Muhammad Maharvi

Noor Muhammad Maharvi (Punjabi: محمد مہاروی; born 2 April 1746, died 3 August 1793) was a Sufi saint of Chishti Order in Chishtian, Punjab, Pakistan.

Noor Muhammad Maharvi
نور محمد مہاروی
Born2 April 1746
Chhotala village, Bahawalnagar District, Sikh Empire
Died3 August 1793
Mahar Sharif, Chishtian

Early life

Maharvi was born in 1746 at Chhotala near Bahawalnagar of the Sikh Empire.[1] He was a Muslim Panwar Kharal, many native tribes in Punjab region and Sindh became Muslim due to his teachings. The dargah of Maharvi is located in Chishtian, Pakistan.

Life and Teachings

Maharvi received his spiritual initiation in the Chishti Order at the hands of Molana Fakhruddin Jehan Dehlvi of Dehli. He was designated his successor and later returned to Punjab, where he propagated and disseminated the religious traditions associated with Chishti mysticism. Maharvi was known to travel to the shrine of Fariduddin Ganjshakar at Pakpattan every Friday for Jum'ah prayers, he was15th khalifa of baba farid and tradition records that he would make the journey by foot. To his followers he was venerated by the honorific title 'Qibla Alam', signifying an elevated spiritual status within the Islamic mystical tradition.

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References
  1. A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West ..., Volume 1
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