| Badi' al-Din | |
| Religion: | Islam |
| Denomination: | Sunni |
| School Tradition: | Maturidi |
| Order: | Madariyya |
| Flourished: | Islamic golden age |
| Birth Name: | Badi' al-Din |
| Birth Date: | 1315 CE |
| Birth Place: | Aleppo, Syria |
| Death Date: | 1434 CE |
| Death Place: | Makanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Teacher: | Muhammad Tayfur Shami |
Badīʿ al-Dīn,[1] known as Shāh Madār, and by the title Qutb-ul-Madar 1315–1434),[2] was a Syrian Sufi who migrated to India where he founded the Madariyya Sufi brotherhood.[3] He is held in high esteem as a patron saint.
Badi' al-Din hailed originally from Syria, and was born in Aleppo in 1315 CE.[4] In later centuries, a growing number of legends arose about Badi' al-Din, which resulted in sources continuously backdating his year of birth. These same sources also disagree about Badi' al-Din's descent. Some state that he was a sayyid, that is, a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and trace his descent back to Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (died 765 CE). Others mention descent from Muhammad's companion (sahabi) Abu Hurayra, who died CE. The assertion that Badi' al-Din was a Jew who had converted to Islam is not corroborated by other sources.
His teacher was Muḥammad Ṭayfūr Shāmī.[5] After making a pilgrimage to Medina, he journeyed to India to spread Islam. He converted many Hindus to Islam in India,[1] where he founded the Madariyya order.[2] His tomb, built by order of Sultan Ibrahim Sharqi (1402–40), is at Makanpur.[6]