Nagore Saint

To the Impoverished lad Thou yield gems with glad To the poor pernicious sinner Thou comfort him to be a winner Thou cured thy father’s affliction During pre life in Allah’s contemplation Will thou not turn thy eyes to me - pleased? And cure me as I am diseased! Oh good Lion King! Saints searching thee in multitude twinkling The learned praised Prince! Altering the poor face wince

L iving in Nagore Oh King Beliving in thee That you may bring Glad Tidings For the grieving Shahul Hameed A Soother for the Believing Manica kappoor is thy place of birth Thor art diamonds’ worth When the prince brought his gift By the sea thy lived Cloves brought from faraway And the crowds blown away Oh Sage thou art the Ocean of Mercy! To the good and the Needy !

Thou art Oh Chief Who gave relief To thy father who was ill While living in thy mother’s womb in still Thou art Oh Chief Who gave relief And made a pan afloat Overwhelmed in the river moat Thou art Oh Chief Who gave relief And guarded the assets of the people From the looters in surrounding ripples Thou art Oh Chief Who gave relief And removed scarcity And fed the people with food plenty Thou art Oh Chief Who gave relief To a woman who called upon thee during her labour And made it painless by your magical favor Thou art Oh Chief Who gave relief Prepared rice as food Without any firewood! Thou art Oh Chief Syedu Abdul Kadir! True Faith spindrift Oh Guardian of Nagore Shariff!

Thou art the ambit of Reason Oh Ganja Savai Kadir Meera! Blessing like falling leaves in changing season Our chief Kadir Meera! Oh Pure Light of Nagore! Shining on its Fame Scroll From Prince Hassan Khuddus of Mahnik Kappore A Lighthouse from Nagore Wall Whosoever believe in thee Blessed will be Running to thy doorway standing still Hidden burden to thee I spill True believers blessed and free With hope to receive, I retreat A solace for my teething grief Whosoever believe in thee Blessed will be True believers blessed and free My hands are barren Only tears from heart saddened Calling upon thee with earnest and honesty That thou may arrive with certainty Am I not thy offspring? Have thy not heard my prayer, Art thou not my King? In the name of Rasul Oh Mayor? Will not thou raise thy spiritual Hands And appeal to Allah for my sake If not for thee no light of strand Divert a river to the empty lake Thy child Dada Usuf Wali Sultan Bebi Amma the holy A boat twin oar Oh King Hameed! Make o...

Eternal Rahman’s Luminous break Oh King , Shahul Hameed ! Progeny of the Prophet Oh Grand Shaik Oh King Shahul Hameed ! Of The Great Wali Mohaiyadeen’s breed Oh King Shahul Hameed ! Extinguisher of Illness in parading steeds Oh pure generous Shahul Hameed! Cured Thanjai King on death bed Oh King, Leader Shahul Hameed! The lustre and Pillar of Tauhid Oh Sultan Shahul Hameed! The Pure Brilliance of Hassan’s heart Within thee Oh Shahul Hameed! Mother Fatimah’s stare of sparkling bright Thou art O King , Shahul Hameed! Giver of bounties for those in need Bathusha Fakir Hameed! 14 Orders Wise Head Oh King Shahul Hameed! Hindus Christians praises prepaid Oh Beloved Teacher Haja Hameed! Why then thou have not heard my hopeful needs? Oh Father Shahul Hameed! Revived the long unknown deceased Oh beloved Shahul Hammed! Thou art The King of Walis Oh Prince Shahul Hameed ! The Jinn clans shivering fear Whilst devotees utter thy name in prayer Oh Shahul Hameed! Together the shaitan sprint and sway!...

In this section i just want to translate some of the poems already written for the Great Wali of Nagore. The two benefits of poem writing are that they can capture the history in rhymes and easy to grasp. My humble poems for the Beloved of Allah swt.

14 th Jamaidhul Akhir It is with the Will of Allah swt through my Great Grandfather Shahul Hameed Kadir Oli RA that i came to this far to have written the story of the Great Khandoori Festival in Nagore. Throughout the 14 days the message of the Al Quran will be recited and its blessings were rendered to the Great Soul who had already won the closeness of the Creator Allah swt. My Great Grandfather had sacrificed the happiness of this life for the sake of Allah alone. My faith shies away whenever i see a stronger muslim that is my Great Grandfather. Like the stars in the darkest night our faiths differ with luster. One star may never be seen by the naked eye than the other one which can brightly shines through. This is how Allah swt sees us. If our faith is stronger and robust Allah swt admire and adore us and give us the best station in spirituality. At the end of the Kandoori Festival, though the flags will be dismounted and the lights removed the spiritual light of Nagore Dargah w...

11th Jamaidhul Akhir Every year on this day , the devotees arrive at Nagore start the ritual fast initiated by the Hazarath Mohsin , one of the students of the Great Saint Shahul Hameed RA . The venue of this fasting will be carried out at the "Peer Mandapam" . The fasting begins from 9th Jamaidhul Akhir and ends on 11th Jamaidhul Akhir. Before they approach the sea front ,to break the fast, next to a shrine known as Chilladi Dargah the devotees visit the tomb of the Great Saint. At the seafront in the evening they break the holy fast. The five minarets in Nagore resembles the five pillars of Islam. Through the grace of my Great Grandfather fasting is also finely tuned in the celebration of the Great Khandoori Festival. All praise to Allah the Most Holy.

