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Husām ad-Dīn Mānikpūrī (Persian: حسام الدین مانکپوری) was a 15th-century Islamic scholar of North India. He belonged to the Chishti order, following his teacher Nur Qutb Alam of Bengal.

Life

Manikpuri was a descendant of Mir Syed Shahabuddin of the Gardēzī Sadaat family, who had settled in Manikpur during the reign of Iltutmish (r. 1211–1236).[1]

He travelled to the Bengal Sultanate, where he studied under Nur Qutb Alam of Hazrat Pandua.[2] Following his studies, he fasted for seven years.[3]

Death

There is a debate on the date of his death. According to Ghulam Sarwar Lahori, he died on in 882 AH (1477-1478 CE).[4] On the other hand, Hasan Askari asserts that Manikpuri died on 15 Ramadan 853 AH (9 November 1449 CE).[5] Presently, his followers commemorate his annual urs (death anniversary) on 11 March. He is buried in Garhi Manikpur, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.

Writings

  • Anīs al-ʿĀshiqīn
  • Rafīq al-ʿĀrifīn, compiled by his disciple Farid bin Salar[6]
  • Khulastul Awraad
  • Risal e Mahvia
  • Maktoobat-e-Mānikpūr

References

  1. ^ Akhbarul Akhyar, Abdul-Haqq Dehlavi (d.1642 c.e.), Manuscript p 153
  2. ^ Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak. Ain-i-Akbari. p. 371.
  3. ^ Abdul Karim (1959). Social History of the Muslims in Bengal (Down to A.D. 1538). Asiatic Society of Pakistan. pp. 112–113.
  4. ^ Sarwar, Ghulam. Khazinat al-Asfiya. Vol. 1. pp. 400–401.
  5. ^ Askari, Hasan (1953). Proceedings of the Pakistan History Conference. Dacca. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ 'Abd al-Haqq al-Dehlawi. Akbar al-Akhyar fi Asrar al-Abrar. p. 176.

Further reading

  • Bahre Zakkhar
  • Lataife-Ashrafi (Discourses of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani) Compiled by Nizam Yemeni, Edited and annotated by Syed Waheed Ashraf, published in 2010
  • Mir'at-ul-Israr by Syed Abdur Rahman Chisti
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