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Khawaja Shahudin

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Khawaja Pir Syed Muhammad Shahudin Gillani
Personal life
Born1867
Died1948
Resting placePakka Ghara
Children
  • Syed Mumtaz Ali shah Gillani
  • Syed Abdul Rasheed shah Gillani
  • Syed Altaf Ali shah Gillani
Era20th century
RegionRangpura (Punab: Sialkot:)
Main interest(s)Sufi poetry, Muraqaba, Dhikr
Notable work(s)Punjabi translation of Persian and Arabic poetry
Religious life
ReligionIslam
CreedHanafi, Sufis
Muslim leader
Influenced by

Khawaja Syed Shahudin Gillani (1867–1948) was a Sufi poet from Punjab, India, and a follower of the Sarwari Qadiri. He was a disciple of Syed Asghar Ali Shah of Artala Sharif, Sialkot.

Literary works

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During his life, Shahudin wrote three books of poetry. He also translated fifteen Arabic and Persian poetic works into Punjabi.[1][2][3] He read from the translated books of Aulia Ikram in the presence of Syed Asgar Ali.[1]

Bibliography

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Poetry

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  • Salat Ul Aarfeen[4]
  • Noha-e-Ushaaq
  • Maulood Sharif

Poetic translations

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Shahudin produced the following translations:[1][2][3]

Personal life

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Shahudin learned Fiqh, Hadith, and Tafsir at the age of thirteen.[citation needed] He told his teacher, Munshi Rukane AAlam, that "He was the scholar who practiced the knowledge."[1]He was five feet eight inches tall and had a thick beard.[1] He wore a turban, a tah band (an open cloth to cover the body below the navel), a 'camise', and a white cloth on his shoulder.[1]

Shortly after his marriage, Shahudin settled in Gujarat and opened a grocery store.[citation needed] Within a year or two, his father died, leaving him in debt. To repay the loans, he became a teacher at a school and worked at a paper mill after school. He had two sons. Six years later, his younger son, Muhammad Sharif, and his wife died.[citation needed]

His cousin, Syed Jamal ud Din, suggested that he find a spiritual mentor, and recommended Syed Asgar Ali Shah. The following Friday, both men visited Syed Asgar Ali, who accepted him as a disciple.[1][2][3] Shahudin claimed that once while intoxicated, he found that Allah "manifested himself in his heart".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Boota, Sohail (2007). Tazkara Aulia. Sialkot: Shahudin Academy.
  2. ^ a b c Maula, Bukhash (1988). Punjabi Shairan day Tazkray. Lahore: Aziz Publishers.
  3. ^ a b c d Ali, Mumtaz (1982). Hazeena Tul Uns. Sialkot: Zam Zama.
  4. ^ Shahudin, Maulavi. Salat Ul Aarfeen. Kashmiri Bazaar Lahore: Malik Chananuddin.
  5. ^ Shahudain, Maulavi. Diwan-e-Hafez. Kashmiri Bazaar Lahore: Malik Chananuddin.