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Name	Sheikh Hamza Yusuf
Caption	Hamza Yusuf at Doha Academy Education Conference in Qatar, 2010.
Birth name	Mark Hanson
Birth place	Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Occupation	Islamic scholar, teacher
Religion	Islam
Website	Zaytuna College

Sheikh Hamza Yusuf Hanson is an Islamic scholar, convert, teacher, and co-founder of Zaytuna College in Berkeley, California, United States. He is an American convert to Islam, and is one of the signatories of A Common Word Between Us and You, an open letter by Islamic scholars to Christian leaders, calling for peace and understanding.

Biography

Hamza Yusuf was born in Washington State and raised in Northern California. In 1977, he became Muslim and subsequently traveled to the Muslim world and studied for ten years in the U. A. E., Saudi Arabia, as well as North and West Africa. Hamza Yusuf is a cofounder of Zaytuna College, located in Berkeley, California. He is an advisor to Stanford University's Program in Islamic Studies and the Center for Islamic Studies at Berkeley's Graduate Theological Union. He also serves as a member of the board of advisors of George Russell's One Nation, a national philanthropic initiative that promotes pluralism and inclusion in America. In addition, he serves as vice-president for the Global Center for Guidance and Renewal, which was founded and is currently presided over by Abdallah Bin Bayyah, one of the top jurists and masters of Islamic sciences in the world.

Hamza Yusuf is a proponent of classical learning in Islam. He has promoted Islamic sciences and classical teaching methodologies throughout the world. He has also been an advocate for social justice, peace, and conviviality among peoples and places. For several years, he has argued that the "them versus us" problem is fundamentally flawed, as he considers himself one of "them" as well as one of "us."

Hamza Yusuf has served as an advisor to many organizations, leaders, and heads of state. He has been an innovator in modern Islamic education, founding the highly imitated Deen Intensives, and with Shaykh Ibrahim Osi-Afa, he started the first Rihla program in England, which has been running for over fifteen years. Dozens of young Muslims who were influenced by his call to reviving traditional Islamic studies in the West went to the Muslim lands in the nineties and early part of the current decade to study, many of who are now teachers in their own right.

With Eissa Bougari, Hamza Yusuf initiated a media challenge to the Arab world that resulted in a highly successful cultural religious program that he hosted for three years and was one of the most watched programs in the Arab world during Ramadan. Cambridge Media Studies stated that this program had a profound influence on subsequent religious programming in the Arab world. He has also been interviewed on BBC several times and was the subject of a BBC documentary segment The Faces of Islam, ushering in the new millennium, as it aired at 11:30pm on Dec. 31st 1999.

Hamza Yusuf has been an outspoken critic of American foreign policy as well as Islamic extremist responses to those policies. He has drawn criticism from both the extreme right in the West and Muslim extremists in the East.

He founded the Zaytuna Institute in 1996, which has established an international reputation for presenting a classical picture of Islam in the West and which is dedicated to the revival of traditional study methods and the sciences of Islam. Hamza Yusuf currently resides in Northern California with his wife and five children.

Hamza Yusuf has also authored several encyclopedia articles and research papers. His published books include The Burda (2003), Purification of the Heart (2004), The Content of Character (2004), The Creed of Imam al-Tahawi (2007), Agenda to Change our Condition (2007), and Walking on Water (2010). Forthcoming are The Prayer of the Oppressed, and The Helpful Guide.

Hamza Yusuf is the first American lecturer to teach in Morocco's prestigious and oldest university, the University of Al-Karaouine in Fes. He is married and has five children, all boys.

Academics

Critical reception

The British newspaper The Guardian called him "one of the West's most influential Muslim scholars." Jordan's Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre placed him on its list of the top 50 most influential Muslims in the world. The magazine Egypt Today described him as a kind of theological rock star, "the Elvis Presley of western Muslims." Recently, Hamza Yusuf was ranked as "the Western world's most influential Islamic scholar" by The 500 Most Influential Muslims, edited by John Esposito and Ibrahim Kalin, (2009).

