Abdul Rahim Garhori

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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.)

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.

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