Bismillah Hir Rahman Nir Raheem
Shaban 8- URS Hz Bandagi Miyan Abdul Shukoor RA
(By Taher Mohammad Saheb)
Hz Bandagi Miyan Shah Abdul Shukoor RA “Shukoor Miyan Hazrath” is the Great Grandson of “Akmal-Ul-Khulafa” Hz Bandagi Miyan Shah Nizam RZ, the 4th Khalifa of Imamuna Mehdi AS.
His lineage is as follows:
Hz Bandagi Miyan Shah Abdul Shukoor RA S/O, Hz Bandagi Miyan Shah Abdul
Majeed RA S/O, Hz Bandagi Miyan Shah Abdul Razzak RA S/O, Hz Bandagi
Miyan Shah Nizam RZ “Wahdath-O-Shaam” 4th Khalifa of Imamuna Mehdi AS.
His Grandfather Hz Bandagi Miyan Shah Abdul Razzak RA, the son of Hz Shah Nizam RZ had four sons:
1-Shah Abdul Majeed RA, 2-Shah Rukn Muhammad RA, 3-Shah Abdus Sattar RA and 4-Shah Sharif Muhammad RA
The eldest son Hz Bandagi Miyan Shah Abdul Majeed RA is the father of
Hz Bandagi Miyan Abdul Shukoor RA alias “Shukoor Miyan Hazrath”.
Moreover his Grandfather Hz Bandagi Miyan Shah Abdul Razzak RA was
taught and trained under his father Hz Shah Nizam RZ. He was also a
well-known Buzurg of his time and was respected in and around the
village of Kadi in Gujrat. He had lots or mureed; he was well versed in
Arabic and Persian languages. Hz Shah Abdul Majeed RA the father of Hz
Abdul Shukoor RA was also an Allah fearing Buzurg like his elders.
Allah SWT bestowed on Hz Shah Abdul Majeed RA with a son after a long
time and the infant was named Abdul Shukoor RA, he was later on came to
be known as Shukoor Miyan Hazrath RA. From his childhood he was taught
and trained in the precincts of Daira and he received the training of
piousness and piety from his home, from his childhood he received the
religious knowledge of batin and books. In his childhood he became
“Hafiz-E-Quran” and along side he was also well versed with Arabic and
Persian Languages like his Grand father. When he was 18 years of age he
completed the education process from books. He had the honour to be in
the company of great spiritual personality i.e Hz Bandagi Miyan Shah
Abdul Kareem RA son of Hz Shah Abdul Lateef RA and Grandson of Hz Shah
Nizam RZ.
He migrated from Gujrath enroute Maharashtra and
entered Deccan and later established a Daira in Hyderabad Deccan in the
village of Chanchalam (now Chanchalguda). It was the time of Mughals and
many armymen and commanders were mureed of Hz Shukoor Miyan RA, so
during the time of Emperor Jahangir Hz Abdul Shukoor migrated from
Gujrath and arrived in Deccan and it was during the reign of Abdullah
Qutub Shah’s rule over Golkonda and his Daira in the village Chanchalam
(now Chanchalguda). Here also he acquired much respect and honor and
people from different walks of life and communities use to flock to his
Daira in search of peace, from here his fame spread like anything in
those days. Not only the Mehdavis, but also the Non-Mehdavis like Shia’s
also visited and listen to his Bayan and desired to be in his company
in the Daira. The rules and regulations of his Daira were very strict
and nobody from the Daira can venture outside without a valid reason and
followed the Sharait very strictly.
Once in the Daira he asked
one of his mureed to fetch water for Ablution “Wazu”, his mureed came
and informed him that the well has gone dry and not a drop is available,
inturn he said Bhai take the name of Allah, go and see now. The mureed
went and came back happily carrying a pale of water and said the well is
full to its brim. These were just minor incidents and miracles, which
occurred unwantedly in the day-to-day life through this noble
personality.
Once a mureed Miyan Hyder informed him, Hazrath
you know I don’t have any children, please supplicate for me. Inturn, Hz
Shukoor Miyan RA said, “May Allah SWT accept your desire”. Due to Allah
SWT grace, Miyan Hyder was blessed with a son and he came rushing to
his murshid in Daira and gave him the good news. Not only this Miyan
Hyder brought “Jau ka Malida” a sweet dish made especially on holy or
happy occasions. Miyan Hyder got prepared this Mixture “Malida” of Jau,
mixed with Ghee, Sugar and Coconut scrape etc and presented it to his
murshid, His Murshid Hz Shukoor Miyan RA got it distributed in the
inmates of the daira and the visitors. From that day onwards people
whose needs Allah SWT fulfills distribute Malida here in his Payan, this
tradition still continues.
It is also recorded that When Hz
Bandagi Miran Syed Shah Nusrath RA (of Daira Lalgadi) after migrating
from many places came to Hyderabad Deccan and settled for some time in
Chanchalguda. Meantime Hz Shukoor Miyan RA got news of his establishing a
Daira so he started prepartions for migrating from here, as soon as Hz
Shah Nusrath RA came to know about his intention to migrate, he gave
basharath and declared that “Inform Shukoor Bhai, he belongs to this
soil, instead this Banda is migrating back” after this Hz Syed Shah
Nusrath RA ‘Maqsoos-Uz-Zaman’ started migration towards another place.
While keeping the word of Hz Shah Nusrath RA, Shukoor Miyan Hazrath RA
left the idea of migration and settled back in his Daira in
Chanchalguda.
On 8th Shaban 1068H, this noble personality, the
Great Grandson of Hz Bandagi Miyan Shah Nizam RZ passed away in the
mercy of His Lord and is laid to eternal rest in the precincts of his
Daira at Chanchalguda. His Mausoleum is popularly known as “Shukoor
Miyan Hazrath ki Payan” which is hardly minutes walk from these 3 sides
inside the Chanchalguda i.e from “Masjid-E-Munawwaria”, Khalla
Playground and Dabeerpura Flyover Bridge.
Khaksar-O-Khadim, Groh-E-Mehdavia,
Taher Md. Saheb
Dammam, K.S.A.
