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{{Short description|Indian Islamic scholar, writer and Sufi poet (1844–1914)}}
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{{Infobox religious biography
| religion = [[Islam]]
| name = Shah Akbar Danapuri
| honorific prefix = ''Hazrat''
| honorific suffix = Naqshbandi Abulolai
| official_name = Shah Muhammad Akbar Abulolai Danapuri
| nationality = British Raj
| birth_place = Agra
| birth_date = 1844
| region = Bihar
| lineage = [[Hashmi]]
| Sufi_order = [[Naqshbandi|Naqshbandi Abulolaiya]]
| death_date = 1914
| death_place = [[Danapur]], Bihar
| resting_place = Khanqah Sajjadiya Abulolaiya, Danapur, [[Patna district]]
| teachers = * Maulana Shah Muhammad Qasim Abulolai Danapuri
* Waheed Allahabadi
* Makhdoom Sajjad Pak
| era = Modern era
| jurisprudence = [[Hanafi]]
| creed = [[Maturidism|Maturidi]]
| denomination = [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]]
| main interests = [[Sufism]]
| influences = [[Abu Hanifa]] [[Abdul Qadir Jilani]] [[Mu'in al-Din Chishti]] [[Nizamuddin Auliya]] [[Al-Suyuti]] [[Ibn Abidin]] [[Qadi Iyad]] [[Makhdoom Yahya Maneri]] [[Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri]] [[Munim Pak]]
| successor1 = Shah Mohsin Danapuri
| office1 = Sajjadanasheen of Khanqah Sajjadiya-Abulolaiya
| image = Shah Akbar Danapuri portrait (cropped).jpg
| father = Makhdoom Sajjad Pak
| children = Shah Mohsin Danapuri
}}
'''Shah Akbar Danapuri''' (1844–1914) also known as '''Shah Muhammad Akbar Abulolai Danapuri'''{{Efn|His full name is Shah Muhammad Akbar Abulolai Danapuri|name=}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=ʻAbdulḥakīm |first=Muḥammad |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5mUodVjG-PsC |title=Tāriḵẖ-i Aḥsan: mʻarūf bih Muʻīnṳt̤tulabā |date=1911 |publisher=Ma̤tbaʻ-yi Majīdī |pages=14 |language=ur}}</ref> was an Indian Islamic scholar, preacher, writer, linguist and Sufi poet.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L-VjAAAAMAAJ |title=مشاهير بهار |date=2000 |publisher=خدا بخش اورينٹل پبلک لائبريرى، |pages=65 |language=ur}}</ref> He belonged to the [[Naqshbandi|Naqshbandi Abulolaiya]] order of Sufism.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sinha |first=Bindeshwari Prasad |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zUpDAAAAYAAJ&q=Akbar+Danapuri |title=Comprehensive History of Bihar |publisher=Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute |year=1976 |location=[[Patna]] |pages=493 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Division |first=Publications |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GpT0EAAAQBAJ |title=Aajkal February 2024 (Urdu) |publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting |pages=98 |language=ur}}</ref> He was contemporary of [[Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi|Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi]] and [[Waris Ali Shah]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8ORgAAAAMAAJ&q=Akbar+Danapuri |title=Bayaz |date=1977 |publisher=Anjuman-e Farsi |pages=47 |language=en}}</ref>

He had served as the [[Sajjada nashin|Sajjadanasheen]] of Khanqah Sajjadiya-Abulolaiya from 1884 to 1914.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ashrafī |first=Vahāb |author-link=Wahab Ashrafi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pMZjAAAAMAAJ |title=تاريخ ادب اردو: ابتداء سے 2000 ء تک |date=2005 |publisher=ايجوکيشنل پبلشنگ ہاؤس، |isbn=978-81-8223-226-6 |pages=368 |language=ur |trans-title=History of Urdu Literature: From Starting Till 2000}}</ref> He was a student of [[Waheed Allahabadi]], a disciple of [[Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish|Khwaja Haidar Ali Atish]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Barq |first=T̤alḥah Riz̤vī |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7OVjAAAAMAAJ |title=Naqd va sanjish |date=1982 |publisher=Dānish Ikaiḍamī |pages=131 |language=ur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=عاجز |first1=كليم |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oKljAAAAMAAJ |title=مجلس ادب |last2=عاجز |first2=کليم احمد |date=2003 |publisher=خدا بخش اورينٹل پبلک لائبريرى، |pages=12 |language=ur}}</ref> He was the teacher of [[Zohrabai|Zohra Bai]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rezvi |first=Ali Fraz |date=2022-11-15 |title=How Zohra Bai became the unrivalled queen of thumri |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/how-zohra-bai-became-the-unravelled-queen-of-thumri/article66139105.ece |access-date=2024-10-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Danapuri was born to Shah Sajjad Pak Danapuri on 11 September 1843 at Nai Basti, Agra district of Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Iqbāl |first=Muẓaffar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zy4uAAAAMAAJ |title=بہار میں اردو نثر کا ارتقا: 1857 سے 1914 تک |date=1980 |publisher=Kitāb K̲h̲ānah |pages=392 |language=ur}}</ref>

