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side of sincerity and dedication to his official job. In 1772 A.D. when Miyan Ghulam Ali Shah
Kalhoro died and his son Miyan Sarfraz Kalhoro took up the office. Sufi Rohal, very soon, realised the reality of transitory world and gave resignation from his job. Though he was insisted by Miyan Sarfraz to stay in his service because of unmatched and dedicated service, this time Sufi Rohal made up his mind to seek the truth and move in the journey towards Beloved.
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remembered the words of his spiritual guide Sufi
Izatullah Shah "Keep moving until you are stopped by something and that will be your place of residence". Sufi Rohal told his family to start making arrangements for setting up permanent residence. From then on, that area started to be called "Kandiri". Sufi Rohal lived his remaining years of his life in Kandiri.
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Very soon he bid farewell to ambassador duties and initiated the search of Lord. His renunciation from the materialistic world was due to immense love for his creator. Because of this, a salik (traveler of Sufi path) recognised his self to achieve the ultimate aim of his life. According to Dr. Nabi
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From then on, he started searching for spiritual guide. He quest took him to Jhok Sharif (Miranpur) in
District Thatta at the moment, where he found his spiritual guru in form of Sufi Izatullah Shah Sufi-ul-Qadri. He was entered into the discipleship and he quenched his spiritual thirst. It is said
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Sufi Rohal Faqir instead of indulging himself into the pleasures of official service, he would ponder and desire for the ultimate truth that he was missing very dearly from his life. His service tenure was full of honesty and trust that may be the reason of winning the trust of court. He never left
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Sufi Rohal's father Shaho Faqir was attached with the court of
Kalhora dynasty ruler Miyan Din Muhammad (Died 1111 Hijri). He was among the advisor of Miyan Din Muhammad. Recognizing the services of his father, he was entered in official service. With the passage of time, he managed to reach close
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A very close relative of Sufi Rohal Faqir, Sufi Murad Faqir happened to be the first person who was influenced by his spiritual teaching. Murad Faqir also took the same path and name of his own. Murad Faqir was ten years younger than Rohal faqir. After the end of
Kalhora rule, they both along with
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Maharaja wanted to test and measure the stature and spiritual power of Sufi Rohal Faqir. Maharaja was amazed at the wealth of knowledge Sufi Rohal possessed. So much so that, he became disciple of Sufi Rohal and asked him to stay at palace as royal as long as he wanted. Sufi Rohal turned down this
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Sufi Rohal Faqir, son of Shahu Faqir
Zangejo is believed to have been born in 1734 A.D. at "Padma Bhit" near Umerkot, Sindh. According to another tradition, he was born in 1124 (Hijri) at the village which was later called "Rohal Wai". This village no longer exists. He had two brothers, Sultan and
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His annual Urs (fair) is celebrated by thousands of disciples from Thar, Rahim Yar Khan, Bahawalpur and surrounding areas. During the celebrations, people come to pay homage and distribute their offer in the honour and respect of this great Sufi poet and saint. Moreover, his poetry is sung by the
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During his travels as ambassador, he preached the divine message of mysticism to Hindu rajas and people. Sufi Rohal Faqir met
Mahraja Bijay Singh at Jodhpur where he wrote Hindi books of poetry in form of conversation between Guru and disciple. Sufi Rohal faqir stayed at Jodhpur for one month and
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Sufi Rohal Faqir travelled most of his time in life. It is said that after freeing himself from service of finance minister, he was appointed as ambassador. In this position, he travelled to
Jaisalmir, Jodhpur, Baikanir and some other far off places of current India. Though his mother tongue was
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After his life long companion death, Sufi Rohal did not feel like living at Kotli. Very soon, he migrated from there and travelled west ward. While travelling he was stopped by a thorny bush in which his clothes got stuck. It was a deserted place surrounded by wild thorny bushes. At that time
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Sufi Rohal married twice in his life. From first marriage, he had two sons: (1) Shahu Faqir (2) Ghulam Ali Faqir. In second marriage, Sufi Murad Faqir, a close relative of Rohal Faqir gave him the hand of his sister. From this marriage, (1) Sufi Khuda Bux and (2) Sufi Darya Khan were born.
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their family members migrated to Kotli in
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devotees with love and affection. Presently the Gadi Nasheen (Heir of Sufi throne) is Sufi Gulam Rasool Faqeer, sixth person from the progeny of Sufi Rohal Faqir.
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