Shah Madar | |
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Main Gate of Blessed Shrine Of Hazrat Syed Badiuddin Ahmad Zinda Shah Qutbul Madar | |
Personal | |
Born | Badiuddin Ahmed AH 242/C. 856 CE Aleppo, Syria |
Died | AH 838/C. 1434 CE, AH (aged 596) Makanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Religion | Islam |
Flourished | Islamic golden age |
Denomination | Sunni |
School | Hanafi |
Creed | Maturidi |
Order | Madariyya |
Muslim leader | |
Teacher | Bayazid Bastami |
Hazrat Sayed Badiuddin Ahmed Zinda Shah Madar [1] was a Sufi saint who founded the Madariyya Silsila.[2] He was also known by the title Qutb-ul-Madar.[3]
He hailed originally from Syria, and was born in Aleppo[clarification needed] in a Syed Hussaini family.[4] His teacher was Bayazid Tayfur al-Bistami.[5] After making a pilgrimage to Medina, he journeyed to India to spread the Islamic faith. He converted many Hindus to Islam in India. [1] Here he founded the Madariyya order.[3] His tomb is at Makanpur.[6]