Husam ad-Din Manikpuri

Husām ad-Dīn Mānikpūrī () was a 15th-century Islamic scholar of North India. He belonged to the Chishti order, following his teacher Nur Qutb Alam of Bengal.

Life

Manikpuri was a descendant of Mir Syed Shahabuddin of the Gardēzī Sadaat family, who had settled in Manikpur during the reign of Iltutmish (r. 1211–1236).

He travelled to the Bengal Sultanate, where he studied under Nur Qutb Alam of Hazrat Pandua. Following his studies, he fasted for seven years.

Death

There is a debate on the date of his death. According to Ghulam Sarwar Lahori, he died on in 882 AH (1477-1478 CE). On the other hand, Hasan Askari asserts that Manikpuri died on 15 Ramadan 853 AH (9 November 1449 CE). Presently, his followers commemorate his annual urs (death anniversary) on 11 March. He is buried in Garhi Manikpur, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.

Writings

• AnÄ«s al-ʿĀshiqÄ«n
• RafÄ«q al-ʿĀrifÄ«n, compiled by his disciple Farid bin Salar
• Khulastul Awraad
• Risal e Mahvia
• Maktoobat-e-MānikpÅ«r

References

Further reading

• Bahre Zakkhar
• Lataife-Ashrafi (Discourses of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani) Compiled by Nizam Yemeni, Edited and annotated by Syed Waheed Ashraf, published in 2010
• Mir'at-ul-Israr by Syed Abdur Rahman Chisti