Muhammad Suleman Taunsvi
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Muhammad Shah Suleman Taunsvi (1184 A.H / 1770 CE - 1267 A.H / 1850 CE), also known as Pir Pathan, was a
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scholar and
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within the
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order. He was born in Gargogi to the Jafar
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in present-day Loralai District,
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is located in
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, where his ''
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'' (annual death anniversary) is observed each year from 5-7 Safar al-Muzaffar, the second month of the
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Life

Suleman Taunsvi was born in 1770. He studied Qur'an with Yusuf Jafar. He associated with Noor Muhammad Maharvi from whom he received spiritual training in Chishti order of Sufism.


See also

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Taunsa Sharif Taunsa Sharif (Urdu, Saraiki: تونسه شريف) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan and the capital of Taunsa District. It is located on the bank of the Indus River and is known for its agricultural significance. The city is primarily i ...
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Meher Ali Shah Pir Meher Ali Shah (, ; 14 April 1859 – May 1937) was a Punjabi Muslim Sufi scholar and mystic poet from Punjab, British India (present-day Pakistan). Belonging to the Chishti order, he is known as a Hanafi scholar who led the anti-Ahmadiyy ...


References

Pashtun Sufi saints Pashtun Sufis People from Loralai District 19th-century Muslim scholars of Islam 1770 births 1850 deaths {{Islam-bio-stub