Alhaj Moulana Peer Ghousi Shah () (1 July 1893 – 6 June 1954) was a renowned Muslim Sufi saint and poet from Hyderabad, India.Dr. Syed Basheer Ahmed. Sarsari Taruf Ghousi Shah The Siasat Daily Newspaper, Hyderabad, India. Dated: Saturday 01-12-2007 He was the Janesheen (successor) to Machiliwale Shah in the Sufi lineage.
Biography Born on to 1 July 1893 in Hyderabad, India, Ghousi Shah was a Sunni Muslim adhering to the Hanafi school of thought. He received his education in Urdu, Arabic, and Persian under the guidance of Maulana Hameed-Ullah, studying Islamic sciences like Fiqh, Hadith, and Tafsir.
Four years before his death, in a speech to his disciples, he appointed his son, Moulana Sahvi Shah, as his spiritual successor, stating that this decision was a divine will.Dr. Sayed Basheer Ahmad. Anwar-E-Sufiyai Salasa Hyderabad. Educational Publishing House, 2009, pp. 12–20.
Books Kanze Maktoom (Sharha Mathnawi Bahrul Uloom) Majoone Mohammadi Jawahere Ghousi Maqsad-E-Bayet (Discusses bayet – taking a spiritual pledge, including its purpose, virtues, necessity, and kinds). Tayyebat-E-Ghousi (A collection of poems – Hamd, Naat, Manqabat, Rubaiyat—with thumris on the Prophet and Meraj). Noor-Un-Noor (A book on the interpretation of Wahadatul Wujood). Kalima-E-Tayaba The book discusses the significance of Kalima-e-Tayyiba, a fundamental concept in Islam, as well as topics such as self-awareness, divine awareness, revelation, and prophethood. Falahe MuslimsKabeer Ahmed. Taruf Ghousi Shah, Publisher: Idara-E-ALnoor Maeete Elah
Death Ghousi Shah died on 6 June 1954 in Hyderabad, corresponding to the date 4 Shawwal 1373 AH in the Islamic calendar. He was buried in his father's mosque, Masjid-e-Kareemullah Shah, located at 15-6-341, Begum Bazaar, Hyderabad, India.
Urs His annual Urs is organized by his successor, Maulana Ghousavi Shah, every year on 4 Shawwal. Maulana Ghousavi Shah (Secretary General of The Conference of World Religions and President of the All India Muslim Conference)By: Prof.Dr.Khwaja Muzaffaruddin Quadri, Ph.D.(Glasgow) Taruf in The Munsif Daily Newspaper, Hyderabad, India. Dated: 13 July 1998 and other religious scholars preside over the function. The Urs celebrations conclude with sama (Qawwali program) at Baith-Un-Noor, Hyderabad.
See also
Moinuddin Chishti Nizamuddin Awliya
References
Dr. Sayed Basheer Ahmad. Anwar-E-Sufiyai Salasa Hyderabad. Educational Publishing House, 2009, pp. 12–20. ISBN 978-81-8223-620-2. Kabeer Ahmed. Taruf Ghousi Shah. Publisher: Idara-E-ALnoor.