The mausoleum of Ahmad Yasawi who was also considered a Sufi saint and poet in Turkistan, current day Kazakhstan.

Sufi saints or wali (Arabic: ولي, plural ʾawliyāʾ أولياء) played an instrumental and foregrounding role in spreading Islam throughout the world. In the traditional Islamic view, a saint is portrayed as someone "marked by [special] divine favor ... [and] holiness", and who is specifically "chosen by God and endowed with exceptional gifts, such as the ability to work miracles."

List of Sufi Saints

8th century (701–800 AD)

NameSufi OrderBorn / Death yearRegion
Hasan al-Basrib. 642 – d. 728 ADBasra, Iraq
Habib al-Ajamid. 738 ADBasra, Iraq
Rabi'a al-Adawiyyab. c. 714 – d. 801 AD*Basra, Iraq
Dawud Taid. c. 777–782 ADKufa / Baghdad, Iraq
Ibrahim ibn Adhamd. c. 777–782 ADBalkh (present-day Afghanistan) / Syria
Abu Sulayman al-Daranib. 726 – d. 815 AD*Damascus, Syria
al-Fudayl ibn Iyadd. 803 AD*Khorasan / Mecca
Shaqiq al-Balkhid. 810 AD*Balkh (present-day Afghanistan)
Abdullah Shah Ghazid. 720 ADKarachi

9th century (801–900 AD)

NameSufi OrderBorn / Death yearRegion
Bishr al-Hafid. 841 ADBaghdad, Iraq
Sari al-Saqatid. 867 ADBaghdad, Iraq
Bayazid Bastamib. 804 – d. 874/875 ADBistam, Iran
Harith al-Muhasibib. 781 – d. 857 ADBaghdad, Iraq
Junayd of Baghdadb. c. 830 – d. 910 AD*Baghdad, Iraq
Abu Bakr al-Shiblib. 861 – d. 945 AD*Baghdad, Iraq
Sahl al-Tustarib. 818 – d. 896 ADShushtar, Iran
Abu Yazid (Bayazid) Bastamib. 804 – d. 874 ADBistam, Iran
Shaqiq al-Balkhid. 810 ADBalkh, Afghanistan
Ma'ruf al-Karkhid. 815 ADBaghdad, Iraq

10th century (901–1000 AD)

NameSufi OrderBorn / Death yearRegion
Abu Ishaq ShamiChishti Orderd. 940 ADMount Qasioun, Syria
Junayd of Baghdadb. c. 830 – d. 910 ADBaghdad, Iraq
Abu Bakr al-Shiblib. 861 – d. 945 ADBaghdad, Iraq
Abu Nasr al-Sarrajd. 988 ADTus, Iran
Abu Talib al-Makkid. 996 ADBaghdad, Iraq
Muhammad ibn al-Fadl al-Balkhid. 931 ADBalkh, Afghanistan
Ibn Khafifb. 882 – d. 982 ADShiraz, Iran
Hamdun al-Qassard. 884 AD*Nishapur, Iran
Abu al-Husayn al-Nurid. 907 ADBaghdad, Iraq

11th century (1001–1100 AD)

NameSufi OrderBorn / Death yearRegion
Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayrb. 967 – d. 1049 ADMiana, Iran
Al-Qushayrib. 986 – d. 1072 ADNishapur, Iran
Al-Ghazalib. 1058 – d. 1111 AD*Tus, Iran
Ahmad Ghazalib. c. 1061 – d. 1123/1126 ADQazvin, Iran
Ali Hujwiri (Data Ganj Bakhsh)b. c. 1009 – d. c. 1072/1077 ADLahore, Pakistan
Abu Ali al-Daqqaqd. 1015 ADNishapur, Iran
Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqanib. c. 963 – d. 1033 ADSemnan Province, Iran
Imam Abu al-Qasim al-Qushayrib. 986 – d. 1072 ADNishapur, Iran
Yusuf Hamdani(Proto-Naqshbandi / Khwajagan)b. 1062 – d. 1141 AD*Merv / Herat
Abu Hamza al-Baghdadid. 1019 ADBaghdad, Iraq
Abu al-Fadl Muhammad ibn Hasan al-Khazind. 1033 ADDamascus, Syria
Baba Kuhi of Shirazb. 948 – d. 1037 AD
Haji Huudb. 1025 – d. 1141 ADPatan
Imam Ali-ul-Haqb. 925 – d. 971 ADSialkot

