Shams-al-Din
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Shams al-Din is a Muslim name, meaning "Sun of the faith". It may refer to:
- Muhammad ibn Ahmad Shams al-Din al-MuqaddasiAl-MuqaddasiMuhammad ibn Ahmad Shams al-Din Al-Muqaddasi , also transliterated as Al-Maqdisi and el-Mukaddasi, was a medieval Arab geographer, author of Ahsan at-Taqasim fi Ma`rifat il-Aqalim .-Biography:Al-Muqaddasi, "the Hierosolomite" was born in Jerusalem in 946 AD...
(ca. 945 - 1000), Arab geographer - Shams al-Din Muhammad bin Ali, or Suzani SamarqandiSuzani SamarqandiShams al-Din Muhammad b. *Ali was a Persian poet born in Samarqand or its vicinity. He is more often known by his name, Suzani or "needle maker". According to one theory, the name is said to have arisen because of his violent passion for a needle-maker's apprentice under whose influence he...
(died 1166), Persian poet - Shams al-Din IldenizIldenizShams al-Din Ildeniz, Eldigüz or Shamseddin Eldeniz was an atabeg of the Seljuq empire and founder of the dynasty of Eldiguzids , which held sway over Caucasian Albania, Iranian Azerbaijan, and most of northwestern Persia from the second half of the 12th century to the early decades of the 13th.A...
(died ca. 1175), atabeg of Azerbaijan - Shams-ud-din IltutmishIltutmishShams-ud-din Iltutmish was the third ruler of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi of Turkic origin. He was a slave of Qutub-ud-din-Aybak and later became his son-in-law and close lieutenant. He was the Governor of Badaun when he deposed Qutub-ud-din's successor Aram Shah and acceeded to the throne of the...
(died 1236), Muslim Turkic sultan of Delhi - Shamsuddin Sabzwari (died 1247), Sufi missionary in southern Punjab
- Shams al-Din Mohammad, or Shams TabriziShams TabriziShams-i-Tabrīzī or Shams al-Din Mohammad was a Persian Muslim, who is credited as the spiritual instructor of Mewlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhi, also known as Rumi and is referenced with great reverence in Rumi’s poetic collection, in particular Diwan-i Shams-i Tabrīzī...
(died 1248), Persian Sufi mystic - Shams al-Din 'Ali ibn Mas'udShams al-Din 'Ali ibn Mas'udShams al-Din 'Ali ibn Mas'ud ibn Khalaf ibn Mihraban was the first Mihrabanid malik of Sistan. He ruled from 1236 until his death.-Biography:...
(died 1255), Mihrabanid malik of Sistan - Sayyid Ajjal Shams al-Din OmarSayyid Ajjal Shams al-Din OmarSayyid Ajjal Shams al-Din Omar al-Bukhari was Yunnan's first provincial governor in history, appointed by the Mongol Yuan Dynasty....
(1211 - 1279), provincial governor of Yunnan - Shams al-Dīn Abū Al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad Ibn Muḥammad Ibn KhallikānIbn KhallikanShams al-Dīn Abū Al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad Ibn Muḥammad Ibn Khallikān was a 13th Century Shafi'i Islamic scholar of Kurdish origin.-Biography:...
(1211 – 1282), Iraqi Shafi'i Islamic scholar - Shams ad-Din JuvayniShams ad-Din JuvayniShams al-Din Juvayni or Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Juwayni was a vizier and sahib-divan or Minister of Finance under three Mongol Ilkhans - Hulagu, Abaqa and Tekuder - from 1263 until his execution by Arghun Khan in 1285...
(died 1285) vizier and sahib-divan under three Mongol Ilkhans - Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Mahmud al-ShahrazuriAl-ShahrazuriShams al-Din Muhammad ibn Mahmud Shahrazuri was a 13th century Persian physician and philosopher of the Ilkhanate and late Abbasid era of Iran....
(died ca. 1290), Kurdish physician and historian - Shams al-Dīn al-Samarqandī (ca. 1250 – ca. 1310), astronomer and mathematician from Samarkand
- Shamsuddin Firoz ShahShamsuddin Firoz ShahShamsuddin Firoz Shah was the independent ruler of the Bengal. He ascended the throne with the title of Al-Sultan Al-Azam Shams Al-Duniya wa Al-Din Abu Al-Muzaffar Firoz Shah Al-Sultan and invoked the name of the Abbaside Caliph Mustasim Billah in his coins.-Origin:Controversies persist among...
