HISTORY OF HAZRAT ABDULLAH SHAH GHAZI (R.A)
Abdullah Shah Ghazi was the great grandson of the
Prophet Muhammad from the linage of Hasan Ibne Ali Ibne Abu Talib[citation
needed], making him a member of the Ahl al-Bayt.
The growing popularity of Abdullah Shah caused
concern amongst the Ummayyad dynasty who dispatched an army to Sindh. The
Ummayyads, and their successors the Abbasids, were known for their hatred of
the Banu Hashim (the tribe of Prophet Muhammad and Hadrat Ali ibn Abu Talib)
and mercilessly tracked and killed thousands of members of this tribe.
Abdullah Shah was on a hunt in what is now present
day Karachi,
when the Ummayyad army intercepted his party. Out numbered, Abdullah Shah still
chose to fight rather than submit to the Umayyad army. It is because of his
display of valor in the face of the Ummayyad army that Abdullah Shah was given
the honorable title of "Ghazi" meaning "victorious".
His shrine in Karachi
is dated back to 1400 years ago, his brother, Misry Shah, who is also buried
along the coastline in Karachi,
is also remembered as a saint.
Many people claim to have been granted their wishes
at the shrine and it is the center for people who throng the shrine all year
round. Every year marks the Urs (festival) at the shrine for 3 days (dates:
20-22 Dhu al-Hijjah - 12th month of the Islamic calendar), marking the
anniversery of Abdullah Shah Ghazi.A famous myth about the mazar is that
Karachi never had a tropical disaster in a thousand year because of the
shrine's blessing.
Abdullah Shah Ghazi is revered by both Sunni and
Shia alike, however his blood line gives him a special status in the Shia
community by some. Muhammad bin Qasim was sent for Abdullah Shah Ghazi in his
hunt, however that time Raja Dahir, the ruler of Karachi had hosted Abdullah Shah Ghazi and
had denied to turn him over to Qasim. Where Qasim revolted against him,
massacring the army of Dahir and martyring Abdullah Shah Ghazi.
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