Mir Janullah Shah

18th-century Islamic mystic

Sayed Jan Muhammad Shah Rizwi
TitleMir Janullah shah
Personal
Born
Sindh
Died1754
ReligionIslam
EraMedieval
RegionSindh, Pakistan
CreedSufism
Main interest(s)Sufi poetry
Notable idea(s)Mysticism, Persian Sufi poetry
Muslim leader
Influenced by
  • Shah Inayat Shaheed, Bedil, Bekas

Mir Jan Muhammad Rizwi of Rohri, Sindh famous under his nom-de-plume Mir or Mir Janullah (died 1754) was chief Khalifa of Sufi Shah Inayat Shaheed who is related to have told people: "Who ever sees Janullah, sees me" for Janullah had reached the complete Fana fil Shaykh, the identification with his mystical leader.[1][2]

He witnessed the siege of Jhok and returned to Rohri after Shah Inayat's execution.[3][2]

References

  1. ^ Clinton Bennett and Charles M. Ramsey (2012). "South Asian Sufis: Devotion, and Destiny". Google Books website. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro (7 September 2018). "Rizvi Saints of Sukkur". The Friday Times (newspaper). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ Sufi Janullah's Urs begins Dawn (newspaper), Published 27 March 2007, Retrieved 4 December 2021
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