Dar ul uloom bhera sharif

<big>Daral-Uloom Muhammadia Ghousia (Bhera Sharif)</big>
<big>Introduction</big>
a. <big>Our history</big>
Beginning of the 19th century is considered as an educational deterioration for the Muslims. Separation and distance from awareness snatched the dignified status of the Muslims from them. The Muslims of this area (Bhera) were in the worst condition because the Hindus were in the majority here.
At that time, when establishment of the religious institutions were similar to the direct confrontation with the government and the Hindus,Gazi- ul- Islam Hazrat Pir Muhammad Shah (RA) established a religious educational institution, Darul-Uloom Muhammadia Ghousia was at Bhera. After that he also started Muhammadia Ghousia School for the poor Muslims.
In 1957, Zia-ul-Ummah Hazrat Jusitice Pir Muhammad Karam Shah (RA) came back to homeland after the completion of his higher education from the University of Al-Azhar. He revitalized Darul-Uloom Muhammadia Ghousia as a contemporary Religious Institution. The motive behind this mission was to provide the Muslim Ummah capable intellectuals who are well versed in vital Islamic order and competent of leading the Muslim Ummah in molding its life in accordance with the wisdom of Islam.
Hence according to the demand and call of that time, Hazrat Zia-ul-Ummah (RA) introduced such an educational system where each benefited person has equal proficiency in the religious as well as in the contemporary education. Dar-ul-Uloom Muhammdia Ghousia concerns itself with the religious syllabus, which pays special awareness to religious studies on the one hand, while on the other teaches the modern studies.
An educational movement which started in a room in 1925 at Bhera is now turned in to a fruit bearing and successful movement. This institute is today a distinguished spiritual and scholastic center in the Islamic world. It is the prime institution for the spreading of Islam and the major headspring of education in the Islamic sciences. Thousands of the graduated scholars are working for the exaltation and eminence of Deen-e-Islam in the different countries of the world. The fact is that the Darul Uloom, Muhammdia Ghousia is a great spiritual, educational movement of this century.
<big>Our founders</big>

First originator

<big>Gazi -e- Islam, Hazrat Pir Muhammad Shah (RA)</big>
(1980 to 1957)
It is a reality that whenever the Muslims declined on social, economic, cultural, political, academic and ideological grounds, the saints and mystics came forward to take the Muslims out from this bad situation. The spiritual and the scholarly services of these self-righteous and pious luminaries have a long series.
Muslim Hero, Hazrat Pir Muhammad Shah (RA) is a beam of this saintly line. His father Hazrat Ameer-us-Salekeen Pir Muhammad Ameer Shah (RA) died on December 6, 1927. After the death of his father, Hazrat Pir Muhammad Shah (RA) accessed to the throne of his father. Pir Muhammad Shah (RA) accommodated this responsibility up to 1957.
During this whole period, Pir Muhammad Shah (RA) worked extremely hard for the glory and prosperity of Islam. Let's have a look on his memorable work.
1. Method of Instruction & Training at Shrine
Pir Muhammad Shah (RA) struggled hard throughout his life to train and improve the religious condition of the people. To perform this important duty he expressed an extreme encouraging behavior. He himself acted upon the commandments of Allah and His Prophet firmly and instructed all the followers to act upon the teachings of Islam. He constructed rooms associated with the Mosque for the way-farers. The recital and the counsel sittings were arranged for the spiritual training and purification of the minds.
2. Renaissance Movement (Movement of Revival of Knowledge)
Pir Muhammad Shah (RA) had a strong desire to educate the Muslim children so that they can understand about their duties and rights. While his father was alive, Pir Muhammad (RA) got permission from his father in 1925 and established Daral-Uloom Muhammadia adjoined with the Shrine. Services of the excellent teachers from all over the country had been obtained and made arrangements to teach the intellectual and traditional fields of the knowledge.
