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Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani (Persian: میر سید علی همدانی; c. 1312–1385 CE) was a Sufi sunni Muslim saint of the Kubrawiya order, who played an important role in spread of Islam in the Kashmir Valley of northern India. He was born in Hamadan, Iran and preached Islam in Central Asia and South Asia.
The Kubrawiya order (Arabic: سلسلة کبرویة) or Kubrawi order, [1] also known as Kubrawi Hamadani,or Hamadani Kubra, [citation needed] is a Sufi order that traces its spiritual lineage to the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, through Ali, Muhammad's cousin, son-in-law and the First Imam. This is in similar to most other Sufi orders that trace ...
Mir Sayyid Ali (Persian: میرسید علی, Tabriz, 1510 – 1572) was a Persian miniature painter who was a leading artist of Persian miniatures before working under the Mughal dynasty in India, where he became one of the artists responsible for developing the style of Mughal painting, under Emperor Akbar.
However, the greatest missionary whose personality wielded the most extraordinary influence in the spread of Islam in Kashmir was Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani of Hamadan (Persia) popularly known as Shah-i-Hamadan. He belonged to the Kubrawi order of Sufis and came to Kashmir along with seven hundred disciples and helpers.
In subsequent years, through his tact and ability Shah Mir rose to prominence and became one of the most important personalities of his time. [4] Annemarie Schimmel has suggested that Shah Mir belonged to a family from Swat which accompanied the sage Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani and were associated to the Kubrawiya, a Sufi group in Kashmir. [2]
Peer Syed Haji Ali Shah Bukhari was a wealthy merchant. Haji Ali Shah came from Samarqand with Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani. He was a disciple of Ali Hamadani, At some point during the Delhi Sultanate rule over the island of Worli, Peer Sayyed Haji Ali came to settle there. Many legends point out that during his journey to Mecca, he fell ill and ...
Mirwaiz (Urdu: میر واعظ, from mir, chief and waiz, preacher) is a hereditary institution of head priests that is unique to the Kashmir Valley. [1] [2] The traditional role of mirwaizes is to provide religious education in the shrines and mosques. Over time, the mirwaizes also took up social, cultural and political activities. [2] [3]
Mir was also a common title among the Sayyids of the Kashmir Valley who came to Kashmir from Persia accompanying Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani in Kashmir during the reign of the Shah Mir dynasty, and the way the two groups distinguish between themselves is that the Sayyids prefix the word 'Mir' to their names (e.g., Mir Mubarak and Mir Maqbool), whereas the non-Sayyids use it as a suffix to their names.