He started his studies under the tutelage of his uncle, Maulana Shah Muhammad Qasim Abulolai Danapuri.<ref>{{Cite book |last=الحقر |first=فائز پهلواروى، ناذر |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CdNHAAAAMAAJ |title=دىوان فائز پهلواروى: سيد شاه نذىر الحق فائز پهلواروى |date=1964 |publisher=پنه، دار الادب، |pages=32 |language=fa}}</ref>

== Lineage ==
He belonged to the lineage of [[Al-Zubayr ibn Abd al-Muttalib]], an uncle of [[Prophet Muhammad]]. Through his ancestors, he descended from [[Taj Faqih|Imam Muhammad Taj Faqih Hashmi]], a revered Sufi saint who is believed to have conquered [[Maner, Bihar|Maner]] in 1180.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Danapuri |first=Shah Kabeer |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/tazkirat-ul-kiraam-khulfa-e-arab-o-islam-shah-kabir-danapuri-ebooks |title=Tazkirat-ul-Kiraam:Khulfa-e-Arab-o-Islam |publisher=Munshi Nawal Kishore |year=1915 |edition=4th |pages=713 |language=ur}}</ref> Imam Muhammad Taj Faqih Hashmi's legacy continued through his youngest son, Shaikh Abdul Aziz, and his grandson, Sulaiman Langar Zameen, who was married to Makhdooma Bibi Kamal bint Shahabuddin Pir Jagjot of Kako.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Abulolai |first=Shah Zafar Sajjad |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/tazkirat-ul-abrar-shah-zafar-sajjad-ebooks-1 |title=Tazkirat-ul-Abrar |publisher=Khanqah Sajjadia Abulolaiya |location=Danapur |pages=47–48 |language=ur}}</ref>
=== Role of the family in Independence activism ===
Shah Akbar Danapuri’s uncle, Maulana Shah Muhammad Qasim Danapuri (1803–1864), was an important figure in the events surrounding the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]. Known for his opposition to [[British Raj|British rule]], he was actively involved in mobilising local youth and is said to have trained them in military tactics within the [[Agra Fort]]. During this period, he met [[Ahmadullah Shah|Maulana Ahmadullah Shah Madrasi]], a prominent leader of the uprising, and discussed plans to resist colonial authority. Following his involvement in these activities, Shah Qasim Danapuri was arrested by British authorities and sentenced to six months of imprisonment in [[Moradabad]]. However, he was later acquitted.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shahabi |first=Intizamullah |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/ulama-e-haq-aur-unki-mazloomiyat-ki-dastanein-mufti-intizamullah-shahabi-akbarabadi-ebooks |title=Ulama-e-haq Aur Unki Mazloomiyat Ki Dastanein |publisher=Deeni Book Depot |location=Delhi |pages=81 |language=ur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Qadri |first=Hamid Hasan |url=https://archive.org/details/dastan-e-tareekh-e-urdu/ |title=Dastan-e-Tareekh-e-Urdu |publisher=Lakshmi Narayan Tajir Qutub |year=1957 |edition=1st |location=Agra |pages=316}}</ref>

== Career ==
He became the [[Sajjada nashin]] of Khanqah Sajjadiya Abulolaiya, Shah Toli, Danapur in 1884, after the death of his father Shah Sajjad Pak Danapuri.{{Sfn|Kumar|2012|p=91}}

