Pir Baba

Hazrat Syed Ali Tirmizi Pir Baba
پیر بابا
Buner Sharif Mazar of Pir Baba
Title	Syed Ali Tirmizi
Personal life
Born	Syed Ali Tirmizi Around 908 Hijri, 1502 A.D. Fergana, Uzbekistan
Died	Around Rajab 991 Hijri, 1583 A.D. BunerSharif
Resting place	Pacha Killay Buner Sharif, Pakistan
Notable work	Spreading Islam
Other name	Pir Baba
Website	pirbaba.org
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Order	Chisti Order
Muslim leader
Teacher	Syed Ahmad Noor ,Sheikh Saalaar Roomi
Period in office	900-1000 Hijri
Successor	Syed Mustafa & Akhund Darweza
Disciple of	Salaar Roomi
Students Syed Mustafa ,Akhoondzada; Dewana, Hisar and other

Syed Ali Tirmizi (Pashto: سيد علي ترمذي), more commonly known as Pir Baba (پير بابا), was a Sufi Pir who settled in Buner in present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

He was a Hussaini Syed, probably born in 908 AH (1502 CE), in Fergana (present-day Uzbekistan), of Sayyid descent. He died in AH 991 (1583 CE). He and his disciple Akhun Darweza Baba had major differences with Pir Roshan regarding his 'Roshnai Movement'. Hazrat Pir Baba was a stalwart of the Chishti,kabrawi,Sarwardi and Qadri Sufi order, which emphasised strict adherence to Shariah of Islam.

He and his disciple Akhun Darweza baba saw Pir Roshan's teachings as a deviation from the path of prophet Muhammad and the consensus of scholars. Moreover, they were aligned with the existing social and tribal hierarchy. Hazrat Pir Baba and Akhun Darweza baba had theological differences with Pir Roshan's teachings. They saw his teachings a dangerous innovation(bid'ah). The Mughal fought him because he challenged their rule.

Shrine (Mazar)

Baba's grave and shrine is in Pacha Killay village in the mountainous Buner District of present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In 2009, the Sufi shrine of Pir Baba was closed down by Taliban militants temporarily.

External links

• Pir Baba site Archived 29 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine