Intro
He was born in 1859-1918. Mir Hamid Shah was the son of Mir Hisamuddin (also spelled Hassam ud Din)(MGA called him the Chief of Sialkot), who was MGA’s old friend from his days at Sialkot (1860-68). Per Ahmadiyya sources (Ahmadipedia) Mir Hamid Shah of Sailkot pledged allegiance to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad on 29 December 1890. His wife Feroza Begum pledged allegiance on 7 February 1892.
In the 1860’s, MGA knew Mir Hisamuddin (aka Hakim Hassam-ud-Din) since the 1860’s and MGA’s life in Sialkot. MGA allegedly lived in the house of Mir Hisamuddin (also spelled Hassam ud Din)(MGA called him the Chief of Sialkot). Mirza Ghulam Ahmad said that he was in Sialkot 7-8 years (See ROR of Nov-1904), and some time before the publishing of the Barahin (see Lecture Sialkot, page-60). Thus, MGA was in Sialkot from 1860-1868. After MGA died, this was changed to 1864-1868 (see Seeratul Mahdi, 1923( Vol. 2, p. 178). However, it was changed again soon thereafter. MGA moved from this house eventually and moved to “Kashmiri Mohalla”, this is the same neighborhood wherein Maulvi Abdul Karim Sialkoti was born. In 2018, the Ahmadiyya Jamaat in Pakistan tried to build a museum in one of these houses and failed. Mir Hamid Shah of Sialkot alleges that MGA would listen to commentary of the Quran at the house of Sheikh Nur Muhammad (Allama Iqbal‘s father) in Sialkot. Syed Mir Hassan was also around and was MGA’s friend in Sialkot in this era (1860–1868).
In 1892 MGA visited Sialkot and stayed at the house of Hakim Hassam-ud-Din. He made a speech in Hakim Hassam-ud-Din’s mosque after the zuhr prayers. The famous poet Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal was a fellow student of mine in those days, and was sitting on the roof
of the porch of the mosque. Seeing me, he said: Look how the devotees are swarming around the light. He was very much favourably disposed towards Hazrat Mirza in those days. So when a poet of Sialkot, who used to have the pen-name jalwa, composed satire to ridicule Hazrat Mirza, Dr. Iqbal wrote a rejoinder in poetical form too, greatly praising Hazrat Mirza (See Mujadid e Azim).
In 1896, he was listed as companion #13 and his names is spelled as Sayyid Hamid Shah, Sialkot (See Dard). MGA mentioned him in Izala-e-Auham, Asmani Faislah, Aina-e-Kamalat-e-Islam, Tohfa-e-Qaisariyyah, Siraj-e-Munir, Kitab-ul-Bariyyah, Haqiqatul-Wahi, and Malfuzat Volume 5.
By 1899, Mir Hamid Shah was working as a Deputy Superintendent, District Sialkot.
In 1905, he was promoted to Superintendent of the District Office, District Sialkot (See Al-Badr, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 6, dated 6 April 1905, via Malfuzat-7, page 161).
In 1906, MGA makes him a member of the 14-man Sadr Anjuman.
In roughly 1906, Ahmadiyya sources allege (see the scans in the below), while Iqbal was away in London (1906), Atta Muhammad sent Iqbal’s son (Aftab), for schooling in Qadian at the Talim ul Islam High School. Allegedly, Aftab Ahmed, stayed with his mother and remained a source of anguish for Iqbal throughout his life. Aftab was sent to a boarding school for four years because of his difficult temperament; Taleem-ul-Islam at Qadian was chosen due to its academic reputation, discipline, and least expenses. Atta Muhammad took this decision, as Iqbal was abroad/away from his parental home in Sialkot. Aftab never accepted Ahmadiyya and even changed his surname from Ahmed to Iqbal early in his career as a successful barrister (see the testimony of Mir Hamid Ali). However, BEGUM Rasheeda Aftab Iqbal wrote “Aftab aur Iqbal” denied that Iqbal sent his son (Aftab) to Qadian at the the Talim ul Islam High School (See Mufti Zahid Numani, 2:44 time stamp).