Publications

Books Authored

The Burda (2003)

Purification of the Heart: Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart (2004)

The Content of Character (2004)

The State We Are In: Identity, Terror, and the Law of Jihad (contributing Author), (2006)

The Creed of Imam Al-Tahawi The Creed of Imam Al-Tahawi (2007)

Agenda to Change our Condition co-authored with Imam Zaid Shakir(2007)

Walking on Water (2010)

Educating your Child in Modern Times

Books with Foreword or note

Instruction of the Student : The Method of Learning

The Prophetic Invocations By Mostafa Al-Badawi

Books Edited

Submission Faith and Beauty Submission Faith and Beauty, The Religion of Islam

Papers

Zaytuna Seasons Journal

Caesarean Moon Births

Climbing Mount Purgatorio

See also

Zaytuna College

Zaid Shakir

References

External links

Websites

Sheikhhamza.com - Contains list of books recommended by Hamza Yusuf and a small biography

Zaytuna.org - Shaykh Hamza Yusuf's organization

Correct Islamic Faith International Association (CIFIA)

Lectures by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf

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Playername	Pichichi
Fullname	Rafael Moreno Aranzadi
Dateofbirth	May 23, 1892
Cityofbirth	Bilbao
Countryofbirth	Spain
Dateofdeath	March 01, 1922
Cityofdeath	Bilbao
Countryofdeath	Spain
Height
Position	Striker
Youthyears1	| youthclubs1 = Escolapios
Years1	1911–1921
Clubs1	Athletic Bilbao
Caps(goals)1	89 (78)
Nationalyears1	1920
Nationalteam1	Spain
Nationalcaps(goals)1	5 (1)

Rafael Moreno Aranzadi (May 23, 1892 – March 1, 1922), aka Pichichi (Little Duck), was a Spanish football striker who played for Athletic Bilbao during the 1910s and 1920s.

Club career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Pichichi played in his first Copa del Rey final in March 1913. Athletic Bilbao, his sole club, lost 1–0 to Racing Club de Irún. Later the same year, on August 21, the same opponents, now renamed Real Unión, were invited to play the inaugural game at San Mamés Stadium, and he scored the very first goal at the new stadium.

Pichichi subsequently played in five other domestic cup finals, winning four. He netted a hat-trick in the 1915 final as Athletic beat RCD Español 5–0. He died in 2 March 1922, aged 29, victim of a sudden attack of typhus.

International career

In 1920, Pichichi was a member of the very first Spanish national team that played at the Olympic Games in Belgium.

He gained five senior caps during one month, his debut coming on August 28, in a 1–0 win against Denmark.

Honours

Club

Spanish Cup: 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1920–21

Northern Championship: 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16

Vizcayan Championship: 1919–20, 1920–21

Country

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Summer Olympic Games: Silver medal 1920

Personal

Pichichi's father was mayor of Bilbao and he was Miguel de Unamuno's nephew.

In 1926, a bust was erected in his honour outside the San Mamés Stadium. It was tradition for teams visiting the stadium for the first time pay homage by leaving a bouquet of flowers at its base.

In 1953, Spanish sports newspaper Diario Marca introduced the Pichichi Trophy in his honour. It was awarded each year to the top goalscorers in La Liga and Segunda División.

Pichichi was easily identifiable on the pitch by his ever present white headgear. Both he and his were immortalised in a painting by Aurelio Arteta.

References

External links

National team data

Category:1892 births Category:1922 deaths Category:People from Bilbao Category:Spanish footballers Category:Basque footballers Category:Association football forwards Category:Athletic Bilbao footballers Category:Spain international footballers Category:Olympic footballers of Spain Category:Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic silver medalists for Spain

Region	Islamic scholar/Sufi
Color	#B0C4DE
Name	Muhammad Tahir Bakhshi Naqshbandi |
Birth date	January 6, 1962
Birth place	Rahmatpur, Larkana, Pakistan
School tradition	Sunni Islam, Hanafi, Sufi, Naqshbandi
Influences	Abul-Hassan Kharaqani, Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari, Ahmad Sirhindi, Abu Hanifa, Sohna Saeen
Influenced	Syed Ismaeel Shah, Allama Muhammad Idrees Dahiri

Khwaja Muhammad Tahir Bakhshi Naqshbandi (}}, born 1962) , also known as Sajjan Saeen (}}, ), is a prominent Naqshbandi Sufi shaykh in Pakistan. He was born on January 6, 1962 at dargah Rahmatpur Sharif, district Larkana, Pakistan. He is successor to Khwaja Allah Bakhsh, also known as Sohna Saeen, whose lineage goes to Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaz Hadhrat Fazal Ali Shah Qureshi. His followers and partisans are all over Pakistan and in countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and the USA.

