Hafiz Mazhar ud din
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Hafiz Mazhar Ud Din Ramdasi was an Islamic scholar, columnist
, poet
and especially a Naatia Poet. He was famous by title of Hassan Ul Asar.
The famous Kashmir Anthem 'Mary watan teri jannat main aain gay ik din'میرے وطن تیری جنت میں آئیں گے اک دن was written by him.
He was born in Ramdas
, Amritsar
in 1914. He was son of Maulana Nawab ud din Ramadasi Chishti(1870–1946) who himself was a notable scholar. Hafiz got early education in Ali Pur Sayyedan under the supervision of Peer Jamat Ali Shah, then received the Islamic education in Hizb ul Ahnaaf, Lahore
. After completing his education, he started his career as an Islamic scholar and also served as a teacher of Islamic Studies in Hizb ul Ahnaaf. His main literary work is on Naatia Poetry and religious articles/newspaper column. He also served in the Newspaper Kohistan with renowned Historic Novel writer Naseem Hijazi
. Hafiz introduced Islamic column segment under title 'Nishan-e-Rah'. in Rawalpindi
, his house was famous as 'Hareem-e-Adab' (حریمِ ادب).
. He made Bay'at on hands of Hazrat Qibla-e-Alam Shah Siraj-ul-Haq Gurdaspuri in his childhood. Hafiz basic education in Ali Pur Sayyedan under supervision of Peer Jamat Ali Shah. Afterwards, he received formal Islamic education in Hizb ul Ahnaaf Lahore
. He proved to be a brilliant disciple of Maulana Abu ul Barkat. After completing education, he started his career as an Islamic scholar and also served as teacher in Hizb ul Ahnaaf. In Poetry, he took guidance from Hazrat Seemab Akbarabadi
.
The literary activities of Hafiz Mazhar ud din contributed much in Subcontinent and in Pakistan
. At the age of 17, he wrote his first book by the name "Khatim ul Mursalin" discussing the Finality of Prophet-hood. The book gained instant recognition and became a reference work against Qadiani
s. He remained editor of "Al Faqar" magazine in Gordaspur till the partition of Indian subcontinent. After partition he moved to Multan
(Punjab) and started job in rehabilitation department. He also organized and managed religious ceremonies. After spending some years in Multan, he moved to Rawalpindi. He transferred spiritual activities to Maulana Ghulam Rabbani of Chisht Nagar Jahanian. In Rawalpindi, he started his career by joining the newspaper Kohistan of Naseem Hijazi
.
He also wrote in Kohistan and Nawaiwaqt newspapers as Islamic columnist. Collection of these articles were published by the name of 'Nishan-e-Rah (I and II) and 3rd part as Hadees-e-Ishq. Eleven parts of these collections are yet to publish.
A new corner came in life of Hafiz, where he devoted himself towards Naat
.'Jalwa Gah', 'Tajaliat', 'Bab e Jibreel', 'Meezab' were his greatest creations. He was famous by title of Hassan Ul Asar.
In addition to Natia Kalaam , Hafiz also has two collections 'Noor o Naar' (ghazliat) and 'Shamsheer o Sana' national poems. Hafeez jalandhari expressed appreciation for poetry and also showed a lot of religious devotion for Maulana Nawab ud Din Ramdasi.
Maray watan teri jannat main aain ga ik din میرے وطن تیری جنت میں آئیں گے اک دن was most famous
anthem on Kashmir
published in Shamsheer o Sanan
was his admirer and took guidance in poetry. Hafeez Jullundhri, Ehsan Danish, Sahir Siddiqui, Hafiz Ludhianvi, Hafeez Taib, Abid Nizami, Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari
, Ahmad Nadeem Qasimi
, Ahmad Faraz, Kosar Niazi and other lot of personalities got inspiration and spiritual attraction from Hafiz Mazhar ud din.
Hafiz Mazhar and Hafeez Jullundhri had a great mutual love .One day Hafiz was passing by a mosque
, He heard a loud voice "Mazhar", Hafiz saw here and there but nobody seen. It occurred three time.Hafiz much worried as it was the style of his father Molana Nawab ud din Ramdasi. Suddenly, Hafeez Jullundhri came out behind the wall of mosque and said laughing "In this style Molana nawab ud din call u?". Hafeez Jullundhri, Haji Laq Laq and Maulana Murtaza Khan Maikash made Bay'at physically on hands of Maulana Nawab 'al Din and spent a considerable time with Maulana Ramdasi for their spiritual atonement.