Allegedly on Sep-16-1907, the day that Mirza Mubarak Ahmad died, MGA said that Mirza Mubarak Ahmad had recovered completely from the actual ailment. He had regained full health. There was no sign of fever at all. He repeatedly asked to be taken to the garden. He had a great liking for the garden, so he went there. However, MGA then says that his God had given the news of his death at the very time of his birth (in 1899 via Tiryaq ul Qulub) (See Al-Hakam, vol. 11, no. 34, p. 5–6, dated 24 September 1907, Via Malfuzat-9, pages 394-403).MGA also alleges that on Sep-15-1907, Mirza Mubarak Ahmad called me and put his hand in my hand and shook my hand as if he is departing for some place now and greeting me for the last time.
Dr. Khalifah Rashid-ud-Din reported to the Al-Hakam that a few days ago MGA had said that he had seen in a dream that a death was to take place in this house and a goat had been slaughtered. As Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen was unwell in those days, an apprehension arose concerning him. Nawwab Muhammad ‘Ali Khan, Dr. Abdus-Sattar Shah, and he himself—all three—were a witness to this.
Sayyid Mir Hamid Shah reported to the Al-Hakam that his mother had seen a dream (the morning of (9-24-1907) wherein there were four shining stars of Your Holiness (MGA’s 4 sons), one of them fell and entered the earth.
Then Dr. Khalifah Rashid-ud-Din said, people used to call Mubarak Ahmad, Wali, wali [‘Friend of Allah, Friend of Allah’]. Then MGA said: Yes, Wali is verily the one who is destined for Paradise.
It is also noted that the grave of Mirza Mubarak Ahmad was at quite a distance from the other graves in Bahishti Maqbara (this was most likely because he died of plague). MGA responded to this by fabricating a silly dream which is so nonsensical I can’t make sense of it:
“”Sometimes if the father sees a dream, it means his son, and if the son sees a dream, then it means the father. Once I came here (to Bahishti Maqbarah[—The Heavenly Graveyard]) in a dream and instructed the grave diggers that my grave should be away from others. Note that what was in reference to me was fulfilled in relation to my son”””.
In 1914, the split happened and he delayed his bait with the 2nd Khalifa. Soon thereafter, the 2nd Khalifa made him a member of the 8-man “Anjuman Tarraqi Islam”.
From 1915 to 1917, he seems to have written a book vs. Allama Iqbal, this was mentioned in a video by
In 1918, during the raging of the Spanish Flu, he died.
Page 46, about Aftab Iqbal
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His children
He had seven sons and three daughters.
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His father
Mir Hisamuddin (also spelled Hassam ud Din) was dead by 1890.
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His brother
Syed Mir Hassan and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Sialkot 1860-1868 – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
Syed Mir Hassan was his brother and Ahmadiyya sources allege that he was the teacher of Allama Iqbal.
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1860’s
MGA knew Mir Hisamuddin (aka Hakim Hassam-ud-Din) since the 1860’s and MGA’s life in Sialkot. MGA allegedly lived in the house of Mir Hisamuddin (also spelled Hassam ud Din)(MGA called him the Chief of Sialkot). Mirza Ghulam Ahmad said that he was in Sialkot 7-8 years (See ROR of Nov-1904), and some time before the publishing of the Barahin (see Lecture Sialkot, page-60). Thus, MGA was in Sialkot from 1860-1868. After MGA died, this was changed to 1864-1868 (see Seeratul Mahdi, 1923(Vol. 2, p. 178). However, it was changed again soon thereafter. MGA moved from this house eventually and moved to “Kashmiri Mohalla”, this is the same neighborhood wherein Maulvi Abdul Karim Sialkoti was born. In 2018, the Ahmadiyya Jamaat in Pakistan tried to build a museum in one of these houses and failed. Mir Hamid Shah of Sialkot alleges that MGA would listen to commentary of the Quran at the house of Sheikh Nur Muhammad (Allama Iqbal‘s father) in Sialkot. Syed Mir Hassan was also around and was MGA’s friend in Sialkot in this era (1860–1868).
