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ALVI AWAN
 (NAIK MOHAMMADAL) OF BIROTE
(Part II)
Molana Mian Abdul Aziz Alvi 
 His brothers
Searched and written by
 Mohammed Obaidullah Alvi,
( Journalist and Anthropologist)
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Molana Mian Abdul Aziz Alvi started his father religious mission ahead and sent his brothers to Qummikot with his stepmother for further education. They studied primary religious education there and then packed to Awankari Madrisa for higher education. Younger Mian Akber Din Alvi was so attached his mother, he neither attended classes in Madrissa at Qummikot nor taught by his mother Salma and when he returned to Birote he was fourteen year old as an illiterate boy. Molana Mian Abdul Aziz Alvi had taken objection on this situation to his stepmother and she did not satisfy him. Family narrations showed that dispute over Mian Akber Din with his stepmother gradually up worded that Molana Mian Abdul Aziz Alvi was thinking over separation and live in other house but he waited his brothers. His stepmother went to her father’s house in Qummikot with angry feelings among Mian Akber Din Alvi since 1882. His three brothers retuned back in 1882 and with consultations of his brothers and elders of Kamllals he shifted in new built house in Narhota, Birote. He went to Qummikot with his brothers and returned her stepmother back to Birote. Molana Mian Sharf Din Alvi and Molana Mian Ghulam Rasool Alvi also worried about their brother future but their mother not agreed to educate his son Mian Akber Din, caused another separation oh his two sons. Molana Sharf Din Alvi built his house at Tahndi, Birote, and Molana Mian Ghulam Rasool Alvi at Tangan, Kahu Sharqi. Molana Mian Sharf Din appointed as co-imam in Khoas Masque and Molana Ghulam Rasool Alvi appointed as imam at Dheri Masque in Birote. Now four houses of Naik Mohammadals were established in Birote at 1890.

1.......Molana Mian Abdul Aziz Alvi

2.......Molana Mian Sharf Din Alvi

3.......Molana Mian Akber Din Alvi

4.......Molana Mian Ghulam Resool Alvi

Hadhrat Molana Mian Pir Faqirullah Bakoti

arrival at Birote

 Hadhrat Molana Mian Pir Faqirullah Bakoti  encouraged people of Kohsar, Circle Bakote and Murree Hills at a time when British Government declared them as a rabbles after defeated in Murree War of Independent in 1857. People of this area engaged themselves in agriculture promotion and produce every food, cloths and every thing from their agrilands. Mohammed Obaidullah Wrote in his book PIR BAKOTI ORE KOHSAR MAIN MAZAHIB WA ROOHANIYAT KA IRTEQA (The life of PIR BAKOTI and evolution of faith and spiritualism in Kohsar) that people of Kashmir had been stroked with famine and came in Kohsar and Potohar for relief. Forefather of Lalial family of Birote established a alms house and started a public kitchen along with Birote Ghosia Masque (First masque of Birote establish in 1781), where travelers from and to Kashmir entrained with food and compensated with cloths and other needs. People of Birote handed over all administration to Hadhrat Molana Mian Pir Faqirullah Bakoti Usmani in 1916 when he arrived permanently in Birote. He distributed alms and food as a best administrator to every needy local or Kashmiri person with status of honorable gust of Birotians people. Two orphan kids with half cloths stood in line for food but not availed and they returned home without food. Hadhrat Molana Mian Pir Faqirullah Bakoti Usmani was in courtyard of Mohammed in dream, he saw that two kids from Birote were standing along him. Mohammed asked to Hadhrat Molana Mian Pir Faqirullah Bakoti Usmani that these my orphan children came to your kitchen but returned without feeding. He ordered him to entertain immediately. Next day mentioned kids came but not entertained and returned back empty hand, Hadhrat Molana Mian Pir Faqirullah Bakoti Usmani sighted kids in Mohammed courtyard, he again advised him about kids. This was very alarming situation for him and he felt himself guilty. He decided to check every person who came on alms house and he sat in the way of entrance, He saw two children were standing behind the crowd; he stood up, walked to kids and put them up, kissed their cheeks and brought them in to his room. Kids were in unclean and uncompleted cloths with bare feet. He kissed them again and fed them by his hand. He asked kids about them and they told him that we were fatherless children of our mother. There were no food in our house and our mamma was hungry for two days. He again asked who was your guardian or patron. A kid says our maternal uncle. He inquired people about kids' background and he informed that they were grand grandsons of Molana Mian Naik Mohammed Alvi, Sons of Mian Mohammed Zaman Alvi. Kids were under the guardianship of Molana Mian Mir Ji Alvi and Molana Mian Mohammed Ji Alvi. These answers surprised him and decided that he would meet with his maternal uncles.

