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The House Of Hasib (Urdu :خاندان حسیب, pronounced : Khanédan Haseeb, ) also known as, Hasibids, Zarifids,The Hasibs of Rajhat named after the late 17th Century warlord and Mughal Courtier Mir Syed Muhammad Zarif Isfahani Shah Hasib is an Indo-Syrian Hussaynid Hashemite minor baronial aristocratic dynasty of India. They began as a family of Islamic Jurisprudential Scholars who came to India at the advent of the Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent and later estabilished their clan as Sadaat e Rajhat in Rajhat Shareef, Nawada, Bihar. They have served prominently as courtiers and bureucrats in various Princely States of Bihar, Bengal & Orissa under the Eastern States Agency. They come under the Hussayni Saadaat group in the broader Ashrafi Muslim community in India as many of them have become custodians of Islamic religious & monastic orders, Khanqahs, Madrasas & Dargahs. The family is of mixed Syrian Arab and Sassanian Persian Ancestry. Members of this family have traditionally contributed religion, bureaucracy & scholarship.

House of Hasib خاندان حسیب
Taluqadari
Parent house	House of Hashim House Of Ali House of Sasan
Country	India
Founded	17th Century
Founder	Mir Syed Muhammad Zarif ( Shah Hasib I)
Final head	Mir Syed Tasavvur Imam( Shah Hasib VIII)
Titles	Mir (title) Mian (title) Nasl Al Nabi Aulad Al Ali Nasb e Sassani Qazi Ul Quzat Afsar-i-Ala Imam-i-Millat Safir-i-Hind (By the Ottomans) Najeeb Al-Tarfayn Al-Hussain Al-Hashim Subahdar-i-Shahsaram Zamindar-i-Rajhat Shareef Miran-i-Rajauli
Style	Shah Hasib
Traditions	Sufi Islam – Qadirriya, Chistiyya, Bektashi Hanafi School
Motto	Ash-Sharh, 5 "فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا " Indeed with hardship also comes ease Al Imran, 26 "وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَآءُ ۖ" God gives honor to whom he pleases and take away honor from whom he pleases An-Naml, 40 هَٰذَا مِن فَضْلِ رَبِّي This is by the Grace of my Lord At-Tawbah, 60 فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّٰهِ On The Path Of God
Estates	Daera Haseibia, Rajhat Shareef (Ancestral Seat) Wassan Manor, Rajhat Shareef Alamet House, Pune Hussain Manzil, Pirbagh-Itwan
Branches	Islam - Main Branch (Karachi, Pakistan) Imam - Cadet Branch (Gaya, India) Wassan - Cadet Branch (Mumbai, India)

Ancestry

There are three distinct *nasabnamahs* (genealogical records) of this family. One, held by the genealogist Syed Abu Huraira Virasat Rasul Hashmi, identifies them as Hasanids. Another, in the possession of Syed Shah Ghayasuddin Shareefi Razvi, traces their lineage as Husaynids. A third, preserved at the Khanqah Monamiya Abulolaiya, presents them as Uthmanid descendants of Ruqayya bint Muhammad.

Of these, the second genealogy is generally regarded as the most credible, owing to its authentication by Syed Shah Ghayasuddin Shareefi Razvi, a distinguished disciple of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi who was granted a *khilafatnamah*, thereby establishing his reliability as an authority on lineage. The genealogical tree presented here was recorded by him.

By contrast, the first genealogy appears to conflate Syed Idris bin Haroun with Idris I of Morocco. The third contains an error in identifying Syed Fariduddin Firdausi as Uthmanid, a claim contradicted by cross-verification with his *nasabnamah* preserved at the Shah Budhan Diwan Dargah, as well as the maternal genealogy of Syed Shah Ghayasuddin Shareefi Razvi held at Khanqah Ghiyasiya, Sasaram.

Syed Abu Huraira Verasat Rasul Hashmi Bithvi

Maulana Syed Ghiyas Al Din Shareefi Razavi

Sarah

Ibrahim

Hajra

Ishaaq

Ismail

Rala Bint Mudad Al-Jurhum

Qedar

Aram

Adwa

Wazi

Sami

Zarih

Nahid

Mukhsar

Alham

Afnad

Aisar

Deshan

Ayd

Aravi

Yalhan

Yazin

Yathrabi

Sambyr

Hamdan

Adda'a

Ubaid

Ayd

Maqi

Nahesh

Jahym

Tabikh

Yadlaf

Bildaf

Hazza

Nashid

Awwam

Ubay

Qawwam

Bouz

Aws

Qedar

Aram

Adwa

Wazi

Sami

Zarih

Nahid

Salamoun

Humaysi

A'dd

Adnan

Ma'ad

Nizar

Mudar

Ilyas

Mudrikah

Khuzayma

Kinanah

Nadr

Malik

Fihr

Ghalib

Lu'ayy

Ka'ab

Murrah

Kilab

Fatimah bint Sa'd

Zuhrah (progenitor of Banu Zuhrah)

Qusai

Hubba bint Hulail

`Abd Manaf

`Abd Manaf

Atikah bint Murrah

Wahb ibn `Abd Manaf

Hashim (progenitor of Banu Hashim)

Salma bint `Amr

Fatimah bint `Amr

`Abdul-Muttalib

Halah bint Wuhayb

Aminah

`Abdullah

Az-Zubayr

Harith

Hamza

Thuwaybah

Halimah

Abu Talib

Abbas

Abu Lahab

6 other sons and 6 daughters

Muhammad

Khadija

`Abd Allah ibn `Abbas

Fatima

Ali Alids

Qasim

`Abd Allah

Zaynab

Ruqayya

Uthman Ibn Affan

Umm Kulthum

Ali ibn Zainab

Umamah bint Zainab

Muhsin ibn Ali

Hasan ibn Ali Hasanids

Umm Ishaq bint Talha ibn Ubayd Allah

Shehzadi Shahrbanu Gazala Bint Yazdgard III Princess Of House Of Sasan

Husayn ibn Ali Husaynids

Umm Kulthum bint Ali

Zaynab bint Ali

Fatima bint Hasan

Ali Ibn Husayn Zain Ul Abedin Al Sajjad

Syed Abd-Allah Al Bahr Al Ilm Islamic Scholar In Alexandria

Syed Haroun Al-Iskandari

Syed Idris Al-Iskandari

Syed NuhAl-Khajul

Syed Yousuf Al -Iskandari

Haji Syed Salman Al-Iskandari

Qadi Syed Zakariyya Al-Baghdadi Studied At The newly estabilished Jamia Al Nizamiyya

Qadi Syed Muhammad Al-Divi Qadi near the Div Castle at Ardabil Province

Danishmand Syed Ishaaq Muhammad Al Halabi Sufi Mystic, Professor & Scholar

Qadi Syed Yaqub Al-Baghdadi W'al Halabi Migrated to Baghdad from Halab and then to Afghanistan And and then to India as Qadi Under Sultan Muhammad Ghori

Qadi Syed Ibrahim Al-Halabi

Danishmand Syed Ibrahim ibn Ibrahim Al-Halabi

Qadi Syed Sho'aib Al-Khubruh

Qadi Syed Idrees Al-Samadani

Qadi Ul Quzat Syed Irteza Muhammad Musa Al-Majzoob

Qadi Ul Quzat Haji Syed Abu Kamal Al-Behari

Qadi Ul Quzat Pir Syed Mansur ibn Abu Kamal Al-Behari Gayavi

Qadi Ul Quzat Syed Sulayman Al-Halabi

Qadi Syed Abd Al Aziz Al-Halabi

Hafiz Ul Qu'ran Syed Sadr Al Din Al-Halabi

Qadi Syed Badr Al Din Al-Halabi

MakhdoomQadi Shah Syed Farid Al Din FIrdausi Al-Halabi Budhan Diwan

Qadi Syed Mahmud Al-Halabi

Qadi Syed Abu Muhammad Al-Halabi

'Qadi Syed Muhammad Taj Al-Halabi

Makhdoom Qadi Shah Syed Abd Al Razzaq Al-Halabi Jadd i Ala Sadaat i Rajhat

Shah Hasib I MirSyed Muhammad Zarif ibn Abd Al Razzaq Founder Of Rajhat & Eponymous Ancestor Of The House Of Hasib

Shah Hasib II Mir Syed Ata Allah Al-Hasib

Shah Hasib III Mir Syed Khair Allah Al-Hasib

Shah Hasib IV Mir Syed Lutf Allah Al-Hasib

Shah Hasib V Mir Syed Jamal Ali Al-Hasib

Sahiba Bano Begum

Shah Hasib VI Mir Syed Tafazzul-i-Imam Al-Hasib

Nusrat Bano Begum

House Of Musa Al-Kazim

Syeda Aqla Bint Qasimuddin Rajhati

Shah Hasib VII Mir Syed Fazal-i-Imam Al-Hasib

Begum Aamna Khan Bint Subahdar Hasibuddin Khan

Mian Syed Afzal-i-Imam

Syeda Zainab Khatun

Syed Farzand Ali ibn Awla Ali

Syeda Azmat-Un-Nisa

Syeda Mursaleena Bint Taharat Alam

Shah Hasib VIII Mir Syed Tasavvur-i-Imam Al-Hasib

Mian Syed Marhamat Husayn Al-Hasib

Syeda Atiqa Khatun

Makhdoom Syed Ghiyas Al Din Shareefi Razavi

Syeda Saira Khatun

Alim Al Kalam Mirza Syed Siraj Ul Islam Al-Hasib (assumed de facto Shah Hasib IX)

Mirza Syed Waiz Ul Haque Al-Hasib

Mian Syed Ghulam-i-Jilani Al-Hasib

Syeda Mursalina Al Bitho Shareef

Dr.Syed Faiyaz Al DIn Shareefi Razavi

Syeda Fatima bint Ghiyas Al DIn

Alim Al Kalam Mirza Syed Ali Imam Al-Hasib

Amin Family Tehsildars Of Tekari Raj

Mian Syed Ghulam -i-Rabbani Al-Hasib

Syeda Khadija Al Kubra Bint Mir Qasim Ali Nawab Of Makhdumpur, Bihar

Advocate Syed Azhar Husayn Mukhtar "Maccho"

5 More Daughters & 2 More Sons

Sajjadahs & Mutawalli's Of Khanqah Ghiyasiya Shareefiya, Shahsaram

Dr.Syed Husayn Imam Quadrie Al-Hasib

Syeda Sajida bint Muhammad Amin

Mian Syed Wasi Al Din Al-Hasib

Syeda Ghausiya Bint Nabi Jaan Itwan Hafiz Family

Syed Moiz Al Din

Syeda Nuzhat Jahan

Dr. Syed Mohsyn Imam Al-Hasib

Mausoleum of Abdullah ibn Ali Zayn al-Abidin in Alexandria, Egypt

To avoid the unrest and instability that prevailed in Iraq under the Umayyad Caliphate following the death of Husayn ibn Ali, Abdullah ibn Ali Zayn al-Abidin migrated to Alexandria along with his aunt Zainab bint Husayn. He was accompanied by the Tabi‘i Yaqub ibn Abd al-Rahman. Renowned for his learning, he was bestowed with the honorific al-Baḥr al-ʿIlm ("The Sea of Knowledge"). The site where his shrine now stands is traditionally believed to have been a place where he taught Islam to the local population.

