Hazrat Mai Safoora Qadiriyya
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| Hazrat Mai safoora Qadiriyya | |
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 The mazar of Hazrat Mai safoora qadriya |
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| Born | Safoora 1742 Jarala, {in Mughal Empire / Durrani Empire} |
| Died | 1795 |
| Residence | Ravi belt, in Durrani Empire |
| Other names | RabiaZaman, Sapooran |
| Education | Religious Education |
| Occupation | Agriculture |
| Years active | 23 years |
| Known for | Being the mother of Saleh muhammad safoori, Sufism, Miracles, Piousness |
| Notable work(s) | Preaching of Islam |
| Influenced by | Prophets in Islam, Fatima bint Muhammad, Maryam(a.s), Abdul Qadir Gilani |
| Influenced | Thousands of local people |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Denomination | Hanafi Qadiri |
| Spouse(s) | Khawja noor muhammad |
| Children | Saleh muhammad safoori (son) , Saleha (daughter) |
| Parents | Rustam ali(Father), Bi Bi Saara(Mother) |
| Relatives | Saleh muhammad safoori (son) |
| Family | Farooqi Qadiri |
Rabia'zmaa Hazrat Mai Safoora Qadiriyya (Pashto, Persian, Urdu, Arabic, Punjabi:رابعہ زماں حضرت مائی صفورہ قادریہ رحہ) or Mai Sapooran (1742-1795) was a holy lady of southern Punjab and the mother of Saleh muhammad safoori.[1][2] She was born in Jarala. Her modesty and piousness is described by many contemporary historians and past Nawabs. She was of Arab descent and grand daughter of Abu'ul'Fateh who was merchant by profession, Sufi by character and Qadiri by Silsila denomination. Her sufi position was accepted by Poet Ali Haider who previously had the notion that 'a woman can't become sufi'.
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Ancestry [edit]
Her ancestry is somewhat controversial but her descendents believe that holy lady was the descendant of Hazrat Umar, a rightly guided caliph and companion of Muhammad. Her father's name was Rustam ali. Her grand father's name was Khawja abu-alfateh Daood Qadiri.[3]
LOCATION [edit]
( By Professor Muhammad Anwar Khan Lodhi) The Place where Mai SAFOORA's Shrine is now? This is north bank of Ravi river in Punjab. the nearest fame please is head SIDHNAI (on the Ravi River) In surrounding PEER MAHAL (Dist Toba Tek Sing) is 37 km in north, Abdul Hakim town is just 7 km in south. This Place has a history of Muhammad bin Qasim's army camps. That is why there a lot trees of Date palms in this area (because dried dates are carried-food with solder from Arab origin.)
Birth, Early life and later life [edit]
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She was born in Jarala (a place in present Punjab, Pakistan). At the time of her birth this place was under control of Mughal Empire. But after the death of Nader Shah's Turkmen Afsharid, Ahmad Shah Abdali in 1747 became the Padshah durr-i durrān (King, "pearl of the age" or "pearl of pearls"), the area went in control of Ahmad Shah Abdali when in 1749, the Mughal ruler was induced to cede Sindh, the Punjab region and the important trans Indus River to Ahmad Shah Abdali in order to save his capital from Afghan attack. This new established sultanate was Durrani Empire which started from 1747 and remained util 1826. After that Punjab went control under Sikh Empire (1799–1849) then Punjab was occupied by British Army. In contemporary period, Ravi belt is present in the Punjab province of modern state of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
In her childhood she got Religious education of Islam. She learned three languages (Punjabi, Farsi and Arabic).
Descendants [edit]
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She had two offspring Saleh muhammad safoori (son), Saleha (daughter). The descendents of Saleh muhammad safoori are still living in same area where she was born, lived and died.[4] Haji muhammad safoori was also an ELDER grandson of Mai Safoora. Her descendants are Sunni Muslims belonging to Hanafi School of Thought(Madhab). In case of Sufism, the either belong to Qadiri sufi order which was also the sufi order of Mai Safoora.
