Ismail Sirajuddin Shirvani
Ismail Sirajuddin Shirvani | |
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İsmayıl Siracəddin Şirvani | |
Tomb of Ismail Shirvani in Amasya | |
| Title | Sheikh, Mawlana |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Ismail (also known as Zebîhullâh) 1782 or 1783 |
| Died | 1848 (aged 65–66) |
| Buried | Shrine of Ismail Shirvani, Amasya |
| Children | Abdulhamid Efendi Şirvanlı Mehmed Rüşdi Pasha Ahmed Hulusi Efendi Mustafa Nuri Bey Hacı Şerife Fatma Hanım |
| Parent | Ahmed Shirvani (father) |
| Known for | Spreading the Naqshbandi-Khalidi order in the Caucasus |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Order | Naqshbandi |
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.