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Abdullah Shah Naqshbandi
Born	6 February 1872 Husaini 'Alam, Hyderabad, India
Died	27 August 1964 Naqshbandi Chaman, Misri Gunj, Hyderabad, India
Occupation	scholar of Islam and spiritual reformer
Religion	Islam

Abul Hasanat Sayyid Abdullah Shah Naqshbandi Qadiri (Arabic: (Arabic: محدث دكن ابلحسنات سيد عبدالله شاه نقشبندى قادرى‎), popularly known as Hadrat Abdullah Shah Sahib, was a scholar of Islam and spiritual reformer. He is more particularly known as a muhaddith (one who specializes in Hadith literature), honorifically as Muhaddith-e Dakkan (the Muhaddith of the Dakkan). A prolific writer of Islamic sciences, he wrote extensively on fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and compiled his best-known work Zujajat al-Masabih in five volumes. A unique and comprehensive collection of Hadiths pertaining to the Hanafi school of law, the book is considered^{[by whom?]} a magnum opus in hadith and fiqh literature. As a mufassir (Qur'anic exegite) and expounder of other Islamic religious texts, he is one of the most celebrated Sufis produced by India in the 20th century. He is popularly considered^{[by whom?]} to be one of the saint-scholars among the masses of South India, particularlyHyderabad.^{[citation needed]}

Contents [hide] 1 Birth 2 Education 3 Teaching 4 Tasawuf 5 Daily schedule 6 Prediction of his own death 7 Works 8 Legacy 9 See also 10 References 11 External links

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