Adam Sufi (1187–1297), popularly known as Makhdoom Adam Sufi, was an Islamic scholar, preacher and Sufi saint of Chishti order. He was the son of Sayyid Ibrahim Chishti of Hajipur. He was the father of Sayyid Hamid ad-Din Chishti Rajgiri and grandfather of Taym Allah Safayd Baz. He is buried in Pakki Dargah, near Jethuli in Patna, India.
Ancestry and family history
He is the grandson of Khwaja Sayyid Jalal Ad-Din 'Abdal Chishti Al-Mashhadi.
He's the descendant of the famous Muhammad Ibn Al-Qasim(Sahib Talaqan) Al-Sufi As-Salih who led a revolt against 'Abd Allah Ibn Tahir of the Tahirids in the area of Northern Afghanistan in the regions of Talaqan, modern day Jowzjan and Takhar Province.
His ancestors were initially settled in Jowzjan, Balkh and Talaqan, Afghanistan before they moved to Mashhad. His lineage is given as:
1: 'Ali Ibn Husayn Imam Zayn Al-'Abidin As-Sajjad
2: 'Umar Al-Ashraf.
3: 'Ali Al-Asghar
4: Al-Qasim
5: Imam Abu Ja'far Muhammad Al-Sufi As-Salih (Sahib Talaqan)
6: Imam Abu 'Umar Zayd
7: Ishaq Al-Amir
8: Ahmed Al-Amir
9: Ya'qub Al-Amir
10: Mahmud Al-Amir As-Sayyid
11: Muhammad
12: Ibrahim
13: Mahmud
14: Husayn Abul Hasan
15: Khwaja Sayyid Jalal Ad-Din 'Abdal Chishti Al-Mashhadi( one of the 5 famous students of 'Usman Harooni )
16: Shah Ibrahim Chishti
17: Makhdum Sayyid Adam Sufi.
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