Pir Baba
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Sayyid Ali Tirmizi Pir Baba | |
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پیر بابا | |
 Buner Mazar of Pir Baba | |
| Title | Syed Ali Tirmizi |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Syed Ali Tirmizi Around 908 Hijri, 1502 A.D. |
| Died | Around Rajab 991 Hijri, 1583 A.D. |
| Resting place | Pacha Killay Buner, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Arab, Uzbek, Persian, Afghan, Pakistani |
| Notable work(s) | Spreading Islam |
| Other names | Pir Baba |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Order | Chisti Order |
| Movement | Established Islam Among Yusufzai Pashtuns and Pashtuns |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Syed Ahmad Noor ,Sheikh Saalaar Roomi |
| Period in office | 900-1000 Hijri |
| Successor | Akhund Darweza |
| Disciple of | Salaar Roomi |
Students
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| Website | http://www.pirbaba.org/ |
Sayyid Ali Tirmizi (Pashto: سيد علي ترمذي), more commonly known as Pir Baba (پير بابا), was a Sufi who settled in Buner in present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. There, he lived among the Yusufzai Pashtuns.
He was a Naqvi Syed, probably born in 908 AH (1502 CE), in Fergana (present-day Uzbekistan), of Sayyid descent, He died in AH 991 (1583 CE).[1] He was a supporter of the Mughal emperor Akbar, and was an opponent of Bayazid Pir Roshan.
Shrine (Mazar)
[edit]Baba's grave and shrine is in Pacha Killay village in the mountainous Buner District of present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[2][3]
In 2009, the shrine was closed down by Taliban militants[4] temporarily.
References
[edit]- ^ "Hazrat Pir Baba (Rahmatullahi Allaih)". www.pirbaba.org.
- ^ "God and Drugs in Northern Pakistan - YTPak". www.ytpak.com.
- ^ "Pir Baba (Mazar Shreef) Buner Swat". pk.geoview.info.
- ^ "Militants bomb Sufi saint's shrine". The Express Tribune. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2016.