Wikipedia's first sentence called it “sufi muslim saint of the kubrawiya order”. Today it says “persian sufi saint”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Sufi scholar and saint (c. 1312–1384)”. It now reads “Sufi kubrawiyyah scholar and Alim (c. 1312–1384)”.
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Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani ( Persian : میر سید علی همدانی ; c. 1312–1385 CE) was a Sufi saint of the Kubrawiya order, who played an important role in the spread of Islam in the Kashmir Valley . He was born in Hamadan , Iran , and preached Islam in Central Asia and South Asia . He died in Swat on his way from Srinagar to Mecca and was buried in Khatlan , Tajikistan , in 1385 CE, aged 71–72. Hamadani was also addressed honorifically throughout his life as the Shāh-e-Hamadān ("King of Hamadan"), Amīr-i Kabīr ("the Great Commander"), and Ali Sani ("second Ali "). Islam in the Indian Subcontinent . The Valley of Kashmir .
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Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani ( ; 1314–1384) was a Persian Sūfī of the Kubrawiya order, a poet and a prominent Muslim scholar. He was born in Hamadan , and was buried in Khatlan Tajikistan . He was known as Shāh-e-Hamadān ("King of Hamadān "), Amīr-i Kabīr ("the Great Commander"), and Ali Sani ("second Ali "). The Valley of Kashmir .
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Sufi scholar and saint (c. 1312–1384) Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani ( ; c. 1312–1384 CE) was a Sufi Muslim saint of the Kubrawiya order, Persian scholar and poet.He was born in Hamadan , Iran and preached Islam in Central Asia and Kashmir as he travelled to practice Sufism.He died in Kashmir and was buried in Khatlan , Tajikistan in 1384 CE, aged 71–72.Hamadani was also addressed honorifically throughout his life as the Shāh -e-Hamadān ("King of Hamadan"), Amīr-i Kabīr ("the Great Commander"), and Ali Sani ("second Ali "). The Valley of Kashmir .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “sufi muslim saint of the kubrawiya order”. Today it says “persian sufi saint”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Sufi scholar and saint (c. 1312–1384)”. It now reads “Sufi kubrawiyyah scholar and Alim (c. 1312–1384)”. Read the current article and compare.
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sufi muslim saint of the kubrawiya order
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persian sufi saint
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