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Sial Sharif is a village in the Sargodha District of
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Care of the shrine

After the death of Muhammad Shams Din, care of the shrine passed to Muhammad Din and, after his demise in 1909, to his son Muhammad Zia-ud-Din. It subsequently passed on to his eldest son Khwaja Qamar ul Din Sialvi (7 July 1906 – 20 July 1981), president of the Sargodha branch of
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who became famous for donating all his valuables to the
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during the
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. Muhammad Qamar-ud-Din later, in 1970, became president of Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan and member of Islamic Ideology Council, in 1981 receiving
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(Medal of Distinction) from the
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{{Neighbourhoods of Sargodha Populated places in Sargodha District Barelvi Shrines in Pakistan