Khawaja Shahudin
| Khawaja Shahudin | |
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| Born | 1867 Sialkot Pakistan |
| Died | 1948 Sialkot |
| Resting place | Pakka Ghara |
| Ethnicity | Punjabi |
| Era | 20th Century |
| Region | Rangpura (Punab: Sialkot:) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Creed | Hanafi, Sufis |
| Main interest(s) | Sufi poetry, Muraqaba, Dhikr |
| Notable idea(s) | Punjabi poetry |
| Notable work(s) | Punjabi translation of persian and arabic poetry |
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Khawaja Shahudin (1867–1948) (خواجہ شاہ الدین) was a Sufi poet of Punjabi. He was a follower of the Sufi Order Sarwari Qadiri and was a disciple of Syed Asghar Ali Shah of Artala Sharif, Sialkot.
Shahudin was born to Syed-Qutab-Udin at Rang Pura, Sialkot, Pakistan, in 1867. He was the youngest of five. He had one brother, Saeed-Ud-Din, and three sisters.
Shahudin stood five feet, eight inches tall, with a thick beard. He usually wore a turban, a tah band (an open cloth used to cover the body below the navel), camise, and a white cloth on his shoulder.
He started his education with learning of the Quran at the age of three and half-year. After learning Quran, he started formal education at home with his father and got expertise in Arabic and Persian language. After that he learned Fiqh, Hadith, Tafsir and logic at the age of thirteen. He was admiring of his teacher "Munshi Rukane AAlam" and commented about him " He was the scholar who practiced the knowledge".
After marriage he settled in Gujrat and opened a grocery store. After closing hours he used to spend his time with religious scholars and other scholarly persons. In a year or two his father died and inherited mark up loan. This made his life tougher, the grocery store was closed and to make both ends meet he joined the school as teacher. Earnings were enough for daily needs, but to pay back the loan he started working in the paper mill after school hours. In winter season working while standing in the cold water was very hard, but he bore up all this with patience. During this time he had two sons. After six years of hardships when he got Relief his younger son, Muhammad Sharif, and wife died. Due to these hardships he fed up of worldly life. His cousin, Jamal Din, asked him to find a spiritual mentor who could help in worldly affairs. Khawaja Shahudin took the position that he is interested in the world hereafter and want someone who could lead him in the path of Allah. After a long conversation with his cousin suggested the name of Syed Asghar Ali Shah and assured that he is a reliable spiritual mentor. On the next Friday before noon both went to Syed Asgar Ali and his cousin briefly told about the whereabouts of K Khawaja Shahudin. After listening he said "With the will of Allah this will discover his inner self" and took him in his bayat.
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