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Madurai Maqbara refers to the Dargah

Dargah

A Dargah is a Sufi shrine built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint. Local Muslims visit the shrine known as . Dargahs are often associated with Sufi meeting rooms and hostels, known as khanqah...

s of three Sufi saints: Mir Ahmad Ibrahim, Mir Amjad Ibrahim, and Abdus Salaam Ibrahim.
The Arabic

Arabic language

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word "Maqbara", which means mausoleum

Mausoleum

A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb or the tomb may be considered to be within the...

, is derived from the word "qabr", which means grave

Grave (burial)

A grave is a location where a dead body is buried. Graves are usually located in special areas set aside for the purpose of burial, such as graveyards or cemeteries....

. Though maqbara refers to the graves of all Muslim

Muslim

A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...

s, it refers especially to the graves (Raula or Rauza) of religious figures or Waliyullahs

Islamic religious leaders

Islamic religious leaders have traditionally been people who, as part of the clerisy, mosque, or government, performed a prominent role within their community or nation...

who dedicated their life to Islam

Islam

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, striving to be true Muslims and training others to follow Islam as first preached by the Prophet Mohamed.

Madurai Maqbara Hazrats

In Madurai

Madurai

Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

, South Tamilnadu there are many Dargahs of waliyullhas, but the term "Madurai Maqbara" generally refers to the Dargahs of three saints: Mir Ahmad Ibrahim, Mir Amjad Ibrahim, and Abdus Salaam Ibrahim. The birth of these three waliyullahs was declared by Hazrat Nabi Sulaiman

Sulaiman

Sulaiman was the scriptural figure identified as either the Jewish king of Israel or a Muslim prophet.Sulaiman is an English transliteration of the Arabic name that means "man of peace" and corresponds to the English name Solomon....

, the messenger of Allah

Allah

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, and a genie

Jinn

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called Jaimur was deployed by Hazrat Sulaiman to serve them. The place where these three sheikhs' graves are found is called Maqbara and is in the premises of Kazimar Big mosque

Mosque

A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...

(Periya Pallivasal) in the Heart of Madurai

Madurai

, city which is the cultural capital of Tamilnadu in South India.

Periya is a Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

word that in English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

means elder or big, and kabeer كبير in Arabic. Similarly, chinna is a Tamil

Tamil language

word which translates to younger or small in English

English language

, and in Arabic means "sagheer" صغير.
Hence, Meer Ahmed Ibrahim is called Elder Hazrat or حضرت ال كبير and Meer Amjad Ibrahim is called Younger Hazrat or حضرت ال الصغير.

Meer Ahmadh Ibrahim (Periya Hazrat)

The birth of Periya Hazrat was a miracle. Hazrat’s father Moulana Mir ni’amatullah was not blessed with a child for many years after His marriage. One day His wife had a dream. Sultan Syed Ibrahim Shahid badusha of Erwadi appeared and asked her to come to erwadi for ziyarat to have an offspring. Moulana Meer Ahmedh Ibrahim was born three years later with the blessings of Sulthan Syed Ibrahim shaheed.

Meer Ahamadh Ibrahim left his home for a madarasa to pursue an education. He was among the slow learners in his class. One day his teacher scolded him for being a poor student. The teacher also insisted Meer Ahmad Ibrahim leave the madarasa the very next morning

Morning

The word morning originally referred to the sunrise. Morning precedes midday, afternoon, and night in the sequence of a day.Morning is the part of the day usually reckoned from dawn to noon...

, as the teacher found him unfit. Periya Hazrat was very sad about this and was worried what could he do after going home; he went to bed with deep sadness after praying to Allah

Allah

.

That night Periya Hazrat had a dream

Dream

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. A mass of people were running, and Periya Hazrat asked where they were going. People replied as they are going to see Allah's

Allah

Tajalli. Periya Hazrat joined them. When they reached a place, at the top of a small hill, Allah

Allah

's Tajalli was glittering very gloriously and everyone there enjoyed it. A voice

Voice

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came toward Moulana Mir Ahmad Ibrahim saying what you wished for is given.

