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 Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, sons of Muhamma ...
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 th ...
, in the
India
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n state of
Uttar Pradesh
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. Many members of the community migrated to
Pakistan
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after independence and settled in
Karachi
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,
Sindh.
History
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 th ...
is home to one of the oldest
Naqvi 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 hi ...
,
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
and have resided 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 th ...
since A.D. 1190.
The Sadaat Amroha belong mainly to the
Naqvi sub-group, because they are descendants of the
Sufi saint
Syed Sharfuddin Shah Wilayat (a true 9th direct descendant of
Imam 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
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 hi ...
,
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
, and later in India during the early ages of
Islam in the
South Asia
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Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth descr ...
and the khalifa of Imam Suhrawardi. The majority of Amrohvie Sadaat are Naqvi, predominantly of
Shia
Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, mo ...
sects. According to the 1901
Census of India, the main sub-division of the
Sayyid
''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, sons of Muhamma ...
was the
Husseini 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
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 Makh ...
. 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 ''
mazar'' (shrine), especially
scorpion
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s, never harm humans.
Present circumstances
The Sadaat Amroha are divided among those that remained in
India
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and those that emigrated to
Pakistan
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. The Anjuman Sadaat Amroha is the community's main organization.
They joined the South Asian diaspora, with communities in
North America. The Sadaat Amroha speak
and rarely use dialects such as
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 ...
.
See also
*
Saadat-e-Bara
*
Sadaat-e-Bilgram
''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, sons of Muhammad' ...
*
Syed Nagli
References
External links
Sadat-e-Amroah Pakistan{{authority control
Hashemite people
Muslim communities of Uttar Pradesh
Muhajir communities
Sufism in India
People from Amroha