Sayyid Ali Tirmizi (Pashto: سيد علي ترمذي), more commonly known as Pir Baba [1] (پير بابا), was a Naqvi Sayyid, and a Sufi who settled in Buner (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) among the Yusufzai Pashtuns. He was probably born in 908 AH (1502 CE), in Fergana (present-day Uzbekistan), of Sayyid descent, died in AH 991 (1583 CE). He was a supporter of the Mughal emperor Babar, and was an opponent of Bayazid Pir Roshan.
His mother was of Uzbek origin. Baba was more inclined towards Islamic studies.[2]
Anwar Baig Baghi, a descendant of Pir Baba in his 12th generation, made news because "he could read only up to fifth grade but he penned down over 50 books on a variety of topics."[3]
Shrine (Mazar)
Baba's grave and shrine is in Pacha Killay village in the mountainous Buner District of present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Urs Mubarak
The annual Urs or Pilgrimage of Hazrat Pir Baba is celebrated from 24 to 26 Rajab of the Islamic calendar every year in Buner.[5][6]
References
- ↑ (Shaheen Buneri) Pakistan's Endangered Sufi Spirit Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty website, Published 4 November 2010, Retrieved 17 July 2023
- ↑ "PIR BABA" book by Sayyid Hussain Shah Tirmizi Sajjada Nashin, Pakistan, page 20-22
- ↑ Sher Alam Shinwari (4 July 2019), Dawn (newspaper), Retrieved 17 July 2023
- ↑ "Militants bomb Sufi saint's shrine". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 21 June 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "Pir Baba Urs concludes". Dawn (newspaper). 24 April 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "Urs of Pir Baba concludes". The News International (newspaper). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2023.