HAZRAT Makhdoom Mahimi Shafi’i (1372–1431 A.D) was a saint and scholar of international repute. He lived during the time of the Tuglaq dynasty and that of Sultan Ahmed Shah of Gujarat, and was married to the Sultan’s sister. He is widely acknowledged for his scholarly treatises, liberal views and humanist ideals.
Hazrat Makhdum Ali Mahimi was born into a family of Arab travelers from Iraq who had settled down on the island of Mahim, one of the seven islands that later formed the city of Bombay
Hazrat Makhdum Ali Mahimi ( 1372 to 1431 A.D ) was a great saint and scholar of international repute. He lived during the time of the Tuglaq dynasty and that of Sultan Ahmed Shah of Gujarat, and was married to Sultan sister.
Hazrat Makhdoom Mahimi is rightly called “Qutub-E-Kokan” as he lived in Mahim, a well known town on the Western Coast of Konkan. He was a Scholar & Sufi of Par Excellence. As a Sufi and Scholar he was contemporary of Shaikh Mohiuddin Arabi of Spain, and his disciple Abdul Kareem Aljili author of ” Insan-E-Kamil”.
Incidences of his life and miracles attributed to him are many. He is honored by taking lessons from Hazrat Khawaja Khizar Hayat-un-Nabi (Alais-salaam), who also taught to Hazrat Moosa Alaihis-salaam. Hazrat Khawaja Khizar Hayat-un-Nabi (Alais-salaam), Chilla is registered under the Wakf board bearing no. MSBW 37/2007 Dated:16/4/2007
Hazrat Makhdoom Mahimi was the first commentator of the Holy Quran in India. His commentary is known throughout the World and is called “Tafsirur Rahman.” It is Unique among all the commentary of QURAN known to Scholars. In one of his books he discusses Philosophy of Time and Space.
Amongst the many one of the live miracles of the holy saint Pir Makhdum Saheb was that in the year 2006 on A rare phenomenon occurred where in the sea water surrounding the chilla of Hazrat Khawaja Khizar Hayat-un-Nabi (Alais-salaam) in the Arabian sea adjacent to Mahim dargah (A place where Pir Makhdum saheb was enlightened by Hazrat Khawaja Khizar Hayat-un-Nabi (Alais-salaam)) turned sweet. The water remained sweet for about more than three days. Thousands of people flocked to this place not only from Mumbai but also from various states of India like Jaipur, Gujrat, UP & Calcutta. Several people who drank this water from the Arabian Sea said it had been changed by a miracle and could now cure illnesses.
Many even carried it with them for future use. Authorities in Mumbai collected samples of this water for testing but did not find any pollution in the water what so ever. The same phenomenon was repeated in the year 2008 also. We see it as a blessing from Makhdum Ali Mahimi, a 13th Century Sufi saint.
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