Makhdoom sahib biography sample
Hamza Makhdoom
Kashmiri Sufi teacher (–)
Sheikh Hamza Makhdoom | |
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Born | Hamza Raina CE ( AH) Tujjar, Zaingeer, Sopore |
Died | CE ( AH) Srinagar, Kashmir |
Resting place | Ahamshareef Bandipora, Hari Parbat, Srinagar, Kashmir |
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Era | Shah Mir era |
Region | Kashmir |
Almamater | Darul Shifa Madrasa, Shamsi Chak seminary |
Knownfor | Sufism |
Relatives | Ali Raina (brother) |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Tariqa | SuhrawardiyyaChishtiKubrawiya |
Creed | Maturidi |
Teacher | Baba Fatehullah, Sheikh Ismail Kabroi |
Students
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Hamza Makhdoom, popularly known as Makhdoom Sahib (c.– c.), was a Sufimystic living in Kashmir.[1][2][3][4] He is sometimes referred to as Mehboob-ul-Alam (literally, "beloved of the world") and Sultan-ul-Arifeen (literally, "king among those who know God").
Early life
Hamza Makhdoom was born as Muhammad Hamza Raina in the village of Tujjar near Sopore in Baramulla district.
Makhdoom sahib biography sample There was a hot rumour about his death in the valley. The great sage followed the Sunni Tradition strictly not only in prayers but also in table manners, dress, manners, and etc. Suhrawardiyya Chishti Kubrawiya. These are the teachings that show that he tried to build a society on the pattern of the Book and Shairah.He was son of Usman Raina and Bibi Maryam who came from a ChandravanshiRajput family of the Raina clan.[1] According to tradition, teenage Hamza Makhdoom studied in the Shamsi Cha monastery for a year, and later studied jurisprudence, tradition, philosophy, logics, ethics and mysticism in a madrasa founded by Ismail Kubrawi.[1]
Teachings
A prolific scholar and spiritual preacher, Hamza Makhdoom adhered to the tradition and was a disciple of Syed Jamal Uddin Bukhari of Delhi who was great grandson of Jahaniyan Jahangasht.[1] He directed his teachings specifically to the followers of Islam, and under his influence a part of Kashmir's population trully followed the Hanafi jurisprudence.
He was staunch follower of Shariah and Sunnah.
Death
He died at an age of 82 in year ( AH) in Srinagar.
Nearly fourteen years after his death, king Akbar built a shrine there which was reconstructed during the Afghan rule by Atta Mohammad Khan around AD.[5] The shrine, located on the southern slope of Hari Parbat Hill and popularly called Makhdoom Sahib and Hazrat Sultan,[6] is an important pilgrimage centre in Kashmir.
Atta Mohammad Khan Barakzai[who?] in his honour issued the coins bearing the names of Nur-ud-Din-Rishi and Hamza Makhdoom.[7][8]