Birth
Born Muhammad Amin shah, he was later affectionately renamed Qutab Ul Aqtab Syed Khawaja Amin Shah. His date of birth is unclear. Various traditions, folklore and historical documents suggest different ideas. A number of scholars claim that he was born in 1833.
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