The Sadaat Amroha ( ur, سادات امروہہ) or Amrohi SAYYID or SAYYID OF AMROHA( ur, امروہی سید) are a community of

Sayyid ''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Prophets in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali ...

s, historically settled in the town of

Amroha Amroha is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is located north-west of Moradabad, near the Ganga River. It is the administrative headquarters of the Amroha district. Geography Amroha is located north-west of Moradabad, near the ...

, in the

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n state of

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. Many members of the community migrated to

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after independence and settled in

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History

The town of

is home to one of the oldest

Naqvi The Naqvis are a Sayyid clan, found predominantly in Iran, Iraq, and the South Asian countries. They claim descent from the Imam Ali al-Hadi, who is also known as 'Naqi' and the Tenth Imam, and through him they trace their lineage to the Islami ...

Sadat settlements in India. Naqvis in Amroha arrived from

Wasit Wasit ( ar, وَاسِط, Wāsiṭ, syr, ‎ܘܐܣܛ) is an ancient city in Wasit Governorate, south east of Kut in eastern Iraq. History The city was built by al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf in c. 702 CE on the west bank of the Tigris across from the hist ...

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and have resided in the town of

since A.D. 1190. The Sadaat Amroha belong mainly to the

sub-group, because they are descendants of the

Sufi Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...

saint Syed Sharfuddin Shah Wilayat (a true 9th direct descendant of

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Ali Al-Naqi ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Hādī ( ar, عَلِيّ ٱبْن مُحَمَّد ٱلْهَادِي; 828 – 868 CE) was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the tenth of the Twelve Imams, succeeding his father, Muhammad al-Jawad. He ...

), who was a highly respected religious figure in

, and later in India during the early ages of

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in the

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and the khalifa of Imam Suhrawardi. The majority of Amrohvie Sadaat are Naqvi, predominantly of

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sects. According to the 1901

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, the main sub-division of the

was the

Husseini Husseini (also spelled Hussaini, Husaini, Hecini, Hosseini , Houssaini or Husayni, ar, حسیني) is an Arabic surname. Etymology It is a nisba derivation of the given name Hussein or Husain from the name of Imam Husain ibn Ali. People with the ...

and Naqvi.

Syed Hussain Sharfuddin Shah Wilayat Naqvi

Syed Hussain Sharfuddin Shah Wilayat Naqvi ( ar, سید حسین شرف الدين شاه ولايت ) was a prominent 13th-century Sufi or

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. He is the ninth descendant of Imam Ali al-Naqi al-Hadi. Syed Husain Sharfuddin Naqvi "Shah Wilayat" was a son of Syed Ali Buzurg Wasiti. His ancestor migrated from Al-Wasit "Iraq" to Bukhara "Uzbekistan", his family re-migrated to Sahudra (Punjab) near Uch Sherif. He was born in 1255 AD in Sahudra.(ancient city of Punjab) He married his maternal cousin named Fatimatut Tahira, she was a daughter of Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari. Makhdoom Jahaniyan Jahangasht was nephew of Dadi Fatimatut Tahira. His father, Syed Ahmed Kabir, was the youngest son of Syed Jalaluddin Bukhari. Dada Shah Wilayat was a Sufi Saint of Sisila-e-Suhrawardiyya & achieved the highly honored designation of "Shah Wilayat". He was appointed to Amroha, India by his Sisila for preaching Shariat, Tariqat & Haqiqat. Syed Hussain Sharfuddin Shah Wilayat Naqvi was the ancestor of Syed Muhammad Mir Ali Naqvi (known as Mir Adal) was the Chief justice of the court of Akbar the Great. He served on the court from 1579 to 1581. He was known as "Mir Adal"; "Adal" means in equitableness Urdu. Syed Muhammad Mir was also governor of Sindh. Syed Hussain Sharfuddin Shah Wilayat Naqvi was also the ancestor of Mir Saiyyed Dost Ali Naqvi who fought with exemplary bravery in the Third Battle of Panipat along with the Nawab of Najibabad (against the Marathas) and almost died in action. Local legend says that the animals who live in his ''

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'' (shrine), especially

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s, never harm humans.

Present circumstances

The Sadaat Amroha are divided among those that remained in

and those that emigrated to

. The Anjuman Sadaat Amroha is the community's main organization. They joined the South Asian diaspora, with communities in

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. The Sadaat Amroha speak

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

Khari boli Kauravi ( hi, कौरवी, ur, ), also known as Khaṛībolī is a set of Western Hindi varieties of Shauraseni Prakrit mainly spoken in Northwestern Uttar Pradesh. Standard Hindi and Urdu are based on Khariboli, specifically on its De ...

References

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History

Syed Hussain Sharfuddin Shah Wilayat Naqvi

Present circumstances

See also

References

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