(died 1322), sultan of the Bengali kingdom of Lakhnauti - Shams al-Din al-Ansari al-Dimashqi (1256 - 1327), Arab geographer
- Shams-ud-Din Shah MirShah MirShams-ud-Din Shah Mir was a ruler of Kashmir and the founder of the Shah Miri dynasty named after him. Jonaraja, in his Dvitīyā Rājataraṅginī mentioned him as Sahamera. He came from Swat territory on the borders of Afghanistan. However, Jonaraja a credible historian informs us that Shahmira was...
(died 1342), ruler of Kashmir - Shams al-Din ibn Fazl AllahShams al-Din ibn Fazl AllahShams al-Din was the leader of the Sarbadars of Sabzewar from 1347 until around 1348.-Reign:Shams al-Din was the son of Fazl Allah and the brother of 'Abd al-Razzaq and Wajih ad-Din Mas'ud. As such, he had significant support amongst the members of the Bashtini gentry and the military. In 1347 they...
(died ca. 1348), leader of the Sarbadars of Sabzewar - Khwaja Shams al-Din 'AliKhwaja Shams al-Din 'AliKhwaja Shams al-Din 'Ali was the leader of the Sarbadars of Sabzewar from 1348 until his death.-Biography:Shams al-Din 'Ali was a member of the Sabzewar aristocracy and a leader of one of one of the city guilds. During Shaikh Hasan Juri's lifetime, he had been an adviser to him, and was a...
(died ca. 1352), leader of the Sarbadars of Sabzewar - Shams ud din, or Shams Tabraiz (missionary)Shams Tabraiz (missionary)Shams Tabraiz , also known as Shams ud din, was an Ismaili saint in India who preached Islam in the Sindh and Gujarat region of India. He is buried in Pakistan....
(died 1356), Ismaili saint in India - Shamsuddin Ilyas ShahShamsuddin Ilyas ShahShamsuddin Ilyas Shah was an independent ruler of Bengal, who became the sultan of the kingdom of Lakhnauti in 1342 and after conquering the kingdom of Sonargoan in 1352, he became the sole ruler of whole Bengal and thus he became the founder of a sultanate of the unified Bengal...
(died 1358), sultan of Bengal - Shams al-Din Ibn MuflihIbn MuflihShams al-Din b. Muflih was one of the leading authorities in Hanbali Law who received his tutelage amongst several prominent Hanbali figures, including Ibn Taymiyah. He gave particular attention to the juristic preferences of Ibn Taymiyah, and included them in his voluminous and renowned...
(died 1361), authority on Hanbali Law - Shams ud-Din Amir KulalAmir KulalShams ud-Din renowned as Amir Kulal was born in Bukhara, Uzbekistan to the well known scholar Saif ud-Din Hamza a descendant of Nabi Muhammad. Saif ud Din Hamza was also Amir of Tribe of Kulal , hence the title Amir...
(died 1370), tribal head, scholar and religious figure in Turkistan - Shams al-Dīn Abū Abd Allāh al-Khalīlī (1320 - 1380), Syrian astronomer
- Shams-ud-Din KermaniShams-ud-Din KermaniShaykh Shamsud-Din al-Kermani or Kirmani was a Sunni Muslim scholar. He wrote a commentary on Sahih Bukhari ....
(died ca. 1385), Sunni scholar - Khwāja Šamsu d-Dīn Muḥammad Hāfiz-e Šīrāzī (1315 - 1390), Persian lyric poet
- Molla Şemseddin FenariMolla Semseddin FenariMolla Shemseddin Fenari was an Ottoman logician, Islamic theologian, and Islamic legal academic....
(1350 — 1431), Turkish logician, Islamic theologian, and Islamic legal academic - Shamsuddin Ahmad ShahShamsuddin Ahmad ShahShamsuddin Ahmad Shah was a ruler of Bengal. He was the son and successor of Sultan Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah. After his father's death, he ascended the throne at the age of 14.-History:...
(died 1435), ruler of Bengal - Shams al-Din 'Ali ibn Qutb al-DinShams al-Din 'Ali ibn Qutb al-DinShams al-Din 'Ali was the Mihrabanid malik of Sistan from 1419 until his death. He was the son of Qutb al-Din Muhammad.-Biography:...
