Shaikh Nur-ud-din (RA) was born in a village called Qaimoh (old name Katimusha)[District ' KULGAM' ],( which is 60 km South east of Srinagar,in 779 A.H. = 1377 A.C, on the day of the Eid al-Adha . His father's name was Shaikh Salar-ud-dinhis mother Sadra, was called Sadra Moji or Sadra Deddi. In Kashmir, Moji means 'mother' and Deddi denotes 'elderly.' Both the parents w ere well known for their piety. It was a period when Kashmir was ruled by the sultans Qutub-ud-Din , Sikandar , Ali Shah , and Zain-ul-Abidin .His parents became Muslims through the great Islamic saint Hazrat Mir Syed Simnania(R.A) ,whose shrine is located in Kulgam town.

When Nur-ud-din (RA) grew up, his stepbrothers began to trouble him. They were rogues, while he was saintly. Once or twice he accompanied them to find work but felt that he could not be happy with them. He was then apprenticed to a couple of traders, one after the other. There, too, he felt disgusted with the ways of the world, and, deciding upon renunciation, retired to caves for meditation at the age of thirty. It is said that he lived for twelveyears in the wilderness. Hence, perhaps, kaimuh is given the derivation of kai-wan (or ban, a forest) inrusticbelief. The actual cave of contemplation is shown in kaimuh and is about 10 feet deep. In his last days, the saint sustained life on one cup of milkdaily. Finally, he reduced himself to water alone, and died at the age of 63, in the reign of sultan Zain-ul-Abidin, in 842 A. H. = 1438 A.C. Shams-ul-Arifin or 'the sun of the pious' is the chronogram which gives the date of his death.

TheSultan accompanied his bier to the grave. The burial prayers were led by a great divine or 'Alim of the age, Makhdum Baba Usman Uchchap Ganai.The tomb of Shaikh Nur-ud-din at Charari Sharief ,a small town perched on a dry bare hill, 20 miles south west of Srinagar, is visited by thousands of people to the present day. During hislifetime, he witnessed a gradual cultural and religious transformation of the people of the valley, from Hinduism to Islam . Various historical events helpedto shape his mind in such a manner that he produced some works of philosophy, in hisown manner of verses and poetry. Sheikh ul-Alam was deeply affected by such eventsand this is apparentin a majority of his verses

. The biggest event that occurred in the Sheikh's childhood was the comingof another Muslim preacher, Amir KabirMir Syed Hamadani , to Kashmir. Shah Hamadan, as he was popularly called, came to Kashmir in September 1372 CE, 1379CE and the third time in the year 1383 CE. Shaikh Nur-ud-din- appears to have married Zai Ded from Dadasara, Tral , Pulwama( her father Akber-u-Din(RA) and two brothers"Kamal-u-din"(RA) and "Jamal-u-din"RA) are buried at Dadasara Tral , people of the area visitedtheir shrine for"Dua" to fulfil their needs ) and had two sons and one daughter. On the deathof the children, Zai Ded also renounced the world,and became a hermit . She was buried at Kaimuh on her death. The simplicity and purity of Shaikh Nur-ud-din's lifehave deeply impressed the Kashmiri who entertains the highest veneration for the saint. In fact, the Afghan governor,Ata Muhammad Khan, gave, as it were, expression to public sentiment when coins were struck by him inthe name of Shaikh Nur-ud-din in 1223-25 A.H. (1808-10 CE). No other saint perhaps in human history has ever had coins struck in his honour.

The saint's attack on hypocrisy is interesting says he: "By bowing down, thou shalt not become a Rishi; the pounder in the rice- mill did not ever raise up its head." "By entering a cave, God cannotbe attained: the mongoose and the rat seldom come out of their holes". "By bathing, the mind will not be cleansed: The fishand the otter never ascend the bank." "If God was just pleased by fasting, the indigent rarely cook food in pots." Once, on his way to a garden, accompanied by a disciple, he stopped and would not move. On his disciple requesting him to proceed, he made the following reply: "Every minute that I spend there, will be deducted from my stay in heaven". On another occasion, when invited to a feast, Nur-ud-din went in ragged dress, earlier than the appointedtime. The servants, not recognizing him, would not permit him to enter, and he had to go back to take his food at home. When all had sat for the sumptuous dinner, the Shaikh was speciallysent for. He came, this time in a flowing chugha (cloak) and was given the seat of honour. But the Shaikh instead of partaking of the food stretched forth his sleeves and put them on to the plates. The people were astonished at the sight and askedhim the reason. He replied: "The feast was not really for Nur-ud-Din but for the long sleeves!"