He is patron-in-chief of Jamaat Islah-ul-muslimeen, Rohani Talaba Jamaat and Jamiyat-e-Ulema Tahiriya. He has more than 300 deputies (Khulafa') who are dedicated to spread the Naqshbandi message across the world.

Early life

The shaykh was born on January 6, 1962 at dargah Rahmatpur sharif, in district Larkana, Sindh. As per the Islamic principles, his grandsheikh Hadhrat Khwaja Muhammad Abdul Ghaffar said the Azan and Iqamat in his ears at birth, since his father was out of station for Tabligh (preaching). His name was also suggested by his grandsheikh, which was happily accepted by his parents. Pir Mitha died on December 12, 1964. He was under two years of age that his parents migrated from Rahmatpur sharif to another village in Dadu district in January 1965. In April 1965, his father Khwaja Allah Bakhsh established a new village and center for peaching called Faqeerpur sharif, near Radhan Station in Dadu district. There, he passed his childhood while the center was being established. Later, his parents migrated to the new and current center Allahabad sharif situated in district Naushehro-Feroz, and resides there since then.

Education

His education started from Dargah Faqeer Pur Shareef near Radhan City, District Dadu, Pakistan where he got primary education and nazra Quran. He learned Tajwid Quran when he was only 7 years old. He learned Persian, Arabic and Hadith from Madirsah Jamiya Arabiya Ghaffaria, Dargah Allahabad Shareef, Kandiaro, Naushahro Feroze District, Pakistan. He finished advanced Arabic and Hadith education from Al-Markaz Qadriya Karachi. He studied with various teachers, some of them include Maulana Muntakhib-al-Haqq Qadri, Allama Yahya Siddiqi (History), Maulana Saeed-ur-Rahman (Adab), Abdul-Quddus Hashmi (comparative religions) and Mufti Mahmood Alwari. He received multiple Asnad of Hadith, and in one of the these, his line goes to Shah Waliullah Dahlawi with only three intermediaries.

He graduated his Dars-i-Nizami from Madrasah Jamia Arabiya Ghaffaria in 1979. He is also a graduate in Islamic Studies from Sindh University, Pakistan.

Spiritual Education

He received Ijazah of Naqshbandi tariqah from his father, Sheikh Sohna Saeen who was the chief caliph and successor of Hadhrat Abdul-Ghaffar Naqshbandi of Larkana, Sindh. His father trained him in the spiritual path of Naqshbandi Mujaddidi tariqah from the childhood, and permitted him to teach the tariqah to his followers. He received Ijazah three times from his father. Once he received Khilafat (syn. of Ijazah in tariqah) in 1397 A.H when he was still studying in madrasah. Second time he received Khilafat when his father was awarding Khilafat to another person Maulana Siddiq Ahmad Nasir. Third time he received Khilafat in 1403 A.H (the year his father died) along with Maulana Naseem Ahmed of Hyderabad.

During the last years of his father, he used to represent his father and presided various programs and gatherings where he initiated new comers in the tariqah. His father used to send him in his place.

Succession

After the demise of Khwaja Allah Bakhsh Abbasi all the Islamic scholars, khalifas (spiritual representatives) and key persons of the organization unanimously agreed to nominate his son Khwaja Muhammad Tahir as successor. He is also known as Sajjan Saeen. On that day almost every follower took Oath of Allegiance on his hand except for a few who also took Oath of Allegiance later. Some of them had reported that Khwaja Allah Bakhsh came in their dream and advised them to take Oath. Some other had spiritual sightings of Prophet Muhammad who guided them to take the oath of allegiance with Shaikh Muhammad Tahir, as reported in the book Seerat Wali-e-Kamil.

