Hazrat Mir Abdul Wahid Bilgrami

Mir Muhammad Sughra’s great grandson Hazrat Mir Abdul Wahid Bilgrami was born in 912 or 915 hijri in Saandi, a small village in the district of Awadh in North India. He was the Mureed of Makhdoom Sheikh Safi of Saipur and a Khalifa of Makhdoom Sheikh Hussain of Sikandarabad. Mir Abdul Wahid Bilgrami was so humble in nature that he after getting the Khilafat robe from his Murshid, he did not baptize anyone in the Silsila. His Murshid directed him in these words: “baptism of people in the Silsila does not mean that you agree to shoulder the responsibility of their salvation. Your sole aim is to increase the number of your spiritual brethren so that some graceful person in the court of Allah may become the source of our own salvation.” After this clear direction from his Sheikh, Mir Abdul Wahid Bilgrami started baptizing people in his Silsila. Mir Abdul Wahid Bilgrami regularly attended the Urs of Sheikh Hussain at Sikanarabad and traveled through Shamsabad, Sakeet, Marehra, Bilram, the towns of Jalali and Kaul (Aligarh of today) and Khurja. People throughout this route used to meet him and paid their tributes to the Sheikh. Mulla Abdul Qaadir Badauni, the historian in the court of Akbar the Great in his book Muntakhibut Tawareekh has paid rich tributes to Hazrat Mir Abdul Wahid Bilgrami. He writes: “Sheikh Abdul Wahid Bilgrami was an embodiment of perfect knowledge and learning, a man of deep meditation and prayers and a person of high morality and sublime conduct. Mir Syed Muhammad in his book Tabsiratul Naazirin describes him as “a perfect dervish”. Maulvi Rehman Ali, the editor of Tadhkira-e-Ulema-e-Hind writes: “Sheikh Abdul Wahid Bilgrami with the pseudonym of Shahidi was a man of high qualities in the field of knowledge and meditation. He possessed good conduct and noble characteristics”. The family historian of Mir Bilgrami Maulana Muhammad Miyan Qadri Marehrawi writes: “He was ahead of all in the field of knowledge, the preserver of divine secrets, a great scholar…”

Mir Abdul Wahid Bilgrami lived for more than a century. He was born in the time of Sikandar Lodi and died in the time of Mughal emperor Jehangir. Thus he saw the period of nine or ten rulers. Once a qawal in the court of Great Mughal Akbar was singing some couplets composed by Mir Abdul Wahid Bilgrami. The theme of the couplets impressed the emperor who directed his vizir Nawab Sadr-e-Jahan to send for the composer. Mir Abdul Wahid Bilgrami consented to come to the Mughal court after lot of persuasion. Akbar showed great respect to the visiting Sheikh and offered him a seat by the side of his throne. The Mughal emperor presented 500 bighas of land to the Khanqah of Hazrat Mir which he distributed among his family members during his own lifetime. Hazrat Mir died on 30th of Ramadhan 1017 hijri and lay buried in his ancestral village of Bilgram.
          Mir Bilgrami had two wives. The first wife gave him one son Mir Abdul Jaleel (d. 1057 hijri) and a daughter Bibi Maryam. The second wife from Qannauj gave birth to three sons Mir Firoz, Mir Yahya and Mir Tayyab and a daughter Bibi Shaha.

           He was a prolific writer and a versatile poet. He was very much impressed by Khwaja Hafiz Shirazi and considered himself Khwaja’s disciple in absentia. His collection of Ghazals was preserved at the library owned by Syed Muhammad Ismail Hasan Sahab along with Pem Prakas, the Braj Diwan of Shah Barkatullah. Shah Ismail Hasan gave both the manuscripts to a Hindi knowing person in Sitapur to transcribe the verses into Hindi. This valuable treasure could not be retrieved by Shah Ismail Hasan and the Marehra library was deprived of these priceless pieces of literature. Mir Abdul Wahid Bilgrami also composed poems in Hindi but since he scribed these poems in Persian script, most of the couplets are illegible.
Mir Abdul Wahid Bilgrami wrote many books on mystical subjects including a commentary on Kafiyah, a famous book of Arabic Grammar. His authorship has the following titles to his credit:

1. Diwan
2. Saqui Nama
3. Sharh-e- Gulshan-e-Raaz
4. Sharh-e-Mustalihaat-e- Diwan-e-Haafiz
5. Sharh-e-Kafiyah in Sufi style (970 hijri)
6. Haqaeq-e-Hindi (974)
7. Sharh-e-Nuzhatul Arwah (985 hijri)
8. Sharh-e-Ghausia (987 hijri)
9. Makaateeb-e-Salasa
10. Hall-e-Shubhaat
11. Munaazira-e-Amba wa Kharpuza
12. Sharh-e- Muamma Qissa Chaar Biradar
13. Tafsir Mufidul Mahabbat
14. Majmooa-e-Auraad
15. Sab-e-Sanabil (969 hijri)

Sub-e-Sanabil
 Mir Abdul Wahid Bilgrami’s principal work, the well-read book entitled Sub-e-Sanabil has been granted recognition in the Court of the Holy Prophet. The book contains valuable thoughts on Sufism as well as parables from the seers of the Old. This book recently has entered into the arena of controversy due to some mention of Hazrat Syed Badiuddin Qutub-e-Madaar. The followers of Madaari Silsila have started evil propaganda about Mir Abdul Wahid Bilgrami and his book.  

