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Bu Ali Shah Qalandar

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Six Sufi masters: Khvaja Mu'in al-Din, Ghaus al-A'zam, Khvaja Qutb al-Din, Shaikh Mihr, Shah Sharafuddeen Bu 'Ali Qalandar and Sultan Musa Shaikh.
Shaikh Sharafuddeen Bu Ali Qalandar Panipati also calledBu Ali Qalandar (1209-1324 CE probably born at Panipat,Haryana) in India[1] was a Sufi saint of the Chishtī Order who lived and taught in India. His dargah (mausoleum) in the town of Panipat is a place of pilgrimage.
His real name was Shaykh Sharfuddin but he is famous by the title Bu Ali Shah. His father, Shaykh Fakhar Uddin was a great scholar and saint of his time. He completed his studies at an early age and subsequently taught near the Qutub Minar in Delhi for 20 years. He published a collection of Persian poetry by the name of " Diwan Hazrat Sharafuddeen Bu Ali Qalandar"[2] which was later translated by Khawaja Shahudinin Punjabi. It's a great Sufi work in Persian language.[3][4]Some other famous Qalandars include Lal Shahbaz Qalandarand Shams Ali Qalandar.

Birthplace[edit]

One account says he was born in early 1209 and lived till 1324 in Panipat, India. However an epitaph on his tomb in Persian gives his birthplace as Ganja in present-day Azerbaijan[citation needed]; while some scholars opine that in fact, he was born near Ganjah, once a small suburb of Lahore city but now integrated in the main old city complex[citation needed]. His father, Sheikh Fakhar Uddin was a famous scholar of his time. His mother was Hafiza Jamal, the daughter of Maulana Nemat Ullah Hamdani. Some people also claim his father actually came from Iraq and settled down in Panipat.[5]
[clarification needed]

Tomb[edit]

The dargah (mausoleum or shrine), mosque and enclosure at the Qalandar Chowk in Panipat were constructed by Mahabat Khan, a general in the service of the Mughal EmperorJahangir. Mahabat Khan's own tomb in red sandstone is adjacent to the saint's mausoleum. The tombs of HakimMukaram Khan and the Urdu poet Maulana Altaf Hussain Haliare also located within the enclosure. A nearby structure is the tomb of the last Lodi dynasty ruler of Delhi, Ibrahim Lodi, killed in the First Battle of Panipat (1526).[6]
The left wall of the mausoleum has a qasida (panegyric) embossed and painted in blue and gold, written by Zahuri Neishabouri who visited India during the reign of Akbar.
A large number of people from all walks of life - Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians - visit the tomb and offer prayers there each Thursday and during the annual Urs Mela.[7]
Tomb of Bu Ali Shah Qalandar

References[edit]

  1. Jump up^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  2. Jump up^ Shahudin, Maulavi. Diwane Bu Ali. Malik Chananuddin.
  3. Jump up^ Boota, Sohail (2007). Tazkara Aulia. Sialkot: Shahudin Academy.
  4. Jump up^ Qadri Sarwari, Mumtaz Ali. Hazeena Tul Uns. Sialkot: Zam Zama Printing Press.
  5. Jump up^ "More about the saint". www.aulia-e-hind.com/d.
  6. Jump up^ Ibrahim Lodi's Tomb Archived 22 October 2016 at theWayback Machine.
  7. Jump up^ Ali-Shah-Qalandar-14137.htm Dargah of Bu Ali-Shah-Qalandar[permanent dead link]

External links[edit]

Location: Rafah-e-Aam Society Rafah e Aam Society Shah Faisal Colony, Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan

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