A Short Biography of Allamah Nasir al-Din Nasir Hunzai - Auspicious physical birth
Auspicious physical birth
Tags: Partaw-i Shah, `Allamah Nasir al-Din Nasir Hunzai
`Allamah Hunzai is a cherished scion of a family of the Haydarabad village of Hunza state which, in addition to executing ministerial affairs of the state at different times,16 has also attained the blessing of serving the Divine mission (da`wat-i haqq). His respected grandfather, Muhammad Rafi`, son of Fulad Beg, and father Hubb-i `Ali, son of Muhammad Rafi`, were both appointed as khalifahs in their times by Hazrat-i Pir Shahzadah Laith and his son, Hazrat-i Pir Shah Abu'l-Ma`ani, respectively.17 He was born in the year 1335 AH/1917 AD around 15th May.18 As is well-known, wonders and miracles are seen on the occasion of the birth of religious dignitaries bearing extraordinary sublime virtues, on the occasion of his birth too, it is famous in the family oral history that a few moments before his birth, his mother saw a bud on the dry wooden beam of the house blossom into a flower.19 He was named Partaw-i Shah after Hazrat-i Pir Partaw-i Shah, with the intention of receiving blessings. Shah, in the Ismaili tariqah, means the Imam. Thus, Partaw-i Shah means the reflection of the Imam's light. In addition, he took the name, "Nasir al-Din" in his writings, and he chose the nom de plume "Nasir". He is well-known in literary and scholarly circles by this name and nom de plume.
16Mufid Interview (Karachi, 1993), p. 19.
17Mufid Interview (Karachi, 1993), pp. 15-18; Haji Qudratu'llah Baig, Tarikh-i `ahd-i `atiq-i riyasat-i Hunza (Rawalpindi, 1980), part I, p. 177; Diwan-i Nasiri awr Bihishte Asquring (Karachi, 2001), p. 29.
18Mufid Interview (Karachi, 1993), p. 20.
19A written statement by Subedar Yusuf Ali sahib who is `Allamah Nasir al-Din Nasir Hunzai's cousin.
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