Gholam Al-Hassenin Panipati’s HajjTravelogue from India(1353 A.H.)

Khajeh Gholam al-Hassenin Panipati (21st Ramadan 1356 A.H. / 25th November 1937) was born in Panipat, India. Until the tenth grade, he studied in MAO College in Aligar. Later on, he was teaching in public schools and Hali Guidance School in Panipat, as well as at various offices in Bombay. He was also the English, Arabic, and Persian languages teacher in a secondary school in Pantipat and an inspector of all other schools. After being retired, he took over the management of that secondary school. He established several offices. He was a prominent preacher. The autobiography of Gholam al-Hassenin was published in 1936. He traveled to Arab Iraq several times and once carried out the pilgrimage to the Hajj. On 28th January 1935, he arrived in Delhi from his hometown Panipat and traveled through Mumbai to Mecca and returned his homeland on 7th April 1935. During this trip, his brother, Gholam al-Sabettin and other prominent Indian figures accompanied him. His Hajj travelogue written in Urdu was published in 1353 A.H under the title of “Safar-name-ye Hajj” or “Sama’an-e ‘Akherat”. The present article investigates Gholam al-Hassenin Panipati’s Hajj travelogue.