Sayyid Kastir Gul, the Glossary
Sayyid Kastir Gul (1573–1653) was an Islamic jurist and Sufi saint who is revered among Afghans and Pakistanis.[1]
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38 relations: Abdul Qadir Gilani, Afghan–Sikh wars, Afghans, Asceticism, Baha' al-Din Naqshband, Battle of Nowshera, Emirate of Afghanistan, Fasting in Islam, Fiqh, Hazrat Ishaan, Husayn ibn Ali, Islam, Islamic view of miracles, Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari, Kalam, Kashmir conflict, Maqam (Sufism), Moinuddin Hadi Naqshband, Muhammad, Naqib al-ashraf, Nowshera District, Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Patriarch, Philanthropy, Polymath, Qadiriyya wa Naqshbandiyya, Qutb, Sayyid Mahmud Agha, Sayyid Mir Fazlullah Agha, Sayyid Mir Jan, Sharia, Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi, Srinagar, Sufism, Suhrawardiyya, Tahajjud, Tarikh, Wali.
- 17th-century Muslim scholars of Islam
- People of Arab descent
- Sufi religious leaders
Abdul Qadir Gilani
Abdul Qadir Gilani (عبد القادر الجيلاني, عبدالقادر گیلانی) was a Hanbali scholar, preacher, and Sufi leader who was the eponym of the Qadiriyya, one of the oldest Sufi orders. Sayyid Kastir Gul and Abdul Qadir Gilani are Hashemite people and Sunni Sufis.
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Afghan–Sikh wars
The Afghan–Sikh wars spanned from 1748 to 1837 in the Indian subcontinent, and saw multiple phases of fighting between the Durrani Empire and the Sikh Empire (and its predecessors), mainly in and around Punjab region.
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Afghans
Afghans (افغانها) also Afghanistanis (افغانستانیها), (افغانان) or Afghan people are nationals or citizens of Afghanistan, or people with ancestry from there.
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Asceticism
Asceticism is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals.
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Baha' al-Din Naqshband
Baha' al-Din Naqshband (بهاءالدین محمد نقشبند; 1318–1389) was the eponymous founder of what would become one of the largest Sufi Sunni orders, the Naqshbandi. Sayyid Kastir Gul and Baha' al-Din Naqshband are Naqshbandi order, Sufi religious leaders and Sufi saints.
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Battle of Nowshera
The Battle of Nowshera (د نوښار جګړه; ਨੌਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਦੀ ਲੜਾਈ) was fought in Nowshera in March 1823 collectively by the Yusufzai Afghans, supported by the Peshawar sardars, alongside Azim Khan Barakzai, the Afghan governor of Peshawar, where they would face the Sikh armies led by Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
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Emirate of Afghanistan
The Emirate of Afghanistan, known as the Emirate of Kabul until 1855, was an emirate in Central Asia and South Asia that encompassed present-day Afghanistan and parts of present-day Pakistan (before 1893).
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Fasting in Islam
In Islam, fasting (known as, صوم; or, صيام) is the practice of abstaining, usually from food, drink, sexual activity and anything which substitutes food and drink.
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Fiqh
Fiqh (فقه) is Islamic jurisprudence.
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Hazrat Ishaan
Hazrat Ishaan Mahmud bin Sharif bin Zia bin Muhammad bin Tajuddin bin Hussein bin Zahra binte Bahauddin Naqshband (1563 — 5 November 1642) was an influential Sunni saint from Bukhara, Uzbekistan and hereditary supreme leader of his ancestor Bahauddin Naqshband's Sufi Order, the Naqshbandiyya. Sayyid Kastir Gul and Hazrat Ishaan are 17th-century Muslim scholars of Islam, family of Muhammad, Hashemite people, Naqshbandi order, people of Arab descent, Sufi mystics, Sufi religious leaders and Sufi saints.
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Husayn ibn Ali
Imam Husayn ibn Ali (translit; 11 January 626 – 10 October 680) was a social, political and religious leader. Sayyid Kastir Gul and Husayn ibn Ali are family of Muhammad.
