Munim Pak

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Makhdoom Munem Pak
Born1671 AD or 1082 hijri
Died1771 AD or 1185 Hijri
Resting placeMitan Ghat, Patna district, Bihar
25°36′17″N85°13′2″E / 25.60472°N 85.21722°E / 25.60472; 85.21722
PredecessorDeewan Syed Khaleeluddin
SuccessorMaulana Syed Hasan Raza Raipuri

Makhdoom Shah Muneem Pak (1671-1771) was an Indian Sufi saint of Qadiriyya Order of Sufism and had Khilafat from Abulolai Naqshbandi order of Sufism. One chain of his silsila is linked with Ahmed Sirhindi. [1]

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Early life and education

Munim Pak was born as Shah Muhammad Munim in 1082 hijiri or 1671 AD in Pachna, Bihar (now in Sheikhpura district of Bihar). [2] His family lineage meets up with Shamsuddin Haqqani, a sufi saint buried in Billouri, Lakhisarai and he was descendant of Ibrahim bin Adham Balkhi. [3] [4]

Having completed his primary education at Pachna, he went to Deewan Syed Abu Sayeed Jaafer Muhammad Quadri's khanqah at Barh near Patna, for higher education and knowledge of Sufism. After his death Munim Pak received knowledge from his son Deewan Syed Khaleeluddin and became his "murid" under Qadriyya Qutubiyya order and was rewarded with Khilafah. After finishing his education, he moved to Delhi with the instruction and permission of his peer. [5] [6] or around forty years he taught the students of higher education at the Madrasa situated behind the Jama Masjid in Delhi.

Students

Syed Waris Rasoolnuma Banarsi, Mullah Ghulam Yahya, Mullah Kamal, Mullah Jamal, Shah Hasan Ali Shoaibi Sheikhpurvi, Syed Shah Ghulam Husain Danapuri, Maulana Hasan Raza Raipuri, Khwaja Ruknuddin Ishq, Shah Muhammad Azeem Dehlavi, Sufi Muhammad Daayem, Shah Qutubuddin alias Shah Basawan, Shah Ghulam Parsa, Shah Ahlullah Sani, Shah Fazil, Shah Maneri, Shah Khuda Baksh, Shah Wajhullah Talib,Shah Muhammad Azeem, Shah Raheemuddin, Shah Nawazish Ali Shah Ghulam Nabi Alwari, Deewan Syed Sahib-e-Aalam. [7]

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References

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  2. "Hazrat Makhdoom Shah Muhammad Munim Pak r.a". Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi. 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
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  7. Qadri Munawwari 2015, p. 15-16, 19-20.

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