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1890
Per Ahmadiyya sources (Ahmadipedia) Mir Hamid Shah of Sailkot pledged allegiance to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad on 29 December 1890.
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1891
He is mentioned in Izala Auham by name. He is at the first ever Jalsa and is listed as Ahmadi #29, his name is spelled as Mir Hamid Shah Sahib, Clerk Remission of Revenue, Sialkot (See also, “Asmani Faisala”, page 51).
He also wrote his famous book, “Al Qaulul Fasl”, wherein he objected to the famous review by Syed Muhammad Hussain Batalvi of the mid-1880’s.
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1892
iqbal.pdf
His wife Feroza Begum pledged allegiance on 7 February 1892. He attended the second ever Jalsa Salana and he recited a Qasida in honor of MGA (See Dard).
In 1892 MGA visited Sialkot and stayed at the house of Hakim Hassam-ud-Din. He made a speech in Hakim Hassam-ud-Din’s mosque after the zuhr prayers. The famous poet Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal was a fellow student of mine in those days, and was sitting on the roof
of the porch of the mosque. Seeing me, he said: Look how the devotees are swarming around the light. He was very much favourably disposed towards Hazrat Mirza in those days. So when a poet of Sialkot, who used to have the pen-name jalwa, composed satire to ridicule Hazrat Mirza, Dr. Iqbal wrote a rejoinder in poetical form too, greatly praising Hazrat Mirza (See Mujadid e Azim).
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1896
Life-of-Ahmad.pdf
In 1896, he was listed as companion #13 and his names is spelled as Sayyid Hamid Shah, Sialkot (See Dard).
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1897
A Gift for the Queen
Page 68
MGA mentions Sayyed Hamid Shah—Acting Superintendent Deputy Commissioner as someone who donated 2 rupees for the Queen.
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1898-1899
MGA gave his name to the British authorities as someone they should trust to be a character witness for MGA and his court cases (see Dard).
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1899
https://www.alislam.org/library/books/Life-of-the-Promised-Messiah.pdf
He gets sick and MGA writes him a letter, he is working as a Deputy Superintendent, District Sialkot.
“””Maulvi Abdul-Karim recited a poem by Mir Hamid Shah, which pleased the Promised Messiah as greatly and he instructed that the poem be published in the newspaper. The poem was: ح کے نام کا مسی یں ڈنکا بجا جہاں م پاک رسول انام کا ی ن خادم ہے د The name of the Messiah gained fame far and wide; he who is a servant of the Pure Religion of the Messenger of Mankind.””” (See Malfuzat-2, page 106).
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1900
Via Tadhkirah
[Letter of Hadrat Maulavi ‘Abdul-Karim to Mir Hamid Shah, published in al-Hakam, vol. 37, no. 10, March 21, 1934, p. 10]
June 18, 1900
The day before yesterday the Promised Messiah[as] was suffering from headache and was shown an announcement in a vision relating to the Ghaznavis. He recalled at the end
of a line, the words: [Urdu] Black faces; and then received the revelation: [Arabic] Faces have been blackened. (The reference is to the opponents.)
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1901
Per Dard, he is listed as #26 in terms of donating money for the building of Minaratul Masih.
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1905
(See Al-Badr, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 6, dated 6 April 1905, via Malfuzat-7, page 161).
3 April 1905
Affectionate Bond with His Loved Ones
News was received that Syed Hamid Shah of Sialkot had been permanently appointed as the Superintendent of the District Office. The Promised Messiah as was delighted upon hearing this and stated, ‘Shah Sahib has a simple and humble disposition and God indeed favours such people.’
