Muhammad Channan Shah Nuri
shamsh ul Hind حضرت شمش الہند Syed Muhammad Channan Shah Nuri سيد محمد چنن شاه نوری | |
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Tomb of Syed Muhammad Channan Shah in Allo Mahar, Pakistan | |
| Title | Qutab al Aqtab, Peeran e peer, Zubdat ul-Arfeen, Abu al-Ameen |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1789 Allo Mahar, British India |
| Died | 1890 (aged 100–101) |
| Main interest(s) | Fiqh, Tafsir, Sunnah, Hadith, Sharia, ʿAqīdah, Seerah, Mantiq, Islamic philosophy, Tasawwuf |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Naqshbandia |
| Creed | Sufism |
| Movement | Barelvi |
| founder of the Naqshbandia Mujadadia Aminia | |
| In office 1815–1890 | |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Amin Shah Sani |
Muhammad Channan Shah Nuri (1789 – 1890) was an Islamic scholar, saint, and preacher in South Asia. He founded the Aminia branch of the Sunni Naqshbandi order. He preached Islam in South Asia and brought non-Muslims into the fold of Islam. His adherents call themselves Naqshbandi mujadadi amini or Maharvi or just Naqshbandi, since Syed Channan Shah belonged to the Naqshbandi order.