Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani

thumb|Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani (Persian: میر سید علی همدانی‎‎; 22 October 1314 – 18 January 1385) was an Iranian scholar, poet and a Sufi Muslim saint of the Kubrawiya order. He was born in Hamadan, and was buried in Khatlan, Tajikistan. He was known as Shāh-e-Hamadān ("King of Hamadān"), Amīr-i Kabīr ("the Great Commander"), and Ali Sani ("second Ali"). Quotes Mir Sayyid ‘Ali Hamadani (1314-1385) began to get Hindu temples demolished and the Hindus converted by reckless use of force throughout his sojourn in Kashmir... Harsh Narain, Myths of Composite Culture and Equality of Religions (1990) Setting out this ‘covenant’, S.A.A. Rizvi writes: In emphasizing such a covenant, Saiyid ‘Ali was acting as an ‘alim and not as a sufi. Sultan Qutub’d-Din adopted Persian dress and divorced one of his wives whom he had illegally married earlier. Occasionally he attended congregational prayers led by the Saiyid on a platform built at the site of the Kali Mandir, which he himself had helped to destroy. The demolition of the temple contravened the covenant; probably the Brahmans had not allowed Saiyid ‘Ali’s followers to stay in the temple and the infringement was used as a pretext and later a precedent set by the Saiyid in Kashmir. Truly, an alim! Hamadani (AD 1314-85) was a famous Sufi and is regarded as their patron saint by Muslims in Kashmir. His renowned dargah in Srinagar stands on the site of a Kali temple which he helped destroy. Arun Shourie - The World of Fatwas Or The Sharia in Action (2012, Harper Collins) To take one instance, Saiyid Ali Hamadani urged that the following ‘covenant’ be imposed on the Hindus:• They (the Hindus) will not build new idol temples.• They will not rebuild any existing temple which may have fallen into disrepair.• Muslim travellers will not be prevented from staying in temples.• Zimmis will courteously receive a Muslim wishing to attend their meetings.• They will not ride horses with saddle and bridle.• They will not possess swords, bows or arrows.• They will not openly practise their traditional customs amongst Muslims.• They will not mourn their dead loudly..... Arun Shourie - The World of Fatwas Or The Sharia in Action (2012, Harper Collins) [Sayyid Ali Hamdani built his khanqah on the site of] ‘a small temple which was demolished... the credit of wiping out the vestiges of infidelity and heresy from the mirror of the conscience of the dwellers of these lands [goes to Sayyid Muhammad]. Baharistan-i-shahi. Pundit KN (1991) A Chronicle of Medieval Kashmir, (Translation), Firma KLM Pvt Ltd, Calcutta, p. 35-7 , as quoted in Khan, M. A. (2011). Islamic Jihad: A legacy of forced conversion, imperialism and slavery. ch 4 External links Category:1310s births Category:1380s deaths Category:Muslims Category:14th-century Persian poets Category:Persian literature Category:Sufis Category:Mystics Category:Religious leaders Category:Sufi poets Category:Iranian Muslim mystics