Syed Zakariyya Ibn Salman was a students of Al-Nizamiyya in Baghdad and later attained the office of Qadi (magistrate) under the Seljuk Empire. His descendant, Syed Muhammad Ibn Zakariyya, served as a Qadi of Div in Ardabil.

Syed Ishaaq Ibn Muhammad became a Danishmand (professor) before eventually settling in Aleppo.

Delhi Sultanate

Syed Yaqub Halabi—also known as Syed Yaqub Baghdadi—was a Hanafi-Shafi Qadi educated at Al-Nizamiyya. Originally from Aleppo, he migrated to India after the victory of Muhammad of Ghor in the Second Battle of Tarain in 1194 C.E., which marked the beginning of sustained Islamic rule in North India. He is described as an eleventh-generation direct descendant of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin through his son Abdullah.

Following his conquest, Muhammad of Ghor appointed his slave-general Qutb ud-Din Aibak as viceroy in India. Aibak laid the foundations of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi, consolidating control over North India and facilitating the spread of Islamic institutions by appointing qadis and ulama across the region.

Qazi Syed Ibrahim Danishmand was appointed Qadi al-Quzat (chief judge) at the then frontier outpost of Koshak in present-day Bihar Sharif under Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji following his conquest of Bihar around 1200 CE. There, he contributed to the establishment of Sharia I institutionalism and is credited with renaming the locality Munawwara ("The Enlightened Place").

Under Bakhtiyar Khalji's patronage, Islamic institutions such as mosques, madrasas, and khanqahs proliferated, reinforcing the region's transformation into a center of Islamic learning and governance.

Qadi Syed Irteza Muhammad Musa served as Qadi al-Quzat of Bihar and presided over a notable case involving Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri, who had been accused of opposing the Hajj pilgrimage and committing blasphemy against the Kaaba. He acquitted the Makhdoom and authored several manuscripts on Tasawwuf, Fiqh, and Hadith, which are preserved at the archives of Badi Dargah. The family retained the title of Qadi al-Quzat of Bihar for four successive generations.

Qazi Haji Syed Abu Kamal was later appointed as Qadi in Sunderpur, Roh in the reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq.

Among the family's Sufi figures, Pir Syed Mansur Bihari Gayavi is particularly notable. His shrine in Gaya is managed by the Khanqah Monamiya Abulolaiya. Originally from Roh, his family is recorded to have held approximately 80 bighas (about 49.5 acres) of land in the area. His annual urs is observed on 25 Rajab.

Another eminent saint, Syed Fariduddin Firdausi—also known as Shah Budhan Diwan Sharaag—has his tomb at Andheri Baoli in Sasaram. He enjoyed the patronage of Mughal emperors such as Farrukhsiyar and Bahadur Shah I, who endowed his shrine with an annual stipend of Rs. 6000(Rs.10,41,78,000 in 2024).

Gurkanid Period

Emperor Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar Gurkani annexed Bihar in 1574, and by 1580 it had been constituted as a subah (province) within the Gurkani administrative framework. Around the same time, a section of prominent Muslim nobles and officers, disaffected by Akbar's increasingly eclectic and liberal religious policies, began to organize opposition against him. Among the leading figures were Qazi Muhammad Yazdi and Muiz ul Mulk, who advanced the view that rebellion against Akbar had become a religious obligation and issued a fatwa against him. In Bihar and Bengal, these factions proclaimed Mirza Muhammad Hakim—Akbar's stepbrother and the governor of Kabul—as the rightful emperor.

Against this backdrop, Raja Hanut Singh Tomar of Roh, a staunch Akbarist, found himself in sharp conflict with the orthodox islamic factions of the region, who had aligned themselves with Mirza Hakim. In 1581, these tensions culminated in a violent riot in which the soldiers of Hanut Singh massacred several supporters of Mirza Hakim, including Qazi Syed Muhammad Taj and his family, who had long held judicial office as the Qazi in Sunderpur.

From this episode, only one member of the family survived—Syed Abdul Razzaq, the youngest son, who was approximately eight years old at the time. His survival was attributed to the fact that his jugular vein (sharāg in Persian) had not been severed during the attack, a circumstance that later earned him the sobriquet "Sharaag". In the aftermath, he was rescued by a handmaiden and smuggled to the Badi Dargah of Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri, where he underwent his formative education in Sufism and the Islamic sciences.

At the age of nineteen, in 1592, he began to pursue advanced studies in Sharia in accordance with the Hanafi school. Alongside his juridical training, he deepened his spiritual affiliations within major Sufi orders, including the Qadiriyya and Chishtiyya Order. He attained the position of a Qazi in Bihar Sharif.

In his later years, he gradually withdrew from formal judicial service and devoted himself to the propagation of Sufism. During this period, the region corresponding to present-day Rajhat served as his chillagah (place of spiritual retreat). He was eventually laid to rest at Rajhat Sharif Dargah, where he continues to be venerated as a Pir (Sufi master).

Aristocracy

File:Shah Hasib I Mir Syed Muhammad Zarif.png

Digitally Enhanced scan of the Portrait of Shah Hasib Mir Syed Muhammad Zarif.

Syed Muhammad Zarif was born in the late sixteenth century, during the final decades of the reign of Akbar. He received his primary religious education at the madrasa in Bihar Sharif, an established center of Islamic learning and later pursued advanced jurisprudential education to achieve the rank of Mufti. Instead of following his traditional clerical occupation he decided to venture in business and became a successful silk road merchant known for his transporting goods from and to Isfahan, which gained him the colloquial title "Isfahani".

According to Abdul Hamid Lahori, in 1622 Shah Jahan—then known as Prince Khurram—raised an army in rebellion against his father Jahangir and the influential empress Nur Jahan. After being driven from Agra and the Deccan, he sought refuge in the Bengal Subah in November 1623.

During this period, Syed Muhammad Zarif , along with several local chieftains and warlords, joined the prince's forces at Akbarnagar, Bihar. On 20 April 1624, they engaged in conflict against the then Subahdar of Bengal, Ibrahim Khan Fath-i-Jang. Following these engagements, Shah Jahan advanced toward Patna, Mir Zarif, along with his soldiers , led a charge against the Kingdom of Roh.

In the aftermath of the conflict, the defeated forces of Roh are said to have retreated and encamped at a site approximately one hundred kilometres away, which came to be known as Dhanwar, Giridih—a name traditionally interpreted as signifying a "wealth lies in the past". The Kingdom later recovered and re-estailished itself as Raj Dhanwar. The battlefield itself gradually came to be referred to colloquially as Rajhata ("the removed kingdom"), a term that later evolved into Rajhat. The suffix "Sharif" was subsequently appended by locals to denote the presence of Sayyid families, in accordance with prevailing naming customs.

In recognition of his role and standing, Zarif acquired the local honorific "Shah Hasib", meaning "the lord who holds account", a title conferred by his followers. This designation was later formalized and adopted by his family after Shah Jahan ascended the throne in 1628, when Zarif was ennobled and granted the rank of Mir (commander) within the Mughal hierarchy.

Murad IV, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Following his ennoblement, Syed Muhammad Zarif —now styled Mir Zarif—leveraged his position to engage in long-distance commercial ventures linking Mughal India with Safavid Iran and the Ottoman Empire. In 1645, he financed a major trading expedition through his associate Muhammad Nasir, who procured fifty loads of indigo valued at 12,500 ghurush, which were subsequently sold in Istanbul. In addition, Indian goods worth 40,000 ghurush were exported via Alexandretta to Venice. On the return journey, merchandise valued at 60,000 ghurush was acquired in Venice, intended for overland transport via Basra and onward to India. The scale of these transactions exceeded those typically recorded for both European and Iranian merchants in the seventeenth century and remains a rare documented instance of a large-scale Indian mercantile operation centered in Istanbul.

Parallel to his commercial pursuits, Mir Zarif also participated in imperial diplomacy. In 1637, when Shah Jahan was preparing for the reconquest of Qandahar, he dispatched an embassy to the Ottoman court at Istanbul. The formal objective of this mission—which included Mir Zarif—was the procurement of high-quality horses from Arabia and Anatolia for the Mughal royal stables. Having previously been entrusted with a similar assignment in Iraq that had failed to meet imperial expectations, Mir Zarif personally requested a renewed opportunity to restore his standing.

He was accordingly entrusted with a diplomatic letter drafted by the Mughal wazir and a jewel-encrusted girdle as a royal gift for Murad IV. Travelling via the Hijaz, and with safe passage arrangements negotiated through Portuguese intermediaries, Mir Zarif accompanied Mir Barakat as part of the Mughal embassy. At Baghdad, they formally presented valuable offerings—including finely embroidered textiles and armor—to Sultan Murad IV. In return, the Ottoman ruler bestowed upon them high-quality weapons, saddlery, and kaftans, and ordered an escort to accompany the Mughal delegation to Basra, from where they sailed to Thatta and eventually Surat.

