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Aun Qutab Shah

He was a distinguished eleventh century Sufi of the Qadiriyya Order. He recieved the Khirqa from Sayyid Abdul Qadir Gillani who ordered him to go to India for propogation of Sufism.

Ancestry
He was a direct descendent of Imam Ali from his father and mother thus making him a Najib ut Tarafain Sayyid. His genealogy was recorded by Allama Jamaluddin Yusuf al Hilli in his famous book ''Khilasa tul Ansab" as follows :
 * 1) Imam Ali al Murtaza
 * 2) Abbas ibn Ali
 * 3) Ubaydullah al Madani
 * 4) AbulAbbas Hasan
 * 5) AbulQasim Hamza
 * 6) Sayyid Ja'far al Alvi
 * 7) Sayyid Ali ibn Jafar
 * 8) Sayyid Qasim ibn Ali
 * 9) Muhammad at Tayyar
 * 10) Abu Yalla Hamza
 * 11) Sayyid Yalla al Saleh
 * 12) Aun Qutab Shah