Hazrat Mir Abdul Jaleel Bilgrami
          Mir Abdul Wahid Bilgrami’s son Mir Abdul Jaleel Bilgrami was a Majzoob from his early youth. He was born on 20th of Rajab 972 hijri in Bilgram.  He left his house and wandered in the jungle for about twelve years. Mir Abdul Jaleel used to go round from one village to another in his state of ecstasy. He would go door to door and ask for food. Once Mir Abdul Jaleel joined a group of people who were going to Makanpur to attend the Urs of Hazrat Shah Badiuddin Madaar. Makanpur is situated near Bilgram. The Caravan passed through his own native town Bilgram. As he begged for some bread outside his own house, his sister recognized his voice and sent her servants to bring him in. She then arranged clothes and gave him bath with the help of her servants and fed him with her own hands. As the night fell, he silently slipped out from the house and once again started wandering in the jungle. Allah the Almighty appointed Hazrat Mu’allimul Khatib to bring him back into senses and educate him. After three years of his meeting with his sister and on completion of 12 years of wandering in the jungle, he reached Atranji Kheda, a historical site east of Marehra. This is a lonely place physically suitable for those who are fond of meditation in solitude with full concentration. Once upon a time this Kheda was a strong fortress of a tyrant Hindu ruler called Raja Ben which was destroyed by Sultan Shahabuddin Ghauri by using detonators. Here Mir Abdul Jaleel met a pious man who fed him with his hand a mixture of rice and sugar, called Sheer Branj and said: “Allah the Almighty and His holy Prophet have granted to you the spiritual kingdom of Marehra which is very near from here. Go and stay there and lead Allah’s creatures to the right path.” The pious man then disappeared into the unseen. As soon as Mir Abdul Jaleel ate the Shir Branj, he came into his senses. As he saw himself in complete nudity, he rushed to nearby trees and plucked their leaves to cover his body.  Soon his fame reached far and wide and people in multitudes visited his place.
One night, while still awake, Chaudhury Wazir Muhammad, the grandson of Chowdhury Fateh Khan, a zamindar and Qanoongo of Marehra repeatedly saw who said: Your Pir and the spiritual ruler of Marehra who stays at Atranji Kheda is a member of my family. Go and bring him here with full pomp and show. The chief of the Kamboh clan called on Hazrat Mir Abdul Jaleel and requested him to permanently settle in Marehra. He agreed and came to Marehra in 1070 hijri. In the beginning he stayed at the Haveli of Chowdhury Wazir khan situated at the centre of the town. The entire family of the Chowdhury became his Mureed. After some time the spiritual ruler of old Marehra Hazrat Syed Badruddin Shaheed instructed him: “Let us live together.” Mir Abdul Jaleel shifted to a place near the tomb of Shah-e-Wilayat. He stayed in a house which is called the house of Miyanji Rahmatullah situated adjacent to the Imambada of Bard community in Mohalla Miyan Jeevan. The Kambohs constructed his Khanqah (Monastery) and a Masjid. Mir Abdul Jaleel sent for his family to join him. He continued to preach the divine message of righteousness for over 41 years.
He taught his son Mir Uwais all that he learnt from Mu’allimul Khatib.
Marehra had become a citadel of sin and notoriety. Ignorance was prevalent among the inhabitants of this small town. Hazrat Mir Abdul Jaleel Bilgrami used his spiritual influence to transform the misguided people into a pious lot. Even the elite Kamboh were engrossed into various evil practices. They used to keep their marriageable girls in the house till the father of the girl became the owner of a huge amount of five to six thousand rupees. The spent lavishly on the circumcision ceremony of their sons. Hazrat Mir Abdul Jaleel educated them through his sermons and made them repent their sins in the court of Allah. The notorious Gondals troubled him in one way or the other.  They even used black magic to kill him. But Allah the Almighty saved him from the witchcraft conspired by the Gondals.
  Once his disciples requested him to give them some memento to have his memories alive. He planted his Miswak into the ground saying: “This tooth stick of mine would grow into a full size tree. Bury me by the side of this tree in the open air.” After some time the Miswak got firm root into the ground and started growing into a full fledged tree. 2 ½ leaves of this tree cured all kinds of victims reeling under the evil influence of magic or witchcraft. The same number of leaves proved fruitful in case of women having no issue. If any person suffers from the effects of evil spirits in his house, he should take a new earthen lamp and keep it near the grave of Hazrat Mir and take away the old lamp to his house and light it daily after the sunset to get the required results.  
Hazrat Mir Abdul Jaleel was the Mureed of his father in the ancient Chishtiya Minaiyya Silsila as well as in other Silsila like ancient Qadriyyah and Suhrwardiyah Silsila. He was a great healer of persons suffering from evil spirits like Jinns. While wandering in the jungles, he established friendly contacts with some of the Jinns. Inspired by him, two apostate Jinns embraced Islam and served him even after he returned to his senses and settled as Murshid in his Khanqah. Often the women in the household observed that some unseen person poured water over his hands.
Some Mureed of Mir Abdul Jaleel burnt Jinn who troubled a person. The deceased Jinn was a close associate of Jalnoosh, the crown prince of the Jinn of the East. Jalnoosh Jinn and his followers attacked the Mureed to take revenge. The Mureed sought the shelter of his Murshid. Hazrat Mir Abdul Jaleel was sitting in the mosque of his Khanqah reciting Hirz-e-Yamaani. The traditional sword and Mirror were still by his side. Suddenly the group of Jinn emerged and try to harm the Mureed who was sitting behind the Sheikh. The Jinn said to Hazrat Mir: “Hand over this man to us as he is our culprit.” Hazrat Mir said: He may be your culprit but he is my Mureed. He has not committed any crime but simply destroyed a troublesome element. I therefore will not surrender him willingly. You may dare to take him if you can. The group of Jinn tried to forcefully take away the Mureed. But Hazrat Mir ordered the Muakkils (guardians) of Hirz-e-Yamaani to defend the Mureed against the warring Jinns. The Muakkils overpowered the Jinns and Hazrat Mir arrested   Prince Jalnoosh along with his companions. The Jinns entered into a settlement with Hazrat Mir not to interfere in the affairs of Hazrat Mir.

Hazrat Mir Muhammad Uwais    
After his demise in 1057 hijri, his son Mir Muhammad Uwais came to Marehra during the reign of Mughal emperor Shahjahan and manned the spiritual throne. He was the dervish par excellence on the footsteps of his father Hazrat Mir Abdul Jaleel. He never accepted gifts from the wealthy persons. Nawab Amir Khan and Qubad Khan presented him one thousand bighas of land which he returned. When his close associates insisted, he accepted only one hundred bighas of land with the condition that in future nobody would trouble him by offering gifts in cash or kind. He stayed in Marehra for sometime then went back to Bilgram to join the rest of his family members.
Hazrat Mir Uwais was married to the daughter of Syed Alauddin Bilgrami who gave him three sons, Syed shah Barkatullah, Syed shah Azmatullah and Syed shah Rahmatullah, and two daughters. Hazrat Mir Uwais spent sometime in Marehra and sometime in Bilgram. Once when he was staying in Bilgram, he received the Call Ultimate and passed away on 2oth Rajab 1097 hijri. He lay buried in the graveyard of his ancestors near the pond in Sulahda.

