Sayyid Meerak Shah Kashani
Sufi Sayyid Meerak Shah Kashani Spiritual Leader | |
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سید میرک شاہ کاشأنی | |
| Title | Faqir-e-Milat |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 6 September 1895 Saraf Kadal, Srinagar |
| Died | 13 December 1971 (24th Shawwal) Shalimar Srinagar |
| Resting place | Khanqah-i-Kashani Shalimar |
| Nationality | Kashmiri |
| Parent | Sayyid Ahmad Shah Kashani |
| Alma mater | Anjuman Tableeg Ul Islam, Madinat Ul Uloum |
| Pen name | Mirak~ |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Founder of | Anjuman Tableeg Ul Islam |
| Tariqa | Qadiriyya, Kubrawiyya, Naqshbandi, Suhrawardiyya, Chisti[1][2] |
| Muslim leader | |
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Sayyid Meerakh Shah Kashani (سید میرک شاہ کاشانی), (6 September 1895 – 13 December 1971) properly known as Faqir-i-Milat, was a Sufi poet and 19th - 20th century spiritual leader.[5][6] He is among the founders of Anjuman Tableeg ul Islam (ATI), first Sunni Muslim organisation in Jammu and Kashmir and Madinat Ul Uloum institute. He was related to the Sufi orders of Qadiriyya, Suhrawardiyya, Naqshbandi, Kubrawiya and Chishti Order.[7][8]
Early life and education
[edit]Mirakh Shah Kashani was born on 6 September 1895 in Saraf Kadal Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir to Sayyid Ahmed Shah Naqash. His mother died when he was two years old. After three years he lost his father as well. He had no formal education beyond initiation in Quran, Hadith and some Persian literature[9] and when it was insisted upon he refused and began to spend time with fakirs or saints and Qalandars.[citation needed]
Sayyid Mirakh's ancestor Sayyid Habibullah Kashani, had migrated from Kashan, a city of Isfahan in Iran and he was the descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through the ancestor lineage of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani.[citation needed]
He started calligraphy of Quranic verses to raise money to feed himself and his disciples.[10]
Death and burial
[edit]It was 24th Shawwal, (13 December 1971), three days before Indo-Pak war ended that he died at the age of 76. He was buried in Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar called "Khanqah-i-Kashaniyah" near his predecessors, Abdul Qadoos and Laal Shah Sahib.[8] On his death date (Hijri), his Ur's is being observed every year.[11][12]
Works
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• Jaam-e-Irfan (Goblet Of Knowledge), poetry collection published by Khanqah-i-Kashaniyah whose second addition was published in 2008.[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Khan, Ghulam Hassan (1973). The Kashmiri Mussulman. p. 148.
- ^ "Sayyid Mirak Shah Kashani:Kashmir' s Spiritual Glory ... | MENAFN.COM". menafn.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Bhat, Haroon Rashid (7 October 2022). "Faqeer –e- Milat Jinab Peer Mohammad Yaseen Sahib (RA) - One of the Dearest Khalifa's of Syed Mirak Shah Kashani RA".
- ^ "Sayel Pandithpori,Least Published Poet Of His Generation". Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Abdullah (Sheikh), Mohammad (1993). Flames of the Chinar: An Autobiography. Viking. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-670-85318-2.
- ^ "Hazratbal shrine with holy relic has a tumultuous history". awazthevoice.in. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Faqeer-E-Millat Syed Mirak Shah Kashani (R.a)". KashmirPEN. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Sayyid Mirak Shah Kashani : Kashmir's spiritual glory prophesied in Lahore". Scoop News Jammu Kashmir. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Sayyid Mirak Kashani: Kashmir's Spiritual Glory Prophesied In Lahore". Kashmir Observer. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Syed Meerak Shah Saheb Kashani (R.A)". Kashmir Dinbhar. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ GKNN. "Urs of Hazrat Mirak Shah Kashani (RA), Hazrat Mian Nizamuddin Kiyanawi (RA)". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Asia's Premier News Agency - India News, Business & Political, National & International, Bollywood, Sports | ANI News". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Sayyid Mirak Shah Kashani : Kashmir's spiritual glory prophesied in Lahore - Scoop News Jammu Kashmir". www.scoopnews.in. Retrieved 7 December 2022.