Birth and lineage

Huzoor Sayyid Data Ganj Bakhsh Ali Hajwayri رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه was born in approximately 400 AH, in the city of Ghazni. After some time, his family migrated to Hajwayr, hence the title ‘Hajwayri’. (Urdu Dairah-tul-Ma’arif, vol. 9, pp. 91, summarised) His name is ‘Ali’, and his father’s name is ‘Usman’. His lineage reaches the leader of the martyrs, Sayyiduna Imam Hasan Mujtaba رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ via six links. (Buzurgan-e-Lahore, vol. 222) His patronymic (kunyat) is Abul -Hasan. (Urdu Dairah-tul-Ma’arif, vol. 9, pp. 91) His well-known titles are ‘Ganj Bakhsh’ and ‘Data Sahib’.

He was a great scholar of the religion, a Shaykh of a Tareeqat, a worshipper and a Mufti. His book, Kashf-ul-Mahjoob, is famous the world over. He passed away on 20^th Safar-ul-Muzaffar 465 AH in Markaz-ul-Awliya, Lahore (Pakistan), which is where his mausoleum is also located; it is a place where Du’as are accepted. To learn more about the life of Data Sahib, refer to the booklet of Maktaba-tul-Madina, ‘Faizan-e-Data Ali Hajwayri’.

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Sunnahs and etiquette of ‘Aqeeqah

Dear Islamic sisters! Let us listen to some Sunnahs and etiquette of ‘Aqeeqah from the booklet of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat Hadrat ‘Allamah Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qaadiri دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ, entitled ‘Ghaflat’:

   *The beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: A boy is pawned for his ‘Aqeeqah; an animal should be slaughtered on his behalf on the seventh day, he should be named and his head should be shaved. (Tirmizi, vol. 3, pp. 177, Hadees 1527). The meaning of pawned