GILANI Sayyads of Masanian Sharif
editSyed Hasan Badruddin Gilani (Baghdadi) well known as "Baba Shah Badr Dewan" is a descendant of Ghaus-ul-Azam Syed Abdul Qadir Gilani.
He was born in Baghdad in 861 Hijra. He left Baghdad in 904 Hijra and came to Lahore where he stayed for several years. Finally he moved to village Masanian (3 miles east of Batala) where he was burried after passing away in 978 Hijra. (Some have reported his passing away in 1018 A.H. or 1609 A.D.)
He was married to Murassa Bibi(Bukhari Syed family) and had one daughter Fatima and four sons Ali Shah Sabir, Abdul Latif, Mohammed Sadiq and Habibullah (no children from this son) .
A large number of people in Punjab was his Mureeds and got spiritual guidance from him. His tomb is situated about 3 miles east of Batala in a village name Massanian, India. Before partition a large number of people visited his mazar on every Thursday on a new moon. His URS is celebrated on 12th of Rabi ulAwwal.
His descendants, GILANI Sayyads, lived in Masanian Village until 1947. After partition of India, all his descendants migrated to Pakistan and majority of them settled in Punjab. After partition, Sikhs and Christian residents of Masanian are maintaining his DARGAH (shrine) with love and respect.
His daughter's tomb is also located in Masanian - north of his dargah.
He has a Chillah in Lahore behind the campus of University of Engg. & Tech..
Baba Shah Badr Diwan and his family is mentioned in large number of books and Gazetteers.
References
• Tarikh Makhzan-e-Punjab by Mufti Ghulam Sarwar
• Tarikh-e-Lahore by S M Latif
• Tazkira Auliya Hind o Pak
• Extracts from the District and State Gazetteers of Punjab, India
• Gazetteer of Gurdaspur District 1891-92
• A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier
Check the following website to see Masanian Shareef on the map and some pictures of the Dargah:
• http://wikimapia.org/#lat=31.7991723&lon=75.2539444&z=14&l=0&m=s
Also check the following webstie
http://www.gilani.com.pk/sufies/badar.htm
KEYWORDS:
Shah Badr Dewan / Shah Badr Diwan / Shah Bader Dewan / Masanian / Massanian / Batala / Syed Hasan Badruddin Baghdadi / Syed Hasan Badruddin Gilani / Gilani Sayyads / Gilani /
This information has been updated by Sikandar Gilani who is one of the descendant of Baba Shah Badar Diwan Rh.