Molana Mian Mir Ji Alvi and his family

Many peoples of Naik Mohammedal family migrated from Birote to other cities of Pakistan. First of all Molana Mian Mir Ji Alvi migrated to Union Council Badala, in northern Circle Bakote in 1892 as son-in-law of his father-in-laws on their demands. He spent his time there till his inlaws death in 1910, where his sons Ibrahim Mohammed Alvi, Mohammed Ishaq Alvi, Mohammed Ismaeel Alvi, Mohammed Ayoub and Molana Mohammed Yaqoob Alvi Birotvi and five daughters born. The relatives of Molana Mian Mir Ji Alvi in-laws have no soft corner for him because they thought that the property of male childless of their elder was going to Birote related son-in-law, therefore they demanded to vacate the house and agri property of their family and resisted him. Molana Mian Mir Ji Alvi decided to register his case in court of law at Abbottabad for justice and wrote an application for that purpose at night. Hadhrat Molana Mian Pir Faqirullah Bakoti was there and engaged in worship. He asked to Molana Mian Mir Ji Alvi what were you doing in late night? “I am going to court for justice against my In-laws misunderstanding” he replied. Hadhrat Molana Mian Pir Faqirullah Bakoti Usmani than asked him again to check application by him, he handed over application to him. He checked and teared to pieces this application and said that we were applying for justice to our God. Then Hadhrat Molana Mian Pir Faqirullah Bakoti  advised his brother-in-law to returned back Birote. He than had come back Birote, remarried with a groom of Kalghan of Rahimkot Azad Kashmir in 1910. Hadhrat Molana Mian Pir Faqirullah Bakoti Usmani played a very constructive role in his marriage because all Kalghan family respected him and they were his mystic decuples.

Molana Mian Mir Ji Alvi second father-in-law was Mohammed Khan Kalghan, a very religious and spiritual chief of his tribe. Scholar of Islam Deoband, India Molana Mian Mohammed Abdullah Alvi, Molana Mohammed Hanif Alvi and Islamic jurist and council of Circle Bakote Molana Mian Abdul Hadi Alvi were his sons among two daughters. Hadhrat Molana Mian Pir Haqiquullah Bakoti, younger son of Hadhrat Molana Mian Pir Faqirullah Bakoti  was his son in-law. Now Pir Abdul Majid Bakoti was son-in-law of Molana Mian Abdul Hadi Alvi and maternal grandson of Molana Mian Mir Ji Alvi. 
Molana Mian Mir Ji Alvi's elder son Mohammed Ibrahim Alvi was student of Islamic and Quraanic teaching in Awankari, Mianwali where he victimized by fatal and epidemic plague and buried in courtyard of Madrissa in 1895. His second son Mohammed Ishaq Alvi was in way of Rawalpindi but he encountered with a serpent and by poisonous effect on his body cause colic. He died in Birote in 1901 and buried in Khoas, Birote graveyard. 