Hazrat Syed Shah Barkatullah
Every year some or the other members of this exalted family of Bilgram visited Marehra and attended the annual Urs of Mir Abdul Jaleel. His grand son Syed Shah Barkatullah, son of Mir Uwais also visited Marehra and found it a suitable place for settling there permanently. He decided to stay and sent for his family to leave Bilgram and settle in Marehra.  
          A notorious community namely Gondals lived around the Khanqah of Mir Abdul Jaleel who very often disturbed the peace of the locality. Shah Barkatullah was so fed up with these notorious people that he pledged to leave Marehra and go to Bilgram. He set out for Bilgram along with his family and a group of his followers. They reached the outskirts of Marehra across the main road when the chief of the Kamboh community got an inspiration from the unseen that he should rush and stop the dervish from leaving the town as he is Allah’s blessing in disguise. The Chowdhury of Marehra fell upon the feet of Shah Barkatullah and earnestly requested him to return to the Khanqah. But the dervish said: I have taken a vow not to stay in Marehra any more. How could I go back? The Chowdhury said: You have pledged not to stay in Marehra, but since this place is outside Marehra, you can stay here. I will construct your Khanqah here itself. There was a big lake over there which was reclaimed and a small Khanqah was constructed on the model of a monastery. Shah Barkatullah asked his followers to stay. This new settlement came up around 1118 hijri and was christened as Pem Nagar Barkat Nagri which is today registered as Basti Peerzadgan in Municipal records. He built a mosque which later was attached to the Jama Masjid of Badi Sarkar built by Hazrat Suthrey Miyan Sahab. 
          Shah Barkatullah was not an ordinary man. He was a great scholar, a dervish, a saint and a Sufi par excellence. He was an expert in deep-breath meditation. People from both Hindu and Muslim communities visited his Khanqah for redressal of their worldly as well as spiritual grievances.       Hazrat Shah Barkatullah was married to Wafiyah Bibi, the daughter of Syed Maudood Bilgrami who gave him two sons Hazrat Syed Shah Aley Muhammad and Hazrat Syed Shah Nijatullah, and three daughters.  
          Shah Barkatullah received his spiritual training at the hands of Hazrat Syed Shah Lutfullah alias Shah Luddha Bilgrami and Hazrat Syed Murabbi and Syed Ghulam Mustafa. Though before his demise, his father had designated him as the next Sajjadah Nasheen and granted him the Ijazat and Khilafat in ancient Silsilas of Chishtiya, Suhrwardiyah and Qaadriyah, widened the scope of his spiritualism by becoming the Mureed of his Uncle’s son Syed Murabbi.
After his demise in 1142 hijri, Nawab Muhammad Khan Bangash, the ruler of Princely state of Farrukhabad constructed a Dargah over his grave with a huge dome and four surrounding minarets. The Dargah soon became the heart throb of hundreds of Sunni Muslims all over the sub-continent as it emerged to as a centre of spiritual bliss for those who joined the Qadiri Chishti order. Shah Barkatullah was originally a Chishti saint who later went to Kalpi, an ancient centre of Islamic mysticism, where Syed Shah Fadhlullah baptized him in the Qadiri order. Shah Barkatullah already had the ancient Qadiri order through his own ancestors. When Shah Fadhlullah baptized him into the Qadiri Silsila, he embraced him and said: Today one ocean has merged into another ocean.
 
Seven Qutubs under One Roof
Shah Barkatullah was granted special favours from the Court of Ghaus-e-Azam. Once Shah Barkatullah directed one of his dervishes to attend the Urs of Hazrat Saabir Alauddin at Kalyar Sharief. he was intercepted by a man who was looking after an agricultural  farm. He handed over seven pebbles to the dervish and said: “This is the message and this is the gift. Go and tell Barkaat of Marehra.” When the dervish presented those pebbles to his Murshid Shah Barkatullah, he smiled and said: “This is glad tiding from the court of Ghaus-e-Azam the great Saint of Baghdad, Sheikh Abdul Qaadir Jilani that my clan will have seven Qutubs. The man who handed over these pebbles was none but Bu-Ali Shah Qalandar.” The forecast of yester years became the reality of today. The family of Shah Barkatullah was divinely privileged by the induction of seven Qutubs who lay buried under one roof at the Dargah of Shah Barkatullah in Marehra. These Qutubs are: (1) Shah Barkatullah, (2) Shah Aley Muhammad, (3) Shah Hamza, (4) Shah Aley Ahmad Achchey Miyan, (5) Shah Aley Rasool Ahmadi, (6) Shah Ghulam Muhiyuddin Amir-e-Alam, and (7) Shah Abul Hussain Ahmad-e-Noori Miyan Sahab.
Popularly known as Sahibul Barakaat, Shah Barkatullah dived deep into the ocean of knowledge and obtained jewels and pearls of human wisdom. He was a pundit in Sanskrit and knew Vedas and Puranas. He was a versatile composer in Braj Bhasha. His poems and hymns in Braj Bhasha, the lingua franca of the western part of Uttar Pradesh, invited many scholars to submit their theses for doctorate. The collection of his poems in Braj Bhasha is entiltled as “Pem Prakas” as he adopted Pemi his pseudonym. He was Ishqui in his Persian verses and the collection of his Persian poetry is entitled as Diwan-e-Ishqui. Besides, Shah Barkatullah wrote many books on varied topics covering mysticism, Sufi interpretation of some of the common Hindi proverbs, Masnavi Riyazul Aashiquin, Wasiyatnama, Bayaz-e-Baatin, Bayaz-e-Zaahir, Risala-e-Takseer, Risal-e-Chahar Anwa, Risal-e-Sawal-o-Jawab, Awaarif-e-Hindi, etc. The emperors from Aurangzeb to Muhammad Shah sent letters to Shah Barkatullah with requests of blessings for their well-being. Emperor Muhammad Shah granted the revenues of two villages namely Dadanpur and Tillokpur alias Barkaat Nagar in Tehsil Kasganj for the expenses of the Dargah and Khanqah.

Sacred Hair of the Holy Prophet
During the period of Shah Barkatullah, the sacred hair of the Holy Prophet graced Marehra with its presence. His Khalifa Shah Roohullah the descendent of Nawab Khair Andesh Khan Alamgiri brought this valuable relic of the Prophet which is preserved in the silver case and is shown to the devotees during various Urs celebrations. Shah Barkatullah also possessed the sacred robe of Hazrat Ali. It is reported that the robe was presented to him by the Holy Prophet on the day of the Conquest of Khyber. Hazrat Ghaus-e-Azam and Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti had the privilege of donning this robe. From Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, the robe reached Hazrat Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki, who gave it to Baba Fareeduddin Ganj-e-Shakar, who gave it to Hazrat Mehboob-e-Ilahi Nizamuddin Awliya, who gave it to Naseeruddin Mehmood Chiragh Dehlavi and from him it reached to Hazrat Shah Mina, to Shah Bade Makhdoom, to Shah Safi, to Mir Abdul Wahid Bilgrami, to Mir Abdul Jaleel, to Mir Uwais and finally to Shah Barkatullah.

Hazrat Syed Shah Aley Muhammad   
          The spiritual legacy of Hazrat shah Barkatullah was carried out by his eldest son Hazrat Syed Shah Aley Muhammad known as Sarkar-e-Kalan. He was born on 18th of Ramadhan 1111 hijri in Bilgram. He received his spiritual education and training at the hands of his father and became his Mureed and Khalifa. On the 4oth day after the demise of his father, he became the Sajjadah Nasheen of the Khanqah at the age of thirty. He was also granted Khilafat by Shah Luddha Bilgrami.
          Shah Aley Muhammad was married to Ghaneemat Fatima the daughter of his uncle Syed Shah Azmatullah who gave him two sons Hazrat Syed Shah Hamza and Hazrat Syed Shah Haqqaani and a daughter. Syed Shah Haqqani was born probably in 1145 hijri and died on 17th of dhil hijjah 1210 hijri in Marehra. He remained a bachelor throughout his life. Hazrat Shah Haqqani wrote an Urdu commentary on the Holy Quran entitled Inaayat Rasool Ki. He also had to his credit the Urdu translation of Lubaabul Akhbar entitled Na’t Rasool Ki. Hazrat Shah Haqqani was very fond of buildings and gardens. He constructed the four walls around the Basti Peerzadgan and a Diwan-Khana in the Khanqah of Badi Sarkar.

