Chura Sharif
Chura Sharif is a village situated in Jand Tehsil of Attock District in Punjab Province of Pakistan.[1] Chura Sharif has the largest Naqshbandi shrine in the Indian Sub-continent. It is the centre of the Naqshbandi order in the sub-continent.
Chura Sharif | |
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 Shrine of Khawaja Noor Muhammad | |
  Chura Sharif | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′33″N 72°27′12″E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Attock |
| Tehsil | Jand |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Founding
Khwaja Noor Muhammad, son of Hazrat Faizullah moved from Terah Shareef to Dradar village in 1845 CE at the age of eighty to spread the spiritual training among the people, with his four sons. Then Khawaja Noor Muhammad moved from Drader to Chura Sharif in 1867 CE. He was born in 1765 CE in Teerah and passed away in Chura Sharif in 1869 CE.
Old bridge of Chura Sharif
References
- "Chura Sharif". Chura Sharif. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
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