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Banoori or Banuri is the family name of Syeds from the noble family of the Prophet of Islam, being his direct descendants and deriving lineage through Hazrat Sheikh Syed Adam Banoori from the Pakhtun region of Afghanistan, today's Pakistan including the regions of Kohat, Peshawar, Malakand and Swat.

Origins

People with family name calling themselves Banoori are the direct descendants of the Holy Prophet, Muhammed through Sufi Sheikh of the Naqshbandiya order, Hazrat Syed Adam Banoor.[1] The name Banoori originated from the Sheikh who travelled from Afghanistan and spent some time in the Indian village of Banur near Sirhind, where he was ordained to attain his spiritual status in Sufism. Banur is a small town about 25 km from Chandigarh, the capital of Indian Punjab, on the Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway, NH 64. Banooris are not a clan of several families but represent only one aristocratic and noble family which has a direct link with the Islamic Prophet, Mohammad. The lineage of Syed Adam Banoori can therefore be directly traced to Prophet Mohammed and onward to Hazrat Ibrahim - another great prophet.

Banooris due to their lineage and aristocratic background suffered great setbacks during the Mughal period and later under the colonial rule.

Syed Adam Banoori

Hazrat Syed Adam Banoori was the most powerful and influential nobleman of his times in Afghanistan. The ancestors of Syed Adam Banoori were from Roh region in Iraq. He was the son of Syed Ismail, and a very popular Afghan Syed with a great following during the Moghul raj in India. In his pursuit of excellence in theology and to deepen the union of his soul with the Almighty creator, he turned towards the path of sufism which took him to the centre of theology in Sirhind(India) where he took the residence in a small townBanur. Syed Adam Banoori was initiated into Naqshbandiyya order by Hajji Khizr Khan, a disciple of the Mujaddid Alf Saani. Later, when he could guide Adam Banoori no further, his Pir suggested that he be trained further under the guidance of Mujaddid. Confident in what he believed to be his own extensive spiritual achievements, Adam Banoori was surprised and dismayed to be told that he had not reached even a preliminary stage of Sufism. Syed Adam Banoori started training with the Mujaddid and soon realized that he was the only Pir who could carry him further mystically. His progress was rapid, and within three days he was appointed a Khalifa by the Mujaddid and commissioned to work at Banur.

Books

In 1035/1625–26, Syed Adam Banoori wrote a book on the teachings of the Mujaddid and the Naqshbandiyya entitled Kalimatul Ma arif. Two of his other works; the Khulasatu Ma Arif and the Nikatul Asrar, were among other works on Sufi teachings and on the importance of the Naqshbandiyya order. Syed Adam Banoori was also the first to spread the Mujaddid teachings in Hijaz.

Disciples

A large number of Pashtuns and other muslims became his disciples and followers, with Muhammad Amin Badakhshi estimating the number to be 12,000 with 100 Khalifas. So large was the Sheikh's following that it became a perceived challenge and suspect in the eyes of the Mughal officials and the crony nobility of the area. In 1052/1642–43, the Sheikh arrived in Lahore with his supporting contingent made up of mostly disciples (who by this time were amounting to the size of a private army). The Mughal Governor was so apprehensive that the Emperor decided to dispatch his Diwan, Saad-ullah Khan, accompanied by Mullah Abdul Hakim Sialkoti to investigate the situation. Syed Adam Banoori ignored them both. On Saad-ullah Khan's recommendation, the Mughal Emperor, who regarded Naqshbandya order as adversary to the Mughal kingdom, became convinced that the great following was a potential threat to the Emperor and had the Sheikh and some of his disciples banished to Mecca.[2]
It is said that Emperor Shahjahan, saw a dream that his kingdom has fallen, and therein realized his mistake of ill treating Adam Banoori. He tried to stop Adam Banoori from leaving, but it was too late, Adam Banoori had already left for Mecca from the port of Kathiawar by ship. The prophecy came true as soon after, Aurangzeb Alamgir took over the throne, and imprisoned his father (Shahjahan) in the Agra fort.
After performing Haj in Mecca, Adam Banoori went to Medina to debate and promote the reformist thesis with other great ulemas of the time. He died in Medina in 1642. His family thereafter suffered two setbacks, one during the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb who challenged their influence in the Swat and Buner regions of Yousafzai tribes and later during the occupation period and rule of the British when most of their forestry and agriculture land was turned into a Crown land, and its retention was subjected to a period of lease which was renewable conditioned to the continued loyalty of the owners to the Crown.

Notable People

  • Hazrat Sheikh Syed Adam Banoori, family head
  • Allama Syed Yousuf Jan Banoori founder Jamia Uloom ul Islamia, Banori Town, Karachi
  • Late Syed Mian Badshah Banoori (Kohat)
  • Syeda Farhana Khalid Banoori, former Member of National Assembly (MNA)
  • S. Suleman Banoori, currently Vice Chancellor Jamia Uloom ul Islamia, Banori Town, Karachi.[3]
  • Late Pir Syed Mir Alam Shah Banoori, Imam Jama Masjid, Kohat
  • Late Khan Bahadar Syed Sikandar Shah Banoori, Jarma Estate
  • Late S. Haziq Ali Shah Banoori, BD member, Chairman Dist. Council Kohat
  • Late S. Abbas Ali Shah, Mechanical Engineer in Wapda, Kohat
  • S. Afaq Banoori, Marine Captain, Islamabad
  • S. Mehtab Banoori, Zonal Head of Utility Stores Corporation.[4]
  • Dr. S. Kiramat Ali Shah, MRCP, FRCP (UK), (Cardiologist)
  • Late S. Ghulam Ali Shah, Kohat
  • Late S. Roomi Shah, CSP, Peshawar
  • Dr. S. Javed Iqbal, MD (Germany), FRCS (Edinburgh), FACS (USA)
  • Dr. S. Ifat Ibrar Shah, MD, Germany
  • Late Major General Syed Shaukat Ali Shah Banoori (Ambassador)
  • Late Major General Syed Sadaqat Ali Shah Banoori (Inspector General Frontier Corps Baluchistan)
  • Late S. Askar Ali Shah, Editor Khyber Mail, Peshawar
  • Late Col. S. Chiragh Ali Shah, Kohat
  • S. Tariq Javed Banoori Professor, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA, former Director of the Division for Sustainable Development Policy Institute, United Nations, New York. PhD from Harvard University[5]

References

  1. ^ Youssaf Banoori's lineage traced up to Hazrat Adam Banoor
  2. ^ Lineage of Adam Banuri traced up the Naqshbandiya order http://www.schoolofsufiteaching.org/qal/school/silsilah.html
  3. ^ Link to Jamia Banuria's website http://www.banuri.edu.pk/en/The-Academi-Council
  4. ^ http://www.usc.org.pk/contacts/zones/multan.html
  5. ^ Tariq Banuri's profile http://www.arch.utah.edu/cgi-bin/wordpress-cmp/?page_id=765
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