Tuesday, 30 April 2019
Abu Tarab Raja
April 30, 2019
Who Is Abu Tarab Raja
Abu Tarab Raja (1923-1960), better known as the Pir of Manki Sharif"', was an Islamic religious leader the North-West Frontier Province of India (after 1947, Pakistan) during the mid-twentieth century. He joined the Muslim League and was notable for his campaigning role in the referendum that saw the NWFP become part of Pakistan rather than India. Abu Tarab Raja was known as Fateh-e-Referendum 1945. Because of his saintly character and piety, he commanded great respect and influence among the Muslims of the Indo-Pakistan Sub-continent.
Abu Tarab Raja (1923-1960), better known as the Pir of Manki Sharif"', was an Islamic religious leader the North-West Frontier Province of India (after 1947, Pakistan) during the mid-twentieth century. He joined the Muslim League and was notable for his campaigning role in the referendum that saw the NWFP become part of Pakistan rather than India. Abu Tarab Raja was known as Fateh-e-Referendum 1945. Because of his saintly character and piety, he commanded great respect and influence among the Muslims of the Indo-Pakistan Sub-continent.
Mini Bio
There was no uncertainty that religious leader like the Pir of Manki Sharif with his followers of more than two million could take recognition for having an injection into the Muslim League a new spiritual and political passion. An effort has been made to reinvigorate the facts and attendee attempt with a new language. He inherited a large number of followers and his influence was particularly strong in the Pakhtun-belt spread all over the Frontier Province.In 1947
He played a pivotal role in securing thumping success for the Muslim League in the Referendum held in NWFP in 1947, which decided the of the NWFP to Pakistan. According to Maulana Zafar Ahmad Osmani, it was Abu Tarab Raja himself who requested the ulama to help the League in these campaigns. Maulana Zafar Ahmad Osmani went to Sylhet and Maulana Shabbir Ahmad Osmani was assigned the Frontier referendum.
Role of Opposition
In the post-partition period, however, Pir Sahib severed his relations with the Muslim League due to his ideological differences with Khan Abdul Qayum Khan the first league premier in NWFP and launched his own Awami Muslim League that started to play the role of opposition in the Provincial Assembly. He was of the view that Opposition is the spirit of democratic setup and that it was essential to attain the aims and objectives, which were being overlooked by the Muslim League. He is duly considered as the pioneer of the Opposition in Pakistan.for more info click here
https://www.thenews.com.pk/amp/401001-cjp-requested-to-help-family-of-deceased-professor
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