revised resume with progressive reforms · (revised) resume’ (a profile) sajjada nashin dargah...

(Revised)

Resume’(A Profile)

Sajjada NashinDargah Hazrath Khaja Bandanawaz (Rh)

Hazrath Khaja Bandanawaz Gesudiraz (Rh) was born onthe 30th July 1321 / 4th Rajab 721H and passed away

on 1st November 1422 AD / 16th Z i_qa‘ dah 825AH at the

age of 105 Lunar years. His ancestors in Khurasan werepopularly known as the “Sayyids with long locks”. Thus

he retained his surname of Gi_su

_dira

_z (literally, long locks)

in India also. His name was Sayyid Muh.ammad Al-

H.usayni_, and was also known as Bandanawa

_z (one who

comforts other human beings).

He was the sixth vicegerent in line from the great Chishti

of Ajmer, Shaykh Khaja Ghari_bnawa

_z. He was the

successor to Shaykh Nas. i_ruddin Mah.mu

_d, known as

Chira_gh-i Dilli

_. He had moved to Gulbarga in 1401 AD

at the age of 80 years from Delhi. His mausoleum wasbuilt by Sultan Ahmad Shah Wali Bahmani in the middleof the 15th Century A.D. Every year during the Urs (deathanniversary) lakhs and lakhs of people converge to payhomage to the saint, displaying perfect communalharmony and national integration.

Gi_su

_dira

_z was a reputed mystic, an erudite scholar and

the author of innumerable works. Among other

languages, he knew Arabic, Persian, Hindawi, and was

well-versed in Sanskrit.

The teachings of Hazrath Khaja Bandanawaz are not

confined to any particular caste or community, but

encompass human law and order, morality and culture,

a sound mind in a sound body, and a balance of the

physical and the spiritual. He preached universal unity

and brotherhood, and devoted his life for the good and

upliftment of mankind irrespective of caste, creed or

religion.

PresidentKhaja Education Society

A cart was specially arranged to fetch the students fromareas where roads were not proper. There were, then,no educational institutions anywhere in this area for milesaround. This was late fifties and sixties. To understandthe motives and struggles that were behind the foundationof an education society is to comprehend the ideals andpersonality of the individual behind its construction.

Janab Late Dr. Syed Shah Muhammad Hussaini was aman of vision. Initially he donated 40 acres of land forthis specific purpose. An entire campus of schools andcolleges stands in testimony to this individual servicetowards his community. He took up the challenge ofbettering the lot of his fellow citizens particularly of thedeprived and backward Muslim community in Gulbarga.Service was the basis of this education Society.

Khaja Education Society was initially created in the year1958 to nurture the hopes and aspirations of Muslimcommunity. However its philanthropic approach andcompassion for the unprivileged sections of the humanityhas enabled it to provide path-breaking service since itsexistence. It has worked for the upliftment of allirrespective of caste, community or religion. Moreover,Khaja Education Society fosters communal harmony,peace, tolerance, equality, love, understanding andtruthfulness.

Khaja Education Society offers modern education aimedat all the sections of the Society. It has given primaryimportance to women’s education, having establishedgirl’s high schools, pre-university and degree colleges(both Arts & Science). In all it manages more than 15educational institutions, begining from the pre-primary toEngineering, Medical education and a 500 bed Khaja

B a n d a n a w a zTeaching &General Hospital.

We strive tocontinue to be ofservice to futuregenerations andhope to tide overthese difficulttimes with God’sgrace.

The saint is knownin te rna t iona ly,and his works arestudied andresearched onnot only in Indiabut in theuniversities ofEurope and NorthAmerica.

Dr. Syed Shah Khusro Hussaini

Fresh Affiliations / Awards

03-04-2007 PROGRESSIVE REFORMS

to date (Page R-1 to R-5)

27-05-2012 Hazrath Khaja Garib Nawaz, Ajmer Shareef Manuata Award,presented by World Peace Centre, Alandi, Pune (Maharashtra)

21-05-2012 Member, Literary Committee of Dairatul Maarifil Osmania,Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad.

23-12-2011 Member, National Monitoring Committee for Minorities EducationGovt. of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development,New Delhi.

( ( ( ( ( FlashFlashFlashFlashFlash ) ) ) ) )

DeodiDargah Khaja Bandanawaz,Rauza-i-Buzurg,GULBARGA585 104. Karnataka State

Tel : (08472) (R) 222120(O) 257513

Mobile : 9886736909E-mail :

[email protected]

Achievements as Sajjada Nashin, Dargah Hazrath Khaja Bandanawaz(Rh) and President, Khaja Education Society. Please see PROGRESSIVEREFORMS (2007 onwards) at the end of the Resume.

PERSONAL PROFILE:

Born on 10th September, 1945...

A. Genesis:

i) Paternally

...into an illustrious family. Is the eldest son of the Founder Member & VicePresident All India Personal Law Board and Former Member of Legislative Council,Govt.of Karnataka, Late Janab Padmashri Syed Shah Muhammad Al Hussaini, theSajjada Nashin of the Dargah Hazrath Khaja Bandanawaz Gi

_su

_dira

_z, who was

a renowned Chishti Sufi of Gulbarga. He was 6th in lineage from the famousGharibnawaz of Ajmer. Is the 23rd direct descendant of the sufi saintHazrath Khaja Bandanawaz.

ii) Maternally

...to the daughter of Nawab Syed Kazim Hussain, better known asKazim Yar Jung, who was from the nobility of Hyderabad. He was the Minister inWaiting to the Nizam VII of Hyderabad State.

B. Married to...

...the daughter of Late Nawab Mir Muzaffar Hussain Khan from thearistocrasy of Surat, combined with the nobility of Hyderabad on one side and

descent traced to the Sufi Shaykh ‘Abd al - Qa_dar Ji

_la_ni_ of Baghdad on

the other.

l l l l l Has three daughters (all married) and two sons studying.

