âÂÂAla al-Din âÂÂAli ibn âÂÂAbd-al-Malik Husam al-Din al-Muttaqi al-Hindi (Arabic: ùÃÂçá çÃÂïÃÂàùÃÂàèàùèïçÃÂàÃÂàÃÂóçàçÃÂïèàçÃÂàêÃÂàçÃÂÃÂÃÂïÃÂ) (1472 - 1567 CE/888 - 975 AH) was a Sunni Islamic scholar who is known for writing Kanz al-Ummal.
Al-Muttaqë was born in 1472 CE (888 AH) in Burhanpur, an Indian town in southern Madhya Pradesh on the banks of the Tapti River. âÂÂAlë al-Muttaqë writes in his autobiography that when he was eight years old, it occurred to his father to enroll him in the service of Shaykh Bajan. The Shaykh instructed him in samÃÂâ and Shaykh âÂÂAbd al-Raḥëm Bajan taught me adhkÃÂr [pl. of "dhikr"]. âÂÂAli al-Muttaqë soon after earned his living as a scribe. He travelled to different regions of Hindustan and travelled to Multan to meet ḤisÃÂm al-Dën al-Muttaqë and stayed under his guardianship, where he was instructed in Taá¹£awwuf (Sufism). âÂÂAlë al-Muttaqë then travelled to Mecca and stayed in the company of Abu al-Ḥasan al-Bakrë al-á¹¢iddëqë, from whom he acquired knowledge of hadith and Taá¹£awwuf. Ali Muttaqi was the follower of Sheikh Muse, he read his books in Hartmut, Yemen.âÂÂAlë al-Muttaqë wrote some of his early works in Mecca. âÂÂAlë al-Muttaqë also studied with the hadith scholar ShihÃÂb al-Dën Aḥmad bin Hajar al-Makkë. âÂÂAlë al-Muttaqë returned twice to India to Gujarat, which was ruled by Maḥmà «d ShÃÂh, who was an admirer of the Shaykh.
Regarding âÂÂAlë al-Muttaqë, the Ahl-i Hadith scholar Siddiq Hasan Khan of Bhopal says: "I have read and studied the works of Shaykh âÂÂAlë al-Muttaqë, his works are very beneficial and informative and complete."
âÂÂAlë al-Muttaqë's works include:
Other books by âÂÂAlë al-Muttaqë are mentioned in the introduction of "Kanz al-âÂÂUmmÃÂl", a rare manuscript of his is available in the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin, Ireland.
âÂÂAlë al-Muttaqë died in Mecca (1567 CE/975 AH), where he was buried at the Jannat al-Mu'alla cemetery.