 Mohammed Ismael Alvi was the third son of Molana Mian Mir Ji Alvi and first head teacher of first Governet Venicular Primary School Birote in 1903. He was Khalifa of Hadhrat Molana Mian Pir Faqirullah Bakoti in Birote till his death. He had four sons and three daughters. His elder son was Mohammed Ishaq Alvi (his name was as remembrance of his uncle Mohammed Ishaq Alvi) was first Pak Army personal of family and fought for nation in 1965 and 1971 wars in Pakistan. He opened a shop in Birote and enjoyed his life till his death. He had one son Mohammed Ishfaq Alvi and one daughter. His second son was Mohammed Farooq Alvi who was a Pakistan Railway service man and spent all his life out of his area. He settled in Alipur, Rural Islamabad after retirement. He had two sons Mohammed Zulfiqar Alvi (Employ of PENSTIC Islamabad) and younger is Mohammed Shazad Alvi. His third son is Mohammed Akhlaq Alvi have one son Zaheerudin Baber Alvi, two daughters and one grand son Abdullah Baber Alvi. Zaheerudin Baber Alvi is in Saudi Arabiea with Sareena Hotals chain. Dr. Mohammed Akhlaq Alvi and his family shifted in Rawalpindi. The youngest son was Aasif Ali Khilish Alvi, who was a poet and teacher in Government Primary School Birote and victims of color blindness. He also died in his prime age. He was not married. 
o    Mohammed Yaqoob Alvi Birotvi was a Urdu, Arabic and Persian Poet of high caliber and leaded Mujahedins (Freedom fighters) of Birote in Kashmir. He wrote a poetry book NAGHMA E JEHAD (Melody of Muslim Holy War) but had lost by his offspring in 2005 earthquake. He was also a teacher and his many students are alive in Circle Bakote. He had three sons and two daughters. His elder son was Khursjid Aalam Alvi, a captain in Pakistan Air Force. He died in his prime age in 1983 and left one son Adnan Alam Alvi (working as librarian in Hamderd University in Islamabad) and two daughters.His death shocked his mother and she passed away after two months and his father was paralyzed. His second son was Masood Aalam Alvi, (PTI in Higher Secondary School Birote and died in 1988. His younger son was Shahid Islam Alvi (Pakistan), served in Machine Tools Factory Karachi and Heavy Mechanical Complex Texila. He was also a poet. He died in Birote in 2009. He had four sons, elder is Shakaib Alvi and one daughter.  <Read More>
o    Mohammed Ayoub Alvi younger brother of Molana Mohammed Ismaeel Alvi was a employ of Canal Department of Sindh Government in 1925-51 and satteled in Digree City of Tharparker. He died by snake biting and buried in Tando Mohammed Khan graveyard in 16 January 1951. He had left one daughter Zabunisa (Zaibi) and she is widow of Kalim u Rehman Awan in Birote.


o    Molana Mian Mohammed Abdullah Alvi was first son of Molana Mian Mir Ji second wife from Rahimkot, Azad Kashmir. He spent all his life in preaching of Islamic teaching in Deoband (India) and  Digree City of Tharparker and established a madrissa named Jamea Alvia there. He rturned back to Birote in 1961 and stayed there till his death in 17 August 1984. He had two sons, elder is Mohammed Obaidullah Alvi (Contants writer of this website, journalist, historian and anthropologist) and younger son is Mohammed Samiullah Alvi (Teacher) and one daughter. Mohammed Obaidullah Alvi have two sons Taha Ahmed Alvi 
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  • and Shaheer Ahmed Alvi among four daughters and Mohammed Samiullah Alvi have three sons Mohammed Zakariya Alvi, Muqtasid Alvi and Abtakhi Alvi.


o    The Islamic jurist of Circle Bakote Molana Mian Abdul Hadi Alvi was also a scholar of Islam of the last generation. He was a student of Deoband also. He was a Hafiz, Qari and calligrapher of Arabic. He wrote a Quraan scripture by hand and it is now in possession of Mohammed Obaidullah Alvi. He had four sons Mohammed Tahir Alvi (Ex-teacher). Tahir Alvi has two sons Tayyab Tahir Alvi, aircraft mechanics in Karachi and younger Sarmad Tahir Alvi, is a student and three daughters. Mohammed Yasir Alvi (Retired Second Principal of Higher Secondary School Birote) has two sons, elder is Hussamul Hassan Alvi and younger is Wussam ul Hassan Alvi, both are students and has no daughter. Faheem Ahmed Alvi (officiating Principal of Higher Secondary School Birote today) is childless and Rashid Ahmed Alvi is unmarried among three living sisters.
Molana Mian Mohammed Ji Alvi
 and his family

