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Maulana Altaf Hussain Hali

Syed Shah Sharfuddeen Bu Ali Shah Qalandar Panipati renowned as Bu Ali Qalandar (1209-1324 CE) born in Panipat, Haryana, India was a Qalandar and Sufi saint of the Chishtī Order who lived and taught in India. His shrine or dargah (mausoleum) is at Bu Ali Shah Qalandar Dargah, Panipat which is a place of pilgrimage. His real name was Syed Shah Sharfuddin but he is well knowned by his title Bu Ali Shah Qalandar. His father Syed Muhammad Abol Hassan Fakhar Uddin was a great scholar and saint of his time. His father was buried in Parachinar, Pakistan. He is from the ancestry of forth shia Imam Zain-ul-Abidin. His large descendants reside in Pakistan and are known as Husseini. 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 Syed Shah sharfuddeen Bu Ali Qalandar" which was later translated by Khawaja Shahudin in Punjabi. It was a great Sufi work in Persian language. Some other famous Qalandars include Lal Shahbaz Qalandar and Shams Ali Qalandar.  more…

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