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	'''Shah Niyaz Ahmad''' was a [[Sufi]] [[poet]] from India.		'''Shah Niyaz Ahmad''' was a [[Sufi]] [[poet]] from India.

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	==Life and death==		==Life and death==

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'''Shah Niyaz Ahmad''' was a [[Sufi]] [[poet]] from India.

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==Life and death==
Shah was born on 6th Jumada al-Thani 1155 [[Islamic calendar|Hijri]] (7 August 1742) and died on 6th Jumada al-Thani 1250 Hijri (9 October 1834).
His Tomb lies in the small city Bareilly Sharif of Uttar Pradesh.

==Parental lineage==

He was descendant of 4th [[Rashidun Caliph]] [[Ali]]. He was an Alvi from his paternal line and his mother was Rizvi Syed. His great grandfathers{{Clarify|date=April 2011}} belonged to the royal family of [[Bukhara]]. Among his great grandfathers Shah Ayaat-ul-lah Alvi left the sultanate and settled in [[Multan]]. His grandson Azmatullah Alvi came to [[Sirhind]]. His son Elahi Shah Muhammad later settled in [[Delhi]]. He was the father of Niyaz. He was appointed Chief Justice in [[Delhi]]. He earned the title of "Hakim-e-Elahi". Shah Niyaz was born in Sirhind and came to Delhi with his father. His mother's name was Bibi Laado but she was famous by the name of Bibi Gharib Nawaz. She was descendant of [[Musa al-Kazim]].

==Education==

His primary education started at home under the guidance of his maternal grandfather Sa'id-ud-din. Later he was educated at [[Madrasa]] Faqriya Delhi. He completed his education including [[Quran]], [[Hadith]], [[Tafseer]], [[Fiqh]] at the age of 15. He then became a teacher there. He later became the principal of the madarsa.

==Initiation in Sufi Order==
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Niyaz got his Sufi training from Sayed Fakhar-uddin Muhammad Dehalvi, also known as Fakhr-e-Jahan, in [[Bareilly]], (Uttar Pradesh, India). Later, Niyaz was inducted in Qadiriyya order by [[Abdullah Shah Baghdadi]], who was direct descendant of [[Abdul Qadir Jilani]]. Shah Niyaz also received spiritual blessings from other saints of other Sufi orders. He was initiated in Qadiriyya order by Syed Abdullah Baghdadi and Mohi-ud-din Diyasnami, in Chisti-Nizami order by Moulana Fakhar-e-Jahan and Said-ud-din, in Suharwardi order by Fakhar-e-Jahan, and in [[Chisti]]-[[Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari|Sabri]]-[[Naqshbandi]] order by Shah Rahmat-ul-lah.

The Sufi order he established is known as the ''Niyazi Silsila''.

==Marriage and children==

He married twice. His first wife, who was daughter of Abdullah Baghdadi, died after some years in marriage. He had two sons, Shah Nizam-ud-din Husain and Shah Nasir-ud-din, from his second wife.

He died on 6th Jumada al-Thani 1250 Hijri (9 October 1834) in Bareilly, where his tomb located. His urs (death anniversary) is celebrated annually in a traditional way.

==Khalifa (Caliphs)==

His eldest son Nizamuddin Hussain was his premier khalifa and successor. Other prominent khulafa included Syed Muhammed Sani of Badakshan, Maulvi Abdul Latif of Samarkand, Maulvi Naimatullah of Kabul, Maulvi Yar Muhammed of Kabul, Mulla Jan Muhammed of Kabul, Maulana Waz Muhammed of Badakshan, Maulvi Muhammed Husain of Mecca, Mirza Asadullah Baig of Bareilly, Mirza Agha Muhammad of Jabalpur, Maulvi Ubiadullah of Mansehra and
Shah Miskeen Jaipuri.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://khanqahe-niazia.com/history.php|title=Website of Khanqah-e-Niazia}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Sufi Saints of the Indian sub continent|author=Zahurul Hasaan Sharib|isbn=81-215-1052-X}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Sufis of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh|author=Zahurul Hasaan Sharib|isbn=81-7151-315-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Khanqah-e-Niazia, Epitome of Sufism|author=Dr Bilquis Jafri}}</ref>

==References==
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