Sayeen Faqeer Muhammad Shams Ali Qalandar () was a

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and

qalandar Qalandar may refer to: * Qalandar (tribe), a Hazara tribe found in Afghanistan * Qalandariyya, a Sufi mystic order * Qalandar (title), a title for Sufi saints * Qalandar (clan), a Muslim community found in North India and Pakistan Places in ...

who belonged to

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Owaisi

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Noshahi, from the part of

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in what is now in

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Life

The life events of Shams Ali Qalandar are mentioned in the book Tegh e Berahna. He started education after 16 Years of age, he learnt

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, Farsi Nazm from Molvi Ahmad Buksh in Mahar Sharif. After the completion he learnt

Masnavi The ''Masnavi'', or ''Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi'' (, DIN 31635, DMG: ''Mas̲navī-e maʻnavī''), also written ''Mathnawi'', or ''Mathnavi'', is an extensive poem written in Persian language, Persian by Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, also known as Rumi. I ...

, Sharif, Tohfa-tul-Ahrar, Makhzan ol-Asrar, and Matlah-ul-unwar under the supervision of Khawaja Fazal Haq, he learnt Loa-e-Jami under Hafiz Abulhassan in tamiwala, during the same time he also learnt the basics of Tasawuf and Marifat e Illahi. During this time several spiritual personalities including Khawaja

Moinuddin Chishti Mu'in al-Din Hasan Chishti Sijzi (; February 1143 – March 1236), known reverentially as Khawaja Gharib Nawaz (), was a Persians, Persian Islamic scholar and Sufism, mystic from Sistan, who eventually ended up settling in the Indian subcontin ...

Chisti ajmeri, Maulana Hassan Tahir Hassan, Maulana Muzammil Raja Gujar khani, Maulana Stunt man King Waseem Wazir Waziristani Maulana Mashood saleem Farabi came in his dreams, once in his dream the 4th Caliph

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ibn Abî Ṭâlib held his right hand and woke him up. Later under the Guidance of his Murshad, Sutan Bahu Sial Noshahi, he progressed in the manazil of spirituality. He used to visit his Murshad two times every month by walking 40 KOS (1 kos = 2 miles) from his home and remained 8 years in service of his Murshad & reached one of the highest stations of spirituality. He later moved to a small town, Dhuliana Sharif and spent several years living in a Hujra attached to a mosque, in the last years of his life he moved to Shamsabad (old name: Ram Parsad) Front View Darbar of Sharif of Shams Ali Qalandar

Front View Darbar of Sharif of Shams Ali Qalandar

He was ordered to adopt Qalandari tariqa.

Sayings

"Who ever comes to our abode will never return empty handed"

Work

''Tegh-e Berahana'' (Nangi Talwar) English for "The Naked Sword", was written by Shams Ali Qalandar and consists of Poetic Verses based on

Marifat In Sufism, maʿrifa ("experiential knowledge" or "gnosis") is the mystical understanding of God or Divine Reality. It has been described as an immediate recognition and understanding of the true nature of things as they are. Ma'rifa encompasses a ...

(after his death later editions were updated with his life events) Note: Should not be confused by another book written by

Sultan Bahu Sultan Bahu (also spelled as Sultan Bahoo; ; 17 January 1630 – 1 March 1691), was a Punjabi Muslim poet, Sufi, scholar, and historian of the 17th century. Renowned for his mystical poetry, he was active during the reigns of Mughal emperors ...

also named Tegh e Berahna.

Death

He died on Tuesday 6 September 1966, at the age of 93 in Dhuliana, Shamsabad,

Depalpur Tehsil Depalpur Tehsil (), is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan, headquartered at the city of Depalpur. Administration * The tehsil is administratively subdivided into the following 55 Unio ...

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. His Darbar/

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is also located in Dhuliana, Shamsabad. Inside view of Darbar Sharif- Shams Ali Qalandar

Urs

The

Urs Urs (from ''‘Urs'') or Urus (literal meaning wedding), is the death anniversary of a Sufi saint, usually held at the saint's dargah (shrine or tomb). In most Sufi orders such as Naqshbandiyyah, Suhrawardiyya, Chishtiyya, Qadiriyya, etc. ...

is celebrated two times each year 1st :15 March, & 2nd : 6 September with zeal and zest, devotees & followers visit the Shrine in the form of Jamaat from different parts of the country, offer tributes and DUA Most of the people present garland and a green chadar with Quranic inscriptions. A side view of Darbar Sharif of Shams Ali Qalandar

A side view of Darbar Sharif of Shams Ali Qalandar

References

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Life

Sayings

Work

Death

Urs

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