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1906
MGA makes him a member of the 14-man Sadr Anjuman
In roughly 1906, Ahmadiyya sources allege (see the scans in the below), while Iqbal was away in London (1906), Atta Muhammad sent Iqbal’s son (Aftab), for schooling in Qadian at the Talim ul Islam High School. Allegedly, Aftab Ahmed, stayed with his mother and remained a source of anguish for Iqbal throughout his life. Aftab was sent to a boarding school for four years because of his difficult temperament; Taleem-ul-Islam at Qadian was chosen due to its academic reputation, discipline, and least expenses. Atta Muhammad took this decision, as Iqbal was abroad/away from his parental home in Sialkot. Aftab never accepted Ahmadiyya and even changed his surname from Ahmed to Iqbal early in his career as a successful barrister (see the testimony of Mir Hamid Ali). However, BEGUM Rasheeda Aftab Iqbal wrote “Aftab aur Iqbal” denied that Iqbal sent his son (Aftab) to Qadian at the the Talim ul Islam High School (See Mufti Zahid Numani, 2:44 time stamp).
Scans from Ahmadi sources
Scans from Hamid Ali Shah’s book
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1907
Sep-16
Al-Hakam, vol. 11, no. 34, p. 5–6, dated 24 September 1907, Via Malfuzat-9, page-403
“””Sayyid Mir Hamid Shah submitted, ‘Your Holiness, my mother saw in a dream this morning that there were four shining stars of Your Holiness, one of them fell and entered the earth”””.
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1906-1907
MGA mentioned him in Haqiqatul Wahi, see page 291.
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Sep-24
Al-Hakam, vol. 11, no. 34, p. 5–6, dated 24 September 1907
Via Malfuzat-9, pages 394-403
https://files.alislam.cloud/pdf/Malfuzat-9.pdf
Allegedly on Sep-16-1907, the day that Mirza Mubarak Ahmad died, MGA said that Mirza Mubarak Ahmad had recovered completely from the actual ailment. He had regained full health. There was no sign of fever at all. He repeatedly asked to be taken to the garden. He had a great liking for the garden, so he went there. However, MGA then says that his God had given the news of his death at the very time of his birth (in 1899 via Tiryaq ul Qulub) (See Al-Hakam, vol. 11, no. 34, p. 5–6, dated 24 September 1907, Via Malfuzat-9, pages 394-403).MGA also alleges that on Sep-15-1907, Mirza Mubarak Ahmad called me and put his hand in my hand and shook my hand as if he is departing for some place now and greeting me for the last time.
Dr. Khalifah Rashid-ud-Din reported to the Al-Hakam that a few days ago MGA had said that he had seen in a dream that a death was to take place in this house and a goat had been slaughtered. As Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen was unwell in those days, an apprehension arose concerning him. Nawwab Muhammad ‘Ali Khan, Dr Abdus-Sattar Shah, and he himself—all three—were a witness to this.
Sayyid Mir Hamid Shah reported to the Al-Hakam that his mother had seen a dream (the morning of (9-24-1907) wherein there were four shining stars of Your Holiness (MGA’s 4 sons), one of them fell and entered the earth.
Then Dr. Khalifah Rashid-ud-Din said, people used to call Mubarak Ahmad, Wali, wali [‘Friend of Allah, Friend of Allah’]. Then MGA said: Yes, Wali is verily the one who is destined for Paradise.
It is also noted that the grave of Mirza Mubarak Ahmad was at quite a distance from the other graves in Bahishti Maqbara (this was most likely because he died of plague). MGA responded to this by fabricating a silly dream which is so nonsensical I can’t make sense of it:
“”Sometimes if the father sees a dream, it means his son, and if the son sees a dream, then it means the father. Once I came here (to Bahishti Maqbarah[—The Heavenly Graveyard]) in a dream and instructed the grave diggers that my grave should be away from others. Note that what was in reference to me was fulfilled in relation to my son”””.
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1908
He was there in Qadian right after MGA’s funeral was completed. He was named as a candidate for the Khilafat by Noorudin. He ended up accepting the Khilafat of Noorudin.
