Badi' al-Din

Badi' al-Din
Shah Madar
Main gate of the shrine of Badi' al-Din
Personal
Born
Badi' al-Din

1315 CE[1]
Died1434 CE[1]
ReligionIslam
FlourishedIslamic golden age
DenominationSunni
SchoolHanafi
CreedMaturidi
Organization
OrderMadariyya
Muslim leader
TeacherMuhammad Tayfur Shami

Badīʿ al-Dīn,[1][2] known as Shāh Madār,[1] and by the title Qutb-ul-Madar 1315–1434),[1][3] was a Syrian[1] Sufi who migrated to India where he founded the Madariyya Sufi brotherhood.[1][4] He is held in high esteem as a patron saint.[1]

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  2. ^ James Wise (10 November 2016). Notes on the Races, Castes and Trades of Eastern Bengal. Taylor & Francis. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-351-99740-9.
  3. ^ Bhattacharya, Ananda (2008). "Madariya Sufi Silsila Their Distinctive Characteristics and Relations with the Indian Powers". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 69: 384–402. JSTOR 44147203.
  4. ^ Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. The Institute. 2006. p. 241.