Shaykh Yaqub Sarfi Kashmiri (1521–1595), was a Kashmiri Alim, Faqih, poet, author, artist, Mufassir, Muhaddith, Sufi Shaykh of the Kubrawi Hamadani order.
[1] Yaqub born in Srinagar to Mir Hassan Ghani, who was also a scholar.
He then travelled to Central Asia where he received spiritual guidance under Shaykh Kamal Ud Din Hussain Khawarizmi.
They both went for pilgrimage (makkah) and he joined the seminar of Ibn Hajar, where he sharpened his knowledge of Quran and Hadith.
[5] When Shaykh Yaqub left Lahore for Kashmir and didn't go back to court again, on 08 Dhul Qadah 1003 AH/1595 A.D. Badhayuni Paid him warm tribute on his death by following chronogram: "He was the Shaykh of the nations"[This quote needs a citation].