Qasimiya

Qasimiya or The Qasmi order, is a Naqshbandi in origin, and is based in a small village called Mohra Shareef located in the Murree hills of Punjab, Pakistan outside the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. It was made into a spiritual center by Baba Ji Muhammad Qasim Sadiq (b. 1263 A.H.).

After the death of Baba Ji Muhammad Qasim Sadiq on 20 November 1943 the order at Mohra Sharif was led by his beloved son Pir Muhammad Zahid Khan Also sometimes referred as Pir Khan Sahib Khawaja Gharib Nawaz. According to the followers of the order, Pir Muhammad Zahid Khan was chosen by Baba Ji Muhammad Qasim Sadiq in his lifetime.

During his lifetime, Pir Muhammad Zahid Khan appointed his eldest son, Pir Aftab Ahmed Qasmi, his successor. But Pir Aftab Ahmed Qasmi died a year before Pir Muhammad Zahid Khan.

Pir Muhammad Zahid Khan died on 9 December 1993 and the order was led by his second son Hazrat Pir Keumras Badshah also known as Khawaja Pir Badshah Sahib, who died on 13 August 2008. After Pir Badshah's death, Pir Auliya Badshah Farooq Sahib become the third Sajjada Nasheen (Custodian of Saint's Tomb) of Mohra Sharif.

Religious festivals

Twice a year, in last week of May and November, there are congregations, attended by thousands, held to commemorate Pir Baba Ji Muhammad Qasim Sadiq, Pir Muhammad Zahid Khan,Khawaja Pir Aftab Ahmed Qasmi and Khawaja Pir Badshah.

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