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Biography Hazrat Haji Malang Kalyan and Hazrat Haji

Ali Mumbai
 

The  mausoleum  of Hazrat Haji Ali Mumbai

Translated  by
Hafeez Anwar
Hyderabad, India
Email : hafeezanwar@yahoo.com

 
 
 
 
 
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  Published by

© HAFEEZ ANWAR

 
First  Published 1441/2020
 
All  rights reserved. No part of this publication may be
reproduced or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any
form or by any means, electronic or otherwise, without written
permission from the publisher.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Contents
 
 
0.Preface………………………………………………………04
1.Author’s introduction……………………………………….05
2.Biography of Hazrat BawaHaji Malang Kaliyan………...…37
3.Biography of Hazrat Haji Ali Mumbai……………..….........52
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The verse Fateha (The opening)

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 favor is there for all the persons
Those who are pious then You are merciful to such persons
Your special favour and kindness is there upon all of them
You are the owner everyone settles 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 right path now, on which path who went away
With Your graces and all passed away on such a path indeed
But there will be no such way never, which is ignored by You
Who lost and misguided on such way due to your much anger
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This is the prayer of your slave and the request of your lowest
Accept the prayer of Hafeez as you are owner of two worlds
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Translated by
Hafeez Anwar
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com,
Hyderabad, India.

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
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 Owaise of Qarni.
 Tipu Sultan.
     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
have considered your application carefully in the context of the
specific subject area and that of records as a whole and this is
our decision. Guinness World Records have absolute discretion
as to which Guinness World Record applications are accepted
and our decision is final. Guinness World Records may at its
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  As your record application has not been accepted, Guinness
World Records is in no way associated with the activity relating
to your record proposal and we in no way endorse this activity.
If you choose to proceed with this activity then this is will be of
your own volition and at your own risk.
 
 
Once again thank you for your interest in Guinness World
Records.
 

Yours sincerely,

Ralph Hannah
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Records Management Team

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An appreciation of the 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
 
  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 Hafeez Anwar

 
 He 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
 Please find the link as follows
 www.download-books.live/show/book/42604653/hadrat-khaja-
shamsuddin-turk-amp-hadrat-bu-ali-
qalandar/11969862/407172e5/#
 
yahoo.com
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Author’s Introduction

The publication note in the Second Episode by Mr. David

Rosenbaum of the New York Times
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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
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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 A.
Hafeez, B.Com. Hyderabad, India. , reference book . . .
                 
www.omphaloskepsis.com/ebooks/pdf/Owaise.pdf.And

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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 abridgment, 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
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which was available publicly before his death. Arberry's

translation is an abridgment. 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-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 its 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 the 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 the New York Times
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     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
publication note about the entry on Owasie of Qarni. Muslim
Saints and Mystics is an abridgment, 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 abridgment; 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: Owais
al-Qarani.
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  2. Owais of Qarni (PDF) 
  will create 70,000 angels same as Owaise of Qarni
  (Clone) and when ... Owais 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.
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New York Times reporter Mr. David E. Rosenbaum was

beaten,robbed and dispatched to his death

On Friday night of Jan. 6, 2006 in Northwest Washington, when

New York Times reporter Mr. David E. Rosenbaum was beaten,
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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.
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Some of 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 Bijapur
14.Tadhkirtal Auliya (Muslim Saints & Mystics)
15.Biography of Hadrat Syed Shah Ghulam Afzal Biabani
16. Khair Majalis 
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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
26. Muslim Saints of Aurangabad
27.Hasth Bahist (8 famous Chistiya Sufi order books)
28.Bbiography of Shaikh Abdul Quader Jilani
29.Shah Bu Ali Qalandar
30.Shah Baz Qalandar
31.Hazrat Bahauddin Zikeria Multani
32.Biography of Shah Mohammed Ghouse Gawaliori
  
 

An Ad for my book
Muslim Saints and Mystics’
Episodes from the Tadhkirat
al-Awliya of Farid al-Din Attar
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It is already released and its selling price is RM 35.00 per copy

and which can be had directly from Malaysia from the below
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An Ad for my other book

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 
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  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. The address is given
as follows from which this book can be had directly.
Amazon.com
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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.

1.The Taj Mahal

 
In the darkness of night
 I visited the tomb of white
 Full beautiful in the glorious moonlight
 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 of the duty of love
 And showing the king’s power of love
 Even today in the darkness of strife
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 The Taj is preaching a lesson of love and life.

 
By
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B. Com.
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2. In Thy memory

 
Her death day came with the fragrance of the memories
 Which shaken the depth of our the saddest memories
 Even the seasonal changes and otherworldly 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
 Oh: her saddest old memories you must not die
 Guide us to cover the deliverances of the world
 Oh: the heavenly Lord takes Thou care of this soul
 Who never faced any worldly peace and pleasure.
 