10 th Jamaidhul Ahkir In the Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful. The 10th day of Jamaidhul Akhir falls on the 25th June 2007. There are many holy days in the Islamic Calendar and the 10 th day of Jamaidhul Akhir is one such significant day in Islamic history. On this day, my Great Grandfather Hazarath Kuthubul, Farthul Ahbabi, Syed Shathath, Syedina Shahul Hameed Ganzasavai Badhusha Kadri (RA) an incomparable saint had departed from this world. In Nagore, it had been a usual practice to launch the Great Khandoori Festival for 14 days starting from 1st to 14th of Jamidhul Akhir. The 10th day is the most important day. On this day people from many states in India and many devotees from Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and other parts of the world visit Nagore by tens of thousands in order that their vows are fulfilled by this Great Saint. For many of them it is a pilgrimage to pay respect and give gratitude for their fulfilled vows. This is the day when all the visitors who came h...

9 the Jamaidul Akhir Halarath Kuthbul Aktab Farthul Ahbab Syedus Sathath Syedina Syed abdul Kadir Shahul Hameed Kadir Oli Ganjabuksh Bathusha Sahib Andavar Avargal had 404 followers. Two of the followers were not present with the Great Qutub when he faded from this physical world. Upon enquiry that the Great Soul was put to rest a follower by the name of Hazarath Mohsin with tearful eyes revealed his love that he greatly missed The Great Master to The Master's son Hazarath Yuousif Sahib (RA) hoping a miracle could happen. In one incident Our Great Master visited Tenkasi and found that the people were stricken with famine and hunger. His followers slaughtered a bull to feed the poor people of Tengkasi. This has ourtraged the hindu people thereat as the bull is one of the diety of Hinduisim. As the saint was so close to Allah swt and with the permission of Allah swt he told his followers to pile up the bones of the cow. The Master then gave the heap of bones a gentle tap by his wal...

8 Jamaidhul Akhir The display of fireworks is part of the chain of the Khandoori Festival. This will happen on the 8th Jamaidhul Akhir. And remember, Jesus, the son of Mary, said: "O Children of Israel! I am the messenger of Allah (sent) to you, confirming the Law (which came) before me, and giving Glad Tidings of a Messenger to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad." But when he came to them with Clear Signs, they said, "this is evident sorcery!" Who doth greater wrong than one who invents falsehood against Allah, even as he is being invited to Islam? And Allah guides not those who do wrong. Their intention is to extinguish Allah's Light (by blowing) with their mouths: But Allah will complete (the revelation of) His Light, even though the Unbelievers may detest (it). Readers are advised to read the above verses 61:6 to 61:8 of the holy Quran. Here Allah swt says that He is Light and He will complete His Light. These verses brings me back display of firework...

1st Jamaidul Akhir T his is an auspicious and most celebrated day in Nagore. Many people of all faiths congregate along the streets of Nagore to have a glimpse of the flags in procession in adorned chariots carrying to Nagore Dargah. This is the first day of the Kandoori celebration in Nagore. Flag is a sign of identity. It is the symbol of presence. It is signage of existence. In a war a flag is raised as a sign of victory. Similarly, the raising of flags in the five minarets of Nagore Dargah may be cited to the spiritual victory to the Kingdom of Islam through the holy Hazarath Kuthub ul Akthab Syedina Shahul Hameed (RA). This year the raising of flags to the minarets will take place on the 16 June 2007. You can witness workers taking this job both as a holy privelge and income daringly hoisting the flag using a large pole. The pole is placed perpendicular to the minaret supported by a net like rope as depicted in the picture. Once the pole is set, the workers with the holy name in...

Fear Allah In Every Step In the history of man, there are countless souls which had attained the pleasure of Allah (swt) because they feared Allah (swt) in every step they took in their lives. One such great soul who lived in a place near the small town of Gilan in Iran of noble descent. He was Hazrat Abu Saleh Jangi-dost, a direct descendant Hazrat Iman Hassan. He feared Allah (swt) and a pious man who spent his days in contemplation of Allah(swt). Once he ate an apple out of hunger which had floated down the stream. Immediately, his conscience pricked him. He doubted whether the apple was lawful for him. He got up and walked up the river along the bank. After a few days' journey without any food, he saw an apple tree laden with apples on the bank of the river amongst a large garden and a spacious building. He saw some apples fall into the river. Hence he had no doubt that the apple he had eaten had fallen from the tree. He also learnt that Hazrat Abdullah Sawmai was the owner ...