These diplomatic exchanges had enduring cultural and architectural consequences. Through such interactions, Shah Jahan is said to have received skilled architects and artisans, including Mimar Yusuf, Muhammad Effendi, and Ismail Effendi, who are associated with the construction of the Taj Mahal.

During this broader period, the Mughal Empire also undertook significant military modernization, particularly in the field of artillery due to influx of military engineers from the Ottoman Realm. Recognizing the strategic importance of gunpowder weaponry, Shah Jahan expanded the imperial artillery corps and established workshops across the empire. Skilled craftsmen from the Ottoman domains, Hungary, Iran, and Russia were recruited to manufacture cannons of varied designs, incorporating technological refinements to enhance range and effectiveness. Notable artillery pieces produced during this era included Zafar Mahal, Baz Bahadur, and Sehbur.

Mir Zarif, continued to serve as an advisor to Shah Jahan until the latter's deposition by his son Aurangzeb. Following his accession, Aurangzeb confined Shah Jahan at the Agra Fort and systematically removed many of his father's loyalists from positions of authority. His doctrinal opposition to the more esoteric dimensions of Sufism—combined with Zarif's support of his rival Dara Shikoh—along with the emergence of new political factions, contributed to the gradual marginalization of families aligned with earlier circles. As a result, Mir Zarif's family withdrew from imperial politics and resumed their regional roles Bihar.

By 1708, Bihar had come under the effective control of the Nawabs of Bengal. Acting as the principal financial intermediaries of the declining Mughal Empire, the Nawabs consolidated administrative and economic power in eastern India. During this period, the Hasib family benefited from renewed patronage and commercial opportunities, enabling them to recover a significant measure of their earlier political influence through cultivated ties with the Bengali nobility.

Mir Syed Muhammad Jafar, Nawab of Bengal

In 1757, Bihar and Bengal passed under British influence following the Battle of Plassey, and by 1764 the East India Company had secured Diwani rights, granting it control over revenue collection in the region. During this transitional period, Mir Syed Khairullah strengthened the family's political standing through his marriage to Noorani Begum, who was connected to the extended household of Mir Jafar through his wife Shah Khanum Begum.

Around the same time, Syed Shah Lutfullah married Zeb-un-Nissa Begum, a daughter of Syed Ahmad Khan and Sharf-un-Nissa Begum.

The following period led to the expansion of the Rajhat Estate through patronage networks, commercial partnerships, and access to administrative resources. Following the deposition of Mir Jafar by Mir Qasim, the Hasib family pragmatically transferred their allegiance to the new Nawab.

This alignment proved short-lived as rise of Mir Qasim was followed by his rapid estrangement from the British East India Company, culminating in his defeat at the Battle of Buxar and subsequent fall from power.

In the aftermath of this decisive shift, the British consolidated their authority over Bengal's political and revenue systems, systematically restructuring networks of patronage. Consequently, the Hasibids whose influence had been tied to the Nawabi administration, found themselves increasingly excluded as the Company favored new intermediaries aligned with its commercial and administrative priorities.

In this reconfigured landscape, the Company increasingly relied on select landed elites to stabilize revenue extraction and local governance. Among those elevated was the Maharaja of Hisua of the Parmar Rajput clan, who was appointed as a regional Jagirdar(suzerain) over several estates in South Bihar, including Rajhat. This arrangement effectively subordinated previously semi-autonomous estates to a new hierarchy aligned with colonial interests, marking a transition from Nawabi patronage to a more rigid, revenue-driven structure of control. For the Hasib family, this shift represented not merely a loss of political proximity but a fundamental redefinition of their status, as authority became mediated through British-appointed intermediaries rather than inherited networks of loyalty and service.

In 1781, Raja Ali Akbar of the Mayi clan led a revolt against British authority, during which parts of the Rajhat Estate in Rajauli were devastated. After his defeat, segments of his confiscated estates were reassigned as compensation to the Rajhat Estate under Mir Syed Jamal Ali. Mir Syed Jamal Ali further consolidated the family's status through marriage into the household of Mir Syed Hidayat Ali of Makhdumpur.

This period also marked a gradual process of demilitarization. Previously, the Rajhat zamindars maintained a standing force comprising approximately 500 infantry (sipahi) and 100 cavalry (sowar). However, with the introduction of the Permanent Settlement under Lord Cornwallis, their military obligations were formally abolished. The family, along with other regional elites, was transformed into a class of hereditary landholders, relieved of martial responsibilities and integrated into the colonial revenue framework as zamindars. The East India Company further centralized military authority by concentrating its forces at the Barrackpore Cantonment, thereby curtailing the independent military capacity of local chiefs while allowing them to retain their titular distinctions.

In the period of Syed Shah Tafazzul Imam, the Hasib family functioned as taluqdars (chief landholders) of Rajhat, administering an estate spanning approximately 370 square kilometres and encompassing around 170 villages, under the primacy of the Princely State of Hisua. They exercised revenue-collecting and administrative authority across this territory, with the exception of Rajhat Sharif, which remained a personal land grant.

Nawab Bahadur Syed Walayet Ali Khan

Bazm E Sukhan (Literary Circile) Of Langat Singh College, Muzaffarpur in December 1900. Professor Syed Majid – last row, second from the left. Principal Fazl Ur Rehman – Centre. Others – Professor Abdul Majeed, Professor Alaurrehman, Alaa Kakvi

They financed the construction of the Jama Masjid of Rajhat, the Rajhat Urdu Boys High School, Rajhat Qazi Kabrastan, Akbarpur Bazaar – all of which they have retained and currently manage. They donated funds to Syed Hadi Al Hashmi, a native of Rajhat Shareef and brother of Syed Abd Al Bari for the founding of Hadi Hashmi Muslim High School and to Nawab Syed Wilayat Ali for Patna College through Professor Syed Majid of Pachrukhi who was one of the first professors at Patna College.

The principal residence of the zamindars of Rajhat was known as Hasib Kothi, a traditional mansion constructed using indigenous building techniques characteristic of the region. The structure was built primarily from a mud-cement composite made of clay, pulses, and calcium oxide (chuna), which acted as a binding and reinforcing agent. The framework consisted of pillars fashioned from Borassus wood, while wall panels were formed using bamboo lattices filled with the same mud-cement mixture. Doors, windows, and furniture were crafted from Dalbergia sissoo (sheesham wood), known for its durability. Bedding materials typically included bamboo reeds and po-aal (wheat straw).

Architecturally, the mansion comprised two storeys along with a basement used for grain storage. The roofing employed earthen clay tiles (khappar), and the exterior walls—measuring approximately two to three feet in thickness—provided insulation and structural stability. Access between levels was facilitated through staircases constructed from stone or earthen bricks. This style of construction, widely adopted by local chieftains, was commonly referred to as Mathkothi (mitti meaning mud, kothi meaning mansion).

Over time, the mansion fell into disrepair and was gradually subdivided among different branches of the family. One section was repurposed into a madrasa by Syed Waiz-ul-Haq. Another portion was allocated to Syed Yamin ul Islam, the youngest son of Syed Siraj-ul-Islam, who subsequently separated it from the main structure. The remaining section, initially retained by Syed Waiz-ul-Haq, was later sold to Syed Ali Imam Quadrie.

A pond situated behind the mansion, once an integral part of the estate, was eventually filled in due to neglect and concerns over the spread of disease.

In the modern period, community affairs in Rajhat have been overseen by the Anjuman-e-Rajhat, established by Mir Syed Khairullah. The organization has played a key role in promoting public education, maintaining mosques, and developing local infrastructure. Notably, the Mir Syed Khairullah Masjid (Jama‘ Masjid) was reconstructed using brick and cement in 2005, reflecting a transition from traditional to modern building materials.

Decline

Mir Syed Tafazzul Imam had two wives, from the first he had his eldest son and heir, Shah Syed Fazl Al Imam and from his second he had his youngest, Syed Afzal Imam.

Hasib Family 1866 Photo – Mian Syed Afzal Imam(Left standing next to his seated mother), Mir Syed Tafazzul Imam(Seated Centre), Mir Syed Fazal Imam(right, standing next to his mother who is seated)

Shah Hasib VIII Mir Syed Tasavvur E Imam

Musaleena Bint Taharat Alam

Mirza Syed Siraj Ul Islam

Syeda Khatun

Mirza Syed Waiz Al Haque

Syeda

Mirza Syed Aly Imam

Syeda Azmat Un Nisa Bint Ghiyas Al Din

2 Sisters

Syed Shams Al Islam

Syed Masih Al Islam

Syed Moazzam Al Islam

Syed Yamin Al Islam

Syeda Tamizan

Maulana Syed Abd Al Farah Hazaribagh

Syed Mustahsan Al Islam

Syed Ahsan Al Islam

D.Syed Hussayn Imam Quadrie

Dr.Syed Mohsyn Imam Quadrie

Islam Clan - Main Branch

Mir Fazal Imam succeeded as the zamindar of Rajhat and entered into a matrimonial alliance with Begum Aqla, daughter of Syed Qasimuddin Rajhati. From this marriage were born Shah Syed Tasavvur Imam and Azmat-un-Nisa. He later contracted a second marriage with Bibi Khatun, the daughter of an Pakhtun mansabdar Hasibuddin Khan, Faujdar of Sasaram and Salma Khatun. Hasibuddin Khan, having no male heirs, declared Mir Fazal Imam as the successor to his estates & titles.

Although the office of Faujdar was not hereditary—appointments being contingent upon loyalty, administrative competence, and military capability—continuity of service, imperial favor, and endorsement by predecessors often enabled certain families to retain such offices across generations. Through this process, the second line of family through Amna Khatun are claimants of succession over the Faujdari of Sasaram. However, Mir Fazal Imam never claimed to this position as it was made obsolete by the British Administration by that time.

His sons from this second marriage were Maulana Waliuddin, Dr Mujiburrehman, and M A Hai. The latter, Padma Bhushan Professor (Dr.) Muhammad Abdul Hai, M.D., was a distinguished physician who also served as personal physician to the President of India, Rajendra Prasad.