By
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B. Com.
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3.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 true?
 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
 So, We should not worry Allah is known

By
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B. Com.
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The author wept very much at the Kazipet graveyard
 
  The author upon his return from his service of the foreign
country visited Kazipet after a gap of many years the grave of
his grandfather and grandmother at Kazipet 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
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grave of my grandfather. Both graves are well maintained so

they are available in good condition.
As 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
graveyard. 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 a
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 endeavors 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.
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The connection of the author’s family members with Kazipet

 When my granddad Sheikh Dadan reached Kazipet on his

transfer from another place and he was attracted by the teachings
of Sufi Center at Kazipet 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 granddad became his disciple and he left immediately
the following things.
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 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 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 in
Saud
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Arabia for many years and have one son and his name is
Mohammed Abdul Wasi Rabbani, who was studying in St.
Dominic's school Salimnagar colony Hyderabad and at K.B.N.
Engineering college Gulberga 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.
Dominic's 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 the translation of Sufi works and my translated
first episode is available with the following publication note of
Mr. David Rosenbaum of the 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 fame and good
name, my granddad 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
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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
backside of the tomb of her Murshid (spiritual master) Syed
Shah Sarwar Biabani. (R. A.) 
      During 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 a 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 (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 the custodian of the Qazipet shrine
through the supervisor from the government treasury. From
there it will reach the administrator of the estate and who will be
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
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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 Biography of 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, 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 learned by me that the estate administrator Sheikh
Dadan was sent the letters by 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 whose memory this event was specially
translated from the following book for the information of the
readers of the International Internet Libraries in the U.S.A.
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especially for the readers of these two websites as

follows. www.calmeo.com and www.scribd.com 
     Upon this, it has 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 learned 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 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 a 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 my translated English edition of the
biography of Hazrat Ghulam Afzal Biabani from the below
Urdu book)
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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 graves of my
grandfather and grandmother at the graveyard of Kazipet shrine
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.

Oh dear travelers of the Kazipet shrine

Do not ignore request of the Hafeez Anwar

Salam
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I request to put some flowers and pray on the grave of my

grandparents in the Kazipet shrine.

Location: At the third tomb and in its backside in the eastern

direction facing well and public kitchen in the first big neem tree
in the graveyard under it there are two graves and one is old
white permanent grave at the right side while standing and
seeing the 3rd tomb and its left side one grave is an incomplete
condition by showing the boundary stones of the area and the
first grave belongs to my grandfather and another grave belongs
to grandmother.

My thanks

I will pray for unknown visitors to the graves of my lineage

So that they can live longer and follow the right Islamic path
Hafeez is obliged much in this matter for your kind gesture
Which is kind help to my grandparents for prayers and flowers

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,
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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 Hadrat 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.
Insha Allah, Ali pasha will gather the information on Hadrat
Mashooq Allah R.A from the above-mentioned books and from
other sources and we will print a revised edition soon.
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In the loving memory of my mother

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

 And showed us life by drawing a good road map of life
 
 You  protected us since childhood till the present time
 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 a happy life
 
 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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Oh, Haji Ali, you are the Sultan of Mumba

Not only helping poor, but you are helpin

You are like a great shining star on the

So there are large numbers of poor perso

Hafeez is an old slave and who visited

At that time you were kind enough to he

For the above kind favors, Hafeez cannot fo

Oh, Shah of Mumbai, Hafeez is submitting agai

So this time also Hafeez expect from you

For which Hafeez will be obliged oh Sultan

You have known for the miracle that your restin

Such great miracle is not found in any other p
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Not the above miracle, but your huge favour

And due to your kindness, they are getting

Hafeez at the end do not forget for req

Because taking care of others is must w

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Preface
 
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 This is a book of the  Biography Hazrat Haji Malang and Hazrat

Haji Ali  and it is a very new book and which is publishing in
the year 2020 in the English language. Please note it is a
biography about the two holy personalities of Maharastra.

    This is a small book in which there is biographies of two holy

personalities  are added and  in this book there are some great
achievements  of this great Sheikhs of the western  India which
are not yet known to the general, persons and other persons are
published in a very interesting style so for this reason the readers
will find great interest  and attention in this matter.
In this book translation of biographical details of the Urdu
book, ‘Swane -Umri Bawa Haji Malang’ is added by me upon
its translation into the English edition and this book is a well
known and famous book which is written by Munshi Syed
Sulaiman Asif and who wrote this book in the Urdu language
about biography of Hazrat Haji Malang of Kaliyan.
     From the above facts and details, if the readers will starts
reading this book’s first chapter and will not stop its reading till
they will reach its last chapter as in this book some interesting
events and  as well as other great miracles and endeavors of holy
saint are  added  and this holy saint was  passed away from the
world   many centuries years  ago.
     Even though this is small book but due to its importance it  is
so great due to coverage of many interesting events and positive
information in it  so it is like an ocean of knowledge and
information of holy saint and who was passed  away from the
world upon doing  his great endeavours and  many hard tasks for
the preaching and propagation   work of Islam in  the foreign
lands  so this book is  small  one but  it   will present the ocean
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of knowledge and information for the guidance of people

towards  the right path of Islam.
     This book is edited  and formatted as per the great 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. So for this reason there will be  some 
small differences in it while comparing with the  Urdu books
and its literature.  The aim of this book is to present in the
Western world where there is great search and demand of the
books of Sufism  and biographies of holy saints who lived and
spent their entire lives for the preaching and propagation of
Islamic religion in all corners of the world as per tradition and
practice of Allah’s last prophet.
     To write about these great Sufi saints is not only it is difficult
and but it is very hard task as they were  not only  great pious
personalities of  their time in Western coast of the India  region
but they were also a great Sufi Masters in Deccan area who
struggled hard for the preaching  and propagation of Islam
centuries ago, so in brief  among them some were  Qu’tubs
(highest cadre in spiritual pivot at axis) of their time in the  In
Western India region and who did many great endeavors for the
preaching and propagation of Islam in Western coast of the India
and around it  and there was no such personality during  their
time.
 