Molana Mian Mohammed Ji Alvi was younger son of Molana Mian Abdul Aziz Alvi and talented modern British Army high profile secular minded Intelligence officer had possessed both religious and modern education. He was Census Officer also. He engaged in many missions in Tibet and Laddakh on special offer of Dogra Raj. His real nephew Molana Abdur Rahman Alvi and his comrade Mohammed Pir Khan of Kolalian, Birote were freedom fighters but Molana Mian Mohammed Ji Alvi never hurted them or made any hurdle in their mission. He spent whole life with connection to Ahmadiyya Movement of Mirza Ghulam Ahmed Qadiani.[6] He lived in Narhota, Birote and every time he engaged in movement. He married first time from Birote and remarried from Danna Kachili, Azad Kashmir after his first wife death in 1938. He had two sons Mohammed Sulaiman Alvi and Mohammed Luqman Alvi. Mohammed Suleman Alvi was a talented and bright student of Gordon College Rawalpindi and got first A class position in graduation exam held in 1918 under Punjab University Lahore. He was first student editor of College Magazine The Gordonian first issue published in 1916. He was a high class Nastaliq, Nasakh and Thuluth calligrapher of his time and a masterpiece of his calligraphy displayed in Punjab University Museum Lahore with his name caption. He claimed that he would reborn the sciences of grammar of Arabic, English and Persian languages if these had been abolished from the pages of literature and history. He died unfortunately in a road occident in Rawalpindi and buried in Pir Wadhahi Graveyard in 1919.

