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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.
Sayyid Ali Tirmizi Pir Baba | |
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پیر بابا | |
 Buner Mazar of Pir Baba | |
| Title | Syed Ali Tirmizi |
| Personal | |
| Born | Syed Ali Tirmizi Around 908 Hijri, 1502 A.D. |
| Died | Around Rajab 991 Hijri, 1583 A.D. |
| Resting place | Pacha Killay Buner, Pakistan |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Arab, Uzbek, Persian, Afghan, Pakistani |
| Movement | Established Islam Among Yusufzai Pashtuns and Pashtuns |
| Notable work(s) | Spreading Islam |
| Other names | Pir Baba |
| Organization | |
| Order | Chisti Order |
| 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/ |
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)
editBaba'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.