   
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Biography of Hazrat Bawa Haji Malang Kalyan

 
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                         Mausoleum of Hazrat   Bawa Haji Malang

 
 
Translated by
Hafeez Anwar
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Published by

©  Hafeez Anwar
Published 1441/2020
 
 
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be
reproduced or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any
form or by any means, electronic or otherwise, without written
permission from the publisher
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The Sultan of Kaliyan Hazrat Bawa Haji Malang
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The mausoleum of Hazrat Bawa Haji Malang

In the praise of the Sultan of Kaliyan Hazrat Haji Malang

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Oh Haji Malang you are the Sultan of Kaliyan for centuries

But your name and fame is well known all over the world
 

You are from Yemen but kindled the lamp of Islam in India
And did strivings hardly for preaching of the Islam in Kaliyan
 
Hafeez is your old servant and he passed from your place
So ignore his mistake that he did not visit your sky top tomb
 
You are a lamp of Islam in the Kaliyan area and gain success
So, for this reason, your name is written in Indian history book
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Now Hafeez is facing difficulty to write your biography book
As he is not finding details of your life and endeavor to write
 
Anyhow Hafeez is sailing in the boat of difficulty for this matter
 But hope that Baba’s help will be there for its soon completion
 
Hafeez is hoping that Baba’s book will shine like starts soon
And will be famous and well known among its readers in India
 
May Allah shower his mercy and blessing on the Baba’s tomb 
Oh Baba Bahib approve wishes of the Hafeez and all persons 
 
Who visits your sky top, tomb and pay respect there from far
At last, oh Allah makes the book of Shah Malang like a sky star
 
So that people may find his details and guidance from the book
And they can make their life pure by following Baba’s teaching
 
By
Hafeez Anwar
Email hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
 
 
 
      
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Preface
 
 
  This book ‘Swane -Umri Bawa Haji Malang’ is very old and
which is published by Mushi Mohammed Abbas in Urdu
language and translated by me into the English language for the
first time. He has published this book in the Urdu language on
the booking date of publication is not mentioned. Please note it
is a biography of the book ‘Swane -Umri Bawa Haji Malang 'in
Urdu’. It is a very hard task as Hazrat Haji Malang’ was not only
a great pious personality of his time in the area of the western
coast of India but he was also a great preacher of his time. So, in
brief, he was Qu’tub (highest cadre in the spiritual pivot at axis)
of his time on the Western coast of India. For a long time, he
was engaged in religious discourses, sermons, and spiritual
training of the people and he did also many great endeavours for
the preaching and propagation work of Islam in the areas of
Western India and around this region and there was no such
personality during his time.
   The readers will find interest in reading this book due to the
positive information and great details of this Sufi saint and who
had arrived on the western coast of India from Yemen.   
 
  This book is edited and formatted as per the great book
‘Muslim saints and Mystics’ in the English version (Tadhkirtal
Auliya by Farid al-Din Attar) which is very famous in the
Western world among the English knowing persons. So, for this
reason, there will be some small differences in it while
comparing with the Urdu books and its literature. The aim of
this book is to present in the Western world where there are
great search and demand of the books of Sufism and biographies
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of holy saints who lived and spent their entire lives for the
preaching and propagation of Islamic religion in all corners of
the world as per tradition and practice of Allah’s last prophet.
  This is a small book in which there is a biography of Hazrat
Baba Haji Malang is added and in this book, there are some
great achievements of this great Sheikh from Kalyan and
western India, which are not yet known to the general, persons
and other persons are published in a very interesting style so, for
this reason, the readers will find great interest and attention in
this matter.  
   From the above facts and details, if the readers will start
reading this book’s first chapter and will not stop its reading till
they will reach its last chapter as in this book some interesting
events and as well as other great miracles and endeavours of the
holy saint are added and this holy saint who was passed away
from the world some more than about 750-800 years ago. 
   This book is edited and formatted as per the great 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. So, for this reason, there will be some
small differences in it while comparing with the Urdu books and
its literature. The aim of this book is to present in the Western
world where there are great search and demand of the books of
Sufism and biographies of holy saints who lived and spent their
entire lives for the preaching and propagation of Islamic religion
in all corners of the world as per tradition and practice of Allah’s
last prophet.
 
 
 
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The biography of Hazrat Bawa Haji Malang Kalyan

 
History:  In Thane district of the State of Maharashtra a king by
the name "Nal Raja" ruled. The atrocities on the common folk
and the havoc created in his state by the demons reached
unbearable proportions. The cry of the oppressed had reached
God and God ordered Baba Malang to pay a visit to the place
from where these crimes against the society are committed and
to ensure the safety and well being of the common man by
eliminating these demons.
   Malanggad (also called Baba Haji Malanggad or Malang Gad),
is a hill fort located in the Matheran Hill Range, Raigad District,
Maharashtra. The fort is located at about 789 meters above the
sea level. 
 
