Resume’ (A Profile) Deodi Khaja Bandanawaz, Rauza-i-Buzurg,GULBARGA 585 104. Karnataka State

Tel : (08472) (R) 222120 (O) 257513 Mobile : 9886736909 E-mail : [email protected] Dr. Syed Shah Khusro Hussaini

Sajjada Nashin President Dargah Hazrath Khaja Bandanawaz (Rh) Khaja Education Society

Hazrath Khaja Bandanawaz Gesudiraz (Rh) was born on A cart was specially arranged to fetch the students from the 30th July 1321 / 4th Rajab 721H_ and passed away areas where roads were not proper. There were, then, on 1st November 1422 AD / 16th Zi qa‘ dah 825AH at the no educational institutions anywhere in this area for miles age of 105 Lunar years. His ancestors in Khurasan were around. This was late fifties and sixties. To understand popularly known as the “Sayyids_ _ wi_ th long locks”. Thus the motives and struggles that were behind the foundation he retained his surname of Gi su dira z (literally, long locks) of an education society is to comprehend the ideals and personality of the individual behind its construction. in India_ also. His name was Sayyid Muh_.ammad Al- H.usayni , and was also known as Bandanawa z (one who Janab Late Dr. Syed Shah Muhammad Hussaini was a comforts other human beings). man of vision. Initially he donated 40 acres of land for this specific purpose. An entire campus of schools and He was the sixth vicegerent in line from the great Chishti _ _ colleges stands in testimony to this individual service of Ajmer, Shaykh Khaja Ghari bnawa z. He was the _ _ towards his community. He took up the challenge of successor_ to _Shaykh Nas.i ruddin Mah.mu d, known as bettering the lot of his fellow citizens particularly of the Chira gh-i Dilli . He had moved to Gulbarga in 1401 AD deprived and backward Muslim community in Gulbarga. at the age of 80 years from Delhi. His mausoleum was Service was the basis of this education Society. built by Sultan Ahmad Shah Wali Bahmani in the middle of the 15th Century A.D. Every year during the Urs (death Khaja Education Society was initially created in the year anniversary) lakhs and lakhs of people converge to pay 1958 to nurture the hopes and aspirations of Muslim homage to the saint, displaying perfect communal community. However its philanthropic approach and harmony and national integration. compassion for the unprivileged sections of the humanity _ _ _ has enabled it to provide path-breaking service since its Gi su dira z was a reputed mystic, an erudite scholar and existence. It has worked for the upliftment of all the author of innumerable works. Among other irrespective of caste, community or religion. Moreover, languages, he knew Arabic, Persian, Hindawi, and was Khaja Education Society fosters communal harmony, well-versed in Sanskrit. peace, tolerance, equality, love, understanding and truthfulness. The teachings of Hazrath Khaja Bandanawaz are not Khaja Education Society offers modern education aimed confined to any particular caste or community, but at all the sections of the Society. It has given primary encompass human law and order, morality and culture, importance to women’s education, having established a sound mind in a sound body, and a balance of the girl’s high schools, pre-university and degree colleges physical and the spiritual. He preached universal unity (both Arts & Science). In all it manages more than 15 and brotherhood, and devoted his life for the good and educational institutions, begining from the pre-primary to upliftment of mankind irrespective of caste, creed or Engineering, Medical education and a 500 bed Khaja religion. ( Flash ) Bandanawaz Fresh Affiliations / Awards Teaching & The saint is known 03-04-2007 PROGRESSIVE REFORMS General Hospital. internationaly, to date (Page R-1 to R-5) and his works are We strive to studied and 27-05-2012 Hazrath Khaja Garib Nawaz, Ajmer Shareef Manuata Award, continue to be of researched on presented by World Peace Centre, Alandi, Pune (Maharashtra) service to future not only in India 21-05-2012 Member, Literary Committee of Dairatul Maarifil Osmania, generations and but in the Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad. hope to tide over universities of these difficult 23-12-2011 Member, National Monitoring Committee for Minorities Education Europe and North Govt. of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, times with God’s America. New Delhi. grace.

Achievements as Sajjada Nashin, Dargah Hazrath Khaja Bandanawaz (Revised) (Rh) and President, Khaja Education Society. Please see PROGRESSIVE REFORMS (2007 onwards) at the end of the Resume. Resume’/SSKH - # 2/15 (Revised)

PERSONAL PROFILE:

Born on 10th September, 1945...

