Banuri
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Banuri or Banoori is a Pakistani surname, common among the Pashto and Hindko -speaking Syed
s of Kohat
, Peshawar
and Swat
especially in Odigram regions of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
.
to settle in the Indian village of Banur
to spread the message of Islam
. Banur is a small town about 25 km from Chandigarh, the capital of Indian Punjab, on the Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway, NH 64.
The lineage of Syed Adam Banoori can be traced up to Ali
.
.
As one of his ancestor had settled in Banur
, near Sirhind, the family came to be known by that name. Sheikh Adam Banuri was initiated into Naqshbandiyya order by Hajji Khizr Khan Afghan, a disciple of the Mujaddid Alf Saani (R.A).
Leter, when he could guide Sheikh Adam Banuri no further, his Pir
suggested that he be trained under the Mujaddid
. Confident in what he believed to be his own extensive spiritual achievements, Sheikh Adam was shocked to be told he had not reached even a preliminary stage of Sufism
. Sheikh Adam Banuri started training with the Mujaddid
and soon realized that he was the only Pir
who could carry him further mystically. His progress, was rapid and he and he was only three days appointed a Khalifa by the Mujaddid
and commissioned to work at Banur
.
in 1035/1625-26, Sheikh Adam Banuri wrote a book on the teaching of the Mujadddid and the Naqshbandiyya entitled Kalimatul Ma arif, two of his other works, the Khulasatu Ma arif and the Nikatul Asrar, were among other well-known works on Sufi teachings and on the importance of the Naqshbandiyya order.Sayed Adam Banuri was the first to spread the Mujaddid teachings in the Hijjaz.
A large number of Afghans
became his disciples, and Muhammad Amin Badakhshi estimated the number of Afghan
became his disciples, and Muhammad Amin Badakhshi estimated the number of his disciples to be 100,000 with 100 Khalifas, so the large was the Sheikh's Afghan following that he became suspect in the eyes of the Mughal
officials and nobility.
In 1052/1642-43 the Sheikh arrived in Lahore it this Afghan
disciples, by this time amounting to the size of a private army. The Mughal
Governor
was so apprehensive that the Emperor
decided to dispatch his Diwan, Sa ad ullah Khan, accompanied by Mullah
Abdul Hakim Silyakoti to investigate the situation. The Sheikh
Adam Banuri ignored them both. On the Sadullah Khan recommendation, the Mughal
Emperor became convinced that the great Afghan
following was a potential threat to the Emperor and had the Sheikh and some of his Disciples banished to Mecca
.
Syed
Syed is a masculine given name derived from the title Sayyid, it is not to be confused with the similar looking name Sayid...
s of Kohat
Kohat
Kohat is a medium sized town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 33°35'13N 71°26'29E with an altitude of 489 metres and is the capital of Kohat District. The town centres around a British-era fort, various bazaars, and a military cantonment. A British-built narrow gauge...
, Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
and Swat
Swat
SWAT is the special-weapons-and-tactics unit of a law-enforcement agency. Swat or SWAT may also refer to:In media:* SWAT , a video games series spin-off of Police Quest...
especially in Odigram regions of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
.
Origins
People named Banuri are said to be a clan of descendants of intellectual Sufi Sheikh of the Naqshbandiya order, Sayyid Adam Banuri. The name Banuri originates from the Sheikh who migrated from BaghdadBaghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
to settle in the Indian village of Banur
Banur
Banur is a small town about 25 km from Chandigarh, the capital of Indian Punjab, on the Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway, NH 64.Its history dates back to ancient times, when it was called Pushpawati...
to spread the message of Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
. Banur is a small town about 25 km from Chandigarh, the capital of Indian Punjab, on the Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway, NH 64.
The lineage of Syed Adam Banoori can be traced up to Ali
Ali
' |Ramaḍān]], 40 AH; approximately October 23, 598 or 600 or March 17, 599 – January 27, 661).His father's name was Abu Talib. Ali was also the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and ruled over the Islamic Caliphate from 656 to 661, and was the first male convert to Islam...
.
Sheikh Adam Banuri S/O Sayed Ismail (d. 1661 AD)
The ancestors of Sheikh Adam Banuri were from Roh; on his father's side he was Sayed on his mother's side an AfghanAfghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
.
As one of his ancestor had settled in Banur
Banur
Banur is a small town about 25 km from Chandigarh, the capital of Indian Punjab, on the Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway, NH 64.Its history dates back to ancient times, when it was called Pushpawati...
, near Sirhind, the family came to be known by that name. Sheikh Adam Banuri was initiated into Naqshbandiyya order by Hajji Khizr Khan Afghan, a disciple of the Mujaddid Alf Saani (R.A).
Leter, when he could guide Sheikh Adam Banuri no further, his Pir
Pir
-Finance:Pir may refer to:* Pier 1 Imports Stock symbol NYSE:PIR, a Texas-based retailer specializing in imported home furnishings and decor-Economics:PIR may refer to:* poverty index ratio, a measure of income relative to U.S...
suggested that he be trained under the Mujaddid
Mujaddid
A Mujaddid , according to the popular Muslim tradition, refers to a person who appears at the turn of every century of the Islamic calendar to revive Islam, remove from it any extraneous elements and restore it to its pristine purity...
