Wasif khayal biography of williams

Birth and Early life

Ḥadrat Wāṣif ʿAlī Wāṣif was born on January 15, 1929, in Shāhpur tehsil, which was then a district and is now part of Khushāb district.

Wasif khayal biography of williams

His father’s name was Malik Muḥammad ʿĀrif, a member of the prestigious Awan tribe, specifically from the distinguished Kundan branch. The Awan tribe claims descent from Ḥadrat ʿAwn Muḥammad Quṭb Shāh, who accompanied Maḥmūd of Ghaznī to the region in the 10th century.

Ḥadrat ʿAwn Muḥammad Quṭb Shāh was a direct descendant of ʿAbbās ibn ʿAlī (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu), also known by his kunya, Abū al-Faḍl (“Father of Virtue”). ʿAbbās ibn ʿAlī (c. 15 May 647 – 10 October 680 CE), was the son of Ḥadrat ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (karramallāhu wajhahū), the fourth Rāshid caliph and the first Imām in Shia Islam, and Fāṭimah bint Ḥizām, commonly known as Umm al-Banīn (“Mother of the Sons”).

The title “Quṭb Shāh” was given to ʿAwn Muḥammad as a mark of his lea