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Sufi saints or wali (Arabic: ولي, plural ʾawliyāʾ أولياء) played an instrumental role in spreading Islam throughout the world. [1] In the traditional Islamic view, a saint is portrayed as someone "marked by [special] divine favor ...
About a woman who opens a Sufi shelter for women. The Noon of the 10th Day: 1988 Documentary Iran Early history - Shia Muslim practice of Mourning on the 10th of Muharram: The Sword of Tipu Sultan: 1990 TV Series India Early history DD National Portrayal of Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore. Imam Ali Series: 1992 TV Series Iran Early history -
Waris Ali Shah (1817–1905) was a Sufi saint from Dewa, Barabanki, India, and the founder of the Warsi Sufi order. He traveled to many places specially Europe and the west and admitted people to his spiritual order. He is claimed to belong to the 26th generation of Hazrat Imam Hussain رضی اللہ عنہ [2] His shrine is at Dewa, India.
Initially, the Sufi khanqah life emphasized a close and fruitful relationship between the master-teacher and their students. [31] For example, students in khanqahs would pray, worship, study, and read works together. [33] Sufi literature had more academic concerns besides just the jurisprudential and theological works seen in madrasa. [31]
Sakhi Sarwar was a Punjabi Muslim [1] Sufi saint who is believed to have lived in the Punjab region during the 12th century. In the colonial Punjab, the shrine of Sakhi Sarwar attracted Muslim, Hindu and Sikh devotees alike and held special significance for Sikhs of Punjab. [2] He features prominently in the Punjabi Sufism. [3]
Salim Chisti (1478 – 1572), a famous Sufi saint during the reign of Akbar, was a direct descendant of Baba Farid. [38] Muhibbullah Allahabadi (1587–1648) was also his descendant. [ 39 ] Islam Khan I and Mukarram Khan who served as governors of Bengal Subah were grand-sons of Salim Chishti.
Mian Mir or Miyan Mir (c. 1550 – 22 August 1635), was a famous Sufi Muslim saint who resided in Lahore, in the neighborhood now known as Dharampura. He was a direct descendant of Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab and belonged to the Qadiri order of Sufism. He is famous for being a spiritual instructor of Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of Mughal emperor ...
Bhagat Kanwar Ram (1885 – 1939) [1] was a Sindhi Sufi singer and poet. [2] [3] He was a disciple of saint Satram Das Sahib of Raharki.[4] [5] [6] Kanwar Ram was born to Tarachand Morira and Tirath Bai on 13 April 1885 in the Jarwar village of Sukkur (Sakhar) district in Sind, British India.