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1. Nizamuddin Auliya -(1325) :: 2. Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki - (1235)
3. Amir Khusro 4. Hazrat Shah Turkman Bayabani 5. Ghaziuddin Khan's
6. Hazrat NasirudDin - Chiragh-i-Dihli - (1356)
7. Hazrat Shiekh Abu Bakr Tusi (ra) ( Hazrat Mataka Shah Baba)
8. Hazrat Kalimullah Shah 9. Hazrat Inayat Khan :: 10. Bibi Fatima Sam (R.A.)
11. Hazrat Syed Jalaluddin Chisty
12. Mai Saheba - Mother of Hazrat Nizamuddin Awliya (R.A.)
13. Hazrat Abdul Haq Mohaddis Dehelwi
14. Hazrat Sheikh Shahabuddin "AASHIQ ALLAH" (R.A) - (1317)
15. Sheikh Najeebuddin "Mutwakil" Chisti "Sheikh Sahaab"
16. Hazrat Baqi Billah (raz)
17. Moulana Fakhrudeen Muhibbun Nabi Delhawi
18. Hazrat Qazi Hamiduddin Nagauri
19. Hazrat Sayed Ibrahim Irji
20. Neemwaale baba :: 21. Baba Bhure Shaah :: 22. Karbala in Delhi
23. Sayed Khwaja Qashim Urf Harebhare Saah
24. Hazrat Sufi Saeed Sarmad Saheed
25. Sunehri Baba
26.Hazrat Shah Farhaad Abul-Ulai Baigaachi Peerji
27. Arif-E-Haq Hazrat-E-Shah Mohm. Afaq Majadadi Naqshbandi (R.A)

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Nizamuddin Dargah is the mausoleum of Delhi's most famous Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya. It is visited daily by many of people of all religions. The tomb of Amir Khusro is also located within the Nizamuddin Dargah Complex

The neighbourhood of Delhi where the mausoleum is located is called "Hazrat Nizamuddin" or simply "Nizamuddin" because of this. It's divided in two parts along Mathura Road: Nizamuddin West where the Dargah Complex and a lively muslim market are situated, and Nizamuddin East, an upper-class residential area situated between the Humayun's Tomb Complex and the Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station.

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2. Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki

Conference of Birds at the mazaar of Qutubuddin Kaki

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HAZRAT SAYED IBRAHIM IRJI
He was agreat wali of his time and one of the greatest buzurg of the Silsila Qadriya-Baraqatiya-Rizwiya. He was the khalifa of HAZRAT SAIKH BAHAUDDIN of Dulatabad and the sprtual master of another great bujurg HAZRAT SAIKH NIZAMUDDIN URF SAAH BHIKARI. Many great walis paid visit to this mazar and he has high esteem in maslak-e-aala hazrat.

PLACE- IN FRONT OF AMIR KHUSROO MAZAR , NEW DELHI

Hazrat Ibrahim Irji whch is at the Doorstep of Hazrat Amir Khusro

Hazrat Ibrahim Irji's Urs - 5 Rabbil Aakhir

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4. Dargah Of Hazrat Shah Turkman Bayabani East of Turkman Gate on Asaf Ali Road, just before the Holy Trinity Church lies the dargah (shrine) of a very pious and holy Muslim saint, Hazrat Shah Turkman Bayabani. The shrine is said to be the oldest place in the whole of Old Delhi, as it had been here even before Shah Jahan's new capital city Shahjahanabad was built. Turkman Gate was named after this saint who died in 1240 AD. The saint belonged to a special sect known as Bayabani, who believed in praying and living alone in a secluded place, close to nature, away from the inhabited area. One can very well imagine that this place in the early 13th century must be a densely wooded area quite far from any habitation.

At present, the shrine is located in a thickly populated area but still the small decent white building, which marks the shrine, is still close to nature as it is situated under a huge tree. The grave is inside this building and is covered with a bright colored cloth and flowers with incense sticks are lighted in a corner. The shrine is quite popular among the local people.

