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Syed Shah Qazi Mazahir Imam

He was the most loved disciple of Hazrat Ata Hussain Fani Rahmatullah. Initially he was hesitant to become a disciple of any Sufi master, (though he wanted  Hazrat Ata Hussain Fani Rahmatullah to be his master), as his father was also the disciple of Hazrat Ata Hussain Fani Rahmatullah.

Hazrat Ata Hussain Fani Rahmatullah used to say that "it seems that you are very hesitant to accept oath so i will have to take your oath forcefully". The words of  Hazrat Ata Hussain Fani Rahmatullah became true. Qazi Mazahir Imam Rahmatullah was an immaculately beautiful person with a charismatic personality.

He was once listening to Sama in the Manpur locality of Gaya district and a man who was looking for a Pir after completion of all his studies came to him respectfully and requested him to make him his disciple. Qazi Mazahir Imam Rahmatullah said,"I am still not associated with any of the Tariqah (orders) how can i make you my murid?".

Qazi Mazahir Imam Rahmatullah kept on repeating himself, but the stranger was very firm about his commitment. At last Hazra Qazi Mazahir Imam Rahmatullah went to Hazrat Ata hussain Fani Rahmatullah to become his disciple. When he entered the Khanqah  Hazrat Ata hussain Fani Rahmatullah was sitting on the Sajjada, waiting for him.

Hazrat Ata hussain Fani Rahmatullah had already taken out the Shijra (the chain depicting the name of all the Sufis in the order) and signed the Khilafatnama (a certificate giving permission to the disciple to propagate the order further) to be given to him.

Once he became the murid of Hazrat Ata hussain Fani Rahmatullah he used to visit his master in the Khanqah everyday on foot, covering a distance of five to seven kilometers across mountain and rivers.

Hazrat Ata hussain Fani Rahmatullah died in 1889 but he kept visiting the shrine of his master until his last day on earth. He died in 1942 and was buried in the Abgila locality of Gaya. His life is a perfect example for the disciples of all the Sufis. He never called the descendants of  Hazrat Ata Hussain Fani Rahmatullah by their name even when one of the great grandsons of Hazrat Ata Hussain Fani Rahmatullah was his son-in-law.

His disciples were innumerable and was present all over India. He founded his own Khanqah which is famous as Khanqah mazahirya and is still in existence.

He had three sons Qazi Maqbool Imam, Qazi Waris Imam Rahmatullah, and Qazi Jalil Imam. His youngest son died in 1992. The orders of his eldest and youngest son are no longer in existence, but the order of his second son and many of his Caliph is still present.

Syed Shah Qazi Najam Imam Chishti Monami Hifzullah  is the grandson of Qazi Maqbool Imam-the eldest son of Qazi Mazahir Imam Rahmatullah and the present Sajjadanasheen of Khanqah Mazahirya founded by Qazi Mazahir Imam Rahmatullah. He has Khilafat (Ijazah) from Qazi Waris Imam Rahmatullah (the second son of Qazi Mazahir Imam Rahmatullah).