miracles of the
Khwaja Sahib the opposing persons were regret and surprised very much in this matter.They said
that we have worshipped for them during their whole life and done service to Jaipal and for them,
we have spent our treasures of money. But there was no use at all to us in this matter.In short Jaipal
by folding his hands asked with Khwaja Sahib up to which place he can reach and travel in the sky
in this matter. So, for this reason, he was done meditation and he was seen that his soul which was
entered in the angelic world.Jaipal who was done very much endeavours and mystical exercises so
for this reason his soul has got the power of escalation with it.So his soul used to go behind the
soul of the Khwaja Sahib in this matter and till such that it has reached near to the first sky.Then
the soul of the Khwaja Sahib reached to the top of the sky.But the soul of the Jaipal could not able
to reach on the sky. And in this matter, his soul began weeping and wailing that it should be also
taken to the sky along with the soul of the Khwaja Sahib.So for this reason, the holy soul of the
Khwaja Sahib taken the soul of the Jaipal to the sky in the place of the empyrean. Due to the
blessing of the soul of the Khwaja Sahib, there was removed the veil from the soul of the Jaipal.The
angels were paid respect and honor to Khwaja Sahib at each and every place and all were watching
his soul there.When the soul of the Khwaja Sahib was reached near the final destination in the sky
then the soul of the Jaipal could not move further so for this reason he began weeping and wailing
in this matter that he should be left over there.So that he can observe the nature of Allah there in
the sky. Then the soul of the Khwaja sahib has informed him that unless and until he will not
believe in Allah and his prophet then, for this reason, he will not move further. Then for this reason
soul of the Jaipal said with truth Islamic creed “La Ilaha Illah Mohamedur Rasul Illah.” And he
has believed in the Allah and his prophet.Then he has requested with Khwaja Sahib that “ Oh
Hazrat there is my wish and desire that I should be alive till the day of the judgment.” So the sheikh
of the world he has requested with Allah in this matter and then he has heard an invisible call that
his prayer was accepted. Then Khwaja Sahib has put his hands on the head of the Jaipal and he has
told him that he will live until the time of the day of the judgment.In short, both of the souls have
visited hell, heaven, empyrean and chair, and other things there and they have returned back from
the world of inferior. When he has opened his eyes after his mediation then at that time Jaipal was
said Islamic creed and he was fallen on the feet of the sheikh of the time.At that place, there was
a large crowd of the people who surprised by seeing the situation which prevailed at that time. Rai
Pathura and his group of the people were in the condition of sorry and regret. And were returned
back to their houses. It is said that Jaipal is still living in the Ajmer. And he is usually busy in the
worship of Allah in the mountains of the Ajmer. And he used to visit the mausoleum of Khwaja
Sahib.It is said that Khwaja Sahib was advised Rai Pathura for the Islamic religion but due to his
un-principal and hardness of the heart he did not accept the call of the Islam at that time. And due
to his curse, he was captured alive by the Islamic army. And he was added in the hell for this
reason and details and information in this matter will be recorded in this book on other pages later
if Allah wills.In short Shadi and Jaipal by requesting with humility have brought Khwaja Sahib
into the city of Ajmer and so he was settled down in the land of Shadi. And where he was
constructed worship place and public kitchen there. In the place of public kitchen mausoleum of
Khwaja Sahib was later constructed there.It was said by Hadrat Bakhtiar Kaki that “He was in his
service for a period of 20 years and he did not see that Khwaja Sahib allowed anybody near to him
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for anything but when there will be remaining nothing in the public kitchen then the servant used
to go in the presence of the Khwaja Sahib and asked with him for money to buy things for the
kitchen then he will ask his servant to put his hand under the prayer mat and take such money
which will be sufficient for today and tomorrow.So, for this reason, the servant will take money
as per his requirement. Khwaja Sahib used to pay the pension to darwesh persons always.
Whichever patient and traveler come to see Khwaja Sahib then will get his desire of the heart
which fulfilled there. At that time Khwaja Sahib will be used to put his hand under his prayer mat
and whatever he will get from there which will be given by him to the persons needed. And in this
way, he used to help poor and needy persons.” There is an event which is related to Qutub of Qutub
persons that one person came into his service and went into his presence to become his disciple
but he did not make him his disciple. So he was returned back from there and he went in the
presence of Rai Pathura and has lodged one complaint with him in this matter. And Raja of Ajmare
has sent one person in his presence and who asked with him that why he did not make such and
such person his disciple. Khwaja Sahib said to him that there are three reasons in this matter.
1.He is a big sinner. 2.We will not give our cap to such persons
who will put his head down at the other persons.3.We have
studied on the tablet that he will leave the world as an
unbeliever.
When Raja Pathura was heard this then he has become angry
and upset and he was told that this darwesh is telling unseen
matters. And tell him to go out of this city. Hazrat Khwaja Sahib
when he has heard this then he was smiled in this matter. Then
he was told that “To tell him there is 3 days time between in
them in this matter. Whether we leave from this city or he will
be out of the city in this matter?”.So it has happened like that
and after 3 days army of Sultan Moinuddin Bin Sam which was
reached in the city of Ajmer. He was conquered Ajmare and was
arrested Raja Rai Pathura.The person who came to becoming a
disciple of Khwaja Sahib was drowned in the water due to the
battle. There was written in the books that the reason for angry
of Khwaja Sahib is that Rai Pathura who make a Muslim sad. So,
for this reason, that person came into service of Khwaja Sahib so
he was sent one person to Rai Pathura and asked him not to do
such cruelty on the Muslim person. But he has ignored in this
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matter. Then he has come to know in this matter so he said that

