About Dam Madar Malangs of Ajmer Makanpur

 Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.

108 year old Syed Masoom Ali Baba Asqan Madari ..teacher scholar holistic healer humanitarian..
Spiritual base Panihar MP near Gwalior
Gaddi Nasheen Syed Razzak Baba

My murshad Syed Rafiq Baba Masoomi Madari


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Madariyya are members of a Sufi order (tariqa) popular in North India, especially in Uttar Pradesh, the Mewat region, Bihar and Bengal, as well as in Nepal and Bangladesh. Known for its syncretic aspects, lack of emphasis on external religious practice and focus on internal dhikr, it was initiated by the Sufi saint 'Sayed Badiuddin Zinda Shah Madar' (d. 1434 CE), called "Qutb-ul-Madar", and is centered around his shrine (dargah) at Makanpur, Kanpur district, Uttar Pradesh.
Originating from the Tayfuriya order, as his Pir, spiritual teacher was Bayazid Tayfur al-Bistami, Madariya reached its zenith in the late Mughal period between 15th to 17th century, and gave rise to several new orders as Madar's disciples spread through the Northern plains of India, into Bengal. As with most Sufi orders, its name Madariya too has been created by adding a Nisba to the name its founder, Madar in this case lead to Madariya, sometimes spelled as Madariyya, though it is also referred as Tabaqatiya at many places.[1][2][3][4][5]
He was blessed with long life of 96 years and his presence is found from Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani at Baghdad Sharif till Sufi Chisti saint Khwaja Gharib Nawaz, Moinuddin Chishti of Ajmer .

Founder: Qutbul Madar

Badiuddin Zinda Shah Madar or Qutbul Madar was born in 242 Hijri as per Islamic calendar at Halab, Syria. In the book "Gulzar-e-Madar", the author Maulana Sayed Mehmood has written that Hazrat Huzaifa Sayed himself has stated that one day in a dream Prophet Muhammad, came to him and said:" his child is a Wali of the almighty Allah and is from my origin. The Muslims belonging to Zinda Shah Madar are called Shah, sai or syed.
In the book Taskiratulkram fi Ahwale Khulafa-e-Arbo Islam, it is written that Hazrat Sayed Badiuddin Zinda Shah Madar had the knowledge of all the four books which came from the Paradise. At the age of 14, Hazrat Sayed Badiuddin Zinda Shah Madar had memorised the Quran Shareef and had read its existence values as well he got knowledge of other religious topics.
His Pir or Sheikh was 'Sayed Bayzid Bustami' (Sultan Arafeen). Hazrat Sayed Badiuddin Zinda Shah Madar was pledged with the Tayfooriya order and was being said as Silsila-e-Tayfooriya. The decent
Zinda Shah Madar has visited many countries and had extensively preached Islam & the true message of prophet Muhammad. He is said to visited almost all places in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Iran, Baghdad, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and many more places around the world.
[edit]Dargah

The Dargah or the tomb of Badiuddin Zinda Shah Madar is located at Makanpur, near Kanpur city, in Uttar Pradesh state in India. Till today it is visited by thousands of visitors every month and especially during the annual Urs celebrations.[6] Even Moghul rulers & emperor like Aurangzeb, Akbar, Shah Jahan, Ibrahim Shirki has paid their visits at the tomb. The dargah in Makanpūr gained increasing importance during the Mughal period. Various rulers donated land, while others erected buildings there. Aurangzeb (1068-1118/1658-1707) visited the shrine in the year 1069/1659 while marching against Shāh Shujāʿ.
[edit]The Tariqah

Most of the biographic details regarding Baduddin Zinda Shah Madar, are shrouded under numerous legends and stories of his numerous miracles, however, an important source of such information, come from his important hagiography, Mirat i-Madari written in 1654 by Abd ur-Rahman Chisti. Since then a number of hagiographic texts have emerged.[7] The silsilah (lineage) is still live throughout the world with the pir-muridi tradition. The Pir's of Makanpur sharif are 'Sayed's" (decedents of prophet Mohammed ). The Madariya chain of Sufi brotherhood is the oldest, largest & fastest growing Sufi brotherhood of the ancient era.

