Hakim Syed Fazlur Rahman
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Hakim Syed Fazlur Rahman (1912–1994) was a noted Unani
physician from Tijara
and Bhopal.
1331AH/18 December 1912 – 27th Rajab
1414AH/10 January 1994) belonged to the family of Gardēzī Sadaat
. Being ‘Hakim’ by profession, he also had deep interest in mysticism (Tasawwuf) and Sufism
. He followed Sufi path as he had great faith (‘Aqidah’) over the ‘Huwalshaafi’, which is in effect a physician of the heart, able to diagnose the seeker's hindrance to knowledge and pure intention in serving the God, and to prescribe to the seeker a course of treatment appropriate to his or her maladies. Through both devotional practices of Sufism
and Unani
, he treated many patients by serving Ta'wiz
and drugs.
He was closely associated with the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Khanoon (Shah-e-Willayat) and Muhammad Ghawth
Gwaliyari. He used to attend Urs
of Hazrat Khwaja Khanoon Sahib every year at his Dargah
. He also published a book (Jalwa-e Khanoon), which is basically a compilation of Poems composed in praise of Shah-e-Willayat Hazrat Khwaja Khanoon Sahib, published from Roohani Academy, Gwalior in 1965.
Apart from 'Jalwa-e Khanoon', he authored 'Usool-e Sehat' and 'Yaad-e Nazir' in addition to memoirs of Iraq's visit.
Khwaja Hameeduddin Shah Khanooni, the grandfather of the present Sajjada Nashin
Khwaja Rashid Khanooni, went for Ziyarat
to many cities of Iraq
like Karbala
, Basra
, Samarra
, Najaf
to visit the tomb of Imām Ali
, Kufa
to visit Masjid al-Kufa, Kazmain to visit Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad
to visit the shrine and mosque of Ghaus al Azam Shaikh Abdul Qadir Gilani and the mosque of Abū Ḥanīfa.
He performed Hajj
in 1982 by sea route from Bombay.
, Hakim Syed Fazlur Rahman started family profession (Unani way of treatment) from the very early life with his father Hakim Syed Karam Husain
(1870–1953) and elder brother Hafiz Hakim Syed Atiqul Qadir
(1900–2000) at Dawakhana Shifaul Amraz
.
After partition of India
and complete devastation of the whole region of Alwar and Tijara
, the family of Hakim Syed Fazlur Rahman migrated to Bhopal and started afresh the whole set up of the 'Dawakhana'. Many of his family members were already living in Bhopal before the partition of India
since 1857, even his wife, Haneefa Begum, daughter of Qazi Khaliluddin
, whom he married on 17 Jumada al-awwal
1349 AH / 9 November 1930 belonged to Bhopal.
She died at the age of 32 years on 14th Shawwal
1365 AH / 11 December 1946. Following is a Qata, narrated by a Urdu
poet on the occasion of the demise of his wife:
Hakim Syed Fazlur Rahman practiced Tibb in Bhopal till 1975. Later on because of his ill health and had the only son, he again shifted to Aligarh where his son Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman
was in the University services. He practiced in Aligarh till death. He is buried in the graveyard of Aligarh Muslim University
(Minto E).
Following is a Qata, narrated by a Persian
poet on the occasion of his demise:
He left behind two daughters and one son Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman
. Eldest daughter Tayyaba Begum is married to Mohammad Nooruddin Nadvi (son of Maulvi Haji Halimuddin ibn Qazi Khaliluddin
) while youngest daughter Tajjalia Begum (died 2010) was married to Ghyasuddin (son of Shaikh Qamaruddin of Betul
).
Unani
Unani-tibb or Unani Medicine also spelled Yunani Medicine means "Greek Medicine", and is a form of traditional medicine widely practiced in South Asia...
physician from Tijara
Tijara
Tijara is a city and a municipality in Alwar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Tijara is situated 48 km to the north east of Alwar, the nearest Railwau station is Khairthal. It was founded by Tajpala, Raja of Sarahata, 6 km from Tijara. A scion of Yadav family, he built palaces at...
and Bhopal.
Brief biography
Syed Fazlur Rahman (8th MuharramMuharram
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year in which fighting is prohibited...
1331AH/18 December 1912 – 27th Rajab
Rajab
Rajab is the seventh month of the Islamic calendar. The lexical definition of Rajaba is "to respect", of which Rajab is a derivative.This month is regarded as one of the four sacred months in Islam in which battles are prohibited...
1414AH/10 January 1994) belonged to the family of Gardēzī Sadaat
Gardēzī Sadaat
Gardēzī Sadaat is a Sadaat Muslim family of Sayyid from Gardez ; consequently known as ‘Gardēzī Sadaat’ in Indian subcontinent.- Origin :...
