Guliana, Gujrat

Guliana, also spelt Galiana and Gulyana, is a town Union Council of Gujrat District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.[1] It is located at 32°48'0″N 73°58'0″E and has an altitude of 270 metres (890 ft).[2]

Guliana is a very old village, now a town in the area. The village is mainly Gujjar dominant amounting to 70% of the population by caste Hashmi/Qureshi constitute the majority of the remaining 30%. It used to be a famous business route during pre-partition era (before 1947 AD) for surrounding villages and towns and for Kashmir. It is located on roads from Kharian and Lalamusa towards Bhimber via Kolta Arab Ali Khan and to Manglia.

There have been many famous people from this village, one of them is Hafiz Shams Uddin (1839–1902) who was a great Sufi and Sufi poet of Punjabi language. His Arifaana Kalaam in Punjabi languages is named Anwar-U-Shams. He wrote Asool-E-Irfan the book on tasawwuf in Persian language that was translated and published in 1924 AD. He had a great knowledge of Kashful-Kaboor. He revealed many nine yards graves (naugazze) and told their names and the names of their forefathers in surrounding areas especially in Districts of Gujrat, Sialkot, Rawalpindi, Jehlum, Chakwaal, Gujjar Khan. He revealed many names which are from the generations of Hazrat Musa (Moses), Dawood (David) and Nooh (Nauha), Yousuf (joseph) who are buried in the region. His brother Mian Mohammed Faiz was a great wrestler and Rustam-e-Zaman of his times.