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{{Short description|Muslim mystic (1443–1505)}}
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| name = Syed Mohammed Jaunpuri Imam al-Mahdi al-Mauood
| name = Syed Mohammed Jaunpuri Imam al-Mahdi al-Mauood
| image = The Holy Tomb of Imam Mahdi AS at Farah,Afghanistan.jpg
| image = The Holy Tomb of Imam Mahdi AS at Farah,Afghanistan.jpg
| caption = The Tomb of Muhammad Jaunpuri
| caption = The Tomb of Syed Muhammad (Jaunpuri)
| birth_name = Syed Muhammad Jaunpuri
| birth_name = Sayyid Muhammad Jaunpuri
| native_name = {{Nastaliq|سید محمد جونپورى}}
| native_name = {{Nastaliq|سید محمد جونپورى}}
| native_name_lang = ur
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1443|9|9 df=y}}<br /> (14, Jamadi ul Awal 847H)
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1425|9|9|df=y}}<br /> (14, Jamadi ul Awal 847H)
| birth_place = [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]], [[Jaunpur Sultanate]]
| birth_place = [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]], [[Jaunpur Sultanate]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1505|4|23|1443|9|9|df=y}}<br /> (19, Ziquada 910H)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1488|4|23|1425|9|9|df=y}}<br /> (19, Ziquada 910H)
| death_place = [[Farah, Afghanistan|Farah]], [[Safavid Empire]]
| death_place = [[Farah, Afghanistan|Farah]], [[Safavid Empire]]
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| parents = {{Ubl
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| Syed Abdullah Alias Syed Khan (Father)
| Sayyid Abdullah Alias Syed Khan (Father)
| Syeda Aminah (Mother)
| Syeda Aminah (Mother)
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'''Syed Muhammad al-Mahdi al-Mauood Jaunpuri''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|سید محمد جونپورى}}}}; 9 September 1443 – 23 April 1505) was a Muslim mystic and self-proclaimed [[Mahdi]] who founded the breakaway [[Mahdavia]] sect. Hailing from [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], Jaunpuri traveled extensively throughout [[India]], [[Arabia]] and [[Greater Khorasan|Khorasan]].<ref name="Balkhi bio">{{cite web |last1=Balkhi |first1=Al-Hajj Syed Munawar Husain |date=September 1989 |title=The Biography of Imam Mahdi Maud Hazrat Syed Muhammad Jaunpuri AS |url=http://khalifatullahmehdi.info/books/english/The-Mahdi-Maud-AHS.pdf |access-date=8 May 2019 |publisher=Al-Haj Syed Munawar Husain Balkhi |language=en |format=PDF |location=Hyderabad}}</ref>
'''Sayyid Muhammad Jaunpuri''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|سید محمد جونپورى}}}}; 9 September 1443 – 23 April 1505) was an Indian religious leader and the founder of the [[Mahdavia]] movement. He claimed to have been divinely appointed as the promised ''[[Mahdī]]'', in fulfillment of the [[Islamic eschatology|Islamic prophecies regarding the end times]]. Hailing from [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]], he traveled extensively throughout [[India]], [[Arabia]] and [[Greater Khorasan|Khorasan]].<ref name="Balkhi bio">{{cite web |last1=Balkhi |first1=Al-Hajj Syed Munawar Husain |date=September 1989 |title=The Biography of Imam Mahdi Maud Hazrat Syed Muhammad Jaunpuri AS |url=http://khalifatullahmehdi.info/books/english/The-Mahdi-Maud-AHS.pdf |access-date=8 May 2019 |publisher=Al-Haj Syed Munawar Husain Balkhi |language=en |format=PDF |location=Hyderabad}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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His first wife, Bibi Alahdadi, was the daughter of his uncle, Syed Jalaluddin. He married her in Jaunpur in 866H, when he was nineteen years old. Jaunpuri and Alhadadi had two sons and two daughters together, Syed Mahmood Thani-e-Mahdi, Syed Ajmal, Syeda Khunza and Syeda Fatima.

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His first wife, Bibi Alahdadi, was the daughter of his uncle, Syed Jalaluddin. He married her in Jaunpur in 866H, when he was nineteen years old. Jaunpuri and Alhadadi had two sons and two daughters together, Syed Mahmood Sani-e-Mahdi, Syed Ajmal, Syeda Khunza and Syeda Fatima.


