Pir Baba

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]

Death and legacy

He died in 1583 and buried in Pacha Killay village in the Buner District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The shrine was closed by the Taliban.[4]

Urs

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
  1. (Shaheen Buneri) Pakistan's Endangered Sufi Spirit Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty website, Published 4 November 2010, Retrieved 17 July 2023
  2. "PIR BABA" book by Sayyid Hussain Shah Tirmizi Sajjada Nashin, Pakistan, page 20-22
  3. Sher Alam Shinwari (4 July 2019), Dawn (newspaper), Retrieved 17 July 2023
  4. "Militants bomb Sufi saint's shrine". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 21 June 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  5. "Pir Baba Urs concludes". Dawn (newspaper). 24 April 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  6. "Urs of Pir Baba concludes". The News International (newspaper). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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