IN THE PATH OF ALLAH SWT In the article Who Are The Awliyas we found a system on how to get closer to Allah (swt). All we have to do is to FEAR ALLAH. Maryam (May The Blessing of Allah Be Upon Her) the mother of Isa alaihis salam feared Allah (swt) and Allah (swt) chosen her as the woman of all nation. That was the story Allah(swt) told to our leader of Islam Prophet Muhammad( May Allah Peace and Blessing Be Upon him). We called our selves as muslims merely reading the verses of the Al Quran and forgetting about the message totally. The reason is that it is difficult to follow the way laid by Allah (swt). Who are we to deny Allah(swt) message by telling that such way is difficult to follow? Our Muhammad rasullallah followed that path one hundred percent and he passed the test with full marks. Allah (swt) says in Chapt 31 verse 21 thus : Verily in the messenger of Allah ye have a good example for him who looketh unto Allah and the Last Day, and remembereth Allah much. Read Capt 47 ver...

Sacred Sayings of the Beloved of God Whoever loveth to meet God, God loveth to meet him. God saith, "I fulfil the faith of whoso putteth his faith in Me; and I am with him, and near him, when remembereth Me." God saith, "Whoso doth one good act, for him are ten rewards; and I also give more to whomever I will; and whoso doth an ill, its punishment is equal to it, or I forgive him; and whoso seeketh to approach Me one span, I seek to approach one cubit; and whoso seeketh to approach Me one cubit, I seek to approach him two fathoms; and whoso walketh towards Me, I run towards him; and whoso cometh before Me with the earth full of sins, and believeth solely in Me, him I come before with a front of forgiveness as big as the earth." God saith, "The person I hold as a beloved, I am his hearing by which he heareth, and I am his sight by which he seeth, and I am his hands by which he holdeth, and I am his feet by which he walketh." God saith, "O Man! Only fol...

Friends of Allah If you ask me, the answer is in the Holy Quran itself. In chapter 10 verses 62 - 64 Allah swt says this, " No doubt! Verily, the Awliya' of Allah, no fear shall come upon them nor shall they grieve. Those who believed, and used to fear Allah much (by abstaining from evil deeds and sins and by doing righteous deeds). For them are glad tidings, in the life of the present world, and in the Hereafter. No change can there be in the Words of Allah. This is indeed the supreme success." Allah is saying that the Awliya of Allah does not have to fear or grieve. The second part of the verse is actually the pathway to reach the station of Awliyas. The gateway to Awliya of Allah is the supreme success according to Allah swt. The only thing we have to do is to FEAR ALLAH. Whatever you want to do realise that Allah swt is Ever Watchful. He did not create us for fun and play. He created us for a purpose. Every moment in our lives we have to be conciously be aware of All...

Light of Nagore Today (20th May 2007)is my birthday. I am ineffably happy to come to this far in showing the world of my Great Grandfather's spiritual station. It was my wish a year ago when i requested this favour from the Holy Shahul Hameed in Nagore India. But it was a total shock to me that my ardent desire is unfolding right infront of my eyes. I have at finally opened a page in the internet of the greatest awliya who ever walked in this earth 500 years ago and have fulfilled Allah's(swt) mission to pull as many progeny of Adam alaihis salam to the Straight Path drawn by our Almighty and the way of His beloved Prophet Muhammad (May Allah's Peace and Blessing be upon him).In this respect i am profoundly grateful to all those who have contributed to this internet world especially my sincere salutation to blogspot.com. To date many people all over the world from all walks of lives and coming from different faiths have found an attraction in Nagore. They have found a co...

450th Kandoory Festival Invitation HAZIRATH SMB SUTHAN KABEER SAHIB sends out the 450th Kandoori Festival invitation to many within India and to the rest of the world. Being the 10th direct blood descendant of the ever great and holy Halarath Kuthbul Aktab Farthul Ahbab Syedus Sathath Syedina Syed abdul Kadir Shahul Hameed Kadir Oli Ganjabuksh Bathusha Sahib Andavar Avargal, Sulthan Kabeer Sahib had been a meticulous person performing his duties deligently and with precision. He has to be prudent in every step he takes standing as a pillar to the dargah's management and administration. Truly, he is the benign custodian of the dargah which has been bestowed by Allah (swt) and by the guiding principles of the Board of Nagore Dargah Hereditary Trustee. May Allah (swt) give him the choicest blessings. The important days of the Grand Kandoori Festival 2007 begins on the 16 June 2007 and ends in 29 June 2007. The mounting of flag, display of fire works, installation of peer, anointment o...

The Kandhoori Festival - Part One T hough i am on the other side of the globe, my heart still earnestly wish i was at Nagore together with my family to participate in the ever great Kandhoori Festival. It is actually an auspicious event to remember the passing of a great pure soul known by the name as Hazarath Kuthbul Aktab Farthul Ahbab Syedus Sathath Syedina Abdul Kadir Shahul Hameed Kadir Oli Ganjasavay Ganjabukah Bathusha Sahib (RA). My thoughts flashbacked last year this time. I was at Nagore, together with my family. At this time, the board of Trustees of Nagore Dargah will be preparing for this world reknown occasion. This periodic commemeration will start on the 10th of Jamaidul Akhir of every Islamic calender. This year this will happen (with the will of Allah swt) on 27 June 2007 in Nagore in India . My name is Bava Bahrudeen , the 11th direct descendant of the Hazarath Syed Shahul Hameed Kadir Wali(RA). My father will be as busy as an ant joining the many people in the bandw...