Hamza Makhdoom
Wali/Sufi Hamza Makhdoom Kashmiri | |
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حمزہ مُخدوم کشمیری | |
Personal | |
Born | Hamza 1494 CE (900 AH) Tujjar, Sopore, Kashmir |
Died | 1576 CE (984 AH) Hari Parbat, Srinagar, Kashmir |
Religion | Islam |
Parents | Baba Osman |
Era | Shah Mir era |
Region | Kashmir |
Muslim leader | |
Influenced |
Hamza Makhdoom (حمزہ مُخدوم کشمیری), popularly known as Makhdoom Sahib (مخدوم صاحب) (c. 1494 – c. 1576), was a Sufi mystic living in Kashmir.[1][2][better source needed] He is sometimes referred to as Mehboob-ul-Alam (literally, "loved by all") and Sultan-ul-Arifeen (literally, "king among those who know God").[3]
Early life[]
Hamza Makhdoom was born in the village of Tujjar near Sopore in Baramulla district. His father was called Baba Usman and came from a Chandravanshi Rajput family.[1] According to tradition, teenage Hamza Makhdoom studied in the monastery for a year, and later studied jurisprudence, tradition, philosophy, logics, ethics and mysticism in a madrasa founded by Ismail Kubrawi.[1]
Teachings[]
A prolific scholar and spiritual preacher, Hamza Makhdoom adhered to the tradition of Jalaluddin Bukhari.[1] He directed his teachings specifically to the followers of Islam, and under his influence a part of Kashmir's population trully followed the Hanafi.
Death[]
He died at an age of 82 in year 1576 in Srinagar. His shrine, located on the southern slope of Hari Parbat Hill and popularly called Makhdoom Sahib and Hazrat Sultan,[4] is an important pilgrimage centre in Kashmir.
See also[]
- Abdul Qadir Gilani
- Nund Rishi
- Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani
- Syed Jalaluddin Bukhari
References[]
- ^ "Makhdoom Sahib". The Nation. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Sufi Literature as an Effective Tool for Harmonization in the World: A Case Study of Sultan-ul-Arifeen Sultan Bahoo". ILLHSS-19, ICIIT-19, IABMS-19 Dec. 5-6, 2019 Istanbul (Turkey). Universal Researchers. 5 December 2019. doi:10.17758/uruae8.uh12194022. ISBN 9788194340317.
- ^ "Makhdoom Sahib in Srinagar". Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- 1494 births
- 1576 deaths
- Sufism in Asia
- Sufi mystics
- Kashmiri people
- Kashmir