Besides Twitter the largest number of Venomous Trolls Shia Sufi Hindu hating trolls racists bigots are on You Tube .

posted at you tube community tab

They maybe hardcore Wahabbi Salafi or any other radical Muslim segment and they hate everyone who does not follow their ideology these serpents of radical thought ..they are perhaps paid by their handlers to attack people like me who respect all religiosity faith spirituality .

And all their comments I have reported as cyber bullying harassment and blocked them too as my comment box here is moderated  their comments wont ever see the light of day .. most of these trolls dont even have a video to their credit but You Tube needs them as they are the faceless subscribers .

I respect subscribers but if you are from the gang of trolls you are not my target audience ..

You cannot choke my voice but I have choked yours ,,,forever .

RIP You Tube Trolls Haters .

The Wanderer..

posted at Facebook

Life is nothing
But inevitable
Moments of
Sharpness
On the periphery
Of Blur..
We are million
Light years
From What
We were
Walking Talking
Emoting soon
Time will come
To be conveniently
Interred.

Ashes to Ashes
Dust to Dust

Death will
Finally
Quench
Our Thirst

A bubble burst

The last cosmic ride
A corpse in a hearse

In the eyes of the beholder I am a Hindu too

posted at  You Tube Community tab

the hiding place of most of the bigots racists on the Internet after Twitter ..


my cultural inheritance
on the soul of my poetry
grew ..my religion is my
personal fiefdom from
your congregational
collusion's i withdrew
but hey i am what i am
i d be fu**d crazy to
be like you ,, no my
feet wont fit into your
 fu**d shoes ..

how i pray
why i pray
i dont need
your excuse
i am a malang
on the loose ,
held to eternity
by a noose
lost illusions
lost memories
no more drugs
'no more  booze
no more substance
abuse ..innocent
not guilty yet accused

With my late Naga Sadhu Guru Shri Vijay Giri Maharaj he died last November
he was a teacher Islamic scholar and very close to Sufi monks his favorite Dargah was Haji Malang ,..thanks to him I shot the Nasik Kumbh 2003  Mahakumbh Allahabad 2013  Nasik Kumbj 2015 and Ujjain Kumbh 2016.

He was a tantric too..we got along very well beyond our caste color or creed he dressed me up as a Sadhu to make sure I got the best images of the Kumbh without any problem...

Om Namo Narayan..

Photography is nothing but an art of telling stories

posted at Facebook

The day you go in raptures having shot a picture and reduced it to a photograph or snapshot ,,, you lost it and this art of photo shooting is further denigrated at camera clubs ,,

For me and thanks to the doyens who took me under their care and though they were great masters of photography ,, they let me interpret photography the way I wanted I first thought of photography akin to poetry I humbly wrote picture poetry I still cant write a poem without a picture .

Blogging made me shoot drivel and drivel was what I call my enchantment as a blogger .

Luckily the blogger within me died a stroke ..OD

As a reborn photographer I became a story teller I need words as the people who see my images are not part of my culture or my surroundings .

I shot for myself but I shot to woo the intenet I shot for Flickr Twitter 4 frames and finally FB though I am uncomfortable uploading pictures here but I can write summarize poeticize that I am unable to do at Flickr or Twitter ,.. I have a grave on the Internet too it is Blogspot ,,, RIP

I sometimes share my stuff there .. sometimes .

Ok now back to my hair raising story ..I am mad about street barbers having documented their art finger skill for many years ..I shoot religious tonsure Akika Mundan..all relaed to shaving the scalp.

Here at Makanpur the mothers bring their child get him her shaved and a few strands of hair are placed at the foot of the Tomb as appreciation for the Saints blessings the birth of a normal child maybe birth of a boy ,, lots of reasons .

I wont go into it even adults shave their head having found the right mate got a good job...so I shot these barbers on the banks of the Ganges I shot them at the various Kumbhs I shot them on my street Lal Mitti Bandra Reclamation they became the protagonist of my barber storyboard .

The largest number of barbers on a single day countless bald heads I shoot at Banganga Pitru Paksha Mumbai.

I shot my granddaughters akika mundan.

I just love street barbers and mind you this is not an obsession or a fetish it is storytelling ...

