SIX CENTURIES IN THE SUBCONTINENT

During the reign of Sultan Qutub-ud-Din 775-792 AH/1373–1389 CE, Hazrat Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani (RA) requested Hazrat Syed Ahmad (RA) to gather his bloodline and travel with him to Kashmir.
After Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani (RA) went back to Persia, Syed Ahmad Andrabi (RA) along with his descendants took charge to spread Islam in the valley. They imparted spiritual and religious teachings to the people of Kashmir who found peace and unity in their message.

Syed Ahmad Andrabi (RA) died in 804 A.H.( = 1402 C.E.). The ruler of that time, Sultan Sikander built a Khankah & Madrasa at Malaratta in Srinagar for him which is known as Khankah-i-Andrabi.
This became the place of prayer, meditation and preaching for the generations to come.
The descendants who came to be known as Andrabis' spread over to various parts of sub-continent in order to propagate Islamic and spiritual teachings.