Hamza Makhdoom

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Wali/Sufi

Hamza Makhdoom Kashmiri
حمزہ مُخدوم کشمیری
Sheikh Hamza Makhdum Shrine2.JPG
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Born
Hamza

1494 CE (900 AH)
Tujjar, Sopore, Kashmir
Died1576 CE (984 AH)
Hari Parbat, Srinagar, Kashmir
ReligionIslam
ParentsBaba Osman
EraShah Mir era
RegionKashmir
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[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Yoginder Sikand. "The Muslim Rishis of Kashmir: Crusaders for Love and Justice". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Makhdoom Sahib". The Nation. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Makhdoom Sahib in Srinagar". Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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