Syed Muhammad Gaisu Daraaz
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Syed Muhammad Gaisu Daraaz (real name Syed Abdul Fatah Bin Syed Yousaf Bin Syed Ali) was an India
n Sufi scholar and mystic.
Daraaz was a descendant of Sher-e-Khuda, Baab-ul-Ilm Syed o Sardar Ali Ibne Abi Talib Al Murtaza. His forefathers came to Delhi
from Hiraat and settled down in India. He was born on 4th of the Rajab 721 hijri (1342) at Delhi. When he was 10 years old, his father died and his maternal grandfather looked after him.
He is regarded as a great saint of Silsila-e-Chishtiya
. Under the guidance of Hazrat Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi he engaged himself in prayers and meditation and so much enjoyed them that lie forbade studies and requested his teacher to allow him to do so. Hazrat Nasiruddin strictly denied him permission and instructed him to study with attention Usool-e-Bizoori, Risals Shamsia, Kashaf, Misbah so he restarted the studies under the guidance of renowned teachers. Maulana Syed Sheriffuddin Kaithli, Maulana Taj Uddin Muqaddam and Maulana Qazi Abdul Muqtadir and qualified for the degree at the age of nineteen.
One day he with other disciples lifted the palanquin bearing Hazrat Nasir Uddin. His long hair stuck into the foot of the palki and pained him severely but he did not disentangle them for love and respect to the teacher. When Hazrat Nasiruddin learnt of the episode, he was overjoyed and recited the Persian couplet;
Har ki mureedae Syed Gaisoo Daraz shud;
Wallah khilaf nest ki Uoo ishq baaz shud
Translation:
Syed Gaisoo-Draaz has pledged his obedience;
There is nothing wrong in it because he has deeply fallen in love."
After this incidence he was entitled Gaisu Daraaz.
He married a Pukhtoon
Kaker
women "Sher bano" and had two sons Mashwani and stouryani(USTRANA,GANDAPUR AND WARDAK).Which now reside in Kandahar (Afganistan) and Kulachi (Dera Ismail Khan) Khyber Pakhtoon Khuwa, Pakistan.
Daraaz attained an age of 104 years, died on 16 Ziqa'ad 825 Hijri (1446), in Gulbarga and buried there. His tomb is a place of pilgrimage for all the people rich and poor alike.
India
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n Sufi scholar and mystic.
Biography
The complete real name of Daraaz was Siekh Syed Abdul Fatah Sadruddin Dehlvi. He is also known as Khuwaja Banda Nawaz Gaisu Daraaz.Daraaz was a descendant of Sher-e-Khuda, Baab-ul-Ilm Syed o Sardar Ali Ibne Abi Talib Al Murtaza. His forefathers came to Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
from Hiraat and settled down in India. He was born on 4th of the Rajab 721 hijri (1342) at Delhi. When he was 10 years old, his father died and his maternal grandfather looked after him.
He is regarded as a great saint of Silsila-e-Chishtiya
Chishti Order
The Chishtī Order is a Sufi order within the mystic branches of Islam which was founded in Chisht, a small town near Herat, Afghanistan about 930 CE. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness. The doctrine of the Chishti Order is based on walāya, which is a...
. Under the guidance of Hazrat Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi he engaged himself in prayers and meditation and so much enjoyed them that lie forbade studies and requested his teacher to allow him to do so. Hazrat Nasiruddin strictly denied him permission and instructed him to study with attention Usool-e-Bizoori, Risals Shamsia, Kashaf, Misbah so he restarted the studies under the guidance of renowned teachers. Maulana Syed Sheriffuddin Kaithli, Maulana Taj Uddin Muqaddam and Maulana Qazi Abdul Muqtadir and qualified for the degree at the age of nineteen.
One day he with other disciples lifted the palanquin bearing Hazrat Nasir Uddin. His long hair stuck into the foot of the palki and pained him severely but he did not disentangle them for love and respect to the teacher. When Hazrat Nasiruddin learnt of the episode, he was overjoyed and recited the Persian couplet;
Har ki mureedae Syed Gaisoo Daraz shud;
Wallah khilaf nest ki Uoo ishq baaz shud
Translation:
Syed Gaisoo-Draaz has pledged his obedience;
There is nothing wrong in it because he has deeply fallen in love."
After this incidence he was entitled Gaisu Daraaz.
He married a Pukhtoon
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
Kaker
Kakar
The Kakar are a Pashtun tribe, with members living in Afghanistan and Pakistan.-Kakar :Kakar Afghan was one of the grandsons of Qais Abdur Rashid. Kakar's father's name was Dani, son of Gharghasht, who was the son of Qais in the Afghan appendix of tribes. According to Afghan and Muslim historians,...
women "Sher bano" and had two sons Mashwani and stouryani(USTRANA,GANDAPUR AND WARDAK).Which now reside in Kandahar (Afganistan) and Kulachi (Dera Ismail Khan) Khyber Pakhtoon Khuwa, Pakistan.
Literature
Daraaz is regarded as a great writer and scholar on material as well as spiritual subjects. He left many books. It is said, he was the first writer of a magazine on mysticism in Urdu. He wrote about 100 books in Persian and Arabic. Some of them are:- Tafseer ( Commentary )Qur aan e Majeed.
- Multaqit.
- Havashi Kashaf.
- Shairah-e-Mashareq.
- Shairah Fiqah-e-Akbar.
- Shairah Adab-Ul-Murideen.
- Shairah Ta-arruf.
- Risala Sirat-Ul-Nabi.
- Tarjuma Mashareq.
- Ma-Arif.
- Tarjuma Awarif.
- Sharah Fasoosul Hukm.
- Tarjuma Risala Qerya,
- Hawa Asahi Quwwat-Ul-Qalb.
Last days
Having lived for about 44 years in Delhi he went to Gulbarga, Deccan. He was about eighthy at that time. Firoz Shah Bahmani ruled over the Deccan during this period. He gave him much respect. For a long time he was engaged in religious discourses, sermons, and spiritual training of the people.Daraaz attained an age of 104 years, died on 16 Ziqa'ad 825 Hijri (1446), in Gulbarga and buried there. His tomb is a place of pilgrimage for all the people rich and poor alike.