Sibghatullah Shah Rashidi
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Sibghatullah Shah Rashidi(urdu
) پير صبغت الله شاه راشدي شهيد (Sindhi
)شهيد صبغت الله شاهه راشدي:Pir Pagaro
the sixth, was a spiritual leader of the Hur Freedom Movement
during Pakistan
's freedom struggle against British colonialists.
Hur (Arabic
: حر meaning "free", "not slave") is a Sufi Muslim
community in the province of Sindh
, Pakistan. Their spiritual leader is Pir Pagaro.
Soreh Badshah (شهيد سورهيه بادشاهه)(the Victorious King) is the title given to Sibghatullah Shah Rashidi by his admirers. He was hanged by the British rulers on 20 March 1943 in the Central Jail Hyderabad
, Sindh. His burial place is not known and is still a mystery. The people of Sindh have requested the British government to disclose his burial place; however, so far this demand has not received a response.
Sibghatullah Shah 1 provided forces to Syed Ahmed Shaheed to fight against Sikhs and since then these people have been called "Hurs" [free people] The freedom struggle was started by Syed Sibghtullah Shah Shaheed Awal in 1246[Hijri].
Pagaras' and their followers fought against their British rulers for 108 years from 1843 to 1951.
In 1922 when Sibghtullah Shah II [Sarah Bad Shah] becomes Pir Pagara he was 12 years old. He realized that British officer’s behavior towards Hur Jamat and the Sindhi people was insulting and Humiliating, he resented and rose voiced against British rulers. He organized, encouraged and determined to continue struggle against British rulers. As a result Marsha law was imposed by British rulers to control the Hur movement. Pir Sahib made Grange Bungalow as his general head quarter. He with planning recruited his followers for armed struggle, training them to fight and to continue an armed struggle. Their slogan was “home land or death”.
After the arrest of Pir Sahib the Hurs increased their activities against the colonial government by attacking Police stations, government buildings, railway stations as well as telephone and irrigation systems in order to paralyze the government and to pressure British to release their spiritual leader.
The railway train "Lahore mail" was derailed by Hurs on 16 May 1942.
When Hurs attacked army and police they raised the slogan of “Bheg Pagara”. To crush Hurs, Grange Bungalow their center was bombarded and destroyed on 26 May 43. Lastly he was arrested on 24 October 1941 & was sent to Seoni in India jail.
Dargah Sharif & bungalow in Pir Jo Goth were destroyed in 1943.
In 1942 important leaders of hur Jamat were arrested. Pir Sahib was brought back from Seaoni to Sindh in January 1943 and was arrested in Hyderabad central jail. The hurs made the Makhi forest their base for their activities.
The Government then began air bombing over grange bungalow, makhi forest and Dargah Sharif and arrested thousands of Hur leaders along with their families and kept them in concentration camps till 1952.
The Hurs continued their struggle even after the hanging of the Pir Sahib, right up to the time of the independence of Pakistan, Pakistan having acquired the status of an independent country.
Pir Pagaro Sayyed Sibghatullah Shah was hanged on March 20, 1943 and the British left Pakistan in four years' time on 14 August 1947. After the end of British rule, Pir Pagaro's two sons, who were in British custody in England
, were released and came back to lead their community. Sindh was a province in the newly independent Pakistan
. The sons of Sibghatullah Shah Shaheed were brought to Pakistan in December 1951 after long negotiations. The elder son, Pir Sikandar Shah, Shah Mardan Shah, became the new Pir in February 1952. Shah Mardan Shah II
is the current Pir Pagaro.
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
) پير صبغت الله شاه راشدي شهيد (Sindhi
Sindhi language
Sindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan that is spoken by the Sindhi people. In India, it is among 22 constitutionally recognized languages, where Sindhis are a sizeable minority. It is spoken by 53,410,910 people in Pakistan, according to the national government's Statistics Division...
)شهيد صبغت الله شاهه راشدي:Pir Pagaro
Pir Pagaro
Pir Pagara is bigest is the title given to the leader of Sunni Muslim Sufi order of Hurs in Sindh province of Pakistan. It comes from the Persian word Pir and the Sindhi word 'Pagara' meaning:....
the sixth, was a spiritual leader of the Hur Freedom Movement
Hurs
Hur is a Sufi Muslim community in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Their spiritual leader is Pir Pagaro.- History of the Hur Movement:...
during 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...
