Shah Yousuf Gardez was an Islamic
Sufi
Sufism ( or ) is a mysticism, mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic Tazkiyah, purification, spirituality, ritualism, and Asceticism#Islam, asceticism.
Practitioners of Sufism are r ...
saint who came to
Multan
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, (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) in 1088 AD. He is said to have restored the city of Multan, converted many people to the Islamic religion, and performed numerous miracles.
He came from
Gardez
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in the present-day
Paktia Province
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of Afghanistan.
Shah Yousef Gardez was notable for spreading
Twelver Shia Islam in Multan.
Gallery
File:Tomb of Shah Yousuf Gardezi .jpg, The shrine's interior is decorated with extensive mirror-work known as '' āina-kāri''
File:Tomb_of_Shah_Yousuf_Gardezi_Amazing_View.jpg
File:MultanGhadMausolDet.jpg, The shrine is covered in blue tile-work that is typical of Multani style.
File:Tomb of Shah Yousuf Gardezi Multan.jpg, Tomb of Shah Yousuf Gardezi Multan
File:Tomb_of_Hazrat_Shah_Yousuf_Gardezi_sb_Multan.JPG, The tomb's exterior is decorated with couples from Shah Gardez.
File:Tomb_of_Hazrat_Shah_Yousuf_Gardezi_baba_sb_Multan.JPG, A side view of the Shah Gardez Tomb
File:Tomb_of_Shah_Yousuf_Gardezi_Wallpaper.jpg
References
{{South Asian Muslim Saints
Twelvers
Shia imams
People from Multan
Punjabi Sufi saints
Multan District