Suleman Taunsvi

Muhammad Shah Suleman Taunsvi (1184 A.H / 1770 CE - 1267 A.H / 1850 CE), commonly known as Pir Pathan, was a Sufi scholar and leader within the Chishti order of Sufism. He was born in Gargogi to the Jafar Pakhtun tribe of Darug people, Loralai District, Balochistan province, in what is now Pakistan. His shrine lies in Tehsil Taunsa of district Dera Ghazi Khan of Punjab province in Pakistan. His urs (annual death anniversary) is celebrated at his shrine every year from (5-7) Safar al-Muzaffar, second month of the Islamic Calendar.

Muhammad Shah Suleman Taunsvi
Personal life
Born	1770 CE Darug Town, Baluchistan
Died	1850 CE Taunsa Shareef, Punjab
Other names	Peer Pathan
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Muslim leader
Based in	Taunsa Shareef, Punjab
Period in office	Late 18th century and early 19th century

Life

Suleman Taunsvi was born in 1770. He studied Qur'an with Yusuf Jafar. He associated with Noor Muhammad Maharvi from whom he received spiritual training in Chishti order of Sufism.^[1]

See also

• Taunsa Sharif
• Meher Ali Shah