“ We have arrested Rai Pathura alive and given to Islamic army
”. In those days Sultan Mohammed Ghouri who came into
suburban of the Ajamre with a large and strong army.Rai
Pathura who fought with the Islamic army and was arrested l aive
in that battle. And from that time the religion, Islam was
becoming strong and powerful. There was a great loss to the
roots of the infidelity and unfaithfulness in India.

Sayings of the Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti

1. He said that the lover's heart is a fireplace of love. Whatever
will come there will be burned down. And no fire is not more
than the fire of love. The river will then running in which there
will be found loud and cry and when it will be submerged in the
river, for this reason, there will be no loud and cry. In the same
way when the student of the truth when he will find realization
with the truth then he will become silent. Then there will not find
fondness and endeavour of the world with him in this matter.
2. He said that my spiritual master has said that “In the world,
there are such holy persons of the Allah are there if they do not
regret even for some time then they will die in this matter.”
3. He said if there will be three of the following qualities in a man
then Allah will keep him as his friend.
A.Generosity like a river. B. Kindness like the sun of the world
and so, for this reason, its light and favour will reach in the world.
C. Humility like the earth.
4. He said that the company of pious persons is better than a
good deed.
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5. The disciple will be firm from his repentance till such time that
the angel who is sitting on the left side who will not write any sin
for his account.
6. Sufi will become deserve for indigence when he will not have
anything in the mortal world.
7. The lover is that person and who is sincere and he will be
afraid of the thing that the friend will remove him.
8. The Arif (mystic) when he will reach such position at one time
then he will see all worlds and whatever in there in between in
his two fingers.

The Arif is such a person whatever he wants then it should come

before him at once. The thing with which he talks then which
should reply to him soon. Khwaja Sahib said that he was busy in
such work for a long period of time. At last except horror, we
could not get anything in this matter for this reason. He said that
sin is not such harmful than to disrespect his Muslim brother.
Unless with the love of the reality’s burnish and which will not
be kept away of the verdigris of the world on the mirror of the
heart from then there will be not available love in the
remembrance of Allah. Unless there will be no left friendship of
unrelated in between, the person will not get realization in this
matter. The sign of recognition of Allah is to run away from
mankind. And to keep silence in the condition of the knowledge
of God. The Salik (mystic initiate) unless not remember the
knowledge of God then he is not Arif person. Arif is such a person
who will remove unrelated God from his heart. And he will
become kindred in this matter. Like his friend who is singular.
The people of love are those persons in them and Allah there is
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no veil found. The Arif should be miserable and sympathetic and

one who got grace due to generosity and kindness. The four
things which are gems of the soul as follows.
1.First show richness to Darweshi.
2.To show satisfied of hunger.
3.To show the happiness of grief.
4.To have a friendship with the enemy.
Khwaja Sahib said that Hazrat Usman Haruni who used to say
that “Momin (faithful) who should keep the friendship of the
three things as follows.”
1. Indigence and hunger.
2. Illness.
3. Death.
The person who keeps the friendship of the above three things
then Allah and his angels will keep his friendship with them for
this reason. And heaven will be his final destination. And
darwesh is such person if there will be the desire of the faithful
person from him then he should fulfill it in this matter. Arif is that
person who should be disgust from the world. The person who
resigned to faith is that such person and one who will disconnect
grief and efforts from the mankind. And he should not tell the
story and complained to anybody in this matter. And the best
mystic is such a person who likes good manners so that he
should be live in the condition of the surprise. And mystic is such
a person when he will wake up in the morning then he will not
remember about night. And he said that to keep remember of
the death which makes it possible to leave the comfort. And he
will be familiar with the remembrance of Allah. And which is a
sign of the Arif person. And for him, the good time is such that
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on him with entire satisfaction of the door of the apprehension

