Wikipedia's first sentence called it “sajjada nashin of shrine golra sharif”. Today it says “pakistani islamic scholar and the sajjada nashin”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Death”.
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Syed Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani, commonly known as Baray Lala jee (22 May 1920 at Golra Sharif , of district Rawalpindi – 12 March 1997), was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and the Sajjada Nashin (successor) of Shrine Golra Sharif in Islamabad . He was the grandson of Pir Meher Ali Shah , the son of Syed Ghulam Mohiyyuddin Gilani and father of Naseer-uddin-Naseer , all famed scholars. He is also the elder brother of Syed Shah Abdul Haq Gilani. He died on 12 March 1997.
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Syed Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani commonly known as Baray Lala jee born on Saturday, the 22nd May 1920 at Golra Sharif , of district Rawalpindi was the Sajjada Nashin of Shrine Golra Sharif . He was the grandson of Pir Meher Ali Shah . He was the son of Syed Ghulam Mohiyyuddin Gilani and father of Pakistani scholar Naseer-uddin-Naseer . He is also the elder brother of Syed Shah Abdul Haq Gilani.
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He was the grandson of Pir Meher Ali Shah . He was the son of Syed Ghulam Mohiyyuddin Gilani and father of Pakistani scholar Naseer-uddin-Naseer . He is also the elder brother of Syed Shah Abdul Haq Gilani.
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pakistani islamic scholar and the sajjada nashin
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