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Periya Shaikhuna also known as Muhammad Abubakr Miskeen Sahib (Arabic: مُحَمَّد أبُوبَكر مِسْكِيْن صَاحِب) was 18th century Scholar, Jeweler and a Sufi saint.

He spread the Shathuliyyah-Fasiyyah Sufi School in British India and Sri Lanka.

Early life
Periya Shaikhuna was born in 1821 in Kayalpattinam, India, the eldest son of Muhammad Ibrahim and Asiya couple. He was born with two brothers and a sister. Shaikh Abdul Qadir Alim (Nadu Shaikhuna), Muhammad Nuh Lebbai (Sinna Shaikhuna) and Muhammad Fatima. He was a descendant of the second caliph Abu Bakr (ra)

Education
Periya Shaikhuna memorized the Quran and became Hafil at his young age. Then he received his religious education from Sayyid Muhammad Alim, also known as Rekkai vetti Alim. Then he learned the spiritual art of Thasawuff from Allamah. Qadir Labbai Alim

He took over the position of teacher of Dars at Siru Nainar Masjid held by his father-in-law Sinna Nuh Waliyullah, and he taught the students very effectively.

Later, Dars shifted to Zavia

Finding his sheikh
While searching for the Kamil Shaykh, one day Periya Shaykhuna saw in his dream that the great Thaika Sahib Waliyullah was in his Thaika and approached him and prayed for the Guru's guidance. Then Mahan Thaika Sahib Waliullah woke up to find that he had signaled towards the west and disappeared, then he went to Sahib Appa Thaika and met Thaika Sahibu Waliyullah's younger son Umar Lebbai Alim and told him of the dream he had seen and said, "To the west is Makkah...there is your Shaykh." There is... the meaning of your dream is that you go to him and receive teachings... I met a Shaykh in Ka'ba when I visited Makkah... He seems to be a great man... InshAllah I am going for Hajj this year... If you come with me that Shaykh. They said that they can meet and receive instruction.

That same year, Sheikhuna went for Hajj along with many others. Notable among those who went for Hajj that year were Chinna Muthuwappa Waliyullah and Allama Sheikh Sulaiman Lebai.

Da'wah
He went to Mecca to perform Hajj and met Imam Fassi at the Haram Sharif and received the Bai'at. He made many zawiyahs in Tamil Nadu and Kerala in India and Sri Lanka.

Death
When he returned from Mecca to Jeddah, he became ill and died in the Mediterranean.