Moulai Abadullah

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Mausoleum of 1 st Wali–ul–Hind:Moulai Abadullah, Khambat, Gujrat, era 1050-1100AD

Moulai Abadullah [مولوی عبدالله : Urdu] was the 11th century Dawoodi Bohra saint whose tomb is at Khambhat, Kutch, Gujarat, India. Moulai Abadullah served as an Islamic Missionary in the tenure of Fatimid Imam Ma'ad al-Mustansir Billah.

History

The Mustaali community was established in Gujarat in the second half of the 11th century. Moulai Nooruddin was sent to Deccan. As per legend, while he was there two travelers from India went to the court of Imam Mustansir at Cairo, Egypt. They were so impressed that they converted and returned to India to preach. One of them was Rupnath, whose new name was Maulai Nooruddin. The other was Moulai Abadullah (formerly Baalam Nath).[1]

It is claimed that after witnessing Abadullah's austerity and knowledge, hundreds of people embraced Islam and adopted Shia practices.[citation needed]

Upon arriving in Khambhat, Abadullah came across a married couple named Kaka and Kaki Akela. A well on their farm had dried up, but Abdullah reportedly performed a miracle and the well filled with water. Amazed by this, the couple became the first to accept Fatimid Islam in India, and thus the earliest Bohras.[citation needed]

After the death of Moulai Abadullah, Dai Zoeb appointed Maulai Yaqoob as the second wali in India of the Fatimid dawat, the first such wali of Indian descent.

References

  1. ↑ [http://dawoodi-bohras.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000620.html, Historical fact and Inner history (a continuation)] from DawoodiBohras.com

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