Suleman Taunsvi
Sufi scholar
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Muhammad Shah Suleman Taunsvi (1184 A.H / 1770 CE - 1267 A.H / 1850 CE), also known as Pir Pathan, was a Sufi scholar and spiritual leader within the Chishti order. He was born in Gargogi to the Jafar Pakhtun tribe of Darug people in present-day Loralai District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Muhammad Shah Suleman Taunsvi | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1770 CE Darug Town, Baluchistan |
| Died | 1850 CE |
| 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 |
His shrine is located in Taunsa Tehsil, Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, where his urs (annual death anniversary) is observed each year from 5-7 Safar al-Muzaffar, the second month of the Islamic calendar.
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]
