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The Historical and Spiritual Legacy of Khanqah Naeemiya Bahraich

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The Historical and Spiritual Legacy of Khanqah Naeemiya Bahraich By Juned Ahmad Noor Bahraich: The Abode of Saints Nall Darwaza Of Dargah Sayyid Salar Masood Ghazi F rom ancient times, Bahraich has been renowned as a land of saints and spiritual luminaries. The sacrifices of Sayyid Salar Masood Ghazi and his devoted companions continue to illuminate this soil, embedding it with a deep spiritual heritage. Salar Masood was a disciple of Shah Abul-Hasan Kharaqani and a contemporary of Pir of Herat, Shaykh Abdullah Ansari. Following Salar Masood, the earliest recorded saint of Bahraich is Shaykh Shamsuddin Bahraichi, who served as Qazi al-Mamlakat (Chief Judge of the Realm) during the reign of Sultan Nasiruddin Muhammad. Another prominent figure was Afzaluddin Abu Jafar Amir Mah Alvi Bahraichi, a disciple of Alauddin Ali Jauri in the Suhrawardi order and a contemporary of Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi. Tomb of Hazrat AmeerMah Alvi Bahraichi Qazi Sayyid Ajmal Shah Bahraichi and the Sufi Orders...

The Shining Star of Bahraich in the Fields of Law and Literature: Professor Tahir Mahmood

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The Shining Star of Bahraich in the Fields of Law and Literature: Professor Tahir Mahmood Juned Ahmad Noor Bahraich The land of Syed Salar Masood Ghazi – the city of Bahraich – has, since ancient times, been a centre of knowledge and art. It has been blessed by the blood of martyrs and graced by the footsteps of saints. From Bahraich hailed Qazi Shamsuddin, who was the Qazi of the Delhi Sultanate during the reign of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmood, and Syed Ajmal Shah, the Sadr-e-Jahan of the Sharqi Sultanate of Jaunpur. This shows that Bahraich has been linked to interpreters of law since early times, and even after centuries this tradition continues. A prominent link in this chain is the distinguished legal scholar Professor Tahir Mahmood, who hails from our city Bahraich. He has served as Chairman of the National Minority Commission, member of the Law Commission of India, and Dean of the Faculty of Law, Delhi University. He is the author of dozens of legal books, many of which have been ...