 Third Generation's in laws
  • Molana Mian Mir Ji Alvi had two wives, first from Union Council Badala, Circle Bakote and other from Rahimkot, Azad Kashmir. His first father-in-law was unknown but the second was Mohammed Khan Kalgan. His brothers-in-law (Sisters’ husband) were Molana Mian Mohammed Zaman Alvi, Molana Mian Noor Husain Alvi and Hadhrat Molana Mian Pir Faqirullah Bakoti Usmani. Molana Mian Mohammed Zaman Alvi died in 1910 and Hadhrat Molana Mian Pir Faqirullah Bakoti Usmani married widow of Molana Mian Mohammed Zaman Alvi in 1913. His sisters-in-law were on in Sahlian (District Dhirkot) and other in Gharhi Dopatta, Azad Kashmir. His sons-in-law were Molana Mian Mohammed Yousaf Alvi, Molana Mian Abdulatif Alvi, Hadhrat Molana Mian Pir Atiqullah Bakoti Usmani (Elder son of Hadhrat Molana Mian Pir Faqirullah Bakoti Usmani) and Molana Abdu Rahim Qureshi of Basian.
  • Molana Mian Mohammed Ji Alvi had two fathers-in-law, one from Birote Mistry Feroz Din, water mil owner of Jandran ni Tahri, Kahu West, Birote. His first wife died in 1937 then remarried with daughter of Mian Barkat ullah of Danna Kachili, Azad Kashmir. He has no daughter-in-law because his both sons Mohammed Suleman Alvi and Mohammed Luqman Alvi died in their prime age. He had five daughters and their husbands, his sons-in-law were Ghulam Rabbani of Reala Malkote (Divorced), Mian Abdul Shah of Birote, Mian Abdur Rashid Awan of Birote, Molvi Ghulam Nabi Alvi of Birote, Molana Mian Mohammed Ismaeel alvi and Molana Mian Mohammed Abdul Hadi alvi. His other brothers-in-law (Sisters-in-law husband) were unknown.
Fourth Generation's in laws 
  • Molana Mian Mohammad Ismael Alvi first father-in-law was Mian Mohammed Zaman Alvi and brothers-in-law were Molana Mian Abdurehman Alvi, Mian Mohammed Abduraheem Alvi, Mian Mohammed Ali Alvi, Mian Abdul Lateef Alvi, Mian Mohammed Ayoub Alvi and Mian Mohammed Yaqoob Alvi Kufri. His second father-in-law was Molana Mian Mohammed Ji Alvi and brothers-in-law were Mohammed Suleman Alvi and Mohammed Luqman Alvi, other brothers-in-law (sisters-in-law husband) were Molvi Ghulam Rabbani of Reala Malkot, Molana Mian Ghulam Nabi Alvi Birote, Molana Mian Abdur Rasheed Alvi of Lammean Larhan, Birote and Syed Abdul Shah Birote. His sons-in-law are three Mohammed Ajmal Qureshi and Mohammed Anwer Qureshi of Termuthean and Safder Husain of Jhika Gali, Murree. 
  • Mian Mohammed Ayoub Alvi first father-in-law was Syed Noor Husain Shah of Birote and brothers-in-law were Syed Mir Ji Shah and his three stepbrothers and a n other brother-in-law (husband of sister-in-law) was Syed Ghulam Nabi Shah, father of Dr. Ilyas Shah. (Syed Ghulam Nabi Shah, his younger brother Syed Mehmood Shah, Contractor Mohammed Amin Khan and Raja Nazar Khan jointly established Allied Chiragh Din Transport Company [7][8][9] and started transport on Rawalpindi Srinager root. This marriage was not long survived and divorced in 1948. His second father-in-law was Molvi Abdur Rehman of Kohrhi Azad Kashmir. He died in 1952 by snake biting in Digree City of Therparker, Sindh. His daughter Zaibun Nisa was born after his death. His son-in-law was Kalim ur Rahman Awan of Birote. 
  • Molana Mian Mohammed Yaqoob Alvi Birotvi father-in-law was Molana Mian Mohammed Zaman Alvi and brother-in-law were Molana Mian Mohammed Yousaf Alvi and Molana Mian Mohammed Shareef Alvi and another brother-in-law (sister-in-law husband) was Molana Mian Mohammed Abdul Majeed Qureshi of Mohrha, Birote Khurd. He had three sons-in-law, one was his nephew Zahur ul Haq but he did not survive and divorced. His second son-in-law was Akseer Ahmed Qureshi of Sehr Hadot, Murree. His third son-in-law was (name not known) of Rawalpindi. 
  • Molana Mian Mohammed Abdullah Alvi father-in-law was Syed Fazal Husain Shah, his brothers-in-law were Mumtaz Shsh and his five brothers, an other brothers-in-law (sisters-in-law husband) were Molana Mohammed Yousaf Awan of Bhan, Birote Khurd, Molana Hakim Qazi Zafeer ul Haq Alvi Chishti of Basian and Mohammed Abdur Razzaq of Sehr Hadote, Murree. His son-in-law is Naseer Ahmed Awan son of Molana Mohammed Yousaf Awan of Bahn, Birote Khrd, now living in Bhara Kahu, Islamabad. Molana Hakim Qazi Zafeer ul Haq Alvi Chishti was renowned herbal doctor who was personal Physician of Hafeez Jullundhri  (Composer of Pakistan National Anthem) [12] and ex President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.
