Muhammad Zahid Wakhshi | |
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Born | AH 852 (1448/1449) Vakash Tajikistan[citation needed] |
Died | AH 936 (1529/1530) |
Religion | Islam |
Denomination | Sunni[citation needed] |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Creed | Maturidi |
Main interest(s) | Islamic Law, Islamic philosophy |
Tariqa | Naqshbandi[1] |
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Muhammad Zahid Vakhshi (Persian: محمد زاهد وخشی; 852-936 AH) was a Sufi of the Naqshbandī Sufi order. He lived in Vakhsh (or Vakash), a small town in present-day Tajikistan, about 100 km South of the capital Dushanbe.[3][4] Naqshbandī The Sufi order from Khwaja Ahrar transferred to him and he transferred to Darwish Muhammad.[5][6] He was a close relative of Yaqub al-Charkhi, and according to some sources, he was his maternal grandson.[citation needed] His tomb is in Vakhsh.[citation needed]