Ayub Shah Bukhari was a
Sufi
Sufism ( or ) is a mysticism, mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic Tazkiyah, purification, spirituality, ritualism, and Asceticism#Islam, asceticism.
Practitioners of Sufism are r ...
master in
Gulshan-e-Maymar Gulshan-e-Maymar () is one of the neighbourhoods of Gadap Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
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neighbourhood of
Gadap Town
Gadap Town () is an administrative subdivision of Malir District in the northwestern part of Karachi with the Hub River on its western limits also forming the provincial border between Sindh and Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan, while to the n ...
in
Karachi
Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...
,
Sindh
Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...
,
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
. The Sufi shrine of Ayub Shah Bukhari is also located in Gulshan-e-Maymar.
On January 6, 2014, six corpses were recovered near the shrine of Ayub Shah Bukhari on the outskirts of Karachi. Bukhari is revered as a saint by followers of Sufism. The
Tehrik-e-Taliban, who follow a very strict interpretation of
Islam
Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...
, consider shrine worshipping and
Grave worshiping as un-Islamic and have mounted attacks on Sufi shrines and pilgrims who visit these shrines. Talibans claimed responsibility for slaying the six people in a note found by police near the bodies. Three of the dead were custodians of the Sufi saint Ayub Shah Shrine, while the remaining three came from various parts of Karachi.
Six men found with dead near Sufi shrine in Karachi
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See also
* Islam in Karachi
* Sufism in Karachi
* Abdullah Shah Ghazi
Abdullah Shah Ghazi () (c. 720 - c. 773) was a Muslim mystic and Sufi whose shrine is located in Clifton in Karachi, in Sindh province of Pakistan.
Life in Sindh
Abdullah Shah Ghazi was born in 98 Hijri Or 109 Hijri. In 738 he came to Karac ...
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People from Karachi
Sufis of Sindh