== Personal life ==
In 1865, Danapuri married Bibi Naeema alias Ahmadi Bibi, daughter of Maulana Shah Wilayat Hussain Azimabadi. They had two daughters and one son, Shah Mohsin Danapuri.{{Sfn|Kumar|2012|p=91}}

== Literary works ==

* {{Cite book |last=Danapuri |first=Shah Akbar |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/kitab-e-mubarak-tareekh-e-arab-sayyad-shah-muhammad-akbar-ebooks |title=Kitab-e-Mubarak Tareekh-e-Arab |publisher=Matba Kayast Hitkari |year=1867 |location=Agra |language=ur}}
* {{Cite book |last=Danapuri |first=Shah Akbar |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/maulad-e-ghareeb-shah-akbar-danapuri-ebooks |title=Maulud-e-Ghareeb |publisher=Abulolai Press |year=1875 |location=Agra |language=ur}}
* {{Cite book |last=Danapuri |first=Shah Akbar |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/maulad-e-fatimi-shah-akbar-danapuri-ebooks-1 |title=Maulad-e-Fatimi |publisher=Abulolai Press |year=1889 |location=Agra |language=ur}}
* {{Cite book |last=Danapuri |first=Shah Akbar |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/idrak-shah-akbar-danapuri-ebooks |title=Idrak |publisher=Matba Shaukat Shahjahani |year=1891 |location=Agra |language=ur}}
* {{Cite book |last=Danapuri |first=Shah Akbar |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/iradah-shah-akbar-danapuri-ebooks |title=Iradah |publisher=Matba Dabdaba Hyderi |year=1893 |location=Agra |language=ur}}
* {{Cite book |last=Danapuri |first=Shah Akbar |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/sair-e-dehli-shah-akbar-danapuri-ebooks |title=Sair-e-Dilli |publisher=Matba Riyaz-e-Hind |year=1893 |location=Agra |language=ur}}
* {{Cite book |last=Danapuri |first=Shah Akbar |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/tajalliyat-e-ishq-deewan-e-akbar-shah-akbar-danapuri-ebooks |title=Tajjaliyat-e-Ishq |publisher=Matba Shaukat Shahjahani |year=1896 |location=Agra |language=ur}}
* {{Cite book |last=Danapuri |first=Shah Akbar |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/deewan-e-akbar-tajalliyat-e-ishq-shah-akbar-danapuri-ebooks |title=Deewan-e-Akbar |publisher=Matba Shaukat Shahjahani |year=1898 |location=Agra |language=ur}}
* {{Cite book |last=Danapuri |first=Shah Akbar |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/ashraf-ut-tawareekh-part-002-shah-akbar-danapuri-ebooks |title=Ashraf-ut-Tawareekh |publisher=Agra Akhbar Press |year=1907 |location=Agra |language=ur}}
* {{Cite book |last=Danapuri |first=Shah Akbar |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/jazbat-e-akbar-deewan-e-akbar-shah-akbar-danapuri-ebooks |title=Jazbat-e-Akbar |year=1915 |language=ur}}
* {{Cite book |last=Danapuri |first=Shah Akbar |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/kalam-e-akbar-danapuri-shah-akbar-danapuri-ebooks |title=Kalam-e-Akbar Danapuri |publisher=The Art Press |year=1966 |location=Patna |language=ur}}
* {{Cite book |last=Danapuri |first=Shah Akbar |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/aal-o-ashab-shah-akbar-danapuri-ebooks |title=Aal-o-Ashab |publisher=Khanqah Sajjadia Abulolaiya |year=2023 |editor-last=Abulolai |editor-first=Raiyan |location=Danapur |language=ur}}
*{{Cite book |last=Danapuri |first=Shah Akbar |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/khuda-ki-qudrat-shah-akbar-danapuri-ebooks |title=Khuda Ki Qudrat |language=ur}}
*{{Cite book |last=Danapuri |first=Shah Akbar |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/risala-e-ghareeb-nawaz-shah-akbar-danapuri-ebooks |title=Risala-e-Ghareeb Nawaz |language=ur}}
*{{Cite book |last=Danapuri |first=Shah Akbar |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/bagh-e-khayal-e-akbar-deewan-e-akbar-shah-akbar-danapuri-ebooks |title=Bagh-e-Khayal-e-Akbar |publisher=Abulolai Press |location=Aagra |language=ur}}
*{{Cite book |last=Danapuri |first=Shah Akbar |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/ruhani-guldasta-shah-akbar-danapuri-ebooks |title=Ruhani Guldasta |publisher=Khanqah Sajjadia Abulolaiya |location=Danapur |language=ur}}
*{{Cite book |last=Danapuri |first=Shah Akbar |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/surma-e-binai-shah-akbar-danapuri-ebooks |title=Surma-e-Binai |publisher=Matba Sleemi Barqi |location=Allahabad |language=ur}}
*{{Cite book |last=Danapuri |first=Shah Akbar |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/najat-e-qasim-nazr-e-mahboob-shah-akbar-danapuri-ebooks |title=Najat-e-Qasim Aur Nazr-e-Mahboob |publisher=Agra Akhbar Press |location=Agra |language=ur}}
*{{Cite book |last=Danapuri |first=Shah Akbar |title=Ashiqon Paanw Na Ukhre |publisher=Rekhta Publications |year=2022 |isbn=9789394494107 |editor-last=Mishra |editor-first=Suman |location=Delhi |language=hi}}

