Jahaniyan Jahangasht

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Shah Jewna
(nephew)

Mīr Sayyid Jalāl ad-Dīn an-Naqwī al-Bukhārī (

Sufi saint from South Asia
.

Biography

Jahangasht's mosque near his grave

Jahaniyan Jahangasht was born on 8th February 1308 AD (14

Shaban 707 AH) in Uččh. His father, Sayyid Aḥmad Kabīr, was the youngest son and chosen successor of Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh of Bukhara. His father was a disciple of Rukn al-Dīn Abu ’l-Fatḥ.[2][3]

He was later given the title of Jahaniyan Jahangasht from which he gained prominence. He travelled to many countries including Kāzarūn, Egypt, Syria-Palestine, Mesopotamia, Balk̲h̲, Buk̲h̲āra, K̲h̲urāsān, and visited Mecca 36 times in his life. He married the daughter of his half-uncle Sadruddin Muhammad Ghawth.[4][3]

He received his

Ḥajj. When he returned Fīrūz S̲h̲āh Tug̲h̲luḳ also paid him reverence, and Jalāl al-Dīn would visit Delhi periodically. Jalāl al-Dīn also accompanied the king on his campaign to Ṭhaṭṭā and was a major influence on Fīrūz's religious policies.[3]

He visited

Akhi Siraj Bengali, Jahangasht's jhanda is taken from Tabrizi's dargah to Akhi Siraj's mausoleum.[6]

Legacy

Shrine of Jahangasht

His descendants use the surname Naqvi Bukhari, and belong to the Naurang Jahania family Some of them migrated to Tando Jahania in Sindh creating a sizeable community, whilst others migrated to many other places within the subcontinent.[7][8][9][10]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-90-04-64383-3
    .
  2. Allahabad, Second Edition 1999, Karachi
    .
  3. ^ a b c Bazmee Ansari, A.S. (2012). "D̲j̲alāl al-Dīn Ḥusayn al-Buk̲h̲ārī". In Bearman, P.; Bianquis, Th.; Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P. (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Brill.
  4. Allahabad, Second Edition 1999, Karachi
    .
  5. Asiatic Society of Pakistan
    . pp. 102–103.
  6. OL 30677644M
    . Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Safarnama Makhdoom Jahanian Jahangasht". Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  8. ^ "UCH Sharif Trust | Understanding of Culture and Heritage | an Ancient Tradition". Archived from the original on 18 May 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Sufis & Shaykhs - World of Tasawwuf". Spiritualfoundation.net. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  10. ^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre. "Tomb of Bibi Jawindi, Baha'al-Halim and Ustead and the Tomb and Mosque of Jalaluddin Bukhari - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". Whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jahaniyan_Jahangasht&oldid=1219507025"