Muftian

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Muftian (Urdu: ) is a village situated in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan.

Muftian Village is located close to the passing Grand Trunk Road, and around the historic Rohtas Road, which is the long used route to the famouse Rohtas Fort. Muftian Village borders Dina City and is historically well known for the Shrine of Hadrat Kwaja Maqbool. It has been visited over many years by people from Punjab and also Kashmir.

[edit] History

Little is documented about the origins of this village. It is believed to have been named after a famous Islamic Jurist and Scholar known as "Mufti sahib" who (as traditions cite) was relied upon for a technical religeous verdict in the time of the latter Mughal emperors. A prominent Shrine to "Mufti sahib" has been built within the "old graveyard" bordering Muftian Village and Dina City, running parallel with Rohtas Road. "Mufti sahib" was also known as "Baba Mufti". Hadrat Kwaja Maqbool whose shrine is now the central point for visitors in Muftian village, was a student of the Jurist and Islamic Scholar "Mufti sahib". Around the end of the Nineteenth Centuary saw the development of Muftian Village with notable contributions from Mian Muhammad Mahram Haidari Chishti and Mian Muhammad Baqa Haidari Chishti in the organisation and setup of a dedicated teaching for the Memorisation of the Quran.

[edit] Famous Sites

Shrine of "Mufti Sahib" or "Baba Mufti"
Shrine of Hadrat Kwaja Maqbool
Markazi Jamia Masjid Mosque of Muftian Village
Markazi Janazaghah (Central Public Gathering and Funeral Ground) Muftian Village