Syed Najmuddin Ghawsud Dahar Qalandar

Syed Shah Najmuddin Ghawsud Dahar Qalandar (Urdu: , ) well known as Qutub ul Aqtaab (1209-1324 CE, probably born at Delhi, India) was a Qalandar and Sunni Muslim scholar, Sufi saint of the Chishti Order, and one of the most famous Sufis on the Indian subcontinent who lived and taught in India. He traced his lineage to prophet Muhammad through Imam Hussain.

Initially Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya made him his Mureed and later said him to go to Rum and get the Faiz from Hazrat Shah Khizr Rumi Qalandar who gave him the title "Ghawsud Dahar", and made him his Khalifa, after receiving khilafat from him, Nazmuddin went to Arab, Ajam, China and then he finally settled in Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh, India.

Dargah Syed Najmuddin Ghawsud Dahar Qalandar’s shrine or dargah is at Hazrat Syed Shah Najmuddin Qalander Ghawsud Dahar R. A. Nalchha Sharif, situated on the Dhar-Mandav road in the city of Nalchha, Dhar of Indian state Madhya Pradesh, which is a place of pilgrimage and visited millions of devotees every year.

Urs Nazmuddin Qalandar's annual Urs is held on the 20 and 21 Dhu al-Hijjah – the last month of the Muslim lunar calendar – and brings thousands pilgrims from all over India and abroad.