Ghousi Shah
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Ghousi Shah | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1 July 1893 CE (16 Dhul Hijjah 1310 AH)[1] Hyderabad, India |
| Died | 6 June 1954 CE (4 Shawwal 1373 AH)[1] |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Sect | Sunni Hanafi[2] |
| Profession | Author |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Hyderabad, India |
| Predecessor | Machiliwale Shah[3] |
| Successor | Moulana Sahvi Shah[3] |
Alhaj Moulana Peer Ghousi Shah (Urdu: حضرت مولانا غوثى شاه) (1 July 1893 – 6 June 1954) was a renowned Muslim Sufi saint and poet from Hyderabad, India.[3][4] He was the Janesheen (successor) to Machiliwale Shah in the Sufi lineage.
Born on to 1 July 1893 in Hyderabad, India, Ghousi Shah was a Sunni Muslim adhering to the Hanafi school of thought. He received his education in Urdu, Arabic, and Persian under the guidance of Maulana Hameed-Ullah, studying Islamic sciences like Fiqh, Hadith, and Tafsir.
Four years before his death, in a speech to his disciples, he appointed his son, Moulana Sahvi Shah, as his spiritual successor, stating that this decision was a divine will.[5]
Books
- Kanze Maktoom (Sharha Mathnawi Bahrul Uloom)[2]
- Majoone Mohammadi[6]
- Jawahere Ghousi[6]
- Maqsad-E-Bayet (Discusses bayet – taking a spiritual pledge, including its purpose, virtues, necessity, and kinds).[3][2][6]
- Tayyebat-E-Ghousi (A collection of poems – Hamd, Naat, Manqabat, Rubaiyat—with thumris on the Prophet and Meraj).[3][2][6]
- Noor-Un-Noor (A book on the interpretation of Wahadatul Wujood).[3][2]
- Kalima-E-Tayaba The book discusses the significance of Kalima-e-Tayyiba, a fundamental concept in Islam, as well as topics such as self-awareness, divine awareness, revelation, and prophethood.
- Falahe Muslims[6]
- Maeete Elah[2]
Death
Ghousi Shah died on 6 June 1954 in Hyderabad, corresponding to the date 4 Shawwal 1373 AH in the Islamic calendar. He was buried in his father's mosque, Masjid-e-Kareemullah Shah, located at 15-6-341, Begum Bazaar, Hyderabad, India.[2]