   Baba Malang and his followers reached the small village
called Brahman Wadi near this mountain. On reaching, he felt
very thirsty and asked for water from a house belonging to a
Brahman Ketkar Family. The Brahman, realizing that Baba
Malang and his followers are tired, arranged for a place to rest
and offered them Milk instead of water. This holy act of the
Brahman was duly appreciated by Baba and he blessed him. He
took leave from the Brahman in order to complete the work
ordered by God at the earliest.
     They found a small and cleaner place where Bakhtawar
wanted to put so Baba Malang blessed him and said that “
During "Kalyug" this place will be known as "First Step" and
will be treated as sacrosanct."
   According to legend the King and Queen have been turned to
stone and even today is stoned by believing public. A climb to
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the mountain includes being carried by a rope across two peaks

for Rs. 20.00. After this, you carry on climbing and try to stone
the peaks and it is believed that if your stone hits one of the
peaks, then your wish will be granted as long as you do not wish
for the throne of Delhi.
Current usage
   There are many shacks on the way to Pirmachi. Buses and
auto-rickshaws ply from the shrine to Kalyan till quite late
though it is best to inquire about the last bus back. In 2007,
Government of Maharashtra awarded a contract to Supreme-
Suyog-Yashita consortium to build a Funicular Railway to
Malanggad plateau from Malangwadi, towards Kalyan. The
permit from the Forest Department took 4 years to come and the
work has now started. The Malanggad Funicular Railway will be
more than 1 km in length and will gain 320 meters in height. It
will be able to carry 1000 passengers up and down the hill every
one hour.
  On the eastern side of this mountain, trekking is good. It
requires 1 hour to reach  the Pir Machi from the base village,
and a further half an hour to reach Sone Machi. However, the
climb to the Balekilla is very tough and risky. A local villager
used to provide escort to climb up to the Balekilla. However,
only expert climbers with the proper equipment and ropes
should dare to climb the Balekilla.
  
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 Hadrat Baba Malang’s biography as per Islamic Urdu book was

published by Munshi Mohammed Abbas in Mumbai.  
 
                    
The biography of Hazrat Bawa Haji Malang, Kaliyan
 
Bawa Malang was a known pearl of the sea of the miracles
He was a star of the saintliness and holy person of the time
Bawa Malang was the reflection of the King of the prophets
The Bawa was entirely the big sea of the mercy and benefits 
The land of India is the pride of his dignity and great grace
And every Muslim is the pride of grace, of the Arabian moon
As per tradition, he left his country towards the land of India
Like a diamond of unique he came from the mine of Yemen
In the passion, he went from the garden of Yemen to India
Like a bird, he was coming to India by the flight from Yemen 
After passing of the long-distance he was reached in Kokan
He reached his place and the destination after a long journey
It is said on that mountain there was the palace of the King
 In fort idol worship and in the city, there was the infidelity
The king was cruel and brutal and known as so much mean
He was against the Islamic religion and all the human beings
His wife was also very cruel and like the wife of the Pharaoh
She was like a dark night and on his head there was the lamp
One day Shah organized nativity of the last prophet of Allah
In the darkness of infidelity who incited light the unity of God
Due to revelation, there was light in a desert, on the mountain
What he was seen there was a kindled lamp on the mountain
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The light was put off the radiance of the place of the hell there
Very soon light of courage, of the infidels, was no more there 
Upon seeing the darkness the king began crying much loudly
 So the place of the grave of demon which was suffering badly 
There was so loud and cry for facing the great problem there
Whether there came the day of judgment so was such a danger
It has halted the light of life suddenly and which is not known?
So which enemy who was secretly attacked us in this matter?
In such worry, there was the beat of the morning drum started
So at that time, there was the prayer call on the huge mountain
Due to the prayer call, the ears were harmed and death was near
The mountain shaking and become lower and began trembling 
When there was a fire of the canon of the slogan of God heard 
So all malice persons who were fallen on the earth by the mouth
When he has finished the morning prayer of Fajar on the hillside
At that time the mountain was like water and stones were as wax
In his company, there were three persons of the truth with him
Who were as divers of the truth of the river of the unity of God
Their names were Mir Bakhtiar and his uncle available there
Who was famous in the country and known for the saintliness
One of them was martyred soon as the first destination on hill
Then the second knower of the secret who has also left the world
The third person who was killed on the way of the truth on a hill
The three friends were buried there in the graves on the hillside
When Shah performed funeral and he was addressed all of them
One infidel was a resident of the mountainside was found there
 
