Pir Shah Jewna Explained

Shah Jewna, also known as Pir Shah Jewna Mahboob Alam Naqvi Al-Bukhari was a 15th century saint and a Naqvi Sayyid. Born in Kannauj in 895 A.H. (1493 A.D.), he was a direct descendant of Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari, Jewna’s father Sayyed Sadruddin Shah Kabir Naqvi Al Bukhari was the chief advisor of King Sikandar Lodi.^[1]

After the death of Makhdoom Jahanian Jahangast, the ancestors of Shah Jewna had moved to Kannauj.^[2] Jewna migrated from Kannauj to Shah Jeewna (a town named after him), which was deserted until he settled there. Makhdoom Jahaniya Mosque is still present in Kannauj.^[3] Pir Shah Jewna died in the year 971 A.H. (1569) during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Jalal-ud-din Akbar. Jewna's descendants are still present in various places of India and Pakistan.^[4]

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Nasab

1. Sayyedina Maula Muhammad RasoolUllah (SAWW)
2. Sayyedina Maula Imaam Ali Ibn Abi Taalib (SA) Wa Sayyeda Faatima Zehra Binte Muhammad RasoolUllah (SA)
3. Sayyedina Maula Imaam Hussain (SA)
4. Sayyedina Maula Imaam Ali Zain Ul Aabideen Sayyed E Saajidin (SA)
5. Sayyedina Maula Imaam Muhammad Baaqir (SA)
6. Sayyedina Maula Imaam Jaafar Saadiq (SA)
7. Sayyedina Maula Imaam Musa Kaazim (SA)
8. Sayyedina Maula Ali Reeza (SA)
9. Sayyedina Maula Imaam Muhammad Taqi Al Jawaad (SA)
10. Sayyedina Maula Imaam Ali Naqi Al Haadi (SA)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pir-e-Kamil Hazrat Pir Shah Jewna Al-Naqvi Al-Bokhari. 2021-01-07. www.thenews.com.pk. en.
2. Web site: Hazrat Pir Shah Jewna Al-Naqvi Al-Bokhari. 2021-01-07. www.janathimessage.co.uk.
3. Web site: Makhdoom Jahaniya, mohalla shekhana kannauj. 2021-01-09. indiapl.com.
4. Web site: Glories of Hazrat Pir shah Jewana. 2021-01-07. www.thenews.com.pk. en.
5. Web site: Indian Journal Of Archaeology. 2021-02-03. ijarch.org.