Location: East of Turkman Gate on Asaf Ali Road, just before the Holy Trinity Church
Dedicated to: Hazrat Shah Turkman Bayabani
Famous as: The oldest shrine of Old Delhi
Time to visit: Open on all days
Preferred Timings: Sunrise to Sunset
Admission Fees: Free and open to all
Photography charges: nil
How to Reach: Tourists can either take local buses from various points within the city to reach here or they can hire auto-rickshaws and taxis or metro rail.
Nearest Railway Station: Old Delhi Railway Station
Nearest Metro Station: Chawri Bazaar
Functional Metro Station: Chawri Bazaar
Nearest International Airport: Indira Gandhi International Airport
Time required for sightseeing: About 30 minutes

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5. Ghaziuddin Khan's Madarsa and Tomb : Located near Ajmeri Gate in Old Delhi, Ghaziuddin's madarsa and tomb was built Mir Shahbuddin, a highly respected and influential courtier and minister during the reign of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. The title of 'Ghazi-ud-Din Khan' was conferred on him and his son Mir Qamar-ud-Din was the founder of the dynasty of Nizam of Hyderabad. The madarsa was built in 1692. English classes were introduced in 1824 and it came to be known as Anglo-Arabic School and later Anglo-Arabic College. The building has a large enclosure of arcaded apartments where the madarsa used to function. The entrance to this madarsa, which is one of the fine examples of madarsa architecture in Delhi, is through the eastern gate.

There is a mosque just west of the madarsa, which is surmounted by three domes and flanked by minarets. The prayer hall of the mosque has arched openings. Further on both sides of the mosque towards its north and south lie the two enclosures, which contains some graves. The enclosures have perforated stone screens. Among the three graves in the southern enclosure is one of the graves of Ghaziuddin Khan. Red sandstone has been used in each structure here, which gives a unifying look to the building.

Location:Near Ajmeri Gate in Old Delhi
Open: On all days
Admission: Free and open to all.
How to Reach: Tourists can either take local buses from various points within the city to reach this monument or they can hire auto-rickshaws and taxis from Old Delhi
Preferred Timings:Sunrise to sunset
Photography charges: nil
Nearest Railway Station: Old Delhi Railway Station
Nearest Metro Station: Chawri Bazaar
Functional Metro Station: Chawri Bazaar
Nearest International Airport: Indira Gandhi International Airport
Time required for sightseeing: 30 minutes

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6. Hazrat NasirudDin Mahmud. Entitled Raushan Chiragh-i-Dihli : The Dargah of Chiragh-i-Dihli is located in the Chirag Delhi Village and can be reached by either taking the Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg through the Chiragh main road or the Outer Ring Road through the Soami Nagar South Colony. It is the burial place and tomb of Sufi saint Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud. Entitled Raushan Chiragh-i-Dihli, which means the 'Illuminated lamp of Delhi', the saint died in the year 1356. He was a disciple of Hazrat Nizamuddin, whom he succeeded as the head of the Chisti sect. The village of Chirag Delhi, now an urban settlement gradually grew up around this sacred tomb and was earlier enclosed within rubble-built rectangular walls with gateways on each side, built by Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (1325-51).

The main tomb of the devout saint is a square chamber supported on twelve pillars and surmounted by a dome with turrets on every corner. Like the dome of Mubarak Shah's tomb, the dome here also rises from an octagonal drum and is a plastered one. Several additions have been made in the shrine complex from time to time. At present there are several structures in the complex like the assembly hall (Majlis-Khana) or the symposium hall (Mahfil-Khana), apart from many graves and tombs of eminent personalities inside the enclosure. There are also several mosques in the Dargah enclosure. King Farrukhsiyar built one among them in the early 18th century to pay homage to the great saint.

Renovated Mazaar shariff

Location: In the Chirag Delhi Village. It can be reached by taking either taking the Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg through the Chiragh main road or the Outer Ring Road through the Soami Nagar South Colony

Time to Visit: Open on all days
Preferred Timings: sunrise to sunset
Admission Fee: Free and open to all
Parking: Free and open to all
How to Reach: Tourists can either take local buses from various points within the city to reach this structure located in South Delhi, or they can hire auto-rickshaws and taxis or metro rail.
Nearest Railway Station: Nizamuddin Railway Station
Nearest Metro Station: Central Secretariat
Functional Metro Station: Central Secretariat
Nearest International Airport: Indira Gandhi International Airport
Time required for sightseeing: About 40 minutes

Pics of mazaar of two pathan brother in the premises of chirag dilli dargaah who were the khalifas of khawaaja nassiruddin roshan chiraag-e-dehlvi. names are:-

(1) KHAWAAJA SHAFRUDDIN ALI AHMED (R.A)
(2) KHAWAAJA FAKRUDDIN ALI AHMED (R.A)

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7. Hazrat Shiekh Abu Bakr Tusi (ra) alies Hazrat Mataka Shah Baba ,Delhi.

