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The document is a biography of Hazrat Moizuddin Turkey, a renowned Sufi saint and scholar originally from Turkistan, who became a disciple of Hazrat Khaja Nizamuddin Auliya in Delhi. It details his efforts in propagating Islam in the Deccan region of India, his participation in a significant battle, and the establishment of his legacy through his shrine in Kohir, where his annual Urs is celebrated. The biography highlights his spiritual journey, relationships with other Sufi figures, and the absence of direct descendants.
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The document is a biography of Hazrat Moizuddin Turkey, a renowned Sufi saint and scholar originally from Turkistan, who became a disciple of Hazrat Khaja Nizamuddin Auliya in Delhi. It details his efforts in propagating Islam in the Deccan region of India, his participation in a significant battle, and the establishment of his legacy through his shrine in Kohir, where his annual Urs is celebrated. The biography highlights his spiritual journey, relationships with other Sufi figures, and the absence of direct descendants.
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Biography of Hazrat Moizuddin Turkey in Kohir
The grave of Hazrat Moizuddin Turkey in Kohir
Translated by
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B.Com.
Translator: ‘Muslim Saints and Mystics’
(The Tadhkirah al-Awliya by Farid Eldin Attar
Hyderabad, India
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Preface
In this book there are one part added about life biography
of Hazrat Moizuddin Turkey in Kohir, and this book part
was written in the Urdu language, and I have translated
this part of the Urdu article into English and I have been
published on many websites.
In this book one part was added, as this part is related
to the biography of Hazrat Moizuddin Turkey, written by
different authors of the Urdu language. But I have
translated these articles into English from the Urdu
language for the first time.
If anybody can start reading this book and read part one
and part two/three and four, then he will find much
interest and fondness in this matter, as in all of these
parts, and read many events and the details that are not
available in other sources, and if they are found, then they
will not be found with such complete details which are
added in these four parts in this book, and this book is
written from old sources of the Urdu books in this matter.
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Biography of Hazrat Moizuddin Turkey in Kohir
The grave of Hazrat Moizuddin Turkey in Kohir
Translated by
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B.Com.
Translator: ‘Muslim Saints and Mystics’
(The Tadhkirah al-Awliya by Farid Eldin Attar
Hyderabad, India
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Biography of Hazrat Moizuddin Turkey in Kohir
Moulana Moizuddin’s real name is Syed Mohammed, but
he was becoming very famous with the name of
Moizuddin Turkey. He was a great scholar and a famous
Sufi saint of his time. It is a well-known fact that he was
king of Turkistan, and he had left Turkistan in search of
the right path of Allah, and in his search in this matter, he
had reached Delhi and become a disciple of Hazrat Khaja
Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi.
Due to his hard endeavors and great efforts of worship,
he had become the special disciple of the Sheikh, and the
Sheikh had taken great care of his spiritual progress, and
for this reason he had attained greater heights of mastery
in Sufism, and he had passed many mystical stages of
Islam and worked hard for the progress and preaching of
Islam in the foreign land.
His name as Ghulam Musrur was recorded in the book
of disciples of Hazrat Khaja Nizamuddin Auliya. For
many years he was under the guidance and spiritual
training of Hazrat Khaja Nizamuddin Auliya, and he
benefited greatly during his stay in Delhi in the company
of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. As per the order of his
Sheikh, he was proceeding towards Deccan (South of
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India) for the propagation and preaching work of Islam in
the areas that are near Hyderabad in his old age.
During his stay in Delhi, he had become close friends
with Tajuddin Najfi.When Moizuddin Turkey proceeded
towards Deccan, Tajuddin Najfi also accompanied him
there along with Shabuddin Surherwardi and along with
his many disciples.
Upon reaching there, they began the preaching and
propagation work of Islam successfully and became very
famous there due to their great efforts and hard endeavors
for the preaching and propagation of the religion of Islam
in the areas of Deccan.At that time the name of Kohir was
known as Ankharapatanam, which was ruled by Raja
Pratap, and his capital was Warangal. The Raja had
constructed an underground tunnel from Warangal to
Kohir. At that time, Kohir City was part of the Bahmani
kingdom of Bider. When Raja Pratap revolted against the
Bider kingdom, Sultan Hasan Gangu marched towards
Kohir to fight against him, but he was unable to defeat
Raja Pratap in the war, so the Sultan was very worried
and upset with this matter. When he heard about Moulana
Moizuddin Turkey and Moulana Tajuddin Najfi’s names
and fame for the spiritual heights in Sufism and mystical
progress, he approached them at their place and requested
their prayers for success in the war against Raja Pratap of
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Warangal. They have accepted his request and proceeded
to Bider along with him.
When Sultan Hasan Gangu Bahmani of Bider proceeded
along with his military for the campaign against Raja
Pratap of Warangal, these great Sufi masters, along with
Shabuddin Suherwardi, were also accompanied by the
military men of the Sultan. The army proceeded towards
Kohir via Shaikhupura, and at that time that place
(Shaikhupura) was the border post of Raja Pratap, and at
Shaikhupura Raja Pratap was camping there with his
40,000-strong army men, and there a fierce war was
taking place between Raja Pratap and Sultan Hasan
Gangu Bahmani in which Sheikh Shehabuddin
Suherwardi and Tajuddin Najafi were killed fighting
bravely for the cause of Islam and its propagation. Due to
the kind prayers of Moizuddin Turkey, it was named
Kohe Hera (the mountain of diamonds), and due to too
much usage of this place name, it had changed to Kohir
instead of Kohe Hera. No information about marriage or
his sons and daughters is available, so it is said that he
had no successors, and for this reason there were no
trustees from his family members coming to the holy
shrine at Kohir. From the above information it is also
clear that he, Tajuddin Najfi, Sultan Hasan Gangu
Bahamani, was becoming successful in the war
against Raja Pratap of the Kakatiya Kingdom of
Warangal.
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Upon the death of Moulana Tajuddin Najfi in the battle,
Moulana Moizuddin Turkey had called his son from
Najaf, and upon the arrival of his son, Tajuddin, from
Najaf, the Sultan had granted him the title of “Ainul
Muluk” and also given him a length of land equal to 342
bedspreads along with his royal decree with seal and
signature. But he did not accept anything from the royal
grants. He was the uncle and teacher of Hazrat Khaja
Bande Nawaz of Gulberga as well as a follower of the
Sufi order of Quaderia and Chisti.
The name of Kohir was Ankharapatan, and there was one
mountain of diamonds at that place, and for this reason
Moizuddin died single without marrying.In the history
records, his date of death is not available, and it is said
that he left the world on the 15th of Jamadil Akhir, but the
year is not available.
The annual Urs (death anniversary) is celebrated every
year on 15th Jamadil Akhir on a large scale with so many
good arrangements, and there will be a large number of
attendees of devotees from many corners of Deccan
(Hyderabad) and from the other neighboring states of
Karnataka and Maharashtra, as well as from other areas of
India. His grave is situated in the open ground near the
Kohir city.At the time of the annual Urs (death
anniversary), a large number of visitors usually visit his
holy grave from all communities.
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On Urs (death anniversary) ceremony and on all other
weekdays, the visitors in large numbers will visit the
shrine and pray to Allah for the fulfillment of their desires
and wishes for the sake of the Sheikh’s name.
There is one grave near his holy shrine, which is said to
be his spiritual teacher, and on the left side of his grave
there are many graves, which are said to be the graves of
his followers and servants, and from their lineage the
trustees are coming, who are doing their service at the
holy shrine for the benefit of the visitors round the clock.
The End.
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