Sayyid Ghulam Hussain Shah Bukhari

Syed Ghulam Hussain Shah Bukhari (Sindhi: سيّد غلام حسين شاهه بخاري) (born 1932) is an Islamic scholar from Pakistan. He belongs to the Naqshbandi Sufi school of thought. He manages the Dargah Hussainabad, one of the largest religious institution in Pakistan.[1][2]

Syed Ghulam Hussain Shah Bukhari
Born
Drib Chandia, Qambar Shahdadkot, Larkana Division, Pakistan
SchoolSunni Islam, Hanafi, Sufi, Naqshbandi

Early life

Syed Ghulam Hussain Shah Bukhari was born in 1932 in a village Drib Chandia, Qambar Shahdadkot, Pakistan.

He is a Naqshbandi Sufi saint. He received religious education from his father, Syed Gul Muhammad Shah, his other teachers were Khushi Muhammad Tunio, Ghulam Muhammad Chandio and Ali Gohar Mastoi.

In 1980, he built a masjid and madrassa titled Dargah Hussainabad where religious education and accommodation is free of all political associations. He is also the head of Tanzeem Islahul Fuqra Al-Hussainia, that provides also religious education to people.[2]

He has also been attacked by terrorists.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Spiritual leader's grandson killed in 'sectarian' attack". Daily Dawn. February 21, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  2. "Cleric targeted in Jacobabad last week teaches only the message of peace". Daily Tribune.com.PK. February 24, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2014.


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