Waris Ali Shah Explained

Religion:Islam
Waris Ali Shah
Imam-ul-Aulia, Ashraful Alameen, Waris-e-Panjtan, Aalam Panaah Waris
Birth Name:Mitthan Miya.[1]
Birth Date:16 July 1817 AD / 1 Ramzan ul Mubarak, 1232 Hijri
Birth Place:Dewa, Barabanki, India
Death Date:7 April 1905 AD /1 safar, 1323 Hijri
Death Place:Dewa, Barabanki, India
Resting Place:Dewa, Barabanki, India
Era:Early 19th century
Region:India
Denomination:Sunni
Jurisprudence:Hanafi
Sufi Order:Chishti Qadri

Waris Ali Shah (1817–1905) was a Sufi saint from Dewa, Barabanki, India, and the founder of the Warsi Sufi order. He traveled to many places specially Europe and the west and admitted people to his spiritual order. He belongs to the 26th generation of Hazrat Imam Hussain رضی اللہ عنہ[2] His shrine is at Dewa, India.[3] [4]

Life

In the book "Islamic Review and Muslim India", (Kraus Reprint, 1971) it was mentioned that Waris Ali Shah had lived his life as the Christ lived.[5]

Father

His father name was Qurban Ali Shah, whose tomb is in Dewa.[6]

At an early age Shah showed an inclination for a religious life.[7]

Social engagements

He went to Makkah for pilgrimage many times.[8] During his travels in Europe, he visited the Sultan of Turkey and Otto von Bismarck in Berlin.[2] He also traveled to England and had an audience with Queen Victoria.[8]

He was a friend of Abdul Bari.[9]

Death

He died on 5 April 1905 (29 Muharram 1323 AH).[10]

Sufi order

Waris Ali Shah belonged to the Qadiriyya order of Sufism.[11] He had a liberal view and permitted his followers to follow Sufism and names may not be changed in case of one has accepted Islam.[2]

As a boy, Shah attached himself to Khadim Ali Shah, a Dervish of Golaganj, Lucknow, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, and remained with the latter until his death in 1832–33 when Shah was 16 years old.[12]

His disciples

He had followers from several faiths.[13]

Death anniversary

Shah's father's death anniversary, locally known as Dewa Mela, is observed in October–November and is attended by nearly a million Muslims and Hindus.[8] [26] [27] [28]

Shah reportedly started this event in memory of his own father, Qurban Ali Shah. Another annual fair is held in Shah's tomb on 1 Safar.[29] [30]

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Notes and References

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  3. Book: Hadi, Nabi. Dictionary of Indo-Persian literature. 1994. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. Janpath, New Delhi. 9788170173113. 554.
  4. Book: Prasad, Rajendra. India divided. 2010. Penguin Books. New Delhi. 9780143414155. 44.
  5. Book: Islamic Review and Muslim India. 1971. Kraus Reprint. en.
  6. Book: All India Reporter, Volume 4, Part 5. 1917. D.V. Chitaley. 81, 85, 87.
  7. Book: All India Reporter, Volume 4, Part 5. 1917. D.V. Chitaley. 81.
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  9. Book: Qureshi, M. Naeem. Pan-Islam in British Indian politics : a study of the Khilafat movement, 1918 – 1924. 1999. Brill. Leiden [u.a.]. 9789004113718. 92, 470, 539.
  10. Book: Sharib, Zahurul Hassan. The Sufi saints of the Indian subcontinent. 2006. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. 290. 9788121510523.
  11. Book: Mountain Path, Volume 19. 1982. Sri Ramanasramam. 20, 21.
  12. Book: S. D., Chaudhri. Indian Cases: Containing Full Reports of Decisions of the Privy Council, the High Courts of Allahabad, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras and Patna, the Chief Courts of Lower Burma and the Punjab, the Courts of the Judicial Commissioners of Central Provinces, Oudh, Sind and Upper Burma, Reported in ... 25 Legal Periodicals ... with a Large Number of Extra Rulings Not Reported Elsewhere, Volume 40. 1917. The manager, at the "Law publishing press". Great Britain Privy Council Judicial Committee, India Courts. 102.
  13. Web site: Waris ali shah, saint waris ali, hazrat waris ali, desciples sarkar waris, warsi family, generations waris ali shah, urs ceremony, warsi doctrine, waris, warsi, dewa sharif, dewa, dewamela, ehram, desciples, imams, imam ali, imam hussain, generations prophet muhammad. www.warispak.com.
  14. Book: Zaman, Muhammad Qasim. Islam in Pakistan: A History. 2018-05-15. Princeton University Press. 978-1-4008-8974-7. en.
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  19. "Melas & Festivals | District Barabanki, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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  28. Book: Hasan, Mushirul. From pluralism to separatism : qasbas in colonial Awadh. 2004. Oxford Univ. Press. New Delhi [u.a.]. 9780195666083. 129. 1st. publ..
  29. Book: Varma, Uma. Uttar Pradesh State Gazetteer: Social services, culture, places of interest Gazetteer of India Volume 5 of Uttar Pradesh State Gazetteer, Uttar Pradesh (India). Dept. of District Gazetteers. 1994. Government of Uttar Pradesh, Department of District Gazetteers.
  30. Web site: 2019-10-15. This year, UP's Dewa mela to focus on 'One District, One Product'. 2020-09-24. Hindustan Times. en.

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