Khawaja Khan Muhammad
Hazret Molana Khawaja Khan Muhammad r.a | |
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مولانا خواجہ خان محمد | |
Personal life | |
Born | 1916 |
Died | 5 May 2010 | (aged 94)
Cause of death | Oldness |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Home town | Ding, Kundian Distt. Mianwali |
Children | Sahibzada Aziz Ahmad Sahibzada Khalil Ahmed Sahibzada Rasheed Ahmad Sahibzada Saeed Ahmad Sahibzada Najeeb Ahmad Daughter Kalsoom Ahmad |
Parent |
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Political party | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam |
Alma mater | Khanqah Sirajia Jamiah Islamiah Talimuddin Dabhel Darul Uloom Deoband |
Religious life | |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni |
Institute | Khanqah Sirajia |
Tariqa | Naqshbandi |
Movement | Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat |
Profession | Sajada Nasheen Khanqah Sirajia & Scholar |
Ordination | Dar-ul-Aloom Deoband, India |
Muslim leader | |
Teacher | Muhammad Yousuf Banuri Husain Ahmed Madani |
Based in | Ding Kundian |
Predecessor | Hazret Molana Muhammad Abdullah r.a |
Successor | Hazret Molana Khawja Khalil Ahmad |
Emir of Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat | |
In office 1971–2010 | |
Preceded by | Muhammad Yousuf Banuri |
Succeeded by | Abdul Majeed Ludhianvi |
Maulana Khawaja Khan Muhammad ((Urdu: مولانا خواجہ خان محمد) born; 1916 - 5 May 2010) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and Ameer of the Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Khawaja Khan Muhammad was born in 1920 in Mianwali District to Khawaja Umar Sahib. He attended school to the sixth grade, then he studied Quran and early religious books at Khanqah Sirajia Kundian. He went to Jamiah Islamiah Talimuddin Dabhel for further education. Then he went to Darul Uloom Deoband to complete his studies. Apart from Izaz Ali Amrohi and other eminent teachers, he also got the honor of being a special student of Shaykh-ul-Islam Hazrat Maulana Syed Husain Ahmed Madani.[1][4]
Career
[edit]After graduating from Darul Uloom Deoband in 1941, he returned to the Khanqah Sirajia Kundian and began teaching there. He served Khanqah Sirajia as principal for about sixty years till his death. He also served as Emir of the Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat after the death of Muhammad Yousuf Banuri in 1977.[1] He used to perform Hajj almost every year, so far he has performed about 65 Hajj.[5]
in Multan due to severe Jaundice and died on Wednesday 5 May 2010 after Maghrib prayers. His funeral prayers were offered by his son and successor Hazret Khawja Abu Saad Khalil Ahmed, which was attended by millions of people from across the country, and was buried next to his mentor Hazret Maulana Abdullah Ludhianvi r.a in the Khanqah Sarajia cemetery.[1] The funeral was attended by many scholars like Maulana Fazlur Rehman, then Federal Minister Atta-ur-Rehman, Ubaidur Rahman Zia, Muhammad Taqi Usmani, Saleemullah Khan, Abdur Razzaq Iskander, Abdul Ghafoor Haideri and Muhammad Rafi Usmani, Syed Muhammad Kafeel Bukhari, Maulana Amjad Khan, Hafiz Hussain Ahmed, Abdul Latif Khalid Cheema, Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari, Gul Naseeb Khan and Qari Fayyaz-ur-Rehman Alvi. Punjab Assembly member Ali Haider Noor Khan Niazi representing then Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif attended the funeral prayer and also laid a wreath on the grave.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d مولانا مجیب الرحمن انقلابی (22 May 2015). "حضرت مولانا خواجہ خان محمد صاحبؒ ....پیکر رشد وہدایت". dailypakistan.com.pk. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Abdul Aziz Anjum. "حضرت خواجہ خان محمد". hamariweb.com. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "HAZRAT KHWAJA KHAN MUHAMMAD SAHIB- KHANQAH SIRAJI". mianwali.org. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Zahid Ur Rashdi. "حضرت مولانا خواجہ خان محمدؒ". zahidrashdi.org. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ عبدالوحید مزاج میانوالی (18 September 2016). "خواجہ خواجگان حضرت مولانا خواجہ خان محمدؒ". dunya.com.pk. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "خواجہ خان محمد خانقاہ سراجیہ میں سپرد خاک' نماز جنازہ میں لاکھوں افراد کی شرکت". nawaiwaqt.com. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- 1920 births
- 2010 deaths
- People from Mianwali District
- Darul Uloom Deoband alumni
- Pakistani Islamic religious leaders
- Pakistani Sunni Muslims
- Pakistani Muslim missionaries
- Jamia Islamia Talimuddin alumni
- Deobandis
- Emirs of Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat
- Aalmi Majlis Tahaffuz Khatm-e-Nubuwwat people
- People from Punjab Province (British India)