Shrine of Hazrat Matka Shah Baba

While going towards the famed Purana Qila, one can spot a tree within a place of worship from which hang several earthen clay pots. And the compound in which the tree is located is none other than the dargah of Baba Matka Pir which is open to all faiths for worship.While some of the pots are on kekar trees, many others hang from bamboo sticks dug into the ground. To get to the main dargah, one has to climb stairs and one gets to the spot where the pir stayed.
The dargah has an interesting background and the pir whose original name was Hazrat Sheikh Abu Bakr Tulshi Haideri Kalandari Rahmatullah, was supposed to have come from Iran over 750 years ago.

Mataka's (pitcher) were also hanged on the trees around the Shrine of Hazrat Mataka Shah Baba ,Delhi .

The story goes that one day a thirsty traveller came to him asking for water and the pir offered him water from an earthen pitcher.The traveller then told him that he was suffering from a disease which apparently did not have any cure.The pir said that he would pray for him and when the man returned after some days he was said to have been cured completely of the disease. After the incident, people started thronging the dargah to seek the blessings of the pir. And while they narrated their problems, he would pray for them and the problems would be solved.

It is said that the then sultan of Delhi,Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban, was keen to test the powers of the pir.He sent him a platter full of iron balls and mud for a start. It is said that the pir covered the plate and started praying. After a while when he lifted the cover, he found that the iron balls had converted into roasted gram and the mud into gur.The baba then mixed part of the gur with the gram and a part with water which then changed into sweet milk. And on account of this even to date, people offer roasted gram, gur and milk in earthen pots after someone’s wish is fulfilled.
The baba then was referred to Baba Matka Pir.

Mataka's (pitcher) were also hanged on the trees around the Shrine of Hazrat Mataka Shah Baba ,Delhi

It was an irony that the miraculous powers of the baba were responsible ultimately for his death.He was known for converting lumps of mud into gold which he would then distribute among the needy and the very poor.On account of this, a large number of his diciples thaught that the baba may have kept loads of gold hidden in the dargah. And one day some of them got together and murdered the saint.They made efforts to get the booty , but there was nothing to be found there.

Entrance of the Dargah

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8. The shrine of Hazrat Kalimullah Shah, opposite the Red Fort, always draw a crowd of eager faces when the quwalli is being sung while the incense of joss sticks pervades the shrine. Alongside the saint’s velvet-covered tomb are the graves of his father and daughter. The marble shrine and the unorthodox mosque which is squarish was constructed by the late Sajjadanashin caretaker of the shrine. The saint was the man who took on himself the task of bringing about a moral reawakening during the last days of the reign of Aurangzeb. The saint was born in Delhi around 1650 and his father, Sheikh Noorullah, was a well-known astronomer, calligraphist and professor of theology and he studied theology under the guidance of Sheikh Bunharuddin and Sheikh Bahlool, two famous ulemas of the time. After completing his studies, he renounced the world and became a sufi. At the place where the shrine is situated once stood Khanam-ka-bazaar which housed khanqa— a religious abode-cum-inn which was later converted into a college.

There are several stories about the miracles performed by the saint including one in which he commanded the Yamuna to behave itself when the river flooded half of Delhi and he was also supposed to cure disease including the blindness of a girl. Every year, a two-day urs is held at the shrine which is attended by those who are on their way back from the pilgrimage to Ajmer Sharif. But of late, the shrine has lost a lot of its charm because of the market and residential quarters that have sprung up. Across the road from the mazar of Kalimulla Shah, is the shrine of Bhure Shah, another well-known saint while towards the Jama Masjid, the twin shrines of Hare Bhare Sahib and Sarmad Shaheed stand. Close to the Chandni Chowk end of Jama Masjid is a small grave where an old woman sometimes sits and in the evening someone lights an oil lamp.