C. Personality

l l l l l Is a blend of Sufism and aristocrasy. Is a Syed paternally and maternally. 45th inLine from the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

l l l l l An intellectual with a Sufi background. By profession, is an agriculturist (farmer),academician, educationist and research scholar with a high literary aptitude anda scholarly approach. Believes in service to mankind as being a kind ofworship. Serves various Societies / Trusts on an honourary basis as social service.

l l l l l Honest, upright, straight-forward, polite, frank, perfectionist and meticulous.

Resume’/SSKH - # 2/15

(Revised)

EDUCATION :

l l l l l An erudite scholar as the academic graph shows. Has keenly pursuededucation, steadily earning degrees from Senior Cambridge(Cambridge University) onwards in 1962.

Graduation & Post Graduation :

Master of Arts Graduated in Arabic, Sociology and English Literature from OsmaniaUniversity in 1965 followed by Post graduation in Arabic language andliterature in 1967 from the same university.

Master of Arts Joined the famous Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University inMontreal, Canada in September 1972 and completed Second Postgraduation in Islamic studies in 1976 specialising in Sufism.

(Doctorate of Has worked consistently on the topic of Sufism throughout the academic Philosophy) career at McGill University and the Doctoral thesis is also on this subject.

The research dissertation is on the concept of love and oneness in theSufism of Gesudiraz. First part of the work is an annotated English

translation of the treatise, Risa_lah-i ‘Ishqi

_yyah or also known as H. aza

_ir

al-Quds. The second part is an analysis of the work, including a discussionof and a comparison to earlier non-Indian Sufi masters. Dissertation isin progress.

Doctorate of Was awarded by Belford University, U.S.A. in 2004, based on the Arts research done and contributions to the field of Islamic Studies (Sufism).

Doctorate of Was awarded by Gulbarga University, Gulbarga (Karnataka) Letters on 18th Feb. 2008 for contributions to the field of Education and

Scholarship.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS :

A. Director :

1984-86 Islamic culture quarterly is a renowned research journal onIslamic studies published from Hyderabad. It was founded by the NizamVII of Hyderabad in the year 1927. The journal had to be given a new lifeand getup. Hence a two year revitalization program was successfullytaken up in the year 1984 as a project.

Was a Director of the Project.

1985 - Is also on the Board of Directors, Nasr Education Society, KhairatabadHyderabad. Is one of the driving forces that work towards theenhancement and maintenance of high educational standards in theinstitutions run by this Society in Hyderabad. The Society is knownfor the quality and standard of education maintained. It managesschools of repute affiliated to ICSE Board New Delhi.


(Revised)

B. Editor :

1986 - 96 Member of the Editorial Board of the Islamic Culture Quarterly.

1965 - Shahbaz - Annual Journal for Sayyid Muhammad Husayni Gisudiraz

Academy, Dargah Hazrath Khaja Bandanawaz (Rh), Gulbarga.

C. Member :

1988 - 1992 Member of Karnataka Board of Waqfs.

1991 - Member, Board of Trustees, Shah Khamush Education Trust, Hyderabad,A.P.

1992 - Jamia Nizamia is an Islamic University founded more than 115 years agoby H. a

_fiz. Anwa

_rullah Kha

_n Fa

_ru_qi_. It is one of those Islamic Universities

of India which is anti-fanatical and has a softer, anti-extremist approachto Islam.

Is at present Member of the Managing Committee of JamiaNiza

_mia and serving a third term.

2002 Permanent Member of India International Centre, New Delhi.

2006 - Member, Jami‘at-i ‘ulama-i Deccan.

2008 - Member, All India Muslim Personal Law Board, New Delhi.

2008 - Member, National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, Ministry ofHuman Resource Development, Dept. of Secondary & Higher Education,Govt. of India, New Delhi.

2009 - Member, General Assembly, International Islamic Relief Organization(IIROSA), Jeddah affiliated to Muslim World League, Saudi Arabia.

2010 - Life Member, National Education Society, Gulbarga (Karnataka State)vide letter dated 10-02-2010.

2010 - Member, Executive Committee, All India Muslim Personal Law Board,New Delhi vide Board Meeting held on 21-03-2010 at Lucknow (UP).

2011 - Member, Central Wakf Council, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt. ofIndia, New Delhi.

2011 - Elected as the Member to the Karnataka State Board of Wakfs, Bangalore.

2011 - Member, State Integration Council (SIC), Home Department, Governmentof Karnataka, Bangalore.

2011 - Member, National Monitoring Committee for Minorities Education,Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Dept.of Higher Education, New Delhi.

2012 - Member, Literary Committee, Dairatul Maarifil Osmania, OsmaniaUniversity Campus, Hyderabad. (Andhra Pradesh).

D. President :

1991 - The All India Sufi Conference was founded in Hyderabad in the year1991. Among the aims and objectives of the conference, was to bringtogether all the Sajjada Nashins / Administrators / Chairmans or Presidentsof the Dargahs of India and to look into the problems being faced by


(Revised)

Muslim Minority. Among conferences and seminars organized, 02 maybe mentioned where the above personnel were invited as delegatesrepresenting more than 150 shrines of India.

Founder President of All India Sufi Conference, Head office at Gulbarga.

Seminars and conferences are organized every year under its patronage.

In addition to this, has served on the Boards of various organisations

leaving his stamp wherever he worked.

1999 - Karnataka Mashaikh Council, Hubli, Karnataka.

It is a council consisting of Sufi Shaykhs, Sajjada Nashins andadministrators of various Dargahs and Shrines of the State of Karnataka.

2007 - Khaja Education Society, Gulbarga.

E. Vice President :

1980 - 2007 Khaja Education Society, registered in the year 1966, under the IndianSocieties Act, 1960, was founded by Padmashree Janab Hazrat SyedShah Muhammad Hussaini in the year 1958. Initially Bi Bi Raza GirlsSchool was inaugurated. Gradually educational institution after institutionwas established. In 1980, Khaja Bandanawaz College of Engineering tookshape and in the year 2000 Khaja Bandanawaz Institute of MedicalSciences was given permission by the Govt. of India. Today, there aremore than 15 institutions, including a 500 Bed Khaja Bandanawaz Teachingand General Hospital which are being managed by the Khaja EducationSociety. A high standard of education is maintained and each yearapproximately 10,000 to 12,000 students totally are catered in theinstitutions of the Society. It is a service oriented Society, and it caters toeconomically backward classes in most of its institutions.