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1913
Urdu couplets, Paigham-e-Sulh, December 28, 1913, p. 8
https://www.alislam.org/library/books/Nubuwwat-and-Khilafat.pdf
It seems that he wrote essay’s for the Lahori-Ahmadi newspaper, the “Pagham-e-Sulh”.
Mir Hamid Shah of Sialkot writes:
Understand this point, my dears! Understand it well, We should never forget the teachings of the Messiah. The Nabi, Mulham, the Mujaddid—he is all of these. We should continue to make that proclamation.
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1914
See Dost Muhammad Shahid in Tareekh Ahmadiat Vol-4 pages 467
See also “Maulvi Nur ud Din”
He was at the funeral of the 1st Khalifa and stood up to speak as nominations for Khalifa commenced. He seems to have stood up at the same time as Muhammad Ali and thus stopped him from speaking. He delayed giving bait, however, after a few days, he seems to have given bait to the 2nd Khalifa (see “Aenas Sadaqat”). Soon thereafter, the 2nd Khalifa made him a member of the 8-man “Anjuman Tarraqi Islam”, along with Mirza Bashir Ahmad, Maulvi Syed Muhammad Ahsan, Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan, Sayyid Hamid Shah, Maulvi Sher Ali, Assistant Surgeon Dr. Mir Muhammad Ismail, Dr. Khalifa Rasheeddudin and Seith Abdur Rehman Madrasi.
He was at the 1914 Jalsa at Qadian and even gave a speech.
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1918
He dies.
Al Hakam, 21 November 1918
Hazrat Sheikh Yaqub Ali Irfani, Editor Al Hakam (Urdu)
The morning of 16 November 1918 arrived, along with news from Sialkot transmitted by telegram. This news came as a shock to the residents of Qadian.
The telegram was regarding the passing away of Mir Hamid Shah Sahib, which was sent by his son Syed Ahmad Shah, in which he wrote, “Due to heart failure, Mir Hamid Shah Sahib has passed away.”
This news was conveyed to Khalifatul Masih II, may God be his helper. The grief the news of Shah Sahib’s demise brought was visible on Huzoor’s face.
Along with the telegram was a written letter from Shah Sahib which caused a bit of confusion. However, having accepted the news of his demise, the first matter Khalifatul Masih thought of was to make arrangements of bringing Shah Sahib’s body to Qadian and to know in detail the final moments of Shah Sahib.
For this purpose, I, the editor of Al Hakam, was sent in the first car [to Sialkot] to express my condolences. Upon arrival, [all doubt was removed as] I came to know that Shah Sahib had in reality passed away.
The events leading to Shah Sahib’s demise is a lesson we all can learn from.
For the past 25 years, Shah Sahib was regular in offering Tahajud prayer. The news of Khalifatul Masih’s illness caused him a lot of grief. Shah Sahib prayed excessively for Huzoor. Two days prior to his demise, at the time of Tahajud, he said to his family that he had prayed a lot, yet his prayer had not been accepted. He said it was possible that he had failed to express the extreme humility and self-mortification required for the acceptance of prayer. Immediately after saying this, he made his way to the roof of the house, leaving behind both his hat and shoes, fell into prostration and began praying fervently for a long time. His wife also went to the roof but returned after seeing him in prostration.
Thus, after summoning up extreme humility and self-mortification, he prayed until he was satisfied that his prayer had been heard. He came down and stated that his prayer had been accepted but now he himself has fallen ill and said that he was feeling an aching pain near his right shoulder. He showed no sign of concern for this pain, rather he was satisfied that he was able to show humility and self-mortification for prayer.
On 14 November 1918, after Maghrib prayer, he said to Hakim Ahmad Din Sahib, “I am feeling a pain in my right shoulder. I have taken the medicine that was prescribed in Qadian, which my family members were able to benefit from. However, it has no effect on me. What do you suggest?” He also stated, “Do not think that I fear death. Death is a beautiful concept as it is the only means of meeting one’s True Beloved [i.e. God]. However, my nature is such that I cannot bear the prolongation of pain.”
