Bu-Ali-Shah Qalandar is one of the most renowned Sufi saints in history of Chishti order. He was born in early 1400 in Panipat, India. . His dargah (mausoleum) in the town of Panipat is a place of pilgrimage.

After the Ibadat of 36 years by standing in the water in Karnal he achieved the status of “Bu-Ali-Shah Qalandar”. The Prophet Mohammed blessed him with the fragrance Bu Ali. After achieving this Rutba, many Sufi saints came to see Bu-Ali-Shah Qalandar. After many years of devotion and service Bu-Ali-Shah Qalandar is said to have disappeared into the sky in front of all his devotees. Now there is the Durbar of Bu-Ali-Shah Qalandar Sahib in Panipat, which is very well known as the Qalandari Gate.

His real name was Shaykh Sharfuddin but he is famous by the title Bu Ali Shah. His father, Shaykh Fakhar Uddin was a great scholar and saint of his time. 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 Sharafuddeen Bu Ali Qalandar” which was later translated by Khawaja Shahudin in Punjabi. It’s a great Sufi work in Persian language.

The dargah (mausoleum or shrine), mosque and enclosure at the Qalandar Chowk in Panipat were constructed by Mahabat Khan, a general in the service of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. Mahabat Khan’s own tomb in red sandstone is adjacent to the saint’s mausoleum. The left wall of the mausoleum has a qasida (panegyric) embossed and painted in blue and gold, written by Zahuri Neishabouri who visited India during the reign of Akbar.

A large number of people from all walks of life – Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians – visit the tomb and offer prayers there each Thursday and during the annual Urs Mela.

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http://www.haryanahighway.com/Panipat/dargah.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bu_Ali_Shah_Qalandar

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