It was early morning and time for Subah

Subah

A Subah was a province of the Mughal Empire in South Asia. The governor of a subah was known as a subahdar, which later became subedar to refer to an officer in the Indian Army...

prayers

Prayers

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when Hazrat woke up. Now Periya Hazrat’s teacher

Teacher

A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...

asked him again to leave the madharasa. He added, “Yesterday I told you to go, because you were unfit to learn, but today I need you to leave the madarasa as I am not qualified enough to teach you.” This is how Moulana Meer Ahmad Ibrahim became educated.

Periya Hazrat then returned to His home town Madurai

Madurai

and started a madarasa to educate Muslims from all over Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

. Many scholars of Islam

Islam

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in tamilnadu were Periya Hazrat’s students, and those scholars in turn started madarassas all over Tamilnadu. For His outstanding wisdom

Wisdom

Wisdom is a deep understanding and realization of people, things, events or situations, resulting in the ability to apply perceptions, judgements and actions in keeping with this understanding. It often requires control of one's emotional reactions so that universal principles, reason and...

and expertise in the Islamic Fiqh

Fiqh

Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct expounded in the Quran, often supplemented by tradition and implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists....

laws, Mir Ahamadh Ibrahim was appointed as the government chief Kazi of Madurai

Madurai

by the then British

United Kingdom

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government in India

India

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. He served excellently with Khilafatship and Kaziship and added Glory to Islam

Islam

Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...

in Madurai

Madurai

and other parts of Tamilnadu.
Periya Hazrat died in the year 1872, at the age of 63, leaving four sons (Saajid Alaihir Rahma, Qadi Syed Abdul Qadir Ibrahim, Syed Mahmood Ahmad Ibrahim, Contractor Hazrat, constructor of Maqbara and Saqi Meer Niyamatullah Ibrahim) and a daughter, Saalima, wife Saalim Hazrat.

Meer Amjad Ibrahim (Chinna Hazrat)

Right from his birth

Birth

Birth is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring. The offspring is brought forth from the mother. The time of human birth is defined as the time at which the fetus comes out of the mother's womb into the world...

and during childhood days, Chinna Hazrat was Almighty

Almighty

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fearing and was along with his brother Periya Hazrat in spreading Islamic education to the students from all over southern TamilNadu. There were a lot of followers

Obedience (human behavior)

In human behavior, obedience is the quality of being obedient, which describes the act of carrying-out commands or being actuated. Obedience differs from compliance, which is behavior influenced by peers, and from conformity, which is behavior intended to match that of the majority. Obedience can...

(muhibs) of these Hazrats in a nearby locality called Nelpettai Pattaraikaara street belonging to sungam Pallivasal

Pallivasal

Pallivasal is a Tamil Language word means Mosque, Masjid. Pallivasal is a village in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala.-Demographics: India census, Pallivasal had a population of 11759 with 5965 males and 5794 females....

on the southern bank of river Vaigai. Chinna Hazrat used to go to this area to educate these people. One fine day, Chinna Hazrat was walking and reciting some tasbeeh at the bank of river Vaigai after giving them a lecture after Asar

Asar

Asar may refer to:*A 19th century transcription of the name Osiris, an Ancient Egyptian deity of the underworld and resurrection*Asar, a horse-god revered in ancient Palmyra, possibly of Arabian origin...

. Suddenly, a stunning creature appeared before him. The creature asked Chinna Hazrat to open his mouth

Mouth

The mouth is the first portion of the alimentary canal that receives food andsaliva. The oral mucosa is the mucous membrane epithelium lining the inside of the mouth....

, and hazrat did so. Suddenly He spat on Hazrat's mouth. Chinna Hazrat asked, "Who are you brother?" The reply was "I am Qizar, and you just swallow it." Right after this incident Chinna Hazrat was in extreme to his wilayat.

