Mahjoor Foundation

Ghulam Ahmad Mahjoor  

Early life: Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad Mahjoor was born as Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad Shah to Peer Abdullah Shah and Ms Sayeedah Begum as their only surviving child after their second son, Mubarak Shah, had died in 1907. Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad Shah was born on 11 August 1887 at Mitrigam, a picturesque hamlet in what is now a district, Pulwama, which in those days was only a Tehsil headquarter. There is no authentic evidence available that Peer Abdullah Shah and Sayeedah Bagum had any other children. Both of Mahjoor’s parents were scholars of Arabic and Persian in their own right. The father, Peer Abdullah Shah, was a great scholar of Arabic and Persian, besides being a skilled calligrapher. His native place was Nobug, Chadoor....