3. Muhammadia Ghousia (Imdadia) Primary School
Pir Muhammad (RA) started Muhammadia Ghousia Primary Schools and education was provided free of cost in this school. Children were provided free books and small boards to write. Excellent and competent teachers were arranged for teaching; as a result, the most talented persons have been produced from this school. These persons played the decisive role in the prosperity and success of the Muslim Ummah.
4. Social Services
Pir Muhammad (RA) was very sensitive for the social reforms. He instructed the Muslims to save themselves from the useless traditions and habits.
In this regard, he established an organization named "Jundullah" and started the work to improve the state of the Muslim Society.
5. Aims & Objectives of the "Jundullah" Organization
• To create essence of the work in the Muslims for the social, economic, cultural and the religious reforms in the Muslim Society.
• Propagation, publication and the preservation of Islam
• Establishment of the religious institutions for teaching.
• Preaching of Islam by the sittings and the public meetings.
• Formation of the committees for reforms in the society.
• Economic assistance of the Muslims.
• Motivation for the Muslims towards the education and business to stop the monopoly of the Hindus.
6. Role in the Movement of Pakistan
Muslim Hero, Hazrat Pir Muhammad (RA) was among those prominent personalities who worked for the existence of Pakistan at the platform of the Muslim League.
Pir Muhammad (RA) launched a successful campaign to save the Muslims of the Punjab from the wickedness of the most effective party "Unionist". As a result of his day and night struggle; Allah gave an apparent success to the Muslim League.
7. Civil Disobedience Movement
In 1946, Muslim League launched the Civil Disobedience Movement. The imprisonment presenting series started and from Bhera Pir Muhammad (RA) was in the front line with all his followers and colleagues. He (RA) presented the imprisonment with all his colleagues and followers. By seeing the rage and fury of the general public, the government released him on the next day. After this incident, the enthusiasm for the independence reached at its peak. At last, the desired destination came to the nearest stage and exactly at 12 O' clock on 14th August 1947; Pakistan came in to its existence. Flag of the Pakistan was fluttered on the middle minaret of the mosque of the Shrine Ameer-us-Salekeen.
After the existence of Pakistan, the restoration and the settlement stage of the refugees started. Pir Muhammad (RA) and his colleagues used all their resources for the rehabilitation of the empty handed refugees coming from Hindustan. Pir Muhammad (RA) and his colleagues performed a vital role in the resettlement process of the refugees.
When the Indian Army attacked on Kashmir, Pir Muhammad (RA) reached in Kashmir with his soldiers and fought against the Indian aggression at the place of "Bole Venus Bajra Garhie". He stayed over their about three months and kept of displaying a great valor to soldiers. In the return of his enthusiasm in faith and the passion for freedom fight, Pakistan army presented him a certificate of the bravery and the spirit of sacrifice. Pir Muhammad (RA) was attributed in this certificate in the following words;
"I am feeling proud to introducing Pir Muhammad (RA), the Shrine Superior and the Commander of "Jundullah" Bhera; he worked with his fifty soldiers for about 3 months in my sector, he is a true patriot and a great torch-bearer for all of us. I wish to have more soldiers like him in our hereditary estate".
I J Kiani
Azad Kashmir Forces
Moreover, he worked extremely hard in the relief work for the Kashmiri brothers and in the recognition of his struggle the in relief work, Hero of the Freedom Fight, Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim wrote him a letter of thanks.
Pir Muhammad (RA) died on March 26, 1957 but his lighted lamp "Daral-Uloom Muhammadia Ghousia" is spreading the light of the knowledge and wisdom in all over the world.

c. Second Founder
<big>Hazrat Pir Justice Muhammad Khram Shah Al-Azhari (RA)</big>
(1918-1998)
Hazrat Zial-ul-Ummah, Pir Muhammad Karam Shah (RA) had a multi- dimensional personality. Whatever aspect of his life is studied, a new corner of the sense of philosophy & practice of his life appears in front of us. As a Quranic exegetist, biography writer, educationist, teacher, great thinker, writer and a spiritual leader, every aspect of his life has success, welfare, prosperity and safety for the Muslim Ummah. Pir Karam Shah (RA) was a noble-minded, sagacious and a thoughtful scholar. He illuminated the destinations of the straight path for the new generation which was involved in the depth of the ignorance and darkness.
