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1.Mard-e- Qalandar ( pious servant of Allah Almighty) late Pir Syed AkramHussain Shah Bukhari- Darbar-e- Alya Bindhur Tatta Pani Azad Jammu Kashmir.
Over the pastfourteen hundred years Sufis, in keeping with the abiding universalIslamic message of obedience and submission to the Will of Almighty Allah, belief in Tawhid, (oneness of God Almighty), and of love and spirit ofbrotherhood among human beings; have servedhumanity without distinction of class, culture, race and religion.
For these servants of Almighty Allah and lovers of the Holly Prophet Muhammad Peace Be uponHim (PBUH), love and service of humanity is a fundamental part of their spiritual and worldly duties and ‘Calling’ in life.
The most prominent of these Sufi Masters who epitomise devotion in the mission of the Holly Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and who are a resplendent example of complete and of totalsubmission to the Will of Allah Almighty,include among many Khawaja-e- khawajganHazratKhawajaMuin-ud-deenChishtiAjmeeri may Allah bless him, Hazrat Ali Hujveri, DattaGanj-e- Bakhsh may Allah Almighty bless him and HazratLalShahbazQalandar RAwho spread the light of Allah and served the mission of His last and final Messenger Muhammad (PBUH) faithfully particularly in South Asia.
Late Pir Syed AkramHussain Shah Bukhari –Rahmattullah Alaih-RA- of Bindhur Sharif was one such pious soul who dedicated his entire life like his father Sayyid Noor Hussain Shah Bukhari RA before him in submission to the will of Almighty Allah and in service of spiritual and worldly well being of His creation.
A man of peace, spirituality and love of humanity, Pir Syed AkramHussain Shah Bukhari -RA- was born in 1933 at Tatta Pani- (hot springs) in the present district Kotli of Azad Jammu Kashmir.
His fatherPir Syed Noor Hussain Shah Bukhari-RA- migrated to TattaPani atthe invitation of local people in TattaPani, from Mukhand in districtMianwali - then part of British India- now in Pakistan.Pir Syed AkramHussain Shah Bukhari-RA- gained spiritual knowledge and education from his father.
Family lineage of Pir Syed AkramHussain Shah Bukhari RA goes back to the Holly Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) through his grandson Imam Hussain- may Allah Almighty be pleased with him and all his descendants.
Pir Syed AkramHussain Shah Bukhari –RA- belonged to, and followed the Sufi- Tariqas– paths orSilasil- Qadriya, Chishtiya, Suharwardiya, Khizriya and Naqashbandiya. These spiritual Sufi tariqas (paths)embody immense depth of learning, awareness and knowledge of religiousand spiritual perfection that is handed down through generations of Sufi masters and sages of the respective orders.
2.Inevitably Syed AkramHussain Shah Bukhari –RA- gained insights and wisdom inherent in the practices of these silasil or tariqas and passed theirspiritual goodness on to the masses in general and his followers and mureeds in particular
From an early age, consistent with his family’s duties and responsibilities of serving Almighty Allah and being a descendant of the Holly Prophet (PBUH),Pir Syed AkramHussain Shah Bukhari –RA- , was imbued with the importance of learning, education, spirituality and a sense of duty inthe service of humanity.
He was of a pleasant disposition, warm personality, soft spoken and from early childhood displayed signs of spirituality, piety and of walayah- being a friend of Almighty Allah.
As a Hakim (expert in traditional, Ionian (Unani Tib) medicine) and spiritual guide masses including thousands of his followersand mureeds, obtained -faiz- blessings and benifet from his God given gift of shifa or cure. He left this mortal abode and passed on to eternal life on 25 November 1968.
Pir Syed Akram Hussain Shah Bukhari-RA- is buried alongside his father Pir Syed Noor Hussain Shah Bukhari-RA- at the dargha sharif in Bindhur.
His funeral prayers were led by the renowned scholarmaulana Hassan Muhammad Hashmi –RA- of Sarsawa district Kotli. Many thousands of mureeds and followers of Pir Syed AkramHussain Shah Bukhari attended the funeral service and paid theirfinal respects and homage to thedeparted gentle and pious friend and servant of Almighty Allah, and theirspiritual and religious guide and benefactor.