The penultimate zamindar, Mir Shah Tasavvur Imam, was married to Mursaleena, daughter of Syed Taharat Alam. He was recorded to have been the paramount of a 10-anna Rajhat Shareef Estate and served as a courtier to Maharaja Trivani Singh of the Hisua Estate, reflecting the continued integration of the family within regional aristocratic networks. His sister, Azmat-un-Nisa, was the mother of Syed Shah Ghayasuddin Hasan Shareefi Rizvi. Maharaja Trivani Singh was heirless, which led him to make the decision to completely donate his state in the Bhoodan Movement.

During the twentieth century, the family's fortunes declined significantly. The abolition of the zamindari system in post-independence India, combined with financial mismanagement, aristocratic excess, and political disengagement, led to the steady erosion of their estate. However, like many former landed elites, the family was not left entirely without means in the immediate aftermath of abolition. Under the provisions of the Zamindari Abolition Acts enacted across various states, intermediaries were compensated through long-term government securities, and the interest derived from these payments came to be known in customary parlance as a wuzifa—a fixed stipend that provided a residual source of income.

This wuzifa, though modest in comparison to their former revenues, enabled the family to maintain a vestige of their earlier social standing for a time. Yet, as inflation eroded its real value and in the absence of prudent financial management or reinvestment into sustainable enterprises, it proved increasingly inadequate. Over the years, the family's economic position weakened further, marking a gradual but irreversible decline. Notwithstanding its limited financial value, the wazifa continues to be collected by his descendants to this day, less as a substantive source of income and more as a symbolic vestige of their erstwhile aristocratic status and historical legacy.

In his later years, Mir Shah Tasavvur Imam is reported to have suffered from deteriorating mental health, marked by periods of isolation, nervous breakdowns, and erratic behavior, during which he withdrew from public and administrative affairs. By the mid-1970s, much of the estate had either been appropriated by local cultivators or acquired by the Indian state. In response to these changes, members of the Islam Clan migrated to the newly formed State of Pakistan, where they were compensated for their former holdings in India and integrated into administrative roles within the state bureaucracy.

Maulana Syed Siraj ul Islam received his education at Madrasa Kabiriya in Sasaram and attained the qualification of an ʿAlim. He subsequently served as Assistant Inspector of Schools under the Bihar Board until 1947, when he migrated to Dhaka where he served as a revenue officer in the Pakistan Eastern Railway. Following the outbreak of the Bangladesh Liberation War, he relocated to Karachi via India, at which time he disposed of his remaining properties there.

His eldest son, Syed Shamsul Islam, served as Chief Budget Officer in the Karachi Division of Pakistan Railways. His second son, Syed Masih ul Islam, was worked in the State Bank of Pakistan in Dhaka, later rising to the position of Joint Director in Karachi before his retirement in 1995.

Syed Shad Ibne Masih is a career officer in the Police Service of Pakistan (PSP) who has held multiple field and administrative roles over the years. In the earlier stages of his career, he served as a local field police officer in Karachi and later as the Town Police Officer (TPO) for the Landhi area. By 2022, holding the rank of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), he was appointed as the Principal of the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Elite Police Training Centre (SBB EPTC) in Razakabad, Karachi, while also managing an additional charge as Principal of the Police Training College (PTC) in Shahdadpur. He moved to the Central Police Office (CPO) in Karachi the following year, taking up the roles of Assistant Inspector General (AIG) for Finance and AIG Establishment-II. In June 2025, he was officially promoted from SSP (Grade BS-19) to Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) (Grade BS-20). Shortly after his promotion in July 2025, he was transferred to the Balochistan Police where he first assumed the role of Deputy Commandant of the Balochistan Constabulary (BC) in Quetta and later transitioned to his current position as the DIG Telecommunications..

Imam Clan - Fazalite Cadet Branch

Nawabzade Syed Aly Imam Quadri was married to Fatima, daughter of Syed Shah Ghayasuddin Shareefi Razvi. Their children were Syed Hussayn Imam Quadri and Syed Mohsyn Imam Quadri. An ʿAlim trained at Madrasa Kabiriya, Sasaram, Syed Aly Imam Quadri migrated to Dhaka after the death of his wife, leaving his sons—then aged sixteen and fourteen—in Sasaram under the care of their maternal grandfather. During this period, the estates were overseen by Nawabzade Syed Waiz ul Haq.

At the age of nineteen, Syed Hussayn Imam Quadri was offered a commission in the Pakistan Navy in 1949, an opportunity he ultimately declined.

With the outbreak of the Bangladesh Liberation War and the subsequent disintegration of Pakistan's eastern wing, members of the family residing in Dhaka were caught in a rapidly deteriorating political environment. The conflict not only marked a struggle for national independence but also triggered widespread reprisals against communities perceived to be aligned with the former West Pakistani administration. In particular, Urdu-speaking migrants—commonly referred to as Biharis—and sections of the traditional Ashraf Muslim elite, many of whom had historical administrative or cultural ties to North India and Pakistan, faced suspicion, displacement, and, in several cases, targeted violence. The ascendancy of the Awami League further consolidated a new political order that marginalized these groups, intensifying their vulnerability in urban centers such as Dhaka.

In this climate of instability, several members of the family were compelled to leave Dhaka and were transported to Karachi by rail. During these disturbances, Syed Aly Imam Quadri was reportedly detained for two days by Bengali nationalist elements and confined in a classroom at the University of Dhaka. He was subsequently rescued through the intervention of a local Bengali ward commissioner—whose children he had previously taught—who facilitated his safe passage out of the city and arranged for his relocation to Karachi.

In Karachi, he received support from his former student, the noted scholar Maulana Syed Muhammad Mateen Hashmi, along with his nephew Syed Masih ul Islam, until his eventual return to India in 1985.

In the years following the Partition of India, changing family circumstances, along with the limited availability of established educational institutions in the newly independent Indian landscape, meant that Syed Hussayn Imam Quadri and Syed Mohsyn Imam Quadri were unable to pursue higher education abroad as some of their forebears had done. Both completed their schooling at Khanquah Kabiriya Muslim Boys Anglo-Urdu School.

Thereafter, their paths diverged. Syed Hussayn Imam Quadri undertook apprenticeship-based training as a homeopathic compounder under the guidance of Dr. Syed Faiyaz al-Din Ghiyasi of Sasaram, (LHMS, Bengal Allen) who himself was a student of by Dr.Habib Rahman Siddiqui,(CPHT Calcutta) while Syed Mohsyn Imam Quadri pursued a B.Sc. in Physics from Oriental College, Patna.

Upon completing his training, Syed Hussayn Imam Quadrie cleared the Bihar Homeopathic Board Registration Examination in 1952 set up a homeopathic & allopathic practice in Hasan Bazar, Sasaram where he practiced for approximately one year. He subsequently established his practice in Nahauna, Rohtas, where he served the local community for a further two years, gaining recognition for his clinical experience and dedication to patient care.

In a period when healthcare infrastructure in India—particularly in Bihar—remained limited, with only two major medical institutions in Patna and Darbhanga, his services assumed added significance. In recognition of his growing reputation, he was invited to practice in Mohanpur at the behest of His Excellency Syed Muhammad Amin, Mukhtar e Aam Of Tekari Princely Estate, as the block had no medical services and locals often had to travel to other districts for primary healthcare. Accepting this invitation, he later went on to establish the first hospital in the block, – S.H.I. Quadrie Homeopathic & Allopathic Polyclinic, marking a significant milestone in the development of local primary healthcare services.

In recognition of his distinguished service to the community, he was honoured with the title Sahib-e-Dauran by H.H. Maharaja Raghubir Singh of Tekari, the former princely ruler of Tekari State under which was the block of Mohanpur.

He married Syed Sajida Khatun, daughter of Syed Muhammad Amin and built his mansion-Pirbagh, adjacent to his clinic. The mansion was modelled after Natore Rajbari Palace and Murshidabad Palace.

Beyond his medical practice, he is recorded to have played a notable role in local development. He contributed to the expansion of the Itwan marketplace, facilitating its emergence as an important settlement along the historic Grand Trunk Road connecting to Gaya. Contemporary accounts further indicate that he maintained close advisory relations with the local zamindar, Sardar Raees Imam Khan Yusufzai, and took an active interest in promoting access to education and healthcare, including the financial support of underprivileged families for their schooling. Through these endeavours, he came to occupy a position of considerable respect within the region's social and civic life. In local memory and oral tradition, he was addressed by the populace as Devpurush, a term denoting a figure of exceptional virtue and benevolence.

The eldest son, Syed Sajjad Imam Quadrie, holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry from Magadh University and an MBA from the University of London. He currently serves as Director of Revenue Management and Business Management at Prime Healthcare Group LLC, UAE, and as a Lead Assessor at the Department of Economic Development (Dubai).

He began his professional career as a Medical Representative with Action Medicine Company in Patna, followed by a similar role at Walter-Bushnell. In 1990, he joined Pfizer as a Professional Services Officer, working across Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand, before being promoted to District Manager in Kota, Rajasthan, in 1995. In 1996, he was appointed General Manager for Pfizer in Nepal, where he played a key role in establishing business operations, including drug registration within the Nepal Drug Formulary, as well as field force development and distribution networks. In 2004, he joined Prime Healthcare Group LLC in Dubai as General Manager for Marketing and Business Development, marking his transition into senior leadership roles in the healthcare sector.

His younger brother, Syed Jafar Imam Quadrie, holds a B.Sc. in Pharmacology (Distinction) from Magadh University and is the founder of Medicino Enterprises, a pharmaceutical distribution firm based in Gaya. Established in 1983, the company achieved distinction for its ability to supply pharmaceutical products to regions affected by the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency.