As a Vice President of Khaja Education Society, is all-encompassingand ranges from over-seeing the running of its Professional institutionsto deciding matters regarding construction, administration, finances andpolicy-making of institutions run by the society.

Is the Chairman of most of the Sub-committees of the Society.

E. Skills : lllll Experienced in matters related to religion in resolving various issues

arising in the day to day life of the Muslim community.

lllll Has immense administrative experience of more than 02 decades.

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS :

1996 Award for Service to Khaja Education Society, presented in the AnnualDay Celebration of K.B.N. College of Engineering, Gulbarga.

1999 Award for contribution in the field of Education, Scholarship and Research,by the Si

_rat al-Nabi

_ Academy, Hyderabad, A.P.

2002 Award for dedicated service to society presented at the Silver JubileeCelebrations by Bi Bi Raza Degree College, Gulbarga.


(Revised)

2002 Gold miniature of the dome of Gi_su

_dira

_z presented by the people of

Gulbarga in the Jashn-i I ‘tiraf-i Khidmat function, Gulbarga, for social

service.

2005 Award for Service to community / humanity by ahl-i Silsilah-i Chishti_yah

Niz.a_mi

_yah Gi

_su

_dira

_zi_yah Pune

2005 Memento presented for community service by Bazm-i Is. la_h. at Jashn-i

Fayza_n-i Bandanawaz, Pune.

2005 A sword of honour presented by Bazm-i Is. la_h. , in Pune, for contribution

to Scholarship and Sufism.

2006 Progressive Farmer for excellent achievements in Agriculture. Certificateawarded by District Agricultural Society & Department of Agriculture,Gulbarga.

2007 13th & 14th January - Rehmat-i Alam Conference, Hubli.Memento awarded.

2007 1st March - Presided over UGC Sponsored National Seminar on FamilyDisorganization - Emerging Challenges at Bi Bi Raza Degree College forWomen, Gulbarga. Memento awarded.

2007 Felicitation organized by Andhra Pradesh Kachi Kushwa Sangh’sSanman Samaroh Sabha. Awarded on 7th April, at Hyderabad.

2007 Felicitation organized by the staff of all the Institutions of Khaja EducationSociety on assuming the office of the President, Khaja Education Society,Gulbarga. Mementos awarded on 14th August, at Gulbarga.

2007 Felicitation organized by Anjuman-e-Taraqqi Urdu Hind, Branch Gulbargafor assuming the Office of the Sajjada Nashin Dargah Hazrath KhajaBandanawaz (Rh) and Chief Patron of Anjuman-e-Taraqqi Urdu Hindi,Branch Gulbarga. Memento awarded on 15th August, at Gulbarga.

2008 10th & 11th February - Presided over Two Day National Seminar on“Role of Muslims in National Development” organized by ReceptionCommittee for Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Khaja Education Society atAuditorium, KBN Institute of Medical Sciences Campus, Gulbarga.Memento awarded.

2008 Felicitation organized by Federation of Andhra Pradesh MinorityEducational Institutions for conferment of Honorary Doctorates by BelfordUniversity, USA and Gulbarga University, Gulbarga. Awarded mementoon 2nd March 2008.

2008 Felicitation organized by All India Jamiatul Mashaiq, Hyderabad inrecognition of his contributions. Awarded memento on 23rd March 2008.

2010 Bharath Shikshan Ratan Award presented for the services rendered inthe field of Education. Awarded by Global Society for Health andEducational Growth, New Delhi on 18th Jan., 2010 at New Delhi.

2012 Hazrath Khaja Garib Nawaz, Ajmer Shareef Manauta Award, presentedfor the services rendered for “National Integrity and World Peace”. Awardedby World Peace Centre, Alandi, Pune (Maharashtra) on 27th May 2012 at Pune.


(Revised)

HONORS :

1991 Listed in INTERNATIONAL LEADERS IN ACHIEVEMENTS. International

Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England - 1991. PP 443 - 444

INTERESTS / ACTIVITIES :

a. Researching, reading and writing

b. Architecture and Planning

c. Designing and interiors

d. Photography

e. Sports

LINGUISTIC PROFICIENCY :

READ WRITE SPEAK

1) English English English

2) Arabic Arabic Arabic (Not Fluent)

3) Urdu Urdu Urdu

4) Persian Persian Persian (Not Fluent)

5) Hindi - Hindi

6) French - French (Not Fluent)

ACADEMICS :

1971-72 Worked as Lecturer in Arabic at the Osmania University Evening collegein 1971 and later in the City College (founded by the Nizam VII) in 1972as Lecturer of the same subject.

1981 Assisted Professor of Sufism in teaching, at Institute of Islamic Studies,McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

1984 Was invited by the Indo-German Society to give a series of elevenlectures in West Germany on the topics related to Sufism in general.This lecture tour proved to be a great success and was greatly appreciatedby the discerning audiences in Frankfurt, Hiedelburg, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart,Marburg etc.

PUBLICATIONS :

A. Books

i. SAYYID MUH.AMMAD AL-H. USAYNI_-1 GI

_SU

_DIRA

_Z: ON SUFISM.

Published by the Idarah-i-Adabiyat-i Delli, 1983.

It is the study of the Saint Gi_su

_dira

_z and his thought. A highly scholarly research

work it has two major chapters on saintship and prophethood and Sama_

‘ (Modern

Qawwa_li_).The work is acknowledged as a major contribution to Sufism. (In English)


(Revised)

ii. THE LIFE, WORKS AND TEACHINGS OF KHWA_JAH

BANDAHNAWA_Z GI

_SU

_DIRA

_Z. Published by Sayyid Muh.ammad

Gi_su

_dira

_z Research Academy, Gulbarga, K.S.Hyderabad 1986.

This is a short research work on the life of the above saint which gives

comprehensive knowledge of the life, times, works and teachings of Gi_su

_dira

_z.

