Muhammad Amir Bijligar bayan || Islamic GatewayHadhrat Maulānā Nasīruddīn Ghourghushtawi - A
When I first heard of Hadhrat Ml Nasīruddīn Ghourghushtawi sāhib, I was astounded that a scholar of such high calibre was so close to home. Unaware of the scholars of Chach, discovering that such a great Shaykh al-Hadīth had previously blessed this region with his presence ignited a desire to research these greats. It dawned on me that although well acquianted with the names of erudites hailing from India, including Shaykh al-Hind, Ml Qāsim Nānotwi, Shaykh Thānwi, etc, we become oblivious to the hidden scholars that resided locally in Pakistan.
It was upon hearing Hadhrat Ml Nasīruddīn’s name, and his life works, that I decided to research him more. It is unfortunate and a great disservice to his legacy that he is relatively unknown amongst ‘ulamā beyond his name.
It is my desire that by collating my research the reader may draw benefit and inspiration from his life and remember him in their du’a. I urge the reader to bare patience; the lengthy detail was necessary to give justice to this illustrious personality.
Imām al-Muhaddithīn, Qutb al-Wāsilīn, Shāh Waliullah-i-Sarhad, Abu Dharr-i- Zamānah, Jāmi’ al-Ulūm al-Zāhir wal- Bātin, Ustād al-Asātidha, Umdat al-Fuqahā wal-Muhaddithīn Shaykh al-Hadīth Hadhrat Maulānā Nasīruddīn Ghourghushtawi sāhib; one would assume that these titles are mere exaggerations from fanatic disciples. However, the more I researched, I realised that these epithets are well-deserved.
Birth and Tribal Links
He was, Hadhrat Maulānā Nasīruddīn ibn Allāmah Bahā’uddīn ibn Maulānā Sa’d al-Dīn ibn Shaykh Muhammad Musa ibn Akhund Muhammad Bashārat. Born in the year 1877/78[1], in Ghourghusti, a small town of Chach in the Attock district in Pakistan, hence the demonym Ghourghushtawi.
Tribally, he was of the Kākar كاكڑ tribe which is a subtribe of the Pathān clan[2].
The migration to Ghourghushti dates back to the era of Sultan Mahmood Ghaznawi (year 1030GC / 461 Hijri) where some fighters from the Ghaznawid Empire in Southern Afghanistan, Qandahar, travelled to fight alongside Sultān Mahmood in Panīpat, Karnāl and also against the Hindu Shāhi army[3] near Hazro resulting in the Hindu army suffering a defeat. After this, the Qandāhari fighters decided not to return to their homeland and instead settled in Ghourghushti (and surrounding areas). Amongst those settlers were the great grandfathers of Maulānā Sa’d al-Dīn (the grandfather of Ml Nasīruddīn).
Brief History of Ghourghushti
Qais Abdur Rasheed[4], also known as, ‘The Father of the Pathāns’, had 4 sons, one of whom was named ‘Ghourghusht’. The name of the town Ghourghushti is used to refer to the Pashtūn sub-tribes that descended from Ghurghusht.
Ghourghusht himself had 3 sons; namely, Dānī, Bābī and Mandu. The Kākar tribe (which Ml Nasīruddīn belongs to) are the offspring of Dānī. It is said, althought not confirmed, that Ghourghusht was alive in approximately 388 Hijri.
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