Mir Mukhtar Akhyar

Mir Mukhtar Akhyar (1653–1719; Urdu: میرمختار اخیار) was a Sufi scholar of the Noorbakshi order in Baltistan.[1] He was the son of Abu Saeed Sauda, a Muslim scholar. He established twelve khanqahs (sufi lodges) around Baltistan.[2] Akhyar translated the book Fiqh-i-Ahwat (the book of jurisprudence) also known as the Siraj-ul-Islam[3] written in Arabic by his teacher Shah Syed Muhammad Nurbakhsh Qahistani. He died in 1719 or 1722.[4] His grave is in Keris, Khaplu.[5]

Mukhtar Akhyar helped to consolidate the Noorbakshi order in Baltistan and Ladakh by establishing several mosques and khanqahs throughout the region.[4]

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References

  1. ^ Hssan Noori. Baltistan May Ashaat e Islam.
  2. ^ History of baltistan , Hassan hsnu
  3. ^ Engr. Nazir Hussain. Amomi Tabsira Siraj ul Islam.
  4. ^ a b Abbas, Mohsin; Ahmad, Mujeeb (2021). "The Development of the Nūrbakhshī Sufi Order in Gilgit-Baltistan". Islamic Studies. 60 (4): 365–398. doi:10.52541/isiri.v60i4.1892. ISSN 2710-5326.
  5. ^ Aks-e-Baltistan (Tareekh-e-Keris), Muhammad Nazir


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