Notable descendants [edit]
Saleh muhammad safoori [edit]
Saleh Muhammad Safoori was the son of Mai Safoora. He had written a poetic collection: Kulliyat-e-Saleh Muhammad Safoori. This book was published by Yousaf Tahir Miana. Saleh Muhammad Safoori was a learned man and his first writing made public by Yousaf Tahir was a piece in Persian poetry about Sufi poet Baba Bulleh Shah who had visited Sufi Abdul Hakeem, a senior contemporary of Ali Haider and Mai Safoora. Bulleh Shah`s visit to Hakeem was also mentioned by Khwaja Farid in Maqabeesul Majalis. That Persian Tazkara written by Saleh muhammad safoori is still in manuscript form and it requires more investment than perhaps Yousuf Tahir, the great grandson of Saleh could afford.[5]
Kulliyat-e-Saleh Muhammad Safoori [edit]
| Kulliyat-e-Saleh Muhammad Safoori | |
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| Author(s) | Saleh Muhammad Safoori |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Punjabi |
| Subject(s) | Punjabi Poetry |
| Publisher | Sahibzada Yousaf Tahir Miana Farooqi |
| Publication date | 2011 |
| Pages | 240 |
| ISBN | N/A |
- The book gives the complete Introduction of Mai Safoora, Saleh muhammad safoori and Ali Haider(poet)[6]
- The book contains the poetic collection written by Saleh muhammad safoori based the Mythologies of Sassi Punnun and Sohni Mahiwal
- Some of the other chapters of the book present a clear picture of the history of the area and the style of the life of the people and the close relationship between the different religious communities settled in Sidhnai belt of River Ravi.[7]
- Yousuf in this volume includes, the Punjabi works of his ancestor which consist of story of Sassi Punnun, story of Sohni Mahiwal, two si-harfis, two poetic tribute to Sufi Sultan Abdul Hakeem and Jati Abdal, one in memory of his mother Mai Safoora.
Haji Muhammad Safoori [edit]
- Haji Muhammad Safoori was the great-grandson of Mai Safoora.
- He had also written a poetry collection on Punjabi mythology: Sassi Punnun.
- His Poetry collection was discovered by his cousine's son Sahibzada Yousaf Tahir.
- Sahibzada Yousaf Tahir published his poetry collection.[8]
- According to Sahibzada Yousaf Tahir, Haji muhammad safoori had fallen in love with a Nonari woman (Note:Nonari is a Punjabi ethnic tribe found in Punjab province's central zones).
(See also: Nonari. The word Nonari means 'people who manufacture salt')
Mausoleum(Tomb) [edit]
| Tomb of Hazrat Mai Safoora Qadiriyya | |
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| (Urdu: رابعہ زماں حضرت مائی صفورہ قادریہ رحہ مزار ; Mazaar-e-Hazrat Mai Safoora Qadiriyya) | |
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| Former names | Durbar-e-Hazrat Mai Safoora Qadiriyya |
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| Type | Mausoleum |
| Architectural style | Qadiri |
| Location | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Nawab Muzafar Khan Sadozai's Engineers |
Her tomb was constructed in 1795 by the order of Multan`s Afghan ruler Nawab Muzafar Khan Sadozai.[9][10]
Poet Ali Haider [edit]
Not to be confused with 'Ali Haider' , a companion and cousin of Prophet Muhammad , and fourth rightly guided caliph of Sunni Islam
Main Article Poet Ali Haider
- Ali Haider (1690–1785) was a great Punjabi poet in the Golden Era of Punjabi Poetry. He at the same time was a religious Scholar and Sufi of Chishti order.
- According to many Punjabi historians like Yousaf Tahir, Poet Ali Haider had accepted the Sufi position of Mai Safoora(She was the follower of Qadiri Sufi order).
Poet Ali Haider accepted the Sufi position of Rabia-zama Hazrat Mai Safoora Qadiriyya after watching the famous incident of miracle in which she prayed Salah in Ravi river.
| Basti Mai Safoora | |
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 Basti Mai Safoora
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| Coordinates: 30°35′N 72°13′E / 30.583°N 72.217°ECoordinates: 30°35′N 72°13′E / 30.583°N 72.217°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Toba Tek Singh District |
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| • Type | Government of Pakistan |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| • Summer (DST) | PST (DST) (UTC+6) |
Basti Mai Safoora [edit]
Basti Mai Safoora (بستی مائی صفورہ) or Ma'oza Mai Safoora (موضع مائی صفورہ ) is a small village in preset day Province of Punjab, Pakistan.[11]
Basti Mai Safoora is named after Hazrat Mai Safoora Qadiriyya.
Views and legacy [edit]
Local people [edit]
Local people consider her as a Saint and Wali-ullah and believe in her miracles, virtuousness, piousness and holiness.
Descendants [edit]
- Many Descendants believe in her miracles, virtuousness, piousness and holiness.
- Many myths have been fabricated about Her say some Descendants who only believe in her virtuousness and piousness but not miracles.
