# Ghousi Shah

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Indian Muslim Sufi (1893–1954)

Ghousi Shah Personal life Born 1 July 1893 CE (16 Dhul Hijjah 1310 AH)[1] Hyderabad, India Died 6 June 1954 CE (4 Shawwal 1373 AH)[1] Religious life Religion Islam Sect Sunni Hanafi[2] Profession Author Muslim leader Based in Hyderabad, India

**Alhaj Moulana Peer Ghousi Shah** ([Urdu](/source/Urdu_language): حضرت مولانا غوثى شاه) (1 July 1893 – 6 June 1954) was a renowned [Muslim](/source/Muslim) [Sufi](/source/Sufism) saint and [poet](/source/Poet) from [Hyderabad](/source/Hyderabad), [India](/source/India).[3][4] He was the *Janesheen* (successor) to [Machiliwale Shah](/source/Machiliwale_Shah) in the [Sufi](/source/Sufism) lineage.

## Biography

Born on to 1 July 1893 in Hyderabad, India, Ghousi Shah was a [Sunni](/source/Sunni_Islam) Muslim adhering to the Hanafi school of thought. He received his education in [Urdu](/source/Urdu), [Arabic](/source/Arabic), and [Persian](/source/Persian_language) under the guidance of Maulana Hameed-Ullah, studying Islamic sciences like [Fiqh](/source/Fiqh), [Hadith](/source/Hadith), and [Tafsir](/source/Tafsir).

Four years before his death, in a speech to his disciples, he appointed his son, [Moulana Sahvi Shah](/source/Moulana_Sahvi_Shah), as his spiritual successor, stating that this decision was a divine will.[5]

## Books

- *Kanze Maktoom* (Sharha Mathnawi Bahrul Uloom)[2]

- *Majoone Mohammadi*[6]

- *Jawahere Ghousi*[6]

- *Maqsad-E-Bayet* (Discusses bayet – taking a spiritual pledge, including its purpose, virtues, necessity, and kinds).[3][2][6]

- *Tayyebat-E-Ghousi* (A collection of poems – Hamd, Naat, Manqabat, Rubaiyat—with thumris on the Prophet and Meraj).[3][2][6]

- *Noor-Un-Noor* (A book on the interpretation of Wahadatul Wujood).[3][2]

- *Kalima-E-Tayaba* The book discusses the significance of Kalima-e-Tayyiba, a fundamental concept in Islam, as well as topics such as self-awareness, divine awareness, revelation, and prophethood.

- *Falahe Muslims*[6]

- *Maeete Elah*[2]

[Mazaar Shareef](/source/Dargah) of Ghousi Shah

## Death

Ghousi Shah died on 6 June 1954 in Hyderabad, corresponding to the date 4 Shawwal 1373 AH in the [Islamic calendar](/source/Islamic_calendar). He was buried in his father's mosque, Masjid-e-Kareemullah Shah, located at 15-6-341, [Begum Bazaar](/source/Begum_Bazaar), Hyderabad, India.[2]

## Urs

His annual [Urs](/source/Urs) is organized by his successor, Maulana Ghousavi Shah, every year on 4 Shawwal. Maulana Ghousavi Shah (Secretary General of The Conference of World Religions and President of the All India Muslim Conference)[2][6][7] and other religious scholars preside over the function. The Urs celebrations conclude with sama (Qawwali program) at Baith-Un-Noor, Hyderabad.[2]

## See also

- [Moinuddin Chishti](/source/Moinuddin_Chishti)

- [Nizamuddin Awliya](/source/Nizamuddin_Awliya)

## References

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Kabeer_Ahmed_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Kabeer_Ahmed_4-1) Kabeer Ahmed. *Taruf Ghousi Shah*. Publisher: Idara-E-ALnoor.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-taruf_munsif_7-0)** By: Prof.Dr.Khwaja Muzaffaruddin Quadri, Ph.D.(Glasgow) Taruf in *The Munsif Daily Newspaper, Hyderabad, India.* Dated: 13 July 1998

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