Chura Sharif

Introduction

Chura Sharif (District Attock) Tehsil Jand, Attock, is situated 102 km from Rawalpindi to Kohat road. Chura Sharif has the largest naqshbandi shrine in the sub-continent. It is the Centre of Naqshbandi order in sub-continent.

Attock District is in the northwest of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Attock District is bordered by the Haripur and Swabi districts of North-West Frontier Province to the north, the district of Rawalpindi to the east, the district of Chakwaal to the southeast, the district of Mianwali to the southwest, and North-West Frontier Province districts of Kohat and Nowshera to the west and northwest. The River Indus forms the western boundary of the district.

Chura Shareef's village has now expanded. The area between Tehsil Pindigep and Khush Aab is known as either Pothwar or Awan Kari. The majority of the people living in this central area are known as Qutb Shahi Awan. The village itself is only populated in one area, the rest three areas are vacant. There may only be a single house made of bricks, the rest are all mud houses, of course, the Masjid's are made of concrete. The focus even now is on simplicity and humbleness.

It is in the last 20–25 years that several changes have been made, a more appropriate road has been built, and electricity and telecommunications have become available. When Bawa Ji came to Chura Sharif, there was a single file road and just one train track. A four carriage train travelled during the day and a four carriage train at night, this was only available because of the British who would travel to a base past Kohat called Razmat. The single file road was used for army purposes. Because of the population increase, the government has moved Chura Shareef from the Pindigep district to the next nearest district, Jand.

Almost 73 Dargahs in sub-continent received spiritualities from this pious and great shrine. Chura Shareef is the Naqshbandi Dargah (shrine) in Pakistan and Kashmir, from whom Khanqah's such Alipur Shareef, Eidgah Shareef, Mohra Shareef, Sharaqpur Shareef, Dhangri Shareef, Bawali Shareef, Shadpur Shareef, Atrwali Shareef, Nathyal Shareef, Aghar Shareef, Bughar Shareef, Ghamkol Shareef, Alumhaar Shareef, Awan Shareef, Kayyan Shareef and many many more have gained Fayuz o training from this holy place.

Founder of Chura Sharif

The founder of Chura Sharif is Hazrat Khwaja Noor Muhammad (R.A) (Baba Jee Churahi R.A), son of Syed Faizullah who shifted from Terah Shareef to Dradar village in 1261 AH, 1845 CE at the age of eighty to spread the spiritual training of people, with his four sons. Then Khawaja Noor Muhammad ra moved from Drader to Chura Sharif in 1867 CE. Baba Jee Churahi was born in 1179 AH, 1765 CE in Teerah and died in Chura Sharif in 1286 AH, 1869 CE.

Chura Sharif Naqshbandi chain[edit]

Naqshbandi Sufis claim that Hazrat Khwaja Noor Muhammad (R.A) is descended from a long line of "spiritual masters" all the way up to the Prophet Muhammad.

1. Prophet Muhammad, d.11AH, buried Medina SA (570/571 - 632 CE)

2. Abu Bakr, d.13AH, buried Medina, Saudi Arabia (634 CE)

3. Salman al-Farsi, d.35AH buried Madaa'in, Saudi Arabia (654 CE)

4. Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr, d.107AH buried Medina, Saudi Arabia (727 CE)

5. Jafar Sadiq, (after which moves to Iran) d 148AH buried Medina, Saudi Arabia (765 CE)

6. Bayazid Bastami, d 261AH buried Bastaam, Iran (804 - 875 CE)

7. Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani, d 425AH buried Kharqaan, Iran (1034 CE)

8. Abul Qasim Gurgani, d.450AH buried Gurgan, Iran (1058 CE)

9. Abu Ali Farmadi, (after which moves to Turkmenistan) d 477AH buried Tous, Khorasan, Iran (1084 CE)

10. Abu Yaqub Yusuf Hamadani, d 535AH buried Maru, Khorosan, Iran. (1141 CE)

11. Abdul Khaliq Ghujdawani, d 575AH buried Ghajdawan, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. (1179 CE)

12. Arif Reogari, d 616AH buried Reogar, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. (1219 CE)

13. Mahmood Anjir-Faghnawi, d 717AH buried Waabakni, Mawarannahr, Uzbekistan. (1317 CE)

14. Azizan Ali Ramitani, d 715AH buried Khwarezm, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. (1315 CE)

15. Muhammad Baba Samasi, d 755AH buried Samaas, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. (1354 CE)

16. Amir Kulal, d 772AH buried Saukhaar, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. (1371 CE)

17. Muhammad Baha'uddin Naqshband, d 791AH buried Qasr-e-Aarifan, Bukhara, Uzbekistan (1318–1389 CE).

18. Ala'uddin Attar Bukhari, d 802AH buried Jafaaniyan, Mawranahar, Uzbekistan. (1399 CE)

19. Yaqub Charkhi, d 851AH buried in Tajikistan (1448 CE)

20. Ubaidullah Ahrar, d 895AH buried Samarkand, Uzbekistan. (1490 CE)

21. Muhammad Zahid Wakhshi, d 936AH buried Wakhsh, Malk Hasaar buried in Tajikistan. (1529 CE)

22. Durwesh Muhammad, d 970AH buried Samarkand, Uzbekistan. (1562 CE)

23. Muhammad Amkanaki, (after which moves to India) d 1008AH buried Akang, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. (1600 CE)

24. Razi ūd-Dīn Muhammad Baqī Billah, d 1012AH buried Delhi, India. (1603 CE)

25. Ahmad al-Farūqī al-Sirhindī, d 1034AH buried Sarhand, India (1564–1624 CE)

26. Muhammad al-Masum, d 1079AH buried Sarhand, India (1668 CE)

27. Muhammad Naqshband Sani, d 1114AH buried Sarhand, India (1702 CE)

28. Muhammad Zubair Faruqi, d 1152H buried Sarhand, India (1740 CE)

29. Qutab Uddin Haider Syed Muhammad Ashraf, d 1180 AH buried Madina, Saudi Arabia (1766 CE)

30. Syed Jamal Ullah, d 1209AH buried Rampur, India (1794 CE)

31. Syed Muhammad Eesa, d 1220AH buried Chaudhwan (1806 CE)

32. Syed Faizullah, d 1235AH buried Tirah, Pakistan (1819 CE)

33. Syed Noor Muhammad, d 1286AH buried Chura Shareef, Pakistan (1869 CE)

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