His tariqah

Spiritual Chain of Succession

Shaikh Muhammad Tahir belongs to the Mujaddidi order of Sufism, which is the main branch of Naqshbandi Sufi tariqah. His spiritual lineage goes to Prophet Muhammad, through Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi, the Mujaddid of eleventh Hijri century. The complete lineage is as under: # Sayyadna Muhammad d.11AH, buried Madinah SA (570/571 - 632 CE) # Sayyadna Abu Bakr Siddiq, radiya-l-Lahu`anh d.13AH, buried Madinah, SA # Sayyadna Salman al-Farsi, radiya-l-Lahu`anh d.35AH buried Madaa'in, SA # Imam Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr d.107AH buried Madinah SA. # Imam Jafar Sadiq, alayhi-s-salam (after which moves to Iran) d 148AH buried Madinah SA. # Shaikh Bayazid Bastami, radiya-l-Lahu canh d 261AH buried Bistaam, Iraq (804 - 874 CE). # Shaikh Abul Hassan Kharqani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 425AH buried Kharqaan, Iran. # Shaikh Abul Qasim Gurgani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d.450AH buried Gurgan, Iran. # Shaikh Abu Ali Farmadi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah (after which moves to Turkmenistan) d 477AH buried Tous, Khorasan, Iran. # Khwaja Abu Yaqub Yusuf Hamadani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 535AH buried Maru, Khorosan, Iran. # Khwaja Abdul Khaliq Ghujdawani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 575AH buried Ghajdawan, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. # Khwaja Arif Reogari, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 616AH buried Reogar, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. # Khwaja Mahmood Anjir-Faghnawi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 715AH buried Waabakni, Mawralnahar. # Shaikh Azizan Ali Ramitani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 715AH buried Khwaarizm, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. # Shaikh Muhammad Baba Samasi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 755AH buried Samaas, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. # Shaikh Sayyid Amir Kulal, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 772AH buried Saukhaar, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. # Shaikh Muhammad Baha'uddin Naqshband, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 791AH buried Qasr-e-Aarifan, Bukhara, Uzbekistan (1318–1389 CE). # Shaikh Ala'uddin Attar Bukhari, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah buried Jafaaniyan, Mawranahar, Uzbekistan. # Shaikh Yaqub Charkhi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 851AH buried Charkh, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. # Shaikh Ubaidullah Ahrar, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 895AH buried Samarkand, Uzbekistan. # Shaikh Muhammad Zahid Wakhshi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 936AH buried Wakhsh, Malk Hasaar # Shaikh Durwesh Muhammad, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 970AH buried Samarkand, Uzbekistan. # Shaikh Muhammad Amkanaki, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah (after which moves to India) d 1008AH buried Akang, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. # Shaikh Muhammad Baqi Billah Berang, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 1012AH buried Delhi, India. # Shaikh Ahmad Faruqi Sirhindi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 1034AH buried Sarhand, India (1564–1624 CE) # Muhammad Masum Sirhindi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 1079AH buried Sarhand, India. # Muhammad Saifuddin Faruqi Mujaddidi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 1096AH buried Sarhand, India # Hafiz Muhammad Mohsin, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah # Sayyid Nur Muhammad Badayuni, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah, d.1135AH # Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah, d.1195AH # Abdullah Dahlawi, alias Shah Ghulam Ali Dehlavi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah, d.1240AH # Shaikh Abu-Saeed Faruqi Mujaddidi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah, buried in Dehli, India, d.1250AH # Shaikh Ahmed Saeed Faruqi Mujaddidi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah, buried in Madinah, d.1277AH # Shaikh Khwaja Dost Muhammad Qandhari, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah, Musa Zai Sharif, d.1284AH # Shaikh Khwaja Muhammad Usman Damani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah, Musa Zai Sharif, d.1314AH # Shaikh Sayyad Laal Shah Hamdani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah, Hamdan, Punjab, d.1323AH # Shaikh Muhammad Sirajuddin, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah, Musa Zai Sharif, d.1333AH # Pir Fazal Ali Qureshi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah, Miskeenpur, district Muzaffargarh, Punjab, Pakistan, d.1935 # Khwaja Muhammad Abdul Ghaffar, alis Pir Mitha, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah, Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan, d.1964 # Shaikh Allah Bakhsh Abbasi, alias Sohna Saeen, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah, d.1983 # Shaikh Muhammad Tahir Abbasi

