One
of his important works which assumed historically significant is that. Data
Gunj Bakhsh initiated the construction of a mosque in Lahore which is said to
be the first mosque on the land.
He
paid the entire expenses of the construction from his pocket and made the
mosque Center for the teaching of the Holy Quran in the Arabic language.
Syed
Ali Hujwairi Data Gunj Bakhsh (May Allah has mercy on him)
Birth:400 A.H. (1009 A.D.) Death: 465 A.H. (1072 A.D.)
Popularly
known as Data Gunj Bakhsh, his name was Abu al-Hassan Ali, and his lineage
connects him to Hazrat Imam Hasan. (May Allah be pleased with him).
Being
born in the village Hujwir, near Gazni suffix of Hujwiri is also added to his
name. the depth of his religious knowledge and extraordinary academic genius is
reflected in one of his great works, Kashful-Mahjub (his Book).
He
traveled extensively through Azerbijan, Baghdad, Damascus, Tabaristan, and
Turkistan follow the path of devotion and received a spiritual blessing from
great scholars and mystics.
He
came to stay at Lahore during the days of Sultan Mahmood Ghazni and devoted himself
to the writing of scholarly works and propagation of Islam.
Thousands
of people received guidance from him and embraced Islam including a ruler of
Lahore (Pakistan).
He
has a very high place among the mystics and scholars of the sub-continent and
sages like Khwaja Moinuddin of Ajmer (India) and Khwaja Fariduddin Ganj Shakar,
who underwent seclusion prayers at his shrine and spiritual elevation.
It
is said that, after receiving blessings, Khwaja Ajmeri before leaving his tomb
recited a Persian couplet which is now engraved on his shrine.
گنج بخش فیض عالم مظہر نور خدا نا قصاں را پیر کامل کا ملاں راہنما
(Persian couplet): Gunj Bakhsh the spiritual leader is a blessing
for the whole world and more manifest of the Divine light; He is the perfect
guide for spiritual wayfarers and a leader among sages.
His
shrine is located in Lahore (Pakistan).
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Data Gunj Bakhsh Mosque |
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