Muslim saints
This is a list of patron Muslim saints of places by nation, and other regional countries, in the Islamic world.
Traditional Non-Christian saints
| Region | Muslim saint |
|---|---|
| 22x20px Bangladesh | Shah Jalal[1] |
Sai Baba of Shirdi[2][3] | |
| 22x20px Pakistan | 200px Fariduddin Ganjshakar[4] |
Muslim Saints Media
A 1552 Persian miniature of the saint Ahmad Ghazali (d. 1123, brother of al-Ghazali) talking to a disciple.
- Jahangir with sufi.jpg
A Mughal miniature dated from the early 1620s depicting the Mughal emperor Jahangir (d. 1627) preferring a Sufi saint to his contemporary, the King of England James I (d. 1625); the picture is inscribed: "Though outwardly kings stand before him, he fixes his gazes on saints."
- Dara Shikoh and Mian Mir.jpg
Detail from an Indian miniature depicting the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh (d. 1659) seeking the advice of a local saint named Mian Mir (d. 1635), undated but perhaps from the late seventeenth-century
- The Poets Hafiz and Saadi.jpg
A drawing of The Two Poet Saints Hafez and Saadi Shirazi (ca. 17th century), thought to be executed by Muhammad Qāsim
- Nizamuddin Dargah and Jamaat Khana Masjid, Delhi.jpg
The shrine of Niẓām al-Dīn Awliyā (d. 1325) in Delhi, India, where he is honored as an Awliya Allah of the city; the shrine is the most popular site of Muslim pilgrimage in the Indian subcontinent
- Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Hazrat-e Turkestan, Kazakhstan.jpg
The shrine of Aḥmad Yesewī (d. 1166) in Turkistan, Kazakhstan, where he is honored as an Awliya Allah of the country; the shrine was commissioned by Timur in 1389
References
- ↑ Hussain, M Sahul (2014). "Burhanuddin (R)". Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ Sri Sai Satcharitra
- ↑ "The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 102, Issues 1-22". Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press, 1981. 1981. Retrieved 4 Jan 2017.
"One of his favourite words of benediction to devotees was Allah tera bhala karega
- ↑ "National Saint of Pakistan is ________________________". 4 May 2018.