Muhaddis-e-Surti Wasi Ahmad Surati | |
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وصی احمد صورتِ | |
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| Born | Muhammad Wasi Ahmad 1836 Surat, Gujarat |
| Died | 12 April 1916 Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | British India |
| Denomination | Sunni Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Movement | Barelvi |
| Tariqa | Qadiriyya |
| Muslim leader | |
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Wasi Ahmad Surati (1836–12 April 1916) also known as Muhaddis-e-Surati was an Indian Sufi saint and Islamic scholar. He belonged to the Barelvi movement of Sunni Islam.[1][2][3][4]
He was born to Maulana Mohammad Tayaib.[1][5]
He studied the Dars-e-Nizami from Madrasa-e-Hussain Baksh in Fatehpur under the guidance of Mufti Muhammad Masood Muhaddith Dehlvi and then went to Madrasa e Faiz-e-Aam Kanpur under the guidance of Maulana Lutfullah Aligarhi. He studied in Saharanpur with Pir Syed Mehr Ali Shah[6] and Maulana Syed Didar Ali Alwari, founder of Hizbul Ahnaf.[1][5]
He took the oath of allegiance to Shah Fazle Rahman Ganj Muradabadi.
Surati established Madrasat-ul-Hadith in Pilibhit in 1877, and it was inaugurated by Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, the founder of Barelvi movement.[1][7]
He has written 15 Books in Arabic.[8]
Surati died on 12 April 1916 in Pilibhit and is buried in Faiz Al-Anwar, Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh.[1]