Hazrat Syed Shah Hamza
          Hazrat Shah Aley Muhammad died on 16th of Ramadhan 1164 hijri in Marehra and lay buried in the Dargah of Shah Barkatullah. The Spiritual heritage transferred to Syed Shah Hamza the eldest son of Shah Aley Muhammad. Shah Hamza was born on 14th of Rabiul Awal 1131 hijri. He received his education at the hands of his father as well as from Shamsul Ulema Maulvi Muhammad Baqir. He learnt the Unani medicine from Hakim Ataullah. He was the Mureed and Khalifa of his father and succeeded him at the age of 34 on the day of Chahallum of his deceased father.
          Shah Hamza was married to Dayanat Fatime, the daughter of Syed Muhammad Muhsin Bilgrami alias Syed Muhammad Roshan who gave him three sons namely Syed Shah Aley Ahmad Achchey Miyan, Syed Shah Aley Barkaat Suthrey Miyan and Syed Shah Aley Hussain Sachchey Saheb and a daughter Dani Bibi alias Bubu Saheb. Shah Hamza was an ardent lover of knowledge. He had a vast collection of thousands of books on various subjects.  Some of the books were written in his own handwriting as well as those written by ace scholars. 
Shah Hamza wrote many titles including Kaashiful Astaar, Fassul Kalimat, Masnavi Ittifaqiyah and Qaseedah Guharbaar and a brief journal on Islamic doctrines. He wrote a Qaseeda in praise of Hazrat Ghaus-e-Azamn in Persian which gained currency in Sunni circles throughout the world. The Qaseeda begins with the couplet: “Ghaus-e-Azam baman-e- be-saro samaan madadey, Qibla-e-Deen madadey, Ka’ba-e-Imaan madadey.” Shah Hamza adopted the pseudonym of Aini for his poetry.  In 1175 hijri, Nawab Ahmad Khan Bangash, the ruler of Farrukhabad, as a token of his affection and devotion towards Shah Hamza presented the revenue of 12 villages to meet the expenditure of the Dargah. Half of the villages were in the name of Shah Hamza and the rest in the name of Shah Nijatullah of Chhoti Sarkar. The Nawab also dedicated an annual purse of Rs. 450 in favour of Shah Hamza for the expenses of the Dargah of Shah Barkatullah, Shah Abdul Jaleel and Shah Jalal which continues till today.
Hazrat Shah Hamza received the sacred hair, the imprint of Prohet’s foot on the sandstone and the pious shoe of the Holy Prophet through Haji Jamaluddin who was a member of the family of Hazrat Bilal or his brother. These relics are the common property of the Sajjadah Nasheen of Badi Sarkar and are publicly exhibited during various Urs celebrations. Besides there is a piece of stone called Sang-e-Khyberi, a miracle of Hazrat Ali which emits silken threads.
Shah Hamza died on 14th of Muharram 1198 hijri in Marehra and buried in the eastern veranda of the dome of Shah Barkatullah.

Hazrat Syed Shah Aley Ahmad Achchey Miyan
Hazrat Syed Shah Aley Ahmad Achchey Miyan, the eldest son of Shah Hamza was born on 28th Ramadhan 1160 hijri. Educated by his revered father, Achchey Miyan became the Sajjadah Nasheen after his father’s demise. The number of his Mureeds exceeded over two lakh. He was married to Fadhl Fatime the daughter of Syed Ghulam Ali Bilgrami who gave him one daughter and one son Sai Saheb. Hazrat Sai sahib was a born saint. Once he was playing over the heap of wheat purchased in connection of his Tasmiyah Khwani (Holy Communion), he fell ill and passed away on 13th Rabiul Awal at the tender age of four year four months. In 1198 hijri, the Mughal emperor Shah Alam and the ruler of Awadh Nawab Asifuddaulah presented to the Dargah the revenue of some villages near Marehra and Bilram to meet the expenses of the Dargah.
Hazrat Achchey Miyan’s most remarkable contribution to the spiritual literature was the voluminous book Aaeen-e-Ahmadi. Running into 34 volumes the book covered almost all branches of Islamic learning. Several of these volumes lost due to negligence. Some of the volumes are preserved in the Madarsa Qadriyah Libray in Badaun. A journal entitled Aadabus Salikin is also attributed to the authorship of Hazrat Achchey Miyan.
During his period the Khanqah got the sacred hair of Huzoor Ghaus-e-Azam. Achchey Miyan’s maternal grand mother gave him the pious hair of Hazrat Ali. Both these relics are common property and are exhibited during Urs celebrations. He designated his younger brother Syed Suthrey Miyan as the next Sajjadah Nasheen of the Khanqah during his own lifetime. Hazrat Achchey Miyan died on 17th Rabiul Awal 1235 hijri in Marehra. He lay buried by the side of Hazrat Shah Barkatullah under the dome of the Dargah.

Hazrat Syed Shah Suthrey Miyan
Hazrat Syed Shah Aley Barakaat Suthrey Miyan was the second son of Hazrat Shah Hamza. Born on the tenth of Rajab 1163 hijri, he received his spiritual education at the hands of his father, and also the Bai’at in Tariqat and Khilafat. He was married twice. The first wife was the daughter of Syed Muhammad Ahsan who gave him one son Syed Aley Imam Jumma Miyan. His second wife was Fadhl Fatime, the daughter of Qazi Syed Ghulam Shah Hussain of Baadi who gave him three sons, namely Syed Shah Aley Rasool, Syed Shah Aulad-e-Rasool and Syed Shah Ghulam Muhiyuddin Amir-e-Alam and five daughters namely Izzat Fatima, Butool Fatima, Aley Fatima, Jamal Fatima and Ghairat Fatima.
Hazrat Suthrey Miyan Sahib inherited all the noble characteristics of his ancestors. From his early childhood he was very much fond of performing Namaz and doing Dhikr in Masjid. While living in Marehra he could not go to the mosque for three days due to his severe illness for which he always felt sorry. The existing magnificent mosque in the Khanqah by merging the mosque of Shah Barkatullah owes its construction to Hazrat Suthrey Miyan. This expansion took place in 1217 hijri. Hazrat Suthrey Miyan lived for many years. He was an ardent lover of the recitation of the Holy Quran. He used to recite minimum ten parts of the Holy Book every day. Like ancestors his daily engagements were totally dedicated to prayers and service to the masses. He had mastery over numerology and indigenous medicines. As per the will of his elder brother Hazrat Achchey Miyan Saheb, he took over the spiritual throne of the Khanqah on the Chahallum of Hazrat Abul Fadhl Achchey Miyan. He constructed several houses within the Khanqah complex.
Hazrat Suthrey Miyan was a master poet with Aashufta as his pseudonym. He had written his will in his lifetime which designated his youngest son Hazrat Ghulam Mohiyuddin Amir-e-Alam as his successor. He wrote another will making some changes in the previous one and this time too proposed Hazrat Amir-e-Alam to be the next Sajjadah Nasheen. After the demise of Syed Aley Imam Jumma Miyan, Hazrat Suthrey Miyan wrote his third and final will which envisaged equal status of Sajjadah Nasheen and inheritance of his property for the surviving three sons namely Syed Aley Rasool, Syed Aulad-e-Rasool and Syed Amir-e-Alam. Hazrat Suthrey Miyan died on 26th of Ramadhan 1251 hijri in Marehra and lay buried by the side of his grandfather Syed Shah Aley Muhammad.

