Jamal-ud-Din Hansvi | |
Religion: | Islam (Sunni), specifically the Chishti Sufi order |
Location: | Hansi |
Khalifa | |
Period: | Early 13th century |
Predecessor: | Fariduddin Ganjshakar |
Successor: | Various, including Shaikh Burhan-ud-Din and Shakih Qutb-ud-Din Munawwar |
Birth Date: | 583 A.H. (c. 1187) |
Birth Place: | Ghazni |
Death Date: | 659 A.H. (c. 1261) |
Death Place: | Hansi in Haryana, India |
Sheikh Jamal-ud-Din Ahmad was a direct descendant of Imam Abu Hanifa, the renowned Sunni-Persian jurist of Islam. He was born at Ghazni, (Khorasan) which is in Modern-day Afghanistan, in 583 A.H. (c. 1187). He was five years old when his family came to Hansi. He became a disciple of Baba Fariduddin Ganjshakar at the age of 50. He learnt deeply and served devotedly.