| Religion: | Islam |
| ‘Ala al-Din ‘Ali ibn ‘Abd-al-Malik Husam al-Din al-Muttaqi al-Hindi | |
| Birth Date: | 1472 CE |
| Birth Place: | Burhanpur |
| Death Date: | 1567 CE |
| Death Place: | Mecca |
| Resting Place: | Jannat al-Mu'alla cemetery, Mecca |
| Occupation: | Islamic scholar |
| Denomination: | Sunni |
| Notable Works: | Kanz al-‘Ummāl |
‘Ala al-Din ‘Ali ibn ‘Abd-al-Malik Husam al-Din al-Muttaqi al-Hindi (Arabic: علاء الدين علي بن عبدالملك حسام الدبن المتقي الهندي) (1472 - 1567 CE/888 - 975 AH) was a Sunni Islamic scholar who is known for writing Kanz al-Ummal.[1]
Al-Muttaqī was born in 1472 CE (888 AH) in Burhanpur, an Indian town in southern Madhya Pradesh on the banks of the Tapti River. ‘Alī al-Muttaqī writes in his autobiography that when he was eight years old, it occurred to his father to enroll him in the service of Shaykh Bajan. The Shaykh instructed him in samā‘ and Shaykh ‘Abd al-Raḥīm Bajan taught me adhkār [pl. of "[[dhikr]]"]. ‘Ali al-Muttaqī soon after earned his living as a scribe. He travelled to different regions of Hindustan and travelled to Multan to meet Ḥisām al-Dīn al-Muttaqī and stayed under his guardianship, where he was instructed in Taṣawwuf (Sufism). ‘Alī al-Muttaqī then travelled to Mecca and stayed in the company of Abu al-Ḥasan al-Bakrī al-Ṣiddīqī, from whom he acquired knowledge of hadith and Taṣawwuf. Ali Muttaqi was the follower of Sheikh Muse, he read his books in Hartmut, Yemen.‘Alī al-Muttaqī wrote some of his early works in Mecca. ‘Alī al-Muttaqī also studied with the hadith scholar Shihāb al-Dīn Aḥmad bin Hajar al-Makkī. ‘Alī al-Muttaqī returned twice to India to Gujarat, which was ruled by Maḥmūd Shāh, who was an admirer of the Shaykh.
Regarding ‘Alī al-Muttaqī, the Ahl-i Hadith scholar Siddiq Hasan Khan of Bhopal says:"I have read and studied the works of Shaykh ‘Alī al-Muttaqī, his works are very beneficial and informative and complete."
‘Alī al-Muttaqī's works include:
Other books by ‘Alī al-Muttaqī are mentioned in the introduction of "Kanz al-‘Ummāl", a rare manuscript of his is available in the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin, Ireland.
‘Alī al-Muttaqī died in Mecca (1567 CE/975 AH), where he was buried at the Jannat al-Mu'alla cemetery.