Qazi Hamiduddin Nagauri : An Eminent Suhrawardi Sufi From Nagaur

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Aneesa Iqbal Sabir

Abstract

Qazi Hamiduddin Nagauri was one of the great Sufis (Mashaikh) of Hindustan. His name was Muhammad bin Ata but was well known as Hamiduddin. His father's name was Hazrat Ataullah Mahmud. During the riegn of Sultan Muizuddin Sam i.e. Shahabuddin Ghuri he came to Delhi from Bukhara and died there. After his father's death Hamiddudin was made the Qazi of Nagaur. He lived there for three years but was fed up of worldly affairs and he decided to isolate himself from worldly life and travel in pursuit of knowledge. He was a great scholar and had vast knowledge of Shari'at, Tariqat, Ulum-i-Zahiri and Ulum-i-Batini. He authored many books which were widely read by the Sufis of all Silsilahs. He shared cordial relations with Shaikh Farid-ud-din Ganj Shakar, Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya and was a great companion of Khwaja Qutbudddin Bakhtiar Ushi so much so that after his death he was buried beside Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Ushi.

This paper attempts to project the eminence of Qazi Hamiduddin Nagauri as an influencial and inspirational  Suhrawardi Sufi  from Nagaur.

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How to Cite
Sabir, A. I. (2014). Qazi Hamiduddin Nagauri : An Eminent Suhrawardi Sufi From Nagaur. The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies, 2(12). Retrieved from https://internationaljournalcorner.com/index.php/theijhss/article/view/140814