Sayyid Sahib Husayni

Sufi and Muslim Scholar
Sayyid Sāhib Ḥusaynī

Portrait of Hazrat Sayyid Sāhib Ḥusaynī
Title Qādiri ,
Born 1805 CE (1219 AH) in Tekmal
Died January 9, 1880 CE (26 Muharram 1297 AH) in Tekmal
Maddhab Sunni Sufi
Main interests Sufism
Influences Disciple of Shah Muhammad Maroof Shahidullah Qadiri

Hazrat Sayyid Sāhib Ḥasani (Urdu: ﺳﻴﺪ ﺻﺎﺣﺐ ﺣﺳﻴﻨﻰ) (born 1805 - died January 9, 1880), was a famous Sufi saint from Hyderabad State, India and had a great influence over spiritual developments in the Deccan area. He belonged to Qadiri Order, and was a great proponent of the concept of Wahdat al-Shuhood.

Sahib Ḥasani was a murid (disciple) of the noted Sufi saint of Hyderabad, Hazrat Shah Muhammad Maroof Shahidullah Qadiri, who also belonged to the Qadiri Order.

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Biography

As per the family tree preserved in the family records, Sayyid Sahib Ḥasani was a direct descendent of Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah and Ali ibn Abi Talib. The thirteenth in line from their descent was the famous sufi Shaikh Abdul Qadir Gilani, who founded the Qadiri Order and Sayyid Sahib Ḥasani is his direct descendent. Sayyid Sahib Ḥasani belongs to the forty-first generation after Fatimah.[1]

He was born Sayyid Sahib Ḥasani in Tekmal in 1805. His father was Sayyid Abdur Razzaq who was also initiated into the Qadiri Order. This was during the period of the Nizam Mir Akbar Ali Khan Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III of Hyderabad State.

Sahib Ḥasani moved to Hyderabad city at the age of 14 to pursue his higher education and remained there for five years despite financial pressures. He was determined to acquire the knowledge of religious and worldly sciences. In 1824, he was forced to return to Tekmal due to illness and death of his father. That is when he realized that he had not been able to acquire the knowledge of spiritual awareness from his father who was very advanced in these matters.

Sayyid Sahib Ḥasani lamented this for a long time. Eventually he claims to have had dreams in 1825 which his father appeared and advised him to become the disciple of Hazrat Shah Muhammad Maroof Shahidullah Qadiri, who was a famous Sufi of his times in Hyderabad. Therefore, he sought out this great sufi, and became his disciple the following year in 1826. The same year, Hazrat Shah Muhammad Maroof Shahidullah Qadiri appointed Sayyid Sahib Ḥasani as his "khalifa" (successor). Having acquired this status, Sahib Hussaini returned home to Tekmal.

During the upcoming years, Shah Muhammad Maroof Shahidullah Qadiri visited his khalifah Sayyid Sahib Ḥasani a number of times in Tekmal. During one such visit in 1831, he also granted the title of "sajjadah" to Sayyid Sahib Ḥasani

In 1833, Shah Muhammad Maroof Shahidullah Qadiri visited Tekmal again, and proclaimed that he would die in that town, and be buried there. A place for his grave was determined. He came again the following year in 1834 and expired and is buried in Tekmal according to his will. His death occurred on 2 Sha'aban 1249 Hijri.[2] Twenty one years later in 1854, Sayyid Sahib Ḥasani had a mausoleum constructed over the tomb of his master.

Sayyid Sahib Ḥasani died in Tekmal in the year 1880 and his buried there. He left behind 5 sons and one daughter as follows:

Development Activities

Sayyid Sahib ḤasaniHusayni is remembered for the number of development works he initiated in and around Tekmal. Among the projects he undertook, the following ones are of key importance:

His Works

Sayyid Sahib Ḥasani wrote a number of books on aspects of Sufism.

His other famous works are the following books in Persian and Urdu languages:

Ancestry

Sayyid Sahib Ḥasanii is a direct descendent of the Prophet Muhammad. His family lineage is as follows, which also indicates how his ancestors moved to India and eventually to Tekmal:

  1. Fatimah, daughter of Prophet Muhammad, d. 632
  2. Hasan ibn Ali, d. 670
  3. Hasan al-Muthanna
  4. Abdallah Mahidh
  5. Musa Al-Jun
  6. Abdullah Thani
  7. Musa Thani
  8. Dawud
  9. Muhammad
  10. Yahya Zahid
  11. Abdallah
  12. Abu Saleh Musa
  13. Abdul Qadir Gilani, 1077–1166
  14. Sayyid Tajuddin Abdur Razzaq Qadiri, 1135–1207, moved to Syria
  15. Sayyid Abu Saleh Imaduddin Nasar Qadiri, d. 1236
  16. Sayyid Abu Nasar Shamsuddin Qadiri, d. 1259
  17. Sayyid Abdullah Qadiri
  18. Sayyid Ibrahim Qadiri Ilahabadi, moved to Ilahabad, India in mid-14th cent. during reign of Firuz Shah Tughlaq
  19. Sayyid Jafar Qadiri
  20. Sayyid Muhammad Qadiri
  21. Sayyid Abdul Ghaffar Qadiri
  22. Sayyid Muhammad Qadiri
  23. Sayyid Abdur Ra’uf Qadiri
  24. Sayyid Abdul Wahhab Qadiri
  25. Sayyid Quresh Qadiri
  26. Sayyid Abul Fatah Hidayatullah Qadiri
  27. Sayyid Sultan ul Muwahhidin Qadiri
  28. Sayyid Hameed Qadiri
  29. Sayyid Abdul Malik Qadiri
  30. Sayyid Umar Qadiri
  31. Sayyid Ahmad Qadiri
  32. Sayyid Ali Mas`ud Qadiri
  33. Sayyid Awliya Qadiri
  34. Sayyid Abul Hasan Qadiri
  35. Sayyid Ahmad Qadiri
  36. Sayyid Jamalullah Qadiri Ilahabadi
  37. Sayyid Abdul Wahid Qadiri, d.1715 at Jogipet (migrated to Hyderabad Deccan in 1702).
  38. Sayyid Shukrullah Qadiri, d. 1745 at Tekmal
  39. Sayyid Abdul Wahid Sani Qadiri, d. 1800 at Tekmal
  40. Sayyid Abdur Razzaq Qadiri, d. 1823 at Tekmal
  41. Sayyid Sahib Husayni Qadiri, 1805-1880 at Tekmal

References

  1. ^ See History of Takemal Dargah by Syed Ahmed Quadri, Hyderabad, 1978, pp 4-5 for the complete list of ancestors of Sayyid Sahib Ḥasani .
  2. ^ Shajar Ghawsiya tekmal mein, by Syed Ahmed Quadri, Hyderabad, 1977, page 59.

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