Akhi Siraj Aainae Hind
Akhi Siraj Aainae Hind – a 14th-century Bengalese Sufi saint of the Chishti mystic tradition, disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya. His shrine in Gaur, West Bengal, India, attracts hundreds of thousands of devotees every year. [1]
Akhi Siraj earned the title of Āainae-Hind, translating to "Mirror of India", from Nizāmuddīn Auliyā(1238 – 3 April 1325), a legendary Sufi saint of the Chishti Order in the Indian Subcontinent. As one of the first disciples of Nizāmuddīn Auliyā, he spent long years with him. [2]
His successor Alaul Haq Pandavi is credited with the rise to prominence of the Chishti order in Bengal.
See also
- Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi
- Sufi Saints of South Asia
Further reading
- 'Siyar-ul-Auliya' by Sayyid Muhammad bin Mubarak Kirmani first published in 1302H/1885AD from Muhibbe Hind Delhi.
- 'Lataife-Ashrafi' (Discourses of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani), Compiled by Nizam Yemeni, Edited and annotated by Syed Waheed Ashraf and published in 2010
- 'Akhbarul Akhyar' By Abdul Haqq Muhaddith Dehlwi [d.1052H-1642 CE ]. A short biography of the prominent Sufis of India have been mentioned in this book including that of Hazrat Akhi Siraj Aainae Hind.
- 'Miratul Asrar' by Syed Abdur-Rahman Chishti Abbasi Alavi
- 'Hayate Syed Ashraf Jahangir Semnani' by Syed Waheed Ashraf- page 53
References
- ↑ "Gaur". bharatonline.com. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ↑ "Akhi Siraj Aainae Hind". dailytubef4you.com. Retrieved 25 July 2013.