CIRCLE
BAKOTE
Hakeem Molana Mian Mohammed
Abdullah Alvi
Searched & Written by
MOHAMMED OBAIDULLAH ALVI
(Journalist, Historian &
Anthropologist)
His Ethnological background
Molana Mian Mohammed Abdullah Alvi encestors who were fundamental
eliments of Alvies Movement came from Iraq
to Egypt during Abbasid Caliph Haron ul Rashid.[3] They migrated to India
in 11th century and remigrated to Kashmir in 15th century.[4] His grand grandfather Hazrat Molana
Mian Naik Mohammed Alvi came in Birote in 1835 on invitation of Kamlal sub
tribe of Dhund Abbasies. He and his tribe also known as Naik
Mohammadal of Birote from Gondalal sub tribe of Alvi Awan. His ancestors were all highly educated
Islamic Scholars of their times.
Early life
Molana Mian Mohammed Abdullah Alvi was born in 1914 to a
scholarly family; his father Molana Mian Mir Ji Alvi and second wife belonged
to Rahimkote, Kashmir.[5] His step mother died in 1912 and his
father was alone with his six children in Union Council Numble, Circle Bakote
at his in laws house. His uncle Hazrat Molana Mian Pir Fakir-u-llah Bakoti
insisted to his father that he remarry, and he wed an 18 years old lady of
Kalgan Awan tribe.[6] He was the first son of his parents,
the second wife of Molana Mian Mir Ji Alvi. He was born prematurely and was
very sick in his early life. His parents named him Khalilullah Alvi, but Hazrat
Molana Mian Pir Fakir-u-llah Bakoti changed his name to Mohammad Abdullah Alvi
in 1918. He started health recovery immediately, changed into a slim and
athletic boy.
Education
He got admission in a local Vernacular Primary School where his elder brother Molana
Mian Mohammed Ismael Alvi was head teacher and Syed Fazal Husain Shah
was second teacher.[7] He went to Shaikhulbandi, Abbottabad
for his religious education in 1922. Shaikhulbandi was a great religious center
of the time in Hazara. He passed his Ders e Nizami syllabus there, and went to Delhi,
India where he met many scholars and teachers of higher education in Islam.
He enrolled in Deoband in 1928. He also joined Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
in 1940[8] and played a positive role beside
learning higher education in Islamic sciences. That time was full of
revolutionary thoughts and young Alvi met with Molana Ubaidullah Sindhi, Molana Abul Kalam Azad and top leadership of his time.
Molana Husain Ahmad Madani was his teacher and his point of view about freedom
of India constructed his new religio political thoughts in new dimension.
Molana Ubaidullah Sindhi[9] was his ideal and he named his elder
son after him. He often met Molana Ashraf Ali Thanwi who washed of his confusions
related to Muslim League
and Pakistan. He was also a fan of Allama Syed Ata Ullah
Shah Bukhari, a religious leader of anti false Prophecies of
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and participated Shah Sahib public meetings. He
completed his education in 1938 and returned to Delhi where he started a job of
Islamic teacher in Madrasah-i Rahimiyah,
Jamia Millia Islamia
and other educational institutions.[10]
Molana Mian
Mohammed Abdullah Alvi Educational Institution
Migration to Pakistan
Molana Mian Mohammed Abdullah Alvi was in Delhi, India
when Sub Continent divided into two independent states Pakistan and India. He
tried to adjust him in new born Indian state capital but he finally decided he
should returned to Pakistan because the circumstances now totally changed and
not favored to Muslims. He farewell to Delhi at last in September,[11] 1948 and came to Degree city of
Tharparker in Sindh, Pakistan where his elder step brother Molana Mian Mohammed
Ayub Alvi was satteled. Molana Mian Mohammed Ayub Alvi helped him in adjustment
there and he opened a clinic because he was qualified Herbal Doctor (Hakeem) of
Ajmal Tibbia College
Delhi, India in 1945. He started teaching in a local madrissa but he did not
satisfy himself in a poor environment therefore he established a standard
Islamic College named Jamea Alvia where managed a hostel for abroad students
also free of cost. Jamea Alvia got attention of local intelligentsia and
notables within a very short period and had become a center of Tehreek-e-Khatme
Nabuwwat (Last Prophethood Movement) district Therparker. He worked
devotionally for Islamic cause and arrested in 1951 as a Tehreek-e-Khatme
Nabuwwat activist among thousands of other workers.[12] He freed in 1953 and came to Birote,
his birthplace after 30 years where his mother, brothers and sisters were
satteled. He returned to Sindh a few week later. His brother in law Hazrat
Molana Mian Haqiqullah Bakoti died in 1952, elder brother Molana Mian Mohammed
Ayub Alvi died in 1956 and some other domestic issues of his family disturbed
him seriously, felt boredom and loneliness. He tried to change his life when he
get married in September, 1958[13] but he returned again to his
workplace. Finally in mid of 1960 he decided to handed over his Jamea Alvia to
a trust, all property sold and returned to Birote forever till his death.
