# Burhanuddin Gharib > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Burhanuddin_Gharib > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Burhanuddin_Gharib.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burhanuddin_Gharib > Source revision: 1351135670 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Indian Sufi Burhanuddin Gharib Burhanuddin Gharib Burahanuddin Dargah Khuldabad Personal life Born c. 1240 Died 1340(1340-00-00) (aged 99–100) Khuldabad Sharif Religious life Religion Islam Order Chisti order School Chisti Profession Sufi Saint Muslim leader Teacher Nizamuddin Auliya Predecessor Nizamuddin Auliya Successor Zainuddin Shirazi Students Khawaja Syed Zainuddin Daud Hussain Shirazi [20°0′18.7″N 75°11′23.98″E / 20.005194°N 75.1899944°E / 20.005194; 75.1899944](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Burhanuddin_Gharib¶ms=20_0_18.7_N_75_11_23.98_E_type:landmark_region:IN) **Burhanuddin Gharib** (d. 1340) was an [Indian Sufi](/source/Sufism_in_India) of the [Chishti Order](/source/Chishti_Order). He was one of the caliphs (spiritual successor) of the Sufi Saint [Nizamuddin Awliya](/source/Nizamuddin_Auliya). ## Life Burhanuddin Gharib was a disciple[1] of [Nizamuddin Auliya](/source/Nizamuddin_Auliya), a Sufi Saint of the Chishti Order. He was son of Sheikh Nasir-ud-Din Muhmud Hanswi. By some estimates, he was born in the year 1240 AD.[2] His mother was the sister of the Sufi saint [Jamal-ud-Din Hansvi](/source/Jamal-ud-Din_Hansvi). He was the elder brother of [Muntajabbuddin Zar Zari Bakhsh](/source/Zar_Zari_Zar_Baksh). He completed his earlier education in [Hansi](/source/Hansi) and then moved to [Delhi](/source/Delhi) to complete his education in formal religious sciences.[2] He supervised the kitchen at the [khanqah](/source/Khanqah) of Nizamuddin Awliya for a long time. Nizamuddin used to call him as 'Maulana Burhanuddin', out of respect. At one instance, Nizamuddin also referred to him as Bayazid Thani (Second),[2] because of similarities with the famous Sufi Saint, [Bayazid Bastami](/source/Bayazid_Bastami). He lived a life of celibacy. He was popular among Nizamuddin's disciples for the respect he showed towards his teacher. Accordingly to authors of "Siyar-ul-Awliya[1]" and "Khazinat-ul-Asfiya[3]", Burhanuddin was endowed with the mantle and cap (the symbols of the spiritual successorship, [Caliphate](/source/Caliphate)) to identify him as the successor to Nizamuddin Auliya. Burhanuddin was a close friend of many of Nizamuddin Auliya's famous spiritual disciples, such as [Amir Khusrau](/source/Amir_Khusrau), [Nasiruddin Chiragh Dahlavi](/source/Nasiruddin_Chiragh_Dehlavi), and [Amir Hasan Sijzi](/source/Amir_Hasan_Sijzi).[2] Burhanuddin allowed [Samaa](/source/Sama_(Sufism)) and rejoicing as spiritual expressions at his convent. When Sultan Muhammad Bin Tughluq moved the capital from Delhi to [Daulatabad](/source/Daulatabad%2C_Maharashtra) intermittently, Burhanuddin moved to [Daulatabad](/source/Daulatabad_Fort), where he spent most of the remaining years of his life. He later left for Roza (present-day [Khuldabad](/source/Khuldabad)) towards the last days of his life, before dying in 741 AH / 1340 AD.[2] ## Legacy Burhanuddin's sayings were captured by his disciple Maulana Muhammad Bin Ahmad Kashani in the form of Ahsan-ul-Aqwal.[4] He designated [Zainuddin Shirazi](/source/Zainuddin_Shirazi) as his spiritual successor.[2] Burhanuddin's [Urs](/source/Urs) (death anniversary) is celebrated on 8th - 12th of the Islamic month of [Safar](/source/Safar). When the sovereign Nasir ud din Nasir Khan Faruki of the [Faruki dynasty of Kandesh](/source/Faruqi_dynasty) captured [Asirgarh](/source/Asirgarh) in 1399 CE, the town of [Burhanpur](/source/Burhanpur) on the bank of [Tapti](/source/Tapti_River) was founded in honor of Burhanuddin.