Ahmad Sirhindi

Imām-i Rabbānī Shaykh Ahmad al-Farūqī al-Sirhindī (1564–1624) was an Indian Islamic scholar from Punjab and a prominent member of the Naqshbandī Sufi order. He is described as Mujaddid Alf Thānī , meaning the "reviver of the second millennium", for his work in rejuvenating Islam and opposing the heterodoxies prevalent in the time of Mughal Emperor Akbar . He is said to have had considerable and longlasting influence in India and to have given "to Indian Islam the rigid and conservative stamp it bears today." Most of the Naqshbandī suborders today, such as the Mujaddidī , Khālidī , Saifī , Tāhirī , Qasimiya and Haqqānī sub-orders, trace their spiritual lineage through Shaykh Sirhindi, often referring to themselves as "Naqshbandī-Mujaddidī".

Imām Rabbānī Shaykh Ahmad al-Farūqī al-Sirhindī (1564 –1624) شیخ احمد الفاروقی السرہندی was an Indian Islamic scholar of Arab origin, a Hanafi jurist, and a prominent member of the Naqshbandī Sufi order. He has been described as the Mujaddid Alf Thānī , meaning the "reviver of the second millennium", for his work in rejuvenating Islam and opposing the heterodoxies prevalent in the time of Mughal Emperor Akbar . While early South Asian scholarship credited him for contributing to conservative trends in Indian Islam, more recent works, notably by ter Haar, Friedman, and Buehler, have pointed to Sirhindi's significant contributions to Sufi epistemology and practices. Most of the Naqshbandī suborders today, such as the Mujaddidī , Khālidī , Saifī , Tāhirī , Qasimiya and Haqqānī sub-orders, trace their spiritual lineage through Sirhindi. Sirhindi's shrine, known as Rauza Sharif , is located in Sirhind , India. An Outline of His Thought and a Study of His Image in the Eyes of Posterity.

Indian Sufi philosopher Ahmad al-Fārūqī al-Sirhindī (1564–1624) was an Indian Islamic scholar , a Hanafi jurist, and a member of the Naqshbandī Sufi order. He has been described by some followers as a Mujaddid , meaning "the reviver", for his work in rejuvenating Islam and opposing the newly made religion of Din-i Ilahi and other dissident opinions of Mughal emperor Akbar . While early South Asian scholarship credited him for contributing to conservative trends in Indian Islam, more recent works, notably by ter Haar, Friedman, and Buehler, have pointed to Sirhindi's significant contributions to Sufi epistemology and practices. Most of the Naqshbandī suborders today, such as the Mujaddidī , Khālidī , Saifī , Tāhirī , Qasimiya and Haqqānī sub-orders, trace their spiritual lineage through Sirhindi. Sirhindi's shrine, known as Rauza Sharif , is located in Sirhind , Punjab, India . Islam in the Indian Subcontinent . An Outline of His Thought and a Study of His Image in the Eyes of Posterity.

Indian Sufi philosopher (1564–1624) Aḥmad al-Fārūqī al-Sirhindī (1564 – 1624), also known as Imam Rabbani and Mujadid Alf-e-Sani (Reviver of the second Millennium), was an Indian Islamic scholar , Hanafi jurist, and member of the Naqshbandī Sufi order. He has been described by some followers as a Mujaddid , meaning a “reviver", for his work in rejuvenating Islam and opposing the newly made religion of Din-i Ilahi and other problematic opinions of Mughal emperor Akbar . While early South Asian scholarship credited him for contributing to conservative trends in Indian Islam, more recent works, notably by ter Haar, Friedman, and Buehler, have pointed to Sirhindi's significant contributions to Sufi epistemology and practices. Most of the Naqshbandī suborders today, such as the Muḥammadī , Haqqānī , Qāsimī , trace their spiritual lineage through Sirhindi as the Mujaddidī branch. Tomb of Mujaddid e Alfsani Sirhindi's shrine, known as Rauza Sharif , is located in Sirhind , Punjab, India . Story of Pakistan website . Islam in the Indian Subcontinent . "Salafī Challenge and Māturīdī Response: Contemporary Disputes over the Legitimacy of Māturīdī kalām" . Die Welt des Islams . 60 ( 2– 3). An Outline of His Thought and a Study of His Image in the Eyes of Posterity.