Fateh Ali Waisi
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Fateh Ali Waisi | |
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فتح علی ویسی | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | c. 1820 Chittagong District, Bengal Presidency, Company Raj |
| Died | c. 1886 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Main interest(s) | Sufism |
| Notable work(s) | Diwan-i-Waisi |
| Education | Hughli Madrasa Aliah Madrasha |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Denomination | Sufi |
| Philosophy | Sufism |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Naqshbandi-Mujaddidi |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Noor Muhammad Nizampuri |
| Successor | Syed Wazed Ali Mehedibagi |
| Arabic name | |
| Personal (Ism) | Fāteh ʿAlī فاتح علي |
| Patronymic (Nasab) | ibn ʿWāres Alī ابن وارث علي |
Sayyid Fateh Ali Waisi (1820-1886) was a Sufi saint, preacher of Islam and a Persian-language poet.[1] His epic poem Diwan-i-Waisi, written in Persian, gained widespread popularity. Due to its literary importance, the poem is included in the curricula of various universities, including Dhaka University.[1]
Fateh Ali was born in 1820 in Mallik Sobhan Hajipara, Chittagong District, Bengal Presidency, Company Raj (located in present-day Amirabad Union, Lohagara Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh).[2] His father's name was Wares Ali, also a Sufi saint, who was martyred in the Battle of Balakot against the British.[1][3]
Spirituality
As a child, Waisi went to the forests of the hilly region of Chittagong with his elder brother for spiritual enlightenment. He took oath of allegiance to Noor Muhammad Nizampuri, from whom he received the caliphate (successorship) of the Qadiriyya, Naqshbandi, Chishti and Mujaddidi orders.[1][2]