Lakhiwal or Lakhiwal Sharif is a village and union council 139 of

Sahiwal Tehsil Sahiwal Tehsil is an administrative sub-division (tehsil) of Sahiwal District, Punjab, Pakistan. Its capital city is Sahiwal Sahiwal (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ur, ), formerly known as Montgomery, is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is ...

Sargodha District Sargodha District ( Punjabi and ur, ), is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district, wheat, rice, and sugarcane along with Kinno being its main crops. The Sargodha district and re ...

, Pakistan.Tehsils & Unions in the District of Sargodha - Government of Pakistan
It lies on the Jhelum River. It is known for its greenery and Khajoor, common in this area.

Demographics

Its population amounts to about 3800 (2017).

Sufism

Lakhiwal Sharif is a Sufi spiritual centre. It contains the shrine of the Sufi saint Syed Muhammad Afzal Shah and Syed Ahmad Anwar Shah Hamdani and of their descendants. Former saints are ancestors of Saadat-E-Hamdania living in Lakhiwal sharif. Sajada Nasheen Darbar Lakhiwal Sharif is Syed Ali Shah Sultan Bilawal Hamdani (Syed Muhammad Afzal Shah Hamdani). The custodian of Sakhi Shah Chuttan Imam Hamdani, Syed Mehdi Shah Hamdani and great Sufi saint Alhaj Syed Ahmed Anwer Shah Hamdani's holy shrines is Syed Muhammad Siraj Ul Haq Hamdani Qadri.

History

Lakhiwal Sharif's history can be traced to the 18th century when

Syeds ''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, sons of Muhamma ...

migrated from Danda Shah bilawal district Chakwal and settled here. File:Syed Ahmad Anwar Shah.jpg, Syed Ahmad Anwar Shah Hamdani File:Pir Syed Siraj ul Haq Shah.jpg, Pir Syed Siraj-ul-Haq Shah Hamadani Qadri (Sajada Nasheen Astana-e-Alia Lakhiwal Shareef) File:Syed ali shah sultan bilawal hamdani lakhiwal sharif.jpg, sajada nasheen astana alia qadria lakhiwal sharif Syed Ali shah Sultan Bilawal

References

Populated places in Sargodha District {{Sargodha-geo-stub