Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani
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Biography
Syed Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani commonly known as Baray Lala jee born on Saturday, 22 May 1920 at Golra Sharif, of district Rawalpindi was the Sajjada Nashin of Shrine Golra Sharif. He was the grandson of Pir Meher Ali Shah. He was the son of Syed Ghulam Mohiyyuddin Gilani and father of Pakistani scholar Naseer-uddin-Naseer. He is also the elder brother of Syed Shah Abdul Haq Gilani.
Education
Ghulam Moinuddin received his education from Ghulam Muhammad Peshawari, the Islamic leader of Golra Sharif. He had completed his recitation of the Quran in 1936. He studied Dars-e-Nizami from Muhammad Ghazi in the same institution and learned "Sharah Jami" and "Hadaya" etc. After the death of his teacher Muhammad Ghazi in 1938, Ghulam Moinuddin's father Syed Ghulam Mohiyyuddin Gilani appointed Ghulam Muhammad Ghotavi as a mentor for the religious training of his both sons. Ghulam Moinuddin and his brother studied at Jamia Abbasia Bahawalpur (now known as Islamia University) in 1938 and received the guidance of the principal of the Jamia. After learning Islamic disciplines for seven years in Bahawalpur, Ghulam received the certificate of Allama, Maulvi and Fazil. He is also said to be student of mathematics.
Life
Ghulam's father trained him in Shariah and Tariqah. After the death of his father, he and his brother took over management of the Golra sharif shrine.
Literary works
His poetry "Israr-ul-Mushtaq" was published after he diedby his brother Syed Shah Abdul Haq Gilani in 1418 A.H.
Death
He died on 12 March 1997.