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{{short description|Indian Sufi scholar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox religious biography
| religion = Islam
| name = Abdul Quddus
| birth_date       = 1456
| birth_place      = [[Rudauli]], [[Faizabad]]
| death_date       = 1537
| jurisprudence    = [[Hanafi]]
| creed            = [[Maturidi]]
| Sufi_order       = [[Chishti Order|Chisti]]
| flourished       = [[Islamic golden age]]
}}
'''Abdul Quddus '' Gangohi''''' (1456–1537) was an Indian Sufi scholar.

==Life==

Abdul Quddus Gangohi was born in [[Rudauli]], now in [[Faizabad district|Faizabad]], India.{{Citation needed|date= June 2018}} His father was Muhammad Ismail bin Safi al-din.{{Citation needed|date= June 2018}}

He was a Sufi poet and [[Chisti]] shaykh.<ref>Satish Saberwal, [[Mushirul Hasan]]. ''Assertive religious identities: India and Europe''.  Manohar 2006. {{ISBN|81-7304-673-5}}, {{ISBN|978-81-7304-673-5}}</ref> He belonged to the Sabiri branch of the [[Chishti]] [[silsila]].<ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sai/bb_files/Digby_Gangohi.PDF #1]</ref>

In 1491 he moved to [[Shahbad]] in [[Haryana]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} Thirty years later, he moved to [[Gangoh]] ([[Saharanpur district]]), attracted by the reputation of Ahmad Abdul Haqq.<ref>J. S. Grewal. ''Religious movements and institutions in Medieval India''. Oxford University Press, 2006. {{ISBN|0-19-567703-X}}, 9780195677034</ref>

==Works==

''Maktubat'' (letters of Abdul Quddoos Gangohi Maktubat Quddoosiya) (مکتوبات قدوسیہ اردو ترجمہ)<ref>[http://maktabah.org/item/2098-maktubat-quddusiya-urdu Maktubat Quddoosiya (Urdu translation)]</ref>

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