is to be closed on him. And knowledge is the encircling sea and
fields of knowledge is its river. So where venerable Lord God and
where the man. Allah has knowledge with him and for the man
fields of knowledge and people of the knowledge are like the sun
and their effects are like sun rays which fall on the whole world.
And the man will not reach nearness of the destination of sight
of Allah. So for it, there is required performance of the prayer as
it is the accession of the man.
It is said that Khwaja Sahib said that he was engaged in the
circumambulation around of the Kaba in Makkah for a long
period of time and when I have got realization then the Kaba
began my circumambulation around me. And he said that with
the body of Hazrat Prophet Adam (R.A.) there was a mistake
done by him in this matter. And things in heaven were wept for
the grief of the Prophet Adam (R.A.), but the gold did not weep
in this matter. Allah has asked him “Why he did not weep in this
matter.” And it said that “Oh Allah on your sinner we did not
weep.” And Allah has said that “ There is swear for you for my
dignity that I will show your value and worth which is there for
your type of metal and I will be realized it to the sons of the
Prophet Adam (R.A.) and I will make them your slave in this
matter.” And he said that I have seen the book Riyad in which it
was written that “One time the prophet of Allah has passed from
one group of persons who were engaged in the laughing there.
He has said salam to them and they were stood to pay respect to
him. The prophet has asked with them “Whether have you
passed from the destination of the grave.” And they said “No.”
and he has asked whether you have released from the hell. And
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they said “No.” Then he has asked “Why they are laughing.?” So
all of them were repented. Then nobody has seen again in the
condition of laughing .” Khwaja Sahib said that “Arif is such
person and on him, there will befall lights 100,000 upon him but
he will not disclose even ones in this matter. That person is a
person of the knowledge and who will know 100 knowledge
and explain its meaning in 100 explanations. And all the time he
will be drowned in the river of the knowledge and bring one
pearl out from the secrets of Allah. And if he will explain before
jeweler of the observer then he will know that he is Arif person.
The repentance of the person of the love which depends upon
three things.
1.Regret 2. To leave dealings 3. To leave sins. The friends of Allah
who are established on three qualities.
1. The power of fasting 2. Perpetual prayer 3. To establish
remembrance of Allah.
In the way of love, Arif is such a person and for him, there is no
surprise and pride in anything for him. Claim and acceptance will
not gather at one place together. And he said we have come out
of the slough like a snake. And then have look at the love and
beloved and find both of them one and same. When there is
sweetness in the worship of Allah and that sweetness will be a
veil for him. The Arif's status is that so he should ignore from the
pride of the sincerity. Khwaja Sahib said that when we will reach
by endeavour in his presence and where there is no difficulty and
there was available full comfort. When we have seen the people
of the world and find them engaged in the world. When we have
seen the people of the other world and we find them in
the prison of the other world in the position of the hidden
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entirely. The true person in the love is that when there will reach
any calamity and difficulty to him then he will accept it with
happiness and fondness in this matter. I have seen which is
written in the book Asar Auliya that one-day Rabia of Basra who
was sitting with Malik Dinar, Sheikh Hasan Basri and Shafiq Balqi
together at one place and there was started a discussion about
the truth of the innermost with them. And everybody was telling
one matter in this respect. When there came the turn of Rabia
then she has said that “In the way of the love that person is true
when he will find pain and hurting in the observation of the
friend then he should ignore it in this matter.” Khwaja Sahib said
that “Once he was sitting with a pious person near a grave and
at that time there was the punishment to the person of the
grave. When the pious person has observed this then he was
made a slogan. And he died at that time for this reason. And after
some, he has become water and then he has vanished away from
there.” Then he said that “Oh dear persons if you know the
condition of the dead persons who are in the earth and they are
prisoners of angels who are posted for the punishment of the
dead persons and so they are prisoners of the underworld. So if
you should know what hardships are going on them. So for this
reason due to the horror, they are melting like salt. And someone
has asked him “What is Baqa (existence).?” And he said
“Existence exactly as per the truth.” Then he asked again “What
abstraction.?” So he has replied “To disconnected with the
unrelated. And to meet the friend.” Hadrat Khwaja Bakhtiar Kaki
has said that “He was in the company of Khwaja Sahib for a
period of 20 years in his company of grace but he did not see him
scolding anybody. One day he was going someplace. There he
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found one his disciple and whose name was Sheikh Ali and to
him, one person was caught on the way. And who told him
that unless and until you will not pay my money he will not let
him go away from here. When the sheikh of time was reached
there he has prohibited him in this matter. But that person did
not agree on it. In his anger, he has thrown his coverlet from his
shoulder on the ground. And immediately the coverlet was filled
with wealth and dinars at the same time. And he has told him
that he should take the money which is due by Sheik Ali. But that
person wants to make more money so for this reason his hand
was dried at the same time immediately. Then that person cried
and said that he was repented in this matter. So he has prayed
in this matter and for this reason, the hand of that person has
become good.”
It is narrated that one person came into his meeting place with
devotion and want to become his disciple apparently but he
went there to kill him in a manifest way. And he sat in the
meeting with a knife hiding in the armpit. And when he used to
see him then he will smile in this matter and he has said that “
Oh darwesh when the person used to go to see darwesh for the
sake of the friendship of love of Allah or for his friendship of the
mistake in this matter. So why did you have come here.? And
what is the reason in this matter.? When he has heard this then
he was standing and he has disclosed his bad intention in this
matter. Then he has put his knife from his armpit on the floor.
And he has become his disciple with sincerity. Then he has
performed 45 Hajj pilgrims in the Makkah City.
One day Khwaja Sahib was engaged in the worship of Allah.
And on him, there was the revelation of the about of the angelic
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world. During this time one of his disciples came over there and
he has said that the ruler wants to send him off the country. Then
he has asked him that “Where he is now.?” And he was told that
“He was riding on the horse and he went towards the ground
side.” Then Khwaja Sahib told him that “ To go, he was fallen
down from the horse and died.” That person went from his place
and on the way he has heard that the ruler has died in the same
condition which was told by Khwaja Sahib in this matter.Hazrat
Bakhtiar Kaki has told that he was lived in the company of Khwaja
Sahib for a period of 20 years but he did not hear about his
prayer for the improved of the health of his body. Usually, there
was on his tongue of revelation that “Oh Allah where there is
found pain or endeavours and which should be given in the
name of the Moinuddin in this matter.” So I have asked with him
“ Oh Hazrat what is this kind of prayer?.” Then he said that
“When there will give hard problem or illness to the Muslim
person and in this matter and this shows it is a sign of health of
his faith. So, for this reason, he will be recovered from his sins as
the naked child will be. It is reported that Hazrat Moinuddin
Chisti was sitting with Sheikh Ohududdin Kirmani and Sheikh
Shahabuddin Suherwardi and at that time Sultan
Shamsuddin Altamshi who was in his younger age by
holding bow and arrows who came before him.So he has said
that the boy will become king of Delhi and it has happened like
that.It is reported that he was in the meeting with his
companions and there was a discussion about mysticism and at
that time he was looking at the right side and then he will be
used to stand there. The audience was surprised in this
matter.And when he was returned back from there then one of
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his disciples has asked with him what is the reason in this
matter? then he has said that at that side there was the grave of
his spiritual master. When I will see at that side then look at the
grave of the spiritual master and used to stand without control,
for this reason, It is reported that Khwaja Sahib used to go Holy
Harem in Makkah for the purpose of circumambulation
there.The Haji people used to found him in the
circumambulation around Kaba in Makkah but the people of the
house did not realize in this matter. And they think that he is
engaged in the worship place. And at last it was known that at
the last part of the night he used to go to Makkah but he will find
in the congregation prayer of the Fajar in the worship place.It is
reported that Khwaja Sahib did not sleep during the night for a
period of 70 years and so for this reason his body did not touch
with the earth in this matter.He was used to keeping always
fasting and as well as used to wake up during the nights
always.Khwaja Sahib’s ablution will not be used to break with
any other reason except answering the call of nature.He was
used to finding always in the meditation by closing his
eyes.When he will open his eyes after mediation and see
anybody then for this reason that person will become a person
of realization of Allah. If he will look any sinner then, for this
reason, he will repent for his sins. It is reported that Hazrat
Khwaja Usman Haruni has said that those who will be disciples
of Moinuddin and for the sake of them he will not put his foot
unless and until all his disciples and devotees will not take with
him into the heaven.And those who will enter into his chain till
the day of the judgment and for all them, there is the hope of
the salvation in this matter. Hazrat Khwaja Sahib said that one
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day he was sitting in the Holy Harem and he was heard one
invisible call in which it was told him that “Oh Moinuddin we
are happy with you. And he was forgiven you.” So upon hearing
this he was much happier in this matter for this reason. And he
said “Oh Allah even helpless Moinuddin is free from the fire of
the hell. And in this matter, this helpless person has one request
with you that and which is requested for your approval.”Then he
has heard the invisible call that he can demand whatever he
needed. Then he said “Oh Allah I have my disciples, and there
are other persons who are disciples of my disciples as well as
there are others who disciples of my sons. So all of them are
requested to be forgiven.” There was the revelation that Allah
has forgiven the mistakes of all such persons which are
mentioned as above. It is written in the books that Khwaja Sahib
was a person who listens to Sama and due to the reason of
the drowning in the wine of the love of Allah he used to be live
in the condition of ecstasy always. One who will sit with him will
become a person of Sama listener. Khwaja Sahib some time who
used to hear Indian musical mode also. He was Quran-conner
and who used to finish daily basis two times of Holy Quran. And
on every time upon the finish of the Quran, he used to hear
invisible that “ We have accepted it.” When Hazrat Khwaja
Usman Haruni was given him his seat of teaching then he has
told him that “You have worn the saintly dress of darwesh
person so you should do the work of the darwesh persons.” The
darwesh observe hunger, and to see grief and sadness so with
the people indigence, grief and happiness both are same and as
well as similar the comfort and wound. The darwesh person
should love poor and fakir persons. And he should live in the
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company of poor and darwesh persons.He should be refraining

