Hamza Makhdoom

Hamza Makhdoom Kashmiri, popularly known as Makhdoom Sahib (c. 1494 – c. 1576), was a Sufi mystic, spiritual teacher living in Kashmir.[1] He is sometimes referred to as Mehboob-ul-Alam (literally, "loved by all") and Sultan-ul-Arifeen[2][3] (literally, "king of those who know God").

Hamza Makhdoom Kashmiri حمزہ مُخدوم کشمیری
Born	Hamza 900 AH or 1494 CE Tujjar, Sopore, Kashmir
Died	984 AH or 1576 CE Hari Parbat, Downtown Kohi-Maran hill Srinagar
Region	Kashmir
Influenced Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani, Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari

Shrine of Makhdoom Sahib, Srinagar

Early life

Hamza Makhdoom was born in the village of Tujjar near Sopore in Baramulla district. His father was called Baba Usman and came from a Chandravanshi Rajput family.[1] According to tradition, teenage Hamza Makhdoom studied in the Shamsi Chak monastery for a year, and later studied jurisprudence, tradition, philosophy, logics, ethics and mysticism in a madrasa founded by Ismail Kubrawi.[1]

Works

A prolific scholar and spiritual preacher, Hamza Makhdoom adhered to the tradition of Jalaluddin Bukhari.[1] He directed his teachings specifically to the followers of Islam, and under his influence a part of Kashmir's population trully followed the Hanafi

Death

He died at an age of 82 in year 1576 in Srinagar. His shrine is, located on the southern slope of Hari Parbat Hill and popularly called Makhdoom Sahib or Hazrat Sultan-ul-Arifeen,[4] is an important pilgrimage centre in Kashmir.

See also

• Nund Rishi

References

1. Yoginder Sikand. "The Muslim Rishis of Kashmir: Crusaders for Love and Justice". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
2. "Urs of 'Sultan-Ul-Arifeen' celebrated with gaiety". Kashmir Dispatch. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
3. "Sultan-Ul-Arifeen Hazrat Sheikh Hamza Makhdum". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
4. "Makhdoom Sahib in Srinagar". Retrieved 3 January 2015.