Baba Shah Jamal
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Syed Shah Jamal Uddin Naqvi Bukhari (Urdu:سید شاہ جمال الدین نقوی بخاری; 1588–1671) also known as Baba Shah Jamal was a Sufi saint. He is also known as Hussaini Syed.[1]
Ancestry
[edit]Syed Shah Jamal was descendant of Makhdoom Syed Sadruddin Rajan Qattaal, who was a son of Makhdoom Syed Sultan Ahmad Kabir Bin Makhdoom Syed Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari.[1] Syed Shah Jamal belonged to the school of Suhrawardiyya. Baba Syed Shah Jamal's descendants mostly live in Kotli Shah Saleem, Shakargarh. His grandson Syed Shah Saleem Bin Baba Syed Shah Moosa Bin Shah Jamal's Tomb is situated in Kotli Shah Saleem village.
Life
[edit]He lived in Lahore's neighbourhood of Ichhra at the time of Mughal emperor Akbar the Great. The emperor, along with the council of his advisers, introduced the Din-i-Ilahi ("Divine Faith") a syncretic religion intended to merge the best elements of the religions of his empire (primarily Hinduism and Islam; elements were also taken from Christianity, Jainism, and Zoroastrianism) and thereby reconcile the sectarian differences that divided his subjects. Syed Shah Jamal fought against Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi[2] and brought the people back to orthodox Islam.[3][4]
Shrine
[edit]Jamal died in 1671. His shrine is located near Muslim Town in Shah Jamal Lahore, opposite to Forman Christian (FC) College.[5] Festivities take place there every Thursday.[2] His Urs is conducted annually on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th of Rabi' al-Thani,[3] and is attended by hundreds of thousands of devotees.[6] A characteristic part of the rituals was the late Pappu Sain, who used to play the dhol at the shrine.[7]
Khalifa Akbar & Sajjada Nasheen
[edit]His Khalifa Akbar and Sajjada Nasheen Gaddi Nasheen is Pir Dr Syed Ali Hussain Shah Naqvi al Bukhari Hussaini. who is a descendant and the Trustee and successor of Baba Shah Jamal through the Silsila tul Zahab (Silsila-e-Zahab) or Golden Chain. He holds regular Khatam Khawajgan and issues Fatwas.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dargahinfo - Complete Collection of Dargahs World Wide". dargahinfo.com. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Account of a typical Thursday night at Lahore's famous shrine of Shah Jamal | Special Report | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Baba Shah Jamal – The Syed Family". Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan". 30 March 2012. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ Rehman, Noor Ur (3 August 2018). "Baba Shah Jamal: A Spiritual Enclave". Charcoal + Gravel. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan". 13 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "The sufi drummer | Encore | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Pappu Saeen beats the drum for Shah Jamal, Daily Times (3 May 2006)
- Devotees whirl to dhol at Baba Jamal’s Urs, Khaleej Times (5 May 2006)
- Gonga Saeen & Mithu Saeen beats the drum for Baba Shah Jamal, Photo by Yasuo Osakabe Archived 5 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Photographer, Yasuo Oaskabe