It has been reprinted 05 times since 1986. (In English)

iii. WA RAFA‘NA_ LAK DHIKRAK : MUH. AMMAD. PBUH.

Hyderabad, 2002.

This is a work comprising of two sections. The first section deals with a scholarly

research work on the topic of Na‘t (the poetic art of composing encomiums as a tribute

to the Prophet Muhammad). The second section deals with a col lectionof encomiums composed by the author. Various reviews of the above workacknowledge its contribution to the field. (In Urdu)

B. Under preparation for publication.

i. Sira_j Muni

_r : Muh

.

ammad (PBUH).

The work deals with research material on the spiritual / esoteric aspect of the life of the

Prophet Muh.ammad (PBUH). It brings to light certain aspects which are otherwise new

and contribution to the field. It is in the finishing stages for publication. (In Urdu)

ii. Whispering Walls. A study of the Historical monuments of the Bahmani

period in Gulbarga and Bidar.

The work consist of photographs of the monuments. It deals with research work notonly on the architectural details but also contains other socio-religious aspects. Thismakes the work interesting and attractive to a wider range of readership. Compilationis in progress for publication. (In English)

iii. al-Sala_m ‘Alaykum. An analysis of some frequently used terminologies

and idioms.

The work consist of more than 50 phrases, terminologies, idioms of Arabic, Persian andUrdu languages which are used in day to day life of Muslim communities. It consists ofnot only a gramatical analysis of each but its translation and usage. The work will clarifycertain misunderstandings and misconceptions regarding the above terminologies. Workis in progress for publication. (In English)

iv. Siyar-i Muh. ammadi_ by Muh.ammad ‘Ali

_ Sa

_ma

_ni_. Re-edition of

The work is a biography of Sayyid Muhammad Husayni Gi_su_dira

_z Bandanawaz, written in

the year 831 H/ 1427 AD. Printed in the year 1992. Original in Persian and translationinto Urdu.Being re-edited on modern lines with annotations.

v. Kit_ab al-‘Aq

_a’id by Sayyid Akbar H. usayni

_, son of Sayyid Muh.ammad H. usayni

_

Gi_su_dira

_z. Re-edition of

The work is on Islamic jurisprudence and theology, written between 1402 AD and

1407 AD in Gulbarga. It was printed in the year 1946. Original in Persian andtranslation into Urdu. (First Urdu translation was done in the year 1996).Being re-edited on modern lines with annotations.


(Revised)

C. Articles :

a. Biography

“ GULBARGA : DARGAH OF HAZRAT KHWAJA BANDANAWAZ

GI_ SU

_DIRA

_ Z”, DARGAHS : ABODES OF THE SAINTS. Marg

Publications, Mumbai, Sept. 2004.

A research paper on the life and works of Gi_su

_dira

_z. (In English).

b. Commentry on Quran

“KA_ FFAH LI AL-NA

_ S”, AN ABRIDGED FORM UNDER THE

TITLE, “BI‘THAT-I MUH.AMMADI_ S.ALLA ALLA

_ H ‘ALAYHI

_ WA

SALLAM KI_ JA

_ MI‘I

_ YAT”, ANWA

_ R - i NIZ.A

_ MI

_YAH, Vol. 6 No.5,

Hyderabad 1996.

A research article which is an abridged form of the main paper mentioned belowon a Quranic verse. (In Urdu).

c. History

“H.AD. RAT KHWA_ JAH BANDANAWA

_ Z GI

_ SU

_ DIRA

_ Z: PAKISTAN

MEN TAH.QI_ Q”, RU

_ ZNA

_ MA SIYA

_ SAT, HYDERABAD. AP.

23rd December, 1980.

It is a short article which clarifies a misunderstanding created regarding Gi_su

_dira

_z

in an historical work Ta_ri_kh-i Pashtu

_n printed in Pakistan. (In Urdu).

d. Sufism

i. BUND SAMA _ ‘ (OR Closed Audition)”, ISLAMIC CULTURE,

July 1970, PP 177 - 185.

The above term signifies the type of Sama_

‘ or Qawa_li_ listened to by the Sufis

of the medieval times. (In English)

ii. AMI_R KHUSRAW AND H.AD.RAT NIZ.A

_MUDDI

_N AWLIYA

_ ,:

(The Devotional aspect of their relationship) AMI_R KHUSRAW

(SEVENTH CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS) 11TH - 13TH February

1972. Abul Kalam Azad Oriental Research Institute, Hyderabad- 1976.

It discusses the love and respect that Amir-i Khusraw had for his Preceptor

H. az. rat Niz.amuddi_n Awliya

_,. (In English)

iii. “GI_ SU

_ DIRA

_ Z ON WAH. DAT AL-WUJU

_ D”. PAPER READ IN 1981

AT ALL INDIA CONFERENCE ON SUFISM AT THE INDIAN

INSTITUTE OF ISLAMIC STUDIES, HAMDARD COMPLEX,

DELHI. STUDIES IN ISLAM, Vol XIX : 4 1982 pp. 233-245.

The research paper is a discussion of the approach and views of Gi_su

_dira

_z on

one of the most controversial aspects of Sufi thought, Wah.dat al-Wuju_d or the

Unity of Being. (In English).


(Revised)

iv. “ABU_ ‘ABD AL-RAH.MA

_ N SOLAMI

_ ”, ENCYCLOPAEDIA IRANICA,

ED. E. YARSHATER. Vol. 1, FASC.3, Columbia University,

1983, PP 249-250.

Sulami was renowned Sufi and an author of Sufism of the early eleventh centuryAD. His works are accepted as reference manuals not only by the later Sufis butthe scholars of Sufism. (In English)

v. “SHUHU_ D Vs WUJU

_ D : A STUDY OF GI

_ SU

_ DIRA

_ Z ”, ISLAMIC

CULTURE, Vol. LIX, October, 1985 PP 323 - 339.

Shuhu_d and Wuju

_d are two very important terminologies of Sufism which signify

two types of metaphysical thought of the early medieval sufis. Thus the discussion

of Gi_su

_dira

_z’s views. (In English)

vi. “DIE BEDUETING DES URS-FESTES IM SUFITUM UND EINE

DESCHREIBUNG DES URS DES GISUDIRAZ”, (INS

DEUTSCHE UBERTRAGEN VON HUGH VAN SKYHAWK),

ASIEN, NR 17, OKTOBER 1985, PP 43-54.

