Husam ad-Din Manikpuri

Husām ad-Dīn Mānikpūrī (Persian: 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.

Makhdoom
Husāmuddīn Mānikpūrī
Manikpuri's tomb
Personal
Born
Manikpur
DiedDate disputed
Manikpur
Resting placeGarhi Manikpur, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
ReligionIslam
FlourishedLate 14th to early 15th century
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
OrderChishti Order
Muslim leader
TeacherNur Qutb Alam
Students
  • Farid bin Salar

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.

Writings
  • Anīs al-ʿĀshiqīn
  • Rafīq al-ʿĀrifīn, compiled by his disciple Farid bin Salar[6]
  • Khulastul Awraad
  • Risal e Mahvia
  • Maktoobat-e-Mānikpūr

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

Further reading
  • Bahre Zakkhar
  • Lataife-Ashrafi (Discourses of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani) Compiled by Nizam Yemeni, Edited and annotated by Syed Waheed Ashraf, published in 2010
  • Mir'at-ul-Israr by Syed Abdur Rahman Chisti
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