Khankah-e-Kermaniah, Nizamiah, Chistiyah
the main Courtyard
GLORIOUS HISTORY OF KHUSTIGIRI DARGAH SHARIF
Khustigiri Dargah-sharif is the place of heavenly peace and sacred tomb of Great Sufi Saint Hadrath Syed Shah Abdullah Kermani along with his immemorial and holy memories. It is 10 KM away from Panrui, the middle place in between Suri and Bolpur. ‘Khush’ means pleasure. It is such a place where one gets peace and pleasure. It’s gorgeous and beautiful environment always attracts the minds of devotees towards the immortal memories of Hadrath Kermani who came here five hundred years ago. This great saint belonged to the family (silsila) of the greatest sufi Khawaja-e Khwajegaan, Sultan-e-Hind, Ghareeb Nawaz Syedena Moulana Muinuddin Chishti al Hasani al Hussaini radiallahu ta’la anhu al Ajmeri.
Kermani Baba came from Kerman province of present Iran and so he was Kermani. He was a great Sufi and a Syed. People from all community would come to him and receive spiritual knowledge, peace and lesson of humanity and harmony. Kermani Baba believed that worship is to help and save humanity, whatever the background may they come from. He believed in Love to everyone. He conquered the hearts of people of all communities through love, compassion and humanity.
Khustigiri Dargah Sharif still reflects the glorious history of Kermani Baba along with all the successful competent deeds and spiritual heavenly power of Sufi Syedena Shah Abdullah Kermani r.a. Millions of people visit the shrine throughout the year and receive abundance blessings.
Millions of people visits the shrine of Kermani Baba throughout the year.
Main attractions are:-
- The Tomb (Mazar Sharif) of Kermani Baba having a large and high dome
- Jama Masjid ( Mosque )
- The Madrasah
- Longar Khana ( Free food for the poor and hungry )
- Kutub Khana ( Library )
- Double Dome
- Sacred Gangagore ( Pond )
- Khankah ( Ashram )
- Nahabat khana
- Tombs of 14 Kazis
- Hazrat Museum
- The sacred 400 year old Tamarind tree.
- New Minar commemorating the spiritual victory of Imam Hussain r.a.
- Big Dias of Stage.
- The beautiful garden ‘Nishat Baag’.
The Mazar Site
UPPER LEFT: 400 years old Tamarind Tree. Kermani Baba was carrying a Miswak – teeth cleaning twig – that became live & green and grown to this large tree that we see now Alhamdulillah, and to our benefit.
UPPER RIGHT: Inside the Masjid, adjacent to the main Dome.
LOWER LEFT: The Gourgonga – the pond. LOWER RIGHT: The main Dome under which Kermani Baba’s Mazaar-e -Aqdas, and the left side the Masjid and the water body is the Gourgonga.
Mazaar-e-Aqdas of Kermani Baba
Kermani Baba is here for us, the mureedeen. People, not only Muslims but of different religions cast and creed come here in search of peace and divine pleasure. There is no limit how many people – rich and poor, having perils and sick, diseases and depressions, poverty and hungers, helpless and hopeless – they all come and return happy taking new light of knowledge, fresh hopes, with revived spiritual peace and health.
This Dargah shows people the correct way of beautiful life and fraternity, unity and submission to the Almighty Allah. It gives the message of love and peace which is the prime need of the present time.
Special Days and major events at the Dargah Sharif
The Dargah Sharif is a place of great cultural and religious activities. Different function and ceremonies are solemnly observed here with great importance. The most important functions observed here are:-
- Eid–ul–Fitr, Eid-ul-Adha, Shab–E–Barat, Shab–E–Miraj, Muharram
- Nabi Dibash (MiladunNabi) , Fatiha–Doaz–Daham.
- Fatiha-e-Yazdaham
- Fatiha of Khwaja-e-Khwajegaan Mainuddin Chisti al Ajmeri r.a.
- Fatiha of Mahbub-e-Elahi Khwaja Nizamuddin Awliya and many other great events.
- Main annual special functions and ceremony of the Dargah is “ Urs Utsab” The death anniversary the great Sufi Hadrath Syedena Shah Abdullah Kermani r.a. which is held on the 4th day of the month “Safar” of the Hijri calendar i.e. the 14th Falgun according to Bengali calendar. It is a Five-day celebration.