12th century (1101–1200 AD)

NameSufi OrderBorn / Death yearRegion
Abdul Qadir GilaniQadiriyyab. 1077 – d. 1166 ADBaghdad, Iraq
Abdul Khaliq Ghajadwani(Khwajagan / proto-Naqshbandi)d. 1179 ADBukhara, Uzbekistan
Ahmad Yasawi(Yasawiyya)b. c. 1093 – d. 1166 ADTurkistan, Kazakhstan
Moinuddin ChishtiChishti Orderb. c. 1141 – d. 1230 AD*Ajmer, India
Qutbuddin Bakhtiar KakiChishti Orderb. 1173 – d. 1235 AD*Delhi, India
Fariduddin GanjshakarChishtib. 1188 – d. 1280 ADPakpattan, Pakistan
Alauddin Sabir KaliyariChishti (Sabiri branch)b. 1196 – d. 1291 AD*Haridwar, India
Attar of Nishapurb. c. 1145 – d. 1221 AD*Nishapur, Iran
Abu al-Najib SuhrawardiSuhrawardiyyab. 1097 – d. 1168 ADIraq / Persia
Amir Kulal(Khwajagan)b. 1278 – d. 1370 AD*Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Abu Hafs Umar al-SuhrawardiSuhrawardiyyab. 1145 – d. 1234 AD*Baghdad, Iraq
Lal Shahbaz Qalandarb. 1177 – d. 1274 AD*Sehwan Sharif, Pakistan
Shah Gardezb. 1026 – d. 1152 AD

13th century (1200–1299 AD)

NameSufi OrderBorn / Death yearRegion
Abdul Razzaq GilaniQadiriyyab. 1134 – d. 1207 ADBaghdad
Abu al-Abbas al-Mursib. 1219 – d. 1287 ADAnfoushi
Adam Khaki14th-century ADBadarpur
Ahmad al-Badawib. 1200 – d. 1276 ADAhmad Al-Badawi Mosque
Alauddin Sabir KaliyariChishtib. 1196 – d. 1291 AD
Amir Khusraub. 1253 – d. 1325 ADthe Nizamuddin Dargah
Attar of Nishapurb. 1145 – d. 1221 ADthe Mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur
Baba Fakruddinb. 1169 – d. 1295 ADPenukonda
Bahauddin ZakariyaSuhrawardiyyab. 1170 – d. 1267 ADMultan
Bodla Baharb. 1238 – d. 1298 ADSehwan Sharif
Bu Ali Shah Qalandarb. 1209 – d. 1324 ADPanipat
Iraqīb. 1213 – d. 1289 AD
Haji Bektash VeliBektashib. 1209 – d. 1271 ADHaji Bektash Veli Complex
Ibrahim al-DasuqiDesoukib. 1255 – d. 1296 ADDesouk
Ibn Ata AllahShadhili13th-century AD
Iraqīb. 1213 – d. 1289 AD
Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukharib. 1192 – d. 1291 AD
Nizamuddin AuliyaChishtib. 1238 – d. 1325 ADDelhi
Pir Babab. 1431 – d. 1502 AD
Rukn-e-Alamb. 1251 – d. 1335 ADMultan
Shah Jalalb. 1271 – d. 1347 ADSylhet
Sharfuddin Shah Wilayatb. 1255 – d. 1346 AD

14th century (1300–1399 AD)

NameSufi OrderBorn / Death yearRegion
Abd al-Karīm al-Jīlīb. 1365 – d. 1424 AD
Adam Khaki14th-century ADBadarpur
Amir Kulalb. 1278 – d. 1370 AD
Baha' al-Din NaqshbandNaqshbandib. 1318 – d. 1389 ADBukhara
Bande NawazChishtib. 1321 – d. 1422 ADGulbarga
Hafezb. 1315 – d. 1390 ADTomb of Hafez
Haji Bayram VeliBayramiyeb. 1352 – d. 1430 ADAnkara
Imam Fassi14th-century AD
Imam FassiShadhili14th-century AD
Ismail Qureshi al Hashmib. 1260 – d. 1349 AD
Jahaniyan Jahangashtb. 1308 – d. 1384 AD
Kasim BabaBektashi15th-century AD
Makhdoom Ali Mahimib. 1372 – d. 1431 AD
Mir Sayyid Ali HamadaniKubrawiyab. 1314 – d. 1384 ADKhatlon Region
Nund Rishib. 1377 – d. 1438 AD
Pir Babab. 1431 – d. 1502 AD
Shah Jalalb. 1271 – d. 1347 ADSylhet
Shah Paran14th-century ADChittagong
Shaykh Syed Mir Mirak Andrabi10th-century AH