There is miracle which is shared by Hazrat Syed Shah Suthrey Miyan  himself and is also mentioned in the book Ziya-E-Wahidi.

Once Hazrat Syed Shah Suthrey Miyan was relaxing in his kayaam gah(room) with few of his disciples also present with him, A buzurg of a very old age and face full of light came there and asked suthrey miya that where is the mazar sharif of Hazrat Mir Abdul Wahid Bilgrami(rehmatullah alaih), Hazrat was on his bed relaxing, from there only he pointed the direction of the mazar, on which the hazrat who came for the visit told “Hum itni door say chal kay aye hai aur tumhay itni bhi taufiq nahi ki tum hamarey sath chalo”

Hazrat Suthrey Miyan Got from the bed and went with hazrat all the disciples were astonished to see some one talking to Hazrat Suthray miya in this manner, later all the disciples saw both of the hazrat’s  present at the mazar of Hazrat Mir Abdul Wahid Bilgrami (rehmatullah alaih) and all of a sudden they disappeared and after few minutes only Hazrat Suthrey Miya came back.

The disciples were shocked by seeing this and when suthray miya came back they enquired the reason about disappearing and who was that hazrat who came, Hazrat Suthray miya replied that the buzurg who came was Hazrat Fazle Rehma Ganjmuradabadi (rehmatullah alaih) who himself has took viel(parda) from the world long time back and has come to visit the mazar sharif of Hazrat Mir abdul Wahid Sahab(rehmatullah alaih) and said, today people are making fitna that the Nabi & Wali Are dead while Hazrat Fazle Rehman Ganjmuradabadi(rehmatullah alaih) came to visit the mazar after so many years of his demice shows that the Auliya ALLAH are alive in there mazar and can come and go anywhere by the will of ALLAH.
Later the disciples enquired the reason for disappearing from the mazar sharif at which he replied that when we reached the mazar Hazrat Mir Abdul Wahid Bilgrami(rehmatullah alaih) was not present there so I and Hazrat Fazle Rehma Ganjmuradabadi (rehmatullah alaih) went at the place where Mir Abdul Wahid Bilgrami (rehmatullah alaih ) was present, we both meet him there I came back and Hazrat Fazle Rehma Ganjmuradabadi(rehmatullah alaih) stayed there.. SubhanALLAH what powers these Auliya ALLAH are bestowed with by ALLAH subhanwa tala what ever they want they do.

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Hazrat Syed Shah Aley Rasool Ahmadi
Hazrat Syed Shah Aley Rasool Ahmadi the eldest son of Syed Shah Suthrey Miyan from his second wife was born in 1209 hijri. He received his basic theological education from Maulvi Shah Abdul Majeed and Maulvi Shah Salamatullah the Khalifas of his revered uncle Syed Achchey Miyan. Final touches to his spiritual education were given by great scholars like Maulvi Noor and Maulvi Anwaar of Firangi Mahal and Maulana Shah Abdul Aziz, Muhaddith-e-Dehlavi. He received the theoretical and practical knowledge of indigenous medicines from his father and Hakim Farzand Ali Khan Mohani. He had the privilege of getting spiritual training in Shariat and Tareeqat at the hands of his father and uncle. He was the Mureed of his uncle Syed Shah Achchey Miyan and got Khilafat from both the father and the uncle. His teacher Maulvi Noor Sahib of Firangi Mahal gave him the Ijazat of Razzaqiya Silsila. Maulvi Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi gave him the Ijazat in Ulwiyah Manamiyah Silsila.
Shah Aley Rasool was married to Nisar Fatima the daughter of Hazrat Syed Muntajib Hussain Bilgrami who gave him two sons Syed Shah Zahoor Hasan and Syed Shah Zahoor Hussain and three daughters Ansar Fatima, Zahoor Fatima and Rehmat Fatima. Syed Shah Zahoor Hasan Sahib was born in 1229 hijri. His first wife Ikram Fatima the daughter of Syed Dildar Haider gave him a son Syed Shah Abul Hussain Ahmed-e-Noori Miyan Saheb and a daughter Kulsoom Fatima. Syed Shah Zahoor Hasan died on 26th Jamadiul Awal 1266 at Dhari in Kathiwad and lay buried over there.
Syed Shah Zahoor Hussain Chhuttoo Miyan, the second son of Shah Aley Rasool was born in 1241 hijri. He and his elder brother got the Bai’at and Khilafat from Shah Aley Rasool and also the Ijazat and Khilafat from Maulana Shah Ainul Haq Abdul Majeed of Badaun, the most favourite Khalifa of Shah Achchey Miyan. Chhuttoo Miyan married two daughters of Shah Aulad-e-Rasool one by one. The first wife Aulad Fatima gave him a son Shah Abul Hasan Ali Khirqani alias Mir Saheb and a daughter Ruquayya Begum. Shah Chhuttoo Miyan died on 17th of Rabiul Awal 1213 hijri in Marehra.
Shah Aley Rasool, Shah Aulad-e-Rasool and Shah Amir-e-Alam became the Sajjadah Nasheen simultaneously with equal rights in all the affairs of Khanqah. Shah Aley Rasool Ahmadi died on 18th of Dhil Hijja 1296 hijri and lay buried by the side of Shah Hamza.

