Muhammad al-Makki (original) (raw)

Sayyid Muhammad ibn Shuja' al-Din ibn Ibrahim ibn Qasim Shah al-Husayni al-Makki (Arabic: السيد محمد الحسيني المكي),‎ 1145–1246, also known as Sayyid Mahmood Shah al-Makki (Urdu: سيد محمود مكي) and well known by the nickname of "Sher Sawār" or "Lion Rider" (Persian: شیر سوار), was the ancestor of the Bukkuri or Bhaakri Sayyids (Urdu: بهاكري سادات) who founded Bukkur and was the first Sayyid to ever migrate from the Middle East to the Sindh region in today's Pakistan. He was a saint of the people of Sindh, a warrior who fought battles against Abbasids, a ruler over Yemen and an explorer who travelled frequently. He was a Sayyid and a descendant of Ali and Fatimah through Ali al-Hadi.