Operating within the so-called Red Corridor, where trade and transportation routes were often disrupted and professionals—including businessmen, engineers, doctors, and government officials—faced targeted violence, Medicino Enterprises emerged as one of the few reliable suppliers of antibiotics and allopathic medicines. The firm distributed products from multinational pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer, Aristo, and Abbott, and maintained logistical networks across insurgency-affected areas of Bihar and adjoining regions of Odisha and Jharkhand. It also secured contracts to supply government health camps, hospitals, and local practitioners, with support from regional political figures including Lalu Prasad Yadav and Kumar Sarvjeet. The enterprise further expanded into diagnostics with the establishment of its first diagnostic centre in 2022.

The broader socio-political environment of Bihar during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries was marked by the intensification of the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency, particularly across the forested and rural belts of South Bihar and adjoining Jharkhand. This period witnessed the expansion of armed Maoist groups, including the Maoist Communist Centre of India, who sought to challenge entrenched landholding structures and state authority, often resulting in targeted violence against landlords, political figures, and those perceived to be aligned with rival militias or the state.

A notable instance of such violence was the killing of Syed Hasnad Akhtar, the zamindar of Chakpar in Sherghati, along with members of his family by the Maoist Communist Centre of India, reportedly with the assistance of a trusted household servant. His youngest son, Syed Nazish Akhtar, survived the attack as he was studying at Jamia Millia Islamia at the time. This episode formed part of a wider pattern of targeted assassinations and coercive actions carried out in the region.

This was followed by the assassination of Rajesh Kumar Paswan, Member of Parliament from Gaya, who was killed by Maoist insurgents at his residence in Dumaria. Similarly, Sardar Hussain Imam Khan was abducted by the Maoists on allegations of supporting the Sunlight Sena. These individuals were closely associated, both socially and politically, with the Hasib family.

Concurrently, the rise of criminal networks operating alongside insurgent groups further destabilized the region. The Ashok Mehto gang, active in Gaya & Nawada became notorious for abductions and caste-based violence, including the Sheikhpura massacre, reportedly under Maoist influence. In addition, parts of the family's landholdings in Hazaribagh and adjoining regions were unlawfully occupied during this period of weakened state control.

Key incidents illustrating the prevailing instability include:

• Manikpur killings (Sheikhpura): Retaliatory attack by the Mahto gang in which seven individuals were killed following earlier murders in the same village, contributing to a broader cycle of violence linked to rival factions.
• Mahadipur–Jhour Mor killings (2003): Seven Dalits were killed in Nawada district, followed by retaliatory killings of five Bhumihars, reflecting caste-aligned factional conflict.
• Attempted assassination of Randhir Kumar Soni (2012): Alleged bombing plot attributed to the Mahto gang; charges were later contested in court.
• Murder of Ashok Raj Vats (2004): Block Development Officer of Ariyari, Sheikhpura; accused gang members were subsequently acquitted due to lack of evidence.

These conditions—marked by insecurity, violence, and economic disruption—along with the pursuit of improved educational and professional opportunities, prompted several members of the family to migrate. At present, the family resides in Ashrafbagh Kothi in Itwan, Gaya. The ancestral residence at Rajhat Sharif has since fallen into disrepair and was not reconstructed, as the property had been subdivided among various branches of the family.

Wassan Clan - Afzalite Cadet Branch

Syed Wasi Al Din Ahmad Wassan

Syeda Ghausiya Bint Nabi Jaan Hafiz

Syed Muhammad Shafi Wassan

Syeda Afifa Bint Azimuddin

Syed Muhammad Rafi Wassan

Syeda Tabassum Imam

Syed Muhammad Akbar Wassan

Syeda Rounaq

-Syed Adil Wassan -Syeda Rabia Wassan -Syeda Sadaf Romy Wassan -Syeda Taher Jahan Wassan -Syeda Darakhshan Wassan

– Syed Tahseen Wahdat Wassan -Syed Takmil Fitrat Wassan – Syed Hamil Tamkin Wassan – Syed Afrin Wassan

– Syed Intekhwab Wassan – Syed Asad Wassan – Syed Shujat Wassan – Syed Munir Hammad Wassan – Syeda Meyar Wassan – Syeda Tehreem Wassan

Syed Afzal Imam served as a close advisor to his stepbrother, maintaining an influential role within the family's internal and administrative affairs. His son, Syed Marhamat Hussayn, held the position of Inspector in the Imperial Police at Nawada.

Between 1857 and 1869, the Nawada region—particularly Rajauli—witnessed a series of uprisings, many of which were directed against the oppressive Kamia system of bonded labor. These disturbances formed part of the wider climate of unrest following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, during which local grievances over land, labor, and authority intensified.

During this period, Syed Marhamat Hussayn, in his capacity as a police official, was actively involved in suppressing these rebellions, undertaking measures that included arrests, interrogations, and the imprisonment of insurgents. Among the most significant of these uprisings was that led by the Rajwars, a community that traced its lineage to earlier ruling elites of the region and claimed descent from Bimbisara. The rebellion escalated into violent confrontations, including the looting and burning of the police station and government bungalow at Nawada, as well as attempts on the lives of officials and members of the local aristocracy.

In response, the British authorities adopted harsh punitive measures to quell the unrest. However, in the aftermath, and in an effort to pacify local sentiment, several officials—including Syed Marhamat Hussayn—were themselves subjected to disciplinary action and imprisonment, reportedly being sent to Kala Pani (penal transportation). After spending several years in confinement, he was eventually released on bail, the expenses of which were borne by his son, Syed Ghulam I Jilani.

Syed Ghulam Jilani's eldest son, Syed Ghulam Rabbani, was employed for several years in Calcutta as a railway officer before returning to assume responsibility for managing the family's estates. In 1877, he entered into a distinguished matrimonial alliance with Khadija al-Kubra, daughter of Nawab Mir Syed Qasim Ali Of Makhdumpur. Through her maternal lineage, she was also a descendent of Syed Mohammad Haider Kazmi of Kakori, thereby linking the family to prominent aristocratic houses of North India.

The administration of Syed Ghulam Jilani's estates was later entrusted to his youngest son, Syed Azhar Hussain Mukhtar, who, as a trained legal professional, oversaw the family's landed and judicial affairs with continuity and discipline.

Another prominent member of the family, Syed Wasi al-Din Ahmad "Wassan", established himself in Calcutta, where he successfully ventured into the optics trade. In addition to his commercial pursuits, he served as custodian of the Al-Ittehad Library of the Shia Waqf Board, housed in the Siraj Building on Zakaria Street in Burrabazar. Following the Partition of India, he was appointed *Mutawalli* (trustee) of the Shia *waqf* properties in Burrabazar, a role that underscored his standing within the community. Upholding the family's tradition of *ziyāfat* (hospitality), his residence came to be regarded as a *serai*, offering lodging and support to travelers and members of the community.

The ancestral residence associated with this branch, known as *Wassan Manor*, is situated on Syed Wasiuddin Ahmad Road in Rajhat and remains a marker of the family's historical presence in the region.

Syed Muhammad Shafi Wassan was a student of Ritwik Ghatak in Kolkata, where he also cared for him during a difficult period marked by alcoholism and declining health around 1970. The two first met during the publicity of Ghatak's film Subarnarekha, after which Shafi accompanied him to Tollygunge during shooting assignments. Ghatak later attended Shafi's first play, Dharti ke Ghaav, as chief guest.

Shafi subsequently moved to Mumbai with his brother, Syed Muhammad Rafi, who acted as his producer. At the time, he was advised against using a Muslim stage name—particularly the Syed title—due to prevailing social stigmas within the entertainment industry. He initially adopted the pen name M. S. Rajender (Muhammad Shafi Rajender), though he later reverted to using his given name.

In 1971, he briefly traveled to Mumbai with Ghatak, where they resided near Mahim Church. With Ghatak's continued support, Shafi returned to Mumbai in 1973 and entered the film industry as a scriptwriter and assistant director. Over time, he worked under several prominent filmmakers, including Lekh Tandon on Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye, R K Nayyar on Qatl, Farogh Siddiqui on Jigar, Akbar Khan on Hadsa, and Raja Nawathe on Gumnaam, often on Ghatak's recommendation.

Syed Muhammad Shafi Wassan further established himself in the film and television industry through a range of creative and directorial roles. In 1984, he directed the Haryanvi film Panghat, featuring Usha Sharma. He also served as Chief Assistant Director for the television series Chandrakanta and was associated with films such as Aangan Ki Kali and Bhula Na Dena.

In 1994, he directed the documentary Eid ka Chand, with Jaaved Jaaferi as the anchor; the collaboration led to a lasting personal friendship between the two.

He married Syeda Afifa Azim, daughter of Syed Azimuddin Akhtar, who served as an Detective in the Indian Railway Police Force in Kanpur, and was a close friend & colleague of Kushal Kumar Babbar, father of actor Raj Babbar.

Spiritually, he became a murīd (disciple) of Sufi Syed Mansur ul Hasan Of Mulund and remained actively engaged in interfaith dialogue. Representing his mentor, he attended a Sufi–Jain interfaith seminar alongside Acharya Mahapragya, with whom he maintained a close association until the latter's passing. He also hosted the programme Adyat mein Samaanta ke Swar in Rajasthan, where he spoke on themes of religious harmony, and accompanied Acharya Mahapragya on a visit to the Ajmer Sharif Dargah. A practicing Sufi, he has consistently advocated for interfaith understanding and unity.

Related Clans

1. Pirbigha, Itwan

Hafiz Clan

Syed Ahmad Hafiz

Syed Nabi Jaan Hafiz

Syeda Mujiban Khatun

Syed Ahsan Hafiz

Amin Clan

Syeda Ahmadi Khatun

Tehsildar Syed Muhammad Amin Mukhtar=E-Aam To Maharaja Gopal Saran Narayan Singh Tekari

Syeda Aminah

Syeda Ghausiya

Syed Wasi Al Din Ibn Ghulam-i-Rabbani Wassan

Qadi Syed Ifthikhar ibn Maqbool Imam

Syeda Ahmadiyya

Syeda Sajida

Dr. Syed Hussayn Imam Quadrie Al-Hasib

Syeda Walima

Syed Najm Al Bari

Syeda Shafiqa Bint Ghiyas Al Din Shareefi Razvi

Syed Abu Muhammad Amin, Mukhtar-E-Aam Of Tekari Raj Estate

The main Sadaat clans of Itwan Shareef are the Amin Clan & the Hafiz Family, which are both related by marriage. The Hafiz family have traditionally held the custodianship of the Itwan Mosque and migrated to Itwan from Bihar Shareef at the behest of the Zamindar of Itwan, Sardar Nimatullah Khan Yusufzai to serve as Riyasati Imams of the Itwan Mosque and perform religious rites.