Once, a mureed

Mureed

Mureed is a village and union council, an administrative subdivision, of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, it is part of Chakwal Tehsil....

of Chinna Hazrat in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

was struggling to breathe, as some food got struck in his vocal chord while eating. Suddenly he shouted, "Yaa Sheikh, help me!" Within a few seconds, Chinna Hazrat could make his presence there in Sri Lanka to help him. It took some few months for that Mureed

Mureed

Mureed is a village and union council, an administrative subdivision, of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, it is part of Chakwal Tehsil....

to come to Madurai

Madurai

and thank hazrat for his timely help.

Also, Khalwat nayagam, who belonged to a traditional family in Keelakarai, Ramanathapuram District

Ramanathapuram District

Ramanathapuram District is an administrative district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Ramanathapuram is the district headquarters. Ramanthapuram District has an area of 4123 km²...

, had a wish of going to Srilanka for his business. His Father, Imaam Al Aroos, Maappilai Lebbai Aalim, advised his son to go to madurai

Madurai

, to seek blessings from the Madurai Hazrats who are descendants (Awlads) of prophet Muhammad, before leaving for business

Business

A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...

. Khalwat Nayagam, came to madurai

Madurai

and met Meer Amjad Ibrahim and sought blessings for his business trip

Business trip

A business trip or official trip is a travel/journey caused by business necessities. The place of employment is left temporarily, e.g.* to visit customers, suppliers or a trade fair* to visit another location the company has, e.g...

. Chinna Hazrat told, "You are not the one will go to Srilanka for Business

Business

, instead you will sit inside a dark room" Listening to these words from Hazrat, Khalwat nayagam started to Keelakarai. On his way back, he was in a dilemma and before reaching home, his mind got changed and finally he concluded by sitting in Khalwah for his entire lifetime. This is only because of the words of Chinna Hazrat.

Chinna hazrat died at the age of 95 leaving His only son Saalim Hazrat and a daughter who was married to Moulana Syed Khaja Mueenuddeen saheb.

Syed Abdus Salaam Ibrahim (Saalim Hazrat)

The elder son of Chinna Hazrat was Abdus Salaam Ibrahim (Saalim Hazrat) whose birth

Birth

itself is a miracle

Miracle

A miracle often denotes an event attributed to divine intervention. Alternatively, it may be an event attributed to a miracle worker, saint, or religious leader. A miracle is sometimes thought of as a perceptible interruption of the laws of nature. Others suggest that a god may work with the laws...

. He was very tiny: half the size of a sparrow

Sparrow

The sparrows are a family of small passerine birds, Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows, or Old World sparrows, names also used for a genus of the family, Passer...

. Physicians said that the child will not live but, to their wonder, he grew gigantic. He was very much God-fearing right from his childhood days. Once, he was watching a procession which was heading towards a nearby temple

Temple

A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...

with all fun and some music. Prophet Muhammad appeared and said, "This is not the objective for which you are born." Realizing the mistake Saalim Hazrat went home. Saalim Hazrat was brought up in an Islamic environment by His father Meer Amjad Ibrahim Hazrat and he was a waliyullah from his birth.

One day while Saalim hazrat was performing ablution

Wudu

Wuḍhu is the Islamic procedure for washing parts of the body using water often in preparation for formal prayers...

in the premises of Kazimar Big mosque

Mosque

, madurai

Madurai

, a veiled lady appeared before him, and started reciting a Qasida

Qasida

The qaṣīdaᵗ , in Arabic: قصيدة, plural qasā'id, قــصــائـد; in Persian: قصیده , is a form of lyric poetry that originated in preIslamic Arabia...

Anaz zehra Fatimatul Batooli, which means "I am Fatimah

Fatimah

Fatimah was a daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad from his first wife Khadijah bint Khuwaylid. She is regarded by Muslims as an exemplar for men and women. She remained at her father's side through the difficulties suffered by him at the hands of the Quraysh of Mecca...

