| Sheikh Noor-Ul Mashaikh Sayyid Ahmad Muhiuddin Jeelani Noori Shah (R.A) | |
| Religion: | Islam |
| Denomination: | Sunni[1] [2] |
| Jurisprudence: | Hanafi |
| Creed: | Maturidi |
| Sufi Order: | Chishti Qadiri Order |
| Birth Date: | 08 October 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Dabeerpura, India,[3] [4] " /> Hyderabad |
| Death Date: | 03 November 1990 (aged) |
| Death Place: | Noori Maskan, Hyderabad, India |
| Resting Place: | Rouza E Nooria, Noori Maskan, Noori Nagar, Hyderabad |
| Influences: | Muhammad, Abdul Qadir Jilani, Moinuddin Chishti, Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, Nizamuddin Auliya, Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi, Bande Nawaz, Mahmoodullah Shah, Machiliwale Shah, Ghousi Shah, Ibn Arabi, Maulana Rumi[5] Najīb al-Dīn Nakhshabī[6] " />Blain Auer, "Chishtī Muʿīn al-Dīn Ḥasan", in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE, Edited by: Kate Fleet, Gudrun Krämer, Denis Matringe, John Nawas, Everett Rowson. Ḥāmid b. Faḍlallāh Jamālī, |
| Influenced: | Sheikh Quthbul Mashaikh Syed Muhammed Arifudheen Noorullah Shah Jeelani, Sheikh Muballighul Ihsan Wa Musahhihu Ta'aleemath Zuhoori Shah Noori, Sheikh Noorul Ulama Ibraheem Khaleelullah Shah Noori, Sheikh Khwaja Dil Nawaz Faizee Shah Noori, Sheikh Khwaja Faqeer Nawaz Kaleemi Shah Noori, Sheikh Jamali Shah Noori,Sheikh Syed Nizami Shah Noori, Sheikh Yaqoob Ali Shah Noori, Sheikh Muhibbi Shah Noori,[7] " /> Blain Auer, "Chishtī Muʿīn al-Dīn Ḥasan", in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE, Edited by: Kate Fleet, Gudrun Krämer, Denis Matringe, John Nawas, Everett Rowson. Ḥāmid b. Faḍlallāh Jamālī,[8] " ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq Muḥaddith Dihlavī,[9] " /> Ḥamīd al-Dīn Ṣūfī Nāgawrī,[10] Fakhr al-Dīn Chishtī,Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, Deobandism, and virtually all subsequent mystics of the Chishtiyya orderall shia muslims and Sunni Muslims, Barelvi movement and all Sufis |
| Literary Works: | --> |
| Profession: | Islamic preacher |
| Main Interests: | Sufism, spirituality, Islamic studies |
| Other Names: | Noor Ul Mashaikh, Hazrat Noori Shah Jilani, Qutbuzaman & Mujaddid of 20th century |
| Child: | Sheikh Quthubul Mashaikh Sayyid Arif Uddin Jeelani R (Janasheen E Noorul Mashaikh R) and three sons |
Sheikh Noor Ul Mashaikh Sayyid Ahmed Muhiuddin Jeelani NooriShah Arabic: (حضرة سيد أحمد محي الدين نوري شاه الجيلاني), known more commonly as NooriShah Jeelani, was a renowned 20th-century muslim, sufi, wali, mystic, orator, faqeeh, theologian, mujaddid and highly acclaimed Islamic scholar of the Qadri, Chisti order from the Indian sub continent. He was the 21st grand son of the famous Sufi saint Ghous-e-Azam Sheikh Mohiyudheen Abdul Qadir Jilani of Baghdad. He was also widely known by his title Noor-ul-Mashaikh. He was the Eponymous founder of the Silsila-e-Nooriya tariqa (Sufi order) which is a sub-branch of Qadiriyya and Chistiyya in India.
