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Hussam Ad-Din Manikpuri
Husām ad-Dīn Mānikpūrī ( fa, ) 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, Uttar Pradesh, Manikpur during the reign of Iltutmish (r. 1211–1236). He travelled to the Bengal Sultanate, where he studied under Nur Qutb Alam of Hazrat Pandua. Following his studies, he fasted for seven years. Death There is a debate on the date of his death. According to Ghulam Sarwar Lahori, he died on in 882 Islamic calendar, AH (1477-1478 CE). On the other hand, Hasan Askari (writer), Hasan Askari asserts that Manikpuri died on 15 Ramadan 853 AH (9 November 1449 CE). Presently, his followers commemorate his annual urs (death anniversary) on 11 March. He is buried in Manikpur, Uttar Pradesh, Garhi Manikpur, Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh. Writings *''Anīs al- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makhdoom
Makhdoom ( ar, مخدوم, meaning ''one who is served'' and sometimes spelled Makhdum, bn, মখদুম, Mokhdum) is an Arabic word meaning "Teacher of Sunnah." It is a title for Pirs, in South and Central Asia. People with the title Makhdoom * Makhdoom Yahya Maneri (1263 - 1379 AD) – a mystic who lived in Bihar Sharif * Makhdoom Jahaniyan Jahangasht (1308- 1384 AD) - a world-traveling Sufi Saint who was spiritual master of king Firoz Shah Tughlaq, Ashraf Jahangir Simnani and 80 makhdooms of his time. * Hamza Makhdoom – a mystic from Kashmir (d. 1563 AD) * Makhdoom Mian Mir – a Sufi mystic from Lahore who laid first foundation of the Golden Temple in Amritsar * Makhdoom Ali Mahimi – a Sufi saint from the Konkan in India *\ Makhdoom Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani – a former Prime Minister of Pakistan * Makhdoom Muhammad Ameen Faheem – a former Pakistani politician and leader of PPP * Makhdoom Syed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal Sultanate
The Sultanate of Bengal ( Middle Bengali: শাহী বাঙ্গালা ''Shahī Baṅgala'', Classical Persian: ''Saltanat-e-Bangālah'') was an empire based in Bengal for much of the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. It was the dominant power of the Ganges–Brahmaputra Delta, with a network of mint towns spread across the region. The Bengal Sultanate had a circle of vassal states, including Odisha in the southwest, Arakan in the southeast, and Tripura in the east. Its raids and conquests reached Nepal in the north, Assam in the east, and Jaunpur and Varanasi in the west. The Bengal Sultanate controlled large parts of the north, east and northeast Indian subcontinent during its five dynastic periods, reaching its peak under Hussain Shahi dynasty. It was reputed as a thriving trading nation and one of Asia's strongest states. Its decline began with an interregnum by the Suri Empire, followed by Mughal conquest and disintegration into petty kingdoms. The Bengal Sulta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
