Baba Ratan Hindi

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Bābā Ratan al-Hindī (Arabic: بابا رتن الهندي‎) was a legendary person, alleged to be one of the non-Arab companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

Born in Bathinda in present-day Punjab, India,[citation needed] his full name was Ratan Nath ibn Nasr. He was a trader who used to take goods from India to Arabia.[1][2][3][4] Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani mentions him in his book al-Isaba fi tamyiz al-Sahabah – the most comprehensive dictionary on the companions of Muhammad.[5]People migrated to Pakistan from india during partition of 1947 still remember him Famous writer Baba Ishfaq Ahmad also mention about Baba Ratan hindi in his books.

Sayyid Ashraf Jahangir Semnani talks about him in his book Maktoobat Ashrafi in chapter 28. Shaikh Abdurrahman Chishti also mentions him in his book Mirat-ul-Asrar on page 656[6][unreliable source?]

Conversion to Islam[]

When in India, Baba Ratan heard about the miracle of the splitting of the moon in Arabia. Thereafter, he visited Arabia on trade and also to verify the said miracle. He met Muhammad during the Battle of the Trench and accepted Islam.

Muhammad is said to have prayed for the long life of Baba Ratan Al Hindi. He is alleged to be the first Muslim of Indian extraction.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Mausoleum[]

According to some claims Baba Ratan Al Hindi passed away in the year 1234 or 1243 CE. His shrine is situated in Mohalla Haji Ratan Nagar in Bathinda, Punjab, India

Close to the mausoleum is the well-known Sikh temple of Bathinda named after Baba Ratan. According to local legends, Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru lodged next to this mausoleum during his visit to the town.[citation needed]

The shrine is managed by the Punjab Waqf Board of India.

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References[]

  1. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  2. ^ "Hazrat Ratan Hindi (R.A)". www.janathimessage.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  3. ^ "Gurdwara Haji Rattan - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia". www.sikhiwiki.org.
  4. ^ Heesterman, J. C. (1989). India and Indonesia: General Perspectives. ISBN 9004083650.
  5. ^ "Baba Ratan Hindi Ka Safre Muhabbat". www.nafseislam.com.
  6. ^ "Mirat-ul-Asrar Tazkira-e-Sufiya Ka Awwaleen Urdu Tarjuma by Shaikh Abdurrahman Chishti".
  7. ^ Parihar, Subhash (2001). "The Dargāh of Bābā Ḥājī Ratan at Bhatinda". Islamic Studies. 40 (1): 105–132. JSTOR 20837077.
  8. ^ "Dargah Hazrat Haji Ratan Hindi(رضي الله عنه ), Bathinda, Punjab, India" – via www.youtube.com.
  9. ^ "Sahabi e Rasool Hazrat Baba Ratan Hindi India". Scribd.
  10. ^ "Gurdwara Sri Haji Ratan Sahib | Discover Sikhism". www.discoversikhism.com.
  11. ^ Islamic Studies. Islamic Research Institute. 2001.
  12. ^ Studies in the Foreign Relations of India, from the Earliest Times to 1947: Prof. H. K. Sherwani Felicitation Volume. State Archives, Government of Andhra Pradesh : copies can be had from the Director of Print. and Stationery. 1975.
  13. ^ Basham, A. L. (1997). A Cultural History of India. OUP India. ISBN 978-0-19-563921-6.
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