Khawaja Habibullah Nowshehri

Khawaja Habibullah Nowshehri
Personal life
Bornc. 1555 CE (963 AH)
Died1617 CE (19 Dhu al-Hijjah 1027 AH)
Resting placeAastan Habibullah Nowsheri, Nowshera, Srinagar
Parent
  • Shamsuddin Ganai (father)
Notable work(s)Tanbhiyal Quloob, Rahatul Quloob, Miratul Gayoob,
Kun tu kanzan (Famous Naat)
Pen name"Hubbi"
Occupation
  • Shopkeeper
  • Poet
Main interests: Naat, Poetry, Sufism
Religious life
ReligionIslam
Muslim leader
Influenced by

Khawaja Habibullah Nowshehri (Kashmiri: خواجہ حبیب اللہ نوْشہری, c. 1555 – c. 1617), known by his pen name Hubbi, was a Kashmiri Sufi poet, scholar and religious figure active in medieval Kashmir Valley, during the reign of Ali Shah Chak. He is remembered for devotional poetry (including naʽat) and for his shrine (aastan) in the Nowshera locality of Srinagar, which is associated with his burial and the annual observance of his urs (death anniversary).