Ismail Sirajuddin Shirvani

Ismail Sirajuddin Shirvani
İsmayıl Siracəddin Şirvani
Tomb of Ismail Shirvani in Amasya
TitleSheikh, Mawlana
Personal life
BornIsmail (also known as Zebîhullâh)
1782 or 1783
Died1848(1848-00-00) (aged 65–66)
BuriedShrine of Ismail Shirvani, Amasya
ChildrenAbdulhamid Efendi
Şirvanlı Mehmed Rüşdi Pasha
Ahmed Hulusi Efendi
Mustafa Nuri Bey
Hacı Şerife Fatma Hanım
ParentAhmed Shirvani (father)
Known forSpreading the Naqshbandi-Khalidi order in the Caucasus
Religious life
ReligionSunni Islam
OrderNaqshbandi

Mawlana Ismail Sirajuddin al-Kurdamiri ash-Shirvani (Mövlanə İsmayıl Siracəddin əl-Kürdəmiri əş-Şirvani; 1782/1783 – 1848), often known as Ismail Sirajuddin Shirvani, was a prominent 19th-century Islamic scholar, philosopher, and Naqshbandi sheikh. He played a crucial role in introducing and spreading the Khalidi branch of the Naqshbandi order throughout the Caucasus and the Ottoman Empire. His followers were highly influential in the spiritual and political life of the region, significantly shaping the Caucasian resistance against the Russian Empire.