I first used to shoot stills but now it is more videos it gives a dimension and continuity to my barber stories .

13 .5 million views because ordinary people see my videos I gave the people I shoot on the streets an International platform my You Tube channel I would not upload my videos on Facebook sheer waste and worst on Twitter live .

So go out take a camera stop shooting fucked pictures shoot some mind blowing stories fuck stay a million light years from Camera Clubs they will never let you become a storyteller stories dont hang on camera salon walls only pictures that all look the same from one camera club brochure to another ,,

Break rules become a better photographer ..
Fuck the old pompous one foot in the grave Renaissance clones .zombies ..

These are my personal views as a product of a camera club...I gave it up before it could give up on me .

Even God Cant Save You From Venomous You Tube Trolls Racist Bigots

Documenting The Madarriya Silsila ,, Oldest Sufi Order of Zinda Shah Madar


posted at You Tube ..where I get abusive comments for documenting Sufism .

I love photography its not my source of income ,,I am a fashion stylist for Bollywood but my passion is documenting different religions faiths living harmoniously in India .

I am a Shia Muslim I shot Moharam Ashura Chehlum in metro cities of India.

The first Sufi order I shot at Mumbai Chandshah Wali rafaees who come each year at Mahim Dhuni during the Urus of Makhdhoom Shah Baba and later Urus of Fakhruddin Shaha Baba Mahim .. I shot this motley group for over 20 years .

I visited Ajmer first time in my life in 2005 I shot the Chishtiya Silsila thanks to Peersab Fakhru Miya Hujra no 6 .

It was this time that I met the Malangs at Sola Khamba Ajmer and I was fascinated with their simplicity humility and hospitality ..the lived austere lives and both Syed Masoom Ali Baba Asqan Madari and Syed Rafiq Baba Masoomi recieved me kindly at their Asthana at Char Yar masjid Ajmer .

I became a malang in 2011 as a photographer I wanted to document them from within..and these were followers of Ali like me I was given the Khilafatnama in 2017 by Syed Masoom Ali Baba at Makanpur ,

According to Syed Masoom Ali baba over 400 foreigners became his murids and some drank the pyala and I refused to take credit as I simply documented them but did not proselytize or promote their order .

I have showcased the malangs for over 13 years and I walked from Delhi to Ajmer last year 550 km in 13 days a ritual known as Chadiyan,.. this year I am stuck with a film assignment so could not make it .

I document all faith but I follow my inner instincts I follow truth liberty justice and hope harmony prevails in our country ..I only shoot India India people India culture ..entwined in myriad branches .

I dont know why people have to abuse me threaten me troll me on this platform.. I am not a radical Muslim I am not a fundamentalist those who try to teach me true Islam should first go and teach those across the borders who kill Shias Hindus minorities ,,, instead of harassing and targeting me .

I mean how can you live with so much hate if what I follow is heresy according to you fine but my heresy has made me human and a Hussaini ..

So chill take a pill..

For those who want my cell number email I am a private person I am not into socializing at all.
I am on Facebook ..I dont add friends I delete all requests .
I am on Twitter Flickr and You Tube ,,,
I am a hardcore peaceloving Mumbaikar .

I am not a Sufi Bawa but I dress up like a monk that is my sartorial identity ...
most of my Gurus friends wellwishers are Hindus and I believe in mutual co existence ,,

You should not judge me by what I shoot I dont shoot porn I dont shoot videos to hurt people's sense or sensibility .

There are more fake guides, teachers in the world than stars. The real guide is the one who makes you see your inner beauty, not the one who wants to be admired and followed.
Shams Tabrizi —

Aye Dushmane Shabbir a,s Tere Peer Pe Lanat

Ae Dushmane Shabbir tere peer par laanat
O enemy of Husain, may God curse your leader
Tashreek per, tashkeek per, takfeer par laanat
Accursed is your branding of people as pagans, as weak minded, as disbelievers
Har agaib ke jhooton ke bade peer pay laanat
Accursed are the great liars of every era

Farzande Ali ibne Abi Bakr par rahmat
May God shower his mercy upon Mohammad the (adopted) son of Imam Ali (a.s.) who was the (biological) son of Abu Bakr (l.a.)
Momin nahin jo aap se rakhta ho adawat
Anyone who bears enmity towards Mohammad is definitely not a believer
Hayder ki aduww aap ki hamsheer par laanat
But may God curse his sister Ayehsa (l.a.), the enemy of Hayder (Imam Ali (a.s.))

