Hazrat Saiyyad Abu Al- Hasan Ali Bin Usman Hajveri Almaroof Data Ganj Bakhsh Rehmatullahi Ta'ala Alayhi

Hazrat Saiyyad Abu Al-Hasan Ali Bin Usman Hajveri Data Ganj Bakhsh Rehamatullahi Ta'ala Alayhi,
popularly known as Data Ganj Bakhsh (Bestower of Spiritual Treasures ) or in
common langauage;
simply Data Darbar Lahore, belonged to a
place called Hajwer in
the town of Ghazni,
Afghanistan.
He lived during the 5th century
AH (11th century AD),
and was well versed in all the Islamic sciences
such as Tafsir;
(exegesis) of the Holy Quran, Hadith;
(Traditions of the
Prophet MOHAMMAD Peace And Blessings Of ALLAH Be Upon Him), Fiqh;
(Muslim Law) and
dogmatic theology;
(Ilmu Kalam).

Al Hajweri's spiritual lineage traces back to
Hazrat Junaid
Baghdadi Rehmatullahi Ta'ala Alayhi, through the three intermediaries al-Husri,
an-Nasrabi and Shibli Rehmatullahi Ta'ala Alayhi the course of his
spiritual journey to ALLAH, he journeyed
physically to many
countries, often alone and with hardship.
These places included
Turkestan,
Transoxania, Iran, Iraq,
and Syria where he met innumerable Sufi
sheikhs, many of
whom he has
mentioned in his book "Kashf ul Mahjoob".
He came to Lahore in the later part of his life for the specific purpose of Tablegh
(preaching and
teaching) Islam,
converting large
numbers of people into Muslim Ummah. He passed away in Lahore
in 469 AH (1077 AD),
where his Muquam
currently stands, is visited by people of all
walks of life, from far and near.
Darbar Sharif Data Ganj Bakhsh Rehmatullahi Ta'ala Alayhi,: The mausoleum of the great mystic saint Abu
Hasan Ali Hajweri is situated near Bha'tee Gate, one of the gates
of the walled city of Lahore, Pakistan.

The Ghaznavi king Sultan
Zakiruddin Ibrahim built his mausoleum. Day
and night devotees
come in large numbers
to pay homage to the saint. On Thursdays,
groups of musicians
sing the mystic song
'Qawali' .
He was the proud
author of 'Kashaf ul Mahjoob', a beautiful
book on Islamic
mysticism.
*Subhan ALLAH*