Qutb Shah

Syed Abdullah Qutb Shah Awn ibn Ya‘lā, al-Jilani, al Qadiri, was a medieval Sufi. He came to South Asia in the 5th century A.H (about the eleventh century according to western era) by order of Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani. He was relative of Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani and one of his spiritual successors. He was probably born around 1110 AD in Baghdad and his lineage goes to Abbas ibn Ali. Qutb Shah Qadiri was an appointed a Qutb (spiritual pole) by Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani and sent as a missionary to South Asia. Due to the efforts of Sufis like him, many of the local tribes converted to the Islam.
Syed Qutb Shah is not to be confused with another Qutab Shah, a semi-legendary folklore hero of the Punjab , from whom several indigenous Punjabi tribes claim descent.