(ca. 1387 - ca. 1438), Mihrabanid malik of Sistan - Shamsuddin Yusuf ShahShamsuddin Yusuf ShahShamsuddin Yousuf Shah was the son and successor of Sultan Rukunuddin Barbak Shah. He ascended the throne in 1474 and assumed the title Shamsuddin Abul Muzaffar Yusuf Shah...
(died 1481), ruler of Bengal - Shams ad-Din ibn MuhammadShams ad-Din ibn MuhammadShams ad-Din ibn Muhammad was a Sultan of the Sultanate of Adal and a son of Muhammad ibn Badlay.-Reign:During Shams ad-Din's reign, an army of the Emperor of Ethiopia Eskender invaded Adal and seized Dakkar, destroying houses and places of worship; however, on its return home the Adal forces...
(died 1487), sultan of Adal - Shamsuddin Muzaffar ShahShamsuddin Muzaffar ShahShamsuddin Muzaffar Shah was an Abyssinian sultan of late medieval Bengal. Sidi Badr, an Abyssinian, first killed Habash Khan, the regent of the boy-king Mahmud Shah II and later killed the sultan also. He ascended the throne under the title of Shams-ud-Din Muzaffar Shah...
(died 1494), Abyssinian sultan of Bengal - Shams al-Din MuhammadShams al-Din MuhammadShams al-Din Muhammad was the Mihrabanid malik of Sistan from 1480 until around the end of the 15th century. He was the eldest son of Nizam al-Din Yahya.-Biography:...
(died ca. 1494), Mihrabanid malik of Sistan - Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Rahman al-SakhawiAl-SakhawiShams al-Din Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Rahman al-Sakhawi was a reputable Shafi'i Muslim hadith scholar and historian who was born in Cairo. "Al-Sakhawi" refers to the village of Sakha in Egypt, where his relatives belonged. He was a prolific writer that excelled in the knowledge of hadith, tafsir,...
(1428 - 1497), Egyptian Islamic scholar - Mir ShamsuddinMir ShamsuddinMir Shamsuddin the Iraqi was a Sufi Shi'a missionary who managed to convert nearly two-thirds of Kashmir's Hindu population to the Shi'a sect during the reign of Fath Shah . These conversions were made using force as described in the Persian book 'Bharistan -e-shahi' written during those times,...
(died 1526), Sufi Shi'a missionary in Kashmir - Shamsuddin Muhammad Ataga KhanAtaga KhanShamsuddin Muhammad Atgah Khan , also known as Khan-e-Kalan Shamsu'd-Din Muhammad Khan Atgah Khan, held important positions in the court, including that of wakil to which he was appointed in November 1561,much to displeasure of Maham Anga, whose son Adham Khan, eventually murdered him in 1562...
(died 1562), minister in Mughal court - Khawaja Shamsuddin KhawafiKhawaja Shamsuddin KhawafiKhawaja Shamsuddin Khawafi was Emperor Akbar's minister and superintendent of construction.He built the fish pond and the tomb Gurdwara Panja Sahib between 1581 - 1583 AD on orders of Akbar....
(died 1600), minister to Emperor Akbar - Qazi Mohamed ShamsuddinQazi Mohamed Shamsuddin-Ancestry:...
(died 1645), Chief Justice of the Maldives - Muhammad Shamsuddeen II (died ca. 1774), Sultan of the Maldives
- Şemseddin Sami Efendi, pen-name of Sami Frashëri (1850 – 1904), Albanian writer, philosopher and playwright
- Muhammad Shamsuddeen IIIMuhammad Shamsuddeen IIISultan Muhammad Shamsuddeen Iskander III, CMG, son of Ibrahim Nooraddeen and Kakaage Don Goma, was the Sultan of the Maldives first from May 7, 1893 and then again from 1902....
(1879 - 1935), Sultan of the Maldives - Şemsettin GünaltaySemsettin GünaltayMehmet Şemsettin Günaltay was a Turkish historian, politician and prime minister of Turkey.-Biography:He was born 1883 in the Kemaliye town of the Vilayet of Mamuret-ul-Aziz, Ottoman Empire...
(1883 – 1961) prime minister of Turkey - Abul Kalam ShamsuddinAbul Kalam ShamsuddinAbul Kalam Shamsuddin was a journalist, politician and littérateur. He was born at Trishal of Mymensingh.-Early life:...