The Amin family have historically served as coutiers and ministers to the Kings Of Tekari Raj as well as in the offices of various princely states of Bihar, Bengal & Orissa. They began serving the Princely Estate of Tekari in the 18th Century under Maharaja Sundar Singh Tekari.

The Kings of Tekari preferred Muslim nobles largely for their administrative skill, cultural sophistication, and diplomatic value. Trained in Persianate systems, these elites were proficient in revenue management and record-keeping, typically conducted in Persian—the chief language of governance at the time. Their familiarity with courtly norms and diplomacy made them effective and adaptable administrators. Persian also served as a prestigious transregional language, much like English during the British Raj, widely used in administration, literature, and interstate communication. Furthermore, Tekari's interactions with powers such as the Mughal Empire, regional Sultanates, and Central Asian or Persian states made Muslim nobles indispensable for managing diplomacy, interpreting political culture, and sustaining alliances. The Maharajas of Tekari honored this family by bestowing upon them the title "Amin", meaning "faithful", in recognition of their loyalty and trusted service. He was granted hereditary custodianship over Tekari Hunting Estate in Hazaribagh Forests & ownership of the Konya Hunting Lodge Of Tekari Estate.

Syed Muhammad Amin's first appointment was as the Junior Tehsildar in the land revenue department of Hathwa Estate at the age of fifteen followed by similar appointment in the Jharia & Kharagpur Estates. By his early 20s he had obtained a more permanent position as a Tehsildar in the land revenue department in Patna Estate of Nawab Bahadur Syed Walayet Ali Khan, CIE. He then worked as a senior tehsildar in the Estate of Nawab Syed Enam Hussain of Patna, the father of Syed Ekram Hussain also known as Parvez Shahidi. He worked here for many years until he was appointed as Naib Tehsildar for Tekari Raj under H.H.Maharaja Capt.Gopal Saran Narayan Singh Tekari, given the title "Mukhtar-e-Aam", meaning Chief Representative and referred to with the address His Excellency. He served in this position for the remainder of his life. He was offered the more prestigious position of Dewan under the Tekari Estate of Syeeda Khatun which was created after the Maharaja's divorce from his consort, Kumar Rani Sayeeda Khatun, sister of Nawab Syed Wali Imam Of Gaya. He later helped Syed Wali Imam and Sanjay Singh in the foundation of the Manav Bharti School.

His eldest son Syed Abu Muhammad Amin served as Mukhtar e Aam after him under H.H.Maharaja Raghubir "Richy" Singh Tekari until the Maharaja passed away in a car accident at the age of 32. He retained his office under the successor H.H. Maharaja Rajbir "Reggie" Singh Tekari. After Abu Muhammad passed away in 2009, his younger brother Adv.Syed Manzar Amin served as Mukhtar e Aam after him. Syed Manzar was a close friend & hunting partner of Bulu Imam & Tootoo Imam whom he frequently hosted at his Konya Estate.

After Maharaja Ranbir Singh Tekari passed away, the estate passed to his son Kunwar Ashish Bir Singh Tekari but remained under the regency of his maternal grandmother, H.H. Maharani Gurcharan Kaur, the last Queen of Jind State until the Prince reached majority. After his investiture ceremony, Maharaja Ashish Bir Singh Tekari appointed Adv.Syed Faiz Amin as Manager Of The Estate and bestowed him with the title Mukhtar E Aam.

The Amin family also operate the Embolden Educational Trust under which they operate the Embolden High School, Mohanpur and Embolden Digital Education Centre. They run Embolden30 modelled after Super 30 system and offer coaching for competitive entrance examinations.

2. Rajhat Shareef

Syed Farrukh Hussain Rajhati

Syed Abdul Bari

Syed Muhammad Shafi Amin

Syeda Khadija Al Bari

Syed Abdus Salam Bari

Syed Hadi Hashmi Bari

Syeda Rajwa

Professor Syed Majid Akhtar Of Pachrukhi

Dr. Syed Azimuddin Rajhati

Mukhtar E Aam Syed Muhammad Amin

Syeda Majida Khatun

Syed Bismillah Azim

Syed Shams Al Bari

Syeda Walima Bint Syed Nabi Jaan Hafiz

Syed Najm Al Bari

Syed Rafique Al Bari

Syed Ayesha Azim

Syed Irteza Al Bari

Syed Taqi Al Bari

The Hasib Clan is also related to other Sadaat clans that have settled over time Rajhat Shareef and are concentrated in the Qazitola neighbourhood of Rajhat Shareef. Well known clans are the Alam Clan which is a harem-cadet branch of the Hasib Clan, the Habib Clan which served as court physicians to the Hasib Clan. The last male descendent of the Habib clan was Dr. Syed Shamsuddin Habib.

The Bari Clan is a prominent clan which are known for their educational achievements. They were early adopters of the Anglo-Indian Education system and prospered under it greatly, producing award winning scholars. They founded the Rajhat Anglo-Urdu School. A prominent member of this clan was Syed Hadi Hashemi Bari who founded the Hadi Hashmi Education Society in Gaya in 1926. The society currently operates only the Hadi Hashmi Senior Secondary School in Gaya due to neglect over the years.

Professor Syed Majid Akhtar was educated in Persian Studies at Langat Singh College. He later became the founder of the Bazm-e-Sukhan(Literary Circle) of the college & later joined it as a professor. He later joined as a Professor in the Patna College at the behest of Nawab Syed Welayat Ali Khan Bahadur. He was the first cousin of Abdul Bari and married his first cousin Syeda Rajwa.

The Azim clan is descended from Dr.Syed Azimuddin Rajhati, a prominent doctor and one time court physician of Princely State Of Hisua. His last patrilineal descendent was Syed Bismillah I. Azim who was a Commissioner in Bihar State Education Department under the British Raj.. He had one daughter, Syeda Ayesha Azimuddin.
3. Shahsaram

Clan Ghiyasi

Farasat Clan Zamindars Of Rousbaganj

Syed Ghiyas Al Din Hasan Shareefi Razvi

Syeda Saira Khatun

Syeda Amna

Daroga Syed Karim Al Din Zamindar of Mohiuddinpore

Syeda Amina

Syeda Saghira

Varasat Hussayn

Capt.Dr. Syed Manzar Karim

Syed Anwar Karim

Syeda Shahida Malik

Syed Afzal Karim

Syed Inam Karim

Syed Saba Karim

Dr.Syed Faiyaz Al Din Akhtar Ghiyasi

Syeda Sughra

Shah Syed Naji Ahmad Darwish Sajjadahnashin Of Khanqah Kabiriya

Syeda Mokima

Syeda Fatima

Syed Ali Ibn Tasavvur Imam Quadrie

Syeda Husna (Only Child)

Syed Iqbal Karim Mutawalli Of Khanqah Kabiriya Estates

Dr.Syed Hussayn Imam Quadrie

Dr. Syed Mohsyn Imam Quadrie

Syeda Nuzhat Jahan

Syed Nawab Akhtar

Syed Anwar Azeem

Syed Meraj Akhtar

Related Clans of the Hasib Clan in Sasaram are the Ghiyasi Clan & the Karim Clan which are Consanguineous to each other.

The Karim Clan are a cadet branch of the Kabiri Clan of 17th century Sufi Saint, Syed Shah Kabir-ud-Din Ahmed Darwish. Born in 1618, he arrived in Sasaram under the guidance of his spiritual mentor, Najm-ud-Din Qadri Darwish. He was a direct descendant of the renowned Sufi saint Abdul Qadir Gilani, with his family tracing its migration from Baghdad to Delhi.

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Khanqah-Estate-Sasaram with Shah Syed Muinuddin Ahmad Darwish Kabiri

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Upon settling in Sasaram, Shah Kabir-ud-Din established the Khanqah Kabiriyah, which soon evolved into one of the most influential institutions in eastern India. Unlike many traditional khanqahs limited to spiritual instruction, this institution adopted a multidimensional role encompassing Higher education and scholarship, Promotion of literature and poetry, Establishment of schools and printing initiatives, Social welfare and public works, Architectural and infrastructural contributions

Its impact was so profound that British administrator Lewis Sydney Steward O'Malley, in the Bengal Gazetteer, described it as one of the most significant institutions in the region after the Mohsin Endowment. The growth and sustainability of Khanqah Kabiriyah were significantly supported by royal patronage during the Mughal era. Key contributions include:

• In 1716, Nawab Murtaza Khan granted the first known land endowment.
• In 1717, Farrukhsiyar donated 18 revenue-free villages.
• In 1733, Nawab Fakruddin added 17 more villages.
• In 1762, Shah Alam II granted 41 villages, generating substantial annual revenue for the institution.

These extensive land grants transformed the Khanqah Estate into a powerful socio-economic entity, effectively functioning as a semi-autonomous estate with considerable influence over the region's political and economic landscape.Over time, Khanqah Kabiriyah evolved beyond a spiritual center into a comprehensive institution of governance, education, and social reform. Its integration of religious authority with administrative and economic power made it a unique model in pre-colonial India.

