Ghulam Qadir Ganipuri Explained

Honorific Prefix:Alhaj
Ghulam Qadir Ganipuri
Native Name:حاجی صاحب بھٹیاس
Native Name Lang:ur
Birth Name:Ghulam Qadir Bhat
Sheikh-i-Tareeqat and Ganipuri
Birth Date:22 July 1937
Known For:Spirituality
Occupation:Scholar, Teacher
Disciple Of:Abdul Gani Sadiqui
Founder:Jamia Guni tul Uloom Akhyarpur Bhatyas
Footnotes:[1] [2]

Alhaj Ghulam Qadir Ganipuri (22 July 1937 – 24 July 2015) was a Muslim scholar and spiritual leader. He was the founder of Madrasa Jamia Guni tul Uloom Akhyarpur (Bhatyas) in the Bhalessa, Doda district, of India, which was established in 1983 and named after Abdul Gani Sadiqui. Every year, seminars and literary programs are organized in his memory. During the 2014 Kashmir floods, Ganipuri and some NGOs of the Chenab valley helped flood-ravaged houses and families.

Early life and education

Ganipuri was born on 22 July 1937, in the Akhyarpur village of Bhatyas (Bhalessa). He graduated from Khilotran High School in 1954.[3] Ganipuri completed his Teacher Training Course from Bhaderwah and his degree and Alim Fazil (post-graduate degree) from Aligarh Muslim University.

Career

Ganipuri was a disciple of Abdul Gani Sadiqui and worked in government schools as a teacher and administrator. In 1956, Ganipuri taught at Thanamandi Rajouri and offered his resignation in under a year, citing personal reasons. In 1957, he began teaching in Ramnagar Udhampur.[3] In 1983, Ganipuri established a madrasa: Madrasa Jamia Guni tul Uloom Akhyarpur Bhatyas, which taught and employed both Hindus and Muslims. He was inspired to do so by Darul Uloom Deoband. As an honored mentor, Ganipuri sat on a mattress in his room where supplicants visited him one by one.Followers considered him a Hakeem and a Murshid (religious teacher). He was so widely respected that Muslims and Hindus would often travel to ask him for spiritual assistance.[4]

Ganipuri wrote 35 books, mostly in Urdu. He also acted as editor and publisher of the annual magazine Jamia Guni tul Uloom Akhyarpur.[3]

Death

Ganipuri died on 24 July 2015, after a prolonged illness.[1] Seminars and other literary programs are held in his memory on the anniversary of his death.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alhaaj Ghulam Qadir Sahib Gani Puri is now no more, he was spiritual personality of the Bhallesa. 24 Jul 2015. www.fnsjandk.co.vu. 14 Jul 2020. 3 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230603003220/http://www.fnsjandk.co.vu/2015/07/alhaaj-ghulam-qadir-sahib-gani-puri-is.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Saroori pays tribute to Alhaj Ganipuri Sahab on his 5th death anniversary. 31 May 2020. JK Monitor. 14 Jul 2020. 1 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601072941/http://www.jkmonitor.org/index.php/en/local/58064-saroori-pays-tribute-to-alhaj-ganipuri-sahab-on-his-5th-death-anniversary.html. dead.
  3. News: Malik. Sadaket. 23 Aug 2015. A Spiritual figure. Daily Excelsior. 14 Jul 2020.
  4. Web site: Alhaj Ghulam Quadir Ganipuri: An epitome of Peace. www.scoopnews.in. 15 Jul 2020.
  5. Web site: 20 Jun 2019. One day seminar on life of religious scholar Alhaj Ghulam Qadir Ganipuri held at Jakyas. 14 Jul 2020. The Northern Herald. 14 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200714183656/https://www.thenorthernherald.com/newsdetail/5060/jammu/one-day-seminar-on-life-of-religious-scholar-alhaj-ghulam-qadir-ganipuri-held-at-jakyas. dead.