Bahauddin Zakariya
Muslim scholar (1170–1267) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Baha-ud-din Zakariya (Urdu and Persian: بہاءُ الدین زکریا) (c.1170 – 1262), also spelled Bahauddin Zakariya, and also known as Baha-ul-Haq and Bahauddin Zakariya Multani, was a Sunni[1] Muslim scholar saint and poet who established the Suhrawardiyya order of Baghdad in medieval South Asia, later becoming one of the most influential spiritual leaders of his era.[2]
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Born | 1161 or 1182 |
Died | 21 December 1262 |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni, specifically the Suhrawardiyya Sufi order |
Muslim leader | |
Based in | Multan, Punjab |
Period in office | 12th/13th century |
Predecessor | Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi |
Successor | Various, including Lal Shahbaz Qalander, Fakhr ud din Iraqi, Jalaluddin Rumi and Sayyid Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari |
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