Abdul Quddus Gangohi (1456–1537) was an Indian

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, ...

scholar.

Life

He was a Sufi poet and

Chisti The Chishtī Order ( fa, ''chishtī'') is a tariqa, an order or school within the mystic Sufi tradition of Sunni Islam. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness. It began with Abu Ishaq Shami in Chisht, ...

shaykh. He belonged to the Sabiri branch of the

Chishti The Chishtī Order ( fa, ''chishtī'') is a tariqa, an order or school within the mystic Sufism, Sufi tradition of Sunni Islam. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness. It began with Abu Ishaq Shami in Ch ...

silsila Silsila ( ar, سِلْسِلَة) is an Arabic word meaning ''chain'', ''link'', ''connection'' often used in various senses of lineage. In particular, it may be translated as "spiritual genealogy" where one Sufi Master transfers his ''khil ...

. Thirty years later, he moved to

Gangoh Gangoh is a town and a municipal board in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. History According to the 1911 British publication ''The Imperial Gazetteer of India'': Gangoh is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana un ...

(

Saharanpur district Saharanpur district is the northernmost of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India. Bordering the states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and close to the foothills of Shivalik range, it lies in the northern part of the Doab r ...

), attracted by the reputation of Ahmad Abdul Haqq.

Works

''Maktubat'' (letters of Abdul Quddoos Gangohi Maktubat Quddoosiya) (مکتوبات قدوسیہ اردو ترجمہ)Maktubat Quddoosiya (Urdu translation)
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References

People from Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh Sufi poets Hanafis Maturidis Indian Sufis 1537 deaths 1456 births Indian male poets 15th-century Indian poets 16th-century Indian poets Poets from Uttar Pradesh {{India-poet-stub