Hamza Makhdoom

Hamza Makhdoom, popularly known as Makhdoom Sahib (c. 1494 – c. 1576), was a Sufi mystic living in Kashmir.[1][2][3][4] He is sometimes referred to as Mehboob-ul-Alam (literally, "beloved of the world") and Sultan-ul-Aarifeen (literally, "king among those who know God").[5]

Sheikh

Sheikh Hamza Makhdoom ؓ Kashmiri
حمزہ مُخدوم کشمیری
TitleShahehshah E Kashmir
Personal
Born
Hamza

1494 CE (900 AH)
Tujjar Sharief, Sopore, Kashmir
Died1576 CE (984 AH)
Hari Parbat, Srinagar, Kashmir
Resting placeHari Parbat, Srinagar, Kashmir
ReligionIslam
Parents
  • Baba Usman Raina ؒ Tujjar Sharief (father)
  • Bibi Maryamؒ Tujjar Sharief (mother)
EraShah Mir era
RegionKashmir
Alma materDarul Shifa Madrasa, Shamsi Chak seminary
Known forSufism
RelativesBaba Ali Rainaؒ (Brother)
Muslim leader
TeacherBaba Fatehullah, Sheikh Ismail Kabroi
Students
  • Sheikh Baba Dawood Khaki, Maulana Shamsu-din Pal, Khawaja Ishaq Qari, Khawaja Hasan Qari and Baba Haidar Tulmuli
Influenced by

Early life

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

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 jurisprudence . He was staunch follower of Shariah and Sunnah.

Death

He died at an age of 82 in year 1576 (984 AH) in Srinagar.

Nearly fourteen years after his death, king Akbar built a shrine there which was reconstructed during the Afghan rule by Atta Mohammad Khan around 1821 AD.[6] The shrine, located on the southern slope of Hari Parbat Hill and popularly called Makhdoom Sahib and Hazrat Sultan,[7] is an important pilgrimage centre in Kashmir.

Atta Mohammad Khan Barakzai in his honour issued the coins bearing the names of Nur-ud-Din-Rishi and Hamza Makhdoom.[8][9]

See also

References
  1. 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. Shah, Sayid Ashraf (28 November 2021). My Musings (Part I): Current Events. Ashraf Fazili. p. 261.
  4. Safvi, Rana (21 September 2022). In Search of the Divine: Living Histories of Sufism in India. Hachette India. ISBN 978-93-93701-16-9.
  5. "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.
  6. Raza, Syed Asif. "Hazrat Makhdoom: Our Great Saint". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  7. "Makhdoom Sahib in Srinagar". Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  8. AHMAD, IQBAL. "The saints on the coins". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  9. "Ata Muhammad Khan Barzakai". www.google.com. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
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