(1897 - 1978), Bengali journalist and politician - Abujafar ShamsuddinAbujafar ShamsuddinAbujafar Shamsuddin , was a renowned modern Bangladeshi author, famous novelist.-Novels:* Parityakto Swami * Mukti * Bhaowal Gorer Upakhyan...
(1911 - 1989), Bangladeshi author and novelist - Khwaja Shams-ud-Din (1922 – 1999), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Shamsuddin Abul KalamShamsuddin Abul KalamShamsuddin Abul Kalam , , an author of Bengali literature in Bangladesh, was a famous novelist. He was born in Barisal. He is maternal uncle of A.M. Harun-ar-Rashid-Life:...
(1926 - 1997), Bangladeshi author and novelist - Nasri ShamseddineNasri ShamseddineNasri Shamseddine was a Lebanese singer and actor. His recordings remain very popular in the Arab world. He performed in several films and was associated for many years with the Lebanese singer Fairuz....
(1927 - 1983), Lebanese singer and actor - A. T. M. ShamsuddinA. T. M. ShamsuddinA. T. M. Shamsuddin was a Bangladeshi author and communist.- Names:Abu Taher Muhammad Shamsuddin was the name given by his family, A. T. M. Shamsuddin is mainly used. Sometimes he uses Taher Shamsuddin, pen name is Charubak.- Childhood:He was born in Chittagong, southern part of Bengal, later...
(born 1927), Bangladeshi author - Khwaja Shamsuddin AzeemiKhwaja Shamsuddin AzeemiKhwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi is a Pakistani Sufi Sheikh, the patriarch of the Azeemia, Editor-in-Chief of the Roohani Digest and a scholar in the field of spiritualism....
(born 1927), patriarch of the Sufi Order of Azeemia - Mohammad Mehdi ShamseddineMohammad Mehdi ShamseddineAytollah Muhammad Mahdi Shamseddine is a famous Twelver Shia Islam scholar of Lebanon from Kabrikha probably a compound name kabr-ikha: the tomb of ikha] in Jabal Amel in the southern part of the country...
(1936 - 2001), Lebanese Twelver Shia Islamic scholar - Shamsodin VaeziShamsodin VaeziGrand Ayatollah Shamsodin Vaezi is an Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja.He has studied in seminaries of Najaf, Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Abul-Qassim Khoei and Muhsin al-Hakim.-External links:**-See also:*List of maraji...
(born 1936), Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja - Shamsuddeen Usman (born 1949), Nigerian politician
- Semezdin MehmedinovićSemezdin MehmedinovicSemezdin Mehmedinović is a Bosnian writer, filmmaker, and magazine editor.After studying Librarianship and Comparative Literature in Sarajevo, he worked as an editor of "Lica" and "Valter" magazines, which served as a voice of opposition to the ruling Communist regime...
(born 1960), Bosnian writer - Shamsuddin AmiriShamsuddin AmiriShamsuddin Amiri is an Afghan football player. The goalkeeper plays for Kabul Bank FC and is the current Afghanistan number one. He is one of the most experienced players among the current Afghanistan national football team. In the June 2007 Amiri was given Afghanistan's best player of the year...
(born 1985), Afghan footballer - Mohd Ashaari ShamsuddinMohd Ashaari ShamsuddinMohd Ashaari Shamsuddin is a Malaysian footballer who is currently a midfielder for Terengganu. He is a member of the Malaysian national team. He has a great dribbling skill with a good vision and pace in the game making him one of the fan's favourite in the team...
(born 1985), Malaysian footballer - Abdul Aziz ShamsuddinAbdul Aziz ShamsuddinTan Sri Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin is the former Malaysia Minister of Rural and Regional Development.Since 1981, he had been Dr. Mahathir's political secretary. He was appointed a senator by Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad in 1999...
, Malaysian politician
See also
- Shams Ad Din, Yemen, village in Abyan Governorate
- Shemsdin (East Syrian Ecclesiastical Province)Shemsdin (East Syrian Ecclesiastical Province)The metropolitan province of Shemsdin, created after the 1552 schism in the Church of the East, was the most important ecclesiastical province of the Qudshanis patriarchate after the province of the patriarch himself. The metropolitans or mutrans of Shemsdin traditionally took the name Hnanisho...