Sheikh ahmed sirhindi biography of michaels

  • Sirhindi was born in the age of Mughal emperor Akbar (/A.H.- Shaykh spent 20years of his life in king Jahangir's age.
  • Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi,also known as Mujaddid-i alf-i thani, was a well-known Sufi of the Naqshbandi order in 16thth century Mughal period during.
  • His education started with a training in Hadith and Fiqh and he soon came to be recognized as a firstrate Muhaddith and.

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    Sharîfs and Sufis in eschatological alliance (15th/16th centuries): State formation in Iran and Morocco

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    The Naqshbandi-Khalidi Order and Political Islam in Turkey

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    SHAIKH AHMAD SIRHINDI AND HIS REFORMS

    CHAPTER BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF SHAIKH AHMAD

    ( A.H. /A.D.)

    Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi was a direct descendant of Caliph 'Umar (r.) with 31 intermediaries between the two. His pedigree, confirmed from various sources, 49 is as follows:

    Shaikh Ahmad was proud of his being the descendant of 'umar (r.) and that is why, he could not tolerate anything which were anti-Islamic. 50 He was born at Sirhind. 51 His full name was Abul Barkat Badruddin Shaikh Ahmad name of his father was Shaikh 'Abdul Ahad, a most renowned mystic and spiritual guide of that period. 53 Sirhind originates form Sahrand, the meaning of which is forest of tigers. It is related that, during the reign of Firuj shah Tughluq ( A.H.) once a royal treasure was passing through this forest under the imperial guard. A saint, Sahib I Kashf 54 was traveling along with the treasure. When the caravan reached the spot where Sirhind now situated, the saint has the inspiration that a ve