Suhrawardiya Order

   This order was founded by Najib al-Din 'Abdul Qadir Suhrawardi. It was brought to India by Shihab al-Din Suhrawardi's disciple Baha al-Din Zakarya, who established his khanqah at Multan. The Suhrawardiya order flourished in Sind and Punjab, with Multan and Uchch being principal centers. Several of Shihab al-Din Suhrawardi's disciples, other than Baha al-Din Za-karya, also migrated to India. Among them were included Jalal al-Din Tabrizi and Qazi Hamid al-Din Nagauri. Jalal al-Din, who estab-lished a khanqah in Assam, is supposed to have converted a large number of local people to Islam. Sufis of the Suhrawardiya order em-phasized compliance with orthodox shariah and unlike those of the Chishti order did not see any harm in amassing wealth or seeking state patronage. Baha al-Din Zakarya's son and successor, Sadr al-Din 'Arif, however, had a different attitude: he did not approve of ac-quiring wealth. A disciple of Baha al-Din Zakarya, Sayyid Jalal al-Din Makhdum-i Jahanian (1308-1383) had his khanqah at Uchch. Shahbaz Qalandar of Sind also claimed spiritual authority from Baha al-Din Zakarya.