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Sukkur city's century old Eidgah is situated near Pir Illahi Bakhsh Literacy tower, besides St. Marry's School, which was built in 1907 through the efforts of Shaikh Babu Muhammad Suleman (founder of daily "Al-Haq" newspaper and eminent social worker) and donations of Muslim populace. Hazrat Shamsul Ulema Syed Pir Shah Mardan Shah-I (5th Pir Pagara) laid its foundation stone on 27th of Shaban, 1323 Hijri. Founding committee of Eidgah comprised; Shaikh Muhammad Suleman, Knan Bahadur Pir Bakhsh Memon, Abdul Rehman Pirzada, Master Habibullah & Mian Karam Ali Shah Gilani, which initiated its construction in 1904. Master Habibullah remained caretaker of Eidgah till 1937, after his demise Hafiz Muhammad Siddique became it functionary. Later on, being its custodian,

Mr. Khan transformed plain land of Eidgah into a lush green ground by plantation and renamed it as "Gulshan Eidgah".

(Documented on March 11, 2017)

[Source: Sukkur: Nostalgia of things past by Momin Bullo | Coordinates: EFT]

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