Abdul Quddus Gangohi

Abdul Quddus Gangohi (1456–1537) was the great Suhrawardi master of Gangoh — famed for his mystical identifications with Kabir’s thought (the Kabir-Sufi dialogue legends) and his Persian treatise on the letters.

Background

A Sayyid of Rudauli then Gangoh (Saharanpur district); disciple of the Suhrawardi line (through Ahmad? — the silsila’s Indian masters); his era’s North Indian Sufism was steeped in the Hindi (Hindavi) devotional world, and Gangohi bridged it.

Spiritual Contribution

The treatises (the Latā’if-i Quddusī — collected discourses; the Risala-i Huruf-i Muamma on the mystical letters); the Kabir connection (the legend of his meeting with Kabir, and hisown Hindi dohas in the sant idiom — documented in the Sufi-sant scholarship); his strict sharia-mysticism synthesis model.

Legacy and Impact

His dargah at Gangoh remains a living shrine; the Sufi-sant dialogue’s best-documented case is his circle; the Latā’if is a standard source for late-medieval Indian Sufism.

Verification notes

• Dates and works are documented; the Kabir meeting is traditional.
• Audited against Wikipedia (September 2026).