Shah, who was sitting on the brave horse by saying “Ya Habib”
He was busy in a recital in the holy memory of Allah’s success
 Also, there is the call of “Ya Mujib” from the true holy persons
At the other side standing surprised unlucky persons were found
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 The Shah’s horse was flying in the air and toward the mountain 
Like the wind, the horse was flying in the sky to reach the hill
When he looked down then he saw toward the upper higher side
In the jump, the brave horse reached the head of the mountain 
 He was carrying his master toward the height of the mountain  
Who was his guide which he owns and was a great friend there
At last than by crying and he was falling down to the earth soon
Taking to destination his master, he has finally slept on the earth
So in his heart, there is the so sadness of the death of the horse
And so he was much worried about his loyal horse’s sad death  
There were tears in eyes and his tongue so it was busy in thanks
There was loneliness in a sad heart and so his face was in grief
He was in a helpless condition, as his friend was in final silence
On his friendship, the tiger of truth was much for the pride of it
This is true news spread that Prophet of Allah was coming there
On the spot in the sedan, which is a well-known fact in the area
At the time of the afternoon prayer so when he reached there
In short, by taking Allah's name, he joined in the holy prayer
The king who was like a big tiger and who has seen him there
By judging his thought like him a kitten who was found alone  
He told his daughter that he did not seem like such a person
Due to his majesty and dignity, so he was much afraid of him
All my charms are nothing before him and no use of my magic
You are young and lovely to go and find in this matter soon
Who is he? so that to try him ignore here and let him go away
The daughter of the king hearing this, so she becomes ready
That she will go and find out who is the person that came here
He is like a big tiger and he is in a helpless position like a cock 
I will fly in the air and will bring news who is that alien person
You are fearing but I have the passion like men and fight him
I am like a cat and before me, he will become senseless soon
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In short, she was run from there like the crying tigress to see
She reached near him and in the field of the fighting with Shah
 She was fallen by fear as the weakest person and she reached 
She was fallen on the earth like a dead person and in unease
She has become unconscious and she was silent due to the fear
Upon seeing him there was a fixed an arrow in her heart soon
He was, told her, “Oh my daughter what illness so you have?”
Why you are a worry on earth so come on near to me very soon
She was cried and said sir make haste and cure me very soon
There is a severe injury in this matter please help me with care
Did not know how an arrow which was reached and doing harm
So for this now I see the worse condition of my life in the world
He said by laughing that “Oh daughter of good nature not worry
Now it is difficult for you to remove your love from your heart
By the grace of Allah you have become like my own daughter 
Recite the phrase of Islam and be away from the infidelity light
Due to this reason for the pain, your heart has become like wax
Whatever your position but you gained much respect and gain  
Due to his preaching, there was a good effect on the princess
The infidelity was removed and there was left no more her pain
In the defective, there she was found the fruit of the true faith
By lowering her neck, she said “Oh the great King of helpers”
You did well cure my broken heart in a good and the best way 
Why the victorious people who care about the defeated person
I sacrifice my life for your sake and so make me your slave girl
Include me among the circle of the faithful of the Islamic law
The darkness of infidelity and betrayal was no more in her way
Was in the head the love of truth and in the eyes oneness of God
Now I have got the identity of Allah the Merciful in my life
I was in darkness and searching for the righteous path of Islam
He said “Oh my dear daughter may Allah will accept you soon”
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Due to your deed, you have included in holy heavenly houries

With you are happy Mustafa, Murtuza and Bibi Fatima and all
On your grave will be found the grace of the all angels always
In short when he asked her to recite a phrase of faith then
From all and every leaf, there was came loud call of Amen
Royal Queen who cried as "My daughter you deceived us"
So now become my life difficult in the world for this reason
There were also fallen the anger and fury upon the royal king 
 While taking mace he was proceeding before the Shah of time
What he has seen that there is an open book of the holy Quran
And his daughter is reading the holy book by wearing the veil 
He was fallen by holding his head and so he ran from there
He was called all his friends on the mountain come on to fight
He is an enemy and magician who came before him to fight
So do not give time and kill him now on this spot very soon
Whether he or we live so take maces in your hands and come
Like toy settle this enemy at once, so do not give him time 
He was told “Oh infidel hears the talk of the truth with care
That he is not a magician, but have Islamic attributes to me
If you accept Islam, then fulfill five daily prayers regularly
I will give salvation to you by permission of Allah the great
Otherwise, there will be no your name and sign in this place
And You will be finished away from the world so think it soon
There was no result of his preaching upon as king was a cruel 
In the pride and power of friends, he was thinking as powerful
His mace was in his hand and went before him with the pride
He has heard the call of God is in his ears at the prayer time
By shivering all infidels were surprised for this loud prayer call 
And were become sudden the stones idols at their places soon
There was the finished the king of his time and color of infidels
Like a bird, he has flown away and the great king met his end
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The impression of the Islamic preacher was well known there

There was an impression of Islam on the mountain and deserts
Now with him, so there was left the little toy girl of the light 
And by his side, her grave was established there on the hillside
Oh Shah Malang come on and help us in the time of crisis soon
As the enemies are ready and fighting with us this time to kill
There is no peace now with us and war among ourselves now
We are without honour, poor and destroyed much in the place
 We have no care about the glory and dignity of the Islamic law
There is something on heart and tongue, but not found sincerity
In the race of religion, everybody is a pure person of the world
 So we are in the defeat and facing the disrespect everywhere
Whom we think he is among the group and he is our an enemy
In appearance one is our friend, but he is our real great enemy 
We were proud of such Islamic faith, now we do not have such
The daggers are sharp, but there is no unity in such hard work
Oh my master come out of your room and see us all our works
And see the condition of your slaves with care and help us all
Are daggers on the throats, so enmity is found in every place
On the stomach of friends, so are foot and hands on the face
For the sake of the Prophet and Allah solve our problem soon 
Asif is in need of your kind favour and his eyes are much wet
 And inform my news to my ancestors of his present condition  
There are atrocities are being carried on his sons in the world
Oh, Ali, you are the solver of crisis as friends are turning behind
As who are enemies of our respect, children and all our sources
 