away from the people of the world.Then he was done like that
he has become a close person of Allah and who is glorious.Then
Khwaja Usman Haruni caught the hand of Hazrat Moinuddin
Chisti and he said that “Oh Allah accept Moinuddin and made
the close person of your court”. Then there came a call from
invisible source in which it was heard that we have written him
in the category of the names of our beloved persons. And made
him chief of the people of saintly guides. One who will stay in his
company then he will become a holy person as well as a person
of the miracle.
It is written that in Baghdad there were lived seven monks
persons and who were persons of mystical exercise and
endeavours. They used to eat one loaf of the food after a period
of the passing of the six months. Mankind has become their
devotees for the above reason in this matter. One who went into
their presence then they used to talk with all of them. One day
those seven monks went into the respectable presence of
Khwaja Sahib and when on the monks look of the sheikh of time
was fallen upon them and due to its horror, all were falling down
on the foot of the Khwaja Sahib. He has told them that “It is
surprising that you worship undesirable God it means fire.” Then
they said that “We used to worship fire because on the day of
the judgment there will be the salvation of the fire for us. And
have the look of honour on us.” They said that “You are a
worshipper of Allah and if the fire will not harm then we will
accept our faith in Allah.” Khwaja Sahib said to them that “Not
only us but to our sandals fire will not harm.” Then they said that
if they will see such by our eyes then they surely will accept in
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your Islamic religion. He has put his sandals in the fire pit and he
has said that “Oh fire never did harm to my sandals.” And soon
the fire becomes cold and did no harm to the sandals a little to
it. Then there was heard an invisible call in which it was heard
that “ What is the power of fire to harm to my friend's sandals.”
When the monks have seen such situation and they were afraid
in this matter and reciting Islamic creed immediately there and
were become his disciples and were later become holy persons
of Allah.
There is a tradition that once Khwaja Sahib was in traveling and
he was reached in the land of infidel persons and they were able
to know that some Muslim persons have reached in their place.
So, for this reason, all came there with their weapons and with
swords in their hands. When they have seen his face then they
said all in one voice and they requested in his service that “ We
all are obedient and so there should be required your kindness
and favour so that we can become Muslim persons. So, for this
reason, Khwaja Sahib asked all of them to recite the Islamic
creeds at that place. Afterward, all infidels persons of that area
accepted the Islamic religion on his hand. It is said that during
the period of Khwaja Sahib a large number of infidels people who
have accepted Islamic religion on the hand of the Khwaja
Moinuddin Chisti.
For his travel to Ajmare then he has reached to Delhi from
Lahore and he has stayed in Delhi for some days then he was
departed for Ajmare journey. It is reported that during the ruling
period of Sultan Shamsuddin, Khwaja Sahib has visited Delhi
again. Moulana Masood who has stated on the report of the
Khwaja Sahib’s servant Moulana Ahmed that when Khwaja Sahib
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came to Delhi from Ajamre then he was returned back to Ajmer.

