Sajjada Nashin

'[one who] sits [at a] prayer mat')[1] or Gaddi Nashin is a term of Persian origin, used chiefly within the Sufi traditions of South Asia referring to the successor or hereditary administrator of a Sufi master who typically functions as a custodian or trustee at his shrine.

Sajjada means 'prayer mat' (from the Arabic sajdah or 'prostration') while nashin is the word used for the person seated thereon.

A trustee is a key person who holds and leads the traditional Sufi rituals in the Dargah's daily activities and particularly during death anniversaries called Urs.

[4] Pakistani politician Shah Mehmood Qureshi is the Sajjada Nashin of the shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Baha-ud-din Zakariya Multani.

Syed Mohammad Faiz Nizami is the current sajjada nashin of Dargah Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia, New Delhi Dr. Kalifa Masthan Sahib Qadri is the Current Sajjada Nasheen of Nagore Dargah Shariff, Tamil Nadu, India.