He was born in 1918 in a spiritual family of the Subcontinent. He got his early education from Bhera. After achievement of the intellectual and traditional fields of knowledge, he went to Murabad (India) for the review of the Hadith. Afterwards he went to the Al-Azhar University Egypt.
After accomplishment of the education from the University of Al-Azhar, he came back to home land and started the revival work of Daral-Uloom Muhammadia Ghousia established by his father. Hazrat Pir Karam Shah (RA) laid the foundation of this Daral-Uloom on the basis of such an education system and syllabus which is a very attractive combination of the contemporary and the Islamic fields of knowledge.
Memorable work of Hazrat Pir Justice Muhammad Karam Shah (RA)
1. Tafseer-e-Zia-ul-Quran (Quranic Exegesis)
This is the major work among his educational and learning services. He completed this Quranic exegesis after the extreme hard work and effort of the 19 years. This exegesis has five volumes. Study of this exegesis not only reveals the Quranic facts and the medium of thoughts but also it provides the clear evidence of the foresightedness, well-wishing and depth of the feeling of Hazrat Zia-ul-Ummah (RA). This exegeisis is a beautiful bouquet of the wordy, research, intellectual and the customary arguments and the guidance. Tafseer-e-Zia-Ul-Quran has a prominent position in Urdu literature and is a dynamic source of the understanding of the Quranic teachings.
2. Zia-un-Nabi (SAW) (Biography of the Holy Prophet)
After Zia-ul-Quran, Zia-un-Nabi is the second famous writing of Hazrat Zia-ul-Ummah (RA). He wrote a lovely hand book by selecting the wonderful pearls from Urdu literature and Biography of the Holy Prophet. This masterpiece in the filed of Biography has seven volumes. This book is highly admissible and praiseworthy adorned with the apparent and internal beauty and is indeed a glad tiding for the cultured and affectionate people.
3. Jamal-ul-Quran (Quranic Translation)
This is an attractive, easily understandable, plain & simple translation. This translation is full of the literal and the real meanings and is very popular in the common people. Now Jamal-ul-Quran is also available in the English language.
4. Sunnat-e-Khair-ul-Anam
His crushing reply to the atheists of the Sunnah in this book has a unique style of the writing and arguments. The distinctive quality of this authentic book is that he wrote it when he was studying in the University of Al-Azhar.
5. Qaseeda Atyab-un-Nagham
Attractive and remarkable translation and interpretation of the Persian encomium of Hazrat Shah Wali-Ullah Dehlvi has a great popularity and acceptance among the scholars and the learned persons.
6. Zia-e-Haram
Proclaimer of the high mind, this magazine is serving in the filed of journalism since 1971. Zia-e-Haram was executed at that disturbed time when many superiors and seniors were remained silent, and then Zia-e-Haram raised the flag of Islam and Pakistan. Since its execution day, this magazine is serving the Muslim Ummah on social, economic, cultural, Islamic, ideological and spiritual grounds without any deadlock and delay.
7. Zia-ul-Quran Publication
Establishment of the Zia-ul-Quran Publications was a very significant work done by Hazrat Pir Muhammad Karam Shah (RA). This organization is working for the publication and circulation of the Islamic literature around the world since 1974. Zia-ul-Quran Publications played a vital role in the Quranic understanding and comprehension movement.
8. Judicial Services/Decisions
In 1981, Pir Karam Shah (RA) started his services as a justice of Federal Shaiarh Court. Afterwards he served as a justice in Supreme Court Shariah appealet Bench. During this time he gave a number of legal decisions about penalty of stoning to death, right of pre-emption, agriculture reforms, by force retirement, possession of prize bonds scheme, film industry and photographs for the Identity cards and decisions about the dozens of the similar important issues. His decisions are illuminated path for the judiciary and the law students.