A. Genesis:

i) Paternally

...into an illustrious family. Is the eldest son of the Founder Member & Vice President All India Personal Law Board and Former Member of Legislative Council, Govt.of Karnataka, Late Janab Padmashri Syed Shah Muhammad_ _ Al Hussaini,_ the Sajjada 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 famous Gharibnawaz of Ajmer. Is the 23rd direct descendant of the sufi saint Hazrath Khaja Bandanawaz.

ii) Maternally

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

B. Married to...

...the daughter of Late Nawab Mir Muzaffar Hussain Khan from the aristocrasy of Surat, combined with the nobility of_ Hyder_abad_ _ on one side and descent traced to the Sufi Shaykh ‘Abd al - Qa dar Ji la ni of Baghdad on the other.

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

C. Personality

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

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

l Honest, upright, straight-forward, polite, frank, perfectionist and meticulous. Resume’/SSKH - # 3/15 (Revised)

EDUCATION :

l An erudite scholar as the academic graph shows. Has keenly pursued education, 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 Osmania University in 1965 followed by Post graduation in Arabic language and literature in 1967 from the same university.

Master of Arts Joined the famous Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University in Montreal, Canada in September 1972 and completed Second Post graduation 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 the Sufism of Gesudiraz. First part_ of the work_ is an annotated English_ translation of the treatise, Risa lah-i ‘Ishqiyyah or also known as H.aza ir al-Quds. The second part is an analysis of the work, including a discussion of and a comparison to earlier non-Indian Sufi masters. Dissertation is in 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 on Islamic studies published from Hyderabad. It was founded by the Nizam VII of Hyderabad in the year 1927. The journal had to be given a new life and getup. Hence a two year revitalization program was successfully taken 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, Khairatabad Hyderabad. Is one of the driving forces that work towards the enhancement and maintenance of high educational standards in the institutions run by this Society in Hyderabad. The Society is known for the quality and standard of education maintained. It manages schools of repute affiliated to ICSE Board New Delhi. Resume’/SSKH - # 4/15 (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_ _Univ_ _ersity founded more than 115 years ago by 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 approach to .

Is _at present Member of the Managing Committee of Jamia Niza 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 of Human 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. of India, New Delhi. 2011 - Elected as the Member to the Karnataka State Board of Wakfs, Bangalore. 2011 - Member, State Integration Council (SIC), Home Department, Government of 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, Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad. (Andhra Pradesh).

D. President : 1991 - The All India Sufi Conference was founded in Hyderabad in the year 1991. Among the aims and objectives of the conference, was to bring together all the Sajjada Nashins / Administrators / Chairmans or Presidents of the of India and to look into the problems being faced by Resume’/SSKH - # 5/15 (Revised)

Muslim Minority. Among conferences and seminars organized, 02 may be mentioned where the above personnel were invited as delegates representing more than 150 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 and administrators 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 Indian Societies Act, 1960, was founded by Padmashree Janab Hazrat Syed Shah Muhammad Hussaini in the year 1958. Initially Bi Bi Raza Girls School was inaugurated. Gradually educational institution after institution was established. In 1980, Khaja Bandanawaz College of Engineering took shape and in the year 2000 Khaja Bandanawaz Institute of Medical Sciences was given permission by the Govt. of India. Today, there are more than 15 institutions, including a 500 Bed Khaja Bandanawaz Teaching and General Hospital which are being managed by the Khaja Education Society. A high standard of education is maintained and each year approximately 10,000 to 12,000 students totally are catered in the institutions of the Society. It is a service oriented Society, and it caters to economically backward classes in most of its institutions.

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

Is the Chairman of most of the Sub-committees of the Society. E. Skills : lll Experienced in matters related to religion in resolving various issues arising in the day to day life of the Muslim community.

lll Has immense administrative experience of more than 02 decades.

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS :

1996 Award for Service to Khaja Education Society, presented in the Annual Day 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 Jubilee Celebrations by Bi Bi Raza Degree College, Gulbarga. Resume’/SSKH - # 6/15 (Revised)

_ _ _ 2002 Gold miniature of the dome of Gisu dira z presented by the people of Gulbarga in the Jashn-i I‘tiraf-i Khidmat function, Gulbarga, for social service. _ 2005 Awar_ d _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. Certificate awarded 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 Family Disorganization - Emerging Challenges at Bi Bi Raza Degree College for Women, Gulbarga. Memento awarded.

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

2007 Felicitation organized by the staff of all the Institutions of Khaja Education Society 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 Gulbarga for assuming the Office of the Sajjada Nashin Dargah Hazrath Khaja Bandanawaz (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 Reception Committee for Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Khaja Education Society at Auditorium, KBN Institute of Medical Sciences Campus, Gulbarga. Memento awarded.

2008 Felicitation organized by Federation of Andhra Pradesh Minority Educational Institutions for conferment of Honorary Doctorates by Belford University, USA and Gulbarga University, Gulbarga. Awarded memento on 2nd March 2008.

