Zanjani Sahib shrine is a famous Sufi shrine situated in the Chah Miran area of Lahore city, Pakistan. An early Sufi saint, Syed Miran Hussain Zanjani (died 1042 CE) is buried here. He is a Hussaini Syed and arrived from his native Zanjan in Iran to preach Islam in Lahore.
Peer Zanjani( Sufi saint SYEDNA Shaikh Saad Maqdoom peer Zanjani RH GULBARGA INDIA. Titles & Recognition ⢠Qutb-ul-Qutab, Shaykh al-Shuyukh, Hafiz al-Hadith ⢠Revered as one of the earliest saints of Gulbarga Sharif (Deccan, India). ⢠Known as âÂÂChacha Peerâ of Hazrat Khwaja Banda Nawaz Gesu Daraz (RA).
Origin & Family Lineage ⢠Birthplace: Zanjan, Iran (a historic city at the foothills of Mount Libarz). ⢠Lineage: From the Sadat-e-Zanjani family, descendants of Imam Musa al-Kazim (AS), the 7th Imam. ⢠Hazrat Abu Jafar al-Bariqi, a descendant of Imam Musa al-Kazim (AS), migrated from Baghdad to Zanjan in the 3rd Hijri century. ⢠From this branch came Hazrat Miran Hussain Zanjani (RA) (elder saint, Lahore) and Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh Syed Ali Hujwiri (RA), both from the same Sadat family. ⢠Hazrat Miran Hussain Zanjani (RA) even foretold the coming of a great saint from his own family â later fulfilled in the birth of Sheikh Saad bin Ali Zanjani.
Spiritual Chain (Silsila) ⢠Khalifa & mureed of Hazrat Shaykh Nizamuddin Auliya (RA), Mahboob-e-Ilahi. ⢠Contemporary and considered peer-bhai (spiritual brother) of Hazrat Naseeruddin Chiragh Dehlvi (RA). ⢠Known for close companionship with these Chishti luminaries.
Migration & Preaching ⢠After the passing of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya (RA), he migrated from Delhi â Gujarat â Deccan in 725 AH. ⢠Settled in Gulbarga (Kalaburagi), actively preaching Islam in a region then dominated by disbelief and idolatry. ⢠Thousands embraced Islam under his guidance.
Final Years & Urs ⢠Wafat: 22 Shawwal 740 AH. ⢠Urs: Celebrated annually 21âÂÂ23 Shawwal at Gulbarga Sharif with great devotion. ⢠Tradition: Fatiha with Hari Bhaji and Roti at the Dargah Sharif. ⢠Hazrat Banda Nawaz Gesu Daraz (RA) regularly visited his shrine every Thursday during his lifetime.