. Being ‘Hakim’ by profession, he also had deep interest in mysticism (Tasawwuf) and Sufism
Sufism
Sufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
. He followed Sufi path as he had great faith (‘Aqidah’) over the ‘Huwalshaafi’, which is in effect a physician of the heart, able to diagnose the seeker's hindrance to knowledge and pure intention in serving the God, and to prescribe to the seeker a course of treatment appropriate to his or her maladies. Through both devotional practices of Sufism
Sufism
Sufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
and Unani
Unani
Unani-tibb or Unani Medicine also spelled Yunani Medicine means "Greek Medicine", and is a form of traditional medicine widely practiced in South Asia...
, he treated many patients by serving Ta'wiz
Ta'wiz
The Ta'wiz or Tawiz is a locket usually containing verses from the Quran or other Islamic prayers and symbols. As a general rule it is worn with the belief that it will repel any evil intended for the wearer and will also bring him luck. As such it is intended to be an amulet. The word Ta'wiz is...
and drugs.
He was closely associated with the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Khanoon (Shah-e-Willayat) and Muhammad Ghawth
Muhammad Ghawth
Muhammad Ghawth Gwaliyari was a 16th century Sufi master of the Shattari order and Sufi saint, a musician, and the author of Jawahir-i Khams ....
Gwaliyari. He used to attend Urs
Urs
Urs is the death anniversary of a Sufi saint in South Asia, usually held at the saint's dargah . South Asian Sufis being mainly Chishtiyya, refer to their saints as lovers and God as beloved...
of Hazrat Khwaja Khanoon Sahib every year at his Dargah
Dargah
A Dargah is a Sufi shrine built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint. Local Muslims visit the shrine known as . Dargahs are often associated with Sufi meeting rooms and hostels, known as khanqah...
. He also published a book (Jalwa-e Khanoon), which is basically a compilation of Poems composed in praise of Shah-e-Willayat Hazrat Khwaja Khanoon Sahib, published from Roohani Academy, Gwalior in 1965.
Apart from 'Jalwa-e Khanoon', he authored 'Usool-e Sehat' and 'Yaad-e Nazir' in addition to memoirs of Iraq's visit.
Pilgrimage tour and Hajj
In 1954, Hakim Syed Fazlur Rahman along with Sajjada NashinSajjada nashin
The Sajjada Nashin is the descendant of a Sufi Pir or descendant of a disciple of a Pir, who tends to the shrine which is erected over the Pir's tomb or grave, known as a Dargah or Mazar....
Khwaja Hameeduddin Shah Khanooni, the grandfather of the present Sajjada Nashin
Sajjada nashin
The Sajjada Nashin is the descendant of a Sufi Pir or descendant of a disciple of a Pir, who tends to the shrine which is erected over the Pir's tomb or grave, known as a Dargah or Mazar....
Khwaja Rashid Khanooni, went for Ziyarat
Ziyarat
Ziyārah is an Arabic term literally means "visit", used to refer to a pilgrimage to sites associated with Muhammad, his family members and descendants , his companions, or other venerated figures in Islām, such as the Prophets, Sufi saints and Islāmic scholars...
to many cities of Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
like Karbala
Karbala
Karbala is a city in Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorate, and has an estimated population of 572,300 people ....
, Basra
Basra
Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of two million as of 2009...
, Samarra
Samarra
Sāmarrā is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Salah ad-Din Governorate, north of Baghdad and, in 2003, had an estimated population of 348,700....
, Najaf
Najaf
Najaf is a city in Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2008 is 560,000 people. It is the capital of Najaf Governorate...
to visit the tomb of Imām Ali
Ali
' |Ramaḍān]], 40 AH; approximately October 23, 598 or 600 or March 17, 599 – January 27, 661).His father's name was Abu Talib. Ali was also the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and ruled over the Islamic Caliphate from 656 to 661, and was the first male convert to Islam...
, Kufa
Kufa
Kufa is a city in Iraq, about south of Baghdad, and northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000....
to visit Masjid al-Kufa, Kazmain to visit Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
to visit the shrine and mosque of Ghaus al Azam Shaikh Abdul Qadir Gilani and the mosque of Abū Ḥanīfa.
He performed Hajj
Hajj
The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so...
in 1982 by sea route from Bombay.
Family and life
Born in TijaraTijara
Tijara is a city and a municipality in Alwar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Tijara is situated 48 km to the north east of Alwar, the nearest Railwau station is Khairthal. It was founded by Tajpala, Raja of Sarahata, 6 km from Tijara. A scion of Yadav family, he built palaces at...
, Hakim Syed Fazlur Rahman started family profession (Unani way of treatment) from the very early life with his father Hakim Syed Karam Husain
Hakim Syed Karam Husain
Hakim Syed Muhammad Karam Hussain was a prominent Unani practitioner from Tijara, Alwar.-Education:After initial education from his hometown ‘Tijara’, he moved to Meerut at the age of 14 years. In Meerut, he took expertise, knowledge and proficiency on ‘Unani Tibb’ from two leading practitioners...