And its details are as follows that “Syed Wajihuddin Mashadi
who was police inspector in-charge of the Ajmer. And who had
one daughter who was well known for her chastity and grace and
her name was Mubarak Bibi Ismat and at that time she became,
adult. And Syed Sahib wants to marry his daughter with the son
of the holy person. But in this matter, there was not found a
suitable bridegroom for her. So, for this reason, he was worried
and upset.” One night he was seen Imam Jaffer Sadiq in his
dream and who said to him that “ Oh my son there is the
intention of the prophet on this matter . So, for this reason, you
marriage your pious daughter with the light of my eyes and who
is my son Moinuddin Hasan Sanjari.” When Syed Wajhiuddin was
explained about this event to the Khwaja Sahib so he said that
even though he is in the last part of his age but as there is an
indication of the last prophet for which he cannot refuse in this
matter. After the marriage, Khwaja Sahib was lived for a period
of seven years. At the age of 97 years, he died on Monday on the
six Rajab in the year 633 Hegira. This saying was written in the
book Sair Arifin.
The Urs (death anniversary)
People from various walks of life, irrespective of caste and
creed, assemble to celebrate the Urs (death anniversary) which
takes place on the 6th day of Rajab of Muslim calendar at the
famous shrine (Dargah) of Khwaja Moinuddin in Ajmer every
year. Several hundred thousand devotees from near and far,
irrespective of religion and beliefs, gather there to seek
blessings. This Fakira and lowest personality also celebrate death
anniversary on the above date for the Shiekh of time Khwaja
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Sahib. In another manuscript of the book, it was written that