, The Zehra and Batool." Saalim hazrat believed that it could be either a jinn

Jinn

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or Shaitan cheating him, and claiming to be his grand mother fatimah

Fatimah

. knowing this, Bibi Fatimah, at the end of that Qasida

Qasida

The qaṣīdaᵗ , in Arabic: قصيدة, plural qasā'id, قــصــائـد; in Persian: قصیده , is a form of lyric poetry that originated in preIslamic Arabia...

recited these lines. Ana bintur Rasooli wa lastu jinna. Wa ainal jinnu wash shaitaanu minnaان بنت الرسول و لست جننا و اينل جن والشيطان منا, which means "I am the daughter of the Prophet and not Jinn

Jinn

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(as you doubted), Jinn

Jinn

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and Shaitan surely can't take our shapes, and they can't be from us." Realizing the truth, Saalim hazrat memorised that Qasidah and its still being recited through by people who love Ahl al-Bayt

Ahl al-Bayt

Ahl al-Bayt is an Arabic phrase literally meaning People of the House, or family of the House. The phrase "ahl al-bayt" was used in Arabia before the advent of Islam to refer to one's clan, and would be adopted by the ruling family of a tribe. Within the Islamic tradition, the term refers to the...

.

Similarly, Hazrat Imam Ali Akbar son of Hazrat Imam Husain the third imam of the twelvers appeared before Saalim hazrat who is one of the descendants of his sibling Imam Zaynul Aabideen, and recited a Qasida

Qasida

The qaṣīdaᵗ , in Arabic: قصيدة, plural qasā'id, قــصــائـد; in Persian: قصیده , is a form of lyric poetry that originated in preIslamic Arabia...

which starts as Lanaa fi Jannatil Ulyaa maqaamu لنا في جنث العليا مقام which means "For us (Karbala

Karbala

Karbala is a city in Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorate, and has an estimated population of 572,300 people ....

Martyrs) There are Very Higher status in Heaven." This Qasida

Qasida

The qaṣīdaᵗ , in Arabic: قصيدة, plural qasā'id, قــصــائـد; in Persian: قصیده , is a form of lyric poetry that originated in preIslamic Arabia...

is also read in some parts of tamil nadu

Tamil Nadu

.

It was 1297 hijri

Islamic calendar

The Hijri calendar , also known as the Muslim calendar or Islamic calendar , is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to date events in many Muslim countries , and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic...

, 13th of Zil Hijjah Saalim hazrat, after completing his Dhuhr

Dhuhr

The dhuhr prayer is the prayer after midday Performed daily by practicing Muslims, it is the second of the five daily prayers...

prayer was waiting for Lunch in his home. Suddenly, a saint with a dark green turban

Turban

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arrived on a large Arabian horse

Arabian horse

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, who was found to be Sultan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed of Erwadi

Erwadi

Ervadi or Erwadi is a village in Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu in southern India belonging to Kadaladi Taluk and Keelakarai Town panchayat. The village is the location of the grave and shrine of Qutbus Sultan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed Badusha, the then ruler of Madinah Al Munawwara...

dargah. Sulthan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed recited a Qasida

Qasida

The qaṣīdaᵗ , in Arabic: قصيدة, plural qasā'id, قــصــائـد; in Persian: قصیده , is a form of lyric poetry that originated in preIslamic Arabia...

starting as Wa laula ballu saifi bid Dimaa'i, Layab Qal Hindu Kulluhu Fil 'Amaa'ii و لولا بل سيفي بالدماء* ليبقى الهند كله في العماء which means "Had been my sword not soaked in the bloods, this land of India

India

would have gone dark" and completed it with 25 couplets. This was accomplished in three consecutive days.

