Sayyid Mir Fazlullah Agha

Chief Justice Sayyid Mir Fazlullah Agha
Born	1830s Kabul
Died	1930s Kabul
Occupation	Chief Justice of Afghanistan
Predecessor	Sayyid Mahmud Agha
Successor	Sayyid Mir Muhammad Jan
Parent	Sayyid Hasan ibn Azimullah

Sayyid Mir Fazlullah Agha was a Sunni Saint and the Chief Justice of the Emirate of Afghanistan. He was a member of the Naqshbandi Sufi order.

Family

The older brothers of Sayyid Mir Fazlullah Agha were Sayyid Mir Jan, a leader of Naqshbandi Ishaani sub-order and Sayyid Mahmud Agha, who was a deputy of Sayyid Mir Jan.^[citation needed]

His family was known for their piety and knowledge in Fiqh and Tasawwuf. Furthermore, they initiated projects for the sake of disadvantaged people, especially orphaned children. They were also inheritors of many historical relics, such as clothing collections of Imam Hussein ibn Ali.[1]

Sayyid Mir Fazlullah had two wives and two sons:[2][3]

• Sayyid Mir Muhammad Jan (1900-1955), Sunni Saint and general of the Royal Afghan Armed Forces.
• Sayyid Mir Sharif, died in his youth and left no children.

Career

Sayyid Mir Fazlullah was educated by his father Sayyid Mir Hasan in Afghanistan.[4] He became a judge and was known for his stance on the prestige and enforcement of Sharia law.[5][6]

In one of his visits to Istanbul, Ottoman Empire, he held a speech, that attracted the masses. Upon this Sultan Abdul Hamid II, asked Sayyid Mir Fazlullah to stay in Istanbul and to become the Grand Mufti of the Ottoman Empire. Sultan Abdulhamid II immediately sent a letter to Amir Habibullah to ask for his transfer to Istanbul. Amir Habibullah refused, since he himself and the Afghans were dependent on Sayyid Mir Fazlullah.[7][8][9][10]

References

1. Tazkare Khwanadane Hazrat Eshan(genealogy of the family of Hazrat Eshan)(by author and investigator:Muhammad Yasin Qasvari Naqshbandi company:Edara Talimat Naqshbandiyya Lahore)p.335, Khwajagan Naqshband, Mir Assadullah Sadat, Chapter 8
2. Tazkare Khwanadane Hazrat Eshan(genealogy of the family of Hazrat Eshan)(by author and investigator:Muhammad Yasin Qasvari Naqshbandi company:Edara Talimat Naqshbandiyya Lahore)p.281
3. Khtame Ziarate Sharife hazrat eshan Bukhari(written and investigated by Mian Ahmad Bader Akhlaq(BSC)) printed the second time in 1988 Writer and inspector Mian Muhammad Hasan Akhlaq(M.Km) 1988 company: Koperatis Lahorin
4. Tazkare Khwanadane Hazrat Eshan(genealogy of the family of Hazrat Eshan)(by author and investigator:Muhammad Yasin Qasvari Naqshbandi company:Edara Talimat Naqshbandiyya Lahore)p.335 ff; Khwajagan Naqshband, by Mir Asadullah Sadat, chapter 8
5. Khwajagan Naqshband, by Mir Asadullah Sadat, chapter 8
6. Khtame Ziarate Sharife hazrat eshan Bukhari(written and investigated by Mian Ahmad Bader Akhlaq(BSC)) printed the second time in 1988 Writer and inspector Mian Muhammad Hasan Akhlaq(M.Km) 1988 company: Koperatis Lahorin
7. Tazkare Khanwade Hazrat ishaan, Edarat Talimat naqshbandiyya, by Muhammad Yasin Qasvari, p. 312
8. Khwajagan Naqshband, by Mir Asadullah Sadat, chapter 8
9. Khtame Ziarate Sharife hazrat eshan Bukhari(written and investigated by Mian Ahmad Bader Akhlaq(BSC)) printed the second time in 1988 Writer and inspector Mian Muhammad Hasan Akhlaq(M.Km) 1988 company: Koperatis Lahorin
10. Tazkare Khanwade Hazrat ishaan, Edarat Talimat naqshbandiyya, by Muhammad Yasin Qasvari, p. 312