تیری مٹی وہیں کی ہے مظہر
تجھ سے آتی ہے بو مدینے کی
This book was a hit on Qadianis and written at age of 17.It contains the arguments ,he listened from his Father Maulana Nawab ud din Ramdasi during sessions against Qadianis.
Columnist
A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....
, poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and especially a Naatia Poet. He was famous by title of Hassan Ul Asar.
The famous Kashmir Anthem 'Mary watan teri jannat main aain gay ik din'میرے وطن تیری جنت میں آئیں گے اک دن was written by him.
He was born in Ramdas
Ramdas
Ramdas or Ram Das may refer to:*S. A. Ramadass, a MLA from Karnataka, India*Samarth Ramdas or Samartha Ramdas Swami, a 17th-century Hindu saint from Maharashtra, who was a devotee of Lord Rama and the spiritual guru of Maratha king Shivaji*Ramadasu, a 17th-century Hindu devotee from Andhra...
, Amritsar
Amritsar
Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...
in 1914. He was son of Maulana Nawab ud din Ramadasi Chishti(1870–1946) who himself was a notable scholar. Hafiz got early education in Ali Pur Sayyedan under the supervision of Peer Jamat Ali Shah, then received the Islamic education in Hizb ul Ahnaaf, Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
. After completing his education, he started his career as an Islamic scholar and also served as a teacher of Islamic Studies in Hizb ul Ahnaaf. His main literary work is on Naatia Poetry and religious articles/newspaper column. He also served in the Newspaper Kohistan with renowned Historic Novel writer Naseem Hijazi
Naseem Hijazi
Sharīf Husain , more commonly by his pseudonym Nasīm Hijāzī was an Urdu writer who is well-known for his novels dealing with Islamic history...
. Hafiz introduced Islamic column segment under title 'Nishan-e-Rah'. in Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...
, his house was famous as 'Hareem-e-Adab' (حریمِ ادب).
Early life and Education
He passed his early days in GurdaspurGurdaspur
Gurdaspur is a city in the state of Punjab, situated in the northwest part of the Republic of India. It is located in the center of and is the administrative head of Gurdaspur District. It was the location of a fort which was famous for the siege it sustained in 1712 from the Mughals...
. He made Bay'at on hands of Hazrat Qibla-e-Alam Shah Siraj-ul-Haq Gurdaspuri in his childhood. Hafiz basic education in Ali Pur Sayyedan under supervision of Peer Jamat Ali Shah. Afterwards, he received formal Islamic education in Hizb ul Ahnaaf Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
. He proved to be a brilliant disciple of Maulana Abu ul Barkat. After completing education, he started his career as an Islamic scholar and also served as teacher in Hizb ul Ahnaaf. In Poetry, he took guidance from Hazrat Seemab Akbarabadi
Seemab Akbarabadi
Seemab Akbarabadi , born Aashiq Hussain Siddiqui, was a renowned Urdu poet belonging to the Daagh School. He hailed from Agra where his family had lived for nearly three hundred years.-Early life:...
.
Literary work
Hafiz showed interest in Poetry and literature from his childhood. Upon seeing his interest, Maulana Ramdasi encouraged him by purchasing him literary books. Hafiz started his poetic career journey under the supervision of famous Urdu poet Hazrat Seemab Akbar Abadi.The literary activities of Hafiz Mazhar ud din contributed much in Subcontinent and in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. At the age of 17, he wrote his first book by the name "Khatim ul Mursalin" discussing the Finality of Prophet-hood. The book gained instant recognition and became a reference work against Qadiani
Qadiani
Qadiani is a term, with pejorative connotations, used by Sunnis to refer to the minority Ahmadiyya, primarily in Pakistan...
s. He remained editor of "Al Faqar" magazine in Gordaspur till the partition of Indian subcontinent. After partition he moved to Multan
Multan
Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
(Punjab) and started job in rehabilitation department. He also organized and managed religious ceremonies. After spending some years in Multan, he moved to Rawalpindi. He transferred spiritual activities to Maulana Ghulam Rabbani of Chisht Nagar Jahanian. In Rawalpindi, he started his career by joining the newspaper Kohistan of Naseem Hijazi
Naseem Hijazi
Sharīf Husain , more commonly by his pseudonym Nasīm Hijāzī was an Urdu writer who is well-known for his novels dealing with Islamic history...
.
He also wrote in Kohistan and Nawaiwaqt newspapers as Islamic columnist. Collection of these articles were published by the name of 'Nishan-e-Rah (I and II) and 3rd part as Hadees-e-Ishq. Eleven parts of these collections are yet to publish.
