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Hazrat Khwaja Syed Shah Maqdoom Zain-ud-din Davud ibn Hussain Shirazi is aSufi saint of theDeccan, belonging to theChishti Order.
Syed Zain ud din Davud (*Hijri 701/1302 CE, † Hijri 771/1370 CE) was born atShiraz and went toDelhi by way ofMecca. He studied under Maulana Kamaluddin of Samana, and came with him toDaulatabad. The author of the "Mayrat-al Walayeh" mentions that Zainuddin, on his arrival at Daulatabad, disapproved of the singing and dancing in the convent ofBurhan uddin; but when he visited thetekkieh, he was perfectly satisfied, and he and his companions were initiated in theChishtia order. Syed Zainuddin held the office of "kazi" at Daulatabad, and in H. 737 (1336 CE) was invested with the mantle of thekaliphat, but did not actually succeed till afterBurhan ud din's death in H. 741 (1340 CE). Syed Husain has recorded all the sayings of Zainuddin in his "Hidayat ul Kalul", and mentions that in H. 747 (1346 CE), sultanMuhammad bin Tughluq (H.699-H.752/1300-1351 CE) directed him to leave forDelhi with the other inhabitants. After the death of the sultan, his successorFiroz Shah permitted the saint to return toDaulatabad.
Zainuddin was greatly respected by theBahmani king sultan Mahmud, who was first reproved by the saint for misgovernment. Malik raja the founder of theFaruki dynasty of Khandesh became one of Zainuddin's disciples, and when the next sovereign Nasir ud din Nasir Khan Faruki capturedAsirgarh in H.801 / 1399 CE, Zainuddin went expressly from Daulatabad to Asirgarh, to tender his congratulations. It was to commemorate this visit that the town ofZainabad, on the left bank of theTapti, was founded after him; andBurhanpur on the opposite bank was founded about the same time in honour ofBurhan ud din.
Zainuddin died in H. 771 / 1370 CE, and a handsome mausoleum was erected over his tomb atRoza, which is visited by devout Musalmans of theDakhan.
The relics of the "parahan" (the robe of theprophet) and "taj" given to Burhan ud din on succeeding to the kalifat, are carefully preserved in a wooden box placed in one of the apartments of Zainuddin'sdargah.
Every year on the 12thRabi-ul-awal, the sacred hair of theprophet is first shown to visitors, and then the "parahan", the "taj", and a few likenesses of some of the most sacred personages among theMuslims are exhibited.
The tombs ofAzam Shah, of hisBegum, and of a Muslim saint, are in a small enclosure to the east of Zainuddin's mausoleum; whileMughal EmperorAurangzeb's tomb lies to the west. Opposite this last is a large quadrangular courtyard, having open-fronted buildings on all sides, and a "naqqar khana" or musical drum hall at the east end. The west end is used as a school where the Qur'an is taught, and gives access to an inner courtyard which contains a number of graves. Facing the entrance is the shrine ofBurhan ud din; and a little to the right is the last resting-place ofNizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I, the founder of theHyderabad dynasty and of one of his consorts. To the left is the tomb ofNasir Jang, the son of Asaf Jah, who at one time contemplated rebellion against his father, but overcome by contrition for his conduct, performed penance at the tomb of saint Zainuddin.
The Dargah inKhuldabad attracts thousands of pilgrims each year from 12thRabi-ul-awal, for the Urs of the saint.
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Hidayat ul Quloob: Malfoozat Khwaja Zainuddin Shirazi[1]
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These Malfoozat are recorded by Amir Ala Hasan Sanjari, famous poet and author of his time who has also recorded malfoozat ofNizamuddin Auliya, Delhi titled as Fawaydul Fawad. He is also resting in Khuldabad.
