Basti-Abdullah

This article is about a Village in Punjab. For The Railway Station near the town, see Basti Abdullah railway station.
Basti Abdullah
بستی عبداللہ
Village
Top: Mosque at the entrance of the Town
Bottom left: The Grand Mosque of the Town
Bottom right: Entrance to Madrasa Abdullah Bin Ghazi
Bottom: Grave of Abdul Rashid Ghazi
Basti Abdullah is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Basti Abdullah
Basti Abdullah
Basti Abdullah is located in Pakistan
Basti Abdullah
Basti Abdullah
Basti Abdullah is located in Sindh
Basti Abdullah
Basti Abdullah
Coordinates: 28°37′55″N 69°53′18″E / 28.63194°N 69.88833°E / 28.63194; 69.88833
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
DistrictRajanpur
Named forMaulana Muhammad Abdullah
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Highways N-55 (Indus Highway)

Basti-Abdullah Shaheed (Urdu: بستی عبداللہ, romanized: Basti-Abdullah lit. 'Settlement of Abdullah') is a Village situated a short distance from Rojhan in Rajanpur District, the border district of Punjab province in Pakistan.[1]

The town is named after Maulana Muhammad Abdullah and is also noted for being the resting place of Abdul Rashid Ghazi, It is about halfway between Rajanpur to the northeast, and Kashmore to the southwest just off of the Indus Highway.[2]

Etymology

The town, in flat, cotton-growing area and the nearby train station, are both named after Maulana Muhammad Abdullah.[2]

Education

In 2002, a religious school, was established by Abdul Rashid Ghazi, which was named "Madraseh Abdullah Bin Ghazi".[1]

It is a branch of Jamia Faridia University, Islamabad where students are taught Hifz (memorizing the Noble Qur'an) and Tajwid (Quranic Phonetics), as of 2021 the seminary has 130 students.[3]

Abdul Rashid Ghazi Grave

The town and the Madrasa came into the limelight on July 11, 2007 when hundreds of people gathered in the town for the funeral and burial of Abdul Rashid Ghazi who was killed when security forces stormed his mosque complex after a week-long standoff.[2]

Railway Station

Main article: Basti Abdullah railway station

The Basti Abdullah Railway Station was first established during the British Raj as part of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway,[4] however it was later incorporated into Main Line 2 (Kotri–Attock Line), and heavy remodeling of the station was completed around 1972 by the Ministry of Railways.[5][6]

Demographics

Languages

Balochi Language and Urdu are the most widely spoken languages in Basti Abdullah.[2]

  • Pakistanis surround an ambulance carrying the body of rebel cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi during his funeral in Basti Abdullah, Pakistan.
    Pakistanis surround an ambulance carrying the body of rebel cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi during his funeral in Basti Abdullah, Pakistan.
  • Road branching off the Indus Highway towards the town.
    Road branching off the Indus Highway towards the town.
  • Ghazi Chowk Masjid, located at the entrance of the town just off the Indus Highway.
    Ghazi Chowk Masjid, located at the entrance of the town just off the Indus Highway.

References

  1. ^ a b "Pakistan militant cleric killed". 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  2. ^ a b c d "Pakistan villagers remember rebel cleric as pious". www.reuters.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  3. ^ "Religious outfits mount massive relief operations". The Express Tribune. 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  4. ^ Company registration − 1845. London: Grace's Guide. 1846. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Abdul Rasheed Ghazi's burial: Supreme Court asks government to ensure relatives participation – Business Recorder". Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  6. ^ Westrip, Joyce (2014). Fire and Spice. London: Serif Books. p. 20. ISBN 978-1909150287.


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