Hazrat Shah Jewna (R.A.) ! Darbar Hazrat Shah JewnaSpread of Islam in the sub-continent is the sweet fruit of the hard labour of sufis and saints. The darbar of Hazrat Shah Jewna enjoys a prominent place in this prestigious list. The aim and ambition of all the saints of this lineage was to convey the message of Islam to the local population. The forefathers the Syeds of Shah Jewna, Makhdoom Syed Jala ud Din Surkh Bukhari preached the message of Islam to Chengiz Khan, who became very furious and threw the saint into fire. But by the grace of Almighty Allah the fire turned into a garden of roses. And the Makhdoom stood smiling with flames all around him. (Tareekh-e-Uch by Abdur Rahman). Hazrat Shah Jewna is linked to Hazrat Imam Ali Naqi by 16 generations and Makhdoom Syed Jalaud Din Surkh Bukhari by eight generations. He was born in 895 A.H. (1493 A.D.) in Qanauj during the reign of Sikandar Lodhi. Bilal Zuberi writes: When Hazrat Shah Jewna was born, his father had a dream in which he saw that a third chiragh (lamp) had been lit in his house. When he saw the three lamps radiating light he immediately packed up and returned to Qanauj. On reaching home he hugged his son, kissed his forehead and remarked that this child would earn a name in sainthood. He named the child Mahboob-e-Alam. The grandfather of Hazrat Shah Jewna Syed Zain ul Abideen and father Syed Shah Kabir were noted scholars of their time. In the field of spiritualism he benefited from both of them. He got education in Arabic, Persian, Quran, tafsir, hadith and Islamic jurisprudence from his teacher Qazi Bahauddin. And thus became a renowned scholar. The fame of his piety and simple lifestyle spread to far flung places and may ulema and dervishes of his time started paying visits to him. Darbar Hazrat Shah JewnaThe karamaat of Hazrat Shah Jewna were famous in Qanauj and nearby areas. Sick people would get well and those disturbed by the burdens of life would get relief from distress. And these were only the ordinary karamaat of the pious soul. In 960 A.H. (1558 A.D.) Hazrat Shah Jewna left Qanauj and undertook a journey for preaching Islam. It was during the reign of Emperor Akbar. For some time Hazrat Shah Jewna stayed in Hyderabad Deccan. Then went to the shrine of Hazrat Khawaja Nasiruddin Chiragh-e-Dehli. There he got a hint about going to the southern part of sub-continent. So he came to Lahore. Here in a dream he met his forefather Hazrat Sher Shah Jala ud Din Surkh Bukhari. He also gave him the same message. Therefore Hazrat Shah Jewna started his southwad journey again and reached Pail Padhrar. In those days this area used to be barren. Here in wilderness he established his abode. After staying in Pail Padhrar for some time he left for Jhang. This place was not new for him. The city was set up by his forefather Makhdoom Jala ud Din Surkh Bukhari (When Hazrat Jala ud Din left Bokhara for southern areas, on the way he laid the foundation of two cities: Jalalabad and Jhang). The Siyal tribe of Jhang was the murid of Mahdoom Jala ud Din Surkh Bukhari. Maral Rajputs were the rulers of Shah Jewna at that time. They were deeply impressed by the spiritual power of the saint and entered the fold of Islam. In addition to Marals, Bharwanas, Jappas, Noals, Khokhars, Chaddhars, Sanyals, Bhattis, Balochs, Akeras and Rajokas all embraced Islam. Hazrat Shah Jewna would spend most of his time reciting the holy Quran. While doing the worldly deeds his heart would keep reciting the holy verses. Every day he would go for a walk at the bank of river Chinab and recite Quran aloud on the way. The villagers appreciated his mellifluous voice and animals especially birds would gather near him to get entranced by the Quran. After Hazhrat Pir Ludhan, several pious saints were born in the family of Hazrat Shah Jewna. Out of these some became ghaus, qutb and abdaal. These include big names like Hazrat Lal Shah Bukhari, Hazrat Mohammad Ghaus 1, Hazrat Mubarak Shah and Hazrat Saleh Shah I. These saints not only did jihad bil qalam