Though it is a shrine, it is not known after whom it is named or even who built it. While one enters Ballimaran after crossing Chandni Chowk, one enters gali Qasim Jan where another saint, Kale sahib used to stay. Though the haveli of Kale Sahib does not exist today, the compound exists and it has become a slum as compared to the days when Mirza Ghalib stayed there after his release from prison for default in payment. It is said that Kale Sahib might have been visiting the shrines of Kalimullah, Bhure Shah and those of Hare Sahib and Sarmad. Later, however, the people began discussing about his saintly powers also. However, Ghalib never attended quwwali sessions at the shrines of the saints for in the evening he was either busy with mushairas or too drunk to do anything except enjoy the company of his favourite dancing girl in Chawri Bazaar. It is a pity that many of the buildings of that golden era have become paper godowns or commercial offices that are still being computerised fully.

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Dargah of Hazrat Inayat Khan

9. The Dargah of Hazrat Inayat Khan:The Indian musician and Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khan’s journey with his brothers from India to the United States in 1910, and on to Europe in 1912, marked the beginning of the first wave of Sufism in the West (Rawlinson 1997) and the creation of what has been seen variously as a new religious movement (Melton 1986), a Western Sufism (Genn 2006; Hammer 2004; Hermansen 2004), and as a worldwide Chishtiyya Sufi diaspora (Ernst and Lawrence 2002). The order founded by Inayat Khan is now one of the oldest and most prominent Sufi orders in the West. It is a transnational spiritual movement with well-developed formal organizations and groups on virtually every continent. Inayat Khan was part of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century wave of the Indian diaspora. This early diaspora, a product of colonialism, involved mainly what has been described as ‘dispersal’– Indians journeying in search of a livelihood but also elements of ‘expansion’ – by Indian cultural elites.

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By the time of Inayat Khan’s death in 1926 in Delhi on a return visit to India, there were several thousand mureeds in Europe and America. The Sufi work was, at first, continued in Europe by his brothers and then by a grandson until the 1980s. In 1993, after a period of co-operative leadership, Hidayat Inayat-Khan, the founder’s younger son, was recognised as the Representative General.

In 1926, Hazrat Inayat Khan returned to India, the country of his birth. After a brief illness, he passed away in Delhi on February 5th, 1927. According to his wishes, his body was laid to rest on a small piece of property not far from the grave of the Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia. The Dargah [tomb] of Hazrat Inayat is now a place of peace, prayer and meditation in the midst of the crowded city to which pilgrims come from around the world. It is also a centre for music concerts, lectures, conferences, and social programs helping the people of the surrounding district.

By the time of Inayat Khan’s death in 1926 in Delhi on a return visit to India, there were several thousand mureeds in Europe and America. The Sufi work was, at first, continued in Europe by his brothers and then by a grandson until the 1980s. In 1993, after a period of co-operative leadership, Hidayat Inayat-Khan, the founder’s younger son, was recognised as the Representative General.

Here is some additional information:

The elder son of Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan was Vilayat Inayat-Khan, who was trained and ordained as a Sufi Pir in the Chishtiyya, was also actively teaching in Europe and North America from the early 1950s to his passing in 2004, initiating several hundred murids into the Chishti-Inayati tariqat. The public face of his Order was at first called "The Sufi Order of the West" (after the name given by Hazrat Inayat Khan) and recently changed to "The Sufi Order International." His successor, Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, was ordained as a Pir in two branches of the Chishtiyya and is the current head of the Sufi Order International, with its headquarters in New York State, USA.

Further information is available at http://www.sufiorder.org.

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10. Shrine of Hazrat Bibi Fatima Sam (ra) ,Delhi. She is one of the pious and humble women devotees of the age. She is frequently mentioned in the discourses of Shaykh Nizam al Din Awliya' and his disciples. They say that the emperor of the masters, Shaykh Nizam al Din Awliya, frequently meditated in the shrine of Fatima Sam. Shaykh Farid al Din Ganj-I Shakar said , "Fatima Sam is a man sent in the form of woman".

Shaykh Nizam al Din said, " When the lion has come out of the forest, nobody asks if it is male or female ; the children of Adam must obey and show respect ,whether it is male or female. Now, in the stories of Fatima Sam there has been much said regarding her extreme piety and old age. I have seen her. She was a great woman. She was the adopted sister of Shaykh Farid al din and Shaykh Najib al din Mutawwakil.She recited verses on every subject. I have heard these two lines from her : Click here for Complete Info

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11. Shrine of Hazrat Mai Saheba (ra) -
Mother of Hazrat Nizamuddin Awliya (ra), Delhi.

