Brief biography of Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani R.A. Warangal.
There was great share of work which belongs to Shaikh Abdul Quadir Jilani R.A for the propagation and preaching of Islam and for this purpose he had sent his followers in all directions of the world and after him his descendents also followed his way and they had also left their birth places to the foreign lands for the spreading Islam there. Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani is from 11th direct descendent of Shaikh Abdul Quadir Jilani R.A. and who had left Baghdad many centuries ago for India for the propagation of Islam and he was great successful there and he had got great position in India especially in South India. Due to the presence of seven famous personalities from the chain of Quaderia and for this reason they are called the seven stars.
His name and descendent details are mentioned as follows . His name is Hammad and his Alqab ( epithets ) are Jalal uddin and Jamal Al- Bahar but his great fame and popularity is attached with his Qitab ( title ) of Mashooq Rabbani.
His ancestral and lineage details are as follows.
Syed Shah Jalal uddin Hammad R.A. Syed Hasan Abdul Quadir R.A. Syed Ahmed R.A. Syed Shah Yousuf R.A. Syed Shah Mohammed R.A. Syed Shah Hyder Hilal uddin R.A. Syed Shah Shabuddin R.A. Syed Shah Mohammed R.A. Syed Shah Emad uddin Abi Saleh Syed Shah Tajuddin Abi Baher Abdul Razzaq R.A. Shaikh Abdul Quader Jilani R.A.
Birth and Education : His holy birth took place about five hundred year ago on the 7th Rajab in the year 896 A.H. in the city of Baghdad and at that time the Turkey was province under the Baghdad government and the ruler of Turkey’s name was Saleem. His early education and training was completed under the direct supervision of his father at his house as their house belongs to great knowledge and wisdom and by the age of 12 years he was completed his education and he was perfect in many knowledges. His mother was also perfect lady in many knowledges so when she will use to observe any miracle from any of the her sons then she used to say them baby take rest and then at that time the boy will suddenly die at once and in this way many of her sons were died. Till the age of 12 years no miracle was occurred by him and he had completed the education in knowledge of Zaheri (manifest ) and then his father had awarded him Qirqa (saintly dress ) and Khilafat (spiritual successorship ).
The reasons for his journey to Harmain (holy Makkah and Madina). Once he was standing in the house building and at that time some ducks and gooses were running towards him so he shook his leg and due this reason the duck died at once there. The housemaid had reported this miracle to Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani R.A. mother’s and she had given her instructions of not to disclose this matter to others persons and she had began her preparations to separate him from his father for the above reason. Upon obtaining father’s permission Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani R.A. had left Baghdad along with some disciples and Mutaqadien (followers) and his mother asked him to proceed towards holy Makkah and Madina Munnarwara. He first had visited Makkah and from there h ad proceed to Madina Munnwara and had stayed there for a period of two years.
Permission to leave towards Deccan ( South of India). When he had reached Madina Munnawara and there he was awarded the Qitab (Title) of Mashooq Rabbani ( The lover of Allah ) due to the kindness and nobility of holy noble prophet of Allah and he was asked to leave for Deccan (South of India ) for the propagation of Islam there . In the year 916 A.H. or 917 A.H. he had arrived in Warangal along with many of disciples and darwesh persons during the period of Quli Qutub Shah who was the ruler of Golconda dynasty. There were seventy or eighty elephants with him which were also reached with him in Warangal and on them the luggage of followers and darwesh persons was loaded. At that time the Lodi kings was ruling on the throne of Delhi.
Stay at Somawarm village . Upon his arrival in Warangal he had proceed directly towards Somawaram village which is 16 miles away in the southern side from the city of Warangal and where he had stayed there for a period of 12 years on the hill side and he was busy in the standing position in the meditation of Anwar Qaq (the lights of Allah ) .
Stay at Qazipura village. After the above stay he was proceeded for his stay in Qaizpura village which is five miles away from Warangal. As per the reference from the book Miskawat Nabiya in which it was quoted reference from the another book Anwar Aqbar that Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani R.A. after his arrival from Baghdad to Deccan (South of India ) and he had began his worship at the mountain in Hanmakonda village . Where there was a Hindu Jogi who was very powerful there in the worship of the idols and he was used to commit many harmful acts. Due to his ill will the Jogi thrown a big stone on the sheikh but due to the grace of Allah he had stopped the big stone with his finger and his finger impression is still available on the stone and that place is named as Chilla and that stone is also preserved even today. When the visitors used to see that stone will feel a sense great peace and satisfaction in this matter. After this miracle he get down from the hill and had proceed towards Qazipura village and went towards the tomb of Qazi Ziauddin and asked his permission to stay there and upon approval of the permission he had stayed there and from that place 150 yards onwards he had pointed his final resting place by fixing his staff on the ground. The Qazi had proceed with the armies of Delhi king Mohammed Tughlaq for the expedition of Warangal and died in the war and for this reason that village is known as Qazipura village but due to several Urs (annual celebration of death anniversaries ) of Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani R.A. the village became very famous as Urs Jagir village .