This is a German translation of research paper on ‘Urs (death anniversary of

Sufis) and its importance. It was translated by Hugh Dan Skyhawk.

vii. “ASMA_ R AL-ASRA

_ R”, ENCYCLOPAEDIA IRANICA, ED. E.

YARSHATER, Columbia University, U.S.A. Vol.2, FASCICLE 7,

1987, PP 771-772.

The Asmar_ al-Asra

_r is a masterpiece of the Chishti Sufi Bandanawaz Gi

_su

_dira

_z.

The article is an analysis of the Sufi treatise. (In English).

viii. “LAQAB-I GI_ SU

_ DIRA

_ Z”, RU

_ ZNA

_ MA SIYA

_ SAT, Hyderabad A.P.

8th May 1993.

It is a short article which explains how Sayyid Muh.ammad H. usayni_ Bandanawaz

got the surname Gi_su

_dira

_z. (In Urdu).

ix. “‘URS AUR USK_I AH. MI

_YAT”, RU

_ ZNA

_ MA SIYA

_ SAT, Hyderabad A.P.

1984. Reprinted In SOUVENIR, All India Sufi Conference, 1997.

‘Urs or death anniversary is discussed from the point of view of its significance

to the Sufi Saints. A partial Urdu translation of another article on the same topicby the author. (In Urdu)

RESEARCH PAPERS (Unpublished) :

a. Biography

H. AD. RAT KHAJA_ BANDANAWA

_Z : H.AYA

_T AWR TA‘LI

_MA

_T.

Paper read as the Chairperson in the Seminar on Khaja Bandanawaz.

It was organized by the Sabi_l-i Risha

_d, Bangalore, May 2006.

The paper deals with the teachings and the personality of H. ad. rat Bandanawa_z

Gi_su

_dira

_z through his works. (In Urdu)


(Revised)

b. Biography of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

SHAFI_ ‘ AL-WARA

_ ’ WA JAMI

_ L AL-SHIYAM,

SEMINAR CONDUCTED AT THE MI_LA

_D AL-NABI

_

CELEBRATION, Gulbarga Karnataka 1992.

This paper deals with the personality of the Prophet Moh. ammad (PBUH) andsome of his teachings. (In Urdu)

c. Commentry on Quran

KA_ FFAH LI AL-NA

_ S. PAPER PRESENTED AT THE SEMINAR ON

S.A_ H. IB AL-QURA

_ N, Abdul Kalam Azad Institute, Public Gardens,

Hyderabad - A.P. 1995.

A scholarly paper written on a verse from the Quran, which is in the praise ofthe Prophet. It is a contribution to the field. (In Urdu).

d. History

i. ‘ULAMA_ ’ UNDER THE OTTOMANS - 1976.

The scholars of Islam have always played a significant role in the Muslim history.

This paper is a brief study of the institution of the ‘Ulama_’ in the light of the

Westernising reforms of the 19th Century in Ottoman Turkey. (In English)

ii. KHILA_FAH AND THE SULTANS OF DELHI, 1976-77.

The Caliphate of Baghdad played a significant role during the Sultanate periodof Delhi. This paper is a numismatic study which shows the importance of theCaliphs in the early medieval history of India. A contribution to the field.(In English)

iii. ‘ULAMA_ ’ POWER IN IRAN - 1977.

The ‘Ulama_’, (religious scholars) in the Muslim Society acted as the Protectors

of religion and a source of guidance to Muslims. This paper is an attempt to

study the development of the power of the Shi‘i_ scholars and their successors.

(In English)

iv. BRITISH AND THE GULF - 1977

The paper essentially deals with the British relations with Bahrain during the 19thCentury. It is divided into two parts, the first relates to the establishment of theEast India Company in the Persian Gulf, and the second to the British Policy towardsBahrain. (In English)

e. Islamic Architecture

BAHMANI_ MONUMENTS OF GULBARGA AND BIDAR -

A LECTURE WITH SLIDES 1984.

The paper is a slide study of the Bahmani monuments of Gulbarga and Bidar. Thiswork is in progress for publication under the title Whispering Walls. (In English)


(Revised)

f. Islamic Institutions

IMPORTANT TECHNICAL TERMS OF THE INSTITUTION OF

WAQF. READ AT THE CONFERENCE ON WAQF, Organized by

All India Sufi Conference at Hotel Golcunda, Hyderabad 1994.

A paper read on the institution of Waqf. It deals with important technical termsattached to this institution. (In English)

g. Islamic Literature

NA‘T AWR USKI_ AH.MI

_YAT. Paper read as the President in the Conference

on Jashn-i Na‘t-i Rasu_l at Salar Jung Museum Auditorium, Hyderabad,

organized by the Director, Salar Jung Museum and Ida_rah-i Ans.a

_r,

Hyderabad in April 2006.

A research paper on the art of composing encomiums (Na‘t ) on the Prophet

Muhammad (PBUH). It deals with its importance and significance. (In Urdu)

h. Religion

ISLAM AND THE CONCEPT OF INTER-COMMUNAL AMITY.

PAPER READ AT SARVA-DHARMA SAMMELANA FOR

COMMUNAL HARMONY, GANDHI JAYANTI CELEBRATIONS,

Gulbarga University, 2nd Oct. 2000.

This research papers deals with Islam and Communal Harmony as depicted in theQuran and the Prophetic traditions. (In English)

i. Sufism

i. CHISHTI_ ORDER - 1973

Paper on the history and organisation of the Chishti Order of Sufis. It also discussesthe ideals and doctrines of the Chishti Sufis till the times of Gi

_su

_dira

_z. (In English)

ii. NAFS (SOUL) AND RU_ H. (SPIRIT) - 1973

A detailed discussion of the concepts of soul and spirit, two important stages onthe sufi path. (In English)

iii. MYSTICAL IDEAS IN MISHKA_ T AL-ANWA

_ R OF I

_ MA

_ M MUH. AMMAD

AL-GHAZA_ LI

_ - 1973.

