Hazrat Khwaja Mahbooballah

Hazrat Khwaja Mahbooballah:

Hazrat Khwaja Mahbooballah is not only known as a great Sufi
saint but a versatile genius, a great scholar, a great preacher,
educationist, moralist, the reviver of sunnah, an indwelling reformer,  a prominent poet, a theologian, and possessed of very high and perfect spiritual knowledge.

Hazrat Khwaja Mahbooballah was born on 29th shaban 1263 Hijri in Qazipura, a locality in the old city of Hyderabad near historic charminar. As he opened his eyes in an Islamic milieu and was brought up as a great sufi scholar, he had the incumbency of inculcating the quranic dogmas and tenets among his family members and followers and his tenor was a guide line to them. More over, he led them practically for their spiritual evolution and taught them the ethical and moral values and emphasized to perform the duties of their own sincerely and honestly irrespective of the walk of life they belong to.

Hazrat Khwaja Mahbooballah's full name was Syed Mohammed Siddiq Ali Hussaini Alias Khaja Miya. His poetical name was Khulq. Mahboobullah was the name given to him by the Almighty Creator through kashf (spiritually). 

It is written in guldasta-e-tajaliyat, the biography ofHazrat Khwaja Mahbooballah written by his Grand son Hazrat Syed Mohiddin Hussaini, that the first forefather ofHazrat Khwaja Mahbooballah was Hazrat Syed Mohiuddin Who migrated from Baghdad to India and settled in Burhanpur, in the period of moghal monarch Aurangzeb.

The first three generations lived in Burhanpur but the fourth Hazrat Hyder Ali Hussaini, the grand father of HAZRAT KHAJA MAHBOOBULLAH, a distinct scholar of Arabic and Persian and well known for his piousness, was invited to Hyderabad by Nizam-ul-Mulk, the founder of Nizam dynasty.     

Hazrat Hyder Ali was honored by the title of SIYADAT PANAH. His son Hazrat Parwarish Ali Hussaini (shah), the father of HAZRAT KHAJA MAHBOOBULLAH was a bright star on the firmament of education and was recognized for his literal and scholastic activities and had been quenching the thirst of education lovers by his pen and sermons. He was honored by the title of RIFAT PANAH.

Parents
Hazrat Syed Parvarish Ali Husaini (Shah) rh.
Hazrat Syeda Ewaz Begum rh.

Spouse
Hazrat Syeda Qamar Unnisa Safia rh.

Brothers
Hazrat Syed Ahmed Ali Husaini rh.
Hazrat Syed Mahmood Ali Husaini rh.
Hazrat Syed Omer Ali Husaini rh.

Sister
Hazrat Syeda Anwar Begum rh.

Sons
Hazrat Syed Osman Husaini rh.
Hazrat Syed Yahya Husaini rh.
Hazrat Syed Baqar Husaini rh.

Daughter
Hazrat Syeda Amtullah Begum rh.