The Legacy of PirSyed AkramHussain Shah Bukhari RA:
Pir Syed Akram Hussain Shah Bukhari-RA- is survived by two sons-namely Sahibzada Pir Syed Ghafoor Hussain Shah Bukhari, also known as Pir Mastana Shah Sahib and SahibzadaPir Syed IkraamHussain Shah Bukhari.
SahibzadaPir Syed GhafoorHussain Shah Bukhari has taken up residence in tehsil Sehansa of district Kotli and extends spiritual and worldly benefits to the masses from there.
Pir SyedIkram Hussain Shah Bukhari on the other hand continues the spiritual legacy and the mission of service to humanity of his father-PirSyed AkramHussain Shah Bukhari-RA- as the sajada nasheen and custodian of the darga sharif at Bindhur.
The urs (annual death anniversary/ remembrance) of PirSyed AkramHussain Shah Bukhari takes plac at Bandhoorshariffrom 24 November to 26 November. The urs ceremonies and activities are attended by followers and devotees of the darga and the Pir khana from not only within Azad Kashmir, Pakistan but also from other parts of the world.
The end of ursdua-or supplication by the sajada nasheenSahibzadaPirSyed IkramHussainShah Bukhari heralds the distribution of offering of the langar.Last day of the urs is exclusively reserved for women devotees and followers who seek spiritual and religious guidance.
The annual urs provides anopportunity for the mureeds and followers in general to renew spiritual vigour and devotion to Almighty Allah and his beloved prophet Muhammad (PBUH),and to refresh the need for love of humanity, peace and harmony, and for the care of others and reinforcing and inculcation of fellow feelings among human beings, and to reinforce and revitalise religious and spiritual importance of being a Muslim and a follower of Islam.
PirSyed IkramHussain Shah Bukhari as sajada nasheen currently carries on with both the spiritual and temporal legacy of his grandfather Syed Noor Hussain Shah RA, and in particular of his father Syed AkramHussain Shah RA endeavouring to address the needs of especially those who are disadvantaged and disposed in society.
In keeping with the mission of his forebears and in particular of his father, PirSyed IkramHussain Shah the sajada nasheen has embarked upon a number of important and far reaching educational, welfare and community empowering projects from the dargasharif, including setting up of Al-Noor ( the light) university exclusively for women.
The Al-Noor university project is unique and is intended to benefit the female students of the region in religious, spiritual and temporal disciplines. The project is almost at the completion stages and is considered to be a great achievement of the current sajada nasheenHazratSahibzada SyedIkramHussain Shah Bukhari.
Apart from the university the darga/darbarsharif atBandhoor boastsof a reseplendid and excellent mosque in its court yard where five time prayers and teaching and learning takes place with religious and spiritual fervour and devotion.
The temporal and social needs of the community and the masses are catered for under the guidance of Sahibzada Sayyid Ikraam Hussain Shah Sahib through the Al-Noor Welfare Foundation.
As well as meaning the ‘Light’theAl-Noor prefix before the university and the Foundation is a homage and tribute to the continuing spiritual faiz (blessings) of Syed Noor Hussain who had come to this part of Jammu Kashmir state from Mukhand Sharif in Mianwali for the service of Allah’s Deen and His creation.
The passing of Syed Noor Hussain Shah Bukhari RA in the 1940s in to the eternal bode left a heavy responsibility of carrying on the mission on the shoulders of PirSyed AkramHussain Shah RA.
Equally PirSyed AkramHussain Shah Bukhari’s death left a heavy burden of responsibility on the young shoulders of Pir Syed IkramHussain Shah the sajada nasheen.
3.Alhamdullillah, PirSyed IkramHussain Shah Sahib as the custodian and spiritual guide of the darbar sharif has equipped himself well in to the mould of his ancestors to meeting the challenges facing the community in both Spiritual and temporal sphere.
May Allah Almighty enable SahibzadaPirSed Ikram Hussain Shah Bukhari sahib to continue the legacy of his family in the endeavours ofspreading ‘noor’ (light) of love and brotherhood across humanity!
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