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Ghiyāth ad-Dīn Awliyā (গিয়াচুদ্দিন আউলিয়া, ) is a celebrated Sufi Muslim figure in Assam. His name is often associated with the spread of Islam into the region, part of a long history of interactions between the Middle East and South Asia.

was one among the many Sufis who spread Islam in eastern India. Saint received an honorifics as a Dakhini as he was the resident of Deccan.

Biography
In the 14th century, a group of walis led by Ghiyath ad-Din Awliya, a Sufi from Baghdad, arrived in the region. They established a khanqah atop the Garurachala Hills in Hajo. Claiming to have brought a lump of soil from Makkah with him, the building came to be known as the Barmaqam Powa-Makkah. Ghiyathuddin died in 1388 and a mazar (mausoleum) was built there.