Hamza Makhdoom

Wali/Sufi

Hamza Makhdoom Kashmiri
Wali/Sufi; Hamza Makhdoom Kashmiri
شیخ حمزہ مُخدوم کشمیریؒ
Personal
Born	Hamza; 1494 CE (900 AH); Tujjar, Sopore, Kashmir
Died	1576 CE (984 AH); Hari Parbat, Srinagar, Kashmir
Religion	Islam
Parents	Baba Osman
Era	Shah Mir era
Region	Kashmir
Muslim leader
	Influenced Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari;

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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.

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Yoginder Sikand. "The Muslim Rishis of Kashmir: Crusaders for Love and Justice". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
↑ "Makhdoom Sahib". The Nation. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
↑ "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.
↑ "Makhdoom Sahib in Srinagar". Retrieved 3 January 2015.

[Svabhinava-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.

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