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
Born1360 (1360)
Died1447 (aged 86–87)
PredecessorSayyid Alauddin Atar
SuccessorKhwaja 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Khawaja Yaqub al-Charkhi (q) / Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani - Audio Book". sufilive.com. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  2. ^ "Risalah Unsiyya by Mawlana Yaqub Charkhi - Persian Urdu". mohrasharif.com. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  3. ^ "18. Hazrat Yaqub Charkhi". naqshbandi.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  4. ^ "Yaqub al-Charkhi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah • Nur Muhammad Realities Biography Islam Allah Haqiqat al Muhammadia". nurmuhammad.com. Retrieved 2020-09-13.