Abd al-Haqq al-Dehlawi

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'Abd al-Haqq al-Dehlawi
Personal
Born1551
Died1642
Delhi
Resting place Hauz-i-Shamsi
Religion Islam
Region Islamic philosophy
Denomination Sunni
Jurisprudence Hanafi
Creed Maturidi
Main interest(s) Hadith
Tariqa Chishti Qadri
Muslim leader
Influenced by

Abd al-Haqq (Muhaddith) al-Dehlawi was an Islamic scholar, Sufi and author from India. [1]

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Biography

He was born in 1551 (958 AH) in Delhi, hence the suffix Dehlavi to his name. In 1587 (996 AH), he made the pilgrimage to Mecca, where he stayed remained for the next three years studying a hadith and Sufism under various scholars. Upon his return to Delhi, he taught for half a century, and authored more than 100 works, including a history of Medina, and a work on the lives of saints. [2] [3]

Death

He died in Delhi, in 1642 (1052 AH). [4] [5] His mausoleum exists at the edge of Hauz-i-Shamsi near Qutub Minar, Mehrauli, Delhi. [6]

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