Qutb Shah

Abdullah Awn Ibn Yaala
عبداللہ عَوْن ابنِ یعلیٰ
Abdullah Awn Ibn Yaala; عبداللہ عَوْن ابنِ یعلیٰ
Born	1028 AD (probably); Gilan, Persia
Died	1099 AD (probably); Herat, Afghanistan
Nationality	Awan (tribe)
Other names	Hakim-ul-Quloob, Al-Sheikh Al-Azeem, Olad-e-Ali, Shamsheer-e-Sher-e-Shamsheer zan
Occupation	Ruler and Islamic Scholar
Known for	Sufi Mysticism
Title	Qutb Shah
Parent(s)	Yaala Ibn Hamza (father);
Family	Banu Hashim

Qutb Shah ibn Ya‘lā, al-Gilani, al Qadiri, formally known as Awn ibn Ya‘lā (1028-1099), was a Ruler[1], medieval Persian Sufi, Muslim preacher and a religious scholar. He belonged to Alvi family of Banu Hashim tribe and was a relative of Hazrat Shaykh Abdul-Qadir Gilani.[2]

Qutb Shah, in first quarter of 11th century, ruled Herat (then Khorasan)[1], where supposedly there was a power vacuum, and people made him their ruler due to his Religious Stature. After taking the throne of Herat, he also joined forces with Mahmud of Ghazni when Mahmud invaded Sub-continent.[1] He ruled Herat until his death. All of his children migrated to modern-day Pakistan, and settled near Salt Range, on his command.[1] He is considered to be the primary ancestor of the Awans.[1]

References

Bahri, Hardev (1963). Lahndi Phonetics, with Special Reference to Awáṇkárí. Bharati Press Prakashan. pp. 10 and 11.
Dr AH Dani Early Islamic Preachers in Central Asia and Northern Pakistan Monograph, Islamabad, 1976, pp 11–12

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[:0-1] Bahri, Hardev (1963). Lahndi Phonetics, with Special Reference to Awáṇkárí. Bharati Press Prakashan. pp. 10 and 11.

[2] Dr AH Dani Early Islamic Preachers in Central Asia and Northern Pakistan Monograph, Islamabad, 1976, pp 11–12