Makhdoom Ali Mahimi

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Makhdoom Ali Mahimi Shafi'i (1372–1431 A.D) was a saint and scholar of international repute. He lived during the time of the Tughlaq dynasty and that of Sultan Ahmed Shah of Gujarat, and was married to the Sultan's sister. He is widely acknowledged for his scholarly treatises, liberal views and humanist ideals. Mahimi was born into a family of

seven islands that later formed the city of Bombay (now Mumbai).[1]

Not much is known of his early childhood. He later became the follower of disciples of

Qazi
(the Head Muslim Judge/Cleric of a town).

Mahimi was the first Indian scholar to write an

Pole Star
). He was the first commentator of the Quran in India. His commentary is called "Tafsirur Rahman." It is available in
Al Azhar University, Cairo and Ummul-Qura University, Makkah and Markaz Saqafathi sunniyya

Mahimi is revered by both the Muslims and

Muslim sects hold him in high esteem. After his death in 1431, he was buried in Mahim. The site later became a Dargah (shrine) for devotees.[3]

Urs festival

During the annual ten-day

Urs festival celebrated on the 13th day of Shawwal
as per the Muslim calendar, millions of devotees visit his dargah.

The highlight of this is a procession of around eight thousand begins at the Mahim Police Station, believed to be the site of his residence. Two police officers from each of the eighty four city

police constable who gave water to the dying saint from his cap. Another story points to some miraculous assistance police officers once received from an old man, who they believed was the saint, in fighting smugglers.[4]

A room adjacent to the office of the senior inspector of police station contains a steel cupboard that houses the saint's preserved belongings such as his chair, a pair of sandals and his hand-written Qur'an which is considered to be a calligraphic work of art. The room is opened once every year to the public. In 1920 the cupboard was purchased by a senior British police inspector, Raymond Esquire as a tribute to the saint he revered.

On 2005-05-21, the government of Maharashtra named the JJ Flyover after the saint as a tribute to the saint. The 2.1 kilometre flyover is the longest viaduct in the country.

References

  • A saint revered by both Hindus and Muslims, Mohammed Wajihuddin/
    Times of India
    , Bombay, dated 2005-05-22
  • On Urs, Mumbai police keep tryst with Sufi saint, S Ahmed Ali, The Indian Express, Sunday, 2002-12-22
  • Sayed Imamuddin Gulshan Aabadi, Barakat-ul-Awliya, Bombay.
  • Ghulam Azad Bilgrami, Rausat'ul-Awliya, Aurangabad, 1892-93.
  • Bombay Gazetteer, Volume III, Bombay, 1910.
  • S.M. Edwardes, Rise of Bombay, Bombay 1909.
  • Maulana A. R. Parvaz Islahi, Makhdum Ali Mahimi, Naqsh-e-Kokan Publication Trust, Bombay,1976.
  • Nawab Siddiq Hasan Khan, Abjad-ul-Uloon, Bhopal,1295 AH.
  • Muhammed Yusuf Khatkhatey, Kashaful Maktoon
  • Fi-Halat-e-Haji Ali Makhdoom, Maktaba-e-Shihabi, Bombay,1903.
  • Towns and Islands of Bombay, Statistical account (Administration), Volume III, Bombay,1894.
  • Prof. Abdus Sattar Dalvi, Dargahs Abodes of the Saints.
  1. ISBN 978-93-5029-448-2
    .
  2. ^ Great Sufis of South, page:44 print: Malabar, 1980
  3. ISBN 978-81-7436-903-1
    .
  4. ISBN 978-81-85026-65-7
    .

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