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

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

2012 Hazrath Khaja Garib Nawaz, Ajmer Shareef Manauta Award, presented for the services rendered for “National Integrity and World Peace”. Awarded by World Peace Centre, Alandi, Pune (Maharashtra) on 27th May 2012 at Pune. Resume’/SSKH - # 7/15 (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 college in 1971 and later in the City College (founded by the Nizam VII) in 1972 as 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 eleven lectures in West Germany on the topics related to Sufism in general. This lecture tour proved to be a great success and was greatly appreciated by 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 Gisu dira z and his thought. A highly scholarly resear_ ch ‘ 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) Resume’/SSKH - # 8/15 (Revised)

_ ii. THE LIFE, WORKS_ _AND_ TEACHINGS_ OF KHWA JAH BANDAHNAW_ _ _ A Z GI SU DIRA Z. Published by Sayyid Muh.ammad Gisu dira z Research Academy, Gulbarga, K.S.Hyderabad 1986.

This is a short research work on the life of the above saint which_ _ giv_es 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 collection of encomiums composed by the author. Various reviews of the above work acknowledge 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 not only on the architectural details but also contains other socio-religious aspects. This makes the work interesting and attractive to a wider range of readership. Compilation is 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 and Urdu languages which are used in day to day life of Muslim communities. It consists of not only a gramatical analysis of each but its translation and usage. The work will clarify certain misunderstandings and misconceptions regarding the above terminologies. Work is in progress for publication. (In English) _ _ _ _ _ iv. Siyar-i Muh.ammadi by Muh.ammad ‘Al i 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 translation into Urdu. Being re-edited on modern lines with annotations. _ _ _ _ ’ v. Ki_tab_ al-_ ‘Aqaid 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 and translation into Urdu. (First Urdu translation was done in the year 1996). Being re-edited on modern lines with annotations. Resume’/SSKH - # 9/15 (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.AMMAD_ I S.ALLA _ALL_ A H ‘ALAYHI WA SALLAM K I 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 below on a Quranic verse. (In Urdu).

c. History _ _ _ _ _ “H.AD.RAT _KHWA JAH_ _ BANDANAW_ A Z G I SU DIRA Z: PAKISTAN MEN TAH.QI Q”, RU ZNA MA SIYA SAT, HYDERABAD. AP. 23rd December, 1980. _ _ _ It is a short article which_ clari_ fies 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 MUDD_I 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 lo_ ve and_ r,espect 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). Resume’/SSKH - # 10/15 (Revised)

_ _ _ iv. “ABU ‘ABD AL-RAH.MA N SOLAM I ”, 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 century AD. His works are accepted as reference manuals not only by the later Sufis but the scholars of Sufism. (In English) _ _ _ _ _ v.“SHUHU D Vs WUJU D : A STUDY OF G I 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 t_ypes_ 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 USKI 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 topic by 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) Resume’/SSKH - # 11/15 (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) and some of his teachings. (In Urdu) c. Commentry on Quran _ _ KA _ FFAH LI AL-N_ A 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 of the 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 period of Delhi. This paper is a numismatic study which shows the importance of the Caliphs 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 19th Century. It is divided into two parts, the first relates to the establishment of the East India Company in the Persian Gulf, and the second to the British Policy towards Bahrain. (In English) e. Islamic Architecture _ BAHMAN I MONUMENTS OF GULBARGA AND BIDAR - A LECTURE WITH SLIDES 1984. The paper is a slide study of the Bahmani monuments of Gulbarga and Bidar. This work is in progress for publication under the title Whispering Walls. (In English) Resume’/SSKH - # 12/15 (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 terms attached to this institution. (In English) g. Islamic Literature _ _ NA‘T AWR USKI AH.M_I 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 the Quran 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 discusses the 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 on the sufi path. (In English) _ _ _ _ iii. MYSTICAL_ IDEAS_ IN MISHKA T AL-ANWA R OF I MA M MUH.AMMAD AL-GHAZA L I - 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 elaborates the author’s views and experiences. A contribution to the field. (In English) Resume’/SSKH - # 13/15 (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-Ghazali develops 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 G I SU DIRA Z 1984.

The paper studies the term ‘Urs (death anniv_ ersary)_ _ and its importance to the Sufis in general. It also describes the Urs of Gi su dira z. (In English) _ _ _ x.GI SU DIR A Z ON SAINTSHIP AND SAINTS - 1984. This research paper discusses the development_ _ of_ the concepts of Saintship and Saints, 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 of the above terms, its meaning and significance. (In Urdu) _ xii. MU_ H.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 his importance and significance to the Sufis of Islam. (In Urdu) Resume’/SSKH - # 14/15 (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 MU_ H.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 G I 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 G I SU DIRA Z BANDANAW A 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. Resume’/SSKH - # 15/15 (Revised) xxi. WHAT IS SUFISM? Patiala, Punjab - 2nd November 2011. Paper read at International Seminar on Sufism and Society organized by Baba Farid 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. Reforms/SSKH

PROGRESSIVE REFORMS (2007 onwards) Reforms/SSKH - # R-1/R-5

ACHIEVEMENTS As SAJJADA NASHIN of the Dargah Hazrath Khaja Bandanawaz ;

After inheriting the mantle of the Sajjada Nashin on the 3rd April 2007, series of progressive reforms in the infrastructure and functioning of the Dargah’s surrounding aimed to provide facilities of an unprecendented nature, not seen in the 600 years old history of the were introduced. Each reform has been made keeping uppermost in 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 20 to 30 and the interiors made spacious.

