Muhammad Channan Shah Nuri

shamsh ul Hind
حضرت شمش الہند
Syed Muhammad Channan Shah Nuri
سيد محمد چنن شاه نوری
Tomb of Syed Muhammad Channan Shah in Allo Mahar, Pakistan
TitleQutab al Aqtab, Peeran e peer, Zubdat ul-Arfeen,Abu al-Ameen
Personal
Born1789
Allo Mahar, British India
Died1890
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedSufism
MovementBarelvi
Main interest(s)Fiqh, Tafsir, Sunnah, Hadith, Sharia, ʿAqīdah, Seerah, Mantiq, Islamic philosophy, Tasawwuf
TariqaNaqshbandia
founder of the Naqshbandia Mujadadia Aminia
In office
1815–1890
Succeeded byMuhammad Amin Shah Sani

Muhammad Channan Shah Nuri was an Islamic scholar, saint, and preacher in South Asia. He founded the Aminia branch of the Sunni Naqshbandi order. He preached Islam in South Asia and brought non-Muslims into the fold of Islam. His adherents call themselves Naqshbandi mujadadi amini or Maharvi or just Naqshbandi, since Syed Channan Shah belonged to the Naqshbandi order.