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The Khanqah-e-Moula Kashmiri: خانقاہِ معلیٰ), also known as Shah-e-Hamadan Masjid and Khanqah, is a Sunni mosque located in the Old City of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Situated on the right bank of the river Jhelum between the Fateh Kadal and Zaina Kadal bridges, it was built in 1395 CE , commissioned by Sultan Sikendar in ...
Shib ad-Din became a follower of Mir Syed Hasan Semnani and so Hamadani was welcomed in Kashmir by the king and his heir apparent Qutbu'd-Din Shah. At that time, the Kashmiri ruler, Qutub ad-Din Shah was at war with Firuz Shah Tughlaq, the Sultan of Delhi, but Hamdani brokered a peace. Hamdani stayed in Kashmir for six months.
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 ...
Wali Ullah, Rahim Shah, Abdullah Shah, and Bandah Shah, the other four are known as Mirwaiz Hamadan. Haji Muhammad Yahya (1201-1298 H) took over the office and continued his father's work. He was the first one to translate Amma Yata Saaloon, the 30th chapter of Quran , into Kashmiri language .
A greater part of the population converted during the reign of Sultan Sikandar Shah Miri. [22] Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani's impact in Kashmir was not only confined to religion but had a great say on culture, industry and economy of Kashmir. Spread of shawl making, carpet manufacturing, cloth weaving, etc. gained great prominence by his efforts ...
Muslim representatives, including Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah, Mirwaiz Hamadani, Syed Hussain Shah Jalali, Saad-ud-din Shawl, Sheikh Abdullah, Ghulam Ahmad Ashai, Yaqub Ali, Munshi Shahab-ud-Din, and Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas addressed the maharajah on 15 August. [9]
Khanqah Shah Hamdan in Srinagar, Kashmir, served as a significant center for Noorbakshis for many centuries. Noorbakhshia or Nurbakhshia (Persian: نوربخشیه) is a distinct sect that places significant emphasis on the concept of Muslim unity and on "Fiqh ul Ahwat" (which delves into Islamic jurisprudence), a concept by Muhammad Nurbakhshi.
Islam is the majority religion practised in Kashmir, with 97.16% of the region's population identifying as Muslims as of 2014. [1] The religion came to the region with the arrival of Mir sayed Ali shah Hamdani, a Muslim Sufi preacher from Central Asia and Persia, beginning in the early 14th century.