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The brief biography of Hadrat Syed Shah Peer Shah

Mohiuddin Thani Quadri Hyderabad
In the area of Deccan there were available seven
descendants of al-Sayyid Muhiyudin Abu Muhammad
Abdal Qadir al-Jilani R.A. and he is one among the seven.
Due to the presence of the seven famous personalities from
the chain of Quaderia and for this reason they are called the
seven stars and their details are as follows.
1. Hadrat Syed Shah Abdul Latif Labali Quaderi al-Hamvi
Kurnool
2. Hadrat Syed Shah Ishaq Sanaullah Quaderi Kurnool.
3. Hadrat Syed Shah Meeran Hussain Quaderi Baghdadi
Lunger house
4. Hadrat Syed Shah Rafiuddin Quaderi Shaikpet
5. Hadrat Syed Shah Jamal al-Bahar Mashooq Rabbani
Warangal
6. Hadrat Syed Shah Ismail Quaderi Nellore, Gulberga.
7. Hadrat Syed Shah Abul Hasan Quaderi Bejapur
Hadrat Syed Shah Peer Shah Mohiuddin Thani Quadri is
the third son of Hadrat Syed Shah Abdul Latif Labali
Quaderi. He was born in 1023 Hijra year in the Qamar
Nagar in Kurnool and he was brought up there. He
completed the education in the short period of time and he
was becoming superior among the other learned persons of
his time. After that he was completing the learning of the
knowledge of innermost from his father and he was
attached to the chain of his father and engaged himself in

the devotion. He was a disciple of his father. As his father

left from this world when he was still at the young age, so
for this reason he obtained permission, saintly dress and
caliphate in the chain of Quaderia from his fathers famous
and well known caliph Hadrat Sufi Sheikh Kurnooli.
When he was entered into the adult age, then due to the
signs of innermost he was migrated to Hyderabad in the 1047
Hijra year and he was settled down inside of the city at the
gate of the old bridge in Ambri mosque. During that period
he was married with elder daughter of Hadrat Syed Abdul
Quader Malkapuri and her name was Bibi Sahiba. And his
father in law was the caliph of Hadrat Meran Hussain
Quaderi. He was living in the house of his father in law for a
period of 24 years. After that he was entered into the city from
the gate of the old bridge along with his servants and darwesh
persons and he was settled down in one old mosque there. The
persons who were present in his service told him that there is
an evil spirit in that place and for this reason nobody did not
live there and even after passing of some part of the night
people do not walk by this way. Upon hearing this he said
where there live an evil spirit and this place will become the
residence of the darwesh persons. He was entered from the
city wall and went into that tomb and he was there in it for
one night and one day. After that he was mutakif (retirement
to mosque for continued prayer) in that old mosque for some
days and also near that place he was buried after his death.
When he came to Hyderabad then due to his condition and
his habits of miracles, many persons for the purpose of
devotion were used to be presented in his service. But he was
accepted few persons as his disciples.
In short, when there was news spread about his arrival in the
city. At that time in the city Syed Meern Hussain al-Mahvi
was there and who was an exemplar of the Shaikhs in the

city of Hyderabad. And as per another tradition his son Hadrat

Syed Abudllah Quaderi was a pattern of the Sheikhs in the
city of Hyderabad. It should be clear that he was meeting
both of the venerable personalities of the city.
Hadrat Syed Abdul Quader bin Hadrat Syed Meeran
Hussain al-Mahvi thought his arrival in the city as prized one
and so he was engaged his daughter Bibi Sahiba with him
and in the manifest this engagement caused of his permanent
stay in Hyderabad and his descendants are also still living in
the city of Hyderabad and now his shrine building is in the
condition of flourishing state. He was well known and famous
Sufi master of his time due to the following reasons.
1. Miracles
2. Perfect Sufi master
3. Meditation
4. Revelation
He used to spend his whole time in the endeavours and
most part of the life he used to spend in the jungle and lonely
places. He spent the period of 40 years in the jungle and in
the lonely places after the marriage. But some time he used to
visit Malakapur to see his father in law there. Since the
beginning of the consciousness, he has been too much
interested in the following knowledges.
1. The knowledges of the manifest and innermost
2. Works of the innermost
3. Mystical exercises
4. Endeavours
He was usually found in the overcome condition, but
some time there will be relief in this matter. His condition of
the engrossment was such that he used to spend one week
time in one place and at that time there will be no news of him
about the world. When he will approach towards physical

universe and he will be there for some time and then he will
go back in the condition of engrossment.
He left this world on 4 th Rajab in the year 1101 Hijra year.
His mausoleum is situated in the shrine building of Hadrat
Musa Quaderi which is situated on the road from street
Hussaini Alam to the old bridge in Hyderabad.
The Urs (death anniversary).
The Urs (death anniversary) which takes place from the
first, to till 7th of the Rajab month of the Muslim calendar in
Hyderabad every year. The procession of Sandal ceremony
will start from the mausoleum of his grandson Hadrat Syed
Shah Darwesh Mohiuddin Thani Quaderi on Karwan street
under the supervision of the custodian Moulana Syed Shah
Mohammed Fazalullah Qauderi and it will reach to the shrine
building of Hadrat Musa Quaderi and ceremonies of the death
anniversary are performed by the custodian of the shrine of
Hadrat Syed Shah Peer Shah Mohiddin Thani Quaderi.
On the fifth of every month there will held the meeting of
Fateha (opening chapter of the Quran this recited as prayers
for dead) of Hadrat Syed Shah Peer Shah Mohiddin Thani
Quaderi and there will be also held the meeting of Qasida
Burda (the poem expressing the grandeur and excellence of
the Allahs last prophet) in the shrine building of Sofia alMusia and every week after the Friday prayer in the circle of
Zikar (remembrance) of Allah and Hadrat Moulana Fazaullah
Quaderi al-Musavi will address the audience and the names of
three sons of Hadrat Moulana Fazaullah Quaderi al-Musavi
are as follows.
1. Pirzada Syed Shah Wasif Alam Quaderi
2. Pirzada Syed Shah Mukhtar Alam Quaderi
3. Pirzada Syed Shah Tanvir Alam Quaderi

Translated by
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez, B.Com.
Translator Muslim Saints and Mystics
(The Tadhkirah al-Awliya of Farid al-Din Attar)
Email: hafeezanwar@yahoo.com
Hyderabad.