Shrine of Hafiz Muhammad Hayat

Hafiz Muhammad Hayat is said to have travelled from DelhitoWazirabadduring the Mughal period. He was advised by a saint, Baqi Shah, to settle across the Chenab River near the fort of Raja Kaladhv. The fort was surrounded by a dense forest where he settled and helped people with his spiritual aura. Though the exact dates are unknown but according to one tradition it was at the time of Emperor Jahangir when the saint contributed his entire land holding to the then state for the cause of education. The shrine of Hafiz Hayat rests on a mound 1.8 m high above the plain. The site consists of a haveli, Baradari, mosque, four tombs of different proportions, some graves, seven waterholes and old trees. The place was initially the property of the then ruler Raja Kaladhvi.Situated prominently in the University of Gujrat campus, the shrine of Hafiz Hayat is an exquisite complex in terms of its architecture, site planning and landscape design on that very land donated by Hafiz Muhammad Hayat.