Khawaja Habibullah Nowshehri
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Khawaja Habibullah Nowshehri | |
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| Born | c. 1555 CE (963 AH) |
| Died | 1617 CE (19 Dhu al-Hijjah 1027 AH) |
| Resting place | Aastan Habibullah Nowsheri, Nowshera, Srinagar |
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| Notable work(s) | Tanbhiyal Quloob, Rahatul Quloob, Miratul Gayoob, Kun tu kanzan (Famous Naat) |
| Pen name | "Hubbi" |
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| Religion | Islam |
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Khawaja Habibullah Nowshehri (Kashmiri: خواجہ حبیب اللہ نوْشہری, c. 1555 – c. 1617), known by his pen name Hubbi, was a Kashmiri Sufi poet, scholar and religious figure active in medieval Kashmir Valley, during the reign of Ali Shah Chak.[1][2] He is remembered for devotional poetry (including naʽat) and for his shrine (aastan) in the Nowshera locality of Srinagar, which is associated with his burial and the annual observance of his urs (death anniversary).[3][4]
Habibullah Nowshehri was born in the neighbourhood of Nowshera in Srinagar, in 963 Hijri era (corresponding to c. 1555 CE). His father Shamsuddin Ginai, was reportedly a local merchant, Sufi Hagiographical sources indicate Hubbi worked in his father's shop, while receiving religious and literary education. He is reported to have memorised the Quran and to have studied Fiqh, Hadith, Persian literature. His later spiritual and poetic formation is commonly linked with the circle of Shaykh Yaqub Sarfi and other contemporaneous Kashmiri scholars and Sufi masters.[5]