Nizamuddin Amethwi

Shaikh Nizamuddin Usmani Amethwi (1493 – 1571 AD/900 – 979 AH) was an Indian Islamic scholar and spiritual Sufi saint of the Chishtiyya Sufi order. He was a descendant of the Sufi saint Shaikh Sirri as-Saqti of Baghdad.

Lineage The lineage of Amethwi is as follows:

Nizamuddin ibn Muhammad Yasin ibn Fakhruddin ibn Abul Fazal ibn Tajuddin Usmani.

Early life and education He was born in 1493 in the village of Amethi in the Lucknow district of the former Avadh state in the family of Muhammad Yasin Amethwi. He then went to Mankapur and received Bay'ah (discipleship) in the Chishtiyya Tariqa (Chishti Order) from Nuruddin Ibn Hamid Hussaini.

Career He then returned to Jaunpur and after staying for some time returned to Amethi. In Amethi he married Makhduma Jahan, daughter of Khassah-i-Khuda Salehi and then moved to Gopamau. Then Amethvi gave his daughter in marriage to Mufti Adam Ibn Muhammad Siddiqi and stayed there for some time. He then returned to his homeland and spent his days in worship and teaching. Then he was appointed as the Shaikh.

Death and legacy He later moved to Gopamau and died there in 1571. He was buried in his birthplace Amethi. At his shrine, Tardi Beg built a large mausoleum.

His wife, Makhduma Jahan, had six children. They are Abdul Jalil, Abdul Wahhab, Abdul Waasi', Muhammad, Ahmad and Abdul Halim. Among them, Abdul Wasi, Abdul Wahhab and Abdul Jalil died during his lifetime. His second wife gave birth to a son named Jafar.