Sial Sharif, also known as Sial, is a village in the
Sahiwal Tehsil,
Sargodha District
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Care of the shrine
After the death of Khawaja Shams Uddin Sialvi, care of his shrine passed to Khawaja Muhammad Uddin Sialvi and, after his demise in 1909, to his son Khawaja Zia Uddin Sialvi.
It subsequently passed on to Zia Uddin Sialvi's eldest son
Khwaja Qamar ud Din Sialvi (7 July 1906 – 20 July 1981), president of the Sargodha branch of
Muslim League who became famous for donating all his valuables to the
Pakistani Army during the
1965 Pakistan-India war. In 1970, Qamar ud Din became president of
Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan and member of
Islamic Ideology Council, in 1981 receiving
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (medal of distinction) from the
President of Pakistan
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{{Neighbourhoods of Sargodha
Populated places in Sargodha District
Barelvi
Shrines in Pakistan
Villages in Sargodha District