The Syed Kasran is a village with a population of about 10,000. The village was built by two brothers who came from
Gujrat, Syed Muhammad and Syed Mehmood, son of Zain ul Abideen. They came to this region at the request of Raja Sarang wal e Rawat (though this is unproven). They belonged to the Syed family, which the village is named after. It has a Mazaahar of Shah Nazar and Shah Diwan Kazmi.
Syed Kasran ( ur, سيّدكسراں) also Syed is a town in
Gujar Khan Tehsil Punjab
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Pakistan
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. Syed Kasran is also chief town of
Union Council Syed Kasran which is an administrative subdivision of the Tehsil.
Syed Kasran is the birthpalce of
Bari Imam
Syed Abdul Latif Kazmi , often referred to as Barī Imām or Barī Sarkār (1617 – 1705), was a 17th-century Sufi ascetic from Punjab who was one of the most prominent Sufi of the Sunni school of thought. He is venerated as the patron s ...
and
Kirpal Singh
Kirpal Singh (6 February 1894 – 21 August 1974) was a spiritual master ('' satguru'') in the tradition of Radha Soami.
Kirpal Singh was born in Sayyad Kasran, Punjab, in what is now Pakistan. He lived in Lahore during the period of his disci ...
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References
Populated places in Gujar Khan Tehsil
Union councils of Gujar Khan Tehsil
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