 
                          Urs (annual death anniversary)
 
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  Once a year it is time to celebrate a big festival on this

mountain named after Baba. This year on the 31st January
Midnight is the annual Urs of Baba Malang. The devout
followers of Baba from every caste and creed attend the
celebrations with great fervor. During these annual celebrations
Baba's Palkhi is carried out and it forms the procession. The
Palkhi route covers the entire mountain and is then brought back
to the Dargah. The bursting of crackers and lightening of the
mountain highlight the night on which this Palkhis makes the
round. The fireworks display from the mountain is a delight to
see. The pilgrims desiring to stay overnight can hire temporary
huts on small rentals. From the Dargah, a further hike of 45
minutes to 1 hour, takes you to the graves of " Panch Peer "
which are of the disciples of Baba who came with him. Along
with this stretch, one visits the place of "Chasma". It is believed
that from a spot where Baba's horse leg touched, water spouted.
  People from various walks of life, irrespective of caste and
creed, assemble to celebrate the Urs (death anniversary) every
year. Several hundred thousand devotees from near and far,
irrespective of religion and beliefs, gather there to seek
blessings.
 
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Reference Urdu book : “Swane -Umri Bawa Haji Malang ” By
Munshi Syed Sulaiman Asif 
 
Translated into English by :Hafeez Anwar 
Translator ‘ Muslim Saints and Mystics’
(Tadhikaratal Awliya)
Email:hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
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In the praise of Sultan of Mumbai Hadrat Haji Ali Bukhari

Mausoleum of Hadrat Haji Ali Mumbai

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In the praise of Hazrat Haji Ali Mumbai

  Tomb of Hadrat  Haji Ali Mumbai    

Oh, Shah Haji Ali, you are the Sultan for a long time
 Helping the poor, but you are helping all needy persons 
 
 You are like a shining star on the coast of the Indian ocean 
 There are large numbers of poor persons find in your shrine
 
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 Hafeez is a slave and who visited and submitted his request

 That time you were kind and helped Hafeez in all his works 
 
 For your favors, Hafeez cannot forget your kind approval 
 Oh, Shah, Hafeez is submitted again, he needs in your service 
 
 This time also Hafeez expect from your favour of kindness
 For which Hafeez will be obliged oh Shah for your action
 
 You are known as your tomb does not sink in the sea
 Such a great miracle is not found in any other place 
 
 Not the above miracle,  but your favour is on all persons
 And due to your favour, all are getting food at your place 
 
 Oh, Shah, Hafeez request you  approve requests of others 
 Because taking care of others is must and is taught by Islam
 
 

 
 

By Hafeez Anwar
Hyderabad, India
Email hafeeezanwar@yahoo.com

 
 
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The tomb of Hadrat Haji Ali

The Haji Ali Dargah is a mosque and dargah (tomb) located on

an islet off the coast of Worli in the southern part of Mumbai.It
is the shrine of Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari the kind Sufi saint
from Uzbekistan. Near the heart of the city proper, the dargah is
one of the most recognisable

landmarks of Mumbai.
An exquisite example of Indo-Islamic Architecture, associated
with legends about doomed lovers, the dargah contains the tomb
of Haji Ali Shah Bukhari.
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Background
The Haji Ali Dargah was constructed in 1431in memory of a
wealthy Muslim merchant, Sayyed Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari,
who gave up all his worldly possessions before making a
pilgrimage to Mecca. Hailing from Bukhara, in present-
day Uzbekistan, Bukhari travelled around the world in the early
to mid 15th century, and eventually settled in present-
day Mumbai.
According to legend surrounding his life, once the saint saw a
poor woman crying on the road, holding an empty vessel. He
asked her what the problem was, she sobbed that her husband
would thrash her as she stumbled and accidentally spilled the oil
she was carrying. He asked her to take him to the spot where she
spilt the oil. There, he jabbed a finger into the soil and the oil
gushed out. The overjoyed woman filled up the vessel and went
home.
Later, Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari had a recurring and disturbing
dream that he had injured Earth by his act. Full of remorse and
grief from that day he became very serious and was not keeping
well. Then with the permission of his mother he traveled to India
with his brother and finally reached the shore of Mumbai – near
Worli or at some place opposite the present tomb. His brother
went back to their native place.Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari sent a
letter with him to their mother informing her that he was
keeping good health and that he had decided to reside at that
place permanently for the spread of Islam and that she should
forgive him.
Till his death he kept spreading knowledge about Islam to the
people and his devotees would regularly visit him. Before his
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death he advised his followers that they should not bury him at
any proper place or graveyard and should drop his shroud
('kafan') in the ocean such that it should be buried by the people
where it is found.
His wish was obeyed by his followers. That is why the Dargah
Sharief is built at the very site where his shroud came to rest in
the middle of the sea where it perched on a small mound of
rocks rising above the sea. The Tomb and Dargah Sharief were
built in the years to come.
On Thursdays and Fridays, the shrine is visited by an enormous
number of pilgrims. Irrespective of faith and religion, people
visit the dargah to get the blessings of the legendary saint.
Sometimes, especially on Fridays, various Sufi musicians
perform a form of devotional music called Qawwali at the
dargah.