Hazrat Syed Shah Aulad-e-Rasool
Shah Aulad-e-Rasool was the second son of Shah Suthrey Miyan from his second wife. He was born on 15th of Sha’ban, 1212 hijri. He grew under the guardianship of Shah Achchey Miyan who gave him complete spiritual education and training and baptized him as his Mureed and Khalifa. Shah Aulad-e-Rasool received the knowledge of indigenous medicines from his father. The ruler of Tonk Nawab Mir Khan was his staunch devotee. Shah Aulad-e-Rasool spent most of the time in Tonk. He was married to Qudrat Fatima elder daughter of Syed Sa’adat Ali Bilgrami. He had many issues – four sons Syed Shah Muhammad Saadiq, Syed Shah Muhammad Ja’far, Syed Shah Muhammad Baaqar and Syed Shah Muhammad Askari, and four daughters Aulad Fatima, Ghanimat Fatima, Muhib Fatima and Khatoon Fatima.
Syed Shah Muhammad Saadiq the eldest son of Shah Aulad-e-Rasool was bon on 7th of Ramadhan 1248 hijri. He received his spiritual education at the hands of his father. He was the Mureed and Khalifa of his uncle Hazrat Amir-e-Alam. He was also the Khalifa of his uncle Shah Aley Rasool Ahmadi. He was married to Sakina Begum the daughter of his uncle Shah Amir-e-Alam who gave him two sons Shah Muhammad Ismail Hasan and Shah Muhammad Idris Hasan and five daughters Imdad Fatima, Tufayl Fatima, Ehtisham Fatima, Amatul Fatima and Anzaar Fatima.
Shah Muhammad Idris Hasan was born on 18th of Rabiul Awal 1283 in Lucknow. He got his Bai’at and Khilafat at the hands of his maternal uncle shah Noorul Hasan. He was also the Khalifa of his father. Married to Rehan Fatima the daughter of Shah Yusuf Hasan, he had a son Syed Jawad Hasan Qamar Alam. Shah Idris Hasan died on 12th Rabiul Aakhir, 1325 hijri in Sitapur and lay buried in the Idgah graveyard.
Shah Muhammad Saadiq constructed several wells for irrigatrion purposes and planted many orchards. He built several houses in Sitapur too. When his son Shah Ismail Hasan memorized the Holy Quran, Shah Muhammad Saadiq celebrated the event by constructing a magnificent mosque in 1296 in Sitapur. Unfortunately due to the negligence of existing trustees, the mosque has gone to Wahhabites and Deobandis and Tablighi Jama’t people. Shah Muhammad Saadiq eliminated non-Islamic customs from the members of his family, helped his relatives to memorize the Holy Quran and inspired them to get religious education. He revived many a Sunnah of the Holy Prophet. He started the Subh-e-Saadiq Press in Sitapur and published valuable religious books and journals. He stayed in Sitapur for 45 years and died on 24th of Shawal 1326 hijri in Sitapur and lay buried there in his orchard.
Shah Muhammad Ja’far, the second son of Shah Aulad-e-Rasool was married to Dayanat Fatima daughter of Shah Syed Dildar. He had no male issue to inherit his property. He loved his nephew Shah Ismail Hasan so much that he gave all his belongings to him including the trusteeship of the Khanqah. He died on 23rd of Sha’baan 1309 hijri in Sitapur and lay buried adjacent to Idgah.
Shah Muhammad Ja’far received baptism in Chishtiya Silsila from his father and Khilafat in all other Silsilas from his Uncle Shah Aley Rasool.
Shah Muhammad Baqir was married to Akhtar Fatima the daughter of Syed Amir Haider Goray Miyan who gave him one son Shah Haamid Hasan and two daughters Anees Fatima and Irshad Fatima. Shah Muhammad Baquir was an expert in Indigenous medicines. He had his Bai’at and Ijazat at the hands of his father. In his last days he developed a state of Jazb and always lost in deep thoughts. He died on 6th Jamadiul Awal 1316 hijri in Marehra.
Shah Muhammad Askari was married to Rahat Fatima Begumi Begum the daughter of Shah Noorul Hasan who gave him one son Syed Aley Nabi and two daughters Qudsiya Begum and Rabia Begum. Syed Aley Nabi was born in 1300 hijri. His first wife was Irshad Fatima the daughter of Shah Muhammad Baquir who gave him no issue. His second wife was from outside the community named Ayesha the daughter of Qazi Ali Husain Ansari who gave him two sons Syed Aulad-e-Nabi alias Chhamma Miyan and Syed Aulad-e-Ali and a daughter Aabida Begum. Syed Aley Nabi was the Mureed of Shah Noori Miyan Saheb. Chhamma Miyan was married to a woman named Kamini Begum who was from outside community and had no issue till his death in Marehra. Syed Aulad-e-Nabi had died earlier. Aabida Begum as the sister and a legal heir of Chhamma Miyan nominated Syed Aley Rasool Hasnain Miyan as Sajjadah Nasheen in place of her brother. On the Chahallum of Chhamma Miyan, Shah Mustafa Haider Hasan Miyan, in the capacity of the President of the Dargah Committee, introduced Syed Hasnain Miyan as the Sajjadah Nasheen at a gathering of Mureeds in the Dargah.
Shah Muhammad Askari had his Bai’at and Ijazat from his father and also from Syed Shah Aley Rasool Ahmadi. He died on 13th Dhil Hijja 1325 hijri in Marehra and lay buried in the Dargah at the feet of Shah Hamza.
Shah Aulad-e-Rasool became the Sajjadah Nasheen along with his two brothers Shah Aley Rasool and Shah Amir-e-Alam. He had the Bai’at and Khilafat from his father Hazrat Suthrey Miyan. His uncle Shah Achchey Miyan also gave him the Khilafat and Ijazat in all the Silsilas of the family. He was at home in Indigenous medicines and wrote many journals on the subject. He died on 26th Rabiul Akhir 1268 hijri in Marehra and lay buried in the Dargah at the feet of Shah Hamza.