 Birote .... Fahim Ahmed Alvi (the Principal) is standing among PTI Circle Bakote local leadership in GBHSS building.
Fifth Generation's in laws
  • Khurshid Aalam Alvi was a Senior Tech in Pakistan Air Force and his father-in-law Molana Abdul Haq Awan of Kohi, Union Council Aiyote, Murree, belonged to Janeal Awan sub tribe of Alvi Awans. His five brothers-in-laws are Mohammed Abbas Awan, Mohammed Amin Awan, Mohammed Yasin Awan, Mohammed Iftekhar Awan and Mohammed Ozair Awan, other one brother-in-law (sister-in-law husband) is Raja Mohammed Aziz Awan. His brothers-in-law (sisters' husbands) were Akseer Qureshi of Sehr Hadot, Murre and other was Haji Mohammed Shareef from Rawalpindi.
  • Masood Aalam Alvi was unmarried and died in 1987.
  • Shahid Islam Alvi had two fathers-in-law; one was Haji Habib U Rehman Awan of Rawalpindi but couple divorced in 1992. He has one daughter Sumera Shahid from his first wife married with Aamir Awan and she is living in Islamabad now married his second father-in-law was the same as his elder brother Khurshid Aalam Alvi.
  • Mohammed Obaidullah Alvi father-in-law was Master Khateeb u Rehman Jadoon of Basian and his brothers-in-laws are Tariq Javaid Jadoon and Babu Israr Ahmed Jadoon. Other brothers-in-law (sisters-in-law husband) are Mazhar ul Haq Awan of Bhara Kahu Islamabad, (Mazhar ul Haq Awan and his wife are expired) and Irshad Baig Khan of Chameati, Dhir Kot, Azad Kashmir. Nasir Ahmed Awan is also his brother-in-law of Bhan, Birote Khurd now settled in Bhara Kahu, Islamabad.
  • Mohammed Samiullah Alvi Father-in-law was Qazi Ilyas of Bakote has no brother-in-law. His sisters-in-law are living in Ayoubia and Aliabad.
  • Mohammed Tahir alvi father-in-law was Mohammed Farooq Alvi of Alipoor Islamabad. His two brothers-in-law on is Zulfiqar Ahmed Alvi and second is Shazad Ahmed Alvi. His other one brother-in-law (Sister-in-law husband) is Mohammed Asgher Qureshi of Termuthean. His three sons-in-laws one is Mohammed Tahir of Kahu East, second is Nazir Ahmed Qureshi of Pattan Kalan, Circle Bakote and satteled in Mansehra and third is Ata ur Rehman Awan of Birote. 
  • Mohammed Yasir Alvi father-in-law is Molana Hafiz u Rehman Qureshi of Basian, satteled in Rawalpindi, brothers-in-law are Mati u Rehman Qureshi and Anis u Rehman Qureshi and renowned stage artist Mustefa Chand Qureshi. He has one married sister-in-law living in Rawalpindi. 
  • Fahim Ahmed Alvi father-in-law was Syed Yousaf Shah of Birote and four brothers-in-law are Shokat Shah in Lahore, Liaqat Shah Birote, Sadaqat Shah Muzafferabad AJK and Mati u Rasool Shah Lahore. His sisters-in-laws are living in Texila, other passed away in road accident in Rawalpindi. He has no son or daughter. His spouse Safina Shah died in March 2013 and burried in his father Yousaf Shah graveyard in Greeva ni Kulli, Birote. He remarried with daughter of Molvi Makhdom Qureshi of Basian on 6th Oct, 2013. 
  • Mohammed Rashid Alvi is unmarried and living in Birote. 
 Sixth Generation's in laws
  •  Zulfiqar Ahmed Alvi father-in-law was Molana Mian Abdul Hadi Alvi, brother-in-laws are Mohammed Tahir Alvi, Mohammed Yasir Alvi, Fahim Ahmed Alvi and Rasid Alvi, His brother-in-law (Sister-in-law husband) is one and he called Mohammed Asgher Qureshi of Termuthean. His other brothers-in-law (sisters husband) are Sahibzada Pir Abdul Majid Bakoti Usmani of Bakote Shareef and Jawaid Akhter Awan of Alipor, Islamabad.
  • Shahzad Ahmed Alvi got marriage from Golrha Shareef, Islamabad. His in-laws are living in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
  • Ashfaq Alvi father-in-law was Kalim u Rehaman Awan and mother-in-law is Zaib u Nisa Alvi. His brothers-in-laws are Shahpal Awan living in Lahore and (name not found) is employ of National Bank of Pakistan, Birote branch. His other brothers-in-law (sisters-in-law husband) (Name not found) are living in Karachi, Ayoubia and Termithean.
  •  Zahir u Din Baber Alvi got meried from Barhean, Galyat. His-in-laws are relatives of his mother. His father-in-law and brothers-in-law names are not found. They are living in Barian,Bhara Kahu, Islamabad and Rawalpindi. His own father, mother, wife and a minor child Mohammed Abdullah Alvi also migrated from Birote to Rawalpindi permanently. All sixth married generation is descendant of Molana Mian Ismaeel Alvi only.
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