The Ghiyasi clan is named after the patriarch, Syed Ghiyasuddin Hasan Shareefi Razavi. He was born in to Syed Farzand Ali Kazmi, a descendent of Musa al-Kazim and the Zamindar of Mescaur under the Hisua Estate near Rajhat Shareef in 1887. He chose to pursue a career as an islamic jurist, scholar & monk and completed his preleminary education in Arabic & Farsi from Maulana Syed Muhammad Abbas Rajhati & Maulana Munshi Syed Taj Ali Sakin Makhdumpuri and then completed his higher education from Madrassa Al Kabiriya under the tutelage of his maternal uncle Shah Syed Muinuddin Ahmad Darwish Kabiri, who was also the Sajjada Nashin of the Khanqah Kabiriya Estates. He became an initiate of the Sharifiya Monastic Order of Sufism. He completed his advanced education from Jamiatur Raza and achieved the position of a Khalifa-E-Tariqa of the Razavi order after receiving his Khilafatnama from Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi. He opened his own Khanqah (Monastery) in Sasaram named Khanqah Ghiyasiya. He also became a prominent genealogist and his writing are a reliable authority on the lineages and histories of the noble families of Bihar, Bengal & Orissa. His daughter Syeda Mokima married Shah Syed Ali Ahmad Darwish Kabiri who became the next Sajjada Nashin of the Khanqah Kabiriya. He adopted his sister's teenaged children Syed Hussayn Imam Quadrie & Syed Mohsyn Imam Quadrie as his wards after their father, Syed Aly Imam Quadrie was stranded in East Pakistan in wake of the partition of India in 1947.

Syed Ali Ahmad Darwish Kabiri's only child and heir was his daughter, Syeda Husna; however, in accordance with prevailing interpretations of Islamic law and customary practice, leadership of the estate was traditionally vested in a male successor. For these reasons, Syed Ali designated his Son-in-Law, Syed Iqbal Karim as his sucessor and he was give the office of Mutawalli (Chief Administrator) Of The Estate.

The Karim Clan were originally Zamindars of Mohiuddinpore in Rohtas but this dynastic transition made them custodians of the entire property of the Khanqah Kabiriya Estates which was tax emempt and generated immense revenue.

Capt. Dr.Syed Manzar Karim's was Syed Hussayn Imam Quadrie's first cousin as both their maternal grandmothers were sisters. He was an accomplished Desert Explorer and British-Indian Spy and worked as a military surgeon in the British Indian Army. He joined the army in 1936 and was stationed in Egypt as part of the 3rd Indian Motor Brigade in 1940.

During World War II he served from 1939 to 1942 in Egypt and achieved the rank of Captain. Later he was assigned on reconnaissance missions to Iraq and was selected by Spymaster Ralph Bagnold for the Long Range Desert Group in 1942.

While conducting reconnaissance operations behind enemy lines in Iraq, the jeep ahead of his convoy struck a landmine. The resulting explosion knocked him off his feet and caused him to lose his two front teeth. In the immediate aftermath, the entire unit was presumed dead, and a telegram was sent to their families declaring them killed in action. However, against all odds, they survived the blast, managed to evade danger, and eventually made their way back to camp.

He was involved in Operation Compass, Operation Brevity, Operation Crusader and the Second Battle of El Alamein. He was awarded the Military Medal and Africa Star for his services. He was also involved in excavation in Iraq in the ancient cities of Uruk and Babylon on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society In Egypt Post War he returned to Sasaram where he had been presumed dead for over 3 years. He became a surgeon in Sadar Hospital, Sasaram.

His Grandson, Syed Saba Karims a former Indian cricketer who played as a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. Beyond his playing career, he has also been associated with the corporate sector, having worked in the Corporate Communications Division of Tata Iron and Steel Company. He is known for his outspoken views on cricketing matters, including team performance, umpiring standards, and the introduction of day-night Test matches.

At just 13, he captained the Patna Under-19 team and led them to victory in the Shamayal Sinha Trophy, a Bihar inter-district school competition. His performances earned him captaincy of the Bihar team in the Vijay Merchant Trophy in 1981, followed by selection to the India Under-15 camp in Mumbai.

Karim began his first-class career for Bihar in the 1982–83 season at the age of 15, shortly after completing his schooling at St. Xavier's High School, Patna. One of his standout performances came in the 1990–91 Ranji Trophy, where he scored a career-best 234 against Orissa.

Despite consistent performances, his international debut was delayed, largely due to representing Bihar, which was not considered a strong domestic side at the time. His skills behind the stumps and with the bat were, however, praised by legends such as Sunil Gavaskar.

Karim eventually made his debut for India in the 1996–97 Standard Bank Series in South Africa as a replacement for Nayan Mongia. He impressed early on, scoring 55 on debut and 38 in the following match, though he struggled for consistency thereafter.

Karim's playing career was cut short by a serious eye injury sustained while wicketkeeping in a limited-overs match against Bangladesh in May 2000. Although he managed to play one Test match later that year against Bangladesh, the injury effectively ended his cricketing career. After retiring, Karim remained closely associated with cricket administration:

• In 2012, he was appointed as a national selector from the East Zone.
• On 1 January 2018, he was appointed General Manager (Cricket Operations) by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

4. Gaya

Clan Fani

Amir-ul-Mashaiq Syed Shah Ghulam-e-Mustafa Ahmed Chishti

Syed Shah Saba Al Din Fani Chisti Sajjada Of Khanqah Monamiya

Syeda Khatun

Syed Fuzayl Fani Chisti

Syed Javed

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Syed Adil ibn Muhammad Shafi Wassan

Syeda Sadaf Mehar

Syed Faisal

Syed Ata Hussain

Syeda Mehreen

Syed Akbar Ibn Mohsyn Imam Quadrie

Syeda Ayman

Syed Monam

Syeda Rida Fatima Wassan

Syed Aasim Wassan

Clan Mazahiri

Qazi Syed Shah Mazahir Imam

Qazi Syed Waris Imam Sajjadanashin Of Khanqah Mazahiriya

Qazi Syed Maqbool Imam

Qazi Syed Jalil Imam

Qazi Syed Manazir Imam

Qazi Syed Iftikhar Imam

Syeda Ahmadiyya Binte Muhammad Amin

Qazi Syed Wali Imam Nadvi

Syed Shah Qazi Najam Imam Chishti Monami Sajjadanashin Of Khanqah Mazahiriya'

Clan Fani is a distinguished Sayyid Sufi family descended from Muhammad Al Baqir and associated with the Chishti Order, tracing its origins to Syed Shah Ata Hussain Fani Chishti (1816–1893) who is widely revered as Khwāja-e-Bihār. Born as Syed Shah Abdul Razzaq in Patna into an established monastic household, he was raised by his father Syed Sultan Ahmed Shaheed, after whose death he was tutored by his grandfather Syed Ghulam Hussayn Danapuri. After his grandfather passed away, he received both his spiritual and intellectual training under his maternal uncle, Mir Syed Qamruddin Husain Monami, from whom he was granted spiritual authorisation to practice & preach in accordance with the Monami Order of Sufism.

After undertaking an extended journey to Mecca in early adulthood which took five years, Fani Chishti returned to India and established himself in Ramsagar, Gaya around 1850, where he emerged as a central spiritual authority, traditionally regarded as a Qutb and, in later accounts, as having attained the rank of Ghaus.

He later received spiritual authorisation from Chisti & Abul-Ulai spiritual orders of Sufism as well and his khanqah is named Khanqah Chistiya Monamia Abul-ulaiya.

Clan Mazahiriya was founded by Qazi Syed Mazahir Imam Abgilvi who was known for his notable personal presence and reputation for justice in the region of Gaya. During a gathering of samā‘ in Manpur, an individual seeking spiritual guidance requested him to accept him as a disciple. Qazi Mazahir declined on the grounds that he was not yet affiliated with any monastic order and therefore was not in a position to initiate a student. Following this incident, he sought initiation under Syed Shah Ata Hussain Fani Chishti at his khanqah.

Qazi Mazahir Imam later established his own institution, known as Khanqah Mazahirya, in Abgila, Gaya. He died in 1942 and was buried in the Abgila. He was survived by three sons: Qazi Maqbool Imam, Qazi Waris Imam, and Qazi Jalil Imam. Of these, the spiritual line continued through Qazi Waris Imam and his deputies, while the lines of the other two sons did not persist. The present sajjādānashīn of Khanqah Mazahirya is Syed Shah Qazi Najam Imam Chishti Monami, grandson of Qazi Maqbool Imam, who received ijāzah through Qazi Waris Imam.

Prominent followers of the Mazahiriya Khanqah are:

• Sardar Haji Nabi Hassan Ali Khan Yousufzai, was the Zamindar of Itwan and became Qazi Shah Syed Mazahir Imam's sincere student, granting his Khanqah with many endowments. With his blessings Khan had a son whom he named Raees Khan. He requested that the pir would agree to become his son's wali(godfather) to which he obliged and added the name "Imam" to his name, thus making him Sardar Raees Imam Khan. His line is continued by his sons Sardar Hussain Imam Khan Yousufzai and Musharraf Imam Khan Yousufzai, and his grandsons Tanvir Imam Khan Yousufzai Yousufzai. Tayyab Imam Khan Yousufzai & Imam Khan Yousufzai.

