Chirag Dehlvi and his tomb चिराग देहलवी और उनकी कब्र چراغ دہلوی کی سوانح حیات اور مقبرے کی تاریخ

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Biography of Nasiruddin Mahmud Chiragh Dehlavi and the history of his shrine

Dekhti Aankhooon aur sountay kaanoon ko Asslamoalaikum, sisters, brothers friends and elders, in informative series videos of Islamic ascolars, sufisaints, cultural heritages, islamic philosophys, islamic mysticisms and historical figures. today we are describing biography of Nasiruddin Mahmud Chiragh Dehlavi and the history of his shrine.

Hazrat Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi Razi Allah Anhu
Nasiruddin Mahmud Chirag-e-Delhi (or Chiragh-e-Delhi) was a prominent saint of the Chishti Order. He was a Mureed (disciple) of the great saint, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and later his Khalifa (successor). He was the last recognised khalifa of the Chishti Order from Delhi and was given the title, "Roshan Chirag-E-Delhi", which in Urdu means "Illuminated Lamp of Delhi".

In his lifetime Khwaja Nasiruddeen Chiragh witnessed the final ruin of the kingdom of Delhi and the fragmentation of the Chishtia silsila. Under his guidance, the sacred order managed to stay true to its principles of remaining above politics and the whims of kings, even though in his haste to combat the popularity of the silsila, the reigning sultan destroyed Delhi itself.

Hazrat Khwaja Nasiruddin, like his predecessors, also belonged to a noble heritage although historians differ in their points of view regarding his lineage. "Khazinat-Ul-Aulia" states that he is a descendant the illustrious Hazrat Imam Husain while others state that he is a descendant of Hazrat Umar ibn Khatab, the second Caliph of the Holy Prophet ?.

His grandfather, Sheikh Abdul Latif Yazdi, first migrated from Khorasan, northeastern Iran, to Lahore where Hazrat Khwaja Nasiruddin's father, Sheikh Mahmud Yahya was born. Thereafter, the family settled in Ayodhya, in Awadh where they flourished in the trade of woollen goods and were considered to be a well-to-do family.

Hazrat Nasiruddin lost his father at the age of 9 and the responsibility of his education devolved upon his mother. From a very young age, he was fired with religious devotion, and was very particular about punctuality in congregational salaat.

According to Khair-Ul-Majalis, he is reported to have studied Bazoodi (the famous book on Islamic Jurisprudence) from Qazi Mohiuddin Kashani but according to Siar-Ul-Aulia, he is said to have studied Bazoodi and Hadaya under Maulana Abdul Karim Sherwani. After the death of the Maulana Abdul Karim, he was sent to Maulana Iftikharuddin of Gilan, who was well-versed in the various branches of Islamic knowledge.

Hazrat Nasiruddin renounced the world at the age of 25 and began Mujahedas (strivings) against the and for a period of 8 years, it is reported that he lived in the surrounding mountains and jungles of Awadh with a fellow dervish. During this period, he always observed fasting and would break his fasts with leaves and herbs found in the area.

There are several stories as to how he obtained the title of Chiragh, or 'lamp'. One states that at the time of his building a water reservoir for his pir, sultan Ghiyasuddin ordered all oil supplies to the khanqah to be stopped, so that the night work could not be carried out. However, Khwaja Nasiruddin performed a miracle by transforming water into oil for the lamps, and the reservoir was built on schedule.

Another tells that once he entered the mehfil of his murshid and other sufis, he did not want to sit where he was shown, as it would mean facing his back to some of those gathered. But Nizamuddin Auliya told him, "a chiragh has no back; it sheds its light in all directions."

Khwaja Nasiruddin Chiragh died on 18 Ramadan 757 AH. Due to his foresight, he realised the inevitable fragmentation of the silsila after his death, and thus appointed no Khilafa-E-Azam, or foremost successor. At the time of his death, he said that none of his mureeds would be able to carry the weight of leadership of so mighty a silsila on their shoulders, especially since Delhi had been ruined by Muhammad Tughlaq.

He ordered the Tabarrukat (sacred relics) of the silsila to be buried with him. He ordered the following:

The Khirqa of his Pir-O-Murshid, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, must be put upon his chest
The Asa (staff) by his side
The Tasbih (rosary) on the finger of 'shahadat' (the right forefinger),
The Kaasa (a special wooden bowl which dervishes carry with them to serve as their only utensil for food, water etc.) under his head
A pair of his Pir-O-Murshid's shoes under his arm.
Hazrat Khwaja Bande Nawaz Gaisu Daraz, the beloved Mureed and Khalifa of Hazrat Nasiruddin Chiragh, performed his Ghusal (bathing of the body). After the Ghusal, Hazrat Bande Nawaz cut off the strings of the Charpoy (traditional woven bed) upon which the Ghusal was performed and preserved them as a sacred relic of his Pir-O-Murshid.

After his death, his mausoleum was built by Feroz Shah Tughluq, the Sultan of Delhi in 1358, and later two gateways were added on either side of mausoleum.

With this, we seek your permission until tomorrow, tomorrow we will describe the biography of Omar Khayyam and the history of his Shrine.
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