A new corner came in life of Hafiz, where he devoted himself towards Naat
Naat
A Na`at is a poetry that specifically praises the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Many of the famous scholars in the earlier days of Islam wrote Naat. People who recite Naat are known as Naat-Khua'an or Sana'a-Khua'an.-History:...
.'Jalwa Gah', 'Tajaliat', 'Bab e Jibreel', 'Meezab' were his greatest creations. He was famous by title of Hassan Ul Asar.
In addition to Natia Kalaam , Hafiz also has two collections 'Noor o Naar' (ghazliat) and 'Shamsheer o Sana' national poems. Hafeez jalandhari expressed appreciation for poetry and also showed a lot of religious devotion for Maulana Nawab ud Din Ramdasi.
Maray watan teri jannat main aain ga ik din میرے وطن تیری جنت میں آئیں گے اک دن was most famous
anthem on Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
published in Shamsheer o Sanan
Social Impact
Hafiz mazhar ud din has a social and spiritual influence. Peer Naseer ud din of Golra SharifGolra Sharif
Golra Sharif is a town situated near the Margalla Hills, in the Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan, at about above sea level, from the ancient city of Taxila.Golra Sharif is a shrine of the Sufi Mystic Pir Meher Ali Shah in Islamabad, Pakistan....
was his admirer and took guidance in poetry. Hafeez Jullundhri, Ehsan Danish, Sahir Siddiqui, Hafiz Ludhianvi, Hafeez Taib, Abid Nizami, Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari
Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari
Justice Diya al-'Ummah Hadhrat Shaykh Mawlana Mufti Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari , Sitara-e-Imtiaz, was an eminent Sheykh of tariqa Chistiyya and an Islamic scholar from Pakistan; a towering figure, he also served as a Judge at the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan and Shariat Appellate Bench...
, Ahmad Nadeem Qasimi
Ahmad Nadeem Qasimi
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, PP, SI was a legendary Urdu and English language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and short story author. With some 50 books of poetry, fiction, criticism, journalism and art to his credit, Qasmi was a major figure in contemporary Urdu literature...
, Ahmad Faraz, Kosar Niazi and other lot of personalities got inspiration and spiritual attraction from Hafiz Mazhar ud din.
Hafiz Mazhar and Hafeez Jullundhri had a great mutual love .One day Hafiz was passing by a mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
, He heard a loud voice "Mazhar", Hafiz saw here and there but nobody seen. It occurred three time.Hafiz much worried as it was the style of his father Molana Nawab ud din Ramdasi. Suddenly, Hafeez Jullundhri came out behind the wall of mosque and said laughing "In this style Molana nawab ud din call u?". Hafeez Jullundhri, Haji Laq Laq and Maulana Murtaza Khan Maikash made Bay'at physically on hands of Maulana Nawab 'al Din and spent a considerable time with Maulana Ramdasi for their spiritual atonement.
Death
Hafiz Mazhar died in 1981. Upon his death he was buried in Rawalpindi. A year later his body was moved to Chatter, few kilometers from Rawalpindi towards Murree following his will/advice. When his body was taken out from grave, his body gave such living expression that every body at that time inspired and expressed it a great status of Hafiz Mazhar due to his love of of Muhammad . A verse is on his tomb reads as:-
- TERI MATTI WAHI KI HAI MAZHAR
- TUJH SAY AATI HAI BOO MADINAY KI
تیری مٹی وہیں کی ہے مظہر
تجھ سے آتی ہے بو مدینے کی
Published Books
- Bab e Jibreel http://www.scribd.com/doc/52932866/Bab-e-Jibreel-Naatia-Kalam-by-Hafiz-Mazhar-Ud-Din
- Meezab http://www.scribd.com/doc/27163562/Mizab-Naatia-Kalam-by-Hafiz-Mazhar-ud-din
- Jalwa Gah http://www.scribd.com/doc/42422233/Jalwa-Gah-Naatia-Kalam-by-Hafiz-Mazhar-ud-Din
- Tajaliat http://www.scribd.com/doc/27501005/Tajalliyat-Naatia-Kalam-by-Hafiz-Mazhar-ud-Din
- Nishan e Rah I
- Nishan e Rah II
- Hadees e Ishq (Nishan e Rah III)
- Khatim ul Mursalin http://www.scribd.com/doc/47287988/Khaatam-ul-Mursaleen
This book was a hit on Qadianis and written at age of 17.It contains the arguments ,he listened from his Father Maulana Nawab ud din Ramdasi during sessions against Qadianis.
Unpublished Books
- Wadi e Neel (Urdu Translation of Arabic Novel of Jurji Bin Zaidan)
- Nishan e Rah (11 parts remaining)