Baha-ud-Din Zakariya بہاؤالدین زکریا بہاءُ الدین زکریا | |
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| Born | 1161 or 1182 |
| Died | 21 December 1262 |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni, specifically the Suhrawardiyya Sufi order |
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| Based in | Multan, Punjab |
| Period in office | 12th/13th century |
| Predecessor | Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi |
| Successor | Various, including Lal Shahbaz Qalander, Fakhr ud din Iraqi, Jalaluddin Rumi and Sayyid Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari |
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Baha-ud-din Zakariya[a] (Punjabi: بہاؤالدین زکریا; Persian: بہاءُ الدین زکریا; c.1170 – 1262), also known as Baha-ul-Haq, was a Punjabi Sunni[1] Muslim scholar, saint and poet who established the Suhrawardiyya order of Baghdad in medieval South Asia, later becoming one of the most influential spiritual leaders of his era.[2]
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- ^ Qamar al-huda (8 August 2005). Striving for Divine union: The Spiritual exercises of the Suhrawardi Sufis. Routledge Sufi. ISBN 0700716874.
- ^ Karīma, Ānoẏārula (1980). The Bauls of Bangladesh: A Study of an Obscure Religious Cult. Lalan Academy.