SHORT HISTORY OF HIS HOLINESS

In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent and Merciful   

SHORT HISTORY OF HIS HOLINESS

"NAGORE GRAET SAINT"

Short History of the Holy Saint His Holiness Hazarath SYED SHAHUL HAMEED QUADHIR OLI GHANJASAVOY,GHANJABAKSH, GHANJA MAKFI, Andavar Avargal of Nagore Dargha Sheriff.

This Famous Holy Saint was born in Manickkapur near Ayodhya in the Utter Pradesh in INDIA. On a Friday early morning in the Arabic month of 10th Jamathul Akhir Hijiri 910 (1491-A.D.)

The Holy Saint was the 23rd lineal descendant of the Holy Prophet MOHAMMED (sal)-the Prophet of Islam.

His father was HAZARATH SYED HASAN KUDDUS SAHIB and his mother BEEBI FATHIMA.

Even before his birth, a messenger of God appeared before his mother Beebi Fathima in a dream and predicted that she would be blessed with a son who would be the Saviour of people and the Captain of Islam. Even as a child he showed singns of great wisdom, intence piety and divine communication before he was eight years old. He learnt Arabic dialiect and its grammar.

He went in search of a religious preceptor (Master) who could instruct him in solving the enigmas and the mysteries of the world and who could teach him more about God and his ways and at his parent's desire, went to Gwalior to be initiated by HAZARATH SYED MOHAMED GHOUSE SAHIB in divine knowledge.

After 10 years of training, he left Gwalior and went to Manickkapur with a party of 404 disciples and then toured extensively with his disciples in Afghanistan, Balusistan and other places world performing innumerable miracles on the way by raising the dead, making the dump to speak and the lamb to walk and by curing all kinds of incurable diseases.

On his way to Mecca (Saudi Arabia), he halted in a Mosque at Lahore where a rich and respectable Mohammedan Kazi Hazarath Noordin Sahib approached Him to be blessed with a child.

The Saint His Holiness Hazarath Syed Shahul Hameed (NagoreAndavargal) sent for the said Noordin's wife Beebi Johara, chewed betels and nuts. And give it to Noordin to be handed over to his wife Beebi Johara and ordained that she should swallow it and remain separated from her husband for 40 days.

He prayed God to bless Noodin with children, and also informed Noordin that the eldest son should be dedicated to him as his son and asked Noodin to remain with him for 40 days without seeing his wife.

As per his blessings, Beebi Johara conceived and gave birth to a son on the 12th of Rajab Hijiri 959 and the child was named SYED MOHAMMED YOOSUF SAHIB as directed by the Holy Saint.

The child was properly educated and in his 7th year took leave of his parents to go and meet his real father at Mecca as he heard a Divine Voice informing him that his father (Hazarath Syed Shahul Hameed Quadir Oli) was awaiting his arrival at Mecca so he went to Mecca and joined his father there.

The Saint, his son and 404 followers-disciples visited Ponnani, Sri Lanka, Kayalpattinam, Keelakarai and Thenkasi and propagated Islam.

Lastly the Saint visited Thanjavur, at that time the Naick dynasty was ruling over Thanjavur. The King Achuthuppa Naikan, then ruler of Thanjavur was suffering from a grievous and prolonged malady. The ministry of the King begged the Saint and requested him to visit the palace and cure the malady of the King.

The Saint was very much moved went to the palace and found that a dove was made to suffer by black-magic, with pin pricks all over its body and it was in a very precarious condition and was the cause of the King's ailment at once. He asked his son to bring the dove prayed and removed one by one the pins in the body of the dove. After the removal of the pins the King recovered and got well.

The queen over joyed at the miraculous cure of her husband fell on her knees before the Saint and begged the Saint to bless them with children. The Saint accordingly blessed them with a fruitful progeny and in return the King offered welth and rich presents which the Saint did not accept but only asked the King to give him a piece of land near Sea-shore.

Accordingly the King dedicated 30 acres of land called 'Havely' and submitted the same to the Holy Saint on which the present buildings and premises of "Nagore Dargha shrine" stands.

He remained in the place till the end of his life with his son.

As per his instruction his son Hazarath SYED MOHAMMED YOOSUF SAHIB married SYED SULTAN BEEVI AMMA SAHIBA Daughter of Khaja Mahadoom-ul-Yamani of west Nagore. He got eight children-six males and two daughters.

The Saint went to Vanjoor nearly 2 miles away from the northern side of Nagore and in the Arabic month of Rajab fasted there for 40 days in a pit covered with a plank on which side the present Vanjoor Pallivasal stands and also fasted 40days at Silladi Pallivasal near sea-shore of Nagore.

The holy Saint demised in His 68th year on a Friday early morning in Hijiri 978 and was entombed at Nagore according to his direction.

On the right side of the Holy Saint the tomb of His son Hazarath Syed Mohamed Yoosuf Sahib and the tomb of his wife Syed Sultan Beebi Amma Sahiba are situated.

The Maharatta King of Thanjavur Tulasi Maharaja endowed 115 villages 4000 acres of Nanja-punja lands for the maintenance of the Dargha.

The Miracles of the Holy saint had not stopped with his demise, but continues to the present day.

The people of all castes and crees are visiting Nagore Dargah daily for worshipping the Holy saint with out any distinction.

The Nagore Dargha is an object of Great veneration not only for Muslims but also for people of other religions.

The Holy Saint came to Nagore on Thursday. So every Thursday large congregation of worshippers visit the Dargha and make their offerings to the Holy Saint.

The Anniversary of the Holy Saint is celebrated every year for 14 days commencing from the 1st day of the Arabic month of "Jamathul Akhir" The festival known as  " The Grand Kandoori Festival " attracts lakhs of pilgrims from all parts of India and abroad.

The Dargha is managed by Eight Hereditary Trustees (Nattamaigars) who are the lineal descendants of the Holy Saint's son Hazarath Syed Mohamed Yoosuf Sahib.

After meeting the expenses of the Dargha the surplus in come derived from the land and offerings is distributed among the 640 kasupangudars(the descendants of the Saint's son)

The Holy Saint born.......................................... Hijiri 910

The Holy Saint demised.................................... Hijiri 978

Stay with his father............................................. 18 Years

Stay with his Spritual Master............................. 10 Years

Desa Sanjaram (Propagation of Religion)........ 12 Years

Stay at Nagore ..................................................... 28 Years

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