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Sufi master and Islamic scholar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yaʿqūb ibn ʿUthmān ibn Maḥmūd al-Charkhī (Persian: یعقوب بن عثمان بن محمود چرخی) was a Naqshbandi Sufi pir and student of Khwaja Sayyid Alauddin Atar.[1][circular reference] Yaqub Charkhi was born in 762, in a village called Charkh in Logar, Afghanistan AH and died in 851. He was a Sufi master and also a reputed Islamic scholar.
Yaqub al-Charkhi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1360 |
| Died | 1447 (aged 86–87) |
| Predecessor | Sayyid Alauddin Atar |
| Successor | Khwaja Ahrar |
He was born around 762 AH (1360/61) and died on Saturday 5 Safar 851 AH (22 April 1447).[2] His shrine, according to some research scholars, lies 5 kilometres West of Dushanbe the capital of Tajikistan.[3][4] Yaqub al-Charkhi was teacher of famous Sufi Khwaja Ahrar[1]
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