but were also in the forefront of jihad bis saif. Hazrat Pir Mohammad Ghaus 1 and Hazrat Pir Mubarak Shah called their followers of Sanadli Bar in the 1857 War of Independence. The pious followers raised slogans of Ya karoriya and jumped into the heat of the battle. Under the able command of sajjada nashin of darba Shah Jewna they gave a tough time to the British army. When Ranjit Singh attacked Jhang, Hazrat Pir Saleh Shah 1 supported the siyal sardar, Ahmed Khan. He took command in his own hands and was martyred at a place known as Bagh in 1806 A.D. Syed Ahmed Barelvi and Shah Ishmael Shaheed were martyred in 1830 A.D. in an encounter with Sikhs. In this way these two shaheeds followed the footsteps of Hazrat Pir Saleh Shah 1. During Khilafat Movement, Al-Haj Makhdoom Khizer Hayat cooperated with Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar in every way. When Gen. Dyer (who was responsible for the Muslim massacre of Jallianwala Bagh) called a conference of the mashaikh of Punjab in which the sajjada nashin of Siyal Sharif and Sajjada Nashin, Pir Shah Jewna Makhdoom Khizer Hayat also participated. The General asked the participants to help the British army in the fight against Turkey. Both the Mashaikh replied in the negative. sajjada nashin Siyal Sharif said that the British were not included in the definition of Ulil amr-e-minkum. Makhdoom Kizer Hayat said, Our Ulil umr is Imam Mehdi. We dont consider any one else as Ulil amr. Makhdoom Khizer Hayat and his son Makhdoom Mohammad Ghaus took active part in the creation of Pakistan. During Pakistan Movement Makhdoom Khizer Hayat was imprisoned as well. Hazrat Shah Jewna had seen the rule of Sikandrar Lodhi, Ibrahim Lodhi, Zahir ud Din Babar, Nasir ud Din Humayun, Sher Shah Suri and Jala ud Din Akbar and remained busy in spreading the message of Islam. He died in 971 A.H. (1569 A.D.)during the reign of Akbar. At that time the ruler of Delhi was Syed Abdul Wahab Bukhari. Similarly Shaikh Farid ud Din Bukhari was very close to the Emperor. Both these personalities were close relations of Hazrat Shah Jewna. They and several other prominent nobles of Delhi darbar came to Shah Jewna at his death. A delegation representing Emperor Akbar also accompanied them as a token of respect for the deceased. About 600 years have passed since his death. But even today people come to his shrine and get blessed with faiz. Pilgrims come to pay homage and get the wealth of inner peace in return. Their prayers are answered. In this age of moral degradation, the message from Hazrat Shah Jewna is still one of piety, humility and morality. On 28th-30th Beasakh i.e. 10th-12th May each year a wonderful mela is organised at the shrine of Hazrat Shah Jewna. It is said that this mela started as the urs of Harat Ludhan Imam which took the form of mela with the passage of time. The word urs is etymologically related to word uroosi, which means marriage celebrations. Hazrat Ludhan Imam, the grandson of Hazrat Shah Jewna, died at an early age as a bacheolor. Hazrat Shah Jewna was very upset about it. That is why each year at the day of his death he would perform the rituals of marriage. With the passage of time this took the shape of a full-fledged mela. The shrine of Hazrat Pir Shah Jewna is located in the South of Shah Jewna city. The area surrounding the shrine is replete with jaal trees. The grave of Hazrat is earthen and quite big. The graves of other sajjadagan are also present in the same compound. An earthen haveli surrounds these graves. In ancient times there used to be mud roofs for the pilgrims to stand for ziarat. But now by the efforts of Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat all these roofs have been made of concrete. The whole compound of (the) darbar is also made of concrete and a huge gate has been installed at the entrance, which symbolises the grace of Hazrat Shah Jewna, the perfect pir.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 05:20:59 +0000
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