. Confident in what he believed to be his own extensive spiritual achievements, Sheikh Adam was shocked to be told he had not reached even a preliminary stage of Sufism
Sufism
Sufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
. Sheikh Adam Banuri started training with the Mujaddid
Mujaddid
A Mujaddid , according to the popular Muslim tradition, refers to a person who appears at the turn of every century of the Islamic calendar to revive Islam, remove from it any extraneous elements and restore it to its pristine purity...
and soon realized that he was the only Pir
Pir
-Finance:Pir may refer to:* Pier 1 Imports Stock symbol NYSE:PIR, a Texas-based retailer specializing in imported home furnishings and decor-Economics:PIR may refer to:* poverty index ratio, a measure of income relative to U.S...
who could carry him further mystically. His progress, was rapid and he and he was only three days appointed a Khalifa by the Mujaddid
Mujaddid
A Mujaddid , according to the popular Muslim tradition, refers to a person who appears at the turn of every century of the Islamic calendar to revive Islam, remove from it any extraneous elements and restore it to its pristine purity...
and commissioned to work at Banur
Banur
Banur is a small town about 25 km from Chandigarh, the capital of Indian Punjab, on the Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway, NH 64.Its history dates back to ancient times, when it was called Pushpawati...
.
- Famous books
in 1035/1625-26, Sheikh Adam Banuri wrote a book on the teaching of the Mujadddid and the Naqshbandiyya entitled Kalimatul Ma arif, two of his other works, the Khulasatu Ma arif and the Nikatul Asrar, were among other well-known works on Sufi teachings and on the importance of the Naqshbandiyya order.Sayed Adam Banuri was the first to spread the Mujaddid teachings in the Hijjaz.
- Disciples
A large number of Afghans
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
became his disciples, and Muhammad Amin Badakhshi estimated the number of Afghan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
became his disciples, and Muhammad Amin Badakhshi estimated the number of his disciples to be 100,000 with 100 Khalifas, so the large was the Sheikh's Afghan following that he became suspect in the eyes of the Mughal
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
officials and nobility.
In 1052/1642-43 the Sheikh arrived in Lahore it this Afghan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
disciples, by this time amounting to the size of a private army. The Mughal
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
was so apprehensive that the Emperor
Emperor
An emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife or a woman who rules in her own right...
decided to dispatch his Diwan, Sa ad ullah Khan, accompanied by Mullah
Mullah
Mullah is generally used to refer to a Muslim man, educated in Islamic theology and sacred law. The title, given to some Islamic clergy, is derived from the Arabic word مَوْلَى mawlā , meaning "vicar", "master" and "guardian"...
Abdul Hakim Silyakoti to investigate the situation. The Sheikh
Sheikh
Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...
Adam Banuri ignored them both. On the Sadullah Khan recommendation, the Mughal
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
Emperor became convinced that the great Afghan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
following was a potential threat to the Emperor and had the Sheikh and some of his Disciples banished to Mecca
Mecca
Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
.
Famous people
- Allama Sayyid Yousuf Jan BanooriAllama Sayyid Yousuf Jan BanooriSyed Yousuf Banoori, also known as Syed Yousaf Jan Banuri, was a Sheikh al Hadith from Pakistan, belonging to a Sayyid Pashtun family, who played a memorable role in the Khatim an-Nabuwwah movement of the 1970s in Pakistan.-Early life:...
founder Jamia Uloom ul Islamia, Banori Town, KarachiJamia Uloom ul Islamia, Banori Town, KarachiJamia Uloom-e-Islamia or Islamic University Karachi is an Islamic School situated in Binori Town, Karachi, Pakistan. The school continues the tradition of the Darul Uloom system initiated by Darul Uloom Deoband...
. - Dr. Tariq Javed Banuri Director of the Stockholm Environment Institute’s Future Sustainability Program. PhD from Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. - Sayyid Suleman Banoori, currently Vice Chancellor Jamia Uloom ul Islamia, Banori Town, KarachiJamia Uloom ul Islamia, Banori Town, KarachiJamia Uloom-e-Islamia or Islamic University Karachi is an Islamic School situated in Binori Town, Karachi, Pakistan. The school continues the tradition of the Darul Uloom system initiated by Darul Uloom Deoband...
. - Muhammad Tahir Banuri, Director Architecture, Capital Development Authority.
- Air Commodore Khalid Banuri, Director, Arms Control & Disarmament Affairs, Strategic Plans Division, Joint Staff Headquarters, IslamabadIslamabadIslamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
, PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. - Cap. Afaq Banoori, Manager Operations, Titan Ocean, Singapore.
- Syeda Basira Banuri Senior Project Manager with the City of HamiltonHamilton, OntarioHamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
P.Eng M.Eng. - Mehtab Banoori, Zonal Manager, USC, Peshawar.
- Syed Liaqat Banori Advocate, founder and team leader of Society for Human Rights and Prisoners Aid (SHARP).
- Syeda Farhana Khaled Banuri, ex MNAMNAMNA is a three letter acronym that can mean:* Member of the National Assembly of Quebec* Member of National Assembly of Pakistan* Merpati Nusantara Airlines, an Indonesian airlines* Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad...
JUI-F from PeshawarPeshawarPeshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
. - Aftab Banoori Director, SOS villages, Abbottabad
- Mobashir Banoori M.S (Engg. Management), B.S(Electrical Engg.), Principal Engineer, PAEC, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Syed Mubashir Ali Shah Banoori M.Phill (Mgt. Sciences), M.B.A(ITM), CEO [THRUST Security (pvt) Ltd.]Islamabad. Director Infox Technologies, Rawalpindi.