Mian Mir

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Mian Mir was a renowned 16th–17th century Sufi saint of the Qadiri order, celebrated for his spiritual influence on Mughal princes and his role in fostering interfaith harmony in the Indian subcontinent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim mystic
Qadiri Sufi
Sufi saint
associatedWith Mughal emperor Jahangir
linked to: Jahangir

Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
linked to: Shah Jahan

Mughal prince Dara Shikoh
linked to: Dara Shikoh

Sikh Guru Arjan Dev
linked to: Guru Arjan

Sikh Guru Hargobind
linked to: Guru Hargobind
birthCountry India (historical)
linked to: Bharata (India)
birthDate c. 1550
birthPlace Sihar village
birthRegion Sindh
burialPlace Mian Mir Shrine, Lahore
centuryOfActivity 16th century
17th century
commemoratedBy annual urs at his shrine in Lahore
countryOfActivity Mughal Empire
deathCountry Mughal Empire
deathDate 1635
deathPlace Lahore
deathRegion Punjab
denomination Sunni Islam
honorificTitle Hazrat Mian Mir
Shah Mir
influenced Dara Shikoh
Sikh–Muslim relations in Punjab
interfaith dialogue in the Indian subcontinent
knownFor Sufi piety
association with Sikh Gurus
charity and compassion for the poor
promoting interfaith harmony
simple and austere lifestyle
spiritual influence on Mughal princes
languageOfPreaching Persian
Punjabi
legacy important figure in South Asian Sufism
symbol of Muslim–Sikh friendship
practiced asceticism
dhikr (remembrance of God)
religion Islam
religiousOrder Qadiri order
linked to: Qadiriyya
residence Lahore
spiritualLineage Qadiri silsila
linked to: Qadiriyya
spiritualSuccessor Mullah Shah Badakhshi
teacherOf Dara Shikoh
traditionallyCreditedWith laying the foundation stone of the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) at Amritsar
value love of God
non-sectarianism
service to humanity
tolerance

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