His silsila has spread throughout the world influencing millions in more than 40 countries through thousands of his disciples (murid), many gatherings, mosques, Islamic schools, colleges, hospitals and general humanitarian services to society. He was the founder of Kerala’s first Islamic Arabic college Jamia Nooriyya Arabic College, Pattikkad in Malappuram District of Kerala. He accepted the position of vice president of the Jamia Nooriyya Arabic College. Sheikh NooriShah Jeelani was a disciple (murid) of the renowned Sufi saint Sheikh Ghousi Shah whose spiritual master's lineage of predecessors goes to Machiliwale Shah and Mahmoodullah Shah of Hyderabad. His spiritual chain (Tariqa) connects to masters such as Bande Nawaz, Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi, Nizamuddin Auliya, Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, Moinuddin Chishti of Chishti Order as well as masters such as Abdul Qadir Gilani, Junayd of Baghdad, Sari al-Saqati, Maruf Kharkhi of Qadiri order.
Sheikh NooriShah Jeelani received the title of Caliph (or religious successors) from his spiritual teacher Sheikh Kanzul Irfan Moulana Ghousi Shah of Hyderabad, India after years of spiritual training under his guidance. His ʿUrs (anniversary of death) is celebrated on 14th day of month Rabiʽ al-Thani (Islamic calendar). His mausoleum (or tomb) Dargah is located in very well known place called Noori Maskan of Noori Nagar in the Bandlaguda area of Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
While Sheikh NooriShah Jeelani had millions of disciples (students or murids), few of them were given Caliph and made Khalifa (or religious successors) of his religious spiritual chain and continued to spread the knowledge of Sufism and Spirituality. Among his senior Khalifa (or religious successors) who later became very well acclaimed and most renowned Sufi Saints in the Indian Sub-continent include Sheikh Syed Arifudheen Jeelani Noorullah Shah Noori, Sheikh Syed Muneeruddin Jeelani Kamalullah Shah Noori, Sheikh Syed Nasiruddin Jeelani Asrarullah Shah Noori,Sheikh Yousuf Zuhoori Shah Noori,Khwaja Dil Nawaz Faizee Shah Noori,Khwaja Faqeer Nawaz Aamir Kaleemi Shah Noori,Sheikh Jamali Shah Noori, Sheikh Noorul Ulama Ibraheem Musliyar Khaleelullah Shah Noori,Sheikh Muhibbi Shah Noori,Sheikh Yaqoob Ali Shah Noori, Sheikh Syed Aziz Ali Shah Noori (mamujaan) among others.These Sufi saints later spread their knowledge across more than 20 different countries mainly in the Indian Sub-continent, Middle East and South East Asian countries.
Silsila-e-Nooria
The present Janasheen Silsila-e-Nooriya and Sajjada Nasheen Rouza-e-Nooria Sheikh Noorul Irfan Sayyid Ahmad Muhiuddin Jeelani Noori Shah Saani (Damat Barakatuhum), (Sajjada Nasheen E Silsila E Nooria & Sajjada Nasheen Rouza-e-Nooria wa Rouza-e-Arifia) He is 23rd generation of Ghaus-E-Azam Sheikh Muhiyuddin Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA), a famous Sufi saint of Baghdad, He is the grandson of Shaikh Noorul Mashaheq Sayyid Ahmad Muhiyuddin Jeelani (RA) and the eldest son of Sheikh Quthubul Mashaheq Sayyid Arifudheen Jeelani (RA). Hazrat Kanzul Mashaheq Sayyid Ahmad Muhiuddin Jeelani Noori Shah Saani (db)(Janasheen Silsila E Nooria & Sajjada Nasheen Rouza e Nooria) is currently leading all the Urs programs of Sheikh NooriShah and His Khulafas.
Sheikh NooriShah Jeelani was known to have authored multiple books of Islamic spirituality. Some of the works published in Indian sub-continent were as follows:-
The chain of spiritual masters (silsila) of Nooriya reaches both Qadriya and Chistiya masters, hence it came to be known as Chisti-ul-Qadiri . Sheikh NooriShah Jeelani's spiritual preachings continued to influence millions of common people across more than 40 countries with the following major sub-branches: