Husam ad-Din Manikpuri explained

Honorific Prefix:Makhdoom
Husāmuddīn Mānikpūrī
Birth Place:Manikpur
Caption:Manikpuri's tomb
Flourished:Late 14th to early 15th century
Religion:Islam
Denomination:Sunni
Jurisprudence:Hanafi
Order:Chishti Order
Teacher:Nur Qutb Alam
Students:Farid bin Salar
Death Place:Manikpur
Death Date:Date disputed
Resting Place:Garhi Manikpur, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh

Husām ad-Dīn Mānikpūrī (Persian: {{Nastaliq|حسام الدین مانکپوری) was a 15th-century Islamic scholar of North India. He belonged to the Chishti order, following his teacher Nur Qutb Alam of Bengal.

Life

Manikpuri was a descendant of Mir Syed Shahabuddin of the Gardēzī Sadaat family, who had settled in Manikpur during the reign of Iltutmish (r. 1211–1236).[1]

He travelled to the Bengal Sultanate, where he studied under Nur Qutb Alam of Hazrat Pandua.[2] Following his studies, he fasted for seven years.[3]

Death

There is a debate on the date of his death. According to Ghulam Sarwar Lahori, he died on in 882 AH (1477-1478 CE).[4] On the other hand, Hasan Askari asserts that Manikpuri died on 15 Ramadan 853 AH (9 November 1449 CE).[5] Presently, his followers commemorate his annual urs (death anniversary) on 11 March. He is buried in Garhi Manikpur, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.

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Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Akhbarul Akhyar, Abdul-Haqq Dehlavi (d.1642 c.e.), Manuscript p 153
  2. Book: Ain-i-Akbari. 371. Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak.
  3. Book: Abdul Karim. Social History of the Muslims in Bengal (Down to A.D. 1538). Asiatic Society of Pakistan. 1959. 112–113.
  4. Book: Sarwar, Ghulam. Khazinat al-Asfiya. 1. 400–401.
  5. Proceedings of the Pakistan History Conference. Hasan Askari (writer). Askari, Hasan. Dacca. 1953.
  6. Book: Akbar al-Akhyar fi Asrar al-Abrar. 176. 'Abd al-Haqq al-Dehlawi.