Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1679 (1680) |
| Known for | Qazi and Scholar |
| Spouse(s) | Latifun Nisan and Kafia |
| Partner | Syed Shamsuddin Sani (alias Syed Chajju Jagat Jaut |
| Children | Mohammad Baqar,Qazi Syed Inayatullah, Mohammad Asadullah, Mohammad Atiqullah, Mohammad Rizqullah, Bibi Rasti, Mir Imamudin, Mir Amanullah, Sahib Daulat and Mah Bibi |
| Relatives | Mir Imaduddin ibn Syed Shamsuddin (Grand father) |
Qāḍī Sayyid Rāfiʿ Muḥammad Dasondhi (Urdu:قاضي سيد رافع محمد; died ca 1090 AH/1679 AD) was a scholar of repute from Sakras, DistrictGurgaon (now inNuh district, Haryana). He belonged to the family ofGardēzī Sadaat.
Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad (alias Qazi Dasondhi) was a scholar of repute from Sakras, DistrictGurgaon (Haryana). He belonged to the family ofGardēzī Sadaat. His copies of many judgments as Islamic lawyer were preserved in the library ofHakim Syed Karam Husain atTijara,Alwar.[1]
After the massacre byGenghis Khan's forces in Iran (Destruction under the Mongol Empire), his ancestors migrated fromMashhad (Iran) toSabzwar and then to India viaGardēz (Afghanistan) during the reign of Sultan Shams-ud-dinIltutmish (1211–1235). InIndia, this family was acclaimed later on asGardēzī Sadaat and received many honorific titles fromMughal emperors.
According to Akhbarul Akhyar by ShaikhAbdul-Haqq Dehlavi, the two brothers Mir Syed Shahabuddin and Mir Syed Shamsuddin Daod who belonged toGardezi Sadaat came toDelhi duringIltutmish's reign. The family of Mir Syed Shahabuddin was settled inManikpur while the family of Mir Syed Shamsuddin Daod stayed in the region ofMewat. From the family of Manikpur, Raji Hamid Shah (caliph Shaikh Hisamuddin Manikpuri) was a famous scholar.[2] Thelineal descendant of both these brothers in Mewat and Manikpur are remembered asGardezi Sadaat. According to Tarikhul Aimma fi Zikr Khulafai Ummah by Mir Mahboob Ali, "some family members of Syed Shamsuddin Daod were settled inSabzwar, and hence also known as Syed Sabzwari".[3]
In relation to Gardez, Sultan Iltumish knew the family of Mir Syed Shamsuddin very well especially his father Mir Zainuddin from Gardez. The Sultan allowed his sister to marry Mir Syed Shamsuddin. After the demise of his sister, his daughter got married with Mir Syed Shamsuddin. In this way, Mir Syed Shamsuddin enjoyed the royal courtship and remained with Sultan Iltumish. He had two sons Mir Imaduddin and Mir Azizuddin. Mir Syed Shamsuddin died either during the reign of eitherNasiruddin Mahmud orGhiyas ud din Balban. Because of close association with Sultan Iltumish, his family members were sent to jail during the reign ofJalal ud din Firuz Khalji and thenAlauddin Khalji. When Alauddin Khalji killed his uncle Jalaluddin Khalji in 1295 AD/ 695 AH, many prisoners escaped from the jails and many were killed. In this mayhem and confusion, Mir Imaduddin with his nephew Burhanuddin fledDelhi toRanthambore with Muhammad Shah, a rebel general of Sultan Alauddin Khalji in 1299 AD. At that time,Hammir Dev Chauhan was the king ofRanthambore Fort. During the attack ofAlauddin Khalji in 701AH/1301AD, both Mir Imaduddin and Burhanuddin were martyred and buried near the gate ofRanthambore Fort.[4]
After Mir Imaduddin’s martyrdom, his family members including his son Syed Shamsuddin Sani (alias Syed Chajju Jagat Jaut) remained inRanthambore for a few more decades. According to Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi byZiauddin Barani, the families that belonged in the period of SultanIltutmish and remained in the period ofGhiyas ud din Balban were also from ancestors of Syed Chajju.[5]
The name of Syed Chajju Gardezi is found in many books and journals. It is said that the Islamic mystic saints played a very important part towards the evolution of a common language, known asHindustani. We get genuine specimens and authentic evidence of the linguistic assimilation in the religious literature of medieval India.[6] This is evident in Indian names like ...Syed Chajju Gardezi.[7][8]
The history during and after Syed Chajju Gardezi alias Chajju Jagat Jaut is not very distinguishable and traceable. According toHakim Syed Karam Husain, the family of Syed Chajju were later on bestowed with vast lands by many kings near the areas ofMewat in return for their great services. Apart from Sakras (Mewat), some members of Mir Imaduddin and Mir Burhanuddin were also settled inGujarat andDeccan. From the Gujarat family, Qazi Mahmood (846 AH / 1442 AD – 925 AH / 1519 AD) got a reputation as scholar about whomAbdul-Haqq Dehlavi (d.1642 c.e.) mentioned in his manuscript as a great 'Sufi Shaikh' of Gujarat.[9] Qazi Mahmood lived a good life during theSultanate period of Gujarat atAhmedabad at the times of Sultan Shams-ud Din Muzaffar Shah II (son ofSultan Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah I). From Ahmedabad, he shifted to his native place 'Sarpore' (Gujarat) in 920 AH / 1514 AD where he lived till death.
Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad (alias Qazi Dasondhi) was the great great grandson of Syed Shamsuddin Sani (alias Syed Chajju Jagat Jaut).
Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad was married to Latifun Nisan, the elder daughter of Husain Mohammad ibn Mohammad Jamal. With Latifun Nisan, he had five sons – Mohammad Baqar,Qazi Syed Inayatullah, Mohammad Asadullah, Mohammad Atiqullah Shaheed, Mohammad Rizqullah Shaheed and one daughter Bibi Rasti.
Mohammad Baqar was married to Sultan Bibi fromPalwal, while Mohammad Asadullah was married to the daughter of Fatehullah of Sakras (Haryana), Mohammad Atiqullah was married to Mehtab Bibi, daughter of Mohammad Khaliq ibn Mohammd Qaim ibn Fateh Mohammad ibn Mohammad Adam. Mohammad Atiqullah and Mohammad Rizqullah gotmartyrdom (Shaheed) duringSipâhigiri.
Bibi Rasti (diedDhu al-Qi'dah 1147 AH / 1734 AD) was married toQazi Ghulam Mustafa, who was honoured with the title of 'Nawab Kar Talab Khan' ByBahadur Shah I.[10][11][12][13][14] Nawab Kar Talab Khan was a noble andEmir during the reign ofShah Alam. Shah Alam also honoured him various awards andKhalat includingMansab Do Hazari (2,000),zaat wa sowar. He died on 2Muharram 1129 AH/1716 and buried inFerozepur Jhirka. An epitaph from Ferozepur Jhirka, places the death of Kartalab Khan Bahadur, son of Shaikh Muhammad Asaf in AH 1123 (AD 1711).[15]
Khan Zaman Khan Ali Asghar was the son of Bibi Rasti and 'Nawab Kar Talab Khan'Qazi Ghulam Mustafa. Nawab Khan Zaman Khan Bahadur Ghalib Jung 'Ali Asghar' wasMansabdar Punj Hazari (5,000)Emir and was posted first asFaujdar at Moazamabad; Khidmat Daroghgi Topkhana, a store ofArmory (military) atMultan; NaibSubahdar atAzimabad (Patna); and thenSubahdar atAwadh during the reign fromFarrukhsiyar toMuhammad Shah.[16] The fort atFerozepur Jhirka was built by him. He died inShahjahanbad (Delhi) on 4 Zil Haj 1155 AH/30 January 1743[17]
After the death of Latifun Nisan, Syed Rafi Mohammad remarried to Kafia, daughter of Khan Mohammad ofPalwal and sister of Husain Mohammad. From Kafia, he had two sons Mir Imamudin and Mir Amanullah and two daughters Sahib Daulat (married to Barkhurdar Khan II aliasIslam Khan V and Mah Bibi (married to Noorul Haq ibn Mian Abdur Rahman ofTijara).
Barkhurdar Khan II aliasIslam Khan V (died 21Safar 1147 AH / 1734 AD) was the son of Barkhurdar Khan I and great-grandson ofIslam Khan I. Barkhurdar Khan II wasMansabdar Punj Hazari (5,000) and also entitled 'Islam Khan' by Shah Alam and hadMansab 'Darogha Dīwān-e-Khās' (Superintendent of theDiwan-i-Khas) andKhalat-e Fakhra andKhalat-e Barani. He was 'Mir Atash' (the 'master gunner') to Bahadur Shah I before retirement from court, but was restored to his rank of 5,000 (3,000 horse), and appointed Mir Tuzak Awwal (chief Mir Tuzak / quarter-master general).[11] Sahib Daulat and Barkhurdar II had two sons – elder son Ghulam Baqi aka Maddan was also entitled 'Barkhurdar Khan' (Barkhurdar III), while his younger son Ghulam Mohammad aka Saddan was killed (martyred) during the fight between the English forces andShuja-ud-Daula in 1765.
The father of Latifun Nisan, Husain Mohammad was the son of Mohammad Jamal ibn Mohammad Adam ibn Zainuddin ibn Moinuddin ibn Qazi Fatehullah ofTijara.
The second son of Mohammad Jamal was Mohammad Fazil, who had four sons – Farzullah, Mohammad Faiz, Fakhrullah and Umarullah.Apart from Moinuddin, Qazi Fatehullah had another son namely, Qazi Abdullah. The descendants of Qazi Abdullah were mostly “Qazi” of cities while Moinuddin family adopted the profession as technical writer of rules and regulations (Nirkh Nawesi). It is interesting that different communities had different Nirkh in similar cases. Hence the son of Moinuddin (apart from Zainuddin), Ainuddin and his grand sons – Mohammad Talib, Noor Munnawar Nirkhi, Ataullah Nirkhi were all had profession as 'Nirkh Nawesi'. The son of Ataullah Nirkhi, Abul Fazal was married to the daughter ofKhan Zaman Khan Ali Asghar.