Sayyid Mir Jan

Hazrat Khwaja Sayyid Mir Jan Shah Saheb ibn Hasan Kabuli-Naqshbandi(Arabic:سيد مير جان شاه صاحب ابن حسن كابلى-نقشبندى) (born in Kabul, Afghanistan in year 1800, died in year 1901 in Lahore) is an Afghan Sufi saint from Kabul.

Hazrat Sayyid Mir Jan Shah Saheb
Born	1800 Kabul
Died	19 April 1901 Lahore
Resting place	Lahore
Ethnicity	Afghan/Ahlal bayt
Title	Khwaja-e-Khwajagane Jahan (Master of the Masters of the World) Hujjat al-Islam (Proof of Islam) Khademe Haramain wa Sharifain(Servant of Makkah and Medinah) Qutb ul Aqtab/Ghawth(Pole of the Poles) Sayyid ul Sadaat (leader of the Sayyids)
Predecessor	Hazrat Ishaan (Uwaisiyya line)
Successor	as Hazrat Sayyid Mir Jan says in his prophecy it is Hazrat Khwaja Sardar Sayyid Sultan Masood Dakik and his progeny
Parent(s)	Hazrat Sayyid Mir Hasan

Ancestry

Sayyid Mir Jan was a Sayyid (a descendant of Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah and his cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib), both maternally and paternally. Among his paternal ancestors were seven of the Twelve Imams, and among his maternal ancestors were eleven of the Twelve Imams and Sayyid Bahauddin Naqshband, Sayyid Alauddin Atar, and Khwaja Khawand Mahmud (also known as Hazrat Eshan) also. After the Battle of Karbala, the Ahl al-Bayt went back to Medina. From there Musa al Kazim went to Iraq. The descendants of Musa al Kazim's son Hamza went to Persia. After that some immigrated to Bokhara and after that to Kabul, where Sayyid Mir Jan was born.

Lineage

1 Muhammad
2 Ali and Fatima Al Zahra
3 Imam Hussain Shaheede Reza
4 Imam Ali Zayn al-Abidin
5 Imam Muhammad al Baqir
6 Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq
7 Imam Musa al Kazim
8 Abu Qasim Sayyid Mir Hamza
9 Sayyid Mir Qasim
10 Sayyid Mir Ahmad
11 Sayyid Mir Muhammad
12 Sayyid Mir Ismail Muhammad Hakim
13 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Latif
14 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Muhammad
15 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Kulal
16 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Ahmad
17 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Hashim
18 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Mustaali
19 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Dost Ali
20 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Muhammad Latif
21 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Abdullah
22 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Muhammad Shamah
23 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Latifullah
24 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Ruhollah
25 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Baitullah
26 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Namatullah
27 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Azimullah
28 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Muhammad Hasan
29 Khwaja Sayyid Mir Fazlullah, brother of Hazrat Khwaja Sayyid Mir Jan 
30 Sayyid Mir Muhammad Jan (nephew of Hazrat Sayyid Mir Jan Shah Saheb)
31 Sayyida Bibi Rahima
32 Khwaja Sardar Sayyid Mir Sultan Masood Dakik
33 Sardar Sayyid Mir Sultan Muhammad Raphael Dakik, Sardar Sayyid Mir Sultan Matin Dakik, Sardar Sayyid Mir Sultan Hamid Dakik

Biography

Family

Sayyid Mir Jan was the second son of Sayyid Mir Hasan. Both his older brother (named Khwaja Sayyid Mir Fazlullah) and younger brother (named Sayyid Mir Mahmud) are regarded Sufi saints as well. His younger brother was also his disciple, eventually becoming a qutb one rank below Sayyid Mir Jan. Other siblings included two brothers named Sayyid Mir Azimullah and Khwaja Sayyid Mir Taqiqullah, and five sisters. Sayyid Mir Jan married his wife in Medinah, and had 2 sons. His wife and his sons died during a natural disaster. Left with living biological progeny, he named the children of his older brother Mir Fazlullah as his heirs.

Early Life and education

Sayyid Mir Jan showed much love for God and Muhammad as a child. It is said that he was illuminated at the age of 5 years. His father Sayyid Mir Hasan was also a high ranking saint, who used to teach his sons about Sunni Islam and Sufism. Sayyid Mir Jan was educated in Kabul and became a professor of Islamic theology. Later he has built his own university in Lahore. Sayyid Mir Jan and his brother Sayyid Mahmud also wrote poems.

Spiritual journey

After his education in Kabul, Sayyid Mir Jan went on a spiritual journey and became the successor to many Sufi Saints who had trained him in Sufism. Sayyid Mir Jan Shah Saheb became khalifa(master) of 7 Sufi tariqats, including tariqats of the Naqshbandi, Qadiriyya, Chishtiyya, Suhrawardiyya, Qalandariyya, Kubrawiyya, and Madariyya orders. He stayed in Medina for a decade to be trained by one of his masters, and while there married a local woman. Later, he traveled to Lahore to the tomb of Hazrat Khwaja Khawand Mahmud, also known as Hazrat Eshan. Hazrat Eshan was a Sufi saint from Bukhara, whose wilayat was also in Lahore. Eshan's successors included his two sons Moinuddin Naqshband in Kashmir and Bahauddin in Lahore and their descendants until the late 18th century, by which time the lineage was lost. According to a legend, Hazrat Eshan made prophecies about Sayyid Mir Jan, naming him as his successor to revive his lineage.

Spiritual rank

Sayyid Mir Jan was Qutb ul Aqtab, also called ghawth, the highest ranking Wali Allah (saint) of his time. In Sufism the Ghawth is known as the cosmic leader of the whole universe and righteous successor of prophet Muhammad. His lineage is claimed by his followers to be the only legitimate line for the next Ghawth after him.

Gallery

Darbare Hazrat Eshan at night after renovation of Khwaja Sardar Mir Sayyid Sultan Masood Dakik

Inside of the Darbar. Grave of Hazrat Eshan Shah Saheb, Hazrat Sayyid Mir Jan Shah Saheb Sayyid Mahmud Shah Saheb after renovation by Khwaja Sardar Sayyid Mir Sultan Masood Dakik

See also

• Abdul Qadir Jilani
• Ali Hujwiri
• Bahauddin Naqshband
• Moinuddin Chishti
• Hazrat Ishaan
• Ziyarat Naqshband Sahab
• Hazrat Khwaja Sardar Sayyid Mir Sultan Masood Dakik