Muhammad Nurbakhsh Qahistani

Muhammad Nurbakhsh Qahistani
Personal life
BornFriday 27 Muharram 795 (December 13, 1392 CE)
Died869 AH (1464/1465CE)
EraMedieval
RegionAsia
Main interest(s)Aqeedah, Fiqh, Tasawwuf
OccupationIslamic scholar
Religious life
ReligionIslam (Sunni & Shi'i elements)
JurisprudenceSufism
CreedThe Twelve Imams
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Mir Sayyid Muhammad Nurbakhsh Qahistani (1392-1464; Persian: محمد بن عبد الله الموسوئی قہستانی ) was a mystic (Sufi) who laid the foundation of the Noorbakshia school of Islam. He authored several books like al Fiqh al-Ahwat (Moderate Islamic Jurisprudence) and Kitab al-Aetiqadia (Book of Faith).