Abdul Rahim Garhori

Abdul Raheem Garhori (Sindhi: مخدوم عبد الرحيم گرهوڙي‎) was a Sufi saint and poet of the Sindh. He belonged to the Mangrio-family and his father's name was Sadullah Mangrio.

Abdul Raheem Garhori
Qadeer Mangrio at Grohar Sharif 3.jpg
Tomb of Faqir
Born1739 AD (1152 A.H.)
Ranipur, Khairpur, Sindh
Died1778 AD (1192A.H.)

BiographyEdit

Garhori was born in Ranipur, Khairpur, Sindh in 1739.[citation needed] He was a disciple of Sultan-ul-Aoliya Khawaja Muhammad Zaman.[citation needed]

In 1778, Garhori fought against a Hindu magician named Mahadev in the Thar desert. Mahadev and other priests of his temple claimed to be gods and started converting Muslims to Hinduism.[citation needed] Garhori and his followers attacked the temple, destroying it, and both Mahadev and Garhori were killed.[1]

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NotesEdit

  1. Qaboolai, Taj Muhammad (2000). "Makhdoom Abdul Rahim Garhori". archives.org. Retrieved May 29, 2014.