Haq jisme nikalta ho agar Aale Nabiyy ka,
That in which there is a rightful portion of the family of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.)
Bebaaq gar karza ho aale Nabiyy ka,
That in which there are usurped loans snatched from the family of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.)
Us maal o mansab o Jageer par laanat
May God curse such wealth, position and property

Jo Haqq ki hifazat ke liye kaam na aaye
Those that are not utilized for the protection of rights
Mazloomon ko kamzoron ko  nahaq jo daraye
Rather they are used to tyrannize the oppressed and the weak
Shamsheer o Sinan o Tabar o Teer pe laanat
May God curse such swords, spears, shields and arrows

Iblis ho Firaun ho ya Aale Umayyah
Be it Satan or the Pharoah or the Family of Umayyah
Shabbir ka dushman hai jo hai dushman Khuda ka
He is an enemy of God who is an enemy towards Imam Husain (a.s.)
Har daur ke Dushmane Shabbir par laanat
May God curse the enemies of Imam Husain (a.s.) of every era

Hakim ke mazalim ko chupane ke liye tha
That which was used to hide the tyranny of the King
Jo Khutbaye Sajjad dabane ke liye tha
That which was used to suppress the sermon of Imam Sajjad (a.s.)
Takbeer ke us naraye Takbeer pay laanat
May God curse that statement of “Allaho Akbar” (God is Great) used in that Call for Prayers (Azan)

Nahaq hua taraaj Mohammad ka gharana,
When the house of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) was destroyed unjustly
Woh summate aabdi ko badi der mein aaya
Those pangs of regret of the followers of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) were too late in their coming
Ehsaase pashemani ki taakheer par laanat
May God curse that delay in regret for not supporting Imam Husain (a.s.) in Karbala

Awlaade Umayyah ho ke ho woh Banu Abbas
Be it the children of Umayyah or Bani Abbas
Ho na Aale Mohammad ka jinko Adab o Paas
Whosoever does not pay their due respects to the family of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.)
Us Fikr per, Us Khoon per, Us Sheer per laanat
May God curse that school of thought, that blood and that milk.


Posted this at Ello ,, after someone reposted my photo blog


Thank you Jeremy

As many may not know and as it is not part of their culture , about this self infliction ritual of the Shias .I am one of the many .. we mourn for Imam Hussain the grandson of the Holy Prophet who was brutally murdered along with his family deprived of water food heads decapitated and were treated viciously even after death .. so that Yazid the supreme powerful tyrant could usurp their spiritual power of the first family of the Holy Prophet .. so for 2 month eight days akin to Holy Lent we remember their sacrifice , some beat their chests scourge their backs others cut their heads like me .. this is the longest 14000 year proest against a warlord Yazid ,,

And now as an educated Muslim , I have been bought up in a European school in Mumbaii , studied in Methodist and Roman Catholic and Jesuit institutions I have the greeatest respect for all religiosity fath as seen in my pictures ,,

But sadly and nobody wants to and will never acknowledge that Terrorism has existed in Islam , Arabs were barbarians many still are , we got a gift of Islam that was Peace Brotherhood , but our Imam Ali the cousin of the Holy Prophet was killed in a mosque , his son Imam Hussain was murdered , the resulting genocide its all their part of our Islam History ,, I as a Muslim distance myself from  such murderers rapists arsonists the ISIS the Talibans Boko Harams they have misplaced martyrdom and Islam too..We Shias even today are bombed killed but we talk of Peace even after our death .

This disclaimer is for those foreign friends I have on Ello.
Whatever you belief caste or creed only read me as a photographer even through the blood on my bleeding face ,, I had cut my head with a sword I do it every year during Moharam AShura and Chehlum .

@yourdailybread

This was posted as a protest of Shias bombed in a Saudi mosque ,,,thanks