Abdullah Shah Ghazi (Abdullah al-Ashtar) | |
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عبداللہ شاہ غازی (عبداللہ الاشتر) | |
 The shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi in Karachi, Pakistan, originally built by Murshid Nadir Ali Shah of Sehwan Sharif | |
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| Born | 113 AH ≈ 730 CE |
| Died | 151 AH ≈ 768 (aged 37–38)[1] CE |
| Religion | Islam |
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| Known for | Sufi mysticism |
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| Period in office | 8th century |
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Abdullah Shah Ghazi (Arabic: عبد الله شاه غازي, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh Shāh Ghāzī) (c. 730 - c. 768) also known as Abdullah al-Ashtar was a Muslim mystic and Sufi whose shrine is located in Clifton in Karachi, in Sindh province of Pakistan.[2]
His real name was Abdullah al-Ashtar. His father, Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah.
- ^ Maclean, Derryl N. (1989). Religion and Society in Arab Sind. E. J. Brill. p. 111. ISBN 90-04-08551-3.
- ^ Butt, Asim (11 August 2005). "Pakistan's mystical Islam thrives". BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2023.