Faiz-ul Hassan Shah

Faiz ul Hassan was born in Allo Mahar, Daska Tehsil, Sialkot District in Punjab, Pakistan, to 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 earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Government Murray College Sialkot.

He was president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan for ten years, and struggled to establish Islamic reforms in Pakistan. He was also a provincial president of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam.[1]

Khateeb ul Islam Syed Faiz ul Hassan Shah

In 1932, after the death of his father, he became the religious leader of Allo Mahar. He began leading Friday prayers and teaching the congregation Allo Mahar and in different part of Indian subcontinent and became a 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 led the Eid prayer in police line Gujranwala. He visited Karachi as a president of Jamiat Ulma e Pakistan and made his historic speech which was highly appreciated by all scholars at that time.[2]

In 1983, he had a heart attack. In 1984, he had another and went to Lahore, where he received cardiac treatment for six weeks. He delivered his last speech at the congregation of Allo Mahar. On 22 February 1984, he died in Gujranwala. He was buried in Allo Mahar beside his father. His death anniversary is celebrated on March 23.

Faiz ul Hasan Shah‘s grave

He was a grandson of Amin Shah Majadadi and great-grandson of Muhammad Channan Shah Nuri. He had five sons:

• Khalid Hasan Shah, Succeeded his father as leader of the family, died in 1991
• Iftikharul Hasan Shah, prominent Pakistani politician
• OBarkat Ul Hasan Shah
• Sajjad Ul Hasan Shah, died 20 December 2011
• Zahid Hasan Shah

He also had three daughters. His grandson 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.

• 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).

• Allo Mahar
• Syed Muhammad Jewan Shah Naqvi
• Pir Syed Muhammad Channan Shah Nuri
• Muhammad Amin Shah Sani
• Pir Syed Khalid Hasan Shah
• Sahabzada Syed Murtaza Amin