Suleman Taunsvi
Muhammad Shah Suleman Taunsvi | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1770 CE Darug Town, Baluchistan |
| Died | 1850 CE |
| Other names | Peer Pathan |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Taunsa Shareef, Punjab |
| Period in office | Late 18th century and early 19th century |
Muhammad Shah Suleman Taunsvi (1184 A.H / 1770 CE - 1267 A.H / 1850 CE), also known as Pir Pathan, was a Sufi scholar and spiritual leader within the Chishti order. He was born in Gargogi to the Jafar Pakhtun tribe of Darug people in present-day Loralai District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
His shrine is located in Taunsa Tehsil, Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, where his urs (annual death anniversary) is observed each year from 5-7 Safar al-Muzaffar, the second month of the Islamic calendar.