Kamaluddin Yahya Maneri (; Died 1323) popularly known as Makhdoom Yahya Maneri was an Indian

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of the 13th century. His

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is known as Badi Dargah, near a

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located in

Maner Sharif Maner, also known as Maner Sharif, is a historic town and a block in Patna district of Bihar, India. Situated approximately 24 km west of Patna on NH-922, it is renowned for its Mughal-era dargahs and as an important Sufi pilgrimage center. ...

, 29 km from

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Early life and education

Kamaluddin Yahya Maneri was born to Shaikh Imaduddin Israil Maneri, who came to India from Jerusalem in 1180 with their family. Maneri's father Makhdoom Imaduddin Israil was the eldest son of Imam Muhammad Taj Faqih Hashmi. His father and uncles settled in Maner which was later also called

. Kamaluddin Yahya Maneri studied Islamic law at

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. He was a disciple of Sheikh Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar al-Suhrawardi of

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Sufi order. His associates include

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Saadi Shirazi Abu Mohammad Moshrefoldin Mosleh ebn Abdollah ebn Mosharraf, better known by his pen name Saadi (; , ), also known as Saadi of Shiraz (, ''Saʿdī Shīrāzī''; born 1210; died 1291 or 1292), was a Persian poet and prose writer of the medieval p ...

and Kamal al-Din Isma'il al-'Isfahani and Makhdoom Syed Shahabuddin Pir Jagjot of Balkh who settled in Jethuli near Patna.

Personal life

He married Bibi Raziya alias Badi Bua, daughter of Makhdoom Syed Shahabuddin Pir Jagjot and they had four sons and one daughter together including Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri.

Death and legacy

Kamaluddin Yahya Maneri died in 1323 and was buried in Badi Dargah, Maner Sharif near the tomb of his father. The sacred

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is known as Bari Dargah, while the mausoleum of one of his descendants, Makhdoom Shah Daulat Maneri is known as Chhoti

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which is nearby. Badi Dargah has remained a place of pilgrimage for a long time. Notable visitors include

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and the

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emperor

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. Among his descendants, Makhdoom Shah Daulat Maneri died in 1608. His mausoleum Chhoti Dargah was built by Ibrahim Khan Kakar, then Governor of Bihar, and completed in 1616. It is still known as an excellent example of

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.Maner Sharif
Bihar Tourism official website.

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Early life and education

Personal life

Death and legacy

Further reading

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