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'''Ala al-Din Ali ibn Abd-al-Malik Husam al-Din al-Muttaqi al-Hindi''' (The exalter of faith, Ali son of servant of AllahThe King, from India) (died 1567 CE/975 AH) was a [[Sunni]] [[Muslim]] [[Islamic scholar]] who is known for writing [[Kanz al-Ummal]].<ref> http://www.al-eman.com/islamlib/viewtoc.asp?BID=137></ref> |
'''Ala al-Din Ali ibn Abd-al-Malik Husam al-Din al-Muttaqi al-Hindi''' (The exalter of faith, Ali son of servant of AllahThe King, from India) (died 1567 CE/975 AH) was a [[Sunni]] [[Muslim]] [[Islamic scholar]] who is known for writing [[Kanz al-Ummal]].<ref> http://www.al-eman.com/islamlib/viewtoc.asp?BID=137></ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Al-Muttaqī was born 888 AH, CE 1472 in [[Burhanpur]], which is a town situated in modern-day Southern [[Madhya Pradesh]] on the banks of the river [[Tapti River|Tapti]], India.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} ‘Alī al-Muttaqī 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 ''[[Sama (Sufism)|samā‘]]'' and Shaykh ‘Abd al-Raḥīm Bajan taught me ''adhkār'' [pl. of "[[dhikr]]"].{{dubious|Confusing. Was there one Shaykh Bajan, or two? Reformulate!|date=July 2015}} ‘Ali al-Muttaqī soon after earned his living as a scribe. He travelled to different regions of [[Hindustan]] and travelled to [[Multan]] to meet Shaykh Ḥisām al-Dīn al-Muttaqī and stayed under his guardianship, where he was instructed in Taṣawwuf ([[Sufism]]). ‘Alī al-Muttaqī then travelled to [[Mecca|Makkah (Mecca)]] and stayed in the company of Abu al-Ḥasan al-Bakrī al-Ṣiddīqī, from whom he acquired knowledge of hadith and Taṣawwuf. ‘Alī al-Muttaqī wrote some of his early works in Makkah. ‘Alī al-Muttaqī also studied with the famous scholar of hadith Shaykh Shihāb al-Dīn Aḥmad bin Hajar al-Makkī. ‘Alī al-Muttaqī returned twice to India to [[Gujarat]] which was ruled by Maḥmūd Shāh who was an admirer of the Shaykh. |
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Shaikh Ali Muttaqi was the follower of Shaikh Muse, they met in Makkah.{{dubious|Nonsensical & out-of-context addition, initially placed after "Death". A prank?|date=July 2015}} |
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==Works== |
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The eminent Ahl-i Hadith religious scholar [[Siddiq Hasan Khan]] of [[Bhopal]] says regarding Shaykh ‘Alī al-Muttaqī: |
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"I have read and studied the works of Shaykh ‘Alī al-Muttaqī, his works are very beneficial and informative and complete." |
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{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} |
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From the works of Shaykh ‘Alī al-Muttaqī: |
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# Kanz al-‘Ummāl , this is his most famous work. This work is printed. |
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# Talkhīṣ al-Bayān, this book is regarding the Mahdi of the last time. |
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# Maṭla‘ al-Ghāyah, it is a summary of Ibn al-Athīr’s "Al-Nihāyah fī Gharīb al-Aḥādīth". A manuscript of this was available in the Berlin Library. |
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# Ghāyat al-Kamāl fī Bayān Afḍal al-‘Amaml , a copy of it is in the Dār al-‘Ulūm library of Peshawar , a copy also exists in Institute of Oriental Manuscripts Leningrad. |
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# Al-Fuṣūl fī Sharḥ Jami‘ al-Uṣūl, a hand written manuscript by ‘Alī al-Muttaqī is in the collections of Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library |
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# Jawāmi‘ Kalim fī al-Mawāḍi‘ wa'l-Ḥikam, manuscripts of this work is available in many Indian collections also in Paris, Berlin, and al-Azhar. |
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# Al-Aḥādīth al-Mutawattira, a manuscript is available Raza Library Rampur, India. |
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# Al-Rutba al-Fākhira, this deals with "taṣawwuf". |
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# Tabyīn al-Ṭarīq, also "taṣawwuf". |
