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Peer
Peer Abdul Ahad Sahib
احد باب
Personal life
Born(1930-06-30)30 June 1930
Mohalla Ashpeer, Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Died26 July 2010(2010-07-26) (aged 80)
Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Resting placeSopore, Jammu and Kashmir
ParentPeer Mohd Ahasan
Known forSpiritual guidance
Other nameAhad Bab
OccupationSufi saint, Mystic, Faith healer
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafis
TariqaQadiriyya

Peer Abdul Ahad Sahib (30 June 1930 – 26 July 2010), popularly known as Ahad Bab or Ahad Bub, was a Kashmiri Sufi saint and faith healer from Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir, India.[1]

Shrine of Peer Abdul Ahad Sahib

Early life

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Peer Abdul Ahad Sahib was born on 30 June 1930 in Mohalla Ashpeer, Sopore, Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir.[1] [2]

Career

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At the age of 20, he joined the Jammu and Kashmir Police.[3]

Spiritual life

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After resigning from the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Ahad Bab devoted himself to religious and spiritual activities.

Death

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Peer Abdul Ahad Sahib died on 26 July 2010 after a prolonged illness.

His funeral in Sopore was attended by thousands of people from across Jammu and Kashmir.[4] [5]

Legacy

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His annual urs is observed in Sopore and is attended by devotees every year.[6]

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Hundreds attend last rites of Kashmiri saint Ahad Bab". Hindustan Times. 27 July 2010.
  2. "'Renouncer' Sufi saint Ahad Bab's 12th Urs in Sopore". 26 July 2022.
  3. "Mehbooba visits Ahad Bab, seeks security for him". Oneindia. 23 June 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  4. "Thousand joined in last rites of Ahad Bub in Kashmir". TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  5. MUHAMMAD, GHULAM (26 July 2023). "Sufi saint Ahad Bab remembered on 13th death anniversary". Greater Kashmir.
  6. "7th Urs of Ahad Bub observed at Sopore". Kashmir Vision.
  7. Manisha Sobhrajani, ed. (2024). Shadows of Azadi: Women's Lives in the Crucible of Kashmir. Zubaan.
  8. Habib, Syed (2012). Ahad Bab: Mystique of a Mystic. Shifa Publications. p. 203.
  9. Pandit, M. Saleem (22 June 2006). "Terror attack on holy man in Sopore, 2 dead". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 July 2026.

Category:1930 births Category:2010 deaths Category:People from Sopore Category:Indian Sufi saints Category:Faith healers