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Ghulam Mohiyuddin Gilani | |
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غلام محی الدین گیلانی | |
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| Title | Pir,Syed |
| Personal life | |
| Born | (1891-12-00)December 1891 |
| Died | 22 June 1974 (aged 83) |
| Children | Syed Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani Syed Shah Abdul Haq Gilani |
| Parent | Meher Ali Shah |
| Other names | Babuji[1] |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Order | SufismQadiriyyaChishti Order |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Golra Sharif |
| Predecessor | Meher Ali Shah[2] |
PeerSyedGhulam Mohiyuddin Gilani (December 1891 - 22 June 1974), commonly calledBabuji, was a Sufi scholar fromGolra Sharif,[3]Pakistan, belonging to theChishti order. He was the son ofPeer Meher Ali Shah and served as thesajjada nashin of theGolra Sharif shrine from 1937 to 1974.[1]
He received his early education from Qari Abdul Rahman of Jawnpur and Maulana Muhammad Ghazi under the supervision of his fatherPeer Meher Ali Shah.
After completing his education, GhulamMohiyuddin received the caliphate (khilafat) from his father but was not prepared to take anyone as hismurid (spiritual disciple) mainly due to his claim that he did not possess the merit that is required for extending bay'ah to others. Only after his father Meher Ali Shah assured that, “I agree to be responsible for anyone who takes bai'at at your hand.”, he started taking people as his murid.[4][5]
Following the example of his father, GhulamMohiyuddin was a firm adherent to the concept ofIbn Arabi's ideology of "Wahdat-ul-Wajood" (Ultimate Unity of Being). According to him, the Divine Will is at work behind all that is happening in the universe. The Divine Will which is absolute and everlasting manifests itself in the diverse aspects of this universe.[6][unreliable source?]
GhulamMohiyuddin was also a firm admirer ofJalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī so much so that he is reported to have made his qawwal i.e; the person who performsQawwali, memorize almost half of theMasnavi which was then performed at the shrine.[7] His biography states that he would sometimes refer to Rumi as “Pir-e-Ma” (mine guide).[8][9]
GhulamMohiyuddin supported thePakistan Movement, encouraging the mass displacement of the population around the time of thePartition of India.[10][unreliable source?]
GhulamMohiyuddin died on 22 June 1974 after prolonged illness and was buried next to his father in Golra Sharif.
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