Sayyid Mahmud Agha
Sayyid ul Sadaat Mir Sayyid Mahmud Saheb Agha al-Hasani wal-Husseini (died 1882) was a Sufi saint and direct descendant of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. He was the brother of Sayyid Mir Jan and acted under him as Grand Master of the Naqshbandi Sufi Order. Biography. Before joining his brother Sayyid Mir Jan, he was a powerful statesman and Naqib al-Ashraf in the Emirate of Afghanistan as young leader in the young age of twenty years. Together with his brother Sayyid Mir Jan, he has revived the culture of Hazrat Ishaan, after it was closely  forgotten, due to the tragic martyrdom of his relative Hazrat Ishaan V, Mir Sayyid Kamaludeen Shaheed. Ancestry. Sayyid Mahmud Agha is a Sayyid (a descendant of Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah and his cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib), both maternally and paternally. Among his paternal ancestors are seven of the Twelve Imams, and among his maternal ancestors were eleven of the Twelve Imams, Sayyid Abdul Qadir Jilani, Sayyid Bahauddin Naqshband, Sayyid Alauddin Atar, and Khwaja Khawand Mahmud (also known as Hazrat Ishaan) also. After the Battle of Karbala, the Ahl al-Bayt went back to Medina. From there Musa al  Kazim was forced to go to Iraq. The Musavis, i.e. the descendants of Musa al Kadhim, settled to Persia. One of them was Khwaja Sayyid Mir Ismail Muhammad Hakim, father of Khwaja Sayyid Mir Latif, an ancestor of Hazrat Sayyid Mahmud Agha. The descendants of Sayyid Mir Latif immigrated to Bokhara and after that to Kabul, where Sayyid Mahmud Agha was born. His paternal family were and are still known as Naqib al-Ashraf of the Sunnis of Greater Iran. Sayyid Mahmud Agha's maternal ancestors were Askari Sayyids, i.e. descendants of Imam Hasan al-Askari, through his son Sayyid  Ali Akbar, whose existence was hidden, because of political conflicts. Sayyid Ali Akbar's descendants also migrated to Bokhara, where the prominent Sufi saint Bahauddin Naqshband, founder of the Naqshbandi Sufi Order, was born. A descendant of Bahauddin Naqshband after 7 generations was Hazrat Ishaan, whose descendants later immigrated to variable regions of South Asia, like Khorasan, today known as Afghanistan in order to spread the Ishaqiyya Naqshbandiyya branch's teachings. Nobility. Sayyid Mahmud Agha was a young leader of the Naqshbandi Sufi order and right hand of his older brother Sayyid Mir Jan. As heir of Hazrat Ishaan and  his father Naqib Sayyid Mir Hasan the Naqib al-Ashraf of the Sunnis of Greater Iran, he was also considered an Alid Prince, with the heraldic title Mir. Philanthropic work. Sources mention occasions in which he helped his followers in spiritual, social and financial cases. One popular occasion was the rescue of children of his followers from criminal kidnappers, who mistreated them for child labour. Cultivating the culture of Hazrat Ishaan. Sayyid Mahmud Agha was well respected and welcomed by his followers, when he travelled to them in Amritsar, Lahore, Kashmir and also Istanbul. Their he held lectures and taught  Islamic Law and Spirituality. He together with his brother preached the legacy of their ancestor Hazrat Ishaan. As representative of the family of Hazrat Ishaan, he also cultivated the culture of his ancestor Hazrat Ishaan and wrote poems that are until today widely known under the followers of Hazrat Ishaan. One special literature work of him is the modification of the anthem of the legacy of Hazrat Ishaan. Modified Anthem. The modified anthem is in Persian, the mother language of Hazrat Ishaan and his descendants: رو در صف دوستان ما باش و مترس Be on the side of our friends  and have no fear خاک راه آستان ما باش و مترس Be dust on the way of our legacy and have no fear گر جمله جهان قصد اوجود تو کند Even when the whole world is standing against you دل فارغ دار از آن ما باش و مترس Have a pure heart and stay with us and have no fear ما در کشانتان هستیم در کوه و دره We are guarding you in mountains and valleys انجا که شیر و پلنگ و هشدار گذرد Where lions, tigers and hyenas are around پیران قوی دارم و مردان سره I have strong  saints and high men by my side هر کس که به ما کج نگرد جان نبره Every one who looks crooked at us will bear no life رو در صف دوستان ما باش و مترس Be on the side of our friends and have no fear خاک راه آستا ما باش و مترس Be dust on the way of our legacy and have no fear Veneration. Sayyid Mahmud Agha was a very open-minded person, who attracted people of various religions. The members of major religious groups in Lahore ascribed to him divine powers and attributes, which eventually let him  convert his Non-Muslim followers to Islam. Legacy. Sayyid Mahmud Agha Shah Saheb died in Lahore as a young man in his twenties and is buried on the left of the future grave of Sayyid Mir Jan. In his mausoleum in Begampura, Lahore. On the occasion of his death there was a violent clash between his followers of various religions, who attributed to him saintship of their own respective religion. His Muslim followers encompassed both Sunnis and Shiites, whereas his Hindu followers in Lahore even attributed to him the rank of the reincarnation of Krishna. Furthermore, he was considered a  Guru by contemporary Sikhs in Lahore, although Sayyid Mahmud Agha was no Hindu or Sikh, staying to his values as a conservative Muslim. Eventually his older brother Sayyid Mir Jan has mediated and calmed down the mob, making a conclusion to bury him in an Islamic manner in the Mausoleum of Hazrat Ishaan, converting the Non-Muslim followers peacefully and passionately to Islam. His death anniversary is commemorated with short prayers called Zikr. It is known as the day, in which a Wali died in deep love. His followers call him Nooron ala Noor or "the manifest of the light  of Prophet Muhammad" His brother Sayyid Mir Jan. He is known for his unlimited love and loyalty to his older brother and master Sayyid Mir Jan. He reportedly resembled Muhammad and Ali. Mir Sayyid Raphael Dakik. Today the legacy of Sayyid Mahmud Agha is predominantly represented by the descendants of his younger brother Sayyid Mir Fazlullah Agha. This especially applies to his grand nephew Mir Sayyid Raphael Dakik.