after this marital status he was lived a period of 17 years in the
world. And then his age was reached to 117 years. In the
Malfuzat ( saying of saints) it was mentioned that on his death
there were written on his forehead of the light that “ He is a
friend of Allah and who died in the love of Allah.” Abdul Haq who
was written in Akbar Akhyar similar written as above. From
another saying, it is known that he was died in the month of Zill
Hajj and in the same year which is written as above. But the first
saying in this matter is right. In the Ajmer, he has buried in his
place of residence. First, the grave of Khwaja Sahib was built with
bricks and foundation stones but later after a long period of
time, there was the building of the box of the stone upon it by
leaving the grave. So for this reason grave was become very high.
First, Khwaja Hussain Nagori who built the shrine building and
after that the kings of having building door of the shrine building.
When Khwaja Sahib was deported to another world from this
mortal world than a group of holy persons who have soon the
prophet of Allah in their dream and who said that “The friend
of Allah Moinuddin Hasan has come there. We are standing to
welcome him there.” It is said that one holy person has seen him
in the dream and he has asked with him that “How were agonies
of the death, and condition of the grave and questioning of the
angles.?” He has said that “Due to the mercy and kindness of
Allah everything was easy for him in this matter.” But he was
taken under the empyrean and he was asked why you such
afraid? and he has replied that “Due to your anger and
majesty.” And he was told that “One who recites verse Baqra on
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the 10th date of Zil Hajj then what is fear for him.?” I have
forgiven you and have added among the persons of realization.”
The meaning of the city of Ajmer is that there was one ruler
and he was named Wa Aja and whose rule was up to Ghazni from
India and who rehabilitated Ajmer. And the word Mair in Hindi is
called a mountain. And the first wall which was built on the
mountain which is called Kohe Ajmer. And the first reservoir who
was dug out in India in Phukar place. And which 14 Kose (one
kose =one a quarter to 3 miles ) from Ajmer. By the grace of Allah
who is Lord of all creations and this Fakir (Darwesh) of lowly and
very humble person and well-wisher Moinuddin Hasan Sanjari
was able to get the wealth of the kissing of the great Sheikh
Khwaja Usman Haruni in the mosque of Hadrat Junaid of
Baghdad and at that time respectable Mashaiq (saintly guides)
persons were present there in the service of the Sheikh. When I
put my head on the earth then Sheikh told me to pray two
Rakats (one Rakat = one set of standing, genuflexion, and
prostration in prayer) of thanks so I was performing the prayer.
Then Sheikh asked me to sit in the direction of Qibla (the
direction in which Muslim turns in prayer). So I sat as per the
instruction of the Sheikh. Then Sheikh asked me to recite verse
al-Baqra so I recited it. The Sheikh asked me to recite twenty-one
times “Subhan Allah, ” so I recited it. Upon this Sheikh stood and
looked at the sky and said by holding my hand which is as
follows.” I have taken him towards Allah ”. And after this he was
taken scissor in the hand and cut some hairs from my head and
put on my head the four ends Turkey cap and awarded me
the special robe of rag dress to this sincere devotee of the Sheikh
and Sheikh asked me to sit there so I sat there and he said, “ In
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our system of lineage there is practice of eight parts of

endeavour is there so you should busy tonight and today in the
endeavour.” So as per Sheikh’s instruction I spent one night and
one day in this endeavour and the next day I have visited Khwaja
Saheb and he asked for me to sit there so I sat there. The Sheikh
asked for me to recite 1000 times Sura (verse) Iqlas so I recited
it. The Sheikh was asked to see in the sky so I looked at the sky.
So Sheikh was asked what I was observed there. So I replied to
him that, “ Up to the great Arsh (empyrean) everything is seen
by me.” Then Sheikh was, told me to look at the earth so I looked
at the earth, then he was asked me, “What I was seen there.” So
I replied, “ I could see up to the veil of the greatness.” The Sheikh
was asked to close my eyes so I closed the eyes, then he was
asked me to open the eyes. When I opened my eyes then Sheikh
has shown me two fingers and asked what is seen by me there?,
then I replied him that,” I could see 18,000 kinds of creations
(Maqluq) there.” When I replied this then Sheikh told me, “ Go
your work is adorned”. There was one brick, which was lying
there so he asked to me to overturn it so I did the same and find
there was one fist of gold Dinars were available there so he
asked me to take the same and distributed among the poor
persons as a charity. When I distributed the Dinars among the
poor persons and Sheikh asked me to stay there for some days.
So I told the Sheikh that I am a sincere slave and ready to obey
his order.
Then Sheikh started his journey towards Makkah. This was the
first journey of a well-wisher. In this way, we have arrived in one
city and was seen a group of intimate persons of Allah were
there and they were in the condition of unconsciousness. We
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were there in the company of the above pious persons for some
days and till our presence, they could not come back in the
normal condition. Then we visited Makkah City and visited Holy
Ka’ba. In that place, Khwaja Saheb took my hand there and
handed over me to Allah. Under the drain-pipe of the Holy Ka’ba
Khwaja Saheb in his hymn prayed for this Derwesh person. So we
heard there one divine call in which it was heard “ We have
accepted Moinuddin.” Upon this, we have started our journey
towards Madina and there we have visited the mausoleum of
Allah’s last holy prophet. The Sheikh was asked to present my
Salam so I presented my Salam (Salutation ) there
and was received a reply “ Wa lakum Salam the Qutub of Mashiq
(saintly guides) of the sea and jungles.” When Khwaja Saheb
heard this divine call then he told me “ Today my work is
completed.”
In this way, I was on the journey for a period of ten years with
Khwaja Saheb. After that Khwaja Saheb came back to Baghdad
from his long journey and he settled down there in loneliness.
After this, I started my journey of ten years while taking spouted
jug and sleeping, cloth on my head and upon the completion of
the above period of the journey I have come back to Baghdad
and settled down there in loneliness and met Khwaja Saheb
there.
At that time Sheikh Sahib informed me that he would live in
loneliness and he would not come out of his residence for some
period of time, so he should visit him at the time of chaste (mid-
morning) so that he would give him instructions about Faqar
(indigence) so that with the help of his instructions he can adopt
Faqar. Also, these instructions and advice will help his disciples
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and followers after him and with these sayings, he will be