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12. Dargah Hazrat Syed Jalaluddin Chishty (ra), Delhi.

Baba Jalaluddin's Mazaar Sharif

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Dargah of Ashiq Allah in Delhi..

HAZRAT SHEIKH SHAMSUDDIN - AASHIQ ALLAH (R.A) - (1317)
The Dragaah is in mehrauli, ½ km away from EIDGAAH in north green area. A KACHHA ROAD leads to this dargaah, the road starts from the nrth of the EIDGAAH. It is a very famous DARGAAH.

It was built in 1317 by Sultaan Qutubuddin Mubaarak Shah Khilji (1316-20) during his reign. In the east of the DARGAAH, there is a hill on which the CHILLAGAAH of BABA FARID is situated, and the nearby hill around this DARGAAH has been a place of meditation for many great sufi saints.

LIFE
KHAWAAJA Sahib was the son of EMADUDDIN ABDAAL and his KHALIFA. KHAWAAJA was SHEIKH NAAMDAR "DEEGAAN-E-ROZGAAR" of his time. KHAWAAJA also got FAIZ (education) from SHEIKH BADRIDUDDIN GANJAVI. KHAWAAJA reached to the limits of ISHQ-E-HAQQIQI and MEJAAJI.

STORY
Once on the day of URS of KHAWAAJA'S father ghost (meat) and roti (chapaati) were cooked, but the guests came more than expected and the food was less for them. The khaadims told KHAWAAJA about this, and KHAWAAJA said there is no need to worry. KHAWAAJA asked them to cover the food and don't open it and look it and open it, and just say BISMILLAH and take out food in the name of ALLAH THE ALL MIGHTY, this will give BARKAAH and everyone will get food. The khaadims did the same as they were told by KHAWAAJA and he food was more than required.

When KHAWAAJA left his body 11 ramzaan 717 HIJRI (1317) in reign of SULTAAN MUBAARAK KHILJI, and the food is still cooked there and all the people visiting there are given as TABARUK till now from KHAWAAJA'S LANGAAR KHAANA.
(THE FOOD IS HERE LITERALLY IS BEEN COOKED ALL THE TIME).

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15. Sheikh Najeebuddin "Mutwakil" Chisti "Sheikh Sahaab"

Dargaah Is there Near the Dargaah "Jama Masjid". 1st Mazaar Is Of Sheikh Sahaab's Daughter and Second Mazaar Is Of Sheikh Sahaab.

SHEIKH SAHAAB held a very special status among all the Sufis. Here khawaaja is known as SHEIKH SAHAAB. SHEIKH SAHAAB was the brother of BABA FARID (R.A). KHAWAAJA SAHAAB'S name was NAJEEBUDDIN but his title was MUTWAKIL.

MUTWAKIL MEANS THE ONE WHO HAS NO TRUST IN WORDLY THINGS, AND HAS LEFT ALL HIS WORK ON THE "TAWAKUL" (TRUST) OF ALLAH.
SHEIKH SAHAAB'S father's name was SHEIKH JAMAALUDDIN SULIEMAAN, who was from the lineage of AAMIRUL MOMMIN HAZRAT UMAR FARUKH. SHEIKH SAHAAB'S father came from GAJNI to MULTAAN in the reign of SHAHABUDDIN GOURI and settled in NATHWAAL MULTAAN, SHEIKH SAHAAB'S father was appointed KAAZIof the city. SHEIKH SAHAAB'S father married in this city and SHEIKH SAHAAB was born in NAATHWAL, in 559 HIJRI (1163)

Jama Masjid Built Near the Dargaah of Sheikh Sahaab

SHEIKH SAHAAB was three brothers, the elder one was EJAJJUDDIN MEHMUD, and then BABA FARID, and SHEIKH SAHAAB was the youngest of them all.
SHEKH SAHAAB came to DELHI with BABA FARID and on BABA FARID'S order settled in DELHI'S ADHCHINI VILLAGE, and also got KHILAAFAT from BABA FARID.
There lived a man called ATIK who built a masjid and he appointed SHEIKH SAHAAB the imam of the masjid. And when ATIK married his daughter he spend heavily on the marriage. On seeing this waste of money on the marriage SHEIKH SAHAAB said, if half the money would have been spend on the way of DEEN then it would have done a lot better. On hearing this ATIK felt really bad and removed SHEIKH SAHAAB from the post of IMAM. When BABA FARID got the news of this BABA FARID said "WHAT IF ONE TAMRI HAS GONE ANOTHER EITKAARI WOULD BE BORN." And during that reign a man called EITKAARI was born and came to SHEIKH SAHAAB and did a great service to SHEIKH SAHAAB.

