Dargah of Hazrat Syed Ali Mira Datar Unava Gujrat, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
ONCE upon a time there was a place called mandavgad in dhar district of madhyapradesh(india).at that time the kingdom was ruled by king mehandiraj.The king was very cruel , anti -religious,rude,tyrant.he himself used to treat as god and force the people of his kingdom to accept him as god. People in kingdom used to beg for life as he has kept many people in jail of fort.every day he used to kill one person and used to tilak on his forehead.The king has also made an idol of 15 feet demon in his place.From which he used to get negative energy for destruction.Several people were suffering from want to escape from his cluthes. The king had many Magicians, Tantriks, Hugoori in his kingdom . All the people of his kingdom were scared of the King.
One day a wise man escape from his kingdom and reached in court of king lodhi in delhi.at that time king lodhi used to rule delhi.after hearing to that person , king lodhi got angry and immediately send a messenger to king mehmood begda and narrated the whole incidence of cruel king. King lodhi assured that person that king mehmood begda is very brave and wise person, he will sure help you and people of mandavgad from cluthes of king mehandi raj.
As soon as the messenger reached to king mehmood begda,mehmood begda was son of ahmed shah who founded ahmedabad. At that moment itself he decide to attack mandavgad.he called all his army chief commander and soldier and started the journey to mandavgad.The king started attack on fort on mandavgad with his huge and strong army . For several year the battle continued but, the king could not get success. All his efforts were in vain.One day he prayed to allah taala (Rasoolullah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam) that despite of all efforts , why we could not defeat mehandiraj and win the battle.He cried for mercy and help.allah taala(Rasoolullah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam) In his dream said that you can win the battle with help of syed illmuddin grandson syed ali.And only syed ali can defeat mehandiraj and win the battle.in hands of syed ali there was strength of hazrat ali.
Next day king begda called syed illmuddin and narrated the story ,what happen in dream. Syed illmuddin wrote letter to syed ali and called for war.Several letters were send , but tere was no reply. At that time marriage ceremony of syed ali was going.Coincedently one letter reached in hands of syed ali. Syed Ali told to his mother and brother that dadajaan is calling for war , and convinced them that , i am syed , its my duty to help needed person , i am from hussain family ,who was martyar in way of allah taala( s.a ).with blessing of mother and with name of allah syed ali started the journey to mandavgad. Syed Ali followed the Sunnah of Hazrat Qasim (r.a) when he was killed in Karbala Hazrat Qasim was a Groom for just one day the same way Syed Ali was also a groom just for one day
On the way of his journey syed ali at place lilapur(unava)rested for some time and did mesvak and wazu and offerd namaz.Syed ali liked the place very much and thought in his mind that , if he died in battle his body should be buried here only.As soon as reached mandavgad at night , a strong storm started and all the tents were flowed away , except one tent of syed ali in which he was reading quran sharif.Seeing this king begda got assured that he, is sure a wali of allah taala and he will win mandavgad and escape the needy people from cluthes of king mehandi
The war started syed ali with help of 125 horses and soldiers reached mandavgad(the place is known as jhaz mahel). At bank of river they stoped as there was no way.as soon as syed ali prayed to allah taala (Rasoolullah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam)The river gave the way ,then they reached near the fort .The height was very high,syed ali again prayed and the horse jump with this height .Syed ali entered the fort and the battle began between syedali army and king mehandiraj army.Soon mehandi raj army could stand in front of syed ali and they were defeated.
At time of battle also syed ali used offer namaz on time , seeing this many from mehandiraj army surrender themself and accepted islam.The king tired his level best , but could not stand before syed ali. He tired all is black magic , and evil help but all in vain . In fear he escaped to lohani cave and hide himself . But syed ali reached there and a battle between syed ali and mehandiraj started again . King put his sword down and surrender in front of syedali.And started crying and apologise his mistake and said please forgive me in court of allah , as your wali of allah.Syed ali also put his sword down, and in mean time the king picked up his sword and from back chopped head of syed ali. But syed ali body had so much divine power that , he also picked up his sword and chopped the king mehandiraj into piceses. He also cut the choti ( long hair ) of king in which his life was there. The place were syed ali martyared his body turned into flowers.
Syed ali in dreams of grandfather syed illmuddin came and said that we have won the battle of mandavgad and i have been shaheed in way of allah .Come and take my body and buried in unava and in my bottom of leg buried the choti of mehandi raj.
After this king begda and syed illmuddin reached the fort and started the journey and took the body of syed ali in casket and the casket was put on she camel.On the way as soon as the shecamel reached unava she didn't moved a inch .all people were astonished seen this. As soon they realise that this was the place were we have to bury syed ali mubarak body.
This way martyardom of Syed ali won the fort of Mandavgad. When he was Martyared it was Friday, 29th Moharram 897 HIJRI.
The roze mubarak of syed ali mira datar ( r.a) is buried is known as unava shariff.
Dargah of syed ali mira datar (r.a) is an ornament for country of india.
(Dargah of hazrat syed ali mira datar ( r.a ) Unava , Unjha,Gujarat,India.)
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