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Molana Mian Mohammed Abdullah Alvi with his spouse |
His last 25 years in Birote
Molana Mian Mohammed Abdullah Alvi was a thirsty fellow
of his people and relative's interactions and family relations but not aware of
the local social problems that faced by his people. He blindedly soled his
property and left his scholarly character as well as social status in abroad more than 1,500
kilometers from his native village that possessed no values of knowledgeable
person in 1960. He had taken socio-financial responsibilities of his family but
he turned to sourceless day by day because he had not planned anything before
coming to Birote for his future. He have penniless in 1963 and joined a very
less income source of Imamat (Leadership in religious maters) in a local
masque. He taught his pupils for 25 years instead of a large and immortal religious cause. Hakim Molana Heyat Ali,
a veteran social scientist,
Kashmiri leader in Sindh and his close friend also insisted him to come back to
his work place but he refused based on many reasons, first his 80 years old
paralyzed mother, second he was father of three kids in old age and third he
was tired of in last quarter of his life.[14] He died in a road accident in Basian,
Union Council Birote on 17 August 1984.
Spouse and descendants
Qazi Mohammed Obaidullah Alvi
His elder son
Younger son
Qazi Mohammed Samiullah Alvi
Qazi Mohammed Samiullah Alvi (sitting on chair)
in his tent school at Masooma, Basian, UC Birote
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Mohammed Samiullah Alvi, breath his lost on 31st Oct, 2016 |
Molana Mian Mohammed Abdullah Alvi was son in law of his
primary teacher Syed Fazal Husain Shah.
His marriage had occurred with Masooda Khanum on 11 September 1958
and his father in law died unfortunately two week later. Three sons among World
famed journalist Qazi Mohammad
Obaidullah Alvi and two daughters were his family. One son and one
daughter expired in their early age. His second son Qazi Mohammad Samiullah
Alvi is a teacher in local primary school in Birote and daughter Mrs. Naseer
Ahmed Awan is housewife in Bhara kahu Islamabad with her family. His five
grandsons and four granddaughters are living in Birote and Islamabad with their
parents.
Naseer
Ahmed Awan
Son in law
The other famous personalities of his family
- Molana Mian
Mohammed Abdullah Alvi was scholar of Islam from Deoband, India and gained
reputation in India and in Southern Pakistan after independence. Other personalities who also won
popularity and national and international reputation are many more.
Molana Mian
Mohammed Yaqoob Alvi Birotvi
His elder brother <Read More>
Molana Mian Mohammed Haneef Alvi
His younger brother
Molana Mian Abdul Hadi Alvi
His younger brother, he was Mufti of Circle Bakote till his last breath in 2005
- Molana Mian
Mohammed Dafter Alvi was the first scholar of Islam from Deoband who gained
knowledge directly to Molana Mahmud al-Hasan and Molana Muhammad Qasim Nanotvi,
the founders of Darul Uloom Deoband.[15] He died in November, 1908
- Molana Mian
Mohammed Yaqoob Alvi Birotvi was also a scholar of Islam but his fame related
to his Urdu, Persian and Arabic revolutionary poetry.[16] He was epitaph writer and poet of Jihad e Kashmir. He
wrote Naghma e Jihad or Melody of Holy War during 1947–50. He was his elder brother
and teacher in local school. He died in June 1985.
- His elder
brother in law Hazrat Molana Mian Pir Haqiqullah Bakoti was also a scholar of
Islam from Deoband but he died in his prime age.
- His younger
brother Molana Mian Abdul Hadi Alvi was also an Islamic scholar and exponder of
the itrrevocable code of Muslim law[17] in Circle bakote since 1968 to his
death in May 2005.
- His elder
brother Molana Mian Mohammed Ismael Alvi was a first modern teacher of Birote
and a great Soofi of his time. He was mystic[18] disciple of Hazrat Molana Mian Pir Faqirullah
Bakoti.
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External links
Life of Molana Alvi as seen by camera
Syed Fazal H Shah (in center)........ His primary teacher and father in law at last
His mother in law Hanifa Jan Qureshi
Daughter of Molana Mian Mir Alam Qureshi of Upper Basian, UC Birote
His elder maternal nephew
Sahibzada Pir Saeed Anwer (Chan Pir) Bakoti
His 2nd maternal nephew
Sahibzada Pir Mohammed Aamir Bakoti
His younger maternal nephew
Sahibzada Pir Abdul Majid Bakoti
His brothers in law Late Syed Muzafer Husain Shah & his brothers
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His grand sons Taha Ahmed Alvi |
His grand son Shaheer Ahmed Alvi
His grand daughter Aimen Alvi
receiving TALAWAT COMPETITION AWARD
in a ceremony of National press club Islamabad on 28th June 2016.
His grand son Zakariya Alvi is
receiving Cricket chempionship trophy
at Ayubia in 2017.
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His grand son Zahariya Alvi
Muqtasid Alvi
His younger grand son Abtakhi Alvi
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His son in law Naseer Ahmed
& meternal grand son Malik Huzaifa Naseer
His maternal grand sons Usama Bin Naseer
and
Huzaifa Naseer Malik