Maghribī, Aḥmad K̲h̲attū - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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Balachandran, Jyoti Gulati
Leiden
Brill
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Aḥmad K̲h̲attū Maghribī (b. Delhi, 737/1336; d. Sarkhej, 10 Shawwal 849/9 January 1446), popularly known as Ganjbakhsh (bestower of treasures), was a Ṣūfī (spritual preceptor) of the Maghribī silsila (spiritual order) who came to be recognised as the spiritual protector of the regional sultanate of Gujarat (r. 810-980/1407-1573). The Maghribī silsila , founded by Shaykh Abū Madyan Shuʾayb (d. c 594/1198) in North Africa, had a minor presence in the Indian subcontinent. Ahmad K̲h̲attū is arguably the best known Ṣūfī from