Hashim Peer Dastagir[1] (Arabic: هاشم پیر دستگیر,) was an Indian Sufi saint belonging to the Qadri Shattari order.[2] His shrine is in Bijapur, Karnataka, India.[3]
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Life
editDastagir was born in 1576 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.[4] He was brought up in a scholastic atmosphere under the particular influence of Wajihuddin Alvi, a Khalifa of Muhammad Ghawth.[2]
Dastagir went to Bijapur, Karnataka,[2] then under the rule of Ibrahim Adil Shah II.[2] Under his influence Ibrahim Adil Shah then gave up un-Islamic practices. The next Sultan Mohammed Adil Shah was his disciple.[4] When the Sultan was suffering from a serious disease, Dastagir stated that he is granting to his disciple ten years of his life. As a consequence, the Sultan built the monument of Gol Gumbaz, which is located near the shrine of Dastagir.[5]
Shrine
editHis shrine is in Bijapur.[3] the shrine of Hashim peer Dastagir is a symbol of communal harmony, since it attracts the crowds from all religious faiths .[4] The shrine was built by Mohammad Adil Shah in 1649.[4] Every year, thousands of devotees attend the annual Urs celebration of Hashim peer Dastagir.[4] Sayed Shah Murtuza Husaini Hashimi is the chief of the shrine and a descendant of Hashim Peer Dastagir.[4]
Legacy
editSuccessors of Dastagir include Haji Wajihuddin Gujrati Alwi Qadri Shattari. Later, the succession passed to Sufi Sarmast Ali Shah Qalandar. His shrine is located in Nandura, Maharashtra.[6] Maulana Muhammad Siddiq was his successor. Succession passed to Muhammad Ghani Qadri Shattari and subsequently to Muhammad Wali Qadri Shattari. Muhammad Ghani's shrine is located in Sufi Nagar Kondhali in Maharashtra.[7][8] It is said that Mushtaque Husain Qadri Shattari is one of the current figurehead of this order.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Eaton, Richard Maxwell (8 March 2015). The Sufis of Bijapur, 1300-1700: Social Roles of Sufis in Medieval India. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-6815-5.
- ^ a b c d abdullahussiani221172. "Hazrat Hashim peer Dastageer – Jamia Hashimpeer". Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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- ^ a b c d e f Staff Correspondent (12 June 2016). "Urs of Hazrat Hashimpeer today". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Quadri, Kazim Shattari. Biography of Hazrat Hashim Peer Dastagir. Hafiz Anwar.
- ^ a b "shattari silsila". Shattari. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Dargaah Sufi Mohd. Ganibaba ... vs Shri Sufi Haquim Syed Shah Noorul". Indiankanoon.
- ^ "Hazarath Syed Shah Sufi Ali Mohammad Ghani Dargah (Mosque) — Kondhali, Maharashtra, 441103". kondhali.listcompanies.in. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
External links
edit- Media related to Hashim Peer Dastagir at Wikimedia Commons
- Silsila Shuttariya, Qadriya
- The Sufis of Bijapur, 1300-1700 Richard Maxwell Eaton Publication Year: 2015
- Sufi Saints in Karnataka