03. BIRTH OF THE GREAT KHWAJA BABA (R.A.)

The Great and Revered Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hassan Chishty, R. A., (peace to his soul) was born on Monday the 9th Jamadi-us-sani in 537 Hijri (1143, A.D.) at the village of Sanjar under the city of Ispahan, which is still it situated at the north of Kandahar city.

In various books the nickname of the Great Hazrat Khawaja Baba (R.A.) is Imam-E-Mujtaba. Mainly he came to be known as Moinuddin Hassan (R.A.). He grew up in Khorasan.

It is also stated in a few books that the Great Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishty (R.A.) had two to four brothers. But there is no documentary evidence available regarding their date and place of birth. Hence, it is believed that they all expired during infancy.

Hazrat Khwaja Gyasuddin Hassan (R.A.), father of the Holy Saint Khwaja Baba (R.A.) was a man of great piety. He was a rich person of his time and left this world for his heavenly abode in the year 551 Hijri and 1156 A.D. at Neshapur when Khwaja Baba (R.A.) was fifteen years old. According to Sairul Aqtab, the Holy Saint became an orphan in the year 552 Hijri.

Hazart Khwaja Baba’s (R.A.) mother, Hazrat Ommul Wara alias Bibi Mahey Noor (R.A.) was a daughter of Hazrat Sayed Dawood Bin Hazrat Sayed Abdullah Hambli (Hussaini and Hassani Sayed), also expired after some time leaving Hazrat Khwaja Baba (R.A.) alone at the mercy of the world.

In the fourteenth stage the relation goes to the Great Hazrat Ali (KW). This fact will be proved from the maternal genealogy of his mother, which has been fully described here under a separate heading.

During and before the birth of the Great Khwaja Baba (R.A.), the peace and tranquility of the Muslim world was disturbed. Sistan and its surrounding lands were experiencing unprecedented bloodshed and plunder at the hands of barbarous Tartars and rebels. These intruders had gained supremacy and were exploiting the situation during the weak governments of the ruling Sultans. The life and honour of the people were in constant danger. The wild Tartars had almost destroyed the name of the Muslims.

The Tartars perpetrated barbarous and inhuman acts of destruction against the 600 years old Muslim civilization, culture and practically uprooted thousands of people. 

Owing to these intermittent political disturbances in Sistan and its suburbs, Hazrat Khwaja Gyasuddin Hassan (R.A.), father of the Great Hazrat Moinuddin Chishty (R.A.), was totally determined to leave the place for ever. Therefore, he left Sistan and reached Neshapur with his family. Neshapur was the capital city of East Persia during those days and also the most flourishing city of that time. Neshapur was a centre for intellectuals and economic activities and possessed the well-known Nezamia University with a precious library that contained a rare collection of oriental literature. Scholars were gathering to the University for extra and outstanding knowledge because there lived famous Ulemas and reputed Sufis who imparted knowledge of moral and spiritual enlightenment to these scholars. Not only this; there also lived physicians and artists of outstanding qualifications. There were rich gardens, canals with flourishing agricultural fields. It is recorded that Khwaja Gyasuddin Hassan (R.A.), bought an orchard with a wind mill in the city to settle down to a peaceful and happy life.

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