Birth and Names
Haji Muhammad was born on the first day of Ramadan in 959 A.H. (21 August 1552) at Ghogganwali, district Gujrat in Punjab, Pakistan. His father was Abul Alā Shamsuddin Shah, a Sufi who completed in his life time seven pilgrimages to Mecca and Madinah on foot.
At his birth he was named Muhammad. Haji a title has become part of his name and he is known as Haji Muhammad. Later on he also adopted the names Haji Naushah (Noshāh), Abul Hashim, Hazrat Naushāh Walī, Bhoora Wala Pir (the enshrouded one), Mujaddid-i Azam (the great revival of the Islam), Naushah Ganj Bakhsh, Syed Naushah Pir and Naushah Pak. He claimed to have received the titles “Ganj Bakhsh” and “Naushah” in the presence of Allah. Both names are Persian words; Ganj Bakhsh means "bestower of hidden treasures", whilst Naushah means a young king or a bridegroom. He was also known as Maqām-i Naushāhat.
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