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Islam
Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.
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Islamic view of miracles
A number of terms are used in Islam to refer to the claims of events happening that are not explicable by natural or scientific laws, subjects where people sometimes invoke the supernatural.
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Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari
Sayyid Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari (سید جلال الدین سرخ پوش بخاری, c. 595-690 AH, 1190 – 1295 CE was a saint from the Indian subcontinent. He belonged to the Jalali Sufi order and was descended from the 10th Shia Imam, Ali al-Hadi.
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Kalam
Ilm al-kalam or ilm al-lahut, often shortened to kalam, is the scholastic, speculative, or philosophical study of Islamic theology (aqida).
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Kashmir conflict
The Kashmir conflict is a territorial conflict over the Kashmir region, primarily between India and Pakistan, and also between China and India in the northeastern portion of the region.
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Maqam (Sufism)
Maqām (مَقَام"station"; plural مَقَامَات maqāmāt) refers to each stage a Sufi's soul must attain in its search for God.
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Moinuddin Hadi Naqshband
Sayyid ul-Sadaat Sayyid Moinuddin Hadi Gilani-Naqshband al-Hasani wal-Husseini (died 5 May 1674), known as "Hazrat Naqshband Saheb", was a Sunni Muslim wali (saint) from Bukhara and direct descendant of Muhammad, through his father Hazrat Ishaan who was a seventh generation descendant of Bahauddin Naqshband. Sayyid Kastir Gul and Moinuddin Hadi Naqshband are Sufi saints.
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Muhammad
Muhammad (570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam.
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Naqib al-ashraf
Naqib al-ashraf (plural: nuqaba or niqabat) was a governmental post in various Muslim empires denoting the head or supervisor of the descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Sayyid Kastir Gul and Naqib al-ashraf are Hashemite people.
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Nowshera District
Nowshera District (نوښار ولسوالۍ, ضلع نوشہرہ) is a district in the Peshawar Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
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Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Nowshera (نوښار, pr. Nowkhār) is the capital city of Nowshera District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
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Patriarch
The highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church (above major archbishop and primate), the Hussite Church, Church of the East, and some Independent Catholic Churches are termed patriarchs (and in certain cases also popes – such as the Pope of Rome or Pope of Alexandria, and catholicoi – such as Catholicos Karekin II, and Baselios Thomas I Catholicos of the East).
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Philanthropy
Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives for the public good, focusing on quality of life".
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Polymath
A polymath (lit; lit) or polyhistor (lit) is an individual whose knowledge spans many different subjects, known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems.
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Qadiriyya wa Naqshbandiyya
The Imamiyya-Ridhawiyya-Mahdawiyya-Qadiriyya-Naqshbandiyya-Ishaniyya Line of Succession (short: Qadiriyya wa Naqshbandiyya) also known as the Sayyid ul Sadatiyya, is a cognatic Sunni lineage of Naqib al-ashrafs of the family of Muhammad (Ahlul Bayt) reaching Sayyid Mir Jan and being notable for their relation to the 12th Imam Muhammad ibn Hasan al Mahdi in occultation.
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Qutb
Qutb, Qutub, Kutb, Kutub or Kotb (قطب) means 'axis', 'pivot' or 'pole'.
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Sayyid Mahmud Agha
Mir Sayyid Mahmud Agha, officially known as Sayyid ul Sadaat Mir Sayyid Mahmud Saheb Agha ibn Mir Hasan Gilani-Naqshbandi al-Hasani wal-Husseini (died 1882) was a Sufi saint of South Asia. Sayyid Kastir Gul and Sayyid Mahmud Agha are family of Muhammad, Hashemite people, Naqshbandi order, Sufi mystics and Sufi religious leaders.
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Sayyid Mir Fazlullah Agha
Sayyid Mir Fazlullah bin Sayyid Mir Hasan Naqshbandi (born in Kabul) was a Sunni Saint and Mir and the highest Qadi (Qadi ul Qudhad) and Grand Mufti of the Emirate of Afghanistan.
