Tajuddin Muhammad Badruddin
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| Born | January 27, 1861 Kamthi, British India |
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| Died | August 17, 1925 Nagpur, British India |
| Era | 20th century |
| Region | India |
| School | Sufism |
| Main interests | Tilawat-e-Qur'an |
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Tajuddin Muhammad Badruddin (Urdu: تاج الد ین محمد بدر الد ین) (January 27, 1861 – August 17, 1925), also called Tajuddin Baba (Urdu: تاج الد ین بابا), was an Indian Muslim Sufi master or Qutub. He lived in Nagpur, India.[1]
Early life
Badruddin was orphaned at a young age and was raised by his maternal grandmother and uncle Abdul Rahman. He attended a Madrasah in Kamthi, near Nagpur, where he met Abdulla Shah who initiated him into the spiritual path. Shah gave him a dry fruit to eat, saying, "Eat less, sleep less, and speak less. Read Quran." With this, Badruddin is said[who?] to have lost his material consciousness and began to experience a sense of oneness or "Advaita Vedanta."
Reputation as a sage
Badruddin was once committed to a mental hospital. In the hospital he became widely regarded as a sage and word spread outside of the hospital walls. Eventually people began to come to the hospital to see him. In time Badruddin was pardoned and the warden asked him to come and live with him in his own house as his presence had become a sign of local honor. Badruddin did not stay with the warden long, but eventually moved to Lal Mahal. Meher Baba later stated that Badruddin was a Qutub or Perfect Master.[2]
Successors
Badruddin had several successors. The first was Yousuf Shah Baba, whose original name was Abdul Kareem Shah. After meeting with Shah, Badruddin named him Yousef Shah and called him his son saying, "He is the key to my treasure".
Yousef Shah Baba is buried in Karachi, Pakistan. His successors were Albailay Shah Yousefi, Zaheen Shah Baba, and Mohammed Rafqiue Ahmed Al-Taji.[3]
Names and titles
According to author Bhau Kalchuri, Badruddin was born Tajuddin Muhammad Badruddin.[4] Tajuddin.com says his real name is Syed Muhammad Tajuddin and he is also known as Chiragh-uddin (The light of religion). He is also known as Baba Tajuddin of Nagpur, Hazrat Sayyad Mohammad Tajuddin, and Hazrat Syed Mohammed Baba Tajuddin Aulia.
References
- ^ Kalchuri, Bhau: Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher, Volume One, Manifestation, Inc., 1986, p. 46
- ^ Kalchuri, Bhau: Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher, Volume One, Manifestation, Inc., 1986, p. 213
- ^ The Second Caliph of Baba Tajuddin Aulia
- ^ Kalchuri, Bhau: Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher, Volume One, Manifestation, Inc., 1986, p. 46