Mishka_t al-Anwa

_r is a renowned work of Imam Ghazali, which brings to light the

mystical ideas of the author. Hence, this paper is a study and analysis of the treatise.(In English)

iv. TECHNICAL TERMS OF SAWA_ NIH. FI

_ AL-‘ISHQ, OF AH. MAD

AL-GHAZA_ LI

_ -- 1974.

Sawa_nih. is a masterpiece of Ah. mad al-Ghazali, the younger brother of the popular

al-Ghazali. The work deals with the topic of mystical love. The paper elaboratesthe author’s views and experiences. A contribution to the field. (In English)


(Revised)

v. AL-TAJRI_D FI KALIMAH AL-TAWHI

_D, of AH.MAD AL-GHAZA

_LI_.

1974.

This is a short analysis of a treatise of Ahmad al-Ghazali called Al-Tajrid. Al-Ghazalidevelops his theory of the Kalimah through the concept Coincidentia Oppositorum,or union of opposites. (In English)

vi. SAINTSHIP AND PROPHETHOOD IN ‘URWAH LI AHL AL-KHALWAH

WA AL-JALWAH OF ‘ALA_ ’ AL-DAWLAH AL-SIMNA

_ NI

_ . 1975.

It is an analytical study of the concepts of Saintship and Prophethood in the thought

of a known Kubrawi Sufi al-Simnani through his work ‘Urwah. (In English)

vii. AL-‘URWAH LI AHL AL-KHALWAH WA AL-JALWAH. BY ‘ALA_ ’ AL-

DAWLAH AL-SIMNA_ NI

_. An Edition Of Chapter I of the Manuscript

1975.

This is an Edition of Chapter-1 of the Arabic work in manuscript form, Al- ‘Urwah of

al-Simnani. (In Arabic)

viii. THE PROBLEM OF MUSIC, ECSTASY AND DANCE IN SUFISM

AND THE APPROACH OF GI_ SU

_ DIRA

_ Z - 1984.

The paper is a scholarly study of the problem of music or Qawwa_li_ in Sufism. It

also deals with the approach of Gi_su

_dira

_z to the above problem as he was an

ardent lover of Sufi music (In English)

ix. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ‘URS CELEBRATION AND

A DESCRIPTION OF THE ‘URS OF GI_ SU

_ DIRA

_ Z 1984.

The paper studies the term ‘Urs (death anniversary) and its importance to the

Sufis in general. It also describes the Urs of Gi_su

_dira

_z. (In English)

x. GI_ SU

_ DIRA

_ Z ON SAINTSHIP AND SAINTS - 1984.

This research paper discusses the development of the concepts of Saintship andSaints, throwing light on the approach of Gi

_su

_dira

_z. (In English)

xi. WALA_ YAT AWR WILA

_ YAT : E

_ K TAJZI

_YAH. SEMINAR AT MAHIM

SHARIF, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 1997.

The Arabic word for Saintship Walayah can be read as Wilayah. It is an analysis ofthe above terms, its meaning and significance. (In Urdu)

xii. MUH. AMMAD SALLAH ALLA_ H ‘ALAYHI WA SALLAM AWR

S.U_ FIYAH-I KIRA

_ M. SEMINAR DURING ‘URS OF H.AD.RAT KHWAJAH

BANDANAWAZ, Gulbarga - K.S. 1999.

This is a highly scholarly paper on the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and hisimportance and significance to the Sufis of Islam. (In Urdu)


(Revised)

xiii. THE PERFECT MAN : MUH. AMMAD - PBUH. PAPER READ AT

THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF THE HOLY PROPHET

MUH.AMMAD PBUH, K.B.N. College of Engineering, Gulbarga -

15th July 2000.

This paper enlightens the Holy personality of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as

that Primordial being known as, in the Sufi terminology, “The Perfect Man”.

(In English)

xiv. H. AD. RAT SAYYID MUH. AMMAD H.USAYNI-I_ GI

_ SU

_ DIRA

_ Z AWR

TAS.AWWUR-I WILAYA_ T AWR WALI

_ . A PAPER READ IN

CONNECTION WITH THE ‘URS OF KHWA_ JAH GI

_ SU

_ DIRA

_ Z, Ghalib

Academy, H. ad. rat Niz.a_m Al-Di

_n, New Delhi.

This is an Urdu translation of the paper on Saintship and Saints mentioned above.(In Urdu)

xv. S.U_ FI

_YAH-I KIRA

_ M AWR LAT. I

_FAH-I NAFS, Paper presented at

the Seminar, ‘Urs, Halkatta, Karnataka.

A short paper on the subtle substances (Lat.i_fah) Soul (Nafs). (In English)

xvi. “ISLAM AWR IS.T. ILA_ HA

_ T-I TAS.AWWUF : SAMA

_ ‘ ” SEMINAR

DURING URS H.AD. RAT KHWA_ JAH GI

_ SU

_ DIRA

_ Z BANDANAWA

_ Z,

Gulbarga, Karnataka.

A paper on the institution of Sama_‘ or Qawwa

_li_. An analysis in Urdu.

xvii. ISLAM THROUGH THE EYES OF TAS. AWWUF / SUFISM : PEACE

Chandigarh, Punjab - 10th May 2008.

Paper read at National Seminar on Mystical Dimensions of Religions in India -Peace through Sufism organized by Sufi Foundation India, Chandigarh.

xviii. SHARANA MYSTIC AND SUFI TRADITIONS OF THE DECCAN.

INAUGURAL ADDRESS, NATIONAL SEMINAR,

CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KARNATAKA, Gulbarga.

5th March 2010.

xix. DOCTOR OF THE MYSTIC PATH - ‘ALI- B.‘UTHMA

-N AL-JULLA

-BI

-

AL-HUJWI-RI

-.

