Sayyid Mahmud Agha
| Sayyid Mahmud Agha | |
|---|---|
 Darbare Hazrat Eshan after renovation by Khwaja Sardar Sayyid Mir Sultan Masood Dakik.jpg | |
| Born | |
| 💀Died | October 1882 LahoreOctober 1882 |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Title | Mir[1] |
| Predecessor | Sayyid Mir Jan |
| Successor | Sayyid Mir Fazlullah |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Sayyid Hasan ibn Azimullah |
Sayyid Mahmud Agha was a Sufi from South Asia. He was the brother of Sayyid Mir Jan and acted under him as a saint of the Naqshbandi Sufi order. Together with his brother, he preached the teachings of their ancestor Khawand Mahmud, known by his followers as Hazrat Ishaan.
Biography
A descendant of Bahauddin Naqshband after 7 generations was Hazrat Ishaan,[2][3] Sayyid Mahmud Agha and his descendants later immigrated to variable regions of South Asia, like Afghanistan in order to spread the Naqshbandiyya Sufi order's teachings.[4][2][3][5]
Sayyid Mahmud Agha's followers call him Noorun ala Noor (light upon light).[6][7]
Death
Mahmud Agha died in Lahore in his twenties. Allegedly, after his death, his Hindu, Sikh and Muslim followers clashed, wishing to bury him in accordance with their respective religions.[7] Sayyid Mahmud Agha is buried in Begampura, Lahore next to his brother Sayyid Mir Jan. His death anniversary is commemorated with short prayers called Zikr.[6][7]
See also
References
- ↑ Tazkare Khwanadane Hazrat Eshan (genealogy of the family of Hazrat Eshan) (by author and investigator: Muhammad Yasin Qasvari Naqshbandi company: Edara Talimat Naqshbandiyya Lahore) p.335
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Expanding Frontiers in South Asian and World History: Essays in Honor of John F. Richards p. 159
- ↑ Khtame Ziarate Sharife hazrat eshan Bukhari(written and investigated by Mian Ahmad Bader Akhlaq(BSC)) printed the second time in 1988 Writer and inspector Mian Muhammad Hasan Akhlaq(M.Km) 1988 company: Koperatis Lahorin
- ↑ the Naqshbandiyya: Orthodoxy and activism in a worldwide Sufi tradition" written and investigated by: Itzchak Weismann; company: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group (p. 52)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Tazkare Khwanadane Hazrat Eshan(genealogy of the family of Hazrat Eshan)(by author and investigator:Muhammad Yasin Qasvari Naqshbandi company:Edara Talimat Naqshbandiyya Lahore)p.332-337
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Badr Akhlaq, in "Mian Hazrat Ishaan Ouran ka Qarab wa jawaris, page 115
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