Guliana Gujrat

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Guliana, also spelt Galiana and Gulyana, is a village and Union Council of Gujrat District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.

Location

It is located on roads from Kharian and Lalamusa towards Bhimbar via Kolta Arab Ali Khan and to Manglia. It is located at 32°48'0″N 73°58'0″E and has an altitude of 270 metres.

History

Guliana is a very old village in the area. It used to be a famous business route during pre-partition era (before 1947 AD) for surrounding villages and towns and for Kashmir.

There have been many famous people from this village, one of them is Hafiz Shams Uddin (1839–1902) who was a great Sufi and sufi poet of Punjabi language. His Arifaana Kalaam in Punjabi languages is named Anwar-U-Shams. He wrote Asool-E-Irfan the book on tasawwuf in Persian language that was translated and published in 1924 AD. He had a great knowledge of Kashful-Kaboor. He revealed many nine yards graves (naugazze) and told their names and the names of their forefathers in surrounding areas especially in Districts of Gujrat, Sialkot, Rawalpindi, Jehlum, Chakwaal, Gujjar Khan. He revealed many names which are from the generations of Hazrat Musa (Moses), Dawood (David) and Nooh (Nauha), Yousuf (joseph) who are buried in the region. His brother Mian Mohammed Faiz was a great wrestler and Rustam-e-Zaman of his times.

References

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