Muhammad Channan Shah Nuri
shamsh ul Hind حضرت شمش الہند Syed Muhammad Channan Shah Nuri سيد محمد چنن شاه نوری | |
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Tomb of Syed Muhammad Channan Shah in Allo Mahar, Pakistan | |
| Title | Qutab al Aqtab, Peeran e peer, Zubdat ul-Arfeen, Abu al-Ameen |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1789 Allo Mahar, British India |
| Died | 1890 |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh, Tafsir, Sunnah, Hadith, Sharia, ʿAqīdah, Seerah, Mantiq, Islamic philosophy, Tasawwuf |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Naqshbandia |
| Creed | Sufism |
| Movement | Barelvi |
| founder of the Naqshbandia Mujadadia Aminia | |
| In office 1815–1890 | |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Amin Shah Sani |
Muhammad Channan Shah Nuri was an Islamic scholar, saint, and preacher in South Asia. He founded the Aminia branch of the Sunni Naqshbandi order. He preached Islam in South Asia and brought non-Muslims into the fold of Islam. His adherents call themselves Naqshbandi mujadadi amini or Maharvi or just Naqshbandi, since Syed Channan Shah belonged to the Naqshbandi order.