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{{Short description|Sufi Muslim spiritual teacher based in Kashmir (1494–1576)}}
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{{Short description|Sufi Muslim spiritual teacher based in Kashmir (1494–1576)}}
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{{Infobox philosopher
| name               = Hamza Makhdoom Kashmiri
| name =Hamza Makhdoom Kashmiri<br />{{nq|حمزہ مُخدوم کشمیری}}
| native_name        = {{nq| شیخ حمزہ مُخدوم کشمیریؒ }}
| birth_date = 1494 CE (900 AH)
| birth_date         = 1494 CE (900 AH)
| birth_name =Hamza
| birth_name         = Hamza
| birth_place =Tujjar, [[Sopore]], [[Kashmir]]
| birth_place       = Tujjar, [[Sopore, Kashmir]]
| death_date = 1576 CE (984 [[Hegira|AH]])
| death_date         = 1576 CE (984 [[Hegira|AH]])
| death_place =[[Hari Parbat]], [[Srinagar]], Kashmir
| death_place       = [[Hari Parbat, Srinagar]], Kashmir
| era           = [[Shah Mir dynasty|Shah Mir era]]
| era               = [[Shah Mir dynasty|Shah Mir era]]
| notable_works =
| notable_works     =  
| region =[[Kashmir]]
| region             = [[Kashmir]]
| religion =[[Islam]]
| influenced         = [[Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari]]
| influenced =[[Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani]], [[Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari]]
| image              = Sheikh Hamza Makhdum Shrine2.JPG
| venerated_in = [[Islam]] ([[Suhrawardiyya|Suhrawardi Sufi order]]
| religion          = [[Islam]]
| parents            = Baba Osman
| honorific prefix  = Wali/Sufi
}}
}}
[[File:Sheikh Hamza Makhdum Shrine2.JPG|thumb|Shrine of Makhdoom Sahib, Srinagar]]
'''Hamza Makhdoom''' ({{nq|حمزہ مُخدوم کشمیری}}), popularly known as '''Makhdoom Sahib''' ({{nq|مخدوم صٲب}}) (c. 1494 – c. 1576), was a [[Sufi]] [[mysticism|mystic]] living in [[Kashmir]].<ref name="Svabhinava">{{cite web| url=http://www.svabhinava.org/abhinava/YoginderSikand/RishisCrusaders.php| title=The Muslim Rishis of Kashmir: Crusaders for Love and Justice| author=Yoginder Sikand| access-date=2015-01-05 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-05|title=Makhdoom Sahib|url=https://nation.com.pk/05-Feb-2020/makhdoom-sahib|access-date=2021-11-28|website=The Nation|language=en}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=September 2021}} He is sometimes referred to as '''Mehboob-ul-Alam''' (literally, "loved by all") and '''Sultan-ul-Arifeen''' (literally, "king among those who know God").<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2019-12-05|title=Sufi Literature as an Effective Tool for Harmonization in the World: A Case Study of Sultan-ul-Arifeen Sultan Bahoo|journal=ILLHSS-19, ICIIT-19, IABMS-19 Dec. 5-6, 2019 Istanbul (Turkey)|publisher=Universal Researchers|doi=10.17758/uruae8.uh12194022|isbn=9788194340317|doi-access=free}}</ref>
'''Hamza Makhdoom Kashmiri''', popularly known as '''Makhdoom Sahib''' (c. 1494 – c. 1576), was a [[Sufi]] [[mysticism|mystic]], spiritual teacher living in [[Kashmir]].<ref name="Svabhinava">{{cite web| url=http://www.svabhinava.org/abhinava/YoginderSikand/RishisCrusaders.php| title=The Muslim Rishis of Kashmir: Crusaders for Love and Justice| author=Yoginder Sikand| accessdate=2015-01-05 }}</ref> He is sometimes referred to as '''Mehboob-ul-Alam''' (literally, "loved by all") and '''Sultan-ul-Arifeen'''<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.kashmirdispatch.com/headlines/29011700-urs-of-sultan-ul-arifeen-celebrated-with-gaiety.htm| title=Urs of ‘Sultan-Ul-Arifeen’ celebrated with gaiety| newspaper=Kashmir Dispatch| date=2011-01-29| accessdate=2015-01-09 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.myasa.net/sufindia/sultan-ul-arifeen%20hazrat%20sheikh%20hamza%20makhdum.html| title=Sultan-Ul-Arifeen Hazrat Sheikh Hamza Makhdum| accessdate=2015-01-05}}</ref> (literally, "king among those who know God").