Sufi Methodology

The Shaikh focuses on Qalbi Zikr (a method of remembering Allah by heart), which makes the base of his tariqah. He advises his murids or spiritual students to practice Muraqbah daily, which is a kind of meditation for the Qalbi Zikr. The collective Zikr or Muraqba is held daily after the Fajr prayer in all the centers of the organization. The shaikh himself leads the Muraqba at Dargah Allahabad sharif daily where he himself resides. This collective Muraqba is different from other branches of the Naqshbandi tariqah. While the murids will go into meditation by closing their eyes and sitting in a recommended position, the shaikh (or the one who leads the Muraqba) will recite some verses of the Holy Quran and sing from the Sufi poetry, while making a sound from a Tasbih with large prayer beads. The sound is produced by striking the large stones of the Tasbih with each other while the Tasbih progresses, and is not rhythmic but continuous. This method was first practiced by Shaikh Ahmed Saeed Faruqi, the eighth Shaikh in the lineage of Shaikh Muhammad Tahir. Many other Sufi shaikhs have also been reported to have practiced this method, including Shaikhs from other tariqahs such as Qadri.

The purpose of this sound from the Tasbih, as described by the Shaikh, is that a person can tune his meditation of pronouncing Allah, Allah, Allah with the sound of the Tasbih, thus making it easier to practice the Zikr. Other Sufi orders have also practiced some form of external sound to help meditate and proclaim the words of Zikr. Most of the Sufi music falls into this very purpose, though later modified at large extent. But this sound of Tasbih does not produce any rhythm, since music is considered unlawful in Islamic Sharia hence making it illegal in the Mujaddidi Sufi order which is based on adhering to the rules of Sharia.

His message

His message is the same what has been of Sufi Saints. He focuses on the remembrance Allah in ones heart, love of Prophet Muhammad and all creations of Allah. In his speeches he always emphasizes on how to purify inner soul so that love of God can be achieved. He believes in interfaith harmony and people from different sects and religions join his gatherings.

In Pakistan, he has large number of followers. The annual Urs of his shaykh which is celebrated every year in November, is attended by more than five hundred thousand people (2008 estimate), and is one of the biggest religious gatherings in Pakistan. Outside Pakistan he has a large number of followers in UAE and considerable numbers in countries such as UK, Australia and South Africa. Some of his murids live in the US, Canada, parts of Europe, Saudi Arabia, China, Sri Lanka and some other countries, where they are actively engaged to spread his message of inter-faith harmony and love of God with Qalbi Dhikr.

Religious Contribution

Books and publications

He has been writing on different topics of Islam such as Sufism, Zikr (Remembrance of Allah), Islamic law etc. All of his publications are in Urdu language. Some of them are listed below.

:* Jalwagah-e-Dost (جلؤہ گاہ دوست): This book discusses in detail about tasawuf, sufiism, zikr (rememberance of Allah) and quotations of Naqshbandi spiritual personalities. :* Tasawuf Kia Hay (تصوف کیا ہے؟): This book discusses the history of tasawuf and clarified some misconceptions about the subject. :* Rozay ki Haqeeqat (روزہ کی حقیقت): This book discusses the importance of fasting and its true spirit. :* Sahib-e-Khalq-e-Azeem (صاحبِ خلقِ عظیم): This book highlights the character of Prophet Muhammad :* Sahib-e-Ahl-e-Zikr ki Khidmat Main Chund Maarozaat (صاحبِ اہلِ ذکر حضرات کی خدمت میں چند معروضات): This book is guidance for everyone on how to reach Allah, keep distance from wrong doing and its importance for the people who steps into tasawuf and submit themselves to one God. :* Haram Kamana aur Kahana Gunah-e-Kabeera Hai (حرام کمانا اور کھانا ایک گناہِ کبیرہ ہے): This book details about the importance of halal and haram mostly with respect to earning money through right or wrong sources. :* Muhabbat ki Nishaniyan (محبت کی نشانیاں): This book highlights the significance and symptoms of divine love. :* Murshid-e-Kamil Murid-e-Sadiq ki Nazar Main (مرشدِ کامل مریدِ صادق کی نظر میں): This book explains in detail how much respect a true follower should give to his spiritual guide and how it is important in achieving spiritual goals and learning lessons.