Hazrat Shah Ghulam Muhiyuddin Amir-e-Alam
The youngest son of Shah Suthrey Miyan, Shah Ghulam Muhiyuddin Amir-e-Alam was born in 1223 hijri. He was Shah Achchey Miyan’s most favourite nephew who imparted him basic spiritual training. He also received education at the hands of the Khalifa of his uncle Shah Abdul Majeed and Maulvi Shah Salamatullah. Maulvi Waliullah of Farrukhabad was also one of his teachers in worldly sciences. He was the Mureed of his father Shah Suthrey Miyan and had Khilafat and Ijazat from him and Uncle Shah Achchey Miyan. The elder brother Shah Aley Rasool Ahmadi also gave him the Khilafat in all the Silsilas of the family.
After the death of his father Shah Suthrey Miyan, Shah Amir-e-Alam took over the seat of Sajjadah Nasheen along with his two brothers Shah Aley Rasool and Shah Aulad-e-Rasool. According the will of his father he joined the court of the ruler of Awadh Nawab Amjad Ali Shah, the father of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah. He was also the govt. pleader during the British rule. Thus he hid his God-given powers and status from the masses but served them from behind the worldly curtain. His father loved him very much and did not bear his separation for a single moment. He transferred the spiritual secrets of his exalted family to his son and also handed over to him valuable belongings of his ancestors. He nominated him the Sajjadah Nasheen of the Dargah. But Shah Amir-e-Alam did not like to become the sole Sajjadah Nasheen in the presence of his brothers. Shah Suthrey Miyan therefore changed his will for the third time to propose all the three sons to become the Sajjadah Nasheen of the Dargah.
Shah Amir-e-Alam was married to Siyanat Fatima the daughter of Syed Sa’adat Ali Bilgrami who gave him three sons namely Shah Noorul Hussain, Shah Noorul Hasan and Shah Noorul Mustafa and a daughter Sakina Fatima Begum. Shah Noorul Hussain, the eldest son died in early age. Shah Noorul Hasan was born in Rabiul Akhir 1248 hijri. He received his worldly education at the hands of Maulvi Musa of Lucknow and Maulvi Ahmad Khan of Jalesar. The Spiritual education and training was imparted by his uncle Shah Aley Rasool Ahmadi. He was married to Hayat Fatima the daughter of Shah Dildar Haider Bilgrami who gave him two sons Shah Roohul Husan Hamza and Shah Noor Ahmad and three daughters Amanat Fatima Hasnaini Begum, Mumtaz Fatima Shahzadi Begum and Rahat Fatima Begumi Begum.
Shah Roohul Hasan Hamza was born on 26th Dhil Qa’da 1264 hijri. He had Bai’at and Khilafat from his uncle Shah Muhammad Saadiq. He became the Sajjadah Nasheen after the death of his father. He was married to Bilquis Fatima the daughter of his uncle Shah Noorul Mustafa who remained issueless. He died on 21 Dhil Hijja 1299 hijri in Sitapur.
Shah Noor Ahmad was born on 3rd Rabiul Aakhir 1266. He had Bai’at and Khilafat from his grandfather. He became the Sajjadah Nasheen after the demise of his brother. He was married to Imdad Fatima Hyderi Begum who gave her two sons Syed Irshad Hussain Jumma Miyan, Syed Irteza Hussain pir Miyan and a daughter Saeed Fatima.
Syed Irshad Hussain Jumma Miyan died on 17th Sha’ban 1309 hijri in Sitapur and lay buried in the Idgah graveyard.  Syed Irteza Hussain Pir Miyan was born in 1298 hijri. He memorized the Holy Quran and received his education in theology by Maulvi Abdul Muqtadir of Badaun. He was the Mureed and Khalifa of Shah Abul Hussain Ahmad Noori Miyan sahib.
Shah Noorul Hasan was the Mureed and Khalifa of his father and Ijazat from Shah Aley Rasool. He became the Sajjadah Nasheen after the demise of his father and died on 11th of Dhil Qadah 1296 hijri. The second son of shah Amir-e-Alam, named Shah Noorul Mustafa was born on 23 Rajab 1249 hijri. He was the Mureed and Khalifa of his father. He was married to Kulsoom Fatima the daughter of Syed Shah Zahoor Hasan who gave him a son Shah Haji Yusuf Hasan and two daughters Bilquis Fatima and Manzoor Fatima. Shah Noorul Mustafa died on 29th of Dhil Qadah 1273 hijri in Lucknow.
Shah Yusuf Hasan was born on 18th of Shawal 1268 hijri. He was the Mureed and Khalifa of his grandfather shah Ghulam Muhiyuddin Amir-e-Alam. Haji Syed Yusuf Hasan died on 13th of Rabiul Awal 1294 hijri in Marehra.
Shah Ghulam Muhiyuddin Amir-e-Alam died on 5th of Sha’ban 1286 hijri in Lucknow. According to his will his body was brought to Marehra to be buried in the Dargah.
Hazrat Shah Abul Hussain Ahmad-e-Noori Miyan Saheb
Hazrat Shah Abul Hussain Ahmad-e-Noori alias Miyan Sahab, the last Qutub of Marehra dynasty became the Sajjadah Nasheen of Marehra after the demise of Shah Aley Rasool Ahmadi.
Hazrat Noori Miyan Saheb was born on 19th of Shawal 1255 hijri (corresponding to 26th December, 1839) in Marehra. He was barely 2½ years when he lost his mother. He was taken over by his grandmother Nisar Fatima and grandfather Shah Aley Rasool Ahmadi. Huzoor Khaatimul Akaabir Shah Aley Rasool never allowed him to be out of his sight. He educated him and trained him in the family traditions and legacies. At the age of eleven years he lost his father Shah Zahoor Hasan who died on 26th of Jamadiul Awal at Dhari in Kathiawad. That was the time when his grandfather put him to hard training in mystic rituals. Huzoor Khatimul Akabir used to say: “Miyan Sahib has nothing to do with worldly pleasures. He is something and is deemed to be something in the spiritual world. He is one of the seven Qutubs whose glad tiding has been given by Hazrat Bu-Ali Shah Qalandar and Hazrat Shah Badiuddin Qutb-e-Madar and he is the last Qutub of the chain of seven Qutubs.”
Hazrat Noori Miyan sahib became the Mureed of shah Aley Rasool in 1267 hijri and was declared the Sajjadah Nasheen of the Dargah. He received his worldly education at the hands of renowned scholars like Maulvi Shah Turab Ali of Lucknow, Maulvi Fadhlullah Jalesari, Maulvi Noor Ahmad Badauni, Maulvi Muhammad Saeed Badauni, Maulvi Abdul Qaadir Badauni, Maulvi Fadhl-e-Rasool Badauni, Maulvi Ahmad Hasan Sufi Muradabadi and Maulvi Hussain shah Bukhari. The spiritual education was imparted to him by great seers like the Khatimul Akabir Shah Aley Rasool Ahmadi and Shah Ghulam Muhiyuddin Amir-e-Alam. His other mentors were Shah Shamsul Haq alias Tinka Shah, Mufti Syed Ainul Hasan Bilgrami and Hafiz Shah Ali Hussain Muradabadi. After the completion of spiritual training, Shah Aley Rasool Ahmadi conferred upon Hazrat Noori Miyan the Khilafat and Ijazat of all the five silsilas of his family including the Qadriyah, Chishtiyah, Naqshbandiyah, Suhrwardiyah and Maddariyah. He spent most of his time in Dhikr and meditation.
Noori Miyan’s court was always full of Mureeds and Khalifas who put forth their problems to him and got delivered from these problems immediately. He always visited the houses of poor people and consoled them. The rich Mureeds yearned for his visit to their homes but he preferred the poor ones.   
Hazrat Miyan Sahab was the Spiritual Guru of great Sunni Scholar of Bareilly, Hazrat Mustafa Reza Khan, known as Mufti-e-Azam-e-Hind.  Hazrat Noori Miyan was the author of many books on various subjects:

1. Al-Aslul Musaffa fi Aqaid-e-Arbab-e-Sunnatil Mustafa – a journal in simple Urdu for children on the basics of faith.
2. Risala Sawal-o-Jawab – a journal in Urdu on the wrong beliefs of misguided Rafidhi Sect.
3. Ishtihar-e-Noori – an essay against Sunni Ulema’s joining the Nadwa group.
4. Tehqeequl Tarawih – a journal testifying the twenty rak’ats of Tarawih during Ramadhan,
5.  Dalil-ul-Yaqin – proving that Hazrat Abu Bakr and Hazrat Umar were superior beings among the Companions of the Holy Prophet.
6. A journal on the beliefs of Ahl-e-Sunnat regarding the battles of Jumal, Siffin and Naharwan.
7. Lataif-e-Tariqat Kashful Quloob – a journal in Urdu on the early phases of mysticism.
8. An-Noor-o-Wal-Baha fi-Asaneedil Hadith WA Salasilil Awliya – a journal containing the hierarchy of the traditions of the Holy Prophet.
9. Sirajul Awarif fil-Wasaya wal Ma’raif – a book on Urdu on various information regarding the Sufi practice.
10. Al-Jafar – a brief journal in Urdu on the method of Jafar.
11. Takheel-e-Noori – collection of Arabic, Persian and Urdu poetry. His pen name was Saeed in early days. Later he adopted Noori as his pseudonym.

