Muhammad Jaunpuri

Sayyid Muhammad Jaunpuri (Urdu: سید محمد جونپورى; 9 September 1443 – 23 April 1505) was an Indian religious leader and the founder of the Mahdavia movement. He claimed to have been divinely appointed as the promised Mahdī, in fulfillment of the Islamic prophecies regarding the end times. Hailing from Jaunpur, he traveled extensively throughout India, Arabia and Khorasan.^[1]

Hazrath Imamuna Mehdi Mauood Khalifathullah, Muradullah, Amrullah Syed Mohammed Jaunpuri Imam al-Mahdi al-Mauood
سید محمد جونپورى
The Tomb of Syed Muhammad (Jaunpuri)
Born	Sayyid Muhammad Jaunpuri (1425-09-09)9 September 1425 (14, Jamadi ul Awal 847H) Jaunpur, Jaunpur Sultanate
Died	23 April 1488(1488-04-23) (aged 62) (19, Ziquada 910H) Farah, Safavid Empire
Resting place	Farah, Afghanistan
Spouses	Bibi Alhadadi (866H) Bibi Bhika Bibi Malkan Bibi Buwan Bibi Bhanmati
Children	Syed Mahmood alias Sani-e-Mahdi (Title given by the followers after the death of his father Sayyid Muhammad of Jaunpur who they accepted to be the Promised Mahdi - Mahdi al-Mauood.) Syed Ajmal Syeda Khunza Syeda Fatima Syed Hameed Syeda Hadaitullah Syed Ibrahim Syed Ali
Parents	Sayyid Abdullah Alias Syed Khan (Father) Syeda Aminah (Mother)

Early life

His first wife, Bibi Alahdadi, was the daughter of his uncle, Syed Jalaluddin. He married her in Jaunpur in 866H, when he was nineteen years old. Syed Muhammad and Alhadadi had two sons and two daughters together, Syed Mahmood Sani-e-Mahdi, Syed Ajmal, Syeda Khunza and Syeda Fatima.

Travels

He left Jaunpur along with his family and a group of followers. Migrating from place to place and gathering companions, that would later become the core of the Mahdavia sect founded by him, until he reached Farah in Afghanistan.

Pilgrimage and claim to be the Mahdi

By the age of 53 he embarked on the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, where in 1496 (901 Hijri), after circumambulating the Kaaba, he declared that he was the Promised Mahdi and whoever believes in him is a Momin.

After staying in Mecca for nearly seven or nine months,^[2] he returned to India where he proclaimed himself Mahdi at Ahmedabad and later at Badhli (near Patan, Gujarat).