Syed Shah Najmuddin Ghawsud Dahar Qalandar (Urdu: سید نجمددیں گوسود دھر قلندر, Hindi: सय्यद शाह नजमुद्दीन गवसुद दहार क़लन्दर) well known as Qutub ul Aqtaab (1209-1324 CE, probably born at Delhi, India) was a Qalandar and Sunni Muslim scholar, Sufi saint of the Chishti Order, and one of the most famous Sufis on the Indian subcontinent who lived and taught in India. He traced his lineage to prophet Muhammad through Imam Hussain.
Syed Najmuddin Ghawsud Dahar Qalandar | |
|---|---|
| Title | Qutub ul Aqtaab Ghawsud Dahar Piran E Dhar |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 635 AH (1237/1238 CE) Delhi, India |
| Died | Nalchha, Dhar |
| Parent | Nizamuddin Gaznawi (father) |
| Other names | Nazmuddin Qalandar |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Qalandariyya |
| Lineage | Syed |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Nalchha, Dhar |
| Period in office | 18th/19th century |
| Predecessor | Nizamuddin Auliya Hazrat Khizr Rumi |
| Successor | Hazrat Qutubuddin Qutub Binadil Qalandar Hazrat Maja Qalandar Hazrat Basit Qalandar |
Initially, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya made him his Mureed and later asked him to go to Rum, and get the Faiz from Hazrat Shah Khizr Rumi Qalandar who gave him the title "Ghawsud Dahar", and made him his Khalifa, after receiving khilafat from him, Qalandar went to Arab, Ajam, China and India then he finally settled in Malwa region of India.
Dargah
Syed Najmuddin Ghawsud Dahar Qalandar’s shrine or dargah is at Hazrat Sayyed Shah Najmuddin Qalander Gosuddahar R. A. Nalchha Sharif, situated on the Dhar-Mandav road in the city of Nalchha, Dhar of Indian state Madhya Pradesh, which is a place of pilgrimage and visited millions of devotees every year.
Urs
Nazmuddin Qalandar's annual Urs is held on the 20 and 21 Dhu al-Hijjah – the last month of the Muslim lunar calendar – and brings thousands pilgrims from all over India and abroad.
See also
- List of drags in Delhi
- List of mosques in Delhi
- Sufism in India
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