[2] The *[dargah](/source/Dargah)* has a large quadrangular courtyard, featuring an open-fronted building on all sides and a *[Naqqar khana](/source/Naqqar_khana)* at the east end. The west end of the quadrangle is used as a school, and a door gives access to an inner courtyard containing several graves. Facing the entrance is the tomb of Burhanuddin. Within the shrine are preserved some hairs of the [Prophet's](/source/Muhammad) beard. The shrine doors are plated with metal plates wrought into fanciful designs of trees and flowers. There is a mosque in front of the *dargah*. The *dargah* attracts thousands of pilgrims each year for the *Urus* of the [saint](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/15l-people-to-visit-khultabad-urs/articleshow/45716240.cms). ### Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah's tomb To the right of Burhanuddin's tomb are the resting places of [Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah](/source/Qamar-ud-din_Khan%2C_Asaf_Jah_I) I, the founder of the [Hyderabad dynasty](/source/Hyderabad_State), his second son [Nasir Jang](/source/Nasir_Jang_Mir_Ahmad),[5] and one of his consorts. They are covered with a white cloth. ## Further reading - *Bakiat-el-Gharib* by Mujud ud Din ## See also - [Nizams of Hyderabad](/source/Nizams_of_Hyderabad) - [Ganj Rawan Ganj Baksh](/source/Ganj_Rawan_Ganj_Baksh) - [Khuldabad](/source/Khuldabad) - [Zainuddin Shirazi](/source/Zainuddin_Shirazi) - [Sufi Saints of Aurangabad](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sufi_Saints_of_Aurangabad&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Zar Zari Zar Baksh](/source/Zar_Zari_Zar_Baksh) - [Ashraf Jahangir Semnani](/source/Ashraf_Jahangir_Semnani) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_1-1) Khvurd, Amir (2015). *Siyar-ul-Auliya* (in Persian). Translated by Baryain, Ghulam Ahmad. Urdu Bazar, Lahore: Mushtaq Book Corner. pp. 393–394. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-:0_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-:0_2-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-:0_2-6) Kahn, Maksud Ahmad (1992). ["Skaikh Burhanu'd-Din Gharib and His Migration to Deccan"](https://www.jstor.org/stable/44142790). *Proceedings of the Indian History Congress*. **53**: 236–243. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [2249-1937](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/2249-1937). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [44142790](https://www.jstor.org/stable/44142790). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Lahori, Mufti Ghulam Sarwar (1990). *Khazinat-ul-Asfiya* (in Persian). Vol. 2. Digitized by Maktabah Mujaddidiyah (www.maktabah.org). Lahore: Maktabah Nabawiyya. pp. 207–209. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Awliya, Nizam-Ad-Din (1835). *Nizam Ad-Din Awliya: Morals for the Heart: Conversations of Shaykh Nizam Ad-Din Awliya Recorded by Amir Hasan Sijzi*. Paulist Press. p. 48. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780809104512](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780809104512). {{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#invalid_isbn_date)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Green, Nile (2004). "Auspicious Foundations: The Patronage of Sufi Institutions in the Late Mughal and Early Asaf Jah Deccan". *South Asian Studies*. **20** (1): 71–98. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1080/02666030.2004.9628637](https://doi.org/10.1080%2F02666030.2004.9628637). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [194095748](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:194095748). - Gazetter of Aurangabad - H. H. The Nizam's Government 1884. (Chapter VI page 395 & 396) ## External links - [Burhanuddin Gharib Dargah](http://dargahinfo.com/Dargah_History.aspx?HID=347) - [Hazrat Syed Burhanuddin](https://aalequtub.com/hazrat-syed-burhanuddin-r-a/) - [Aulia-e-Daccan: Hazrat Shaikh Burhanuddin Gharib Powerful Master](https://auliadeccan.com/2021/02/02/hazrat-shaikh-burhanuddin-gharib/) Authority control databases İslâm Ansiklopedisi --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Burhanuddin Gharib](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burhanuddin_Gharib) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burhanuddin_Gharib?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.