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Shah Wajihuddin Alvi Gujarati ( fa, ), also known the epithet Haider Ali Saani ( fa, ), was an Islamic scholar and Sufi in the
Shattari The Shattari or Shattariyya are members of a Sufi mystical tariqah that originated in Persia in the fifteenth century C.E. and developed, completed and codified in India. Later secondary branches were taken to Hejaz and Indonesia. The word Sh ...
tradition.


Life

Shah Wajihudeen Alvi Hussaini Shattari (Haider Ali Saani) 'Ali the second' was born in Champaner,
Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...
in the last decade of the 15th century. He later moved to Ahmedabad where he received an education in Islamic studies. He taught Quranic studies, Islamic law, mathematics and logic for sixty-five years. He was initially a follower of the
Qadiri The Qadiriyya (), also transliterated Qādirīyah, ''Qadri'', ''Qadriya'', ''Kadri'', ''Elkadri'', ''Elkadry'', ''Aladray'', ''Alkadrie'', ''Adray'', ''Kadray'', ''Kadiri'', ''Qadiri'', ''Quadri'' or ''Qadri'' are members of the Sunni Qadiri ta ...
Sufi tradition, but upon meeting Mohammed Ghaus Gwaliori he joined the
Shattari The Shattari or Shattariyya are members of a Sufi mystical tariqah that originated in Persia in the fifteenth century C.E. and developed, completed and codified in India. Later secondary branches were taken to Hejaz and Indonesia. The word Sh ...
Sufi tradition. Under his leadership, Ahmedabad became a major centre of Islamic studies, attracting students from all over India. Many of his disciples became prominent figures, including Syed Sibghatallah al-Barwaji, who moved to
Medina Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the second-holiest city in Islam, and the capital of the ...
and established the Shattari tradition in Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul Qadir, who settled in
Ujjain Ujjain (, Hindustani pronunciation: d͡ːʒɛːn is a city in Ujjain district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the fifth-largest city in Madhya Pradesh by population and is the administrative centre of Ujjain district and Ujjain ...
, and Sheikh Abu Turab, who moved to
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. He also had students from
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such as Usman and
Yusuf Yusuf ( ar, يوسف ') is a male name of Arabic origin meaning "God increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning "YHWH will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name ...
, who contributed to Islamic education in medieval Hindustan. Wajihuddin wrote more than 200 books on various subjects. According to some sources, Sayyadna Hashim Peer Dastagir was his nephew and Khalifa.


Works

Wajihuddin Alvi is reported to have written books in
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*Hashiya Alvi Ala Tafsir Baydaw
حاشية العلوي على تفسير البيضاوي
*Sharh Nuzhat Al-Naza
شرح نزهة النظر للكجراتي مع نخبة الفكر للعسقلاني
*Hashiya Alvi ala Sharh al-Jami https://archive.org/details/hashiya-alvi-ala-sharh-al-jami
Risala Qushji Sharh Qushji
*Aidah Haqiqat Sharh Haqiqat Muhamad
ايضاح حقيقت شرح حقيقت محمدي


Death and burial

He died in 1580 CE. He is buried in a memorial tomb in Khanpur, Ahmedabad, that was built by his disciple Syed Murtuza Khan Bukhari, the eleventh (1606–1609) governor of Ahmedabad during the reign of Jahangir.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghawth, Muhammad Indian Sufi saints Sufi writers Writers from Ahmedabad 15th-century Indian scholars Indian Muslim scholars of Islam Scholars from Gujarat 1580 deaths


Further reading


tazkiratul wajeeh by Syed Husaini Peer AlviShah Wajeehuddin Alvi Gujrati Ahwal -o- Aasar by Abdur Rahman Parwaz IslahiKhulasa-tul Wajih by Ahmed bin Muhammad Al-FarouqiLife and works of Sheikh Wajihuddin Alavi Gujrati by Mohammad Khalid