(1870–1953) and elder brother Hafiz Hakim Syed Atiqul Qadir
Hakim Syed Atiqul Qadir
Hafiz Hakim Syed Atiqul Qadir was a noted Unani Physician from Tijara and Bhopal.-Brief biography:Hakim Syed Atiqul Qadir belonged to the family of Gardēzī Sadaat and was born on 24 Ramadan 1328 AH / 1909 AD at Tijara. He was a practicing Unani Physician from Tijara and Bhopal.-Education:He...
(1900–2000) at Dawakhana Shifaul Amraz
Dawakhana Shifaul Amraz
Dawakhana Shifaul Amraz , was a Unani pharmaceutical company established in 1894 at Tijara, India. It was one of the largest manufacturer of many Unani medicine before the partition of India.-History:...
.
After partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
and complete devastation of the whole region of Alwar and Tijara
Tijara
Tijara is a city and a municipality in Alwar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Tijara is situated 48 km to the north east of Alwar, the nearest Railwau station is Khairthal. It was founded by Tajpala, Raja of Sarahata, 6 km from Tijara. A scion of Yadav family, he built palaces at...
, the family of Hakim Syed Fazlur Rahman migrated to Bhopal and started afresh the whole set up of the 'Dawakhana'. Many of his family members were already living in Bhopal before the partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
since 1857, even his wife, Haneefa Begum, daughter of Qazi Khaliluddin
Qazi Khaliluddin
Qazi Khaliluddin was a religious scholar, employed in a Risala, at Alwar State.-Biography:...
, whom he married on 17 Jumada al-awwal
Jumada al-awwal
Jumada al-awwal is the fifth month in the Islamic calendar.We can also find the alternative spelling Jumada al-Ula.The origin of the word is as follows: the word Jumda, from which the name of the month is derived, is used to denote dry parched land: land devoid of rain, and hence denote the dry...
1349 AH / 9 November 1930 belonged to Bhopal.
She died at the age of 32 years on 14th Shawwal
Shawwal
Shawwāl is the tenth month of the lunar Islamic calendar. Shawwāl means to ‘lift or carry’; so named because she-camels normally would be carrying a fetus at this time of year.-Fasting during Shawwāl:...
1365 AH / 11 December 1946. Following is a Qata, narrated by a Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
poet on the occasion of the demise of his wife:
Hakim Syed Fazlur Rahman practiced Tibb in Bhopal till 1975. Later on because of his ill health and had the only son, he again shifted to Aligarh where his son Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman
Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman
Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman , is well known for his contribution to Unani medicine. He founded Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences in 2000...
was in the University services. He practiced in Aligarh till death. He is buried in the graveyard of Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University ,is a residential academic university, established in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as Mohammedan Angelo-Oriental College and later granted the status of Central University by an Act of the Indian Parliament in 1920...
(Minto E).
Following is a Qata, narrated by a Persian
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
poet on the occasion of his demise:
He left behind two daughters and one son Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman
Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman
Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman , is well known for his contribution to Unani medicine. He founded Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences in 2000...
. Eldest daughter Tayyaba Begum is married to Mohammad Nooruddin Nadvi (son of Maulvi Haji Halimuddin ibn Qazi Khaliluddin
Qazi Khaliluddin
Qazi Khaliluddin was a religious scholar, employed in a Risala, at Alwar State.-Biography:...
) while youngest daughter Tajjalia Begum (died 2010) was married to Ghyasuddin (son of Shaikh Qamaruddin of Betul
Betul
Betul is a city and a municipality in Betul district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative center of Betul District located in southern Madhya Pradesh. It forms the southernmost part of the Bhopal Division.-Etymology:...
).
See also
- Hakim Fazlur Rahman Museum on Arts, Culture and Orientalism
- Tijara
- Syed Mohammad AshrafSyed Mohammad AshrafQazi Syed Mohammad Ashraf was a very influential person in the region of Mewat of Alwar during British India.-Biography:Qazi Syed Mohammad Ashraf was one of the prominent men from the region of Mewat. He was a ulama, faqih and well versed in sharia law. He worked for Islamic dawah and did tabligh...
(great grandfather) - Qazi Mir Imdad AliQazi Mir Imdad AliQazi Mir Imdad Ali was Military officer during Bhonsle Dynasty in 1835 at Nagpur.-Biography:Mir Imdad Ali was an inherited Qazi by profession from Sakras, District Gurgaon . He was merely 5 years when his father Syed Mohammad Ashraf was assassinated in 1814 by Meo Community at Sakras...
(grandfather) - Hakim Syed Zillur RahmanHakim Syed Zillur RahmanHakim Syed Zillur Rahman , is well known for his contribution to Unani medicine. He founded Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences in 2000...
(son) - Syed Ziaur RahmanSyed Ziaur RahmanDr Syed Ziaur Rahman is a faculty member in the discipline of Pharmacology and Chair of the Advisory Council , International Association of Medical Colleges.-Biography:...
(grandson)