He died on 11th Rajab 1324 hijri (31st of August 1906)
His first wife was Ruqaiyya Begum the daughter of his uncle shah Zahoor Hussain and the second wife was Altaf Fatima the daughter of Syed Muhammad Haider. He had a son Syed Muhiyuddin Jilani who died at an early age.
Following is Noori Miyan’s family tree:

Syed Shah Abul Hussain Noori Miyan Sahib s/o Syed Zahoor Hasan s/o Syed Shah Aley Rasool s/o Syed Shah Aley Barkaat Suthrey Miyan s/o Syed shah Hamza s/o Syed Shah Aley Muhammad s/o Syed Shah Barkatullah s/o Syed shah Uwais s/o Syed Shah Abdul Jaleel s/o Syed Shah Mir Abdul Wahid Bilgrami s/o Syed Shah Ibrahim s/o Syed Shah Qutubuddin s/o Syed Shah Mahro s/o Syed Shah Bade s/o Syed Shah Kamaal s/o Syed Shah Qasim s/o Syed shah Hasan s/o Syed Shah Naseer s/o Hussain s/o Syed Shah Umar s/o Syed Shah Muhammad Sughra s/o Syed shah ali s/o Syed shah Hussain s/o Syed shah Abul Farah II s/o Syed shah Abu Firas s/o Hazrat Syed shah Abul Farah Wasti s/o Hazrat Syed Dawood s/o Hazrat Syed Hussain s/o Hazrat Syed Yahya s/o Hazrat Syed Zayd III s/o Hazrat Syed Umar s/o Hazrat Syed Zayd II s/o Hazrat Syed Ali Iraqi s/o Hazrat Syed Hussain s/o Hazrat Syed ali s/o Hazrat Syed Muhammad s/o Hazrat Syed Issa alias Motam-ul-Ashbaal s/o Hazrat Syed Zayd the Shahid s/o Syed-us-Sadaat Imam Zainul Abidin Sajjad s/o Syedush Shuhada Imam Hussain s/o Hazrat Amoral McMinn Maula Ali Murtaza the husband of Syedatun Nisa Fatima Zahra d/o Syedul Ambiya Ahmad-e-Mujtaba Muhammad-e-Mustafa Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam WA Ridhwanullah-e-ta’la Alaihim Ajama’in.

Hazrat Syed Shah Mehdi Hasan
The second wife Khatoon Fatima gave Shah Zahoor Hussain Chhuttoo Miyan a son, Syed Shah Mehdi Hasan who was born in Jamadiul Awal 1287 hijri. Syed Shah Mehdi Hasan became Sajjadah Nasheen after the demise of his father Shah Chhuttoo Miyan. He was very much revered by the rulers of princely states like the Nawab of Farkhabad and the Nawab of Rampur States. Syed Shah Mehdi Hasan denounced the world and always lost in spiritual thoughts. People regarded him as a Majzoob, one who absorbs the light of the Almighty. Syed Shah Mehdi Hasan had no male issue to inherit his worldly and spiritual property. He declared his sister’s son as his heir apparent. Syed Shah Aley Mustafa alias Syed Miyan was very much on the footsteps of his uncle and mentor Shah Mehdi Hasan. He too denounced the worldly comforts and dedicated himself to the service of Islam. Popularly known as Syedul Ulema, he proved himself to be a real Dervish. was very much revered by the rulers of princely states like the Nizam of Hyderabad, the Nawab of Farkhabad and the Nawab of Rampur State. Syed Shah Mehdi Hasan denounced the world and always lost in spiritual thoughts. People regarded him as a Majzoob, one who absorbs the light of the Almighty. Syed Shah Mehdi Hasan had no male issue to inherit his worldly and spiritual property. He declared his sister’s son as his heir apparent.
 
Hazrat Shah Aley Mustafa alias Syed Miyan
Syed Shah Aulad-e-Haider Aley Mustafa alias Syed Miyan was very much on the footsteps of his uncle and mentor Shah Mehdi Hasan. He too denounced the worldly comforts and dedicated himself to the service of Islam. Popularly known as Syedul Ulema, he proved himself to be a real Dervish. He was a registered medical practitioner in Unani medicine with a Diploma in Indigenous Medicine and Surgery (DIMS) from the famous Tibbia College of Aligarh Muslim University.
Syed Miyan of Marehra was also an established Aalim and Mufti of his time. He obtained his post graduation degree in Islamic Studies from Ajmer and Lahore. His Fatwas were produced in the High Court of Bombay to settle the property disputes or Talaq issues. He was the community Qazi of the Bakr Qassab Jama’t in Mumbai and was their Imam as well. Syed Miyan was the Founder-President of the All India Sunni Jamiatul Ulema which enjoyed a principal position among the organizations for the religious, cultural and political welfare of Indian Muslims. He was the Sajjadah-Nasheen and Mutawalli of Dargah Shah Barkatullah in Marehra. He toured almost every part of the country and communicated to the masses the message of oneness and brotherhood. He authored three books namely, Muqaddas Khatoon, Nai Roshni and Faiz-e-tambih. Syed Miyan was a versatile Urdu poet of high standard. He belonged to the famous lineage of Dagh Dehlavi through his poet uncle and the most favourite disciple of Dagh, named Hazrat Ahsan Marehravi.
Syed Miyan settled in Mumbai in 1949 as the Imam and Khatib of Khadak Masjid in South Mumbai. He established Niyaz Committees in all Muslim dominated Mohallas of South Mumbai and arranged religious gatherings on all Islamic festivals like Muharram, Id-e-Milad and Id-e-Ghausia. He invited senior  Sunni Ulema to Mumbai to deliver sermons on special occasions – ten days in Muharram, twelve days in the month of Rabiul Awal and eleven days in the month of Rabiul Aakhir. These sermons helped a lot in bringing the Sunni masses work together for the betterment of Muslim community and for the overall development of the nation.

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