Humayooni Explained

Humayooni
Birth Name:Abdul Ghafoor Pechuho
Birth Place:Humaayoon, Sindh, British India
Death Place:Humaayoon, Sindh, British India
Tradition:Sufism and mysticism
Major Shrine:Dargah Hamayoon Sharif, Shikarpur, Sindh[1]

Abdul Ghafoor Pechuho, better known as Humayooni and Muftoon Humayooni, was an Islamic scholar, saint and poet. A disciple, and student of his father Muhammad Yaqoob, he belonged to the Qadiri Sufi order, and started a mystic tradition in Greater Sindh.[2] [3] Much of what is known about his life is through Sufi tradition, and separating it from historical reality is difficult.[4]

Hamaayooni's works

Humayooni wrote many books such as Fatwaa-e-Humayooni, Deewane Maftoon, Frahang-e-Humayooni and others. Humayooni had command over Sindhi, Persian and Arabic, and taught these languages to his disciples. Besides that he was a poet and his book of poetry is known as Dewan-e-Maftoon.[5]

Death

He died on 20 June 1918.

Urs

Disciples celebrate his urs every year on 11 Ramadan.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dargah Hamayoon Sharif Shikarpur Sindh. worldplaces.me. 7 June 2022.
  2. Book: Frembgen, Jürgen Wasim . The Friends of God: Sufi Saints in Islam, Popular Poster Art from Pakistan. Oxford University Press. 2006. 103. 9780195470062.
  3. Web site: The Seals, Letters & Historical Documents Found from the Private Collections of Shahdadkot, Sindh 2013 .
  4. Web site: تذکرۂ صالحین - علامہ عبد الغفور ہمایونی رحمۃُ اللہِ علیہ .
  5. MAIN SHRINES IN SINDH. Syed F. A. R. A. Z.. Ali. 7 June 2022. Academia.edu.