remembered always. The well-wishers followed the Sheikh’s
instructions in this matter and he was used to visiting Sheikh on
a daily basis and he would use to hear whatever Sheikh used to
say to him and in this way all his sayings and advice were
recorded by me and I have arranged all his sayings in the book in
28 chapters and given its name as Anis al-Arwa.
In short Khwaja Usman Haruni has said to Khwaja Moinuddin
that “He has done all this perfection for the sake of you so you
should act upon the instructions so that he will not be ashamed
on the day of the judgment for this reason.” Then he has given
to me saintly dress, staff and prayer carpet. And he has told me
that “ These things which are memorable from our spiritual
masters and so take care to protect all these things and to
forward these things to the person of the way. He was among
persons who belong to loneliness. It is reported that he was used
to be engaged in the supererogatory prayers in the presence of
Lord the excellence and who is peerless. And he used to send
always blessing on the soul of the prophet. And he used to
recite ‫الر ْح ٰم ِن‬ ِ ‫ ِب ْس ِم‬at the time eating his food. Some persons
َّ ‫هللا‬
said that he was not married but others have said that he was
married but no children were born to him. These two of the
sayings are not correct in this matter. He has two wives with him
and sons have been born to him. As mentioned by Abdul Haq
that in the Akbar Akhyar that he has two wives with him. And
one among them is Ismat Bibi and about her we have mentioned
details in the previous pages of this book. The reason of the
marrying with second wife Bibi Amtullah is that one night he has
seen the prophet of Allah in his dream and who told him that
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“Oh light of my eyes, my son you have ignored one of

my practice.” By chance ruler of fort of Batli and whose was his
disciple and his name was Malik Qitab and who fought with
infidel persons while entering into their area and caught one
daughter of the raja in the battle and made her imprison and
who brought the princess in the presence of Khwaja Sahib and
so he was accepted the daughter of the Raja in his marriage
proposal. And her name was given as Amtallah. And from his two
wives, there were born children to Khwaja Sahib. Hazrat Bi
Bi Hafiz Jamal was born by Bi Bi Amtallah and the grave of Bi Bi
Hafiz Jamal is at the foot side of his father. And her husband’s
name was Hafiz Rahimi and his grave is situated in one the
villages of Nagore and which is at the bank of sandal reservoir
and from this daughter, two boys were born and who died at
the smaller age. There is saying of the people that Bi Bi Hafiz
Jamal is not the daughter of the Khwaja Sahib which is not
correct. It is written that he has three sons.1. Sheikh Abu Saeed
2. Sheikh Fakeruddin 3.Shiekh Husamuddin. And in this matter,
there is a difference that the above 3 sons are from Bi Bi Asmat
or Bi Bi Amtalla. Syed Mohammed Gesu Daraz who was a disciple
of Khwaja Nasiruddin who is among the group some persons
who have confirmed that 3 sons are born from Bi Bi Ismat.Syed
Shamsuddin Taher who is among the group many persons that
Sheikh Abu Saeed from Bi Bi Asmat and Sheikh Husamuddin and
Sheik Fakheruddin are born from Bi Bi Amtallah. So God knew
better in this matter. It is stated that Sheikh Fakheruddin who
was a holy person and his position belongs to the higher grade
person. And who used to engage in the agriculture work and who
was resident of the Mandan village and which was in the suburb
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of Ajamare. In the Malfuzat (sayings) Chistia book, it was written

that there was one village which belonged to sons of the Khwaja
Sahib. And the ruler who used to annoyed them so, for this
reason, one son of the Khwaja Sahib went to Delhi for this
reason. He was that Sheikh Fakheruddin. And who lived for a
period of 20 years upon the death of his father. He has died in
Sarwar village and which is 16 Kose away from Ajmer. And his
grave is available in the above village. And which is near a water
reservoir. And Sheikh Husamuddin who is the younger son of the
Khwaja Sahib and who was vanished away and he was included
among Adbadals (an order of saints) persons. Sheikh Abdul
Haq was written that Khwaja Sahib had children with him and it
is sure in this matter. Some other persons say that he did not
have children who are not correct. And about mention of his
children of the Khwaja Sahib which is recorded in the Malfuazat
of the Mashiq Chistia.

