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Pir Pagara is bigest is the title given to the leader of Sunni Muslim

Muslim

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Sufi order of Hurs

Hurs

Hur is a Sufi Muslim community in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Their spiritual leader is Pir Pagaro.- History of the Hur Movement:...

in Sindh

Sindh

Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

province of Pakistan

Pakistan

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. It comes from the Persian

Persian language

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word Pir

Pir (Sufism)

Pir or Peer is a title for a Sufi master equally used in the nath tradition. They are also referred to as a Hazrat or Shaikh, which is Arabic for Old Man. The title is often translated into English as "saint" and could be interpreted as "Elder". In Sufism a Pir's role is to guide and instruct his...

(Chief) and the Sindhi

Sindhi language

Sindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan that is spoken by the Sindhi people. In India, it is among 22 constitutionally recognized languages, where Sindhis are a sizeable minority. It is spoken by 53,410,910 people in Pakistan, according to the national government's Statistics Division...

word 'Pagara' meaning:(Chieftain's Turban).

The current Pir Pagaro is Hazrat Pir Syed Mardan Shah II, His father Hazrat Pir Syed Sibghatullah Shah II was hanged on 20 March 1943 by the British colonial government

British Raj

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during his struggle against British Colonial Rule.

After the defeat of Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah by Ayub Khan in Presidential run, Mohtarma declared the Muslim League as Functional and made Pir Pagaro the head of this Faction of Muslim League.

Pir Pagara rushed to Agha Khan hospital CICU ward on Thursday 26 Nov. 2011. According to his close family members Pir Pagara suffered severe breathing problem & doctors says his condition is extremely critical.

Holders of the title Pir Pagara include:

Pir Rozeh Dhani
Pir Tajar Dhani
Pir Mafaay Dhani
Pir Banglay Dhani
Pir Kot Dhani
Soreh Badshah (Sibghatullah II) (1921–1943)
Pir Pagara (Incumbent)

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