Structure
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                                As from Mahalaxmi area

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                               The entrance to the Dargah.

The Dargah is built on a tiny islet located 500 meters from the

coast, in the middle of Worli Bay,[6] in the vicinity of Worli. The
edifice is a brilliant specimen of the Indo-Islamic style of
architecture. The islet is linked to the city precinct
of Mahalakshmi by a narrow causeway, which is nearly a
kilometre (0.62 mile) long.
The accessibility to the dargah is very much dependent on the
tides. As, the causeway is not bound by railings, when the
causeway gets submerged during high tide it becomes
inaccessible[citation needed]. Therefore, the dargah is accessible only
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during low tide. This walk on the causeway, with the sea on both
sides, is one of the highlights of a trip to the shrine.
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                                     Haji Ali Dargah

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                               Minaret of Haji Ali Dargah

                                             The shrine of Haji Ali

The whitewashed structure occupies an area of a marble

courtyard contains the central shrine. The tomb within the
mosque is covered by a brocaded red and green chaddar (tomb
cover sheet). It is supported by an exquisite silver frame,
supported by marble pillars. The main hall has marble pillars
embellished with artistic mirror work: blue, green, yellow chips
of glass arranged in kaleidoscopic patterns interspersed with
Arabic patterns which spell the ninety-nine names of Allah. As
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per the Muslim traditions separate praying rooms for ladies and
gents are provided here to pay their respects. During the high
tide, the dargah seems completely isolated with no access. It
looks more like a little island.

Repair and renovation

The six-hundred-year-old dargah structure constantly erodes,
due to saline winds and the impact of 80,000 visitors per
week. While extensive renovations were carried out in 1960 and
1964 the most recent structural upgrade of the dargah started in
October 2008. The dargah will be beautified with first and
second quality white marble, which will be brought
from Makrana, Rajasthan, the same place from where marble for
the Taj Mahal was brought.
The repair and structural work is envisaged to take twenty-four
months to be conducted in two phases.[10] "Phase One" will
involve reconstruction of the mosque and minarets, "Phase
Two" will involve renovation of the sanitarium building. When
the reconstruction work is complete, the holy shrine will have
the feel of a taj right in Mumbai's brackish sea water.

Haji Ali for all movement

'Haji Ali for all' is a feminist movement launched by Bharatiya
Muslim Mahila Andolan[11] & Bhumata Brigade to secure equal
'right to pray' even near sanctum sanctorum i.e. traditional
patriarchal prohibited area. On 26 August 2016, the Bombay
High Court ruled that women could enter the sanctum
sanctorum.[13] The trust of the shrine informed the Supreme
Court on 24 October that women will be allowed to enter it in a
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month.[14] Women were allowed to enter the shrine on 29

November 2016, after a ban imposed on them in June 2012.

Popular culture
 

The Haji Ali Dargah is a historical landmark in Mumbai, and is

also one of the most prestigious Islamic symbols situated in
South Mumbai. The Haji Ali was built by a wealthy Muslim
merchant who became a saint named Haji Ali Shah Bukhari. He
renounced all worldly pleasures before embarking on a
pilgrimage to Mecca. The Haji Ali Dargah was built in his honor
in 1431 AD. The whitewashed structure is situated in an area of
4,500 meters and is flanked by crisp, marble pillars that are still
marveled at today. This 400-year-old structure that stands in
Mumbai today has degenerated and corroded in many places and
the structural upgradation of this marvelous structure began in
2008. People from all over the world visit the Haji Ali Dargah
irrespective of caste, religion and creed. The Haji Ali Dargah is
a popular pilgrimage site today and most tourists visit the tomb
of Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari to seek his blessings for wealth,
health, marriage etc. On special occasions such as the death
anniversary of the saint or Eid-ul-Fir, special events or programs
are organized at the Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai.

History 
The Haji Ali Dargah was built by a wealthy merchant known as
Haji Ali Shah Bukhari who decided to renounce all worldly
possessions and turned into a saint just before going for a
pilgrimage to Mecca. The mosque (Masjid) inside the complex
and the Dargah were built in 1431 AD. It is believed that on the
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way to Mecca, Haji Ali perished and the casket that carried his
body floated back to the 'Dargah' on its own. However, another
legend states that Haji Ali drowned at the point where the
Dargah now stands today. Since then, the monument has been a
custodian of the shores of Mumbai.

Architecture
The Haji Ali Dargah is made of 'Makrana' marble, the same
whitewashed marble that Emperor Shah Jahan used to build the
Taj Mahal. The Haji Ali Dargah houses two important
monuments-tomb of Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari and a mosque.
The architecture of this monument reflects the styles and
patterns of Mughal and Indo-Islamic architecture. The Haji Ali
Dargah occupies 4,500 sq. meters space and is 85 feet tall. A
marble courtyard with the central shrine, and the main mosque
brocaded with a red and green sheet are the first structures you
see while entering the Dargah complex. Artistic marble pillars,
mirror work with kaleidoscopic patterns and minarets sentinel
the shrine in the center, making the monument a grand sight for
all. The Haji Ali Dargah is a 400-year-old structure and is
corroding in various places. With the permission from the
Central Government, the Dargah Trust is now trying to source
the Makrana marble to rebuild the structure in various places.

