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Shaykh Sharfuddin Bu Ali Qalandar Panipati | |
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 A seated portrait of the BuʿAli Shah Qalandar. 18th-centuryMughal miniature.British Museum | |
| Bu Ali Shah Qalandar | |
| Born | c. 1209 |
| Died | c. 1324 (aged 115) Panipat,Delhi Sultanate |
| Majorshrine | Bu Ali Shah Qalandar Dargah,Panipat,Haryana |
| Attributes | Pir Abid Arif Nomani (current Sajjada Nasheen) |
| Influences | Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki |
Tradition or genre | Sufi Islam |
Shaykh Syed Sharfuddin Bu Ali Shah Qalandar Panipati, renowned asBu Ali Qalandar (1209–1324CE), born inPanipat,Delhi Sultanate, present-dayHaryana, India,[1] was aQalandar andSufisaint of the Owaisī Order, who lived and taught in India.[2] Hisdargah (Shrine) is located inPanipat, and is a place ofpilgrimage for his followers.
His real name was Sharfuddin but he is well known by his title Bu Ali Shah Qalandar. His father Syed Muhammad Abu al Hassan Fakharuddin also known as Fakhar e Alam was a great scholar and saint of his time. His father was buried in Village KirmanParachinar,Pakistan. He was descended from ImamMusa Al-Kadhim. His large descendants were moved to Pakistan after participation in 1947. He completed his studies at an early age and subsequently taught near theQutub Minar in Delhi for 20 years. He published a collection of Persian poetry by the name of "Diwan Hazrat Sharafuddeen Bu Ali Qalandar"[3] which was later translated byKhawaja Shahudin inPunjabi. It was a great Sufi work in Persian language.[4][5] Some other famous Qalandars includeLal Shahbaz Qalandar andShams Ali Qalandar.
One account says he was born in early 1209 and lived till 1324 inPanipat, during the rule of Delhi Sultanate.[2] His father, Sheikh Fakhar Uddin was a famous scholar of his time. His mother was Hafiza Jamal, the daughter of Maulana Nemat Ullah Hamdani. Some people also claim his father actually came from Iraq and settled down inPanipat.[2]
Thedargah (mausoleum or shrine), mosque and enclosure at the Qalandar Chowk in Panipat were constructed byMahabat Khan, ageneral, in the service of theMughal EmperorJahangir. Mahabat Khan's own tomb in red sandstone is adjacent to the saint's mausoleum. The tombs of Hakim Mukaram Khan and theUrdu poet MaulanaAltaf Hussain Hali are also located within the enclosure. A nearby structure is the tomb of the lastLodi dynasty ruler of Delhi,Ibrahim Lodi, killed in theFirst Battle of Panipat (1526).[6]
The left wall of the mausoleum has aqasida (panegyric) embossed and painted in blue and gold, written by Zahuri Neishabouri, who visited India during the reign ofAkbar.[citation needed]
A large number of people from all walks of life,Hindus,Muslims,Sikhs andChristians visit the tomb and offer prayers there each Thursday and during the annualUrs Mela.[2]
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