The 9th Nizam of the Asaf Jahi Dynasty, H.E. Nawab Raunaq Yar Khan, graced the “Urs- E- Shareef of Baghdadi Sahebaan” at Darga in Hyderabad on a Sunday evening. This marked his first official religious attendance at the 101st “Urs- E- Shareef of Baghdadi Sahebaan,” commemorating the death centenary of Hazrat Peer Syed Abdur Rahman, affectionately known as Badey Baghdadi, Qibla RA.
The royal Nizam family, including the esteemed Asaf Jah VI, Highness Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, held Hazrat in high regard, often seeking his blessings and inviting him to inaugurate ceremonies. The reverence for Hazrat was such that the carpet spread for his arrival would be immediately taken and stored respectfully, ensuring it would not be tread on by others thereafter.
Janab Sayed Mahmood Husaini Qadri Al Rafai, Sadat Peer Baghdadi, the grandson and sajjada nashin of Qitte Salheen, expressed his delight and honor at having H.E. Nawab Raunaq Yar Khan, the great-grandson of His Highness Mir Mahboob Ali Khan and the 9th Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, as a special visitor to the present 101st Urs event.
H.E. Nawab Raunaq Yar Khan, the 9th Head of the Asaf Jah family, reciprocated the honor, expressing his pleasure at being received by Pir Baghdadi in continuation of the tradition set by his great grandfather, the 6th Nizam.
Mr. Zubair Khan, an associate of Pir, highlighted the significance of H.E. Nawab Raunaq Yar Khan’s visit, marking his first religious outing and attendance at a place of faith after his appointment as the 9th Nizam of the Dynasty. This visit followed his anointment at the “Qaja ka Chilla” and formal coronation by a majority of his royal family at a religious ceremony.
Badey Pir Baghdadi, a prodigious scholar, memorized the Quran at age nine and mastered theology and Islamic Jurisprudence thereafter. At age 17, he earned the turban that symbolized high learning. Beyond his lineage, his asceticism and piety gained widespread recognition.
Hazrat Badey Baghdadi left this mortal world on the 10th Muharram, year 1344 Hijira, at the age of 63. He was buried at ‘Qita Saliheen’ in Nampally, Hyderabad. Ever since, his “Urs” (annual death anniversary) has been held, and will continue to be held, inshallah, from the 10th to 12th Muharram. Dignitaries from all walks of life thronged the place on this Urs day to seek blessings from Peer Sadat Bagdadi.