== Death and legacy ==
Shah Akbar Danapuri died at the age of 67 on 14 Rajab 1327 AH, corresponding to 1 August 1909, at Khanqah Sajjadiya Abulolaiya, Shah Toli, [[Danapur]], and was buried in the Astana Makhdoom Sajjad Pak on the same night. An annual [[urs]] of Shah Akbar Danapuri is celebrated on 14–15 [[Rajab]] of the [[Islamic calendar]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Abulolai |first=Shah Zafar Sajjad |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/tazkirat-ul-abrar-shah-zafar-sajjad-ebooks-1 |title=Tazkirat-ul-Abrar |publisher=Khanqah Sajjadia Abulolaiya |year=1940 |location=Danapur |pages=67 |language=ur}}</ref>

[[Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi|Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi]], founder of the Barelvi movement have mentioned Danapuri in his [[Qasida|Qaseeda]] ''Amaal-ul-Abrar fi Lam-ul-Ashrar,'' which was written for people who were against [[Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama|Nadwa movement]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Abulolai |first=Raiyan |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/anwar-e-akbari-volume-001-ebooks |title=Anwar-e-Akbari |publisher=Khanqah Sajjadia Abulolaiya |year=2021 |location=Danapur |pages=54 |language=ur}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Ameer Abulola]]

== Notes ==
=== Footnotes ===
{{Notelist}}

=== Citations ===
{{Reflist}}

=== Bibliography ===

* {{Cite book |last=Abulolai |first=Shah Mahfoozullah |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/halaat-e-hazrat-shah-akbar-danapuri-shah-mahfoozullah-abulolai-ebooks |title=Halaat-e-Hazrat Shah Akbar Danapuri |publisher=Khanqah Sajjadia Abulolaiya |year=2017 |location=Danapur |language=ur}}
* {{Cite book |last=Barq |first=Talha Rizvi |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/shah-akbar-danapuri-hayat-aur-shayri-talha-rizvi-barq-ebooks |title=Shah Akbar Danapuri: Hayat Aur Shayri |year=1985 |language=ur}}
* {{Cite book |last=Kumar |first=Dr. Vijay |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/urdu-sahitya-ke-vikas-mein-bihari-vibhutiyon-ka-yogdan-ebooks?lang=hi |title=Urdu Sahitya Ke Vikas Mein Bihari Vibhutiyon Ka Yogdan |publisher=Bihar Rajya Abhilekhagar Nideshalaya |year=2012 |location=Patna |pages=90–94 |language=hi}}
* {{Cite book |last=Kakwi |first=Ata |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/shah-akbar-danapuri-ebooks |title=Shah Akbar Danapuri |language=ur}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.rekhta.org/poets/shah-akbar-danapuri/all Shah Akbar Danapuri] on [[Rekhta (website)|Rekhta]]
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[[Category:People from Patna district]]
[[Category:Writers from Bihar]]
[[Category:Indian Muslim scholars of Islam]]
[[Category:Urdu-language poets]]
[[Category:Hashemite people]]
[[Category:Sufi poets]]

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