• Nawab Syed Imdad Imam Asar was born Mirza Syed Imdad Khan in Karapar Sarai to Shams-ul-Ulama Nawab Syed Wahiuddin Khan, an aristocrat & islamic jurist who had served successively as a Registrar, then a Magistrate, and ultimately rose to the position of Chief Justice.
  In his formative years, he received his early education under Syed Mohammad Mohsin Benarasi, before continuing his studies under the guidance of his father. Upon completing his formal education, he qualified as a lawyer and subsequently joined Patna College as a Professor of History and Arabic.
  During this time he came into contact with & became an initiate student of Shah Syed Mazahir Imam and changed his name to Syed Imdad Imam from Syed Imdad Khan as a way to honor him. He wrote under the pen-name Asar and spent his last years at Khanqah Mazahiriya in service of the Order before passing away in 1933 and is buried near the Khanqah at Manpur Kabristan, Abgila. He is honored as sincere khadim of the Khanqah and sons,Syed Ali Imam and Syed Hasan Imam became successful and visionary leaders, carrying forward their father's legacy. His line was carried forward by Bulu Imam, Too Too Imam, Justin Imam. Imadad Imam's 5th generational descendent Cherry Imam is married to H.H.Maharaja Ashish Bir Singh Tekari

Nawab Syed Imdad Imam

Sir Syed Ali Imam & Begum Anees Fatima

Syed Hasan Imam

Syed Bulu Imam

5. Patna

Akhtar Hussain Clan

Mir Syed Darban Akhtar Hussain Zamindar Of Panchmahalla Mukhtar-E-Aam Of Jagdishpur Principality under Raja Kunwar Singh

Daulatpore Nawab Clan

Mir Syed Sarfaraz Akhtar Hussain Zamindar Of Panchmahalla Founding Member & Vice Chancellor Of Ranchi University

Sahibzadi Syeda Ghausiya Hussain

Magistrate Syed Muhammad Qudratullah Daulatpori

Col.Dr.Syed Muhammad Ishtiaque Daulatpori Colonel in the Waffen-SSIndian Legion

Zamindars OF Danapur

Mir Syed Sharfuddin Ahmad Danapuri

Mirza Syed Jamil Ali Akhtar Zamindar Of Panchmahalla

Sahibzadi Syeda Husna Bano Begum Danapuri

Dr. Syed Hasib Ali Akhtar HOD Veterninary Science, Patna University

Syeda Ayesha bint Syed Bismillah Azim Rajhati

Syed Shakil Ali Akhtar

Syeda Ruhi Bano Begum Bint Syed Hussayn Imam Quadrie

Syed Salim Ali Akhtar

Syed Nabil Ali Akhtar

Syed Umar Ali Akhtar

Mir Syed Darban Hussain Akhtar was the Zamindar of Panchmahalla in the Abgila region of Gaya. He served as Mukhtar e Aam in the 8-anna Princely State of Jagdishpur under Raja Kunwar Singh Ujjaniya of the Ujjain Clan of Parmar Rajputs.

Syed Sarfaraz Akhtar Hussain became the Zamindar of Panchmahalla after him. He spent most of his life in Lal Mansion residence in Fairaiyalal Chowk, Ranchi and was a founding trustee as well as Head of Department of the Ranchi University in 1960. He was Vice-Chancellor of Ranchi University from 26 December 2000 to 8 April 2001.

Colonel Syed Mohammed Ishaque was an Indian freedom fighter and officer in the Indian Legion during World War II.

Born in Daulatpur, Jehanabad, Bihar into a Zamindar family, he was the son of Magistrate Syed Muhammad Qudratullah & Sahebzadi Syeda Ghausiya Hussain of Panchmahalla, Ishaque completed his schooling in Patna in 1932 and graduated from the Bihar & Orissa Veterinary College in 1936. He joined the British Indian Army, receiving a Viceroy's Commission as a Warrant Officer in the Remount Veterinary Corps in 1937. The same year, he married Begum Anis Zamani of Bihar Sharief.

During World War II, Ishaque was deployed to the Malaya-Singapore Theatre. Following the Allied surrender to the Japanese, he was relocated with 950 officers and men to Germany in 1941–42, where he joined the Indian Legion organized under Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. He served until 1945, surrendering to American forces in western Germany to avoid advancing Soviet troops, and was subsequently handed over to the British, remaining imprisoned in England until 1947.

After India gained independence, the Red Fort Trials pardoned INA officers, and Ishaque was released in early 1948. He returned to India, recognized for his contributions to the Indian independence movement.

Mir Syed Sharifuddin Ahmad was the Zamindar of Danapur, Patna, and one of the wealthiest landowners of his time. He is most known for selling land to the British government for the establishment of the Danapur Cantonment, and for this contribution, he and his family were granted the unique privilege of being the only civilians permitted burial in the Danapur Cantonment Cemetary, where his descendants are still interred to this day. He and his family also served as the primary suppliers of provisions, equipment, and other essential goods to the cantonment, maintaining a critical logistical and commercial role for its operations which became the primary source for their wealth. Their ancestral house is Lalkothi Mansion in Patna which is now the Lalkothi School.

6.Makhdumpur & Sirdalla

Makhdumpur Clan

Mir Syed Velayat Ali Nawab Of Makhdumpur

Kakori Kazmi Clan

Mir Syed Hidayet Ali Nawab Of Makhdumpur

Mir Syed Muhammad Haider Kazmi Nawab Of Kakori

Rais Mir Syed Qasim Ali Nawab Of Makhdumpur

Sahibzadi Syeda Sara Kazmi (Granddaughter)

Mirzas Of Sirdalla

Mirza Syed Nasiruddin Ali Sirdalla

Mirza Syed Nuruddin Ali Sirdala

Sahibzadi Syeda Mehrunnisa Qasim

Dr.Syed Nizam Hussain Jarrah

Sahibzadi Syeda Khadijatul Kubra Qasimi

Mian Syed Ghulam Rabbani Rajhati

Mirza Syed Fariduddin Ali Sirdalla SP Imperial Police, Patna

Mirza Syed Sharifuddin Ali Sirdala Advocate, Patna

Mirza Syed Mohiuddin Ali Sirdalla Inspector Imperial Police, Nawada

The Clan Hasib is connected by marriage to the Mirzas of Sirdalla, a cadet branch of the Nawabs of Makhdumpur. Following the death of Mir Syed Haider Kazmi, the Nawab of Kakori, the Kakori estate became embroiled in internal political intrigue and a series of assassinations.

Amidst this instability, Sahibzadi Syeda Sarah Kazmi sought refuge at the court of the Nawab of Makhdumpur. The Nawab, already advanced in age, agreed to grant her protection on the condition that she marry him. She consented, and the union was solemnized despite the Nawab already having wives and an established household.

This decision was met with considerable opposition from his existing family—his wives, children, and grandchildren—leading to tensions within the household. From this marriage, the Nawab and Sahibzadi Syeda Sarah Kazmi had three children.

Anticipating the possibility of being deprived of her rightful inheritance in a contested environment, Sahibzadi Syeda Sarah Kazmi took a strategic step. She negotiated to have the estate of Sirdalla—then a largely swampy and undeveloped tract of land—formally granted to her as her share. This transfer was secured and documented during the Nawab's lifetime, prior to his death, thereby safeguarding the interests of herself and her children. As descendents of a Mir, this clan has used the title of Mirza.

The Mirzas of Sirdalla had developed Sirdalla into an elegant hunting lodge & estate often hosting ambassadors & officials of the British Raj. This made it extremely accessible for them to get English Education & developed affinity for western culture from an early stage. They possessed a high level of education from English & American universities & Instutions. When the Independence of India was at hand and the partition was announced, they elected to migrate with the British to England/English Colonies or West Pakistan. Prominent members of this family are:

• Mirza Syed Fariduddin Ali Sirdalla (1892) – Superintendent Of Imperial Police, Patna
• Syed Sharifuddin Ali Sirdalla (1894) – Advocate, Patna
• Syed Mohiuddin Ali Sirdalla (1897) – Inspector Of Imperial Police, Nawada
• Syed Anwar Azeem, Journalist & Writer, Father of Actress Neelima Azeem
• Syed Aftab Ahmed (born 1934) – Journalist; Arlington, Texas
• Syed Munir Hyder (born 1932) – Design Engineer;Arlington Texas
• Syed Abbas Mustafa (born 1927) – Engineer;New Jersey
• Dr.Syed Naseem Ahmed (born 1936) – Neonatologist; Bahrain

The Jarrah Clan of Jarrahi Kothi, Gaya were a cousin clan of the Amin Clan, Mazahiri Clan and the Mirzas Of Sirdalla. The Jarrah Clan was founded by Syed Ghulam Haider Jarrah and were one of the first British trained medical surgeons of India. Over the decades, they had served as Court Physicians to every Princely State of Bihar, Bengal & Orissa. Their patrilineal line is extinct.

Apellations

Hereditary :

• Darjat: Mir
  
• Mansuba: Shah Hasib
  
• Laqab: Sahib-e-Ikhtiyar
  
• Tarif: Nasl-e-Nabi, Aulad-e-Ali, Nasbul-Sassani, Najibul-Tarfayn
  
• Nisba: Al Halabi W'al Hussaini W’al Alawi W’al Hashemi
  

Non-Hereditary:

• Mir Syed Muhammad Zarif – Safir E Hind
• Mir Syed Fazal Imam – Imam-e-Millat, Subedar e Sasaram

The Hasibs were bestowed with the title Nawab-e-Rajhat Shareef under the Hisua Estate starting with Mir Syed Tafazzul Imam and ending with Mir Tasavvur imam as the Hisua state was dissolvedand land was granted by the Maharaja under the Bhoodan movement. The family members received Zamindari Abolition Bonds which were collected by Syed Ahsan Ul Islam for the Fazalites and Syed Wasi Al Din Ahmed Wassan for the Afzalites

Secondary members of the clan were refferd to using the honorific Miyan.

Current Members

·Syed Wali Ibn Masih Ul Islam
·Syed Shad Ibn Masih Ul Islam
·Syed Faizan Ibn Mustahsan Imam
·Syed Fahad Ibn Mustahsan Imam
·Syed Faisal Ibn Mustahsan Imam
·Syed Sajjad Ibn Hussayn Imam Quadrie

  →Syeda Nadia Sajjad

  →Syed Hisham Sajjad Imam

  →Syed Zayna Sajjad Imam

·Syed Jafar Ibn Hussayn Imam Quadrie

 →Syed Ayn Hayder Ali Imam Quadrie

 →Syed Suhayb Imam Quadrie

·Syed Mubarak Ibn Hussayn Imam Quadrie

 →Syed Ahmad Imam Quadrie

 →Syeda Sarah Mubarak

·Syed Asad Ibn Hussayn Imam Quadrie
·Syed Monis Ibn Mohsyn Imam Quadrie
·Syed Akbar Ibn Mohsyn Imam Quadrie

 →Syed Hasan Imam

 →Syeda Zainab Akbar

·Syed Yawar Ibn Mohsyn Imam Quadrie

·Syed Adil Ibn Shafi Wassan
·Syed Wahdat Ibn Rafi Wassan
·Syed Afreen Ibn Rafi Wassan
·Syed Tamkin Ibn Rafi Wassan
·Syed Takmil Ibn Rafi Wassan
·Syed Intekhwab Ibn Akbar Wassan
·Syed Asad Ibn Akbar Wassan
·Syed Shujat Ibn Akbar Wassan
·Syed Hammad Ibn Akbar Wassan