Basti-Abdullah#Education
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Basti-Abdullah Shaheed ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|بستی عبداللہ}}|Basti-Abdullah}} {{Literally|Settlement of Abdullah}}) is a Village situated a short distance from Rojhan in Rajanpur District, the border district of Punjab province in Pakistan.
The town is named after Maulana Muhammad Abdullah and is also noted for being the resting place of Abdul Rashid Ghazi, It is about halfway between Rajanpur to the northeast, and Kashmore to the southwest just off of the Indus Highway.
Etymology
The town, in flat, cotton-growing area and the nearby train station, are both named after Maulana Muhammad Abdullah.
Education
In 2002, a religious school, was established by Abdul Rashid Ghazi, which was named "Madraseh Abdullah Bin Ghazi".{{Cite news |date=2007-07-10 |title=Pakistan militant cleric killed |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6288704.stm |access-date=2022-07-27}}
It is a branch of Jamia Faridia University, Islamabad where students are taught Hifz (memorizing the Noble Qur'an) and Tajwid (Quranic Phonetics), as of 2021 the seminary has 130 students.{{Cite web |date=2010-08-08 |title=Religious outfits mount massive relief operations |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/37112/religious-outfits-mount-massive-relief-operations?amp=1 |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=The Express Tribune}}
Abdul Rashid Ghazi Grave
The town and the Madrasa came into the limelight on July 11, 2007 when hundreds of people gathered in the town for the funeral and burial of Abdul Rashid Ghazi who was killed when security forces stormed his mosque complex after a week-long standoff.{{Cite web|title=Pakistan villagers remember rebel cleric as pious|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSISL13185|access-date=2022-07-13|website=www.reuters.com|language=en}}
Railway Station
{{Main|Basti Abdullah railway station}}
The Basti Abdullah Railway Station was first established during the British Raj as part of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway,{{cite book |url=http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Great_Indian_Peninsula_Railway:_1845_Company_Registration |title=Company registration − 1845 |date=1846 |publisher=Grace's Guide |location=London |access-date=16 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112131841/https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Great_Indian_Peninsula_Railway:_1845_Company_Registration |archive-date=12 November 2019 |url-status=live}} however it was later incorporated into Main Line 2 (Kotri–Attock Line), and heavy remodeling of the station was completed around 1972 by the Ministry of Railways.{{Cite web |title=Abdul Rasheed Ghazi’s burial: Supreme Court asks government to ensure relatives participation – Business Recorder |url=https://fp.brecorder.com/2007/07/20070712590771/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |language=en-US}}{{Cite book |last=Westrip |first=Joyce |title=Fire and Spice |publisher=Serif Books |year=2014 |isbn=978-1909150287 |location=London |pages=20}}
Demographics
= Languages =
Balochi Language and Urdu are the most widely spoken languages in Basti Abdullah.
Notable residents
Gallery
Body Rashid Ghazi.jpg|Pakistanis surround an ambulance carrying the body of rebel cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi during his funeral in Basti Abdullah, Pakistan.
File:Basti Abdullah Board.jpg|Road branching off the Indus Highway towards the town.
File:Basti Abdullah Masjid.jpg|Ghazi Chowk Masjid, located at the entrance of the town just off the Indus Highway.
References
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{{Rajanpur District}}
Category:Populated places in Rajanpur District
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