Imdadullah Muhajir Makki

A'la Hazrat
Imdadullah Muhajir Makki
Personal life
Born1814
Nanauta, North-Western Provinces, British India
Died1899 (aged 81–82)
Mecca, Hejaz Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
NationalityIndian
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
TariqaChishti
CreedMaturidi
MovementDeobandi
Muslim leader
Disciples
Military career
Service years1857
ConflictsIndian War of Independence

Imdadullah Muhajir Makki (1817 – 1899) was an Indian Islamic scholar affiliated with the Deobandi movement. A Sufi saint who followed the Chishti order, his disciples include Muhammad Qasim Nanawtawi, Rashid Ahmad Gangohi and Ashraf Ali Thanwi. In the Indian Rebellion of 1857, he led the Muslims in Thana Bhawan to fight against the British. Imdadullah is also referred to by the Persian title A'la Hazrat.

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