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Maulana Qutubuddin Ansari shaheed

Introduction
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Ancestry
Maulana Qutubuddin Ansari shaheed, was a direct descendant of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari and of the famous poet and scholar, Khajeh Abdollah Ansari.

The family moved from Hejaz to Khorasan in the 7th century A.D., and subsequently to Hindostan in the 11th century A.D.

The family history is recorded in the Tazkira-e-Ulama-e-Firangi Mahal. (1) It records Maulana Qutubuddin Ansari's lineage as follows;

Maulana Qutubuddin Ansari, son of Mulla Shaikh Abdul Haleem Ansari, son of Mulla Shaikh Abdul Kareem Ansari, son of Mulla Shaikh Ahmad Ansari, son of Mulla Shaikh Muhammad Hafiz Ansari, son of Shaikh Fazlullah Ansari, son of Shaikh Muhiuddin Ansari, son of Sharfuddin Ansari, son of Shaikh Nizamuddin Ansari, son of Qutub al-Aalam, son of Shaikh Khawaja Alauddin Ansari, of Herat, son of Shaikh Khawaja Ismail Ansari, son of Khawaja Ishaaq Ansari, son of Khawaja Dawood Ansari, son of Khawaja Azizuddin Ansari, son of Khawaja Jamaluddin Ansari, son of Khawaja Dost Muhammad Ansari, son of Khawaja Pir Ghayasuddin Ansari, son of Khawaja Pir Muizzuddin Ansari, son of Khawaja Pir Habibullah Ansari, son of Khajeh Shamsuddin Ansari, son of  Khajeh Jalaluddin Ansari, son of Khajeh Zaheeruddin Ansari, son of Khajeh Sultan Muhammad Ansari, son of Khajeh Nizamuddin Ansari, son of Khajeh Shahabuddin Mahmood Ansari, son of Khajeh Auz Ansari, son of Ayyub Ansari, son of Jabar Muqarrab-Baari Ansari, son of Abu Ismail Khajeh Abdollah Ansari of Herat.