Ziarat Baba Naseeb-ud-Din Gazi
Hazrat Nassar-Din (RA) popularly known as Naseeb-ud-din Gazi (RA) as per an article
issued by Jammu and Kashmir Cultural Academy, was basically from Rawalpendi and
has come with his father Mr.Hassan Eazi to Kashmir, But Baba Nasseb described himself
as “Naseeb Kashmiri” which indicates that Baba Naseeb was perhaps born in Kashmir
when his father came to Kashimir from Rawalpendi. According to the article, Baba
Naseeb, at the age of 7 years only went to Hazrat Sheikh Hamza Makhdoomi for attaining
spiritual teachings, later Hazrat Makhdoomi handed over Baba Naseeb to Hazrat Sheikh
Dawood Khaki. Baba Naseeb was an able Kashmiri and Persian writer. According to
Prof.Ghulam Mohamad Shah, Mugal King Jahangir on hearing about the pious life of
Baba Naseeb Gazi , invited him to his kingdom which was turned down by Baba Naseeb
and sent a
poetic letter to the King Jahangir. During preaching of Islam,
Baba Naseeb Gazi visited most in-accessible areas at that time which include, Tibet,
Karnah, Iskardu, Dardistan, Baltistan, Kishtiwar, Doda, Bhaderwah, Poonch, Rajouri,
Nowshera etc. He constructed 1200 mosques, bathrooms, Musafir Khanas, bridges and
planted trees on both sides of roads wherever he went to apprise people about the
teaching of Islam.
Baba Naseeb-ud-din Gazi according to some reports left for abode at the age of 82
years in 13th Muhhram 1047 Hijri and was buried at Bijbehara, 07 kilometers
from Anantnag town. A mausoleum was constructed there by Haji Baba ( Sheikh Fateh-ud-din
Abdual Rehman) but later it was reconstructed by his son Baba Mohd Zahid in 1715.
According to reports, Baba Naseeb Gazi has written about 22 books mostly in Arabic
and Persian. Baba Naseeb Gazi and several disciples the famous among them are, Sheikh
Momin, Haaj Baba, Baba Abdullah Guzaryali, Mohd Amin Sofi, Mula Zehri Kashmiri,
Khawaja Mohd Amin Gazi, Mulla Tayub Tahiri etc.