KEY NOTE ADDRESS, INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR,

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND LANGUAGES, JAMIA MILLIA

ISLAMIA, NEW DELHI, 5th to 7th December 2010.

xx. H.AD. RAT JUNAYD AL-BAGHDA-DI

- (RH) CONFERENCE

KEY NOTE ADDRESS IN THE CONFERENCE HELD AT

AUDITORIUM, KHAJA BANDANAWAZ INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL

SCIENCES’S CAMPUS, RAUZA-I BUZURG, GULBARGA.

3rd July 2011.


(Revised)


(Revised)

xxi. WHAT IS SUFISM?

Patiala, Punjab - 2nd November 2011.

Paper read at International Seminar on Sufism and Society organized by BabaFarid Centre for Sufi Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala.

xxii. MAWLANA ABU al-KALAM AZAD - THE MAN WITH A VISION

INAUGURAL ADDRESS, NATIONAL EDUCATION DAY (Birth

Anniversary of Mawlana Abul Kalam Azad) HELD AT CENTRAL

UNIVERSITY OF KARNATAKA, GULBARGA - 585 106.

Wednesday, 16th November 2011.

xxiii. TAFSI_R LITERATURE IN ARABIC : IN INDIA

Osmania University, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) - 30th March 2012.

Paper read as a Chief Guest at National Seminar on Tafsi-r Literature in India

organized by University College of Arts & Social Sciences, Osmania University,Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh).

xxiv. 800th URS-i SHARIF OF KHWAJA GARIB NAWAZ, AJMER SHAREEF

ONE DAY CONFERENCE.

KEY NOTE ADDRESS IN THE CONFERENCE HELD AT M.I.T.,

PUNE (Maharashtra). 27th May 2012.

PROGRESSIVE REFORMS

(2007 onwards)

Reforms/SSKH

ACHIEVEMENTS

As SAJJADA NASHIN of the Dargah Hazrath Khaja Bandanawaz ;

After inheriting the mantle of the Sajjada Nashin on the 3rd April 2007, series ofprogressive reforms in the infrastructure and functioning of the Dargah’s surroundingaimed to provide facilities of an unprecendented nature, not seen in the 600 years oldhistory of the shrine were introduced. Each reform has been made keeping uppermostin consideration the comfort and convenience of the visitors to the Dargah;

New Facilities provided :

1. The public utility washrooms and toilets were increased in numbered from 20to 30 and the interiors made spacious.

2. An entire wing of modern rooms, single and double bedrooms and suites, fullyfurnished and equipped with all amenities equivalent to a 3-star hotel havebeen constructed for those who desire a more comfortable stay.

3. The age-old pond for ablution has been fitted with electric water filters thatkeep the water clean and sparkling.

4. A large square canopy (45’ x 45’) of tensile fabric (imported material) hasbeen installed to cover the entire pond so that leaves and other matter doesnot fall into the water used for ablutions.

5. A total of 5 large canopies (15’x15’) of steel and tensile fabric have beenplaced at strategic locations to offer protection from rain and the hot sun tothe visitor.

6. One large canopy (78.5’ x 29’)spans the space between the mosque and theDargah providing shade to the worshippers during congregational prayers,and all other time.

7. The mosque has been provided with air-conditioners (13 tonnes) so that thepeople can pray, read and rest protected from hot weather conditions.

8. The large dome of the Dargah which houses the tomb of the Saint HazrathKhaja Bandanawaz, has itself been fitted recently with a 76 tonne air-conditionerto ease the heat generated during the gathering of large crowds.

9. To handle the electricity needs of the Dargah complex a 250 KVA transformerhas been installed that caters to the Dargah alone.

10. For the convenience of the aged and the disabled who cannot traverse throughthe vast premises on foot, a motorized ferry as the ones available on airportshas been provided whose services can be availed free of cost.

11. Heat resistance flooring around the Dargah provide great relief to the bare-footed devotees during the scorching summer.

12. The earlier age-old rooms on the Darga premises have now had attachedwashrooms built in them.

Reforms/SSKH - # R-1/R-5


Improved functioning :

13. Prioritizing the maintenance of hygienic surroundings an automated ‘walk-behind’ sweeper sweeps the premises at regular intervals, reducing the use ofman-power and increasing efficiency.

14. An automated “Ride-on” scrubber cleans the flooring of the Dargah and removesdirt.

15. For the security of the Dargah premises and the thousands of visitors everyday, 17 CCTV cameras cover all the sensitive places in the Dargah complexmonitored by two screens.

16. Noiseless, eco-friendly generators ensure an un-interrupted electrical supplyto the Dargah complex.

17. All the old graves of the earlier Sajjadas and their kin have been repaired andproperly covered.

Khaja Bazaar :

The organisation of the industrial exhibition (Khaja Bazaar) in connection withthe annual Urs of the Saint has been streamlined, vastly improving the primitiveconditions under which earlier the vendors used to set up the stalls.

18. Proper stalls with tin roofs are now being provided to the merchants whogather here from the North, North-East, Western and Central parts of India.

19. A separate 250 KVA transformer has been installed that caters solely to theexhibition.

20. Bitumin-covered roads have been laid between rows of shops, reducing dustand pollution and providing ease of walking to the large crowd that visits theexhibition every day for a month.

Projects for the Future :

1. Providing cooled and purified RO treated water throughout the Dargah premisesfor the visitor.

2. Facilitating research in the age-old library attached to the Darul Uloom whichhas already been digitized. Scholars who are on study visits for research onthe teachings and books of Hazrath Khaja Bandanawaz (Rh) will be providedwith facilities to aid their research. Plans are to transfer valuable ancienttreatises on micro-film to preserve the life of these ancient books.

3. For identification, all the graves of the kin buried within the Dargah will beprovided with name plates that will give details of the person buried.

4. The number of public conveniences washrooms and toilets will be furtherincreased to 100 numbers to cater to the large number of visitors to theDargah.


5. The repainting of the interiors of the main dome of the saint will be taken upby experts who will also restore the original colours and old floral motifs whilethey repaint.

6. There is a keen effort to develop the Arabic school that would culminate into anArabic College. A full-fledged department of translation is also planned. Planningis underway to develop the infrastructure for the college, so that a Jami‘aBandanawaziyya becomes the outcome of this effort.