==Travels==
==Travels==
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By the age of 53 he embarked on the [[Hajj]] pilgrimage to [[Mecca]], where in 1496 (901 Hijri), after circumambulating the [[Kaaba]], he declared that he was the Promised Mahdi and whoever believes in him is a [[Mumin|Momin]].
By the age of 53 he embarked on the [[Hajj]] pilgrimage to [[Mecca]], where in 1496 (901 Hijri), after circumambulating the [[Kaaba]], he declared that he was the Promised Mahdi and whoever believes in him is a [[Mumin|Momin]].


He was generally ignored by the [[Ulama|Ulema]] of Mecca, and after staying in Mecca for nearly seven or nine months,<ref name="Yaqoob">{{cite web |last1=Yaqoob |first1=Syed |title=The Promised One |url=http://mahdavia.info/promised_one/index.html |publisher=Tanzeem-e-Mahdavia |language=en |access-date=8 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204142845/http://mahdavia.info/promised_one/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 February 2005 |date=4 February 2005 }}</ref> he returned to India where he proclaimed himself [[Mahdi]] at [[Ahmedabad]] and later at Badhli (near [[Patan, Gujarat]]).
After staying in Mecca for nearly seven or nine months,<ref name="Yaqoob">{{cite web |last1=Yaqoob |first1=Syed |title=The Promised One |url=http://mahdavia.info/promised_one/index.html |publisher=Tanzeem-e-Mahdavia |language=en |access-date=8 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204142845/http://mahdavia.info/promised_one/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 February 2005 |date=4 February 2005 }}</ref> he returned to India where he proclaimed himself [[Mahdi]] at [[Ahmedabad]] and later at Badhli (near [[Patan, Gujarat]]).


==References==
==References==
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Hazrath Imamuna Mehdi Mauood Khalifathullah, Muradullah, Amrullah
Syed Mohammed Jaunpuri Imam al-Mahdi al-Mauood
سید محمد جونپورى
The Tomb of Syed Muhammad (Jaunpuri)
Born
Sayyid Muhammad Jaunpuri

(1425-09-09)9 September 1425
(14, Jamadi ul Awal 847H)
Jaunpur, Jaunpur Sultanate
Died23 April 1488(1488-04-23) (aged 62)
(19, Ziquada 910H)
Farah, Safavid Empire
Resting placeFarah, Afghanistan
Spouses
  • Bibi Alhadadi (866H)
  • Bibi Bhika
  • Bibi Malkan
  • Bibi Buwan
  • Bibi Bhanmati
Children
  • Syed Mahmood alias Sani-e-Mahdi (Title given by the followers after the death of his father Sayyid Muhammad of Jaunpur who they accepted to be the Promised Mahdi - Mahdi al-Mauood.)
  • Syed Ajmal
  • Syeda Khunza
  • Syeda Fatima
  • Syed Hameed
  • Syeda Hadaitullah
  • Syed Ibrahim
  • Syed Ali
Parents
  • Sayyid Abdullah Alias Syed Khan (Father)
  • Syeda Aminah (Mother)

Sayyid Muhammad Jaunpuri (Urdu: سید محمد جونپورى; 9 September 1443 – 23 April 1505) was an Indian religious leader and the founder of the Mahdavia movement. He claimed to have been divinely appointed as the promised Mahdī, in fulfillment of the Islamic prophecies regarding the end times. Hailing from Jaunpur, he traveled extensively throughout India, Arabia and Khorasan.[1]

Early life

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His first wife, Bibi Alahdadi, was the daughter of his uncle, Syed Jalaluddin. He married her in Jaunpur in 866H, when he was nineteen years old. Jaunpuri and Alhadadi had two sons and two daughters together, Syed Mahmood Thani-e-Mahdi, Syed Ajmal, Syeda Khunza and Syeda Fatima.

Travels

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He left Jaunpur along with his family and a group of followers. Migrating from place to place and gathering companions, that would later become the core of the Mahdavia sect founded by him, until he reached Farah in Afghanistan.

Pilgrimage and claim to be the Mahdi

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By the age of 53 he embarked on the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, where in 1496 (901 Hijri), after circumambulating the Kaaba, he declared that he was the Promised Mahdi and whoever believes in him is a Momin.

After staying in Mecca for nearly seven or nine months,[2] he returned to India where he proclaimed himself Mahdi at Ahmedabad and later at Badhli (near Patan, Gujarat).

References

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  1. ^ Balkhi, Al-Hajj Syed Munawar Husain (September 1989). "The Biography of Imam Mahdi Maud Hazrat Syed Muhammad Jaunpuri AS" (PDF). Hyderabad: Al-Haj Syed Munawar Husain Balkhi. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ Yaqoob, Syed (4 February 2005). "The Promised One". Tanzeem-e-Mahdavia. Archived from the original on 4 February 2005. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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