The detail of the Urs and other Islamic event are as below:-
- 11th Falgun : – In the pretext of Urs fair in memories of Hadrath Syedena Shah Abdullah Kermani. “Chador Poshi” [ To offer chadar (Specific types of handiwork Sheet) on Kermani Baba’s Mazar-e-Aqdas]
- 12th :- Religious conference on humanity education and Sufism and spiritualism
- 13th:- Qawali songs bearings special message.
- 14th Eternal & Ethical Songs.
- 15th Takrir on different topics and subjects.
- 10th Muharram – Muharram processions and remembrance of Karbala
- 11th Muharram – Sacred bath in Gangagore for visit to Mazar Sharif and Medini fair
- 12th Rabiul Auwal – Procession and Miladunnabi on the occasion of birth of Syedena Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhe Wasallam
- 11th Rabiuthani – Takrir and Fatiha in remembrance of Hadarath Bare Pir Abdul Qader al Jilani (r.a.)
- 6th Rajab – Jalsa and Qawali on the occasion of the Urs of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti (r.a.)
- 27th Rajab – Takrir, Hamd, Naat and Miladunnabi on the occasion of the Miraj un Nabi (saw)
- 15th Shaban – Fatiha and Ziyiarat on the occasion of Shab-e-Baraat
- 27th Ramadan – Iftar, Ziyiarat and Meditation through-out the night
- 1st Shawal – Eid-ul-Fitr Prayer and Ziyarat
- 10th Zul Hijja – Eid-ul-Adha Prayer and Ziyarat
The Khushtigiri Urs fair is the conference of all religions, and people of different communities and cultures. It spreads educations, love, humanity, generosity, compassion, kindness and fraternity.
Educationist, Social workers and pious people devotees and Sufi Saints, irrespective of castes and creeds come in large numbers and join the above said program of great Urs. People come here from every part of Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and different states of India and abroad to strengthen friendship and fraternity between different communities. It teaches unity in diversity. The message we get here is that there is no difference between man and man. We are all one, we are all brothers and we are the creation of same Allah Subhanahuta’la, some name Him God or some name Him Bhagwan.
Current Gaddi Nashin of Khushtigiri Dargah Sharif Hadrath Syed Hafizur Rahman Kermani muddazillahuali
At present this 500 years old Dargah Sharif is run by the Gaddi Nashin Pir or Sirsha Sevak Syed Shah Hafizur Rahman Kermani muddazillahuali, the eldest son of Late Pir Syed Shah Bazle Rahman Kermani r.a. Who was a great humanist, educationist, author and religious leader and Sufi saint. People come to him from far away places to seek his blessings, guidance, tranquility and spiritual knowledge. And now his beloved son, Syed Shah Hafizur Rahman Kermani muddazillahuali is following his beloved shaykh and father’s straight and clear path bringing people in need into Light from darkness.
ON THE LEFT: Hadrath Syed Shah Hafizur Rahman Kermani muddazillahu ali
Sitting on the right to Hadrath is his son, Syed Shah Mahjujur Rahman Kermani
Our Pir, the great sufi and qutb of our era, the Late Hadrath Syed Shah Bazle Rahman Kermani r.a.
Late Hadrath Syed Shah Bazle Rahman Kermani r.a. was born in Khushtigiri in the house of Kermani Baba in 1935 A.D., Hijri….Along with Islamic education, completed Bach. of Arts. He has written 100s of books which is still benefitting people. Hadrath undertook large construction and repair work of constructing the massive Dome above Kermani Baba’s Mazaar-e-Muqaddas, extended and made the masjid a large one, completely overhauled the Gourganga and repaired the bank of the pond, completely renovated the large courtyard and made is smooth for people’s gathering during the Urs and other events. Erected Hussaini (a.s.) Minar at the front gate in honor of the Sayyid ush Shuhada, Imam Hussain a.s.
The Chishtia Nizamia Kermania silsila is directly from Mushqil Khusha, Abu Turab, Imam moula Ali karram-Allah-u wajhah wa radiAllahu ta’la anhu.