Ghulam Qadir Ganipuri

Alhaj Ghulam Qadir Ganipuri (22 July 1937 – 24 July 2015) was a Muslim scholar and spiritual leader. He was the founder of Madrasa Jamia Guni tul Uloom Akhyarpur (Bhatyas) in the Bhalessa, Doda district, of India, which was established in 1983 and named after Abdul Gani Sadiqui. Every year, seminars and literary programs are organized in his memory. During the 2014 Kashmir floods, Ganipuri and some NGOs of the Chenab valley helped flood-ravaged houses and families.

Alhaj

Ghulam Qadir Ganipuri
حاجی صاحب بھٹیاس
TitleSheikh-i-Tareeqat and Ganipuri
Personal
Born
Ghulam Qadir Bhat

22 July 1937
Died24 July 2015(2015-07-24) (aged 78)
ReligionIslam
EthnicityKashmiri
DenominationSunni
Alma materAligarh Muslim University
Known forSpirituality
OccupationScholar, Teacher
[1][2][3]
Founder ofJamia Guni tul Uloom Akhyarpur Bhatyas
Muslim leader
Disciple ofAbdul Gani Sadiqui
[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Ghulam Qadir Ganipuri (right) with his close aide Alhaj Dost Mohd Wani (left) in 2002

Ganipuri was born on July 22, 1937, in the Akhyarpur village of Bhatyas (Bhalessa). He graduated from Khilotran High School in 1954.[1] Ganipuri completed his Teacher Training Course from Bhaderwah and his degree and Alim Fazil (post-graduate degree) from Aligarh Muslim University.[1][4]

Career

Ganipuri was a disciple of Abdul Gani Sadiqui and worked in government schools as a teacher and administrator. In 1956 Ganipuri taught at Thanamandi Rajouri and offered his resignation in under a year, citing personal reasons. In 1957, he began teaching in Ramnagar Udhampur.[1][4] In 1983, Ganipuri established a madrasa: Madrasa Jamia Guni tul Uloom Akhyarpur Bhatyas, which taught and employed both Hindus and Muslims.[1][4] He was inspired to do so by Darul Uloom Deoband. As an honored mentor, Ganipuri sat on a mattress in his room where supplicants visited him one by one.[5]

Followers considered him a Hakeem and a Murshid (religious teacher). He was so widely respected that Muslims and Hindus would often travel to ask him for spiritual assistance.[5]

Jamia Masjid Akhyarpur Bhatyas Bhalessa built by Ghulam Qadir Ganipuri

Ganipuri wrote 35 books, mostly in Urdu. He also acted as editor and publisher of the annual magazine Jamia Guni tul Uloom Akhyarpur.[1]

Death

Around 60,000 people attended the funeral of Alhaj Ghulam Qadir Ganipuri in Akhyarpur Bhatyas on 24 July 2015.

Ganipuri died on July 24, 2015, after a prolonged illness.[2][4] Seminars and other literary programs are held in his memory on the anniversary of his death.[6]

References

  1. Malik, Sadaket (23 Aug 2015). "A Spiritual figure". Daily Excelsior. Retrieved 14 Jul 2020.
  2. "Alhaaj Ghulam Qadir Sahib Gani Puri is now no more , he was spiritual personality of the Bhallesa". www.fnsjandk.co.vu. 24 Jul 2015. Retrieved 14 Jul 2020.
  3. "Saroori pays tribute to Alhaj Ganipuri Sahab on his 5th death anniversary". JK Monitor. 31 May 2020. Retrieved 14 Jul 2020.
  4. "Alhaj Ghulam Qadir Ganipuri, a profound scholar and spiritual leader". The Chenab Times. 26 Jun 2018. Retrieved 15 Jul 2020.
  5. "Alhaj Ghulam Quadir Ganipuri: An epitome of Peace". www.scoopnews.in. Retrieved 15 Jul 2020.
  6. "One day seminar on life of religious scholar Alhaj Ghulam Qadir Ganipuri held at Jakyas". The Northern Herald. 20 Jun 2019. Retrieved 14 Jul 2020.
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