Awards Given to Zia-ul-Ummah Hazrat Pir Muhammad Karam Shah (RA)
Details of the awards given to Zia-ul-Ummah, Pir Justice Muhammad Karam Shah (RA) are as follows;
1- Sitara-e-Imtiaz (SI)
In 1980, the government of Pakistan granted the greatest Civil Award "Sitara-e-Imtiaz" to Zia-Ul-Ummah Hazrat Pir Muhammad Karam Shah (RA).
2- Not-ul-Imtiaz
On March 02, 1993, on the behalf of the government of Egypt, Egyptian President Husny Mubarak presented the award "Not-ul-Imtiaz" to Hazrat Pir Muhammad Karam Shah (RA) in the recognition of his excellent services for the Muslim world.
3- Sanad-e-Imtiaz (Certificate of Recognition)
In 1994, on the behalf of the government of Pakistan & Azad Kashmir, Prime Minister of Pakistan gave "Sanad-e-Imtiaz" (Certificate of Recognition) to Hazrat Pir Muhammad Karam Shah (RA) for his great writing work and effort named "Zia-un-Nabi" on Biography of the Holy Prophet.
4- Ad-Darro-ul-Fakhri
In the reward of his great missionary work, the Head of the University of Al-Azhar, Dr. Ahmed Umar Hashim presented this award on the behalf of the University of Al-Azhar. Pir Muhammad Amin-ul-Hasant Shah, Successor and the eldest son of Pir Karam Shah (RA) received this award in Britain.
5- Key of the American City New Jersi (Honorary Award)
In the view of his global services, a ceremony was held in his honor in 1990 in New Jersi and the Head of this city presented "Honorary Key" of New Jersi to him.
The successor
<big>Hazrat Al-Hafiz Pir Muhammad Amin-ul-Hasanat Shah</big>
Hazrat Pir Muhammad Amin-ul-Hasanat Shah is the spiritual successor and the eldest son of Hazrat Pir Muhammad Karam Shah (RA). He was born in 1952 in Bhera. As usual he started his early education from the Holy Quran. Along with getting benefit from the grand cradle of training, he achieved the religious education from Daral-Uloom Bhera. He completed the review in the Hadith from the Jamia Qamar-ul-Islam Karachi and achieved the Islamic Law and Specialization in the Justice from the great educational institution of the Muslim World "Jamia Umm-ul-Qura" Makkah.
In 1980, he took the charge of the Chief Editor of Mahnama "Zia-e-Haram and started performing the journalism responsibilities.
In 1986, he joined Daral-Uloom Bhera in the administrative and teaching work.
He executed the praiseworthy services in the finalization of the Prophethood movement, enforcement of the Mustafavi system movement and judiciary reinstatement Movement.
Pir Muhammad Amin-ul-Hasanat Shah is striving hard for the glory of the teachings of Islam and to manifest the peaceful identity of Islam in Pakistan and all over the world.
After the death of Hazrat Pir Muhammad Karam Shah (RA) in 1998, Pir Amin-ul-Hasanat Shah is fulfilling all the responsibilities which his father, Zia-ul-Ummah determined for him. On the same track of Hazrat Zia-ul-Ummah, Pir Hasanat is introducing the new educational directions in Daral-Uloom Bhera. Hazrat Pir Hasanat Shah is a Successor of the Shrine Hazrat Ameer-us Salekken and the Principal of Daral-Uloom Muhammadia Ghousia Bhera, besides this work, he is also performing the following supplementary responsibilities;
1- Chairman, Zia-ul-Quran Publications
2- Chief Editor, Mahnama "Zia-e-Haram"
3- Chairman, Anjuman Taleem-ul-Muslimeen
4- Chairman, Zia-ul-Ummah Foundation
5- Chairman, Al-Karam Welfare Fund
6- Member, Dahwa Academy, International Islamic University, Islamabad.
7- Head of the different International Welfare Organizations
8- Principal, Ghousia Girls College Bhera.

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