Shaheed Sibghatullah Shah Al-Rashdi صبغت الله شاهه راشدي ' پير صبغت الله شاه راشدي ' | |
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Born | 1910 |
Died | 20 March 1943 ( aged 33) |
Organization | Hur Movement |
Title | Soreh Badshah |
Term | 1922-1943 |
Predecessor | Pir of Pagaro V |
Successor | Pir of Pagaro VII |
Movement | Indian independence movement |
Sayyid Sibghatullah Shah Al-Rashidi II (Sindhi: سيد صبغت الله شاه الراشدي), Pir Pagaro the sixth, was a spiritual leader of the Hurs during the Indian independence movement.[1][2] Hur (Arabic: حر meaning "free", "not slave") is a Sufi Muslim community in the province of Sindh (located in what is now Pakistan). Sayyid Sibghatullah Shah Al-Rashidi was a champion of Hindu-Muslim unity, initially supporting the Indian National Congress and then the All India Forward Bloc.[3]
Soreh Badshah (شهيد سورهيه بادشاهه) (the Victorious King or the great king) was the title given him by his Followers. He was hanged by the British colonial government on 20 March 1943 in the Central Jail Hyderabad, Sind. His burial place remains unknown, despite requests to the government from people living in Sindh.