Incident of 802 hijri...... ♥ All about it was 802 hijri, that Zia khatoon (alaiherahma), kind of NUND RESHI (REHMATULLAHEAL AIH) got her two children to the cave, so that the saint would be motivated to evoke his parental affection in order to get him to his home Kaimov, so much so that he would be involved in wordly concerns. ♥ The TwoChildren Were Being Slept On Floor.... ♥ Holy shaykh (REHMATULLAHEAL AIH) Had good chatting with his innocent children. He acted upon their wish and will to be fullfilled in the same cave. ♥ Prayers towards God.♥ With deep urgency just like saint Ibrahim Bin Adham(rehmatullaheal aih) Shaykhulalam(re hmatullahealaih ) asked Master of the Universe to decide his position viz a viz his children and his absolute devotion towards his missionary work, as he couldn't accomplish both the duties at one and the same time .♥ Both OF children Passed Away>> It is said , during the morning time both of the children had passedway.The news spread all around just like the wild fire. People in herds came along the cave. ♥ The cave and Burial. By means of incident the whole position of the cavewas exposed as it was a specialtype of headquarter.Sain shaykhulalam (rehmatullaheal aih) himself tookboth of his posteriors towards the ancestral graveyard of kaimov, wshed them away at Mach Nag (spring of honey) offered their prayers and buried them separately near his father , Baba Salaruddin(qada sallahusira) in the hinterlands of the area. Conspiracy And Allegation Of the Enemies.. This was the crucial time and the biggest excuse to file acase againist the mystic father of two children in the police station of Anantnag by his two brother-in-law as againist their brother-in-law. The case was of double-murder. By any means it came in the notice of a Minister of a sultan sikander. >>>

First Warrant Of Arrest > It was the order of court law that a ferocious type of inspector namely Tazi Bhat rushed towards the Sheikh (rehmatullahe alaih) to get him arrested from the cave towards jail. Coming Up Of Tazi Bhat Towards The Cave>> Tazi bhat , the spy lulled the Saint at the cave Kaimov to get out. Saint came out from the cave explain his position with kindness and gently. But the inspector was just to slap over him. Meanwhiletwo Serpents appeared to catch the spy by his moustaches towards his back position. Tazi bhat fell down to implore before the SAINT to forgive him...

After The Pitiable Condition Of Tazi Bhat>> Position of Tazi Bhat being totally different, his all other group members returned shamefully. This news too, spread like wild fire among the people around there. ♥ Tazi Bhat Became the Disciple>> Saint Norud din Noorani(Qaddasa llahu sira) exempted the follies of Tazi Bhat and the two serpents were removed from his body. Tazi Bhat repented pitiably. Then asked the saint to admit him as his disciple. ♥ Tazi Bhat Became Tajuddin>>Tazi Bhat just then converted himself to be Reshi by changing his dress of governance. He was rechristened as Baba Tajuddin.

First miracle- TO create GOld Out of Pebbles.
Once the mother of Nund (rehmatullahealaih) took him to the potter to learn his skill and asked to teach him his trade. She left her son there, just after returning her home . Here, then Nooruddin (rehmatullahealaih) got all the pieces of broken pottery in the potter's basket coveref in full to be produced before his mother. He told her that if you want gold and silver from his (son's) deeds then it is all before you in order to become a wealthy woman. It was really the same stuff of pottery changed into gold and silver. The witty mother got the sense of his spiritual power. She denied all to possess and accepted the virtuous style of her son's inborn nature. Nooruddin (rehmatullahealaih) returned the original material to the master potter.