Zeeshan Rasool Khan

  Zeeshan Rasool Khan Rabi-ul-Awal is an auspicious month of the Islamic Calendar, for the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was born in this month according to the most credible opinion. Though 12th Rabi-ul-Awal is celebrated as the Mawlid (birthday) of Prophet Muhammad, however; the celebrations continue throughout the month. Among Muslims, there are a few sects that disapprove of its celebration, but the majority observe it globally. Those not celebrating it consider it innovation. Many among them disagree with the way of celebration and don’t negate it wholly. They think that Mawlid itself is not impermissible but the activities involved make it so. Also, there is no denying that in certain places, people have introduced some questionable elements to this festival that call it into question. However, if undesirable things are shut out and this event is commemorated purposefully, it can prove to be significant from several perspectives. It will be favorable in achieving many religious and soc

  HAZRAT SAYYID HAFIZULLAH ANDRABI SAHIB (R.A) After Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and his companions, his descendants, who came to be known as Sayyids, went to great pains to disseminate the message of Islam. They left their native places and travelled to different parts of the world to continue the mission of ‘dawah’. Some settled far away from their birthplaces and later their progeny took surnames based on the places they originated from. It gave rise to various branches of the Syed dynasty like Hamdani, Bukhari, Andrabi etc. emerging from Hamdan of Iran, Bukhara of Uzbekistan, and Andrab of Iran respectively. In Kashmir, the history of Andrabi Sayyids is as old as its Islamization. Available records reveal that a devout Muslim Sayyid Ahmad Andrabi and his son Sayyid Muhammad Andrabi accompanied Mir Syed Ali Hamdani when he visited the valley of Kashmir during the reign of Sultan Qutub-ud-Din -775-792.A.H./1373-89A.D. On the directions of Syed Ali Hamdani, the father and son stayed