Career
He is sometimes referred to as Mehboob-ul-Alam (literally, "lover of knowledge") and Sultan-ul-Arifeen (literally, "king of those who know God"). Hamza Makhdoom was born in the village of Tujar Sharief, Kashmir. His father was called Baba Usman and came from a Chandravanshi Rajput family.
He died in Srinagar.
His shrine there, located on the southern slope of Hari Parbat Hill and popularly called Makhdoom Sahib or Hazrat Sultan-ul-Arifeen, is an important pilgrimage centre in Kashmir.
