Syed Mohammad Baba Tajuddin | |
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Born | January 27, 1861 Kamthi, British India |
Died | August 17, 1925 Nagpur, India |
Era | Modern era |
Region | Islamic philosophy |
School | Sufism |
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Quran reading |
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Syed Mohammad Baba Tajuddin known Tajuddin Baba (Urdu: تاج الد ین بابا) (January 27, 1861 – August 17, 1925) was an Indian Muslim Sufi master (Qutub). He lived in Nagpur, India.
Tajuddin Baba was born in 1268 A.H. This date of birth was confirmed by Baba himself. Baba belongs to the family of Imam Hassan and Imam Hussain, he was a descendent, in the 10th generation of the founder of would Sufi Naqshbandi order Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari and in the 22nd generation of the 11th Shia imam al-Hasan al-Askari.". Baba's forefathers migrated from Mecca and settled down in Madras, India and were mostly employed with the military. Baba was born in Madras and later Baba moved to Kamthi. Baba's father died when Baba's mother was pregnant. His father's name was Syedna Moulana Badruddin. Baba lost his mother Makhdooma Mohtarma Syeda Amma Maryam Bibi Saheba when he was a baby. His maternal grandfather Hazrat Shaikh Meeran Major took care of Baba after the death of his mother.
Baba Tajuddin as an orphaned child at young age raised by his maternal grandmother and uncle Abdul Rahman. He attended a Madrasah in Kamthi, Nagpur. where he met Hazrat Abdulla Shah Qadri who initiated him into the spiritual path.