Portal:Mai Safoora/Introduction
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Hazrat mai safoora Qadiriyya or Mai safoora was a holy lady of southern Punjab and the mother of Saleh muhammad safoori.
Her ancestry is somewhat controversal but her descendents believe that holy lady was the descendant of Hazrat Umar, a rightly guided caliph and companion of Muhammad. Her father's name was Rustam ali. Her grand father's name was Khawja abu-alfateh Daood Qadiri.
She was born in Jarala (a place in present Punjab, Pakistan). At the time of her birth this place was under control of Mughal Empire. But after the death of Nader Shah's Turkmen Afsharid, Ahmad Shah Abdali in 1747 became the Padshah durr-i durrān (King, "pearl of the age" or "pearl of pearls") , the area went in control of Ahmad Shah Abdali when in 1749, the Mughal ruler was induced to cede Sindh, the Punjab region and the important trans Indus River to Ahmad Shah Abdali in order to save his capital from Afghan attack. This new established sultanate was Durrani Empire which started from 1747 and remained util 1826. After that Punjab went control under Sikh Empire (1799–1849) then Punjab was occupied by British Army. In contemporary period, Ravi belt is present in the Punjab province of modern state of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
