Nathar Shah

**Sultan Syed Shah Mutaharuddin Suhrawardi**
Sultan Syed Shah Mutaharuddin Suhrawardi
Dada Hayat Mir Qalandar; Tabal-e-Aalam Baadshah; Nathar Shah Wali; Baba-e-Nathar Sarmast Dhool Samandar;
Born	Syed Shah Mutaharuddin; 969 CE; Anatolia
Died	1038 CE (aged 69); Tiruchirapalli, Chola Empire
Venerated in	Islam, especially in the Indian subcontinent
Major shrine	Tiruchirapalli
Controversy	Halimah Saadiya (adopted daughter)
Influenced	Abdur Rahman Siddiqi; Sultan Syed Baba Fakhruddin; Syed Shah Hayder Wali; Syed Shah Khadir Wali; Syed Rahmatullah Baba;
Tradition or genre	Hanafism

Sultan Syed Shah Mutaharuddin Suhrawardi (969–1039), also called Dada Hayat Mir Qalandar or Nathar Wali or Nadir Shah, was a Muslim preacher and mystic from Anatolia who in the 9th-10th century moved to Tamil Nadu, India, where he travelled about preaching Islam. He went to Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu, The tamil warrior tribe converted by his preaching are known as Ravuttars(Rowthers) in Tamilnadu and kerala one of the earliest and important muslim community The most important Islamic building in the city is Nathar Shah's Mosque, which contains the tomb of the saint Sultan Nathar Shah. According to legend it is atop the grave of the three-headed Hindu demon Tiriasuran whom Dada killed.

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