Thus, after this, Shah Sahib went to Master Abdul Aziz Sahib’s home, who is a master tailor. There, during a table talk, he said, “My soul yearns to meet with my True Beloved [i.e. God] and the only way to do so is through death. Death is not a scary concept, rather it is beautiful. I do not fear it, nor do I worry about it. However, human nature does not wish to die suffering in pain.”
After this, he offered Isha prayer and fell asleep. He woke up for Tahajud prayer as was his practice. After offering Tahajud prayer, he once again mentioned the aching pain he was feeling and asked for tea. Shah Sahib’s beloved wife prepared tea, which he drank. He then asked his daughter to press on his right shoulder where he was feeling pain. As she placed her hand on his shoulder, he passed away and met with his Beloved which, since last night, he was yearning for.
إِنَّا لِلہِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُوْن
[“Surely, to Allah we belong and to Him shall we return.”]
Shah Saihb passed away on 15 November at 2 o’clock, at which time the news spread in Qadian that “the saint of the city has passed away”.
Shah Sahib was just over 59 years old when he passed away. Shah Sahib, along with his virtues and morals, was extremely beneficial and a blessing for the Jamaat. He had great humility, devotion and obedience for the Promised Messiah and the Ahl-e-Bait. These qualities demand from me that I say something about Shah Sahib. Shah Sahib’s name has been preserved in the writings and history of the Jamaat in crystal-clear words. God willing, I will write about his virtues, qualities and other aspects with great detail. For now, with a heavy heart, I convey the message of the passing away of our beloved brother to the Al Hakam readers. I request everyone to offer Hazrat Shah Sahib’s funeral prayer in their respective localities.
The passing away of Shah Sahib brings huge grief and is a loss for the Jamaat. However, I believe that behind this grief also lies great reward.
As Shah Sahib’s life was a means of increasing the sincerity and morality in members of the Jamaat, similarly, his demise shall be a means of increasing the level of faith and knowledge among the community.
Shah Sahib leaves behind many family members and offspring. He had many sincere friends. Shah Sahib has temporarily been buried in Sialkot, but will very soon be buried in Bahishti Maqbarah, Qadian.
The entire Jamaat has immense respect for Shah Sahib’s family and this news will be read with a lot of grief and sadness. I pray to God that he may grant Shah Sahib a lofty place in paradise and elevate his status, and may He grant his family patience. Amin.
As I have stated above, Shah Sahib’s virtues and qualities will be written on in detail and will be published in Al Hakam very soon, insha-Allah.
(Translated by Jalees Ahmad)
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1921
He is mentioned 9 times by the 2nd Khalifa in his famous book on the split, “Aenas Sadaqat”.
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1934
Via Tadhkirah
[Letter of Hadrat Maulavi ‘Abdul-Karim to Mir Hamid Shah, published in al-Hakam, vol. 37, no. 10, March 21, 1934, p. 10]
June 18, 1900
The day before yesterday the Promised Messiah[as] was suffering from headache and was shown an announcement in a vision relating to the Ghaznavis. He recalled at the end
of a line, the words: [Urdu] Black faces; and then received the revelation: [Arabic] Faces have been blackened. (The reference is to the opponents.)
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2010
https://www.alislam.org/friday-sermon/2010-06-18.html
A grandson of his was killed in the Lahore attacks. His grandson was named, Syed Irshaad Ali, son of Syed Samiullah Shah (who served as principal of Jamia Ahmadiyya also). His paternal grandfather Khaslat Ali Shah and his maternal grandfather Mir Hamid Shah.
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Links and Related Essay’s
https://www.ahmadipedia.org/content/personality/74/hamid-ali-shah
Who is Mir Hisamuddin (aka Hakim Hassam-ud-Din) in Ahmadiyya history? – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
Allama Muhammad Iqbal was a Muslim, then a Qadiani-Ahmadi, then a Lahori-Ahmadi, and then?
https://www.alislam.org/friday-sermon/2015-02-27.html
https://www.alislam.org/articles/jalsa-salana-history-if-we-live-to-see-27-december/
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