==Early life==
==Early life==
Hamza Makhdoom was born in the village of Tujjar near [[Sopore]] in [[Baramulla district]]. His father was called [[Baba (honorific)|Baba]] Usman and came from a [[Chandravanshi]] [[Rajput]] family.<ref name="Svabhinava" /> According to tradition, teenage Hamza Makhdoom studied in the [[Shamsi Chak]] monastery for a year, and later studied [[jurisprudence]], tradition, [[philosophy]], logics, ethics and [[mysticism]] in a [[madrasa]] founded by Ismail Kubrawi.<ref name="Svabhinava" />
Hamza Makhdoom was born in the village of Tujjar near [[Sopore]] in [[Baramulla district]]. His father was called [[Baba (honorific)|Baba]] Usman and came from a [[Chandravanshi]] [[Rajput]] family.<ref name="Svabhinava" /> According to tradition, teenage Hamza Makhdoom studied in the [[Shamsi Chak]] monastery for a year, and later studied [[jurisprudence]], tradition, [[philosophy]], logics, ethics and [[mysticism]] in a [[madrasa]] founded by Ismail Kubrawi.<ref name="Svabhinava" />


==Works==
==Teachings==
A prolific scholar and spiritual preacher, Hamza Makhdoom adhered to the tradition of [[Jalaluddin Bukhari]].<ref name="Svabhinava" /> He directed his teachings specifically to the followers of Islam, and under his influence a part of Kashmir's population trully followed the [[Hanafi]]
A prolific scholar and spiritual preacher, Hamza Makhdoom adhered to the tradition of [[Jalaluddin Bukhari]].<ref name="Svabhinava" /> 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==
==Death==
He died at an age of 82 in year 1576 in [[Srinagar]]. His [[shrine]] is, located on the southern slope of [[Hari Parbat]] Hill and popularly called Makhdoom Sahib and Hazrat Sultan,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.makemytrip.com/travel-guide/srinagar/makhdoom-sahib-religious.html| title=Makhdoom Sahib in Srinagar| accessdate=2015-01-03 }}</ref> is an important [[pilgrimage]] centre in Kashmir.
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,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.makemytrip.com/travel-guide/srinagar/makhdoom-sahib-religious.html| title=Makhdoom Sahib in Srinagar| access-date=2015-01-03 }}</ref> is an important [[pilgrimage]] centre in Kashmir.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Abdul Qadir Gilani]]
*[[Nund Rishi]]
*[[Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani]]
*[[Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani]]
*[[Nund Rishi]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 15:36, 28 June 2022


Wali/Sufi

Hamza Makhdoom Kashmiri
شیخ حمزہ مُخدوم کشمیریؒ
Sheikh Hamza Makhdum Shrine2.JPG
Personal
Born
Hamza

1494 CE (900 AH)
Died1576 CE (984 AH)
ReligionIslam
ParentsBaba Osman
EraShah Mir era
RegionKashmir
Muslim leader

Hamza Makhdoom (حمزہ مُخدوم کشمیری), popularly known as Makhdoom Sahib (مخدوم صٲب) (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[edit]

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 Shamsi Chak monastery for a year, and later studied jurisprudence, tradition, philosophy, logics, ethics and mysticism in a madrasa founded by Ismail Kubrawi.[1]

Teachings[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.