Sheikh Farid who was grandson Sheikh Hameeduddin and

who was reported from his father that Khwaja Sahib asked with
him that “Oh Ahmed what is the there reason that before he was
strong and young and whatever he used to ask from the court of
Allah which will be awarded to me immediately. Now he has
become an old and weak person. And our supplication is not
granted soon.” So I said to him that “It is apparent upon you that
till the Prophet Eisa was not born then Hazrat Maryam used to
get fruits of the winter season in the summer season. And
without reason of the asking the fruits which will be available in
the arch. When Prophet Eisa was born then Hazrat Maryam was
expecting the sustenance in the same way. So then she was given
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the order to go and shake the date tree and get fresh dates from
there. In short in this condition and in that other condition there
is some difference only. This reply was very much approached by
the Sultan of Ajmer. There is mentioned in the tradition that one
son of the Khwaja Sahib and whose name was Sheikh
Hussamuddin Soqta and who has a higher position in grief. And
who has the company of Hazrat Nizamuddin Badayuni. And his
grave is available in the Sambar village in the western direction
in the village on the Ajmer road. Khwaja Moinuddin Khurd and
who is the elder son of Sheikh Hussamuddin Soqta. And who has
a spiritual connection with Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti so for this
reason for him this is sufficient for his holiness in this matter.
Khwaja Khurd who was a great holy person of his time. And
before becoming disciple he has did edeavours and mystical
exercise and was obtained perfection in this matter by the
source of the Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. At last, as per the order
of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, he has become a disciple of Hazrat
Sheikh Nasiruddin Mahmood and was wear the saintly dress.
There was among one grandson of Khwaja Buzrug (Khaja
Moinuddin Chisti) and whose name was Sheikh Ba Yazid who
belongs to the famous saintly person during the period of Sultan
Mahmood Khilji. He came back to Ajmare after his long journey
and made his claim of the progeny of the Khwaja Moinuddin
Chisti and Sultan has sent him for the teaching work of the
knowledge of Islamic religion in the area of Ajmer. And Sheikh
Ahmed Majrad said that the difference about his progeny of
Sheikh Ba Yazid with Khwaja Sahib after his coming to Ajamre
after a long period of time and upon this one group of persons
have refused his progeny with Khwaja Sahib in this matter. And
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they have reported this matter to the sultan of the time in this
matter. So, for this reason, the Sultan of Delhi has asked the
learned and saintly persons so Sheikh Hussain Nagori and
Moulana Rustam Ajmeri and who were among learned persons
of time as well as ancient people from Ajmare and they have
given witness with other saintly guides that his genealogy record
which is as follows.
“Sheikh Bayazid Sheikh Qiyamuddin Bin Sheikh Hishammuddin
Bin Sheikh Fakheruddin Bin Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin. So he is
from among sons of the Sultan of Ajmare and we and Sheikh
Hussain have a link in this matter for happiness so for this
reason it can be said that Sheikh Bayazid is among sons of the
Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. And so from this, it is confirmed that
Sheikh Hussain is among sons of the Sultan of Ajmer. And Sheikh
of time is Sadat Hussaini (was both a Hasani (maternal) and
Husseini (paternal) Syed. And there is no doubt he is among the
sons of the last prophet of Allah. He was called Chisti because
Chist is a village in the country of Khurasan. Hazrat Abu Ishaq
Chisti, Hazrat Khwaja Abu Ahmed Abdal Chisti, Hazrat
Mohammed Chisti, Hazrat Nasiruddin Yousuf Chisti, and Hazrat
Khwaja Qutub Moudud Chisti who were used to stay in the
above village Chist. And for this reason, all these pious persons
are called Chisti. The Sheikh of time who has become a disciple
in the chain of Chistia. And his chain of genealogy will be
connected with the prophet of Allah with 15 generations.
The record of his special disciples of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin
Chisti is as follows.
1.Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiar Kaki
2.Khwaja Fariduddin Ganj Shaker
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3.Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya

4.Khwaja Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi
The author of the book Sair Arifain who has mentioned that
Khwaja Nasiruddin Chirag Dehlavi did not give his caliphate to
anybody. And as per his final advice at the time of his burial his
staff, saintly dress, cup, beads, and sandals have been buried in
another grave which is facing his grave in the graveyard.

The End.