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Abdur Rehman Shah Sailani (1871 – 16 December 1906), commonly known as Sailani Baba, was a Sufi saint of the Naqshbandi order.[1] He hailed from the Buldhana district in Maharashtra, India. His revered mausoleum, known as Sailani Baba Dargah, is located in the same district.[2][3]

Background

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Sailani Baba was born into a wealthy family, with his father, Kale Khan, being a businessman in Delhi. After years of childlessness, Kale Khan and his wife were blessed with a son, who later became known as Sailani Baba, thanks to the prayers of a Sufi.[4]

During his childhood and early teenage years, Sailani Baba developed a keen interest in wrestling. To pursue this passion, he moved from Delhi to the Deccan region, where he trained under Noor Miyan, a well-known wrestler from Balapur. Having mastered the sport, he subsequently traveled to Hyderabad.[5]

It was in Hyderabad that Sailani Baba's spiritual journey began. He met a Sufi Fakir who inspired him to embrace Sufism. Guided by the Sufi Fakir, he traveled to Nanded, Maharashtra, to seek the blessings of Sufi saints. Among those who imparted to him the spiritual blessings were Qutub Shah and Khairuddin Makhdoom Mujarrad.[6]

Deeply impressed by Khairuddin Mujarrad, Sailani Baba took an oath of allegiance under his guidance in the woods near Chopda.[7] He spent considerable time in the Khanqah (Sufi dormitory) of Khairuddin Mujarrad, immersing himself in the spiritual teachings and practices.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Bharat, E. T. V. (2024-03-24). "प्रसिद्ध सैलानी बाबा यात्रेला सुरुवात; होळीनिमित्तानं लाखो भाविकांची मांदियाळी - Sailani Baba Festival". ETV Bharat News (in Marathi). Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  2. ^ "हिन्दू मुस्लिम एकता की मिसाल:सैलानी बाबा की दरगाह में पिछले 5 वर्षों से दोनों समुदाय मिलकर करते हैं आयोजन".
  3. ^ team, abp majha web (2024-03-24). "Sailani Baba Buldhana Holi : बुलढाण्यात दहा ट्रक नारळ पेटवून होळीला सुरूवात". marathi.abplive.com (in Marathi). Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  4. ^ Sax, William Sturman; Basu, Helene (2015). The Law of Possession: Ritual, Healing, and the Secular State. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-027575-4.
  5. ^ Burman, J. J. Roy (2002). Hindu-Muslim Syncretic Shrines and Communities. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-839-6.
  6. ^ Srinivas, Smriti; Jeychandran, Neelima; Roberts, Allen (2022-10-28). Devotional Spaces of a Global Saint: Shirdi Sai Baba's Presence. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-60406-1.
  7. ^ Sheikh, Kabir; George, Asha (2012-09-10). Health Providers in India: On the Frontlines of Change. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-51682-5.
  8. ^ Burman, J. J. Roy (2010). Ethnography of a Denotified Tribe: The Laman Banjara. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-8324-345-2.


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