Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani was a Persian Sufi, a poet, and a prominent Muslim scholar

Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani was a Persian Sufi, a poet, and a prominent Muslim scholar. He was known as Shāh-e-Hamadān ("King of Hamadān"), Ali Sani ("second Ali").

Sayyid Ali Hamadani traveled widely & it is said he traversed the known world from East to West three times. In 774 AH/1372 AD Hamadani lived in Kashmir. After Sharaf-ud-Din Abdul Rehman Bulbul Shah, he was the second important Muslim to visit Kashmir. Hamadani went to Mecca, and returned to Kashmir in 781/1379, stayed for two and a half years, and then went to Turkistan by way of Ladakh. He again returned to Kashmir for the third time in 785/1383. Hamadani is regarded as having brought various crafts and industries into Kashmir; it is said that he brought with him 700 followers, including some weavers of carpets and shawls, who taught the craft of pashmina textile and carpet-making to the local population. Ladakh likewise benefited from his interest in textile weaving. The growth of the textile industry in Kashmir increased its demand for fine wool. Kashmiri Paper Mache, a handicraft of Kashmir was also brought by saint Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani.

Hamadani traveled and preached Sufism in different parts of the world and gave special importance to the valley of Kashmir. The teachings and blessings of the lives of great Sufis and saints like Sayyid Ali Hamadani and other great Sufis enabled the people of Kashmir to benefit from the teachings of Sufism.

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