15th century (1400–1499 AD)

NameSufi OrderBorn / Death yearRegion
Abu Bakr al-AydarusQadiriyyab. 1447 – d. 1508 ADAden
Akshamsaddinb. 1389 – d. 1459 ADGöynük
Ali-Shir Nava'ib. 1441 – d. 1501 ADHerat
Amir Kulalb. 1278 – d. 1370 AD
Baha' al-Din NaqshbandNaqshbandib. 1318 – d. 1389 ADBukhara
Gül Babad. 1541 ADTomb of Gül Baba
Jahanara Begum Sahibb. 1614 – d. 1681 AD
Khan Jahan Alid. 1459 AD
Makhdoom Yahya Manerib. 1263 – d. 1381 AD
Makhdoom Ali Mahimib. 1372 – d. 1431 AD
Mohammed al-Hadi ben IssaAissawab. 1467 – d. 1526 ADMeknes
Pir Babab. 1431 – d. 1502 AD
Salim ChishtiChishtib. 1478 – d. 1572 AD

16th century (1500–1599 AD)

NameSufi OrderBorn / Death yearRegion
Balım SultanBektashid. 1519 ADNevşehir Province
Bulleh Shahb. 1680 – d. 1757 ADKasur
Daud Bandagi Kirmanib. 1513 – d. 1575 ADShergarh, Punjab
Fuzulib. 1494 – d. 1556 AD
Jahanara Begum Sahibb. 1614 – d. 1681 AD
Khwaja AhrarNaqshbandib. 1404 – d. 1490 AD
Makhdoom Ali Mahimib. 1372 – d. 1431 AD
Mian Mirb. 1550 – d. 1635 AD
Muhammad QadiriQadiriyyab. 1552 – d. 1654 AD
Pir Babab. 1431 – d. 1502 AD
Salim ChishtiChishtib. 1478 – d. 1572 AD
Shah Hussainb. 1538 – d. 1599 AD
Shah Jalal Dakhinid. 1476 AD
Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar SuhrawardiSuhrawardiyya13th-century AD
Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi12th-century AD
Sultan Bahub. 1628 – d. 1691 AD

17th century (1600–1699 AD)

NameSufi OrderBorn / Death yearRegion
Afaq Khojab. 1626 – d. 1694 ADXinjiang
Azan Faqir17th-century ADSivasagar near the Brahmaputra River
Baba Shadi Shaheed17th-century AD
Bibi Jamal Khatund. 1647 ADSehwan Sharif
Dara Shikohb. 1615 – d. 1659 AD
Hamzah Fansurid. 1590 ADUjong Pacu, Aceh
Jahanara Begum Sahibb. 1614 – d. 1681 AD
Khwaja Baqi BillahNaqshbandib. 1564 – d. 1605 ADDelhi
Mian Mirb. 1550 – d. 1635 AD
Muhammad QadiriQadiriyyab. 1552 – d. 1654 AD
Rahman Baba17th-century AD
Sarmad Kashanid. 1661 AD
Shah Badakhshib. 1584 – d. 1661 AD
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittaib. 1689 – d. 1752 AD
Sultan Bahub. 1628 – d. 1691 AD

18th century (1700–1799 AD)

NameSufi OrderBorn / Death yearRegion
Abdallah ibn Alawi al-Haddadb. 1634 – d. 1720 ADHadhramaut
Ahmad al-TijaniTijaniyyahb. 1737 – d. 1815 ADFez, Morocco
Usman dan FodioQadiriyyab. 1754 – d. 1817 ADSokoto, Nigeria
Ahmadou Bambab. 1853 – d. 1927 ADTouba
Ghulam Ali Dehlavib. 1743 – d. 1824 ADDelhi
Habib Nohb. 1788 – d. 1866 ADKeramat Habib Noh
İbrahim Hakkı Erzurumib. 1703 – d. 1780 ADTillo
Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaanb. 1699 – d. 1781 AD
Noor Muhammad Maharvib. 1730 – d. 1791 AD
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittaib. 1689 – d. 1752 AD

