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Bulbul Shah
14th c. Sufi missionary to Kashmir From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Syed Sharf-Ud-Din Abdul Rehman Shah (Persian: سيٌد شرف الدٌين عبد الرٌَحمان شاه), popularly known as Bulbul Shah (Persian: بلبل شاه), was a 14th-century Uyghur Sufi of Suhrawardi order. He introduced first Islam to Kashmir by inviting and converting the King of Kashmir, Rinchan Shah (later named to Sadruddin Shah) to Islam.[1] He was from a Suhrawardi order and his mentor was Mir Syed Niymatullah who ordered him to on take Islamic missionary movement to Kashmir. Shah was mentioned by "Baba Dawood Mishkati" in Asrar-ul- Abrar and Rafi-ud- Din Nawadir-ul- Akhbar.[2]
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Shrine
A shrine is dedicated to his burial place on the Jhelum river which was actually a Langar, a community kitchen. In 2011 the Archeological Survey of India rejected the proposal to make it a National Monument even after the High Court ordered the Survey to accept it. Petitioner GA Lone filed a contempt petition against the official respondents. The High Court directed the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary, Director, Archives and others to file a compliance report.[3]
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