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{{Infobox philosopher |image =[[File:Sahibzada Syed Faiz Ul Hasan Shah.jpg|thumb|Syed Faiz Ul Hasan Shah 4th.President of Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan | religion = Islam | occupation = Muslim Scholar | name = Syed Faiz-Ul-Hasan Shah | Party = Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam | birth_date = 1911 | death_date = 22 February 1984 | school_tradition = Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h | main_interests = Hadith, oratory, Tasawwuf, and Islamic Philosophy | influences = Ahmad Sirhindi, Muhammad Channan Shah Nuri , Imam Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti, Ahmed Rida Khan, Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi | mausoleum = Allomahar Shrief, Pakistan }} Syed Faiz-ul Hassan Shah also known as Khatib ul Islam was a Pakistani Islamic religious scholar,orator,poet and writer.

Early life and education

Sahibzada Syed Faiz ul Hassan was born in Allo Mahar, west Punjab, India, to Pir Syed Muhammad Hussain shah, an honorary magistrate in British rule in India. He was the eldest son of five siblings. He began his education by learning to read and memorize the Quran and did B.A from Murray College Sialkot.

Political and social contribution

[[Image:Hazrat Pir Syed Faiz Ul Hassan Shah.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Pir Syed Faiz-ul Hassan Shah ex president of jamiat ulama e Pakistan doing a speach in Lahore on Khatam e Nabuwat]] He has been president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan for ten years,and struggled hard for the establishment of the islamic reforms in Pakistan. He also has been a provincial president of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam in united India.

Imprisonment

He was arrested for his persecution of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. He remained in the prison in British rule in India for several months. During this period of imprisonment,he wrote his book of poetry consisting of naats.Second time he has been in prison in Pakistan during the protest against ahmadis

Contribution in 1965 War

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Pir Syed Faiz-ul Hassan Shah ex president of jamiat ulama e Pakistan doing a speach in Karachi

Radio Pakistan made a special coverage of his speaches during the indopak war of 1965.He was awarded by the president with the tamgha due to his particiption in the war.

Contribution in Kashmir

Thousands of followers of his ancestors have been living in Kashmir valley he prepared them to fight for the freedom,In 1948 during the independence war of kashmir he made speaches all over the occupied jammu and kashmir.

Religious and academic work

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Syed Faiz Ul Hasan Shah

In 1932, after the death of his father, he became teh religious leader of Allo Mahar,he began leading Friday prayers and teaching the congregation Allo Mahar and in diferent part of Indian subcontinent and became the famous orator,He contributed to the Tahreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Khatm-e-Nubuwwat , which is an organization created to persecute Ahmadis.He led the movement in the days of British rule in India against Ahmadis. For 20 years he lead the Eid Prayer in police line Gujranwala. He visited Karachi as a president of Jamiat Ulma e Pakistan and made his historic speach which was higly apreciated by all scholars at that time.[1]

Death and legacy

In 1983, he had a heart attack. In 1984, he had another heart attack and came to Lahore, where he received cardiac treatment for six weeks.He delivered his last speech at the congregation of Allo Mahar.On 22th of February in 1984 he died in Gujranwala.His first funeral prayer was held in police line ground Gjranwala the same place where he has lead the Eid prayer for more than 20 years.The second funeral prayer was held in Allo Mahar,hundreds of people attended the funeral.He was laid to rest in Allo Mahar beside his father.His uras is celebrated on march 23 every year on his tomb.

Grave of Syed Faiz ul Hasan Shah.

Family

He was grandson of Pir Syed Amin Shah mujadadi and great-grandson of Pir Syed Muhammad Channan Shah Nuri. He had five sons:

He also had three daughters. His grandson Pir Sahabzada Syed Murtaza Amin is currently the religious leader of the Allomahar movement of Islamic scholars and delivers lectures in different parts of the world.

References

  • The Preaching of Islam by Sir Thomas Walker Arnold and Langue la literature Hindoustanies de 1850 à 1869 by M.J.H. Garcin de Tassy.

The most well-known treatises and reports, written by the authors of the early period are:

  • Mashaiekh e Allo Mahar Shrief written by Allmaa Pir saeed Ahmad Mujadadi and published by Idara e Tanzeem ul Islam Gujjranwala.
  • "Allo Mahar Sharif". Kawajgan e Naqshband (book name).
  • "Kwaja Nur muhammad chhrahi's caliph". Arbab e Waliyat (book name).
  • "caliph's of chura sharif". Auliya e pothohar (book name).
  • Shaik gulam nabi. Amir e Karwan Syed Faiz ul Hasan shah (book name).
  • "Syed Faiz ul Hassan shah". Tahreek e Ihrar (book name).
  • Dr. Rizwan Sarwar. Mashaikh e Maharvia (under publish).
  • Pir Saeed Ahmad Mujadadi. Maharvia number (book name).

See also

  1. ^ [Adara e Tanzeem ul Islam(2013);declration. "Pir Faiz ul Hassan as a president of jamiat ulama e Pakistan" Press. p24].