Makhdoom Rashid

Makhdoom Rasheed
Makhdoom Rasheed

Location in Pakistan

Coordinates: 30°05′11.65″N 71°39′15.65″E / 30.0865694°N 71.6543472°E
Country  Pakistan
Province Punjab
District Multan
Population (1998)
 • Total 30,000
Time zone PST (UTC+5)

Makhdum Rashid (Urdu: مخدُوم رشِيد‎), (Punjabi: مخدوم رشِید) is a town in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. Makhdoom Rashid is 20 km distant from Multan towards the east on Vehari Road (old Multan Dehli Road). The population of Makhdoom Rashid is approximately 30,000. The majority of the population is from the Makhdum Abdul Rashid family, also known as Quraishi Hashmi Asdi.

Makhdoom Rashid town is named after the Sufi saint Makhdum Abdul Rashid Haqqani who also founded this town almost one thousand year ago.Makhdum Abdul Rashid Haqqani was the cousin of Makhdum Baha ul Haq (Baha ud Din Zakrya) and the daughter son of Abdulqadir Jilani.Makhdoom Abdul Rashid was disciple and mureed of famous saint Mir Sayyed Ali Hamadani buried in khitlan (Tajkistan).The mausoleum of Haqqani is in Makhdoom Rashid and was built one hundred years ago.

The urs of Makhdum Abdul Rashid Haqqani is held throughout the month of Haar (June), and attracts pilgrims from other areas. There is a water well near the mausoleum, which is said to produce water only during the month of Haar. It is believed that the water cures physical and spiritual diseases. The origin of this belief is a story that Makhdum Abdul Rashid Haqqani suffered from disease and after recovering threw the remaining medicine into the well. The present mausoleum of Makhdum Abdul Rashid Haqqani and adjacent to mausoleum unique five dome Masjid, the 2nd masjid of this type throughout the world and is the work of finest Multani art " Blue Pottery".

Mosque in Makhdoom Rashid

Allama Abu Al-Khair Asadi belonging to Makhdum Abdul Rashid Haqqani family was a great Sunni Hanfi Islamic Poet philosopher and Muslim Scholar of Islam.He wrote more than 150 books about Islam.He was the founder of Islamic organization(ادارہ اسلامیہ مخدوم رشید).[1][2] Makhdoom Muhammad Javed Hashmi descendent from Makhdum Abdul Rashid Haqqani family famous personality of Makhddom Rashid

khalifa of mir sayed Ali Hamadani

mukdoom Abdul rashid is follower of great Islamic Persionaliry Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani in his life he went hamadan where he meet with mir sayyid ali hamadani, he stay 3 years in khanqa of shah hamdan in hemdan Iran[3]

In Makhdoom Rashid there are two Govt. colleges,2 High School,2 middle School and round about 10 private schools. Special Sohan Halwa of "Patoli" is available here and sent to different parts of the country and abroad as well.Besides this,'AAshiq Falooda' is another speciality of this town.

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  3. ↑ NAQASBANDI DELHVI IN awrad i fattayyah printed in delhi. reference by jeelani allaie

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