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Syed Mohibbullah Shah Rashdi Prominent Islamic Scholar of the 20th Century C.E. (1) Title: Pir of Jhanda Born: 12 October 1921 Death: 21 January 1995, aged 74 Place of Birth: Jogoth, Pir Jhanda, New Saeed Abad, Sindh Pakistan Place of Death: New Saeed Abad, District Hyderabad, Sindh Pakistan Early Life: Syed Mohibbullah Shah Rashdi was born to a religious family of Sindh. His father, Syed Ehsan Ullah Shah Rashdi was the 5th vicegerent of the Pir of Jhanda lineage. It was a very religious family and Mohibbullah was no different. He was the eldest of his siblings and was given special attention because of it early from his childhood. (2) Education: Mohibbullah took his early education from his home. His father, who was a religious scholar himself gave him his basic education. He taught him the basic fundamentals of Islam and admitted him to the Madrassah Darul Irshad in Goth Sindh for higher education. There, Mohibbullah took education from 18 different scholars and graduated with first class degree. Mohibbullah wanted to learn English language as well for which he prepared privately and appeared in an exam and passed it. (3) Works: Mohibbullah inherited the biggest private library of Pakistan (probably Asia too). The library is named “Al Maktabatul A’lia Al Ilmia”. So, he took full advantage of it and wrote many books to add to the library and legacy of his family. The list of his works is: Books in Arabic: Total – 11 Themes: Hadith, science of hadith, jurisprudence, research. Books in Urdu: Total – 27 Critical Analysis, research, jurisprudence, History. Books in Sindhi: Total – 19 Themes: History, Exegesis, Critical Analysis. In addition to it, he had a rift with his younger brother Syed Badiuddin Shah Rashdi on tying hands after Ruk’oo, both brothers wrote extensive books refuting each other on this issue. (4)

Personal Life: Mohibbullah had done two marriages. From the first marriage, he had three sons, two of which died in childhood. From the second marriage, he had three children, two sons and one daughter. Syed Qasim Shah Rashdi is the most famous one out of his children who inherited his knowledge and is considered to be like his father. Death: Mohibbullah died on the 21st of January, 1974 at his home in New Saeed Abad due to heart attack. References: 1.	Bahr Ul Uloom, Muhaddith Al Asr Number, Jamia Bahr Ul Uloom As Salafiyyah, Vol.11, 2011. 2.	Tareekh Ahl e Hadith, Baha Al Din, Vol.1, 2014. 3.	Naqoosh Azmat e Rafta, Ishaq Bhatti, 2010. 4.	Maqalaat Rashdiyah, Vol.9,10, 2016.