Syed Ghulam Hussain Shah Bukhari (; 1932 – 26 January 2023) was a Sindhi Pakistani Islamic scholar. He belonged to the

Naqshbandi The Naqshbandi ( fa, نقشبندی)), Neqshebendi ( ku, نه‌قشه‌به‌ندی), and Nakşibendi (in Turkish) is a major Sunni order of Sufism. Its name is derived from Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari. Naqshbandi masters trace their ...

Sufi Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...

school of thought. He managed the Dargah Hussainabad, one of the largest religious institutions in Pakistan.

Biography

Syed Ghulam Hussain Shah Bukhari was born in 1932 in the village of Drib Chandia, Qambar Shahdadkot,

Bombay Presidency The Bombay Presidency or Bombay Province, also called Bombay and Sind (1843–1936), was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India, with its capital in the city that came up over the seven islands of Bombay. The first mainl ...

, British India. In 1980, he built a

masjid A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, i ...

and madrassa titled ''Dargah Hussainabad'' where religious education and accommodation is free of all political associations. He was also the head of ''Tanzeem Islahul Fuqra Al-Hussainia'', that also provides religious education to people. In 2013 Bukhari was attacked by terrorists. Bukhari died at Karachi's private hospital on 26 January 2023, at the age of 90.

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Pir of Qambar Sharif injured in bomb attack, grandson killed

Speeches By Syed Ghulam Hussain Shah Bukhari
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