Mir Mirak Andrabi

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Syed Mir Mirak Andrabi
سید میر میرک اندرابیؒ
TitleSanad-ul-Arifeen
Personal
Born921 AH (c. 1515 AD)
Malaratta, Srinagar, J&K
Died990 AH (c. 1582)
Resting placeKhanqah-e-Andrabia, Sonwar, Srinagar, Kashmir
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
TariqaQadiriyya, Uwaisi
Muslim leader
Based inNorth India

Mir Mirak Andrabi (921-990 AH; c. 1515–1582 AD) was a Sufi scholar in South East Asia. The son of Shams-ud-din Andrabi (860-932 AH, c. 1455–1525), his great-grandfather Ahmad Andrabi was originally from Andarab, a valley in a Province of erstwhile Persia. He migrated with his clan to Kashmir to spread Islam. His descendants are known as Andrabi Syed; their temple is Khanqah-e-Andrabia located at Malaratta.

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  • Ahmad, Syed. Tohfa Syed. Mss.3- 4-5.Research library Damsaz Ali University of Kashmir.
  • Gamgeen, S.S. 1983. Genealogical history of Andrabi Syeds. Srinagar
  • Sabur Ahmad Ibni.Khawariqus Salikeen. Mss.102-03. Research library Kashmir University
  • Kamal Mir, Inshai Mir Kamal, Mss, 50, Research library University of Kashmir.
  • Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis, p. 293, at Google Books
  • Zikir Sadaat-i-Andrabia by Moulana Nabeeh Ahmad Andrabi "Shaheed".[full citation needed]
  • Tareekh-i-Bab-i-Sulaiman by Mir Saad-ul-lah Shahabadi[full citation needed]