" He was also known to his contemporaries as the sunnītarāsh, "Sunnicizer", for his absolute, unflinching commitment to and imitation of the Sunnah.
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About this person
Mirzā Mazhar Jān-i Jānān, also known by his laqab Shamsuddīn Habībullāh, was a renowned Hanafi Maturidi Naqshbandī Sufi poet of Delhi, distinguished as one of the "four pillars of Urdu poetry." He was also known to his contemporaries as the sunnītarāsh, "Sunnicizer", for his absolute, unflinching commitment to and imitation of the Sunnah.
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1699 to 1781 · aged 81
Written about in
10 languages
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