Shaykh Yaqub Sarfi Kashmiri (1521–1595), was a

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, Faqih,

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of the Kubrawi Hamadani order.

Early life

Yaqub born in Srinagar to Mir Hassan Ghani, who was also a scholar. At the age of six or seven he memorized the

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and started composing its verses in Persian. At nineteen he completed his education under Mawlana Bashir and Mawlana Aini, and he later became the student of Mawlana Abdur Rehman, an Iranian Sufi and poet. Jami gave him the title "Jami-as-Sani" (second Jami), when he got impressed by Sarfi. He then travelled to Central Asia where he received spiritual guidance under

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. They both went for pilgrimage (

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) and he joined the seminar of

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, where he sharpened his knowledge of Quran and

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Works

* Sharh-i-Bukhari, a Persian commentary on Shaykh Muhammad Ismail Al Bukhari's Book

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* Matlabul Talibin-fi-Tafsir-i-Kalam-i-Rab-Ul-Almin (Tafsir) * Diwan-e-Sarfi * Manasik Ul Hajj, (rules and regulations of pilgrimage in Arabic) * Risalay-i-Zikriya (importance of zikr) * Diwan, (Ghazals and Rubayat's Collection) * Sawati-Ul-Ilham * Kunz Al Jawahir * Risala e Azkar * The five Masnavis: # Maghaz-u-nabi # Maslakhul Akhyar # Makamatil Murshid # Wamiq Azra # Laila Majnun

Personal life

At the age of 25 he married and had a son named Muhammad Yusuf who died at early age.

Death

When Shaykh Yaqub left

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for Kashmir and didn't go back to court again, on 08 Dhul Qadah 1003 AH/1595 A.D. Badhayuni Paid him warm tribute on his death by following chronogram: "He was the Shaykh of the nations". He was buried in Zaina Kadal Srinagar.

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{{reflist 1521 births 1595 deaths Kashmiri poets

Early life

Works

Personal life

Death

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