Books Written About Him

A number of books have been published on his personality, his message and his teachings. Following are a few of them: :* Dargah Allahabad Shareef, Kandiaro, Naushahro Feroze District, Pakistan :* Dargah Faqeer Pur Shareef near Radhan City, District Dadu, Pakistan :* Dargah Tahirabad Shareef, Chambar road, District Tando Allahyar, Pakistan :* Markaz Islah-ul-Muslimeen, Zakariya Goth, Near Tool Plaza, Karachi, Pakistan :* Markaz Rooh-ul-Islam, Baidyan Road, Bhatta Chowk, Lahore Cantt, Pakistan :* Dargahe Tahiri - Markaz Roohul Islam, Steet 20, Nasira Abad, Near Kohe Noor Mill, Rawalpindi, Pakistan ( Map)

Chain of Madrasahs (Islamic schools)

There are hundreds of small and large scale madrasahs across Pakistan which come under his spiritual supervision. These free Islamic schools provide free education ranging from Nazra (recitation of Quran, the basic Islamic education) to Dars-e-Nizami (highest course of Islamic studies).

Some of them are listed below:

:* Madrasah Jamiya Arabiya Ghaffariya, Dargah Allahabad Shareef, Kandiaro, Naushahro Feroze District, Pakistan. This is the central Madrasah, where most of the higher courses are taught. :* Madrasah Jamiya Ghaffariya, Dargah Faqeer Pur Shareef near Radhan City, District Dadu, Pakistan :* Jamiya Bakhshiya, Naudero, Larkana, Pakistan :* Rooh-ul-Quran, Lohar Masjid, Hyderabad, Pakistan :* Madrasah Jamiya Arabiya Tahiriya, Dargah Tahirabad Shareef, Chambar road, District Tando Allahyar, Pakistan :* Dar-ul-Fuyooz, Mohajir Camp, Karachi, Pakistan :* Noor-ul-Islam Bakhshiya Mujaddidiya, North Nazimabad, Karachi, Pakistan :* Madrasah Taleem-ul-Islam, Othal, Balochistan, Pakistan

His Prominent Khulafa (Deputies)

Shaikh Muhammad Tahir Bakhshi has around three hundred Khulafa (deputies or caliphs), propagating his mission and teaching spirituality in various parts of Pakistan and abroad.

:* Mawlana Muhammad Rafiq Shah, Bakhshi Tahiri, grandson of the famous Naqshbandi Shaykh Hadhrat Fazal Ali Shah Qureshi Naqshbandi who is the 3rd grandshaikh of Shaikh Muhammad Tahir :* Mawlana Muhammad Deedah-Dil, Tahiri, grandson of the famous Naqshbandi Shaykh Hadhrat Pir Mitha Naqshbandi Mujaddidi who is the grandshaikh of Shaikh Muhammad Tahir :* Mawlana Muhammad Jameel Abbasi Tahiri, grandson of Hadhrat Sohna Saeen and nephew of Shaikh Muhammad Tahir :* Haji Khair Muhammad Abbasi Tahiri, Hyderabad :* Moulana Fatehuddin soomro alias Bedar Morai, Moro, a writer and author of multiple books :* Mawlana Riasat Ali Tahiri, Sialkot :* Mawlana Syed Ismaeel Shah Tahiri, Rawalpindi :* Sayyad Muhammad Jee'al Shah Jilani, Jacobabad, Sindh. He belongs to the Jilani family, one of the highest ranked religious families in Pakistan who are descendants of Shaikh Abdul-Qadir Jilani. He has a large following in Upper Sindh and Balochistan. :* Mawlana Mufti Abdur-Rahman, Allahabad Sharif, Kandiaro, Sindh. He was first awarded Khilafat from Pir Mitha :* Khalifa Mawlana Sardar Ahmed, Bucheki Sharif, Punjab. He was first awarded Khilafat from Pir Mitha :* Mawlana Muhammad Ramzan Lakho, Bucheki Sharif, Punjab :* Allama Muhammad Idrees Dahiri, Moro, who is one of the leading Islamic scholars and preachers in Sindh, and is an author of multiple books including a complete Tafsir of the Quran :* (late) Mawlana Muhammad Daud Shar-Baloch :* (late) Mawlana Haji Muhammad Ali Bozdar (d.1997) who had a large following in Lower Sindh, specially Badin and Thatta district

