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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 ...
Self-portrait by Mir Sayyid Ali, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1550 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.
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]
Among his students were Ashraf Jahangir Semnani [3] and Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani. There was disagreement in those days among ulema and Sufis about various cultural issues, most notably the distinction of Persianate Ajami Islam that was more widespread than the more puritanical Arabized forms.
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]
The Jamia Masjid (Kashmiri: بٔڑ مٔشیٖد) is a Friday mosque, located at Nowhatta in the Old City of Srinagar, in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India.The mosque was commissioned by Sultan Sikandar in 1394 CE and completed in 1402 CE, [1] at the behest of Mir Mohammad Hamadani, son of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani, [2] and is regarded as one of the most important mosques in Kashmir ...
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.