Muhammad Qasim Sadiq, commonly known as Baba Ji Sarkar, (1845–November 21, 1943), was a Sufi sheikh and acclaimed saint who died near the hill station Murree in the town of Mohra Sharif. In 1878 he founded Mohra Sharif in Murree which he established as a centre of Islamic learning and spiritual instruction that later developed into a religious institution in the region. Anthropologist Pnina Werbner identifies Pir Muhammad Qasim as the murshid of the Naqshbandi saint Zindapir and describes him as the saint of Mohra Sharif at Murree.Werbner, Pnina. "Reform Sufism in South Asia." In Caroline Osella and Filippo Osella (eds.), Islamic Reform in South Asia. Cambridge University Press, 2013, pp. 51–78, p. 63. That is where his Urs is held every November.P. Lewis. Pirs, shrines and Pakistani Islam. Christian Study Centre, 1985. Pg 22
He had completed his study in several Islamic disciplines by the age of twenty. He committed himself to praying and teaching the religion of Islam after completing his studies.
Successors and legacy In 1925, Sadiq appointed Pir Nazeer Ahmed as his spiritual successor. Under subsequent custodians, the religious activities associated with Mohra Sharif continued and the institution remained a centre of Islamic teaching and Sufi practice. In later decades, it expanded to various cities like in Rawalpindi etc. through affiliated khanqahs and spiritual centres, while distinct traditions associated with the Qasimia and Nisbat-e-Rasooli lineages developed under different successors.
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External links https://www.mohrasharif.com.pk/ https://mohra-sharif.com/