Marrainge and his sons .As per the reference from the history book of Qila (Fort ) Warangal the sheikh was married in the year 925 A.H. and there were two wives of him and from them he had three sons and one daughter and from them two sons and one daughter were died in the early ages because of their miracles. The three graves of them are available on the left side of the tomb of Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani R.A.. Only one son Hazrat Ghouse Moinuddin of Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani R.A. was survived and from him the linage is being continued and blessed by Allah for the preaching and propagation Islam in the region.
His miracles. The author of the book Mishkawat Nibwa had mentioned that Sheikh was a man of miracles and Kashaf (revelations ). He did many miracles and for this reason it is very difficult and tough task to cover all of them. Regarding the great miracle of Hazrat Mashooq Rabbani. R.A. The Ranga Samudram , which is a large water tank located on the western side of the Urs Jagir village and which was presented to the Sheikh by a local ruler when the Shaikh had shown him his great miracle by given life to the dead horse due to grace and kindness of Allah. Some more details of this miracle is as follows.
Once the local ruler had presented him a costly horse for the use of the Sheikh and that horse was slaughtered by the order of the Sheikh to feed the disciples and darwesh persons of the shrine who had faced severe starvation at that time . Upon reaching this news the local ruler had become very upset in this matter so he had asked the Sheikh to return back his costly horse and he was insisted and had forced him for this reason so the Sheikh had ordered the darwesh persons to collect the bones of the horse and upon collection he had looked at them and told Qum Bizin Allah ( Rise by the grace of Allah) and then the horse become alive at once due to kind grace and mercy of Allah. Due to his great miracle the local ruler was regretted in this matter and touched the foot of the Sheikh with great respect and honour and granted him the large water tank of Ranga Samudram.
The date of sheikh’s demise and death anniversary details are mentioned as follows. He had left this world on 22th Rajab 999 A.H,. But As per other history record his date of demise is 17th Rajab 977 A,H. and the death anniversary usually will commence in the village Urs Jagir on 17th Rajab every year. The Urs (death anniversary ) ceremony is being performed by the trustees of the shrine every year in the best possible manner for the comfort and best service of the visitors of the shrine. From the two places of old Gadi and new Gadi (Small fort) the ceremony of sandal carrying is held at the same time. The visitors of the shrine are provided food and benediction on this occasion in one of the Gadies (small fort) separately.
On every Saturday and Thursday the visitors in large numbers will visit the shrine and pray Allah for the fulfilment of their desires and wishes for the sake of the Shaikh’s name . For the management of old shrine and for the poor feeding and for the other expenses the rulers of Golconda and Asif Jahi kings ( Hyderabad State) had granted some villages to the trustees of the shrine who are decendent of the sheikh . First of all Sultan Quli Qutub Shah of Golconda dynasty in 1095 A.H had granted Qazipura village to the shrine and the following villages also had been given to the trustees by the rulers of Hyderabad State for the administration and other expense of the shrine.
1. Farm of Aliabad. 2. Alipur village. 3. Chotpally village. 4. Somaram village and Jamalpur farm. 5. Dobba Kunata and Tinkur Kunta farm.
At the time of re-organisation of Hyderabad State all the above service Inam (grants) villages which were having annual revenue source of over Rupees of one hundred thousand at that time had been taken back from the trustees by the government and in lie of the above villages for every three months some small amount of grants are allowed by the government to cover the expenses of the shrine adminstration at Urs Jagir village in Warangal. The above are some of the brief extracts from the book “ Hayat Mahsooq Rabbani R.A.” which was written by Auliya Quadri who was brother of the former trustees of the shrine.
Translated from Urdu to English by Mohammed Abdul Hafeez Translator of Muslim Saints and Mystics (Tadkhiratal Awiliya ) Hyderabad, India. Email ; hafeezanwar@yahoo.com