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Ahmad Sirhindi

(born 1564?, Sirhind, Patiala, India—died 1624, Sirhind) Indian mystic and theologian who is responsible for the revival of Sunnite Islam in India. He traced his descent from 'Umar ibn al-Khattab. After a traditional Muslim education, he joined an important Sufi order and devoted himself to preaching against the tendencies of Akbar and his successor, Jahangir, toward pantheism and Shi'ite Islam. His views are outlined in his most famous work, Maktubat, a compilation of his letters. His burial place at Sirhind is a site of pilgrimage.