The
making of the city’s four walls.
The
residents of these provinces
The
buildings of Sayed Meerahn
A stroll
in the Garden of Sikanderee:
Staying
on the shore of Lake Kakarya:
The
effect of its Blessed Name:
The
Royal Cannon of Bahadur Shah
Educational Institutes and Libraries
The
Library of Madrassah Hidayat Baksh
The
Libray of Madrassah Waliyullah.
The
Library of Ahmadabad’s centre of Justice
The
Library of Sheikh Hadhrami
The
Library of Itimad Khan Gujarati
The
Library of Kazee Burhanuddin.
The
Library of Madrassah Sheik-ul-Islam
The
oldest copy of Sahih Muslim in the Library of Sultan Mahmud
The effect
of Gujarat on Dakkan
Request
by Jahanghir for an Urdu Transalation
The
Ahmadabad of the Ahle-Sunnat
The
(appreciation) respect for scholars and saints
The
Lords/Leaders or Sadaat of Ahmadabad
Destruction
at the hands of the Mughals:
After the death of the Sultan Muzzafar Khan his grandson Sultan Ahmad
sat on the throne. He also became the disciple of Sheikh Ahmad Khatwee. One day
Sultan Ahmad requested from his Sheikh a meeting with Hazrat Kizar. He replied:
I will ask Hazrat Kizar. If he agrees so then it may be possible.
Sheikh asked, and Hazrat Kizar replied: ‘he should remain in God’s
worship for forty days. Thus the Sultan stayed in worship for a period of one
month, upon which it was ordered that he complete another two periods. After
completing three periods the Sultan was sat in Sheikh Ahmad’s room when Hazrat
Kizar came into the room after the Morning Prayer. During the conversation
Sultan Ahmad made a request that ‘show me something wonderful from the world,’
he replied: ‘on the edge of the river Saburmuttee, where these days there is
desert, there used to be city, which was called Baadaahbad and the people of
this city where well-off and rich. One day I felt hungry and I went into this
city. I came to a sweet shop, intending to purchase some sweets in exchange for
3 tinka’s when the shopkeeper said immediately after seeing me: ‘You seem a
saint to me, I cannot take any money from you, but take as much sweet as you
like.’ After a period of time I passed again from there and there was no sign
of the people of this city, nor of the shops or buildings. Upon its ruins I saw
a 150 year old man. I asked him regarding this city to which he replied: ‘I do
not know about this city too; however I have heard from my elders that there
used to be a city here, which was called Baadaahbad. Sultan asked Hazrat Kizar’s permission in
regards to that if he so wished I could order that a city be made there. Hazrat
Kizar replied: ‘that is not a problem, however there is a condition that from
the whole country four such persons should be brought forth, whose name is
Ahmad and who have in their whole life not even missed the Voluntary late
afternoon prayer, and these persons lay the foundations for this city and this
city be called Ahmadabad. Thus it was ordered that four such persons be
found. In the whole of
It is written in Mirat-e-sikandaree
that Sultan Ahmad laid the foundation of
In this way the foundation stone was laid by his blessed hand in the
years of 810/813.
When Sheikh Ahmad Khatu went to lay the foundation stone he saw a pious
person sat on his way. That saint called out to him. The Sheikh went to him and
for a short while they both spoke to one another. Then taking leave of this
pious saint he left and then laid down the foundation of
At the end of Miraat-e-ahmadi it states that: ‘The four people named
Ahmad who were present at the placing of the foundation stone of Ahmadabad and
the twelve pious saints who helped in the making of its fortress are as
follows:
1) Sheikh Ahmad Khatu, whose tomb is in Sarkheej;
2) Sultan Ahmad the maker of
3) Malak Ahmad whose tomb is next to the Kalupur
door;
4) Khadi Ahmad Lajhar who is mentioned with the
saints of Patan.
From the 12 saints are:-
1) Saint Kuju
2) Saint Laru and
3) Saint Karamat
The above three are buried in Daulkah.
4) Saint Ali Sher
5) Saint Mahmood
These two are buried in Sarkheej and resided there.
6) Saint Ali Sher : He was very absorbed and remained
without clothes. Whenever Hazrat Ahmad Khatu came to meet him he used to
request in Gujarati that: ‘Bring clothes, the one who confines Sharah is here.
7) Saint Luluee, who is also known as Baboo
Muhammad, his burial is in Manjhuri.
8) Saint Ahmad Hanghuri, who is known as
Nalbhandi, he wasn’t from Nalbhand, however on Nukhas Street, the old mosque in
front of Masjid Nalbhand, Where all Nalbhand used to gather and sit, he used to
sit also, for this reason he was also known as Nalbhandi, he received his sainthood
through the chain of Sultan Nizamuddin.
9) Saint Ludha, who is buried close to Kharki
10) Saint Dokhal who is buried between the doors of
11) Saint Sayyah who is buried in Bir-makanam.
12) Saint Kamal Kirmani, his grave is next to the
mosque with one minaret in Bahrampur. However there is some conflict over this,
some say that Saint Kamal Kirmani is buried here, some say that Saint Kamal
Malwee is buried there. This Saint also received his Saint hood from the chain
of Sultan Nizamuddin.
Saint Luluee is the disciple of Sheikh Nizamuddin’s prominent Khalifah
Nasiruddin Chirag Dehlwi. Saint Dhawkal is the disciple of Saint Tawakul, the
same Saint Tawakul is the Disciple of Nizamuddin. Shah Wilaayat who is buried
in Dhawlkah is also a disciple of Nizamuddin, who sent him especially towards
The majority of the aforementioned saints and pious people remained with
this saint and this Shah Wilayat came to
At the end of Mirat-e-Ahmadi it states:
In the year of 850hijri within 3 years the fortress of
1) The door of Sahranpur
2) The door of Kalupur
3) The door of Aslooriyah, which was between the
doors of Band and Rahepur
4) The door of Khanpur
5) The door of Raheghar
6) The door of Khanjahan
7) The door of Shah pur
8) The door of Aidriyah, which is also called the
Door of Delhi
9) The door of DaryahPur, which is between The
door of Shahpur and the window of Aidriyah
10) The door of Jamalpur
11) The door of Band and
12) The door of Rahepur
Which had the following openings, towards the east where the doors of
The northern doors are Shahpur, Aidriyah and DaryahPur.
The remaining southern doors are Jamalpur, Band and Rahepur.
The author of Mirat-e-Ahmadi Mirza Muhammad Hassan narrates from the
author of Haft Aqleem that: The city of
Its centre compared to other centres is more beautiful and wider, and the
males and females are very beautiful, the truth is you will struggle to find a
city of similar quality, that is why it is also termed as ‘most beautiful of
cities’ and ‘the prince city’.
It has 17 major intersections, which are:
1) Chakla bazaar
2) Pavilia
3) Mankchok
4) Dhiku
5) Lemtree
6) Bhandri pur
7) Asdr pur, this is also known as Aparpur
8) Rahepur
9) Asloriya
10) Jamalpur
11) Raheghar
12) Khanpur