's freedom struggle against British colonialists.
Hur (Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
: حر meaning "free", "not slave") is a Sufi Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
community in the province of Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
, Pakistan. Their spiritual leader is Pir Pagaro.
Soreh Badshah (شهيد سورهيه بادشاهه)(the Victorious King) is the title given to Sibghatullah Shah Rashidi by his admirers. He was hanged by the British rulers on 20 March 1943 in the Central Jail Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Sindh
is the second largest city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the seventh largest city in the country. The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot...
, Sindh. His burial place is not known and is still a mystery. The people of Sindh have requested the British government to disclose his burial place; however, so far this demand has not received a response.
Freedom Struggle
The Hur movement began with Sibghtullah Shah Badshah. [1831-1779] and reached its peak in the days Sibghtullah Shah Shaheed Suraih Badshah, when the Hurs become active against their British rulers who imprisoned many in Vasarpur district Ahmed Nangar.Sibghatullah Shah 1 provided forces to Syed Ahmed Shaheed to fight against Sikhs and since then these people have been called "Hurs" [free people] The freedom struggle was started by Syed Sibghtullah Shah Shaheed Awal in 1246[Hijri].
Pagaras' and their followers fought against their British rulers for 108 years from 1843 to 1951.
In 1922 when Sibghtullah Shah II [Sarah Bad Shah] becomes Pir Pagara he was 12 years old. He realized that British officer’s behavior towards Hur Jamat and the Sindhi people was insulting and Humiliating, he resented and rose voiced against British rulers. He organized, encouraged and determined to continue struggle against British rulers. As a result Marsha law was imposed by British rulers to control the Hur movement. Pir Sahib made Grange Bungalow as his general head quarter. He with planning recruited his followers for armed struggle, training them to fight and to continue an armed struggle. Their slogan was “home land or death”.
After the arrest of Pir Sahib the Hurs increased their activities against the colonial government by attacking Police stations, government buildings, railway stations as well as telephone and irrigation systems in order to paralyze the government and to pressure British to release their spiritual leader.
The railway train "Lahore mail" was derailed by Hurs on 16 May 1942.
When Hurs attacked army and police they raised the slogan of “Bheg Pagara”. To crush Hurs, Grange Bungalow their center was bombarded and destroyed on 26 May 43. Lastly he was arrested on 24 October 1941 & was sent to Seoni in India jail.
Dargah Sharif & bungalow in Pir Jo Goth were destroyed in 1943.
In 1942 important leaders of hur Jamat were arrested. Pir Sahib was brought back from Seaoni to Sindh in January 1943 and was arrested in Hyderabad central jail. The hurs made the Makhi forest their base for their activities.
The Government then began air bombing over grange bungalow, makhi forest and Dargah Sharif and arrested thousands of Hur leaders along with their families and kept them in concentration camps till 1952.
History of the Hur freedom Movement
During the British rule, Pir Pagaro declared his community "Hur" (free from British slavery). The British tried to crush the uprising and that started an armed resistance by Hurs. Ultimately the British passed the infamous law "Hur Act" where the entire Hur community was declared criminals and were ordered to be shot to death on sight.The Hurs continued their struggle even after the hanging of the Pir Sahib, right up to the time of the independence of Pakistan, Pakistan having acquired the status of an independent country.
Pir Pagaro Sayyed Sibghatullah Shah was hanged on March 20, 1943 and the British left Pakistan in four years' time on 14 August 1947. After the end of British rule, Pir Pagaro's two sons, who were in British custody in England
England
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, were released and came back to lead their community. Sindh was a province in the newly independent 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...
. The sons of Sibghatullah Shah Shaheed were brought to Pakistan in December 1951 after long negotiations. The elder son, Pir Sikandar Shah, Shah Mardan Shah, became the new Pir in February 1952. Shah Mardan Shah II
Shah Mardan Shah II
HAZRAT PIR SYED MARDAN SHAH II is a political leader of Pakistan from the province of Sindh. He is the Pir Pagara, the leader of Sunni Sufi community of Sindh known as Hurs....
is the current Pir Pagaro.