Maulana Bashir Ahmad Sialvi

He was a prominent member of the Sufi-Sunni Ulemas and Mushaikhs in Pakistan and United States.

• Name — Maulana Bashir Ahmad Sialvi • Born — 1948 • Died — 25 March 2014 • Occupation — Spiritual & religious Leader of the Qadiriyya; Ahle Sunnat Sufis in Pakistan • Education — Jamia Razvia, Faisalabad

• Received early religious education at Bucheki, Pakistan with Maulana Syed Hasan Sialvi. • Transferred to Jamia Razvia, Faisalabad at the age of 13 and completed his Islamic education. • Served as an Imam at Jamia Masjid Madina, Hajvery Town, Faisalabad from 1954 to 1991.

• A prominent Mureed of Khwaja Qamar ul Din Sialvi of Sial Sharif, and an important figure in the Tehreek-e-Khatme Nabuwwat of 1970's and 1980's. • Served as the president of Jamaat Ahle Sunnat, Faisalabad chapter. • Served a local assemblyman (Counselor in Pakistan) in 1987–1991. Changed the town's name from "Mai de Chugi" to Hajvery Town. • Active religious and social worker with other prominent Sunni-Barelvi Ulamas, such as, Sahibzada Haji Muhammad Fazal Karim, Syed Shabbir Hussain Shah, Sahibzada Pir Syed Qazi, Fazal-Rasul Haider, Maulana Bagh Ali Rizvi and Maulana Abdul Hanan Sialvi. • Well known for holding hundreds of Milad-un-Nabi (The Birthday Celebration of Muhammad) programs all across the USA 1991-2014. The most famous was the annual parade and conference celebrating the birthday of Muhammed, that he held at the California State Capital, Sacramento since the 11 September 2001 attacks. • President of the Jamaat Ahle Sunnat. • Served as an Imam at the Woodland Mosque and Islamic Center from 1991 to 2000. Death: • Died on 25 March 2014, 23 Jamad-ul-Awal, 1435, in his home in Hajvery Town, Faisalabad due to a sudden heart attack. His funeral prayer was attended by hundreds of prominent Ulamas and Mushaikhs including Sahibzada Fazal-E-Rasul Haideri Rizvi, in Sunni Rizvi Masjid, Faisalabad. • His grave is in Chak no. 164, Shekhan, near Gojra, Pakistan. • Illustration — Darbar