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Badīʿ al-Dīn,[1][2] known as Shāh Madār,[1] and by the title Qutb-ul-Madar 1315–1434),[1][3] was a Syrian[1] Sufi who migrated to India where he founded the Madariyya Sufi brotherhood.[1][4] He is held in high esteem as a patron saint.[1]
Biography
Badi' al-Din hailed originally from Syria, and was born in Aleppo in 1315 CE.[1][5] In later centuries, a growing number of legends arose in relation to Badi' al-Din, which resulted in sources continuously backdating his year of birth.[1] These same sources also disagree about Badi' al-Din's descent.[1] 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).[1] Others mention descent from Muhammad's companion (sahabi) Abu Hurayra, who died Template:Circa CE.[1] The assertion that Badi' al-Din was a Jew who had converted to Islam is not corroborated by other sources.[1]
His teacher was Muḥammad Ṭayfūr Shāmī.[6] After making a pilgrimage to Medina, he journeyed to India to spread the Islamic faith. He converted many Hindus to Islam in India.[2] Here he founded the Madariyya order.[3] His tomb, built by order of Sultan Ibrahim Sharqi (Template:Reign1402–40),[1] is at Makanpur.[7]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes on the Races, Castes and Trades of Eastern Bengal{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Taylor & Francis(10 November 2016). ISBN 978-1-351-99740-9
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Madariya Sufi Silsila Their Distinctive Characteristics and Relations with the Indian Powers. Proceedings of the Indian History Congress({Template:Date).
- ↑ Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. The Institute(2006)
- ↑ Muslim saints of South Asia : the eleventh to fifteenth centuries{{#if:Suvorova|, Suvorova}. RoutledgeCurzon(2004). ISBN 0-203-59271-9
- ↑ Indian Islam: a religious history of Islam in India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. H. Milford, Oxford university press(1930)
- ↑ Evolution of Indian culture (From the earliest times to the present day){{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. L.N. Agarwal(1955)