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

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

4. A large square canopy (45’ x 45’) of tensile fabric (imported material) has been installed to cover the entire pond so that leaves and other matter does not fall into the water used for ablutions.

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

6. One large canopy (78.5’ x 29’)spans the space between the mosque and the Dargah 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 the people can pray, read and rest protected from hot weather conditions.

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

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

10. For the convenience of the aged and the disabled who cannot traverse through the vast premises on foot, a motorized ferry as the ones available on airports has 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 attached washrooms built in them. Reforms/SSKH - # R-2/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 of man-power and increasing efficiency.

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

15. For the security of the Dargah premises and the thousands of visitors every day, 17 CCTV cameras cover all the sensitive places in the Dargah complex monitored by two screens.

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

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

Khaja Bazaar :

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

18. Proper stalls with tin roofs are now being provided to the merchants who gather 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 the exhibition.

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

Projects for the Future :

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

2. Facilitating research in the age-old library attached to the Darul Uloom which has already been digitized. Scholars who are on study visits for research on the teachings and books of Hazrath Khaja Bandanawaz (Rh) will be provided with facilities to aid their research. Plans are to transfer valuable ancient treatises 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 be provided with name plates that will give details of the person buried.

4. The number of public conveniences washrooms and toilets will be further increased to 100 numbers to cater to the large number of visitors to the Dargah. Reforms/SSKH - # R-3/R-5

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

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

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ACHIEVEMENTS As PRESIDENT of Khaja Education Society;

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

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

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

3. The computer lab which had been personally designed by Dr. Khusro Hussaini and 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 community and the world outside, a newspaper was started in 2007; The K.B.N. Times (Urdu) whose circulation and readership base extends beyond Gulbarga to Hyderabad, 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, the Karnataka State Women’s University, Bijapur. (KSWUB).

6. Two subjects were introduced at the P.G. level : English Literature and Mass Communication and Journalism. A fully functional language lab. was equipped for the English P.G. Department, and a first grade Library of books in English literature. At the district level, this is the only Post-graduate Centre for English in a private UGC affiliated college, the other one being at the Government Arts & Science College, Gulbarga. Reforms/SSKH - # R-4/R-5

7. The Mass Communication and Journalism Department is equipped with a state-of-the art Studio, Edit lab., and sound proof recording room. There is a projector 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 a multi-media lab. with 10 computers, a print-lab. with A3 size colour laser printer, a still photo studio and dark room.

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

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

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

a) Besides the Secretary General, appointing three secretaries who would each 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 old Khaja Education Society, electronic equipment is widely utilized from an electronic 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 been built where national and international seminars and functions of the various institutions of the Society are held, regarded as the best auditorium in North Karnataka.

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

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

15. I.T. services for the institutions of the Society have been introduced which provide high speed internet connectivity with Wi-Fi. Reforms/SSKH - # R-5/R-5

16. Showcasing the 50 years of the society at the National level. The Golden Jubilee of the Khaja Education Society was marked by a scintillating ceremony in which 11 institutions of the Society participated. An elaborate Exhibition showcased the achievemnets of the institutions. The dignitaries of Gulbarga in the Academic, Political and Bureaucratic fields were invited along with the First Secretary and Cultural Attache from the Embassy of the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as Chief Guests of the Valedictory function. The Golden Jubilee Celebrations began in the year 2008, comprising of various competitions, seminars and events. The Valedictory function was finally held on 21st Feb. 2011.

17. The Khaja Bandanawaz Gold Cup in Cricket & Hockey for Under 16 Boys. The Khaja Education Society stepped into the arena of sports in a big way by holding (for the first time in the entire North Karnataka region, an Under-16 Cricket 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-exposed talent among the young sportsmen in the country. The awards were of international standards, Gold cups and cash dividends and the latest two wheelers. National level sportsmen and dignitaries attended the matches and functions. The tournaments gained national recognition through the wide media coverage.

Projects for the future :

1. Acquiring a F.M. Radio licence from the Union Government which will function as 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 of the society to be named Khaja Bandanawaz University.

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

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