Hujra Shah Muqeem Explained

Official Name:Hujra Shah Muqeem
Settlement Type:City
Mapsize:150 px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Sahiwal
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Okara
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2017
Population Total:76,462
Total Type:City

Hujra Shah Muqeem (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|حُجره شاه مُقِيم), is a city in Depalpur Tehsil of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Pul Dhool is the largest town in this city. Hujra Shah Muqeem is near Depalpur, and is administratively subdivided into 3 Union Councils.[2] The village is the site of a Sufi shrine and an historic gurudwara.[3]

Famous persons

Preachers

Muslim saints who have come to preach in this area include:

Bahawal Sher Qalander

Born Syed Bahauddin Gilani, but popularly known as Bahawal Sher Qalander. He emigrated from Gilan, Iraq to the Indian subcontinent with his father Syed Mehmood and his paternal aunt. Qalander preached the message of the Qadri order for more than a decade, and lived longest among the Qadiriyya saints. According to Mufti Ghulam Sarwar, he lived for 240 years, dying on 18 Shawwal, AH 973 (1566 AD). He is buried in Hujra Shah Muqeem.[4]

His father died in Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, India. His four sons Syed Ialal Ud Din Gillani (Masoom Pak), Shah Noor Muhammad, Shah Muhammad, and Shah Khalil Muhammad are buried in Hujra Shah Muqeem. The city is named after his grandson, Syed Muhkimuddin Shah Muqeem.

Transport and facilities

Transport services are provided to people via local buses and vans operating from the local bus station to nearby cities (Okara, Depalpur). Private taxis also operate in the city. Transport to adjoining villages and settlements is provided by rickshaws which operate from the stands, from Hujra Mor to Town Center & Jhujh Khurd Rikshaw Stop to Shamsabad & Dhuliana.

There are separate government-run high schools for boys and girls in the city. The city is home to a government degree college for women, in addition to numerous private institutions

Health care services are provided by government-run hospitals and basic health care units.

References

30.7333°N 122°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Punjāb (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites [sic] & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information.
  2. http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=24&dn=Okara Tehsils & Unions in the District of Okara - Government of Pakistan
  3. Web site: Gurudwara Chota Nankiana Hujra Shah Muqeem, Okara . 2007-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080305220146/http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/gurudwaras/gurudwara-chota-nankiana-hujra-shah-muqeem-okara.html . 2008-03-05 . dead .
  4. Book: Prof. Mohammad Hussain. Azad Al-Qadri. Tarikh Mashaikh Qadria Razaqia (with reference to the Subcontinent). Versatile Printers.