Shaykh Syed Mir Mirak Andrabi

Syed Mir Mirak Andrabi
Religion Islam
Personal
Born 921 AH (c. 1515 AD)
Malaratta, Kashmir
Died 990 AH (c. 1582)
Srinagar
Senior posting
Based in Kashmir
Title Sanad-ul-Aarifeen
Period in office 15th century AD
Predecessor Syed Shah Nia'matullah Wali Qadri Hisari
Successor Syed Mohammad Andrabi, Syed Ismaiel (Yousuf) Andrabi, Syed Ahmad Qasim Andrabi

Shayakh Syed Mir Mirak Andrabi (921-990 AH; c. 1515–1582 AD) was a fifth-generation Sufi scholar in Kashmir. The son of Allama Syed Shams-ud-din Andrabi (860-932 AH, c. 1455–1525), his great-grandfather Syed Ahmad Andrabi was originally from Andarab (a valley in southern Baghlan Province in northeastern Afghanistan. He migrated with his clan (some of living near Bukhara, a region in present-day Uzbekistan) to Kashmir to spread Islam. His descendants are known as Kashmiri, Andrabi or Bukhari Syed, reflecting their geographical links.

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