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# Al-Ḥukm al-‘Irfānīya, also "taṣawwuf". |
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# Al-Burhān al-Jalī fī Ma‘rifat al-Walī.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} |
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Other books by Shaykh ‘Alī al-Muttaqī are mentioned in the introduction of "Kanz al-‘Ummāl",{{dubious|Full stop?|date=July 2015}} a rare manuscript of the Shaykh{{dubious|Of which of his own books? Or of a book not written, but owned by him?|date=July 2015}} is available in the [[Chester Beatty Library]] in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]. |
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==Death== |
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Shaykh ‘Alī al-Muttaqī died in Makkah ((1567 CE/975 AH), where he was buried in the [[Jannat al-Mu'alla]] cemetery. |
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==See also== |
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Ala al-Din Ali ibn Abd-al-Malik Husam al-Din al-Muttaqi al-Hindi (The exalter of faith, Ali son of servant of AllahThe King, from India) (died 1567 CE/975 AH) was a Sunni Muslim Islamic scholar who is known for writing Kanz al-Ummal.[1]
Biography
Al-Muttaqī was born 888 AH, CE 1472 in Burhanpur, which is a town situated in modern-day Southern Madhya Pradesh on the banks of the river Tapti, India.[citation needed] ‘Alī al-Muttaqī 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 samā‘ and Shaykh ‘Abd al-Raḥīm Bajan taught me adhkār [pl. of "dhikr"].[dubious – discuss] ‘Ali al-Muttaqī soon after earned his living as a scribe. He travelled to different regions of Hindustan and travelled to Multan to meet Shaykh Ḥisām al-Dīn al-Muttaqī and stayed under his guardianship, where he was instructed in Taṣawwuf (Sufism). ‘Alī al-Muttaqī then travelled to Makkah (Mecca) and stayed in the company of Abu al-Ḥasan al-Bakrī al-Ṣiddīqī, from whom he acquired knowledge of hadith and Taṣawwuf. ‘Alī al-Muttaqī wrote some of his early works in Makkah. ‘Alī al-Muttaqī also studied with the famous scholar of hadith Shaykh Shihāb al-Dīn Aḥmad bin Hajar al-Makkī. ‘Alī al-Muttaqī returned twice to India to Gujarat which was ruled by Maḥmūd Shāh who was an admirer of the Shaykh.
Shaikh Ali Muttaqi was the follower of Shaikh Muse, they met in Makkah.[dubious – discuss]
Works
The eminent Ahl-i Hadith religious scholar Siddiq Hasan Khan of Bhopal says regarding Shaykh ‘Alī al-Muttaqī: "I have read and studied the works of Shaykh ‘Alī al-Muttaqī, his works are very beneficial and informative and complete."[citation needed]
From the works of Shaykh ‘Alī al-Muttaqī:
- Kanz al-‘Ummāl , this is his most famous work. This work is printed.
- Talkhīṣ al-Bayān, this book is regarding the Mahdi of the last time.
- Maṭla‘ al-Ghāyah, it is a summary of Ibn al-Athīr’s "Al-Nihāyah fī Gharīb al-Aḥādīth". A manuscript of this was available in the Berlin Library.
- Ghāyat al-Kamāl fī Bayān Afḍal al-‘Amaml , a copy of it is in the Dār al-‘Ulūm library of Peshawar , a copy also exists in Institute of Oriental Manuscripts Leningrad.
- Al-Fuṣūl fī Sharḥ Jami‘ al-Uṣūl, a hand written manuscript by ‘Alī al-Muttaqī is in the collections of Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library
- Jawāmi‘ Kalim fī al-Mawāḍi‘ wa'l-Ḥikam, manuscripts of this work is available in many Indian collections also in Paris, Berlin, and al-Azhar.
- Al-Aḥādīth al-Mutawattira, a manuscript is available Raza Library Rampur, India.
- Al-Rutba al-Fākhira, this deals with "taṣawwuf".
- Tabyīn al-Ṭarīq, also "taṣawwuf".
- Al-Ḥukm al-‘Irfānīya, also "taṣawwuf".
- Al-Burhān al-Jalī fī Ma‘rifat al-Walī.[citation needed]
Other books by Shaykh ‘Alī al-Muttaqī are mentioned in the introduction of "Kanz al-‘Ummāl",[dubious – discuss] a rare manuscript of the Shaykh[dubious – discuss] is available in the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin, Ireland.
Death
Shaykh ‘Alī al-Muttaqī died in Makkah ((1567 CE/975 AH), where he was buried in the Jannat al-Mu'alla cemetery.
See also
References
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