Also, Shahul Hameed Abdul Qadir of Nagore

Nagore

Nagore is a town in the Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located approximately 16 km south of Karaikal and 4 km north of Nagapattinam. Tiruvarur , Mayiladuthurai , Muthupet are nearby towns. It has a population of approximately 90,000. The prime attraction is the renowned...

had also appeared before Saalim waliyullah and recited a Qasida

Qasida

The qaṣīdaᵗ , in Arabic: قصيدة, plural qasā'id, قــصــائـد; in Persian: قصیده , is a form of lyric poetry that originated in preIslamic Arabia...

which starts as كراماتنا تجري علا كلي عالم Karaamaatuna Tajri ala kulli 'aalami which means Our miracles (Wonders) are wide spread all over the universe.

Like His grandfather Hazrat Mir Niamatullah, Saalim waliyullah was not blessed with a child for a very long time after His marriage. He composed a lot of bait begging Erwadi

Erwadi

Sulthan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed's wasila for a child. Finally, after some 12 years, he was blessed with two children: Syed Amjad Ibrahim and Syed Muhammad Shamsuddin Ibrahim. The latter died in childhood.

Maqbara Hazrats and Fassiyatush Shadhiliyya

Meer Ahmed Ibrahim who was chief Kazi to the Govt. at that time, accepted this Tariqa, became its Khalifatul Khulafa appointed by Imama Fassi and started flourishing it. After the death of Periya Hazrat, his brother Meer Amjad Ibrahim became the Khalifa of Fassiyatush Shadhiliyyah. He was appointed by Shamsuddin Muhammad Al Makki Al Fassi. Abdus Salaam Ibrahim Saalim accepted this tariqa only after getting consent from Prophet. Saalim Hazrat got Bai'at (vow

Vow

A vow is a promise or oath.-Marriage vows:Marriage vows are binding promises each partner in a couple makes to the other during a wedding ceremony. Marriage customs have developed over history and keep changing as human society develops...

) from Sheikh Muhammad Saalih Moulana and embraced shadhiliyya. During the Period of these three Waliyullahs and Khalifaas after them, Fassiyatush Shadhiliyya sufi order started flourishing in various parts of TamilNadu, Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

and in SriLanka.

Genealogy

Muhammad
Muhammad
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Imam Ali
Imam Hussain
Imam Zain-ul-Abideen
Imam muhammad Baqir
Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq
Imam Moosa Kazem
Syed Muhammad
Syed Moosa
Syed Hussain
Syed Ali
Syed Thabit
Syed Ali
Syed Uthman
Syed Shamsuddin
Syed Muhammad Shamsuddin
Syed Nooruddin
Syed Jamaluddin Mufti Al ma'abari
Syed Tajuddin (The then Qadi
Qadi
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of Madurai
Madurai
Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

)
Syed Jamaluddin
Syed Alauddin I
Syed Fakhruddin
Syed Muhammad
Syed Alauddin II
Syed Makhdoom (The then Qadi
Qadi
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of Madurai
Madurai
Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

)
Syed Tajuddin Thaani (The then Qadi
Qadi
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of Madurai
Madurai
Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

)
Syed Hussain (The then Qadi
Qadi
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of Madurai
Madurai
Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

)
Syed Uthman (The then Qadi
Qadi
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of Madurai
Madurai
Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

)
Syed Abdul Qadir (The then Qadi
Qadi
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of Madurai
Madurai
Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

)
Syed Baba
Syed Uthman (The then Qadi
Qadi
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of Madurai
Madurai
Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

)
Syed Fakhruddin
Meer Niamatullah
Meer Ahamad Ibrahim (The then Qadi
Qadi
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of Madurai
Madurai
Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

and Khalifa of Fassiyatush Shadhiliyya Taiqa)and his brother Meer Amjad Ibrahim (Khalifa of Fassiyatush Shadhiliyya Taiqa)
Syed Abdus Salaam Ibrahim (Khalifa of Fassiyatush Shadhiliyya Taiqa)

Madurai Maqbara Hazrats

Meer Ahmadh Ibrahim (Periya Hazrat)

Meer Amjad Ibrahim (Chinna Hazrat)

Syed Abdus Salaam Ibrahim (Saalim Hazrat)

Maqbara Hazrats and Fassiyatush Shadhiliyya

Genealogy

See also