Tajuddin Muhammad Badruddin

Sayyed Tajuddin Muhammad Badruddin (Arabic: ٱلسَّيِّد تَاجُ ٱلدِّيْن مُحَمَّد بَدْرُ ٱلدِّيْن, romanized: As-Sayyid Tajud-Dīn Muḥammad Badrud-Dīn; January 27, 1861 – August 17, 1925), also known as Tajuddin Baba (Arabic: تَاجُ ٱلدِّيْن بَابَا, romanized: Tajud-Dīn Bābā), was an Indian Sufi master who is considered as a Qutb.[1] His shrine is in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.[2]: 46 

Sayyed Tajuddin Muhammad Badruddin
(ٱلسَّيِّد تَاجُ ٱلدِّيْن مُحَمَّد بَدْرُ ٱلدِّيْن)
Tajuddin Baba
(تَاجُ ٱلدِّيْن بَابَا)
Tajuddin Baba in circa 1915
TitleWali (Saint)
Personal
BornJanuary 27, 1861
Kamptee, British India
DiedAugust 17, 1925(1925-08-17) (aged 64)
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
EraModern era
RegionSouth Asia
CreedSufism
Main interest(s)Quran reading, Islamic philosophy
Senior posting
Influenced by
  • Abdulla Shah Qadri
Influenced

Biography

Sayyid Tajuddin Baba was born in 1861 (1277 A.H.) to the family of Imam Husain, being a tenth-generation descendant of the founder of the global Sufi Naqshbandi order, Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari, and a 22nd-generation descendant of the eleventh Twelver Imam, Hasan al-Askari.[3][4][5][6] Baba's forefathers had migrated from Mecca and settled down in Madras, India. His father was an employee in military.[7]

Baba Tajuddin was orphaned at a young age and raised by his maternal grandmother and uncle Abdul Rahman. He attended a madrasah in Kamptee, Nagpur.[2]: 47  There he met Abdulla Shah Naushahi.[8]

Abdullah Shah Hussaini Qadri Shuttari Sahib who was a Majzoob Salik saint from Qadri Shuttari Sufi order commented (about Baba) to his teacher that "There is no need of teaching this boy, he is already a learned person." He also gave young Tajuddin Baba some dried fruits and nuts as his blessings for Baba, which is said to put the young boy into an ongoing spiritual trance-like state. Baba completed his education and studied Urdu, English, Arabic and Persian.[9]

Names and titles

Shahenshah-E-Hafte Aklim, Shahenshah-E-Wilayat, Tajul Auliya, Tajul Millat-e-Waddin, Taj Mohiyuddin Taj Moinuddin, Charag-E-Deen.

Successor

Sayyed Gaus Mohd Yusuf Shah Taji.

Shrine
  • His dargah or mazar in Nagpur, India (21°6′53.05″N 79°7′23.38″E / 21.1147361°N 79.1231611°E / 21.1147361; 79.1231611)
    His dargah or mazar in Nagpur, India (21°6′53.05″N 79°7′23.38″E)
  • The darih over his grave
    The darih over his grave

See also

References
  1. Taji, Zaheen Shah: Tajul Auliya, Volume II, Taj Publication, 1971, p. 221
  2. Kalchuri, Bhau (1986). Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher. Vol. 1. Manifestation, Inc. pp. 46–47.
  3. "Maqolalar". 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. "Tasavvuf Ahli". 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  5. Taji, Taj (5 February 2012). "lineage". Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  6. "Shajara-e-nasab lineages of descendants of Imam Hasan al-Askari r.a.-Shajara.org". Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  7. Bharucha, Ruzbeh N. (1 April 2015). The Perfect Ones. Penguin UK.
  8. Khurshid, Zahiruddin (28 June 2013). From Kamptee to Dallas: One Information Professional's Journey Across Cultural Boundaries (India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and United States). ISBN 978-1-4836-3724-2.
  9. Taji, Zaheen Shah (1956). Tajul Auliya (2nd ed.). Karachi: Taj Company. p. 43.
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