His Khulafa Living Abroad

Following is a list of his Khulafa (Deputies) living outside Pakistan. :* Khalifa Mawlana Qamar Al-Hashmi, Bakhshi Tahiri, Madinah Munawwara, Saudi Arabia :* Khalifa Zafarullah Tahiri (late), USA :* Khalifa Ghulam Shabbir Joyo Tahiri, New York, USA :* Khalifa Mawlana Masood Tahiri, Beijing, China :* Khalifa Haji Muhammad Siddiq Sagri Tahiri, Ajman, UAE :* Khalifa Muhammad Saleem Tahiri, UAE :* Khalifa Muhammad Sultan Tahiri, UAE :* Khalifa Ahmed Hussain Tahiri, Kashmir (Pakistan), residing in UAE :* Khalifa Sayyad Ahmed Tahiri, Kashmir (India) ,residing in UAE :* Khalifa Nazir Ahmed Kashmiri Tahiri, Masqat, Oman :* Khalifa Muhammad Arshad Naghar Tahiri, Sydney, Australia

References

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Shaikh Ghulam Ahmad (23 May 1923 – 20 September 2003) was a Pakistan Air Force engineer officer, fighter pilot and military engineer who formed Resources Company Limited, a holding company that promotes resource development in Pakistan. He was Managing Director and former chairman of Pakistan Chrome Mines Ltd., the largest and oldest chrome mining company in Pakistan.

He wrote Unique and Everliving, a biography of prophet Muhammad. The book was written over a period of five years. The book is published by Ferozeson's Ltd., a book publisher in Pakistan.

Life and Education

He was born in the city of Poonch, in Poonch District of Kashmir, on 23 May 1923. He was educated in Poonch at a school where his father, Shaikh Ghulam Rasul, was the headmaster. He married Jamila Begum at Rehara, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan on 11 May 1949. He had three sons and two daughters, he received a B.Sc (honours) degree in Physics and a Masters in Statistics from the University of Punjab in Lahore. He received a Postgraduate Diploma in Natural Resource Development ITC, Delft, Holland and completed postgraduate studies for a Phd in Civil Engineering at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.

His grand father fought with Tipu Sultan against the British East India Company. While his father Shaikh Ghulam Rasul was the head master of the middle school in Poonch and Rawalakot.

Family

His daughter, Dr. Rehana Kausar MD was the first woman doctor from the Sudhan tribe. His daughter, Dr. Khalida Yasmin MD is a family practice doctor and member of the Texas Family Practice Board. His Son Tariq Ahmad is a resident of Reno, Nevada and a Petroleum Engineer. Mobashir Ahmad is a Geophysicist, Petroleum and Metallurgical Engineer, resident of Reno, Nevada while the eldest son Khalid Adnan is anElectrical Engineer in New Jersey.

Military career

Name	Ghulam Ahmad
Caption	Ft.Lt. Ghulam Ahmad flew Hawker Hurricanes during World War II as an Royal Indian Air Force fighter pilot.
Born
Died
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Allegiance	British India
Branch
Serviceyears	1947-1948
Rank	Flight Lieutenant (Captain)
Unit	No. 1 Squadron, Indian Air Force No. 9 Squadron Griffins, P. A. F.
Battles	World War IIBurma CampaignIndo-Pakistani War of 1947
Laterwork	Educationist, Military advisor, and an environmental scientist

He joined the Royal Indian Air Force as a Fighter Pilot. He fought against the Japanese Imperial Army in Burma during World War II, flying in a Hawker Hurricane fighter plane.

Academic career

He was selected for the Forest Service after World War II and trained at the Forest Research Institute at Dehradun, India. After partition of India and Pakistan he joined the Pakistan Forest Service, becoming the Chief Conservator of Forests and Director of the Aerial Survey Project in Peshawar, Pakistan, where he surveyed the North-West Frontier Province for a Natural Resources Survey from 1965-1969. He introduced hybrid poplars in Pakistan, including Azad Kashmir, and especially Rawalakot, changing the living conditions of the rural population.

He supervised an aerial survey of the Indus Basin for the development of natural resources. He moved to the United States in August 1971 to complete a PhD in Civil Engineering at Colorado State University. After retiring from the Pakistani Forest Service, Ahmad joined the Colorado Department of Military Affairs, where he helped draft the Emergency Response Plan for the State of Colorado. From 1983 until 1999 he was the Managing Director of Pakistan Chrome Mines Ltd.

Philanthropy

He gave scholarships for education of residents of Poonch District, particularly members of the Sudhan tribe, resulting in hundreds of graduates in engineering and medicine. He died on September 20, 2003, at the age of 80 in New Jersey. He helped improve the living conditions of hundreds of Sudhans.

He was buried at his favourite place on earth, his apple orchard in Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir.

See also

List of Kashmiris

References

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