Life Sketch of Great Sufi Saint Baba Tajuddin

In the recent history of both Islamic and Hindu mysticism of India ( 1861 to 1925 ) , Hajarat Baba Tajuddin Aulia of Nagpur has been one of the most outstanding mystics of his time. He was most intimately loved and rather worshipped by both the Hindus and Muslims for his highly amazing spiritual powers and universal benedictions enjoyed by millions of the suffering humanity.

It is a great pity that nobody cared to publish his exemplary life--story and marvellous deeds ever since his disappearance from the scene of this world. I think it is his own spiritual blessing that i am inspired to publish his biographical sketch in these pages in order to preserve the glorious history of India's innumerable " Spiritual Redeemers " to uphold the eternal dignity of all ancient Religions.


Descent and Birth

The ancestors of Tajuddin Baba were Arabs. Syed Abdulla, a grand son of Hazarat Iman Askari, came from Arabia to India and settled down in Madras. The descendants of his family thus happened to live around this city for a long time. One of them, Syed Badruddin, become a Subedar in the army - Madras Platoon no. 32 and live in Kamptee. He married Mariam Bee, the daughter of one sheikh Miraan Saheb.

Syed Badruddin had a son born on Thursday, the 27th of January, 1861, at about 5-15 a.m at Kmaptee and he was named Tajuddin. But they were shocked to see that the newly born child did not cry, as usual, they feared it was still-born child and according to the prevalent custom, branded it on it's forehead and the temples. The child then cried for only a little while but almost ommediately stopped and kept gazing intently in all directions. The marks of that branding remained for ever on the forehead and temples of the pious child.

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