Fateh Ali Waisi
Fateh Ali Waisi | |
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فتح علی ویسی | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | c. 1820 Chittagong District, Bengal Presidency, Company Raj |
| Died | c. 1886 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Main interest(s) | Sufism |
| Notable work(s) | Diwan-i-Waisi |
| Education | Hughli Madrasa Aliah Madrasha |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Denomination | Sufi |
| Philosophy | Sufism |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Naqshbandi-Mujaddidi |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Noor Muhammad Nizampuri |
| Successor | Syed Wazed Ali Mehedibagi |
| Arabic name | |
| Personal (Ism) | Fāteh ʿAlī فاتح علي |
| Patronymic (Nasab) | ibn ʿWāres Alī ابن وارث علي |
Sayyid Fateh Ali Waisi (1820-1886) was a Sufi saint, preacher of Islam and a Persian-language poet. His epic poem Diwan-i-Waisi, written in Persian, gained widespread popularity. Due to its literary importance, the poem is included in the curricula of various universities, including Dhaka University.