Sheikh jamal-ud-Din Ahmad was a direct descendant of Hadrat Imam Abu Hanifa, the renowned jurist of Islam. He was born at Ghazni (Afganistan) in the year 583 A.H. He was five years old when his family came to Hansi. He became a disciple of Hadrat Baba Fariduddin Shakar Ganjh of Pakpattan at the age of 50. He learnt deeply and served devotedly. He was a scholar and a poet. Before becoming a sufi, Shaikh Jamalu’d-Din had been the khatib of Hansi, owning villages and extensive property. Discipleship with Baba Farid meant abandoning material prosperity. When his poverty became overwhelming, Shaikh Jamalu’d-Din, using Shaikh Nizamu’d-Din Auliya of Delhi as a go-between, informed Baba Sahib of his extreme impecuniosity. Through the Shaikh the Baba replied that it was Shaikh Jamalu’d-Din duty to bear the spiritual burden assigned to him. It is said that once Sheikh Bahauddin Zakarya of Multan came to Baba Farid and stayed with him for some time. On his return, he wrote to Baba Sahib “Give me your disciple Jamal and have all mine and courtesy demands that request be no turned down.” Baba Farid is reported to have replied: “Exchange is permissible in goods material. But Jamal (which means beauty) is not exchangeable.” Baba Farid liked Sheikh Jamaluddin so much that the went to Hansi to stay with Sheikh Jamaluddin fro 12 years. He nominated the latter as his Khalifa. He trusted him so much that whenever Baba Farid would give the letter of Khilafat to anyone, he would direct him have it-countersigned by Shaikh jamal-ud-Din of Hansi. Shaikh Jamalu’d-Din performed this duty most conscientiously. Once Shaikh Jamal refused to endorse the kahilafat-nama which the Baba had granted a disciple, under some pressure. Shaikh Jamal was so angry that he tore the paper containing the Khilafat-nama to pieces, while informing the disciple that the was unworthy of such an honour. Baba Farid supported Shaikh Jamalu’d-Din actions telling the disciple he was unable to mend what Jamal had rent apart. Hadrat Jamal-ud-Din passed away during Baba Fariduddin’s life time. A lady took a minor son of Qutb Jamal to Baba Sahib. He treated him most kindly and appointed him a Khalifa. She said to a Baba Shabi in Hindi: Khawaja Burhanduddin is a child. To which Baba Sahibn said: The moon too begins as a crescent and gradually becomes full moon. Directed by Baba Farid, Shaibzada Burhanauddin often waited upon Shaikh Nizam-ud-Din Auliya of Delhi. He had such a deep faith in him that he never took anyone as his disciple during the latter’s lifetime Sheikh Qutb-ud-Din Auliya was Hadrat Burhanuddin’s son. Qutb Jamal-ud-Din Hansvi was Baba Farid-ud-Din’s righthand man in ghis far-flung programme for the propagation of Islam. It has been remarked above that Baba Farid would have his appointees as Khalifa get the appointment countersigned by Qutb Jamal-ud-Din Hansvi. This was not merely out of regard for him, its real object was that the various Chishti organizations for the propagation of Islam should have an eye on those under them. Qutb Jamal-ud-Din’s piety and saintliness drew large number of people to him and he did all he could to help console and guide them. Here are some of the saying s ascribed to him: The recital of God’s name is the food of the soul, and His praise the wine of the soul. An autocratic ruler and an ignorant priest are the enemies of the country and religion. A wise man deprecates tow persons; the talented person who makes no use of his talents, and the ignorant hermit who is eager fro perfection. Hadrat Jamal-ud-Din Hansvi’s motto like all other Chishti saints was “To speak less, eat less, sleep less, and to avoid the company of the well-placed”. He died at Hansi (Haryana-India) on 12th of Shaban 659 A.H. at the age of 76 years. He left behind Mulhimat in Arabic – a prose work consisting of Sufi aphorisms and his Diwan of poetry in two volumes. His other two works namely Pandnama Farsi and Umdatur-Waizeen are not available. Mulhimaat’s translated version accompanying. He lies buried in a mausoleum at Hansi. In the wake of partition of the Punjab in August 1947, Hansi witnessed a great massacre unparallel-ed in the annals of barbarity. The precincts of the Mazar of Hadrat Jamal-ud-Din presented awe inspring spectacle of second Karbala. With the exodus of entire Muslim population from Hansi, the Mazar remained neglected for soemtime. It was in the year 1961 that Shah Waliur Rehman Jamal (d. 1961) restarted observance of Hadrat Qutb Jamal’s urs at the Dargah Sharif in Hansi, which is continuing. Thousands of devotees from all over the subcontinent gather together annually to pay their devout homage there.
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