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Hazrat shah wajihuddin alvi ra syed shah minallah alvi
Wajihuddin Alvi, also known as Haider Ali Saani, was an Islamic scholar and Sufi in the Shattari tradition.
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Shekhul islam madni bawa takrir of shekh shah wajihuddin alvi gujrati
Life
He was born in Champaner, Gujarat in the last decade of 15th century. He later moved to Ahmedabad where he received an education in Islamic studies. He taught Quranic studies, Islamic law, mathematics and logic for sixty-five years. He was initially a follower of the Qadiri Sufi tradition, but upon meeting Mohammed Ghaus Gwaliori he joined the Shattari Sufi tradition. Under his leadership, Ahmedabad became a major centre of Islamic studies, attracting students from all over India. Many of his disciples became prominent figures, including Syed Sibghatallah al-Barwaji, who moved to Medina and established the Shattari tradition in Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul Qadir, who settled in Ujjain, and Sheikh Abu Turab, who moved to Lahore. Alvi wrote more than 200 books on various subjects.
Death and burial
He died in 1580 CE. He is buried in a memorial tomb in Khanpur, Ahmedabad, that was built by his disciple Syed Murtuza Khan Bukhari, the eleventh (1606–1609) governor of Ahmedabad during the reign of Jahangir.