Abdul Raheem Garhori (Template:Lang-sd) was a Sufi saint and poet of the Sindh. He belonged to the Mangrio-family and his father's name was Sadullah Mangrio.
Biography
Garhori was born in Ranipur, Khairpur, Sindh in 1739.Template:Citation needed He was a disciple of Sultan-ul-Aoliya Khawaja Muhammad Zaman.Template:Citation needed
In 1778, Garhori fought against a Hindu magician named Mahadev in the Thar desert. Mahadev and other priests of his temple claimed to be gods and started converting Muslims to Hinduism.Template:Citation needed Garhori and his followers attacked the temple, destroying it, and both Mahadev and Garhori were killed.[1]
External references
- Shaikh Abdul Raheem Garhori Jo Kallam by Umar Bin Muhammad Daudpota.
- Madahoon ain Munajatoon by Nabi Bux Khan Baloch.
- Mehran Shair Number, by the Sindhi Adabi Board.
Notes
- ↑ Makhdoom Abdul Rahim Garhori. archives.org(2000).