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Sayyid Mir Jan
Ghous Sayyid Mir Jan Shah Saheb ibn Hasan Naqshbandi Ishaani (غوث السيد مير جان شاه صاحب بن حسن النقشبندي الإيشاني) was a Sunni saint from Kabul and contemporary supreme leader of the Naqshbandi Tariqa and Naqshbandi Ishaani Sub-Tariqa as the 7th hereditary successor of his ancestor Hazrat Ishaan. Sayyid Kastir Gul and Sayyid Mir Jan are family of Muhammad, Hashemite people, Naqshbandi order and Sufi mystics.
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Sharia
Sharia (sharīʿah) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and hadith.
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Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi
Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi (– 1234) was a Persian Sufi and nephew of Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi. Sayyid Kastir Gul and Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi are Sunni Sufis.
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Srinagar
Srinagar (English) is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.
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Sufism
Sufism is a mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic purification, spirituality, ritualism and asceticism.
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Suhrawardiyya
The Suhrawardi order (سهروردية, سهروردیه) is a Sufi order founded by Abu ’l-Nad̲j̲īb Suhrawardī (died 1168).
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Tahajjud
Tahajjud, also known as the "night prayer" or "Qiyam-u-lail", is a voluntary prayer performed by followers of Islam.
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Tarikh
Tarikh (translit) is an Arabic word meaning "date, chronology, era", whence by extension "annals, history, historiography".
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Wali
A wali (walī; plural أَوْلِيَاء) is most commonly used by Muslims to indicate a saint, otherwise referred to by the more literal "friend of God".
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See also
17th-century Muslim scholars of Islam
- Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi
- Abdul Hakim Sialkoti
- Abu'l-Mawahib al-Shinnawi
- Ahmad al-Qushashi
- Baha al-Din al-Amili
- Bari Imam
- Hazrat Ishaan
- Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali
- Ibrahim al-Kurani
- Ismail Haqqi Bursevi
- Jana Begum
- Kâtip Çelebi
- Khayr al-Din al-Ramli
- Mansur al-Buhuti
- Mir Mukhtar Akhyar
- Mir Zahid Harawi
- Mirza Sayyed Hasan
- Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi
- Mohsen Fayz Kashani
- Muhammad Ardabili
- Mulla Sadra
- Mustafa Devati
- Mustafa Gaibi
- Nematollah Jazayeri
- Nuruddin ar-Raniri
- Osman Fazli
- Rajab Ali Tabrizi
- Sayyid Kastir Gul
- Saʽid Qomi
- Shah Abdur Rahim
- Sultan Bahu
People of Arab descent
- Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar
- Al-Hurr al-Amili
- Antemoro people
- Caracalla
- Elagabalus
- Hazrat Ishaan
- Ismail Qureshi al Hashmi
- Julia Soaemias
- Naushah Ganj Bakhsh
- Philip the Arab
- Sayyid Baraka
- Sayyid Kastir Gul
Sufi religious leaders
- Abdulbaki Erol
- Abdullah Shattar
- Ahmad al-Qushashi
- Ali Ramitani
- Amir Kulal
- Baha' al-Din Naqshband
- Fariha al Jerrahi
- Haji Bektash Veli
- Hazrat Ishaan
- Ibrahim Ahmad Maqary
- Ibrahim al-Kurani
- List of Muslim saints of Algeria
- Maudood Chishti
- Mohammad Baba As-Samasi
- Mohammed Uthman al-Mirghani al-Khatim
- Qutb Shah
- Sai Baba of Shirdi
- Salamah ibn Dinar
- Sayyid Kastir Gul
- Sayyid Mahmud Agha
- Sufi saints
- Waris Ali Shah
- Yaqub al-Charkhi
- Şefik Can
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayyid_Kastir_Gul
Also known as Kaka Sahib, Syed Kastir Gul.