Muhammad Qasim Sadiq Muhammad Qasim Sadiq, commonly known as ''Baba Ji Sarkar'' (died November 21, 1943), was a Sufi sheikh and acclaimed saint who died near the hill station, Murree in the town of Mohra Sharif, which is presently in Pakistan. This is where his urn is ...

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and other traditional subjects. Along with these, he was also trained in riding, swordsmanship and lancing. In 1892, when he was 12 years of age, his father

Muhammad Qasim Sadiq Muhammad Qasim Sadiq, commonly known as ''Baba Ji Sarkar'' (died November 21, 1943), was a Sufi sheikh and acclaimed saint who died near the hill station, Murree in the town of Mohra Sharif, which is presently in Pakistan. This is where his urn is ...

took him to Kahyian Sharif to meet with

Khwaja Nizam ad Din Khwaja Nizam ad Din (Urdu, خواجہ نظام الدین) was a Muslim Sufi in the remote village of Kahiyan Sharif in Neelam Valley, Azad Kashmir. He was the religious leader of Baba Ji Muhammad Qasim Sadiq and his eldest son Pir Nazeer Ahmed ...

. During his first meeting with the Sheikh, Ahmed was given the

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Khwaja Nizam ad Din Khwaja Nizam ad Din (Urdu, خواجہ نظام الدین) was a Muslim Sufi in the remote village of Kahiyan Sharif in Neelam Valley, Azad Kashmir. He was the religious leader of Baba Ji Muhammad Qasim Sadiq and his eldest son Pir Nazeer Ahmed ...

said to Ahmed:

your 7 posterities will be Sufi saints and Ahmed will be his heir and Ahmed will be Mujaddid of his era.

Career

After returning from Kahiyan Sharif, he again went back to his studies and after sometime went into solitude in the neighboring

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. This routine, he continued for twelve years. During this time, he was married and his eldest son Mubarak Khan was born. Because his inclination was more towards solitude, the marriage did not work out and in 1906 he separated from his wife. In the meantime, he continued his education and ''Maulvi Ghulam Muhammad'' of Dandot stayed at

Mohra Sharif Mohra Sharif (Holy Village; Mohra for ''small village'' and Sharif for ''holy'' or ''noble'') and is small village located in the Murree Hills of Punjab, near the Pakistani capital of Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of ...

for a year to teach him the complex matters of Islamic studies. Later two scholars Maulana Ghulam Kibriya Khan of

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and Maulana Abd ar Rehman stayed at

Mohra Sharif Mohra Sharif (Holy Village; Mohra for ''small village'' and Sharif for ''holy'' or ''noble'') and is small village located in the Murree Hills of Punjab, near the Pakistani capital of Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of ...

and completed his formal education.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmad, Nazeer Naqshbandi order Indian Sufi religious leaders 1880 births 1960 deaths

Early life and education

Career

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