-o0o-

ACHIEVEMENTS

As PRESIDENT of Khaja Education Society;

Has been associated with the Khaja Education Society right from its inceptionand has worked for its improvement tirelessly as Vice President of the Society, themost significant among his achievements has been obtaining the permission for theMedical College in the year 2000, and taking the courageous initiative to begin it. Afterassuming charge as President in April 2007, focussed upon increasing the options forstudents in the Engineering stream.

1. The subject of Aeronautical Engineering was introduced in 2006, the first collegein Karnataka to introduce this subject. This proved immensely popular bringingaccolades to the K.B.N. College of Engineering when a student of the 2011batch topped the University (Visveswariah Technological University).

2. Petrochemical Engineering was introduced in the year 2011, again the first timean Engineering College in Karnataka introduced this course.

3. The computer lab which had been personally designed by Dr. Khusro Hussainiand which he had had equipped in 1990 is continuously updated and improved.Today it has 400 computers.

4. To increase the visibility of the Khaja Education Society’s profile in the communityand the world outside, a newspaper was started in 2007; The K.B.N. Times(Urdu) whose circulation and readership base extends beyond Gulbarga toHyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi.

5. To further the scope of academics at the degree level for women, a Post-graduate centre was started in 2009 with permission of, and affiliated to, theKarnataka State Women’s University, Bijapur. (KSWUB).

6. Two subjects were introduced at the P.G. level : English Literature and MassCommunication and Journalism. A fully functional language lab. was equippedfor the English P.G. Department, and a first grade Library of books in Englishliterature. At the district level, this is the only Post-graduate Centre for Englishin a private UGC affiliated college, the other one being at the GovernmentArts & Science College, Gulbarga.


7. The Mass Communication and Journalism Department is equipped with astate-of-the art Studio, Edit lab., and sound proof recording room. There is aprojector room with an 8 x 8 screen and digital projector. A computer lab.equipped with computers and internet facility has been provided for students.

8. The Mass Communication and Journalism Department (MC&J) also has amulti-media lab. with 10 computers, a print-lab. with A3 size colour laserprinter, a still photo studio and dark room.

Both the P.G. department students have done exceedingly well at the Universitylevel, two students in MC&J topping the KSWUB and seven students from thedepartment of English securing a First Class with Distinction.

9. For promoting the Sufi philosophy of tolerance, love and brotherhood, aprogramme was also started on Zee Salam a channel of Zee TV entitled“Bazm-i Awliya” in 2011. The programme proved to be immensely popularand was much applauded, 45 episodes were aired, each one having beenwritten, researched and directed by himself.

10. To increase the efficiency of the Society’s functioning Dr. Khusro Hussaini theadministration was streamlined by ;

a) Besides the Secretary General, appointing three secretaries who wouldeach look after the portfolios of Academics, Finance and Administration,and are in-charge of certain number of institutions each.

b) a personal Secretariat was formed to handle the large correspondence,national and international, of the President.

11. In a constant endeavour to increase efficiency and modernise the 50 year oldKhaja Education Society, electronic equipment is widely utilized from anelectronic surveillance system to bio-metric ID cards.

12. A state-of-the art Auditorium with a 750 seating capacity, air-condition, strobe-lights, arc-lights, projector room, surround sound and all amenities has beenbuilt where national and international seminars and functions of the variousinstitutions of the Society are held, regarded as the best auditorium in NorthKarnataka.

13. The Society office, girls hostel and the major institutions have been equippedwith noiseless eco-friendly generators for un-interrupted power supply.

14. The President’s application for establishing a Khaja Bandanawaz GesudarazChair at the Gulbarga University has been approved by the Syndicate of theUniversity and awaits permission of the Ministry of Education. This will providean impetus to the study of Sufi Philosophy at the academic level nationallyand internationally.

15. I.T. services for the institutions of the Society have been introduced whichprovide high speed internet connectivity with Wi-Fi.


16. Showcasing the 50 years of the society at the National level.The Golden Jubilee of the Khaja Education Society was marked by a scintillatingceremony in which 11 institutions of the Society participated. An elaborateExhibition showcased the achievemnets of the institutions. The dignitaries ofGulbarga in the Academic, Political and Bureaucratic fields were invited alongwith the First Secretary and Cultural Attache from the Embassy of the RoyalKingdom of Saudi Arabia as Chief Guests of the Valedictory function. TheGolden Jubilee Celebrations began in the year 2008, comprising of variouscompetitions, seminars and events. The Valedictory function was finally heldon 21st Feb. 2011.

17. The Khaja Bandanawaz Gold Cup in Cricket & Hockey for Under 16Boys.The Khaja Education Society stepped into the arena of sports in a big way byholding (for the first time in the entire North Karnataka region, an Under-16Cricket and Hockey tournament for boys on the National level in Jan. 2012.State level teams from four zones of the country participated in this event.The unique feature of this tournament was its aim of unearthing un-exposedtalent among the young sportsmen in the country. The awards were ofinternational standards, Gold cups and cash dividends and the latest twowheelers. National level sportsmen and dignitaries attended the matches andfunctions. The tournaments gained national recognition through the widemedia coverage.

Projects for the future :

1. Acquiring a F.M. Radio licence from the Union Government which will functionas a Community Radio station, an important aspect of regional development.

2. Starting a newspaper in English.

3. Applying for an autonomous private University status for the institutions ofthe society to be named Khaja Bandanawaz University.

4. An ultra-modern Society Office complex is under construction which will beequipped with the latest equipment and office automation.

5. As a 50 year old venerable Minority educational institution, there is keeninterest to strengthen the economic opportunities of the Minority Communityand further uplift its status by establishing K.B.N. (Khaja Bandanawaz)Minority Urban Co-operative Bank. An application to this effect wassubmitted on 11th June 2007 and recently re-submitted on 18th May 2012besides several re-submissions between 2007 and 2012. Hopefully it isfavourably under consideration, and pending only due to the ban imposed bythe RBI on granting licence to new banks.

revised resume with progressive reforms · (revised) resume’ (a profile) sajjada nashin dargah...

Documents