19th century (1800–1899 AD)

NameSufi OrderBorn / Death yearRegion
Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddiqueb. 1845 – d. 1939 ADFurfura Sharif
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvib. 1856 – d. 1921 ADBareilly Sharif Dargah
Ahmad SirhindiNaqshbandib. 1564 – d. 1624 ADSirhind
Ata Hussain Fani ChishtiChishtib. 1816 – d. 1893 ADGaya (India)
Fazl Ahmad Khanb. 1857 – d. 1907 ADIndia
Ghousi Shahb. 1893 – d. 1954 ADHyderabad
Ghulam Faridb. 1845 – d. 1901 ADMithankot
(Hafez Al-Hajji) Rahim Bukhshb. ~1870s - d. ~1930Reasi, Jammu in India then Jhelum, Punjab in Pakistan
Nazim Al-HaqqaniNaqshbandi20th-century AD
Sachal Sarmastb. 1739 – d. 1827 AD
Syed Ahmad Ullah Maizbhandarib. 1826 – d. 1906 ADMaizbander Dorbar Shoriph,Fotikchadhi, Chottogram

20th century (1900–1999 AD)

NameSufi OrderBorn / Death yearRegion
Ameer Muhammad Akram AwanNaqshbandib. 1934 – d. 2017 AD
Akhundzada Saif-ur-Rahman MubarakSaifiab. 1925 – d. 2010 ADLahore
Syed Abul Fazal Sultan Ahmad ChandrapuriNaqshbandi-Mujaddidi, Sultania-Mujaddidib. 1909 – d. 1984 ADBangladesh
Khwaja Yunus AliNaqshbandi-Mujaddidib. 1886 – d. 1952 ADEast Bengal
Ibrahim NiassTijaniyyahb. 1900 - d. 1975 ADKaolack, Senegal
Ahamed Muhyudheen Noorishah Jeelanib. 1915 – d. 1990 ADHyderabad, India
Bawa Muhaiyaddeend. 1986 ADPhiladelphia
Ghousi Shahb. 1893 – d. 1954 ADHyderabad
Hazrat Babajand. 1931 ADPune
Muhammad Ilyas Attar QadriQadiriyya20th-century AD
Muhammad Alauddin Siddiquib. 1936 – d. 2017 AD
Muhammad Tegh AliQadiriyyad. 1958Muzaffarpur
Raquib Shahb. 1901 – d. 1967 ADSylhet, Bangladesh
Sufi Barkat Ali20th-century AD
Wasif Ali Wasifb. 1929 – d. 1993 ADLahore
Shareef ud-Din Maqbool i Ilahib. 1919 – d. 1969 AD

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21st century (2000–2099 AD)

NameSufi OrderBorn / Death yearRegion
Muhammad Alauddin Siddiquib. 1936 – d. 2017 AD
Ameer Muhammad Akram AwanNaqshbandib. 1934 – d. 2017 AD
Akhundzada Saif-ur-Rahman MubarakSaifiab. 1925 – d. 2010 ADLahore

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Mosque and shrine of Sayyid Baha ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. After whom the Naqshbandi Golden Chain is named after.
Quranic calligraphy inscribed on the walls of the famous 12th century Islamic saint, scholar, jurist and theologian Jalal ad-Din Rumi in Konya, Turkey.
Mosque and shrine of Imam Al-Mursi Abu'l-'Abbas, in ميدان المساجد، الجمرك، Qesm Al Gomrok, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt.
Shrine of Pir Hadi Hassan Bux Shah Jilani in Sindh, Pakistan

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  • A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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  • Kasim Baba, fifteenth century Bektashi holy man and missionary
  • Khalid-i Baghdadi (1779–1827)
  • Khalil Ur Rehman (Sohnay Main Sarkar) Qadri Chishti Rehamani Shakoori Abdul Ulai Jahangiri

Rehmanpur Sharif Rahimyar Khan

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  • Tajuddin Muhammad Badruddin
  • Telli Baba
  • Taj Wali sarkar
  • Tahir ul Qadri
  • Hazrath Kwajha Sha Tippu Mastan Auliya - Arcot
  • Hazrath Office Syed Karimullah Sha Qadiri - Arcot
  • Hazrath Office Syed Rahemullah Sha Qadiri - Arcot

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  • Zahed Gilani

See also