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Hazrat Syed Fakhruddin
Gurdezi (R.A.) died at Ajmer, on 25th of Rajab 642 A.H./1245 (nearly a decade
after the "Wissal" (death) of Hazrat Khwaja Gharib Nawaz (R.A.) and
was buried near Mazar - e - Pak of Khwaja Saheb in the Hujra, which is known as
"Tosh - e - Khana" (Toshak - Khana). His annual Urs, is celebrated on
the 25th of Rajab, with all religious ceremonies by the Khuddam, Khwaja Saheb
(Syedzadgan).
The Khuddam of Khwaja Saheb known as "Syedzadgan"
trace descent from Hazrat Khwaja Fakhruddin Gurdezi (R.A.) through his sons. Khwaja
Syed Masood, Khwaja Syed Mahoob Bahlol and Khwaja Syed Ibrahim. Thus the "Khadims"
are performing there religious duties as there fore - fathers had done in the
past. They served the Mazar - e -Pak (Shrine) and pray also on behalf of
those to come to Ajmer and have faith in Khwaja Saheb and are desirous of
obtaining his blessings.
Their
rights to serve the Shrine, to perform religious rituals and arrange spiritual
function and to receive all kinds of Nazar are heriditary and have also been judicially
recognised. The documentary evidence in the "Malfoozat" (Sayings) of
Chishtia order and historical literature, Shahi Faramin, Sanads etc. (imperial
orders) Jagirs, honours and rewards conferred upon them from time to time not
only by Muslim rulers but also by many Hindu Rajas and Chieftains of India, which
were also conferred by the British government during their succeeding regimes
indicate that they are the real custodians of the Shrine, as the whole management,
control of all the affairs, inside the tomb (Gumbad Mubrak) of the Shrine, are
exclusively in their hands. Although the Khadims have faced a number of revolutions
and changes of government, but under all circumstances and worst political up
- heavals they kept themselves attached to the shrine and performed all their
traditional duties and services. OFFERINGS
AND JUDICIAL PRONOUNCEMENT :
During the last more than one hundred years
the enemies and envies of Khadims have not been tired of making attack upon the
right of receipt of the offerings by Khadims of Durgah Hazrat Khwaja Sahib. They
have made all possible efforts to deprive the Khadims from their rights. They
make anti Khadim propaganda and try to mislead people openly not to make any offerings
to them. They also condemn the act of those devotes who express their devotion
to them and make offerings in the cash or kind to them . Many times they took
the matter to the Court of law resulting in their shameful defeat , ultimately
the matter went to the Highest Court of Law i.e. to the Supreme Court of India
and the Apex court after taking into consideration all the historical customary
religion and legal facts hold. "THE
KHADIMS RIGHT TO RECEIVE OFFERINGS WHICH HAS BEEN JUDICIALLY RECOGNISED IN NO
MANNER AFFECTED OR PREJUDICED BY THE IMPUGNED PROVISIONS. EVEN AFTER THE ACT CAME
INTO FORCE PILGRIMS MIGHT AND WOULD MAKE OFFERINGS TO THE KHADIMS AND THERE IS
NO PROVISION IN THE ACT WHICH PREVENTS THEM FROM ACCEPTING SUCH OFFERINGS WHEN
MADE" AIR
-1961 S.C. PAGE 1417 Thus
the pilgrims and devotees should be aware of all sorts of false propaganda by
the vested interest to malign these Khadim of Khwaja Saheb who in reality are
the Makhdooms for being the custodians of the Dargah through the ages. As
far as the concept of Nazar - o - Niyaz is concerned, according to Sufi customs,
specially Chishti trends it is meant for those who are attached and serve the
shrine and are called Majaveran or "Khuddam" Since the inception of
Dargah (Shrine), these Khuddam are attached to the shrine serving there for centuries,
performing rituals and customs, preaching noble Chishty ideals. Therefore they
are entitled to get and receive all kinds of Nazar - e - Niyaz from the devotees
and Muhammad Bin Tughlug (1324) Sultan Mahmud Khilji (1455), Muzaffar Shah of
Gujrat (1396), Rao Maldev of Jodhpur, Sher Shah Suri(1545), besides other well
known Sufis and general people who paid visit to shrine in the pre-mugal era,
offered Nazar - o - Niyaz to these Khuddam, as had been clearly mentioned in the
contemporary historical records. In lieu of their past services and attached to
Dargah, these custodians of Shrine were offered huge cash, as well as lands grants
by Akbar and his successors, all of whom held them in high esteem and venerated
many of the Khadims of their age. Further
more, it is because of their long association with the dargah that people from
all walks of life respect and venerate these Khuddam and rightly, consider them
the actual custodians and Gaddi Nashin of the Dargah. They go to the shrine through
these people, for the performance of Zirat, rituals and practices and for obtaining
the blessing of the great Khwaja, with whom these Khuddam have special close relation.
They are offered Nazar as a mark of respect to Khwaja and to them and hope to
be blessed and benefited through their prayers |
