Naushah Ganj Bakhsh

Haji Muhammad Naushāh Ganj Bakhsh (21 August 1552 – 18 May 1654) was a Punjabi Muslim Sufi saint and scholar from Gujrat in Pakistani Punjab.[1] He was the founder of the Naushahiah branch of the Qadiriyya Sufi order, and his successors came to be known as Naushāhiyyas.[2]

Naushāh Ganj Bakhsh
The shrine of Naushah Ganj Bakhsh at Ranmal, Pakistan
Personal
Bornc. 1552
Diedc. 1654 (aged 84 or 85)
Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab, Mughal Empire
(present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Resting placeRanmal, Mandi Bahauddin, Pakistan
ReligionIslam
Main interest(s)
TariqaQadri
Organization
PhilosophySufism
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced
  1. ^ Hadi 1995, p. 405.
  2. ^ Hanif 2000, p. 167.