Syed Abu Muawiyah Abuzar Bukhari (سید ابو معاویہ ابوذر بخاری, died 24 October 1995) (real name: ''Syed Ata-ul-Mun'im Bukhari'') was a Muslim Pakistani scholar, intellectual, orator, poet, writer, and a former president of

Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam Majlis-e Ahrar-e Islam ( ur, مجلس احرارلأسلام), also known in short as Ahrar, is a religious Muslim political party in the Indian subcontinent that was formed during the British Raj (prior to the Partition of India) on 29 Dece ...

. He was a prominent figure of the freedom movement of undivided India. Bukhari was the elder son of

Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari (Urdu سید عطاء اللہ شاہ بخاری) (23 September 1892 – 21 August 1961), was a Muslim Hanafi scholar, religious and political leader from the Indian subcontinent. He was one of the Majlis-e-Ahrar- ...

and was a leader of

being elected multiple times as a President or Secretary General of the

Ahrar Party Ahrar or al ahrar (Arabic, 'free ones' or 'liberals'), singular al hurr, or variants, may refer to: Organisations and political parties *Ahrar Party (Azerbaijan), 1918–1920 *Liberal Socialists Party ''(Hizb al-Ahrar)'', Egypt, founded 1976 *Ahr ...

. Bukhari was also founder of Majlis-e-Khuddam-e-sahabah and had an important role in Tehreek-e-Khatme Nabuwwat 1953, 1974 and 1984. Bukhari assembled a conference in 1962 on the day of the death of Hazrat Ameer-e-Muavia at Qasim Bagh

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. On multiple occasions, Bukhari was arrested due to anti-government religious and political speech. He was also editor of the monthly news corporation, ''Al-Ahrar'' published from

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest ...

and Multan. Bukhari was also a poet; his PHD thesis has been written on his Persian book ''Kaan Parsi'' in Iran.

Death

Bukhari died on 24 October 1995 in Multan. He was buried in Multan near his father's (Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari) grave.

References

20th-century Indian Muslims Pakistani Sunni Muslims Deobandis Persian-language poets Writers from Patna People from Multan 1995 deaths Presidents of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam Secretary Generals of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam {{Pakistan-politician-stub ur:سید عطاء اللہ شاہ بخاری