Religion: | Islam |
Syed Najmuddin Ghawsud Dahar Qalandar | |
Alias: | Nazmuddin Qalandar |
Location: | Nalchha, Dhar |
Denomination: | Qalandariyya |
Qutub ul Aqtaab Ghawsud Dahar Piran E Dhar | |
Period: | 18th/19th century |
Predecessor: | Nizamuddin gaznavi Hazrat Khizr Rumi |
Successor: | Hazrat Qutubuddin Qutub Binadil Qalandar Hazrat Maja Qalandar Hazrat Basit Qalandar |
Parents: | Nizamuddin Gaznawi (father) |
Birth Date: | 635 Ah |
Birth Place: | Delhi, India |
Death Place: | Nalchha, Dhar |
Lineage: | Syed |
Syed Najmuddin Ghawsud Dahar Qalandar (Urdu:, Hindi: सय्यद 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.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He traced his lineage to Muhammad through Imam Hussain. Hazrat Nizamuddin gaznavi made him his Mureed, he later asked him to get the faiz from Hazrat Shah Khizr Rumi who gave him the title “Ghawsud Dahar”, he made him his Khalifa, after receiving khilafat from him he went to Arab, Ajam, China and India then he finally settled in Malwa region in (Nalchha, Dhar). His shrine or Dargah (mausoleum) is at Nazmuddin Qalandar Dargah in the city of Nalchha, Dhar which is a place of Pilgrimage and visited millions of devotees every year.[6] [7]
Nazmuddin Qalandar's annual Urs (death anniversary), held on the 20 and 21 Dhu al-Hijjah – the last month of the Muslim lunar calendar, brings thousands pilgrims from all over India and abroad.[6]