Family Tree [edit]
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Khawaja Abu-Al-Fateh Dawood Qadiri
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.........................Hazrat Rustam Ali Hazart Karam Ali
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Mian-Hakim Mian-Hussain Mai Safoora...............Khawja Noor Muhammad
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Saleh Muhammad Safoori
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Abd-ul-Rehman Shams-ul-din
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Hasam-ul-Din Muhammad Yasin
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Allah bakh(Mian Bakshan)
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Haji Muhammad Safoori Taj Muhammad
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See also [edit]
- Faruqi dynasty
- Levant
- Saleh muhammad safoori
- Bilad al-Sham
- Haji muhammad safoori
- Mausoleum of Hazrat Mai Safoora Qadiriyya
References [edit]
- ^ http://maisafoora.blogspot.com/ Controversy over poet Ali Haider!From the Newspaper | Metropolitan - Lahore | 23rd June, 2011 KULIYAT-I-SALEH MUHAMMAD SAFOORI plus Supplement on Mai Safoora tey Ali Haider; by Sahibzada Yousuf Tahir; pp 240; Price Rs300(hb); Publishers; Maktaba-i-Safooria, Ideal School Building, Abdul Hakeem Shehr, district Khanewal.
- ^ کلیات صالح محمد صفوری. Sahibzada Yousuf Tahir `invaded` the city of Lahore with a book of poetry by one of his ancestors Haji Muhammad Safoori. This was the versified story of Sassi Punnu, a folk story from Sindh which remained always popular with Punjabi poets. Haji Muhammad was the great grandson of Haji Saleh Muhammad, who was the son of saint Mai Safoora to whom great Punjabi poet Ali Haider had paid great tribute
- ^ صفوری. . Ali Haider himself was quite senior in age to Mai Safoora but a prominent scholar and teacher Shaukat Ali Qamar while writing a doctoral thesis on Ali Haider doubted whether Ali Haider had accepted the religious or spiritual position of Mai Safoora? That hurts Yousuf Tahir and he has come out with many historical, geographical, cultural and family tree, and official documents of Mughal and British period and thus questioned the credentials of Dr Shaukat Ali.
- ^ Descendents of Mai safoora. . Whether Qamar had consulted the close members of the family or dynasty of Mai Safoora or not, Tahir Yousuf, asserts that every researcher should try his utmost to collect as many facts as from all the available sources. Perhaps that has not been done by Qamar. Thus, one of the six chapters of the book is about Ali Haider, his ancestors, his own learned position in the area where he was counted among the Qazi family.
- ^ (DAWN News)All that was about one chapter of the book, the other five are about Mai Safoora and her elder son Saleh Muhammad Safoori whose father Noor Muhammad was cousin of his mother. Haji Saleh was a learned man and his first writing made public by Yousuf Tahir was a piece in Persian poetry about Sufi poet Baba Bulleh Shah who had visited Sufi Abdul Hakeem, a senior contemporary of Ali Haider and Mai Safoora. Bulleh Shah`s visit to Hakeem was also mentioned by Khwaja Farid in Maqabeesul Majalis.
- ^ (DAWN News)Some of the other chapters of the book present a clear picture of the history of the area and the style of the life of the people and the close relationship between the different religious communities settled in Sidhnai belt of River Ravi.
- ^ Blogspot2. . Qamar is of the opinion that stories about Ali Haidar`s devotion or respect for Mai Safoora had no foundation because Mai Sahiba was almost 54 years junior to the saint whose tomb was constructed in 1795 by the order of Multan`s Afghan ruler Nawab Muzaffar Khan. According to the chronology quoted by Yousuf, Ali Haidar died some four years after the death of Mai Safoora. Ali Haidar died at the age of 98.
- ^ (DAWN News)That Persian Tazkara written by Saleh Muhammad is still in manuscript form and it requires more investment than perhaps Yousuf Tahir, the great grandson of Saleh could afford. Yousuf in this volume includes, the Punjabi works of his ancestor which consist of story of Sassi Punnu, story of Sohni Mahinwal, two si-harfis, two poetic tribute to Sufi Sultan Abdul Hakeem and Jati Abdal, one in memory of his mother Mai Safoora… all spread over 62 pages. Saleh Muhammad says about his mother:
- ^ Mazar of mai safoora. . There are some other controversial points which have been challenged by Yousuf and one among them is the position of Khwaja Noor Muhammad Maharvi and Ali Haidar before Fakhr-i-Jahan who came from Aurangabad to Delhi in 1751 when Ali Haidar was of 64 years, therefore, stories of Ali Haidar, Noor Muhammad Maharvi and Khwaja Fakhr-i-Jahan are baseless. Qamar according to the claim of the Qazi family in his research says that Ali Haidar was a Qureshi by caste.
- ^ Official Mai Safoora Yousuf says that Haidar was Sidhal Jat and the poet had himself called him Sidhal Jat. All Yousuf wants to say is that respected and learned Dr Qamar should have taken more pain while collecting information about the poet and his life.
- ^ BOOK of Poetry and introduction to saints of Ravi Belt: 'Kulliyat-E-Saleh muhammad safoori r.a Ma'aZami'ya (Mai Safoora r.a te Ali Haider r.a)' Sahibzada Yousaf Tahir
