Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi, also known as Mujaddid Alif Sani, was born in which year of the Islamic calendar?

Explanation

Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi was born in 971 AH in Sirhind, Punjab. He is famously known as Mujaddid Alif Sani (the Renewer of the Second Millennium) because he emerged at the turn of the first Islamic millennium and worked vigorously to revive and purify Islamic teachings. His birth year 971 AH places him just 29 years before the completion of the first millennium in 1000 AH, positioning him perfectly for his historic reformist role during the Mughal era under Emperor Jahangir.

Good to know

Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi (1564–1624 CE / 971–1034 AH) was a prominent Indian Sufi scholar of the Naqshbandi order. He is credited with countering the syncretic Deen-e-Ilahi of Emperor Akbar and reaffirming orthodox Sunni Islam in the Indian subcontinent. His famous collection of letters, Maktubat-e-Imam Rabbani, remains a significant work in Islamic spirituality. He passed away in 1034 AH and was buried in Sirhind.

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