- Hazrat Sakhi Shah Chan Charagh
Syed Shah Chan Charagh, (also styled as)
Syed Sakhi Shah Chan Charagh Badshah is the patron saint ofRawalpindi , a descendant of theProphet Muhammad throughImam Musa Kazim , the seventh piousImam of theShia branch ofIslam . Hazrat Shah Chan Charagh traces his lineage throughIshaq Al Mawafiq to theImam , who was one of his eighteen sons, anImamzada decreed. He is a Kazmi, Mushahdi/ MosaviSyed and is a saint of theQalandariya order. He lived during the days of Mogal EmperorAurangzeb , preaching the message of peace and love and showering blessings on all mankind. He died as a bachelor at a youthful age of 33.Biography
Hazrat Shah Chan Charagh's ancestors came from the city of
Mashhad inIran and settled in the town ofChakwal , part ofIndia then. They were holy men andFakirs by virtue. The village where they settled is calledSyed Kasran and hails numerous shrines of his ancestors, which still are highly revered and attract thousands of devotees throughout the year.Few of them include, Sakhi Shah Nazar Deewan, Shah Maluk Badshah (his father), Mai Binte Khatoon (his mother), Sakhi Shah Abdal Khair, Hazrat Isam Ali Shah, Sakhi Shah Tajuddin (his grandfather) and numerous other relics.
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