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Biography of Hadrat Syed Tajuddin Sher Sawar Basva Kalyan

Mausoleum of Hazrat Syed Tajuddin Sher Sawar Basva Kalayan

Name and genealogy

The holy personality who is resting permanently in Kalayani
and whose name is Hazrat Syed Tajuddin and he belongs to
Sadat (holy prophets descendents through his daughter Hadrat
Fatima) of Hussaini. He belongs among the sons of Hadrat Syed
Mohammed Baquer bin Syed Imam Zain al-Abidin and in the
9th direct descendent of Hadrat Syed Ghouse al-Azam and in
21th direct descendent he is related to Hadrat Ali bin Taleb A.S.
His name is Syed Tajuddin and his titles are as Taj Auliya and

Sher Sawar. The people of Deccan call him Raja Bagsawar and
he is well known and very famous with this name.
Naming of Sher Sawar
He used to ride always on the male tiger and he used to keep
the snake as a whip in his hand and which he used as for
flogging. The animal of the jungle which is called Sher in Urdu
language and in Hindi language, it is called Baag and which is
used by him as a horse and with this pertinent he was becoming
well known and famous as Sher Sawar or Baag Sawar.
Names of his parents
His fathers name is Syed Ahmed Samanani and his mothers
name is Bibi Fatima.
Blessed birth
His blessed birth took place in the year 699 Hegira Islamic
year at the village Samnam, which is situated in the suburbs of
Khorasan.
Residence
When his parents left their native place so he was also migrated
to Delhi along with his family members. When he was grown
up, then he went to at the place of Narnol and he settled down
there.
Education and training

He was got education and training as well as knowledge of

manifest by most respectable and holy pious personalities of
their times. He was got control and mastery very much on the
knowledge of the Islamic religion.
Search of the spiritual master
After completion of the education he was started searching for
perfect spiritual master and wandered at many places. After
visiting at many places he was arrived in Hansi.
Becoming disciple
When he arrived at Hansi as per instruction of the innermost
of Hadrat Khaja Qutubuddin he was visiting his mausoleum for
the kissing of his mausoleum and then he was included among
the Sufi order of Chist.
Order of the spiritual master
The great spiritual master of pure soul Hazrat Khaja
Qutubuddin has given him orders after his pledge and told him
that since long time he was searching such a pearl and due to
the kind favour of Allah which he has found today and to
Tajuddin I have awarded him crown of the Islamic religion.
The worship and mystical exercise
After his pledge entirely he was engaged and busily in the
worship and endeavours for many years and long time of period
he was in retirement for continued prayer in the suburbs of

Narnol and he was doing hard and tough mystical exercises

there.
Miracles
He used to engage in hard and tough mystical exercises and
due to this result, there was started his miracles by him. There
was such a great power of control with him that not only
mankind, but animals and birds were affected by him. So for this
reason he was taken the work of a horse by the tiger and with a
snake he was taking the work of whip.
Caliphate
When he was awarded caliphate then the pure heart of his
spiritual master have given order to him to visit all parts of India
and Deccan and to be engaged in the teaching and preaching
mission of Islamic religion and to enlighten the hearts of the
mankind with knowledge of God and truth.
Fulfilling the order of the spiritual master
As per order of his spiritual master, he fulfilled his duty of
teaching and preaching of the Islamic mission in the best form
and for this reason he was able to get pleasure of his spiritual
master. And it is true that in the area of Deccan with the
promotion of the spiritualism of God and he was also spread
love and toleration and in which his great share is there in this
matter.

For the teaching and propagation mission of the Islamic

religion, he visited many places for this purpose and in some
places Chilla (cenotaph) was constructed and in those places the
annual death anniversary (the Urs) is being celebrated on the
large scale.
Arrival in Basva Kalyan
He arrived in Basva Kalayan at the age of 90 years in the 789
Hegira Islamic calendar and at the time Bahmani Kingdom was
in a great position and power and its capital was Gulberga.
His contemporary
As per his date of birth and death, it is proved that his and
period of Hazrat Khaja Bande Nawaz Gesu Daraz is same
period in which both of them lived. As per some tradition, it is
confirmed that there was a meeting of Hazrat Sher Swar with
Hazrat Khaja Bande Nawaz.
Death
Allahs holy and pure personalities will not face death, but
Allah for fulfilling His rule and regulations He will replace the
holy persons, one place to another place and such place is better
and more good than the millionaire status of this place and this
name is termed as death or passing away. At last that day came
when the pious personality of Allah and the Sheikh of time left
this mortal world on 21th Shawwal in the year 799 Hegira
Islamic year.

Favours
The land of Basva Kalyan is lucky enough in which the full
moon of the 14th moon is resting permanently there.
Hazrat Tajuddin Sher Sawar belongs to well known and
famous pious personalities of India and Pakistan and whose
favour has been continued for a period of about 600 years and
by the grace of Allah it will be continue till the day judgment.
Miracles
There are many miracles are there. And there is not left any one
miracle which is not performed by him. Some miracles are
presented herewith as relics and felicity for the readers of the
article.
The circumambulation of the lightening
It was stated by tradition that some year ago, there was
happening one event that once in the rainy season there was
thundering of the clouds and there was strike of lightening
and it was falling down at the holy silt of the shrine building
and then it was in the condition of restlessness and due to this in
the controlled conditions it was entered into the mausoleum and
it was done circumambulating of the holy one time than it was
flown away from there.
There are events of the falling down of the electricity, which
are proof that even bigger buildings could not bear its damage

when it will be falling down there. But it is a disposal act of

Hazrat Sherswar that there was no damage at all to the
mausoleum building and even also there is no damage that was
happening in the wooden frame around the holy grave and also
there was no effect at all on the cloth cover of the holy grave
there. The electricity which will damage and demolish large and
huge buildings was even in the condition of restlessness there in
the holy mausoleum building and went away from there. This
event is usually discussed by the elder people in Basva Kalayan.
Cure for every disease
The events are giving witness that the shrine of Hazrat Sher
Sawar since period of 600 years there is practice which is
available there that a person who is involved in any disease then
he will make a shackle of silver weighing 25 grams and which
he will put in the cloth cover of the holy grave for one night
there and the next day he will wear that shackle in the right hand
by the devotion of Hazrat Tajuddin Sher Sawar there will be a
cure available there. And Sher Sawars sake there will be
completely favorably for him in this matter. It is seen due to
the above act even big and dangerous diseases like arthritis,
paralysis, running sour for which the people have been getting
completed recovery.
The Urs (death anniversary)
Every year on the 20 th Shawwal to 23nd Shawwal the Urs
ceremony is celebrated on a grand scale. On this occasion
people from various walks of life, irrespective of caste and

creed, assemble to celebrate the Urs (death anniversary) which

takes place on the above dates of Muslim calendar at the famous
mausoleum of Hazrat Tajuddin Sher Sawar every year.
Several hundred thousand devotees from near and far,
irrespective of religion and beliefs, gather there to seek
blessings from other areas
On Urs (death anniversary) ceremony and on all other
weekdays the visitors in large numbers will visit the shrine and
pray Allah for the fulfillment of their desires and wishes for the
sake of the Sheikhs name
His grave is in Basva Kalyan, which is famous even today for
the fulfillment of desires and wishes of the persons who visit his
grave.
----------------------Translated by
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B.Com.
Translator of Muslim Saints and Mystics
(Tadkhira al- Awiliya)
Hyderabad.
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