Things To Do
Apart from visiting the Dargah, offering prayers and seeking the
blessings of the saint, there are various other things to do in and
around the Dargah. Local stalls outside the complex of the Haji
Ali Dargah will give you the opportunity to indulge in some
delicious local cuisine and local specialties such as Kebabs,
Chaat, Ice-cream, Mughlai Biryani, Hyderabadi fast food and
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even American fast-food. Apart from food, there are markets

located close by if you are an avid shopper-the best places
would be Crawford Market and Fashion Street. If you enjoy
serenity and happen to be a nature lover, you can decide to
unwind at the beach at Mahim Bay.

Nearby Places
The Haji Ali Dargah is located in South Mumbai, off Lala
Lajpat Rai Marg. Some of the most prestigious landmarks are
situated close to the Haji Ali Dargah. The Mahalakshmi Race
Course Stadium is located 11 km from the Haji Ali Dargah
while the Worli sea-link lies at a distance of 6 km. The sea-link
will help you get to Worli and Bandra, both of which are located
close by.

How To Reach 

By Rail
The Haji Ali is well-connected by rail networks. One needs to
either get off at Mahalakshmi Station, Mumbai Central Station
or Byculla Station to get to the Haji Ali Dargah. Once you
disembark at the station, local transport such as B.E.S.T buses,
auto-rickshaws and even taxis will help you reach the
destination.

By Road
The Haji Ali Dargah comes on the way to Worli and is situated
right next to the Worli sea-link. One can reach the Haji Ali
Dargah via Ghatkopar (Eastern Express Highway) or even from
Shivaji Park. Local transport such as B.E.S.T buses, auto-
rickshaws and taxis can be hired to reach the spot. Some of the
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bus route numbers are 33, 84,124 and 521.

The Haji Ali Dargah is a popular pilgrimage destination in

Mumbai. Every week over thousands of devotees, Muslims and
non-Muslims, flock the Dargah to seek the blessings of saint Pir
Haji Ali Shah Bukhari. Apart from its religious significance, the
Haji Ali Dargah is famous for being pleasing to the eye and is
the best place to head towards, if you are seeking solace and
serenity.

                History of Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari (R.A.)

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There have been several saints who have traveled from far and
wide to India, spreading the word of Islam like Khwaja Gareeb
Nawaz (R.A.) and many other saints who migrated to India
from the Arab countries and Persia. They came as and when
informed by their own intuition or will or as per the
instructions of Prophet Mohamed (S.A.W.S. - Peace Be Upon
Him) as envisioned in their dreams or by Ilm (Wisdom of
Faith) i.e. as pointed out by spiritual power given to them by
Allah (S.W.T).
 
The spread of Islam as a whole in India is a story of the gradual
growth of the Islamic religion essentially through various
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itinerant Sufi Saints and traders who settled amongst the local
indigenous population. 
 
A magnificent example of such spread of Islam by an Iranian
Saint is that of Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari (R.A.). It is a belief
of the Muslims that the holy saints who sacrifice and devote
their lives in the way of Allah (S.W.T) are immortal. Their
stature is equivalent to that of the Martyrs (Shaheed) as they
have renounced their worldly lives for Allah (S.W.T.) and are
called Shahadat-e-Huqmi.
 
There are many miracles that have happened during the life of
Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari (R.A.) and after his death. Whatever
is known about Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari (R. A.) is learnt from
the caretakers and trustees from generation to generation as the
Saint never married and has no descendents. Some people tried
to portray themselves as his descendants or heirs and have
destroyed the exact history of the Saint, his Tomb and the
Dargah.
 
It is learnt from "Rivayat" (Legends) that Pir Haji Ali Shah
Bukhari (R.A.) was sitting at some lonely place in his
hometown and was busy in his prayers when a lady passed-by
from there crying and screaming. When the Saint enquired
about her crying, she pointed to an empty vessel in her hand
and said that she had dropped some oil. And if she goes home
without the oil her husband would beat her. She was crying in
need of help. The Saint asked her to be calm and went with her
to the place where the oil had been dropped. He then took the
vessel from the wailing lady and pushed the earth with his
thumb. The oil came out like a fountain and the vessel was full.
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The Saint gave her the vessel with oil and she went away
happily.
 
However, after that, the Saint was troubled by dreams of having wounded t
earth by striking it in this manner. Full of remorse and grief from that day h
became very serious and was not keeping well. Then with the permission o
mother he traveled to India with his brother and finally reached the shores o
Mumbai – near Worli or at some place opposite the present tomb. His brot
went back to their native place. Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari (R.A.) sent a lett
with him to their mother informing her that he was keeping good health and
he had decided to reside at that place permanently for the spread of Islam an
that she should forgive him.
 
Till his death he was praying and giving knowledge about Islam to the peop
and devotees regularly visiting him. Before his death he has advised his fol
that they should not bury Him at any proper place or graveyard and should
that it should be buried by the people where it is found.
 
His wish was obeyed by his followers. That is why the Dargah Sharief is bu
the very site where his shroud came to rest in the middle of the sea where it
perched on a small mound of rocks rising above the sea. The Tomb and Da
Sharief were built in the years to come.

Source : Internet 
 
The End.