When SHEIKH NIZAMUDDIN AULIA'S mother came to DELHI from BADAAIUN, she settled near SHEIKH SAHAAB'S house. SHEIKH NIZAMUDDIN AULIYA had great respect for SHEIKH SAHAAB, and after the demise of SHEIKH NIZAMUDDIN AULIYA'S mother MAA SAHEEBA, SHEIKH NIZAMUDDIN AULIA lived under the guardianship of SHEIKH SAHAAB. When YOUNG SHEIKH NIZAMUDDIN wanted to be SHEIKH SAHAAB'S MURID. SHEIKH SAHAAB told YOUNG KHAWAAJA NIZAMUDDIN, if you want to be MURID then be MURID of SHEIKH BAHAUDDIN ZAKAARIA or else BABA FARID. It was SHEIKH SAHAAB who introduced YOUNG NIZAMUDDIN to BABA FARID when SHEIKH SAHAAB took YOUNG KHAWAAJA NIZAMUDDIN to PAK-PATTAN to meet BABA FARID.

BIBI FATIMA SAM was a very pious lady, SHEIKH SAHAAB considered her as his SISTER. Whenever SHEIKH SAHAAB had nothing to eat, BIBI FATIMA SAM used to send ROTIS (CHAPATIES) as soon as possible to SHEIKH SAHAAB and SHEIKH SAHAAB used to except the ROTIES with pleasure.

Once BIBI FATIMA SAM sent only one ROTI, while excepting the ROTI with pleasure SHEIKH SAHAAB was saying "YA ALLAH AS YOU HAVE MADE THIS PIOUS LADY AWARE OF OUR CONDITION, HAD THE KING WOULD ALSO HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE, THEN THE KING WOULD HAVE SENT ANY GOOD THING FOR US." After saying this SHEIKH SAHAAB laughed and said "HOW KINGS WOULD GAIN THIS PIOUS STATE THAT THEY WOULD BE MADE AWARE?"

SHEIKH SAHAAB'S DARGAAH SHARIF IS IN ADHCHINI VILLAGE OF DELHI NEAR SHEIKH NIZAMUDDIN'S MOTHER MAA SAHEEBA'S DARGAAH SHARIF WHICH IS ON AURBINDO MARG NEAR N.C.R.T.

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16. Hazrat Baqi Billah (raz) : O God bless our Master Muhammadwho opened what had been closed, and who is the Seal of what had gone before, he who makes the Truth Victorious by the Truth, the guide to thy straight path, and bless his household as is the due of his immense position and grandeur.

Allahumma salli ' wa sallim was baarik ala Sayyidina Muhammadil nil-fatihi lima Ughliqa wal khatimi lima sabaqa wan-naa-siril-haqqi bil-haqqi wal-hadi ila Sirati-kal-mustaqima sal-lal-lahu 'alayhi wa 'ala alihi wa-ashaabihi haqqa qadrihi wa-miq-da rihil-'azim.

He was the Knower, Annihilated in God (fana billah) and Existing in His Existence (baqa billah), who was lifted to the highest station of Vision. He was a Secret of Allah's Secrets and a Miracle of Allah's Miracles. He combined in his person the two types of knowledge: the Outer Knowledge and the Heavenly Knowledge. God gave him from the two Oceans, and conferred on himbAuthority in the two worlds of men and Jinn.

Imam Rabbani Ahmad al-Faruqi said, "Muhammad al-Baqi was the One Sitting on the Throne of all Shaikhs, and he was the Deputy of all Masters of the Naqshbandi Golden Chain, who reached the end of the Infinite, who achieved the highest states of wilayat (Friendship of God). He was the qutb (Spiritual Pole) who supported every creature on this earth. He unveiled the secrets of Reality. He was the Verifier of the Station of the Reality of Muhammad . He was the Pillar of the People of Guidance. He was the Essence of the Knowers and the Guide of the Verifiers (muhaqqiqin)."

He was born in 972 H. in the city of